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The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
A GRAND SUCCESS
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CLAY VALLEY COON CLUB AND HAYMAKERs' UNION COM
 

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CLAY VALLEY
 COON CLUB AND HAYMAKERs' UNION COM
 BINED.
 The Haymakers> Union joined with the Clay Valley Coon Club in their strawride to Sears hall on the evening of August 20 and enjoyed a most excellent time, as did everyone pres ent. It rained quite hard before returning Haymakers' hay (which was used instead of straw and was quite in accordance with the name) would get wet. But as they did not pretty we'll covered on the outward trip by about 20 pretty girls and gallant young swains dor; So they kept the renowned prompter, w. " Peck, and violin player, E; D. Briscoe, busy and sundry other melodies Finally some one suggested that the musicians be asked to play . Just push dem clouds away so that we may go home This request was granted land To and behold' the clouds rolled away, the rain ceased, the moon shone faintly and seemed to smile down on those coons and haymakers' so home. That famous old teamster, E. IT. Hook, furnished teams for the occasion, one four one two-horse team in charge of the renowned n tahng n all d Reo1eh all blessed horns belis ana n other n instrnmeets used t on like occasions It is reported (although not when nearing Botsford depot that freight train on the siding took fright and ran away, the engineer not being able to get control. of his steed until nearing Newtown. Be this as 1t may, jollier crowd or more pleasant time could not be had. The party broke up about o'clock and after bestowing a unanimous vote of thanks to the musicians and to MT Hook for his generosity in furnishing the teams, al! departed for home and were soon wrapped in pleasant dreams. A movement is now on foot to hold another this week and this time notice will be given to the engineer of the freight train so that he may have his steed under control.-l*
 The household goods of fSuperintend ent Brown of the Fabric Fire Hose Co.,, arrived, this week, at Sandy Hook from Warwick, N. Y. He will occupy the 1. P. Blackman house, where Dea IVY. ". Perkins at one time resided.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

The tall form of Samuel c. Bull of Jonesville, Mich., has been seen in Sandy Hook, this week, and he has re- ceived a cordial welcome from his many friends. He will remain here about three weeks.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

spar mine on land of G. R. Wilson in Taunton. this week. Michael Turner is working for MT Phillips
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
CONGER & MORROW

Horseshoeing and General Blacksmith, Carri- age and Wagon Making and repairing. All first class work at Bottom Prices Remember the place, new shop near my house, just south of Kane's button shop.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

Arthur Nettleton Judd of Stamford is the guest of his uncle. A. T. Nettleton.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
THE GREAT EVENT or THE SEASON


 The great event of the season at the New town Inn was pulled off, last Friday night. when with pOmp and buster a team of live practically professional bowlers from Greater New York managed to win two out of three games from a scrub" team made up of citi- zens of Connecticut who had had scarcely any experience. Their 'star" Brooklyn bowler, on whom they counted for 200 score had the ut most difficulty in keeping his balls out of the gutter and had it not been for the excellent average made by their most youthful mem- Der, their 'star" captain would have thrown the match away. The New Workers had shining light from the medical profession, whose steady nerve produced the highest score of the evening, viz, 163, but not being able to hold out, he reeled of another fram In 94, showing greatp resiliency. Another Brooklyn member of the team is known to have spent several evenings previous at the alleys of the White Elephant in New York and this man barely managed to get 100. Un- fortunately (or perhaps premeditated on their partthe ladies did not announce their desire to donate two handsome purses for the high est scorer till after the second game, for after their offer the Connecticut men rose to the occasion and completely reversed the score. Showing what little practice might have done for the Connecticut team, it may be added that one of its members has since made two consecutive scores of 19O and 194, these eclipsing anything the New York profession als have yet made on this alley despite the tales which come from the winter Bowling clubs of New York and Brooklyn.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

Miss Julia A. Nichols is entertaining Miss Sarah Betts of Huntington.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

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, liver and bowels. We would advise any one troubled with bilious ness, constipa tion, indigestion, head ache, dizziness, etc., to give them a
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

TNANTED-To lease for one or two years
 w with buyers option. Farm with build ings in fair condition. Part woodland and fruit preferred. Selling price must be reas- onable. Answer with full particulars care of BEE Office, Newtown, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

EOR SALE-Two fresh COWS with calves; ? I new milch COWS, ? year old bull Jason Parker, North Woodbury, Ct.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08

memorials of great painters-one with the autograph of Rubens, another with no less than 2 original designs by Hol- bein on the margins. A Greek exercise book was used by John Dryden in West minister school and contains his name scrawled in boyish handwriting on the first fyleaf. The copy of the first edi- tion of the first part of the Essay on Man contains Pope's own corrections. Many passages are struck out, many transposed, and couplets are shifted whole pages to find a more appropriate place, and there are. besides, a great number of merely verbal changes A second volume of interest to lovers of Pope is a scrapbook arranged by Horace Walpole, containing portraits and car features of the poet, a plan of his gar den-with perspective view of the famous grotto therein. and Ian account of all the gems, minerals, spars, and ores of which 1t was composed-and various other fugitive pieces of similar character.
 A Tasso which was owned by Drum mond of Hawthornden, a little French book which has the autograph of Drum mond's more famous friend, Ben Jonson, volume which belonged to John Gay. the friend of Pope and Swift, and author of the most popular play, The Beggar's Opera" ever produced in England-these arc merely additional examples of the treasures to be found in this remarkable collection. But enough has been said of 1t as a part of the literary wealth of the University to. show how much of interest and value one American library has been able to accumulate in field which the European and English collections are usually supposed to occupy exclusively.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
,yalty. Had they refused, it

queys of royalty. Had they refused, it would have been revolution, dynamite protest against royal sham and tinsel humbuggery of the people that might destroy them all as the Bourbon dynasty and aristocracy were destroyed in the volcanic upheaval which convulsed France and finally overturned every throne in Europe more than a century ago.
 King Edwards policy Is plainly laid down. Sixty years old. he means while he lives to have a royal good time in a high social sense. All the stately cere- monial of the court, to which the Eng fish people have been so long unaccus- toned, will be revived. This will help trade, and in England the monarch that can accomplish that Is very nearly cer- tain of popular canonization. As Prince of Wales the King was not a model of the virtues which the Lords spiritual in silk and lawn, are in the habit of urging young men sedulously to practice. In the imperial prominence given to Queen Alexandra the intimation Is plainly con- veyed that no new chapters win be writ ten in that part of the life of the King; that his court will merit the commenda- ton that Tennyson. in his famous poem. bestowed on that of Victoria. Any other kind of court in the opening century would be an anachronism.
 MAURICE M. HINTON.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
CAN'T SEE AsToR's NEW BOOK.
The Ex-American Forbids 1t to Be
 Printed, Sold or Advertised Here.

The Ex-American Forbids 1t to Be
 Printed, Sold or Advertised Here. From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 New York.-"Pharaohs Daughter and Other Stories" is the title of vol ume of short stories by William Wal dorf Astor which has just made a lit erary sensation in London, but which, according to MT. Astor's commands, is not to appear in the United States.
 Before the work appeared MT. Astor made these stipulations concerning 1t:
 The volume shall not be reprinted in the United States.
 It shall not be placed on sale in the United States.
 It shall not be advertised in the United States.
 It shall not get into the United States if the author can prevent 1t.
 But copy is here and there is noth- ing in it to indicate whether MT. As tor imposed the restrictions upon the publishers through philanthropy for the American public or fear that the book would not be appreciated.
 So far the English literary world has evinced nothing further than curiosity concerning MT. Astor's book. Apt ap- preciation of the book seems stunted, as the reviewers seem held by the con- sciousness that the author is the pos sessor of two hundred million dollars. The critics have taken the book more as the printed expression of wealthy mans literary experiments, rather than a serious attempt to establish lasting literary fame.
 There the English reviewers have mistaken MT. Astor. His intentions, as revealed by the book, are positively serious. He has steeped his pen in the world of romance, culling his plots from sources that can best be outlined by the following list of titles to the twelve stories in the volume: 'Pha- raoh's Daughter "The Ghosts of Austerlitz," Monsieur de Neron," "The Romance of Cliveden," "The Red Dwarf of Rabenstein," "Forza del Des- tini," The Wrath Flag" "Braban- tio's Love-" "Cliefden Lights and Shades" The Confessions of Rui, the Priest" and Madame Recamier's Se- cret."
The age-herald., 1901-03-08

meant The house was entirely surround ed by strong, wild mountatneers. l knew my life wasn't worth a picayune, for they would as readily kill me as they would rattlesnake. One big, burly fellow stepped forward and said
 " You cairFt take our partner, stran- ger. We all i'll stan by i'm an fight fur i'm till tn last drap O our blood Is shed
 '"The whole motley crew set to yelling to confirm this. 1 soon made up my mind what course to pursue, though l had not the remotest idea of coming out alive. Still I would have the satisfaction of Knowing wasn't by myself. l put the bracelets on my man, placed my pistol against his temple, put on brave front and said:
 " This man Is my prisoner; l am going to my buggy and take him with me. You can all shoot me if you want to, but, my friends. I will live long enough to pull this trigger and take your neighbor along for company
 They were completely nonplussed. half led half carried my man to the buggy, with the cold steel still pressed to his temple; the men sullenly fell back and let me pass. They saw and understood that df they made a move I would blow the fellows brains out l got him into the buggy and drove off with one hand amid curses and threats their rough. weather beaten faces fierce with hatred and baf- fled rage.
 T fully expected to be shot from ann bush all the way back, but saw nothing more of them. I landed my man In Jail all right. The poor devil was sent up Tor a number of years. consider 1t the closest call I ever had Il. R- r.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Edward Will Be a Royal Fieurehead.


 King Edward, In the first thirty days of his reign, has set at rest all specula- tion as to the kind of ruler he will be- The apprehension that he would attempt to reclaim the powers exercised by the monarchs previous to the accession of Victoria proves to have been without foundation except in the minds of servile fiatterers that had their own selfish ob- jects in view, and sought to achieve them by an exhibition of abject subserviency All that he has said and done thus far plainly indicates that he will be strict ly constitutional monarch in the modern English meaning of the term. leaving to the ministy the actual work of governing the empire. and contenting himself with the discharge of those ornamental func- tions which Is nearly all that Is left of the monarchical system in England. This policy will be acceptable to all English political parties and assuredly make him as popular as was his mother. In ad- dition, 1t will add to his personal com fort of which he Is exceedingly fond, and enable him to gratify his intensely strong pa ssion for ali the fanfaronade OI TOydlly.
 The seventh Edward will fit admirably into this system of government. He Is to the manner born. He Is content to be a King without kingiy powers. In other words he will leave the Salisburys and Chamberlains and their successors in the mutations of politics, the real task Of directing the destinies of the greatest of empires. He conclusively proved this when, after going in gorgeous state to open Parliament, he read the speech that Lord Salisbury wrote for him. But at the same time he resolutely insisted upon the observance of all the regal pro- prieties, as in the old days, when impe- rialism was not a fiction. as 1t has be- come in the opening hours of the twen- tieth century. The proudest nobles were compelled to masquerade around him, or forfeit their hereditary privileges. They, the real rulers of the empire, were forced to take their places as coroneted lac
The age-herald., 1901-03-08

Before Johnson's day it had belonged to the famous scholars Isaac and Merlc Casaubon father and son, and its pages are enriched with the notes of the form CT Another volume Is a Pindar dated 1920. which belonged to John Milton, Ine margins throughout bear his manuscript notes in Latin and Greek, and at the end he has added an alphabetical index, oc- cupying two closely written pages, or all the authors cited, with references to the different places where they are men, toned in the annotations.
 Miltons autograph does not occur in this volume, but may be found in the pages of an autograph album or visitor's book, kept according to custom com mon In the sixteenth century, by Nea- politan nobleman, Camillus Cardoyn by name who resided in Geneva from l6tS to 1640. where Milton, apparently. visited him. Another autograph in this same album, among the hundreds which 1t contains, Is that of Thomas Wentworth, the unfortunate Earl of Strafford. Mill tons signature is dated January 10, 1889, and is appended to a Latin motto: Tray el changes ones sky but not ones mind" It may be freely rendered; and a quota ton from his own "Comus":
 "If Vertue feeble were
 Heaven it-selfe would stoope to her"
 A much worn copy of the King James Bible Cambridge, 1ssD, once belonged to John Bunyan, and bears his auto graph on the title page to the New Tes- lament. It would be hard to imagine book more generally interesting. An other Bible belonged to the French dram atist Racine, and bears his autograph in two places. Three books have the auto graph of Thomas Gray, the author of the famous Elegy. Gray, as one critic has said, had a competent knowledge of all branches of human knowledge except mathematics, and in more than one he was a consumate master. This learning he displayed in the annotations which he made in his books, many of which are preserved with religious care in the great public and private libraries of England One of the Harvard volumes which be- longed to him contained only His auto graph, the other two, both autograph and notes, written in a small and fine, but wonderfully clear hand, and showing an amount of detailed information on the given subject, which may be called marvellous, considering the variety of subjects treated.
 At least two of the Sumner books are
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
CONDENSED BEER.
The Genial Beverage In the Form of
 Jelly Distributed to British Troops.

A curious experiment was made during the campaign in South Africa with appar- ently successful results. Tommy Atkins loves his beer and would severely feel the deprivation if he could not get 1t. Some ingenious person in England con ceived the idea of condensing beer and making jelly of 1t. In this form con siderable quantity west sent to South Af- rica and distributed among the British troops.
 All they had to do when they wished to wet their wistles was to add a sufficient quantity of water to a portion of jelly which dissolved and turned the liquid in- to very palatable beer. In fact Tommy declared that he could not detect the slightest difference between this beer and that found in the tap rooms he is accus- toned to patronize. Perhaps something must be allowed for Tommy's imagina- tion; but at any rate the British soldier Is perfectly certain that condensed beer is a great deal better than no beer at all It has, however, one little drawback. It costs more than ordinary beer and if 1t Is not served to MT. Atkins as part of his rations 1t Is likely to deplete his slender income.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Memorla\s of Sreat AWtMOrs.


1him. which had long lain fondly in my heart, had realized itself"
 The books are full of notes. "A foolish oobblement'' Is his curt comment in one Tn another he writesi 'I used to think this book of some responsibility; It seems no better than the others; here abouts there is an error in almost every line of it." Throughout 1t Is Carlyle In his most characteristic vein.
 Another collection in the Harvard h. brary that contains more than its share of precious memorials of old world life and literature Is that left to the college by Charles Sumner. First editions, man. uscripts, annotated copies, early printed books abound in 1t. Here, for instance, is a Plautus owned by Dr. Johnson, and bearing his autograph on the title page.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-12-25
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-12-25

t~W both comedy and tragedy.
" u owes its elevation to the
glory of prominent Christ
mas decoration to the relics of Druid
lcai superstition and again, even fur
ther back, TO traditions of Morse N.Y.
thoiogy. In which it played an impor-
tant part.
Long before kissing was Invented or
ballads were made and sung the mis-
uetoe was a sort of fetch and is as
capricious as most heather deities. in
asmuch as 1t has marked preference
IN the choice of n tree to grow upon.
the oak. the larch and the pear being
the least favored, while it loves the
poplar. hawthorn, lime, maple. noun
tain ash and first and foremost of all.
the apple tree. 1t roots firmly, grows
slowly, gradually stiles the tree II en-
braces and then dies ITSELF In ancient
lore 1t had rare medicinal virtues, but
these have found oblivion with the
lapse Of time.
Morse fables tell us that Baldur, the
bright and the beautiful the god of
light was regarded with jealousy by
some Of the other deities, and Friga. to
protect him, made everything in heav-
en- and earth swear to do him no
harm. But dlsregarding the mistletoe
ms being so slight and weak she omit
ted her precaution In its case. Loki.
the maleyolent fire god, seizlng this
chance, bewltched n twig of mistetoe
till 1t swelled to the size OF n spear
and. slyly giving It to blind Hodur.
told him TO throw 1t among the gods
when they were at play.
1t struck Baldur and killed him, but
Friga miraculously restored him to life
and thereafter guarded the mistletoe.
" hlch the gods at her pleading decided
should be unable to do any mischief
again unless II touched the earth. For
this reason II always hung on high, and
the vigllant goddess was propitiated by
sign of amity and good will.
Many of the most important rites of
the Druids were performed in connec-
ton with It, and today men and maid
ems hold that It constitutes sanction
for salutes that might otherwise be
too daring. Yet the old mysterious
glamour of its power to harm still
clings to 1t and imparts touch of SUI
perstItIous witchery to the tragic fate
OF the gay young bride who, mad with
merriment. hid in the oak chest that
proved her tomb.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-12-25
KirrEey TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Wiunowings Of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

novelty anu NOuschscs
Among the nominations made Thurs
day by Pres. Roosevelt, we're the following
Maine postmasters: Frank M. Hume,
Houiton; J. V. Lane, Augusta.
Rose Shea, domestic, aged sixteen, was
burned to death at Calais last Wednesday.
The girl was standing near an open CRATE
when her clothing caught fire.
I. N. Halliday, who recently resigned
his position as field secretary OF the
Maine Sunday School association to
become superintendent Of the Sunday
school and young peoples work at Oak
land, California, is pleasantly located in
his new field.
Capt. Thomas r. Williams, of Islesboro,
eyed eighty-four years, died Thursday.
The deceased was well known. He
was born on the island and with the ex-
ception OF the time spent away at sea had
spent his entire life there. Among the
vessels which he sailed were the schoon-
err IN. Berry,, the brig "Daniel Web
ster", and the George Washington.
William Uimer, sheriff of Knox county,
died last Wednesday after long illness
with complication OF diseases, aged
sixty-seven years. Mr.. Uimer served in
the Civil war as captain of the Second
Maine battery, and since that time had
been in business in Rockland. He had
served three full terms as sheriff OF the
county, and was serving the fourth term
at the time Of his death.
The most disastrous fire in Old Town
for years on Wednesday destroyed the
livery stable OF Burnb am Bros. and the
greater part OF the big plant OF the Jordan
hotel we're partially ruined by the fire
and water, ana the residence of Ephraim
Cousins and the house OF the Baidi
estate were more or less damaged. The
total loss is upwards of S44,0 900 with a
total insurance of S23 800.
The Dublin mill privilege at Machiss
has been purchased by E. b. Curtis, OF
that town. This mill privilege is con-
sidred the best on the Machias river.
1t is on the western side of the river,
DstWetu the tWO DriuScs, anu hb IL
extends down to the tide water, ves-
sells can load within a few rods Of the
place. The people Of Machias hope that
some mill or factory may soon be erected
on this privilege which for score OF
years has been unused.
The annual report OF State Liquor Com
missioner j. W. Wakefield, Of Bath, has
been completed. His total sales for the
year amounted to s6S, $50, and over half,
s34 1854, went to the city Of Portland,
where the liquor law is supposed to be
enforced. Other sales we're: Auburn, &c.
275: Bangor, 1855; Bath, q 429; Bene-
dicta, s65s; Bucksport, 81 DOT; Thomaston,
s2,749; Gardiner, 81 ,13S; GreenviIle, S1,227;
Lewiston, s6 Ola; Machias, q, 2s7; Phillips,
sS1S; Randolph, 1856; Rockland, 1857;
Waterville, e., $50; Wiscssset, s2,077.