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The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15
who have spent two weeks as guests of Miss Edna Mott, returned to their home in Bridgeport, Saturday.
MOUNT VERNON, HOME OF WASH.
 lN0TON,
AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE TUESDAY, EVENING, AUGUST 19, IN THE CON- GREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Those who have been to any spot of
 historic interest are anxious to see it again, whether in views or in reality, and those who have never been are anxious to know how things look there. There is no spot which every true American would rather see than Mount Vernon on the beautiful Poto- mac. Seeing through@sahe-ther eyes is very good way to see many places, and the stereopticon has brought this method of observation to high point of perfection. Miss Bassett Wooster of Washington, D. C., win give ster- eopticOn lecture in the Congregational church next Tuesday evening, August 19, at o'clock, on Mount Vernon and the Congressional Library'' in the National Capital. Many of the views will be. brilliantly colo1ed. This lec- ture will make it almost as good as to walk through the halls and rooms of Washington's home; and the Con- gressional Library is unique, the finest civic building in the world. Tickets are on sale at the store of H. B. Mott and can be had at the church on the evening of the lecture. They are 25c for adults and 15c for children under l2 years of age.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Mrs Edward Horsefal and Miss Nel- lie Gyile of Newark, N. J., are guests, this week, of MT and Mrs William B. Ackley.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

J. s. Bates of Norwalk has just erected in the Union cemetery at Nor walk a fine Quincy granite monument for the late Charles Olmstead.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Clarence Beach of Bridgeport passed Sunday in town, the guest of Arthur I. P}att.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

MT and Mrs Leonard Elsenboss of Brookfield passed Sunday in Taunton, guests of MT and Mrs George R. Will son.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15
Miss Jessie Botsford is spending the week in Bridgeport.

Mir and Mrs J. M. Wassing of Stam- ford have been passing few days in town, guests of Mir and Mrs c. B. Fay
 Tor. Mrs Wassing is a native of Step-
 naV
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

The members and friends of liar mony lodge, K. & A. M., celebrated the lO4th anniversary of the organiza- tion, last evening, in the manner in
 which previous anniversaries have been celebrated. The program con- sisted of addresses, music, both vocal and instrumental, and a stereopticon
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Gustave Carlson, of THE BEE's force of workers, is disporting himself amic the sights and scenes of Gotham.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

J. s. MaYhew of Bethel was a calle in THE BEE office, Monday.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Serviceable silverware that has wearing qualities, style and finish and cred, for less than we are offering the original William Roger plated spoons, knives, forks, berry and sugar spoons, butter, fruit and cake knives, also many other pieces. Our silver we en- grave free of charge. II Reid & Todd, jewellers and opticians, 1054 Main street, Bridgeport, Conn.
 Ladies fine dress shoes only $1.5O; also ladies Oxford ties in all sizes, $1, $l.25 and >$1.50 at the Sandy Hook Shoe Store.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Not every one has the chance to trav- ell, but the next best thing to travel ing much is to have others travel for you; and if others travel for you, you want them to select the points of greatest interest, for you can hardly see everything. Two places of greater interest, in this country at least, could hardly be found than Mount Vernon and the Congressional Library at Washington. The first is one of the finest of the old Colonial mansions and of course possesses unfailing inter- est as the home of our first President; the second is the most beautiful build- ing in this country and the finest civic building in the world. To see these views is almost as good as seeing these places themselves. The lecturer is Miss Bassett Wooster of Washington, D. O.; the date is Tuesday evening, August 19, at o'clock; the place is the Congregational church; and the proceeds are to go toward the support of the Gospel wagon, than which a more worthy object could scarcely be thought of. The admission will be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for chil- dren under l2 years of age.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15
ALECTURE TO BE ENJOYED.

MOUNT VERNON AND THE CONGRESS SION AL LIBRARY SHOWN BY POW ERFUL CALCIUM-LIGHT STEREOPII- CON.-TUESDAY'E Y'EVENING, AUG UsT 19,
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

MT and Mrs Philo Burritt of Water bury passed Sunday with MT Burritt's sister, Mrs Charles E. Beers.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.

Last week Thursday night Frede- rick Luff was returning from the Pur- chase with Mrs H. M. Squires- When near the home of William Platt the holdback broke. This frightened the horse and it ran and threw MT Luff out. Mrs Squires remained in the wagon for a half mile. The horse ran rapidly down the hill. When near the home of IsraelLucas he turned, throw ing Mrs SquireS out and overturned the buggy. The wagon caught on a stump stopping the horse. The buggy, new one, was demolished. Mrs Squires was badly bruised and MT Luf1 received a severe cut on the leg. The horse was uninjured.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

'"The District Skule" entertainment for the benefit of the Library is to Oc- cur tomorrow Saturday. at the Town hall. The rehearsals have been going forward with interest and it promises to be one of the best local entertain ments ever held in town.
 The Patterson Dry Goods Co.,, at 73- 79 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport, are showing some good values in their cor set department. A light net corset at 25c; also some at soc and upwards. A first class fitting room is there to be found, where ladies may have corsets tried on by an expert in charge. Miss Helen MacMahon, professional filter. She will be pleased to make engage ments by letter or telephone. Call up 1145-2. A stock of up-to-date hose supporters; also some good bargains in pads, etc., a speciality.
 Acting Governor B. O. Keeler of NorWalk has announced the appoint ment of Charles H. Peix, Jr., of Dan- bury as county commissioner for Fair field county to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James B. Miller. The new commissioner is mayor of Dan bury and has become quite factor in pOllUlCo III u1dU OlUy. LID dPpOluUiACAU is victory for the Fifteenth district, which laid claim to the position, and gives Norwalk aSpirantS an unexpect- ed setback. Representative Ebert &. Adams of NOrwalk was in the running | and as the story went a few weeks ago had the call upon the place. Lieut. Gov Keeler, who as acting governor was to make the appointments. was reported to have assured the Norwalk representative that he would be the appointee if it were in his power to assist him But the thought of Danbury losing the plum raised a ruction in the Eff teenth district, and a hot battle fol the place was precipitated. Mayor lican leaders of the county who almost unanimously agreed that it would be bad policy to deprive Danbury of tht appointment. Charles H. Peix, Jr.
 was born in Danbury, and is one of tht youngest men in the state who has been successful in politics. His father is one of the large hat manufacturer of that city. After graduating iron Charles PeiX took a trip around tn
 country, spending some time in Cali
 fornia and going as far south as Mex
 ico. On his return home he prepared
 for Yale and graduated a few year 7 ago. After graduating he entered hi
 fathers office in the hat business an'
 cast an eye politicalwise. Two year
 ago he was nominated by the republic , ans in Danbury for mayor and carrie the election.
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The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

The Misses Bessie and Pearl Porter,
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Some extra fine potatoes, grown on the farm of Eli B. Beers are on sale at the Broadway store of L. c. Morris.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Mrs John T. Sheehan and daughters,
 Clara and Florence, spent Saturday in BrOoktield.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Dea George Ruffles is improving his residence by the addition of a veranda M. $. Otis is doing the carpenter work.
 MT and M Mrs Henry Loomis of Cresco, Ia., have been guests of MT and Mrs M. s. Otis. MT Loomis is a cousin of Mrs Otis.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15
DENNIS MALONEY.

0ASAsAS
 Dennis Maloney, who died at Rox- bury, was brought to SOuthbury, last Friday. The funeral was attended from the Sacred Heart church, Friday, at 10 a. m. The burial was in the SOuthbury cemetery. MT MalOney was an old resident of South Britain. daughters, Dennis Maloney of Water bury and John MalOney of Chicago. Mrs Ambrose Clair of California and Mrs William O'Brien of Roxbury.
 A PHYSICIAN LOCATES IN BRITAIN. Dr Sloat, a physician from New Ha- ven, has located here and will have his office at his home in Abram Bennett'S tenement house. The doctor has placed local telephone in his office. HAYWOOD GATES COMMITS SUICIDE. Linwood Gates, who has been en- ployed by Ezra Pierce until within a few weeks, committed suicide by hang ing himself, last week, at Linden, Vt. His father, Curtis Gates, immediately went on to care for the body.
 MT and Mrs E. L. Williams of Hart. ford were guests over Sunday of Rev and Mrs H. Dewitt Williams. l Miss M. E. Jones, who has been in Vermont for several weeks, has re turned to her home here.
 Miss Ella Flemming, who has beer i'll, is now gaining slowly.
 MT and Mrs Charles Luf welcomed new daughter, Friday, August 8. MT! H. NJ. SquireS is with them.
 Miss Nellie Flemming is visiting friends in New Haven for month.
 MT and Mrs Thomas Flemming, wh' had the misfortune to lose their horse on the railroad track, wish to thanl their friends and neighbOrs for assist ing them in buying new pair.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15

Harold and Erwin Mott are visiting
 in Bridgeport.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
BEHIND TIM e.
lIlaMnii IIerald.l


In 1895 the first illustrated weekly
to be published in Honolulu was issued
in that city by the present editor of
the Herald. II was rather a puny in
FAINT in the journalistic family and did
not gain strength enough during its
first summer to enable II TO Withstand
the rigors of Honolulu winter In
December II ran down. That term Is
used advisedly, for the paper was call
ed The Time" At intervals since i'll
death the former publisher has receiv'
ed requests for sample copies, adver-
Using rates etc, from persons resid'
ing abroad who had not heard OF the
demise of the little one. Each one Of
these requests has caused pang OF
regret to the eX.publisher-regret that
il had not come earlier and COntribu'
ted perhaps. toward keeping the pa
per alive. The last mail brought a
batch of letters to the eX-publishcr OF
The Time which caused fOrty.iive sep
arate and distinct regrets, for Just that
number of persons, from sixteen diff
Ierent States and Canada wrote fOl
sample copies and advertising rates
and, strange to say. the letters are da
ted during July of the present year.
What the eX-publisher OF The Time
wants to know Is how those iortyive
people learned that there ever was
such paper and why they waited Sc
long before asking for sample copies
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26

II future legislators want an example
Of the advantages to be gained by eX-
tending the fire limits they have only
to note the results of the two most re-
cent fires. A block OF Chinatown
wooden buildings was reduced to
ashes before the department had time
to turn around, while q far more stub
born blaze in the Campbell block was
held in check by the brick walls of
modern business blocks. The policy
that saves money to property holders
by. allowing the erection of fimsy
wooden buildings fulflls the old adage
OF saving at the spigot and wasting at
the bung.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
PHYSICAL GROWTH IN COLLEGE
brooklyn Standardization. !


With the program of the recent GYM
nastic exhibition OF the Amherst jun
iors. Leland prize winners. Prof. Ed
ward Hitchcock, for more than forty
years head Of the department. and
Nestor Of American college gymnastics
publishes an abstract of statistics on
the physical growth of students dur
ing the course at Amherst. which
shows graphically the result of meas
urements of 1i2 men. and proves that
they grow physically as well as, and
perhaps more certainly than, mentally
during the college course. For example.
a student coming to college at 1S has u
right to expect to be 1913 pounds heav-
Ter at graduation. and to gain in height,
chest. girth and muscular strength,
though in few instances the reverse
Is true. AS would naturally be expect
ed. the greatest gain, over 25 per cent.
is in muscular "pull-up," that in lung
| capacity S.3G, while in height the aver
age gain Is Z of an inch. In other
words. Or. Hitchcock's statistics dem
onstrate that many men do not cease
growing until they are from % to "a
years old. The statistics are plotted
with much care and represent long
and painstaking series of measure.
ments and Investigations.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
QUESTION OF HEREpITY.


Prof. Carl II. Eigenmann of Indiana
University, in recent issue of the
Popular Science Monthly, states as his
opinion that mental peculiarities are
transmissible. Sometimes one mental
trait of the parents is transmitted to
one child, while others are transmitted
to another. However, allowance is
made for the effect of environment. as
pecially of education, overcoming
hereditary tendencies.
Gallon has determined Just how
much, on an average. each ancestor
contributes to the peculiarties of an
individual The parents together con-
tribute one-half of the total heritage.
the four grandparents together one
fourth, the eight great-grandparents
lOne.eighth. the sixteen great.great.
grandparents one-sixteenth. and all the
remainder Of the ancestry one-six-
tenth.
Referring TO this, DR.. Eigenmann
says: This law explains another
that the offspring of exceptional pa
rents are,on an average, less exceptional
than their parents. Supposing that the
average height of two parents exceeds
the average height of the race by three
inches. The average of the grand
parents and remoter ancestors will diff
fer from the average height OF the race
by much less than this. Since the an
cestors beyond the parents contribute
one-half the entire heritage OF the in
dividual, they will act as drag to pull
the individual toward mediocrity, in
the present case by one inch. This law
acts impartially, so that the offspring
of the extremely good and the extreme
ly bad are both saved from the fate of
their parents. This repression toward
mediocrity may readily he overcome
by selective breeding. In racehorse
breeding, II the ancestry has been good
for three or four generations. the rest
are not considered.
Mediocre parentage has little or no
influence on the talents of the off.
spring. Among mankind we trust
largely for our exceptional men to ex-
IRENE variations occurring among the
commonplace" Men of genius are ne
cessarily isolated. in that they possess
but few relations exceptionally gifted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
FORESTS AND RAINFALL.
lChicago News. !

An example Of the persistence of er-
ror is the idea that the presence or alb
sence of forest has an influence on the
amount of rainfall. Some keen OBJ
server long ago detected the fact that
forested regions enjoyed a heavier
rainfall than those not forested, and
jumped to the conclusion that rainfall
was produced by forests, and that the
removal OF forests diminished the rain
fall Looking over the earth he found
many treeless desert regions and forth
with instanced them as frightful ex-
amples of mems wastefulness. Syria.
Northern Africa, parts OF Italy, are
often quoted as illustrations of mans
destruction of climate. In reply, man
can certainly plead not guilty. The
geography OF this Mediterranean re-
gion, the contiguration of land and wa
ter, and the direction of the prevailing
winds are such as to give il a light
rainfall-forests or no forests. The
situation Is really this: Want of rain
prevents the growth of trees; want OF
trees does not prevent rain.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
BUSINESS IN TRANSPORTS.

Every Army transport that makes
this port in consequence OF stress of
weather or accident starts a general
comment among business men and in
many instances regret that Honolulu
now gets none of the transport traf-
nc formerly obtained through Homo
lulu being a regular port Of call on the
San Manila route. When a
shipload of soldiers begins to spend
money in the town and the money for
transport supplies gets into circula-
ton among the business houses, We
then appreciate what is lost by ho-
nolulu having been to all intents and
purposes wiped of the map so far as
the War Department is concerned. The
trade Honolulu ought TO have is going
to Japan.
Various reasons are given for this
state Of affairs. Among them are the
numerous complaints filed in Washing
ton on the depredations committed by
soldiers here, dissatisfaction of trans.
port officials with the treatment ex-
tended by the Honolulu business com.
munity and the Government and the
old-time statement that the northern
route is shorter. Whether one or all
these facts or suppositions have a d..
rect bearing on the commands of the
War Department has never been deter
mined and so far as known no concert.
ed effort has ever been made to find
out, nor has any movement been made
to hold this traffic which means thou
sands OF dollars cash spent in this
town by each and every Government
steamship.
There is not city in the United
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
PREMIUMS ON COLL DOLLARS.
Philadelphia Times.l

The United States gold dollar is so
scarce that dealers IN old and rare
coins are advertising everywhere for
them, offering from $3.50 TO SO apiece
for as many as they can get.
Since 1889 the United States mints
have not coined any gold dollars. Since
then their value has increased steadi-
ly.
In the mint in this city, where the
dies for all United States currency are
made, a reporter was yesterday given
the present value OF gold dollar OF
1889.
Those marked c. carson City, are
worth from $1.7O to $3.50. Those mark.
ed d. (Denver) are worth from 81 to
$3.50; those marked S. (San Francisco)
are worth from So to SO, and those
without any mark, indicating they
were minted at Philadelphia, are worth
from $3.50 10 $1.7O.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
HUI kuokoA ON MoLokAL.

In yesterdays Ike Alakai" is con,
talned an article on a meeting of ma,
yves held at Kalaupapa on the 18th
INST, when the principles OF the Hui
huokoa were endorsed. There were
IN the neighborhood OF two hundred
people present and the following were
elected officers of the branch OF the
new party at the Settlement:
Jno. X. Kahilina, president.
Jno' ID. Kahale, vice president.
NJ. Holopinai, secretary.
II. X. Akamu, assistant secretary.
David kaialomi, treasurer.
Jno. Kahale, II. X. Akamu and Day.
Id kaialomi, members of the executive
committee.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
PASSING OF FIESTAs.
lDenYer Repmblicnn.l

IDenNef hepuDllCan.
The citizens OF Los Angeles are dis
cussing the question of abandoning the
fiesta which has been made such a
potent source of advertising in recent
years. The people have become apa-
thetic and the fiesta no longer has its
old power to charm.
II is doubtful II there is any city in
the United States outside of New Or.
leans where an annual spectacle CON
sisting largely OF street pageants will
hold its charm. The New Orleans
Mardi Gras will doubtless be perma
nent feature OF Crescent City hfe for
the reason that there is Just enough
French strain in the community ia
maintain interest in the AFFAIR. ST.
Louis yelled prophet celebration is not
such an important event as in past
years. and no doubt it will utterly pass
away under the overshadowing in
huence OF the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position. Denver's festival of noun.
tain and plain will not be held again,
though 1t attracted public attention for
many years.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
COMPULSORY HOUSE SERVICE IN
AUSTRALIA.
ISydneY Bnlletin.l

Probably compulsory domestic SER
vice will have to be resorted to some
day, That will not only help TO solve
a difficult problem, but il will also lift
the socia stigma off the kitchen indus
try by main force. Compulsory mill
tary service for men is common enough
and even Australia will almost GER
tainly find 1t necessary some day. Com
.pulsory domestic service for women
say from the age OF 10 to 2l-is no
greater a hardship There is the same
reason for compulsion in both cases
a great national demand and an INSULT
clent supply.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26

another thing. II anybody can argue
with the slightest show Of reason that
a good weak man is more admirable
than a good strong man, IL would be
interesting TO hear the argument.
There are men who have not force Of
character enough to do wrong. and
others who refrain from doing wrong
simply because they dare not face the
consequences. There is no goodness
which will stand test in that sort Of
character. The man who is needed
most in the world Is the man who does
right because he sees that 1t is right,
and would do it whether punished or
rewarded. We can get alOnG without
the individual who is so touchy about
what he calls his honor that he cannot
calling other men names which he re-
CARDS as insulting II applied to himself
II humanity is to be considered high
err than the game cock, these Dragging
ideals will have TO go out of fashion
II Is not enough that q man Is ready to
resent an insult TO his wife or his sis
ter, If he is capable of Offering one to
another mans wife Or sister or daugh-
ter. That sort Of strenuOusness led to
the corruption of old Rome. The man
who insists that all women shall be
treated with Respect, whether there
happens to be a hedge OF refinement
and male protectors about them CT not.
is the one whose influence tells FOR real
civilization.
rrw. .Enpv An px NE
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
A KANSAS FARMER ON SWEET
CORN.

lei Dorado Weekly Republican,
Did you ever see an Agricultural De-
partment agriCulturist? And did you
ever see an Agricultural Department.
garden seed? Well, they both look
alike. A bag or two OF Agricultural
Department garden seeds struck this
town last spring; and the packages
were given to unsuspecting farmers
round about; and the returns are just
coming in. Speaking OF Agricultural
Department sweet corn'-a mixture OF
yellow and white Indian corn, crossed
with calico squaw, broom, flint, pop.
kafiir, 90-day dent, early white Ken
lucky, and every known and unknown
variety grown on the continent-theso
old clabber- faced barnacles buy it by
the ton and ship 1t West as sweet
corn.
Lord help us. We have sampled six
teen varieties this spring, with the loss
of half our teeth, the destruction o.
our stomachs, while being hourly
threatened with lockjaw. And yet this
land OF the free and home of the brave
goes right on employing these old clnh'
ber-faced barnacles to pay sweet corn
prices for this hermaphroGite stuff ha
given to the honest farmers, while try
ing to make them believe that ii il
good to eat. If Congress will pass an
act compelling the old dodgers in tho
Agricultural Department to eat some
Of this hybrid abortion, the graveyard
at Washington will soon be filled with
a lot of fellows who ought to have bee"
planted there years ago,