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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
ONCE IS ENOUGH TO SEE

Gustave Dore's portrait of Dante is worth
seeing-once. But once is enough. Some
such look you notice on the faces Of those
who have suffered, and still suffer, much
physical pain, people subject torheumatism,
govt, neuralgia, periodic headache, fumba-
gs, or pain from some old lesion. This pain
habit puts it's marks on them, as the custom
of handling ropes crooks sailors fingers;
or as too much riding Of bicycle stamps q
worried expression on certain faces. No
wonder people said of the Italian poet as
he passed along, "There goes
The MAN WHO NEVER LAUGHS"
The complaints above named all yield to
the action Of Benson's Porous Plasters, and
quickly too. Not only those, but colds and
coughs, kidney and liver affections, all
COMPOSITIONS and muscular strains, diseases
of the chest, asthma and all ailments which
are open to external treatment. 1t is fire.
quently said that Bensoas's Plaster Is Pains
Master. It cures when others are not even
able to relieve. For thirty years the lead
ing external remedy. The old-style plas-
ters, as well as salves, iniments, oils: etc,
have little or no efficacy as compared with
it. Use it. Trust it. Keep it in the
house. Ask for Benson's Plaster; take no
other. AL druggists, or We will prepay
postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
WATERTOWN.
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Henry St George is very i'll.
Henry Warren of Meriden was in
town, one day last week, calling upon
old acquaintanceS.
J. H. Taylor and a party of gentle
men from Waterbury started, Wed
nesday. for pleasure trip in Florida.
. Mr. and Mrs Taft returned, last Sat-
urday, and the school is again in ses-
sion.
Miss Bovaird will not return until
the latter part of this month.
Mrs Edwin Crutenden has been con-
fined with the grip.
Robert Peck and his mother spent
Christmas at Mrs Bassett's IN Ham
den.
Miss Lottie Hard entered Munroe's
Business college, last Monday.
The annual parish supper given by
the women of Christ church will be
held at the Townshall on the evening
of January %.
Albert Titus is on the sick list.
Robert Currie has returned from a
visit with friends in New York.
Miss Ida Blakeslee is visiting friends
in Waterbury.
Mrand Mrs F. N. Barton celebrated
their silver wedding on New Years
day. Friends called during the day
and evening.
Charles Hudson and son, Cecil, have
been in town during the holidays.
Henry Platt has had relapse.
Charles S. Kelly has been appointed
administrator of the estate of his
grandfather, the late Jacob Blakeslee.
UERNSEYTOWN.
On Tuesday evening, December 81,
there was a pleasant gathering at
Elinu Barber's to celebrate the fifth
anniversary of their marriage and to
watch the old year out and the new
year in. Mr. and Mrs Barber were pre-
sented with loaf of cake, ornament
ed with silver pieces to the amount of
S14. Is, gift from friends and neigh
bOrs.
Gilbert Williams, Jr., is on the sick
list. Other sick ones are better. with
the exception of Miss Julia Skilton,
who is very low.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
100000 WoMn

Have boon restored to health
by lydia e. Pfssklksas,s,s N000-
table COMPOUND. 7zs0lis lot
tors arc on file and provo this
staf0s1s0ssf to be a fact, NOT a
moro boast. When a s,s0oN-
0ln0 haas bees1 successful In
curling 50 many women, YOU
cannot wolf say without try
ing If" Z do apf believe 1t
will h0Lk3 s,,e-''
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
WASHINGTON.
CONTRACTOR BACON INJURED

CONTRACTOR BACON INJURED.
Richard Bacon, the contractor, who
is building Charles Ford's house, fell
from a scaffolding II feet from the
ground. He is at present confined to
the house on account of his injuries.
Mrs Gum started for Florida on
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
CHRISTMAS GUESTS.

The following were entertained on
Christmas day: Mr. and Mr. Horatio
Smith, at Walter Whites; Mr. and
Mrs H. W. Judson, at Frank Thomp-
sons; Mrs,G. G. Guild and Miss Edna
Guild, at Arthur Judson's; Eddie
Nichols, at E. T. Nichols, Sr: Joel At
wood and family, at NJ. R. Holiness
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
THE SICK AMONG US.

A large number are sick in town.
Three doctors from Woodbury. are in
daily attendance. Among the sick
ones and those who have been recent
ly afflicted are Mrs L. p. Judd and
three children, Mrs George w. Peck,
Arthur Bloss, one of William Karl's
children, Mr. and Mrs Charles BlOss,
Mrs Stephen Hayes, Mrs John Wood.
in, who is very sick fwith pneumonia,
and Mrs William u. Flower.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
IHelp...
Nature

Babies and children need
proper food, rarely ever medi.
| cine. If they do not thrive
! on their food something is
wrong. They need a little
help to get their digestive
! machinery working properly.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
1atE1MMALIN@'
The Big Stores
Famous
House Furnishing
Sale
Takes place
Next Week

Everybody in Connecticut
what this sale means.
No more important'announce-
nent could be made at this
time. To give one or two
items here where there are
thousands in the store, would
not help you much in judging
how far this of 1902 tran
sends all other similar sales
of the past.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
WEST CORNWALL.
A CROP OF ACCIDENTS.

Accidents seem to be the order of
the day. Last week Emerson Cook
had his arm broken while at work at
the Shear shop and on Monday of this
while at work on Tiffanys wood job
and Frank Dewkett sprained his
ankle.
William Brewster Hubbard and
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
A Special Lot of
ITEMS FeltS and
Overs

Have just arrived. They are
two buckle, roll edge, duck
overs and gray felts. The price
is $2.25. If in need OF a pair
cali at
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
BRIDGEWATER.
coNGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH INTERESTS.
Rev F. w. Raymond took for his
text, last Sunday morning, I'd Cor. 3:
IL, ''FOr if that which passeth away
was with glory, much more that
which remaineth is in glory"
A roll call of the members of the
Congregational church was held in the
church, Wednesday, January l, at $50
p. m. Twenty-One responded with a
verse of Scripture. There were large
number of absences, some caused by
sickness, others are living out of town.
At 7o'clock all adjourned to the chap
ell where about 40 friends of the
church sat down to supper served by
the ladies of the church. A social
hour followed which was enjoyed by
all. A great deal of praise should be
given our young pastor, who worked
SO hard to make the affair success
and it is hoped he may see the fruits
of his labor both in the church and so
cially.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
RIVER DISTRICT NEWS,

her young friend, Eva Pnlver, part
of last week, returned to her home in
Bridgewater on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs William Kinney and son,
Lois, were guests, last Sunday, at
Metichiwan farm.
Mr. and Mrs B. w. Madigan spent
New Years day at Mr. Madigan's home
in this place.
Misses Kate and Eva Pulver visited,
last Thursday, at William Kinney S
home in Bridgewater.
Mr. and Mrs R.!C. Mallory and Miss
Bertha and Lois have been recent Wis
itors in New Fairfield.
Mrs E. F. Shepard's summer resi-
dence has been broken into.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
J. A. c0Chrane (
Sons,
West Cornwall, Conn.
Pennies Saved.

We wish Happy, Prosperous Year.
For all to whom this may appear:
And may this year of 1902
Mean many Pennies saved for you.
Well save them for you II you try
A pair of our Felt Boots to buy.
With Arctics called the best" Ball Brand,
And Gloves and Mittens for each hand
While battling with the wintry storm
A big "Storm Coat would keep you warm
We're selling them as cheap as dirt
With a Heavy Jersey Over Shirt.
To show your wife or girl she's Good
Supply her with a dainty Hood.
And a Horse might save you money, too.
Should it wear a Blanket warm from you
HI. S. COmStOck.
Cornwall Bridge, Conn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
Tin Ware
Agate Ware.
Chipa.
COttOnS.
Damaskc.
Upholstery.

Free Deliveries.
No mail orders can be flledin
these departments while the
sale is in progress.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10

C. E. TROwBRIDGE DIsLOCATEs A
SHOULDER.
G. e. Trowbridge had the misfortune
to dislocate his shoulder recently. I'm
der the care of DR.. Smith, he will soon
be around all right.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
GAYLORDSvILLE AND VICINITY.

GAYIORDSV1LLE AND VICINITY.
Charles Hall has taken position as
clerk with A. H. Barlow.
Rev Charles Judd of New York Wis
tied friends here, New Years.
Capt Frank Cable, of the submarine
torpedo. boat. Fulton, spent New Years
with his mother, Mrs A. Cable.
Mrs John Paine is spending few
days with her aunt at Millbrook, N. Y.
Mrs James Knight and daughter are
visiting at M. D. Jones'.
John Talbot was in town over Sun
Erastus Jones and wife are receiving
congratulations over the advent of
son.
The week of prayer will be observed
in the Methodist church. Rev Mr.
Roys has secured the assistance of Rev
Mr. Nash of Cornwall Bridge and there
will probably be short sermon every
evening.
The best sausage lOc pound at The
Farmers Trading Co.
Nothing but the best of steers mo
old cowsl at Farmers Trading Co.
Buy your Sundays dinner at the cor
ner store and save money.
w. G.. Barton was in New York on
Tuesday.
G. M. Beach, New Milford's delegate
to the constitutional convention, drew
seat No. 178. Mr. Beach introduced a
resolution on Tuesday, which passed,
appointing Rev G. H. Smith of Ply
mouth, and Rev Mr. Brown, chaplains
of the convention.
Pliney Squires has sold to Mrs Greg
DRY of Merryall nice black four-year-
old colt.
The best beef roasts from &C up at
The Farmers Trading Co.
Choice native lamb, 8 and lac pound,
at Farmers Trading Co.
Harmon Bronson of New Haven was
in town, last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Richmond spent
Sunday in New Haven.
Prof Clemence officiated at the or
gan at the Congregational church,
Sunday evening.
L. Platt of Bridgeport was in town,
| Tuesday.
Miss Maude S. Hill arrived safely in
San Francisco on Saturday, having
greatly enjoyed her trip across the con-
tinent.
The Monday club met, this week,
with Miss May Brown. Mrs G. M
Beach read an excellent paper on "The
Life of Ruskin,'' and Miss Minnie
Blinn on ''The Works of Ruskin."
| MISS Ella Belle SCerllnS Has DeeI
visiting in New York for 10 days
While there she attended the annua
dinner of the Ingleside League.
Edwin Harrington, war veteran, {
member of thelC Connecticut I'd heavies
died on December 20, at Sherman
Peck's in Bridgewater, aged 66 years
The funeral occurred on January l
Rev DR. George Lansing Taylor off1ci
ating at the grave.
e. B. Wheeler of Warren was il
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10

The Optical Department is
now in the East Store. It's
the most completely equipped
place of the kind in New
Haven. Examination of the
eyes. free.
NEW HAVEN.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
The Doll Show.

The Doll Show.
Who has the prettiest doll
in this part of the state 7
Fifty dollars in prizes.
A souvenir to every little
girl exhibiting a doll.
Entries must be here be-
tween Jan. IS and II.
Show opens Jan. 20.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
BackaChe.
Rearing-doWn Feeling

Womb troubles, causing pain, weight, and
instantly relieved and perma-
nently cured by it's use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system, and is as
harmless as water.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10

I11D Backache left me after taking
the second bottle. Your medicine
cured me when doctors failed.
| Mrs. SARAH HOLsTEIN,
3DaYis Block, Gorham St., Lowell, Mass.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
Necessity for Pruning.

Weak plants often show a great pro-
fusion of bloom in the spring, but at
harvest time the berries are few and
inferior. The stamens and pistils not
being vigorous, the pollen lacks po-
tency or life-giving power, and, as al
ready explained, where there are no
seeds there can be no fruit, and weak
seeds always produce inferior fruit
In plants unrestricted and propagated
promiscuously, you will always notice
some plants fruiting fairly well, others
sparingly, and still others entirely bar
rem.
Notice that when apple trees bloom
very full-white as snow-when every
twig is loaded with blossoms, very
little fruit sets, and what does grow
is because the tree does not have the
ability to impart potency or life to so
much pollen. Our largest crops of
fine fruits are grown when we have
moderate bloom, or the trees have
been restricted by close pruning be-
fore blossoms open in the spring. They
can then concentrate their powers on
fewer blossoms, the potency of pollen
is strong and the seeds are vigorous,
with consequent full development of
fruit flesh. This is why the success
full orchardist prunes his trees and
vines every year, cutting off a large
part of the buds. Everybody knows
that unpruned orchards, vineyards. or
fruit bushes quickly become unfruit-
ful.-R. M. Kellogg
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
Feeding Alfalfa.

Correspondence Los Angeles Times:
Some months ago there appeared in
the Times paragraph regarding the
beneficial effects of feeding green al
falfa to mich cows, speaking particu.
larly of its proionging the period of
lactation. Permit me to speak of this
from experience. We have two cows,
Beauty and Bonita, the former a
grade Guernsey, nine years old, the
other grade Jersey, four years old.
For year or so past we have had an
alfalfa patch about 80 feet long, from
which 1 NOW strip about feet wide
across it daily. 1t therefore usually
lasts just about a month. 1 divide the
cut alfalfa between the cows at noon.
After getting to the end of the patch
| begin at the other end and go over
1T again, watering it as 1 cut it. In
the summer it is generally coming
into bloom when cut. 1t has been a
frequent remark in our family for
some time past that Beauty has
never held out on her milk so,'' and
that is the case. l think it also tends
to keep the cows healthy. They have
not been outside the corrals for
months, yet it is rare that anything
ails them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
Growing Strawberries in Pots.

The growing of strawberries In pots
is not likely to become very popu-
lar method of raising that fruit. The
men who will in the winter time nav
six to eight dollars per quart for Der
ries are very few in number. Many
OF the berries grown in pots are not
sold by the quart, but are sold on the
plants for ornamental purposes. The
usual method of raising these potted
strawberries is about as follows: In
the spring the pots are placed out of
doors and near some strawberries that
are forming runners. runner is
tralIed over pot and allowed to root
in 1T. After the crown has developed
the runner is clipped off and the plant
allowed to grow under the best of
conditions of sun and moisture till
fall. In the fall they are for awhile
deprived of water and allowed to drv
up. When cold weather comes thew
are frozen and so left for some time
Then they are put into a room and
thawed out very gradually, the tenn.
perature being raised a few degrees
each day. After that they are forced
In their growth till they deyeIon
flower and fruit. All the fruit bnds
out six are trimmed off, These Sly
are permitted to form fr1ht.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
MIX Hauling by Factories.

In some of the localities where there
are creameries the milk Is hauled by
the patrons In other localities the
creameries do the hauling themselves.
There are some advantages and some
disadvantages for each method One
of the reasons why the factory can af-
ford to haul its own milk is that 1t
thereby gets about all the milk there
is in a locality and gets 1t all the
time. Where farmers haul their own
milk they cannot be depended on to
bring the supply at all times. In the
summer time when the field work is
pressing they not infrequently find 1t
pays them better to keep the milk at
home for day or two and make but
ter from 1t than to take the time of a
man and horse going to the creamery.
Or course there are obstacles in the
way of the milk being gathered by
factory employe One of the obstacles
is the difficulty of working in the
Babcock test with such a system. IT
man goes out to gather milk he can
not carry one or more cans for each
customer II his milk route includes
large number of patrons He wants
to economic space by putting the
milk of several patrons into one can,
where that can be done. Analysis of
any value to the individual patron be-
comes then impossible. Nevertheless
1T may we'll be doubted if it pays
farmer with a few COWS to haul his
milk to market himself, if his time is
of any value. Where it can be prop.
erly controlled the hauling of milk by
the factory is advisable.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
Seed Wheat.

Much of the trouble with raising
wheat comes with the quality and
condition of the wheat we sow. Some
Nprget that in varieties there has dur
ing the past few years been great i'm
provement. At various experiment
stations Investigations have been car
ried on that have shown that some
varieties are worth double what
others are. A few varieties have
given large yields year after year on
various kinds of soils and under all
conditions. Yet this information is
being taken advantage of but slowly.
1t will pay to have good seed and the
proper amount per acre. Care must
be exercised to keep out the impuri-
ties, which are frequently the cause.
of great crops of weeds in the wheat
field. Well-cleaned seed only should
be used. Seed containing weed seeds
should not be purchased at any price,
as the weed seeds will take more
nourishment away from the growing
wheat than the whole cost of the seed
will amount to. Every farmer should
know how to clean his own seed and
should do it where necessary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
; Watery Butter.

Recently in Chicago car of butter
from a Kansas creamery company
was examined by government experts
and found to contain "a per cent of
water. 1t consisted of Iadle goods,
and this explains how the water got
into it. 1t was probably worked in
Intentionally in the process of work
ing over the butter. This is trick
that is worked with variations. Some
times chemicals are used to help in
corporate the water with the butter,
and at other times heat alone is de-
pended upon. This butter was evi
IDENTIFY reworked at a high tempera
ture. At the present time the ruling
of the government is that butter must
not contain over 16 per cent of water
In the past, as there has been no law
on this point, no investigation has
been made, and it has been assumed
that the trick was not being worked as
extensively in this country as in Eu-
rope. 1t may turn out, however, that
we have been constantly victimized in
this respect, and that the imposition
has been going on all the time. The
government inspection will now bring
it to light and will at least prove a
check upon it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
Soil for Rye.

Manly Miles: Although rye can be
successfully grown on great variety
of soils, yet 1T is of the finest and best
quality when produced on a dry, san
dy one, where few, If any other grains
can be cultivated with equal advan-
tage. By this we do not mean the
poorest soil that can be found and
which contains but little of the ele-
ments of plant food, or that rye can
be successfully grown with but slight
preparation of the land and the con-
slant cropping of the same fields with
1t and no manure supplied to return
the nutritive properties extracted by
successive crops. We have seen
good growth of rye on a sandy soil
that would produce scarcely anything
else, but the soil was fairly enriched
before the seed was sown. Clay is
not favorable to it's cultivation, espe-
c1ally a heavy undrained clay, and 1t
will never do well in a wet soil or
any kind. A clay loan will produce
a fine growth of straw, but the grain
will not be as good as that produced
on sandy soil, the latter producing
more plump kernel of better quality
than the former. A rich loan will
produce a larger quantity of grain
than sandy soil, but of less value.
Rye is strong feeder and will ex-
tract about the last element of solu-
ole plant food from the soil; hence,
land that has become so exhausted
that it cannot yield rye, is very poor
indeed and will require long period
of rest or a large quantity of manure
of some kind to cause it to produce
nything.-Farmers Review.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03

The man that dreams of farming
always imagines himself owning rich
land. There is no other kind that
it is a pleasure to till. There is no
other kind that will yield profit
from the operation of tillage. The
richness of land regulates the value
of the farm both in the market and
in the operation of farming Yet in
the face of this well-known fact, mil
lions of acres of our most valuable
and productive land have been al
lowed to deteriorate in fertility. The
great problem of how to bring them
back to their former state of fertility
is one with which the best of scien-
lists are working. 1t is not practical
for man to buy enough stable ma
nure or commercial fertilizers to at
once bring back his land to its origin
al state. A few facts in relation to
the composition of the soil helps US
in determining the best course to
pursue. One of these facts is that
the poverty of the land comes prin-
cipally from the exhaustion of avail
able plant food and not from the ex-
haustion of the plant food that is not
at once available. In the process OF
years the new unavailable plant food
becomes available, some each year.
We have but to put back on the soil
year by year as much as we take of
in the way of fertilizer to gradually
bring back the land to a. rich condi-
ton, by the annual increase of avail
able plant food from natural causes
This is slow process, but it is far
better than no process of recupera-
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-10-03
Locality Affects Quality of Apples

A variety of apples will vary in
quality largely according to the local
ity in which it grows. We have been
struck with this fact as we have test
ed apples grown in different parts of
the United States. Just what are the
elements entering into the problem
it is hard to say. The writer was
once on the fair grounds at ST. Louis
and was looking over the apple ex-
hibit. To the man in charge of the
Missouri exhibit he remarked the
want of flavor of certain variety of
apples grown in the prairies states.
He was answered that Ia same va
riety grown in the Ozarks had a fine
flavor, and, to prove his assertion,
handed the writer an apple from the
region named. 1t was indeed highly
favored. Possibly the composition of
the soil has much to do with this.
The clay soils that are rich in lime
seem to give high favored fruit. Yet
it may be due to other things than
the condition and composition of soil.
Perhaps on the rich prairie soil the
growth of the trees and of the fruit
is too rapid to admit of the best of
results in the way of favors. We
would like to hear from our readers
on this point. Do soils affect flavor
of apples?-Farmers' Review.