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A CURE FOR LUMBAOO.

w. G. Williamson of Amherst, Va,
says: "For more than year I suffered
from lumbago. I finally tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and it gave me
entire relief, which all other remedies
had failed to do Sold by r. H.
Beers & Co., Newtown; Taylor, Curtis
& Co., Sandy Hook; w. N. Hurd, Long
Hill; The E. G. Platt Co., Hawley.
vile: A. B. Brakeman, Botsford.
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NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

Chase & Sanborn's old government
Java, nothing finer on the market, SIC
pound. For sale by w. N. Hurd.
E. E. Sherman is just out with a
fine new milk wagon built by G. L.
Smalley Of Stepney Depot.
Mrs Horace Wedge has been quite
sick with grip and asthma but under
DR. Hills treatment is now on the road
to recovery.
Carl Wilson has gone to Schenectady,
N. Y, where he will make his home
for the present with his sister.
The butter market is higher but
we are still selling our best butter at
2sc a pound. Fresh roasted peanuts
always on hand &c a quart.-lW. N.
Hurd.
Mrs II. E. Garfield of Easton is a
guest Of Mrs G. G. Downs.
Mrs J. M. Haugh Of New Brighton,
N. Y, is spending a few days with
her mother, Mrs Nathaniel Hall.
Miss Ada Jennings is suffering with
an attack OF grip.
1t is expected that D. F. Watson OF
Bridgeport will come to Long Hill for
the season the early part of this
month.
Mrs w. a. Gabler, who has been
quite i'll for the past few weeks, is bet
ter. DR. Hill has been caring for her
Williams Syrup of Prunes is one OF
the best laxatives on the market. Tr,
it. For sale by c. G. Downs.
Mrs Philo Ravens is seriously i'll al
her home.
Miss Stanton. who is teaching the
Chestnut Hill school, is boarding with
Mrs Bradley Beers.
On account of the storm no service
was held, last Sunday, in the Metho
dist church.
Rev Mr. Viets was a guest of F. S.
Shelton, Monday night.
T. Fl. Wade Of Nichols called on ole
friends in Long Hill, Tuesday.
Mr. Cowles has bought new milcf
COW of Charles Seeley.
Mrs Radcliffe is visiting her daugh
ter, May, in Bridgeport, this week.
Mr. and Mrs George Mahoney wer'
the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mr.
Daniel Mahoney. this week.
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Thursday and the rector, Mr. Colds
borough, otficiated as usual.
There was no service on Sunday at
the Congregational church.
Miss L. L. Wheeler has been guest
of Mrs Frank Wales for few days.
Quite a large section of the horse
sheds belonging to the Episcopal church
were blown over by the high winds OF
last week.
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HUNTINGDON.
WHITE HILLS.

Miss Fanny Botsford is doing some
nice work in photography. The ST
Nicholas Magazine has recently award
ed the silver medal as prize for the best
scene "On Chilly Winter Day. Her
work is much better than the average
amateur.
Mrs Hattie Wheeler moves to Derby,
this week, and will occupy rooms in
the house with her mother. She still
intends to do dressmaking and will &C
commodate her friends on the Hill as
far as possible.
Charles Wheeler has bought new
incubator and intends to raise chick
ems on a large scale, this season.
Mrs Martha Brooks is still in pre-
carious condition. Mrs Botsford is
somewhat better.
Nicholas Wakeley is having his
hands more than full in caring for the
roads, as they have been greatly DAM
aged by the recent rains.
&c. Wixom left, Saturday, for Car
mel, n. Y, for short trip.
Rev G.. G. Sauer spent few days at
Highland Lawn, last week. He was in
fine health and spirits, notwithstand-
ing he had been preaching for weeks
every night. Since his four years stay
in Norwich his church has nearly
doubled in membership.
The storm has prevented service at
the church the past two Sundays. 1t
is hoped the parishioners will be out in
full numbers on Sunday as the pastor
has something good in store.
Mrs Bickford was presented with
very pretty knitted shawl, the handi-
work of Mrs Charlotte Hubbell. Mrs
Hubbell has made several of them for
her friends and they are much appreci-
ated.
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ELMWOOD DISTRICT.


Mrs William Ferry is visiting at the
home of her grand iaughter, Mrs Lewis
Freede, Chestnut street.
The many friends Of Eugene White
head will regret to learn that he has
again started for Southern Pines, n.
c., for the benefit Of his health.
Sherman P. Smith, who has been
seriously indisposed for some time, is
still confined to the house.
The anniversary meeting of the Elm
wood Mission will be held in the Elm
wood schoolhouse, on Sunday evening,
March 8, 1902, beginning at 7 O'Clock.
There will be special speeches and sing
ing.
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THE NEW SILK INDUSTRY,

The machinery for the new silk mill
is being set up as quickly as possible,
and the work is expected to commence
Don. AS the work in mill of that
sort is clean and nice, some of the
Young people of our town might do
we'll in securing positions there.
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Lace Curtain Dept.

Nottingham Curtains Renaissance. Brus-
sells and Marie Antoinette effects. 45c. Csc Sc,
Csc. LIS. $50 to $50 pair
Tapestry Curtains. 2.35. $50. 295. 325, as.
$50 to 1850 pair.
Bobinet Curtains ruffied edges, LIS. $50
I. 10 to $50 pair.
Muslin Curtains, SIC. CSC, tic CSC to I5O.
stripes. dots. etc.
Special-Fish Net Curtains 95c pair.
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-07

Mrs Range goes soon to visit her
daughter in Amherst, Mass.
George Fowler. who has lived on the
Platt farm on Georges hill for num-
Der of years, has leased the Alfre1
Platt farm at the Purchase and will
move his family there this spring.
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TASHUA.
PERSON CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
Mrs Lizzie Northrop and daughter
Edith, were in Newtown over Sunday,
March 2.
Mrs Winnie Bradley has returned
from a visit in New York.
Mrs r. b. Whipple has been to New
York, recently.
Homer Hubbell is working for
Charles Gilbert.
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sTEPNEY.
NOTICE.

I wish to express my sincere thanks
and appreciation to my friends and all
others who showed their sympathy by
their acts of kindness to myself and
family during the time 1 was recover
ing from the accident in which l lost
my left arm. Accept my heartfelt
thanks for all deeds of kind less and
sympathy. Sincerely yours,-[J. Cooley
Fields, Stepney, Conn.
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my left arm. Accept my heartfelt
thanks for all deeds of kind less and
sympathy. Sincerely yours,-[J. Coley
Fields, Stepney, Conn.
BAPTIST CHURCH INTERESTS.
The postponed annual meeting of
the Baptist society will be held Satur-
day afternoon at O'Clock, March 8.
The prayer meetings conducted by
Rev F. P. Braman, next week, will be
as follows: Lower Stepney schoolhouse
Tuesday evening at 7.15, at the church
at 7 O'Clock Wednesday evening, and
at Hattertown schoolhouse Thursday
evening at O'Clock.
Edwards S. Beardsley has recently
sold some bloOded stock to John K.
Peck of NewtOwn; also several head to
a party in Shelton.
James Lord is seriously ill at mis-
home. His son-in-law, A. w. Eddy OF
Bridgeport, is caring for him.
Charles H. Hawley has added num-
Der of new specimens to his already
large collection of minerals.
Mrs c. E. Purdy, who has been num-
bered among the sick ones, is now
slowly improving.
| Letters remaining in the Stepney
Depot still unclaimed are as follows:
George w. Burr, W. Beardsley, Joe
Devalve, Frank DeLuca, Smith Hub
bell, William Russell, +. B. Sanders,
Mrs Jeanette S. Smith, Rev Edward
Warmer.
Mrs Parker of Bridgeport is guest
OF Mrs P. J. Ritter.
Homer Logan had the misfortune to
lose COW recently.
News has been received here of the
death Of Edward Yeomans, who pass
ed away in California, Thursday, Feb
ruary p. Mr. Yuemans was soldier
in the Philippine Islands and is we'll
known here.
John Candee OF EastOn unl)aded a
car of middlings at Stepney Depot,
this week.
Stephen French, the merchant at
the Depot, has just received new in
voice of shoes of all kinds for men
which he is selling at reasonable
prices. Call and see him for he can fit
you.
Miss Winifred Wakeman is visiting
friends in Brooklyn, this week.
Miss Charlotte Beardsley is spend
ing week in Hartford with friends.
Postmaster French has received Of
fetal notification that after March l
the salary of the rural delivery clerks
will be 5000 year.
The rural carriers starting out from
Stepney Depot delivered 10, 131 pieces
and collected 1866 pieces. Carrier
Sears on No. ii delivered 6O63 and col
lected 951. Carrier Hayes of Route II
delivered 4O68 pieces and collected 100.
pieces.
The high winds of last week blew
down the south wing of the old Pen
field factory.
Harry L. Powell proves an efficient
assistant for P. J. Ritter.
Station Agent French -rgave tn
freight house it's annual spring clean
ing, last Tuesday.
c. l.. Smalley is soon to erect a new
smoke stack on his shop.
Mrs G. S. Dikeman is i'll.
Mrs William B. Craft is caring 70
Mr. and Mrs George Coley, both 0
whom are sick.
G. L. Smalley has just received tn
contract for building new rubbe
tired baking wagon for Mr. Randall O
Bridgeport.
Mrs Ida Stevens and daughter
Zaida, of Stevenson were guests a fe,
r days, last week, of Rev and Mrs Dixie
t man.
y Miss Agnes Bride is visiting friend
in Bridgeport, this week.
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A TEACHERS MEETING.

A teachers meeting will be held in
the High school rooms Of Danbury,
Friday evening, March :. The subject
will be, "The Value and Place of His
tory in the Curriculum of the Public
Schools" All teachers and those in
terested in school work are invited to
attend.
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DAMAGE BY THE RECENT FRESHET.

The heavy storms of last week did
considerable damage to many places
lbout town. The Willows Brook on
South street overflowed it's banks,
flooding the road for a considerable dis
lance, and leaving both the road and
bridge in a wreuched condition. An
arch bridge would be quite an i'm
prOvement on the present one.
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BRIDGEWATER.

j. +. Wells Of this place died, March
5. The funeral will be attended at the
First Congregational church at 2 p M,
Sunday. His age was 50 years.
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Ten Pages.
OUR NEIGHBORS-
LONG HILL.
CARD OF THANKS.

CARD OF THANKS.
1 wish to express my heartfelt
thanks to the officers and members of
Samuel Fl. Harris lodge. No. &c., 1. O..
o. F., and to cigar makers Of Long
Hill and Union No. 80; also to all my
kind neighbors and friends for their
great kindness to me, during the sick
ness and death of my dear husband,
Henry A. Jobes.1[Mrs Bella J0bes.
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THE BRIDGEPORT MARKET.

WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY BUCK
& DARLING, BRIDGEPORT.
Butter choice creamery prints 3Oa3,. choice
creamery tubs 2Sa3O, choice dairy 25a2s fair to
good 2Oa25c. common 15a20; cheese. factory
10a12. dairy. 1Oa12; eggs. fresh nearby. 81;
chickens, alive 11a13; fowls alive, 10a12c;
calves 7a10c; pigs 7as; hogs 6a7; potatoes 75a
IS bushel; onions, red LOCAL so. white 1.OOa1.7
yellow $1a15O; cabbages GOAL. IS Dbl: car
rots 5Oa65 bu turniPs 3ca35; celery 75a1 20 doz;
dried peas .5Oa1.75 bu; beans. marrow $50 bu
pea beans 2OOa2.25; honey 12a16 10; beeswaX
25a3Oc Id; apples. Raldwins Sass 50, greetings
$3a5.50; russetS, 3.OOa5.O0.
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Max Doerkin, manager of the Bethel
Silk Mill, has moved his family into
the house on the property of the COM
pany. The interior of the house has
been put in excellent condition, having
been newly papered and painted.
Miss Evelyn Mackenzie of Grand
treet is visiting friends in Yonkers,
n. Y.
Miss Sadie Green, teacher of one of
Newtown's school, spent Sunday with
her parents on Chestnut street.
The Literary Delivers met with Miss
Mary Henwood, Saturday evening. 1t
was social meeting, and the evening
was very pleasantly spent in music,
Rotations and games. A collation.
was served during the evening.
Freeman Clarkson is making tour
of the principal eastern cities on bust
ness.
The Current Events club met with
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REDDING.
IN REPLY TO LAST WEEKS ''BLACK-
MANISM,"

IN REPLY TO LAST WEEKS "BLACK-
MAN1sM."
The taxpayers on the road which our
writer speaks of, do nOtagree with Mr.
Blackman'S views of opening roads.
They do not think it would be better
to pay damages than to dig out. AL
though the banks might hold up team
that day it is evident that three days
later the road was almost impossible
so the doctor was obliged to walk to
see his patients. And as far as spong-
ing on the town and saving expenses
goes / should think that some others
oughs to 90 way back and Seth Low.
r. B. G.
HIGH WATER CARRIED OFF BRIDGES.
The severe storms of last week made
bad washouts and carried off several
bridges.
Our young merchants, Sanford &
Sanford, are right up-to-date. They
anticipate springs arrival pretty soon
now, and have in display good assert
ment Of garden seeds.
G. B. Beers, who is one of the popu-
lar helpers at Woodside market, is con-
valesent after an attack of the grip.
Miss Annie Banks of Bridgeport, is
visiting her aunt, Miss J. Sanford.
Miss Belle Sanford has returned aft
er months stay in New York.
Selectman Sanford is more than busy
with road work.
ROXBURY.
A we'll attended meeting of the yonng
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Rugs Carpet Size.

A money-saving opportunity.
4x7-formerly $50; now s. 90 each.
6x9-slO. $3.50. Sis each.
9X12-Sl7. so -. 80. $500 each
The best all-wOOl art Squares, sizes 2x3 o,,X
B. 3N3, 3N31s. 3N+. S1sx4.
Price 1898, s4as $500. $3.50. 1886. $3.50.
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DRY GOODS NEWS.
Carpet Dept.

The volume of the Carpet business in
creases daily.
What other result could follow offerings
like these:
Wilton Velvet Carpets, formerly 81 yard 75c yard
Sanford Extra Brussels, formerly 75c yard yd.
New spring patterns, all wool Ingram Carpets SOC yd
New patterns Ingram Carpets, half wool, s5c yd.
A good Ingram Carpet for 25c yard.
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Toilet Dept.

This week we will give free with each bott
OF Nine. Ruppert's Face Bleach a sample jug
of Egyptian Balm.
This is a very fine preparation for rough or
chapped hands or lips, and is perfectly harm
less
The Face Bleach sells for $l.15 and Jar of
Balm is free with each bottle.
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ANNUAL CEMETERY MEETING.


At the annual meeting of the Gene
terry ass )ciation on Monday evening
the following officers were elected:
President, Philo Gilbert.
Vice president, Edwin Short.
Secretary, Granville A. Durant.
Treasurer, Henry A. Gilbert.
Directors, Edwin Short, George G..
Durant, Henry A. Gilbert, Philo Gil
bert, Henry G. Judd, DR. A. r. Barber.
Auditors, Philo Gilbert, Edwin
Short.
Superintendent, Henry A. Gilbert.
Assistant Superintent, Granville 4.
Durant.
Committee on new membership.
Henry A. Gilbert, DR. A. c. Barber.
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Art Dept.

Just received, another lot of the Daisy Pill
low tops and Backs at sc each.
This some of the handsomest We have had
yet, and is selling fast.
Plenty OF Silk Floss Pillows Is inch, 20 inch.
y inch. "a inch. 8 inch. sc, &c, Sc &c 7sc
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Jewelry Dept.

Special sale OF &c Collar Buttons,
styles, our price J.: each.
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BETHEL.

APPROACHING THE CENTURY MARK.
Abel Beers Blackman on Monday,
March 3, celebrated his Oath birthday. A
few friends and his family met with
him and made the day an unusually
pleasant day for all present. Mr. Black
man still has fair memory of the past
and enjoys very good health. He is
surrounded by the greater part of his
children and part Of his erandchil-
dren. His daughters are of musical
turn and can most always see the
funny side in life which makes them
enjoyable company. Mr. Blackman
represented the town in the General
Assembly body and has held many
church, school and town offices. In the
early part of his life he was one Of the
best known citizens in the place. For
several years he has rarely left his i'm
mediate neighborhood where he has
lived more than half a century. When
the Borough was formed and the
streets named the one where he resides
was very appropriately named Black
man avenue.
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Sentiment and Hssoo1a-
tons at Oxford College
Hmeriea Has Nem Interest in This Ancient
Seat of Hn91o-Saxon learning.

building contains all the various de-
partments of printing, engraving
and binding establishment.
Of the 20 colleges comprising the
university Balliol is among the old
est, being founded in 1882, though its
buildings vary in age from about
that time down to the newest
of them erected in 1861. All Souls
college was founded in 1437 by Arch
bishop Chichele, and has always had
legal character. Brasenose college
building remains to-day just as it
was built in 1909, except that third
story was added in the time of
James ].
Christ church college, established
by Henry VIII. in 1925, is the most
imposing edifice in Oxford, and con-
nected with it are many historic
memories that will live through CEN
turtles of time. 1t is from this col
Iege that the three great English re-
Iigious revivals sprang, Wickliffe, the
leader of one, having been warden
of Canterbury hall, now part Of the
college; John Wesley, the founder OF
Methodism, was educated here, and
Pussy was a canon.
Corpus Christi college was found
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Industrial Decadenee in
the West Indian Islands
The Pros perty of the Past Has Been Turned
Inpoverlshnnent of the Present.

abroad. To meet this new and unex-
pected competition new and improved
methods were necessary in the cane
sugar fields, but the planters, as
rule, were so stunned by the emergen-
cy that confronted them that they
failed to take advantage of the one
opportunity left them. This was true
of practically all the cane-producing
islands of the West Indies save Cuba.
There new and improved mills were
put in; economical methods were sub
stituted for the extravagant ones of
years past, and even with the disad-
vantages of the short-sighted govern
ment given the island by Spain, and
in the face of the disasters attending
the almost constant revolutions,
Cuban planters prospered in a way,
and Cuba maintained something of
her old place commercially. But this
was not true of the Danish islands, of
the Bahamas, of Barbados, of Mar
Unique, of Antigua, or any of the
others in which sugar formed the
basis of prosperity.
Another reason for the industrial
disaster that has overtaken the West
Indies was the freeing of the slaves.
In country SO prolific of the neces-
stiles of life, where the daily bread
may be picked from the trees almost
without eXertion, coolie labor re-
fuses to work with any degree of
regularity, or at prices that arc with
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in the bounds of possibilities under
the new conditions. Jamaica especial
ly has experienced this trouble.
There present conditions might be
improved with the aid that England
has shown itself willing to give if a
solution of the labor problem could
be found, but while the planters are
searching for this in the easy, trop-
ical way the islands Industries are
dropping more and more into OBJ
1ivion, and each year a greater cry OF
adversely is set up.
Yet a third reason for the deca-
dence of prosperity in the West Indies
is the tariff wall maintained by this
country. 1t is not our province to
argue either the right or wrong of
this, but simply to state a fact. With
the markets of Europe virtually
closed because of the growth of the
beet industry there the planters OF
the West Indies turned to the United
States, almost at their doors, for
substitute, but found an insurmount-
able bar.
In the face of these conditions the
European nations with colonial pos
sessions in the West Indies find them
selves past the old days of profit-tak-
ing, and the figures now show on
the wrong side of the ledger. So inn
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TOWER OF MAaDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD.

ed by Bishop Richard Fox in 1916,
and is surrounded by classical tradi-
tions, the founder expressly provid-
ing for the study of Greek and Latin.
Exeter college may be said to be
numbered among the oldest of the
institutions, being founded in 1914
though the ajority of it's buildings
were erected during the present cen
fury. Hartford college is among the
newest institutions, though it stands
upon historic ground. The present
college buildings were erected in
1874 where had formerly stood Hert-
ford hall, founded in the thirteenth
century. Lincoln college was found
ed in 1927 by Bishop Richard Elem
myng with the object of opposing the
doctrines of Wickliffe, and the tradi-
tions left by the founder are still
maintained to some extent.
Merton college is the oldest of the
20, being founded in 1864 by Walter
de Merton. The statutes of Merton
were a model for all the more an
cient colleges, both in Oxford and
Cambridge. The object of the found
er was to benefit the order of secu-
lar priests, and its first century was
more prolific of great names than
any similar period in any college.
There is, however, another of the
colleges that disputes with Merton
the honor of being the oldest of the
Oxford institutions, though it has
nothing more definite than traditions
upon which to base its claims That
is University college, which claims
to date from 1249, though its first
statutes date from 1880, and none of
it's buildings were erected before
the seventeenth century.
Magdalen college is classed as the
most complete of all the institu-
tions, and it's structures are the
most beautiful. It's walls are ivy
grown and embellished with quaint
emblematic sculptures, and it is sur
rounded with beautiful walks and
groves along the banks of the Cher
well river. It's tower, which was be-
gun in 1892, was completed in 1905.
and is one of the architectural attrac-
tions of Oxford. The first of the
Magdalen college buildings were
erected in 1873 and have been
changed but little since that time.
The college was founded in 1856.
Among other of the Oxford col
leges are the Welsh college. Jesus.
founded in 1871; Rebel college.
opened in 1870; New college, found
ed in 1880; Oriel college, founded in
1924: Pembroke college, founded in
1924: Queens college, founded in 1910:
ST. Johns the Baptist college, found
ed in 1855; Trinity college, founded
in 1855; Wadham college, founded in
1910, and Worcester college, founded
in 1888.
The very dates SAVIOR of historic
romance and sentiment. and it is into
this atmosphere of the early Anglo
Saxon civilization that the generos-
ity of Cecil Rhodes will send nun
dreds of American youths. 1t is not
hard to imagine that under such con-
ditions the ties formed at Oxford
will bind the two great English
speaking nations in a closer bond of
friendship.
DANIEL CLEyERToN.
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tbe writer. Then the father failed
It is one of Mrs. McVicker's sons who
has lust been married, and Mrs. Big
Glow who seeks the divorce.
Bigelow has had an interesting ca
reer. He is the son of John Bigelow,
famous 20 years ago as Tilden's friend
as United States minister in many
cities. and as a writer for the Har-
pers. When the family lived in Ger
many Poultney went to school with
the present Emperor William of Ger
many. and has turned the experience
into good '.copy" When he returned
to this country he took great in
terest in yachting and canoeing, and
became editor of Outing, but the ex-
pertinent came to disaster. He was ed
itor of the New York Herald for
time and has on different occasions
corresponded for other New York pa
pers. Bigelow is a bright fellow in
his way, with a prolonged capacity
for putting his foot in it." His latest
break. lust before he sailed with his
daughter for Germany - which hap
pened to be about the time his wife
arrived-he had just published an ar
ticle linking ''shop girls and saloons"
as Objectionable features in the en-
courage of Yale students in New .Ha-
ven. The shop girls were not highly
fattered.
In Paris lady with no visible means
of support is sometimes called an
"ouvreuse' - but New Haven is not
Paris. OWEN LANGDON.