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The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31
STILL RIVER AND VICINITY.

STILL RIVER AND VICINITY.
 Frank Larson has recently purchas- ed the Isaac Northrop place on the Plains and is thoroughly repairing it. He is also to erect new tobacco barn on the place. MT Larson does not ex- pect to occupy the place this year. Sanford Swanson is to care for the farm the coming year.
 John Ericsson is having his barns newly painted. Abel Brownell is do- ing the work.
 Frederick Aldrich is building an ad- dition to his home, 18x20 feet. MT Aldrich Is doing the work himself. Ira Waters drives a new horse, pur- chased of Ackley, Hatch & Marsh of New Milford. Gardener & Stevens, the painters, are unusually busy, this spring. They have just contracted to paint large house at Lake Waramaug for New Milford parties. They are now work ing on the house belonging to Wal lace Harris, painting both interior and exterior. Work done by this firm is always satisfactory.
 G. w. Hatch is building 72-foot addition on to his tobacco barn. Any one who enjoys seeing a fine herd of COWS would do we'll to visit Frank Larson's farm and see his Hol- stein cattle, of which he has 32head. Mrs Cornelia Smith, who has been at her old home, has returned to Bos- ton.
 Thomas Glennon has moved into his house, recently vacated by William Perkins, who has had the store at the Falls remodeled into fine bachelor quarters and taken up his abode there in.
 Carleton Smith is visiting his aunt, Mrs F. P. Stowe, at Southford.
 This year there has been erected nine additions and new tobacco build ings in this locality for this purpose.
 On Wednesday afternoon at the home of the brides father, G. N. Cros- by, William F. Trowbridge of Rox- bury and Miss Mary J. Crosby were united in marriage by Rev G. L.. Tay. Tor. The best wishes of their many friends follow them on their wedding journey.
 Miss Hunt, teacher of the North vile school, visited Mrs c. P. Merwir over Sunday.
 | Henry Murray and family are al sick.
 Mrs John Hall does not get any hell for her throat. Her mother is stay ing with her.
 Miss Griswold spent Sunday witt Miss Mary Smith. II If a cold wet May is sign of grair and hay this one will bring an abun dant harvest.
 Rev Henry Upson preached in thu chapel last Sunday.
 ceived of the marriage of Miss Golds Watson and MT Smith of Kent.
 CHARLOTTESVILLE AND VICINITY.
The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31

IN SECRET SOCIETY CIRCLES. Good Shepherd lodge, No. 65, l. o.
The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31

A tobacco barn, 2sx9s, will be built
The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31

The Forty Hours of Devotions were observed at the Catholic church, Mon- day and Tuesday. Fathers Cronan and Smith were assisted by Fathers Lynch, Trainor and Bailey of Danbury, Father Flemming of Bethel, Father Shortell of Ridgefield, Father Fox of Newtown and Father Baker of Bridge port. The latter conducted the serv- ices for the Poles,
The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31

AN INSPIRING SERMON.
 The Methodist church was crowded on Sunday night when Rev G. L. Tay- Tor preached to the Grand Army. He chose for his text Psalms v: 6-7, and gave most eloquent discourse, the best, the Grand Army boys declare, they had ever heard. A collection was taken for the benefit of the G. A. R. relief funds.
The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31
AMONG THE HORsEMEN.

AMONG THE HORsEMEN.
 Landlord George F. Pixley of the New England house has bought very handsome cob horse of Seth Pratt of Litchfield.
 Samuel Shepard, better known as "Pop," is happy man, you bet! For he is the owner of the fast pacing stallion, "Gold Leaf," by "Gold Beat er" He let two horses go to secure this one, and before the season is over proposes to give "Minnie T. land other fast horses race for their money.
 John w. Hoyt's fine horse died, last week. MT Hoyt: takes his loss good naturedly and hasn't spilled a drop of brine. AS soon as he can get day he will pack his little trunk, go down to New York and get a better piece of horse flesh if possible. John has evil dently some of the right kind of grit underneath his jacket:
 Harmon Couch may appear a trifle 'lofty" in feeling these days, but if he does he's excusable. For it is all over that fine black driving horse that is the pride of his heart and the cause of envy on the part of the boys. He bought it of F. H. Squires
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
QUEEN OF ANARCHISTS.
Strike of Working Milliners in
Paris, France.

Louise Michel, who is at the head OF
the great milliners' strike in Paris, is
now in her SEVENTEEN year, but age
has not deprived her of her wonderful
power Of oratory or dampened her en-
thusiasm for what she conceives to be
the good of the masses" She is now
endeavoring to enlist the sympathy of
the wealthy ladies of Paris for the
striking men and women, who demand
fair pay and an eight-hour day. The
famous revolutionist and anarchist has
her permanent residence in London.
In her girlhood, when she was sur
rounded by the luXuries of wealth, she
disclosed marked talents for music and
poetry, and Victor Hugo tried to per-
suade her to adopt one of these arts as
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
Crossing the Baltic by Balloon.

A Berlin balloon has made the first
crossing of the Baltic sea. DIR. Ber-
son and Lieut. Hildebrandt assembled
recently to take observations stimuli.
taneously with other aeronauts in
other parts of Europe. The wind took
them over Stralsund when they decid-
ed to risk the passage across the sea.
They were blown across to Telleborg
on the Swedish coast in three hours
and a quarter, and came down
straight in village Of the province Of
Smaaland, in the interior Of Sweden.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22

the new shaft is 81 feet 8 inches
higher than the old, the reconstructed
monument is a practical duplicate OF
the original. The tomb proper is in
the north end of the monument. Six
crypts are arranged side by side,
where the five members of the Lin
coin family who have already died were
formerly placed. Ia the center crypt
were the remains of the president. On
the left of this were the remains of
his wife, and on the right those of his
two sons and one grandson, Edward,
William Wallace and Thomas, or
"Tad." The unoccupied crypt was for
Col. Robert r. Lincoln. AS soon as the
bodies are transferred the temporary
vault will be removed and the stone
used in it's construction will he sent
to Lincoln, Neb., where it will he used
i'm the erection of a monument for
some of Lincoln's relatives.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
United States Not a Leader in This
Respect.

Ask anyone which is the most
thickly populated country in the
world, and hundred to one you will
receive am incorrect answer For this
reason the figures just published by
the Reichsanzciger are of timely in
terest.
According to il Egypt stands in
the front rank, containing as it does
300 persons to every square kilometer,
which is equal to fve-eighths of
a square mile. Next comes Belgium,
with 1926 persons, and then come the
Netherlands, with 154; Great Britain
and Ireland, with 1873; Japan, with
ia, and Italy, with 40 inhabitants
to every square kilometer. Germany,
with 81, is seventh in the list, and it is
followed by Austria, with "a; Switz-
erland, with IS; France, with 70;
Denmark with 90; Hungary, with SO;
Servia, with so: Roumania, with Al:
Greece, with 3S; Spain, with SO, and
Bulgaria, with 80 inhabitants to every
square kilometer.
Then comes considerable gap,
Sweden, with IL inhabitants, being
the next country, after which follows
the United States, with ten; Norway,
with seven; Russia, with six; Mexico,
with six; Chill, with four, and the Ar
gentine Republic, with two inhab-
itants 10 everv snnara kilnmefer
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22

profession. In 1870, at which time
she was conducting a school in Paris
she joined the commune and was made
prisoner. She defended herself brill
liantly, but was sentenced TO transpor-
tation for life. Pardoned in 1880, she
returned to Paris, and at once re.
sumed her communist agitation. She
was imprisoned in 1888 and again in
1886. She then removed TO London,
and has been prominent figure in the
anarchist meetings in the parks and
at Trafalgar square. She is the visible
head of the large group of London an
archists
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
Coal in Nordland.

In the '30s a fisherman discovered
the presence of coal in the island of
andre, Nordland, but the discovery
was treated with Indifference, and
only few yearsago capitalists under
took to investigate the coal fields in
a thorough and systematic manner.
The result Of this examination, which
was recently concluded. is very en-
couraging, as II is understood that
the coal is Of the very best description
and that the supply Il almost mex
hsusiibIe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
THIS AND THAT.

England owns more than half Of
the steamers in the world.
Harvard university has sent an
astronomical expedition to Jamaica
to obtain a Photographic atlas of the
moon, with the aid of telescope 1876
feet long.
The report of the directors Of the
Scotland Burial Reform and Crema-
tion society for 1900 proves that the
number of cremations shows a steady
increase every year.
One French journalist proposes to
exclude all accounts of duels and the
names Of duelists participating there
in from the newspapers on the
grounds that if no notice we're taken
Of them most duelists would be will
ing to let their honor protect itself.
A New York police commissioner
declared the other day that it was
easier to hang a man for murder there
than to dismiss a policeman. "IAst
year." he said. "the board had to pay
out 100000 in back salaries to men
who had been reinstated by the
courts.
The Girard national bank, of Phil
adelphia, claims to have two clerks
of champion speed in counting cash.
One of them has the record of having
counted 1000 Bland silver dollars in
one and one-half minutes. The other
has counted in 81 seconds 100 one
dollar bills.
After the abandonment of Britain
by the Romans, the roads fell into dis
use, and bride paths formed the only
means of communication Not until
the sixteenth year of Charles l., that
is, 1876, was any systematic effort
made to improve the roads of Eng
land.
According to a report read to the
Michigan State Dairymen's associa-
ton by President Fred NJ. Warner,
people in the southern counties of
that state are crowded into the cities
because nowadays there is no profit
in farming. Twenty-eight of these
counties have lost 10000 rural popu-
lation in the past ten years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
New Cure for Con.umption.

Prof. Weinzirl, of the University of
New Mexico, conducting experiments
under the authority of the university
biological department, has evolved
what he pronounces complete cure
for consumption. BY careful testing,
he announces, he has determined that
the transitory effects upon the blood
corpuscles of a person passing from
a lower to higher altitude are re-
newed by frequent changes of alti-
tude, BY occasional visits to the sea
level, he says, the system can be rein
vigorated, even when the effects of
the higher altitude have been
worn off.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
LITERARY LAW MAKERS.
Many Valuable and Interesting Books
Written by Members of Parliament.

WAANNNh w Va
Writing in Cassell's Magazine on
"The Novelist as Al. p" Mr.. Whyte
Edgar says; There are few who
know, and fewer still who are at the
pains to realize, how vast has been the
contribution to the fund of English
literature, even in the present genera
ton, by members of the two houses
of parliament. Their "Output''-to
borrow commercial expression
equally applicable nowadays TO coal
and books, to brains and textile fab
rics-wOuld not only fill library of
imposing dimensions, but library
embracing every walk of modern in
tellectual activity. Science would
here be represented by Lord Kelvin,
Lord Avebury (Sir John Lubbock,
the late Lord Playfair, and the late
duke of Argyle; philosophical criti-
cism by Mr.. Gladstone, Mr.. Balfour
and Mr.. Haldane; literary criticism,
biography and historical analysis by
Lord Rosebery, Mr.. Morley and Mr..
Bryce; "isms" and "ologies7 by a
group Of earnest writers ranging from
Mr.. Courtney, the late Prof. Thorold
Rogers and the late Mr.. Fawcett to
Sir Henry Howorth; travel and ad-
venture in host of attractive garbs
by Kinglake and Layard, Lord DUFF
ferin and Lord ClTzon, of Kedleston.
Sir II. M. Stanley and Sir Richard
Temple, the late earl of Pembroke
and the present earl of Dunrayen;
military science by Sir Edward Ham
ley, Sir George Chesney, and that adj
mirable crichton of Scottish Judges,
Lord Kingsburgh; and bellies lettres,
poetry, bantering essays, whimsical
conceits and wit deftly interviewer
with wisdom by Mr.. Birrell, Sir George
Theyelyan, Sir Herbert Maxwell,
"0wen Meredith" Mockton Mines,
Lord Brabourne, Mr. Justice Darling
and Mr.. George Wyndham. No one,
surely, can begrudge the epithet cit
erary" to the legislative chambers
that have enriched our bookshelves
with "Eothen," "Juventus Mundi,"
problems of the Far East" eros
seau," "A Defense of Philosophic
Doubt, ""Hhe Holy Roman Empire"
Through the Dark Continent" and
"Obiter Dicta"--to name only a few,
taken almost at random.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
LINCOLN MONUMENT.
Touib which VIII Contain Remains
Of the Great President 20 BE
Dedicated Memorial Day.

Workmen are putting the finishing
touches on the exterior of the recon
structed national Lincoln monument
in Oak Ridge cemetery at Springfield,
III. When the interior work is com
pleted the remains Of the martyr pres
ident will be taken from the tempo
rary vault where they now repose and
placed in a sarcophagus inside the
monument. The remains of Mrs. Lin
coin and the children also will be re-
moved into the monument, and the
tomb will be formally dedicated on Me-
mortal day. With the exception that
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
THE CURIOUS WATER SPIDER.
Carries Bubbles Of Air to Its Little
Submarine Nest.

A certain kind Of spider is capable
of forming a bubble, taking il down
through the water, and discharging it
into its nest, so that the eggs and
later on the young are kept dry and
are supplied with air.
Although the water spider lives on
land, where it needs plenty of air to
breathe, it is really Matched under the
water and spends a great deal of its
time there beneath the surface. Its
body is covered with hair, which holds
the air like drops of water, and when
the body is charged with these air
particles the spider dives down under
thesurface, forming bubble which it
holds between the hind legs and car
ries with it. 1t is only in this man
ner that it can furnish air for the in
terror of its nest, keeping it dry until
the eggs are Matched.
First, says the New York Sun. the
mother spider builds her nest This
is placed some distance down in the
water, and is sort of cell spun in the
shape of an egg, having an opening on
the under side. When this is com
pleted, she rises to the surface and
there charges her body thoroughly
with air. Then once more she dives
under the surface, the water forming
a bubble which gradually swells out
from the body. This she skillfully
holds between her furry hind legs
firmly, and yet gently, so that itwon't
break and escape.
Swimming to the nest, she dis
charges the bubble in it. This, Of
course, crowds out some of the water,
leaving the top filled with air. AS
the nest is large, requiring great
deal Of air, the spider makes another
and yet another trip, until the whole
interior is free from moisture. By
this ample process She keeps the eggs
dry, and furnishes air for the young
until they are large enough TO swim
out and get itfor themselves.
But as much as this spiderliyes I'M
der water, it is always dry. No mat
ter how long it may have been swim
ming around under the surface, the
moment it comes to the top there is
no trace of moisture in it. The rea-
son of this is that the air particles
that cling to its hair keep off the
water and prevent it from soaking
through the skin Another strange
thing about it is that it can swim with
great speed in spite of its balloonlike
burden.
The best way to watch the water
spider is to place one in a vessel filled
with water, and containing some
water plant. There it will quickly
spin its web, and if fed on flies and
bugs, lead its aquatic existence.
The eggs Of this spider are laid in a
cocoon, shaped something like the
top of round dish. ltgenerally con-
tains hundred or more eggs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
Shells of Two Different Shapes.

The inside of the half OF
each shell is shown. l. indicates
position of the ligament which must
be cut before the shell will open.
p is the point or part of the shell
containing best shaped and bright
est pearls. The shell must be,
opened so as not to touch this part
with knife blade, in order that
any pearl it might contain will not
be damaged by the knife.
Usually the fishermen or boys
who go in swimming, are most
familiar with these places where
the shells are to be found in the
greatest quantity. They can di-
rect those who are not so much ac-
quainted with the river to the
proper places to search for the
shells.
In one small portion of one large
river in the United States various
instruments are used to procure
shells in large quantities for button
making, These shells are all very
extra thick and white with a smooth
outside. II such shells are found in
great quantities near you and are
close to a railroad, where freight is
Cheap, they may have value. /
will examine any package of shells
sent me by mail or prepaid express
and report free of charge on their
value for button making. Be sure
that you prepay all charges. The
amount is small to you, but when
receive hundred or two hundred
packages a day, it amounts to a
large sum to me. l am sure that
when do this work free for which
some other people would charge
you SIS, that you would wish to
save me any expense. In other
sections, including your locality,
the shells are obtained by simply
wading into the shallow water and
removing them with your hands or
a rake. Then they are thrown upon
the bank, If it be close, or carried
there in boat if it be distant.
After the shells are obtained,
they are opened with heavy Bar
low or an old table knife. Insert
the knife between the edges of the
halves of she'll in such a manner as
to cut the two ligaments (marked
l. IN cuts) which bind the two
valves or sides together. Yon will
notice their situation in various
forms of shells from the illustra-
tions. AS soon as these ligaments
are cut, the she'll Will open ITSELF
You then examine the flesh of the
mussel or clam thoroughly with
your eye and also by pressing the
flesh between the she'll and your
thumb to feel for any hard sub
stance, This hard substance is a
pearl.
ITO be eontinued.)
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
The HOOK Output OF 1000.

Last year the total number of new
books published in the United States
reached $3.50, or $50 more than in
any previous year. There were 66n
new editions of old fiction and ole
new novels, showing decided reac-
ton toward novels of established
reputation. A special feature OF the
year was the reissue of celebrated
books in fine and carefully edited eds
tionn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22
PEARLS;
How to Find and How to VaIue
Them.

Copyright 1900, by Herman Myer, Pearl FIX
pert Of u s. ~ Maiden Lane, New Ysrk City.
CECsrToN
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22

pert Of 81 & ~ Maiden Lane, New Ysrk City
SECTION
Shell fish, called mussels, and i'm
some parts of the United States and
Canada, called fresh water CLANS
are found in almost every river
large or small, and in many creeks
ponds and lakes in the United
States, Canada and Mexico. Their
shells vary much in size. shape.
color and thickness. They have,
many local or scientific names,
Every variety contains pearls OF
some sort.
These she'll fish are usually
found lying half-buried in certain
shallow parts of a river. If the;
river is large, they are often very
thick and close to each other i'm
beds. Near the source of some.
smaller streams they are found
crawling here and there in the,
water grass and weeds growing at
the edge of the river. In other
streams they are found crawling
in the mud at the bottom or lying
in cracks between large rocks
which compose the bed of the
strpam
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-22

ITO be eontinued.)
The age-herald., 1901-04-09
LYcEUM TONIGHT
At Seals HalI--oili-Johnstore Com.
 pany.

Mrs. Elizabeth de Barrie Gill and Miss Dorothy Johnston will give ths eleventh entertainment of the Lyceum course at Seals Hall tonight. The ten already given have been d) Hon. Webster Davis. @ Dr. J. Dewitt Miller, CD Page Con cert Company with Mrs. w. B. Frazer. @ s. NJ. Spedon, (5) Hon. Luther Man ship. (s) Hon. Ali. Taylor. CD Prof. Joha B. DeMotte. O Dr. Homer T. Wilson, V) pr. Roland D. Grant, dn) Rayol Ty- rolean Concert Troupe. The Gill-Johnston Company is fully up to the standard of excellence of the numbers gone before. Mrs. Gill is q reader, singer and imper- senator. Miss Johnston Is solo harpiste, and her instrument is a magnificent one. Both are women of beauty and talent.
 The programme will consist of humor- ous and pathetic recitals. and also dra- matic, such as the Arena scene from Quo vadis; also contralto songs, duets and harp solos; and also some wonderful im- personations by Mrs. Gill.
 The twelfth and last entertainment of the Lyceum course will be the Columbia Ent crtainers of Chicago. at Seals Hall, Tuesday, April 8. This company con tains i've people and will give the most varied programme of the entire course.