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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
HOWland'S.

Easter is coming just as
fast as though it was
spring already. Think OF
it-only five weeks for all
the planning and doing.
The store is very ready.
Let it help.
Silks, and dress goods,
black as we'll as colored,
and cotton fabrics, and
white goods, and suits,
and millinery are all get
ting into line. Some are
at the very best now.
Take a peep at some.
Madras in cords and
small figures-75c yd.
Mercerized madras Gig
ures are brought brightly
out by the CLEAN of the
mercerizing)-7oc, 81 Ia
and soc yard.
Silky novelties in rib
bon stripes and broken ef-
fects,-5oc yd.
Fancy striped cloths {;
some wide, others mar
row (many of the stripes
are mercerizcd)-3 and
soc yd.
Soft cheviots in a fine
variety of patterns,-I0c
and 75c yd.
Mercerized cheviot in
tan and in black as we'll
as white (elegant) 45e yd.
White piques in strong
cords and novelty pat
terns-3oc and soc yd.
The half hasn't been
t0ld.1
And white;goods are just
a drop in the bucket.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
AT BELTS

A fresh shipment of prime Spanish
onions.
Mackerel, Goldfish, herring and other
Lenten necessities.
Oranges.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
THE BRIDGEPORT MARKET.

WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY BUCK
& DARLING, BRIDGEPORT.
Butter, choice creamery prints 3Oa32 choice
creamery tubs 2sa3O, choice dairy 23a2s, fair to
11al2 dairy sa1O; eggs, fresh nearby, 2Sa30;
chickens, alive 12a13; fowls, alive, 11a12c
s. bushels onions. red Local .25, white LOCAL So
yellow $lal.5o; cabbages 1.75a2. 90 Dbl; car
rots 6Oa65 bu; turnips 3Qa35; celery 5Oa1 20 doz;
pea beans 2.OOa2.25; honey 12a16 ID; beeswax
25a3Oc Id; apples, Baldwins $3a$5, greetings
$3a5. 90; russetS, 3.00a450..
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
THE y. NJ. READ CO.
White Dress Goods

be in high this Before wila
all Many i nothing eoming
We Bdee
vertical figured ro
cies which Then
all
New Tuckings, pla and fancy
tits almost impossible describe the
An wllin can
yourself
Window Shades
Don't think will need SPRING. We
found in the market We particular and careful
will be
shades
to X of lbe dat3S
The D. M. READ Co.
Bridgeport. Conn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Get some of Curtis Compound Syrup
of White Pine and Tar. 1t is great
for colds. L. F. Curtis, Main street.
corner of Elm street, Bridgeport, sells
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

1t has been reported that B. Haw-
ley & Co. are to open wholesale grain
business at OF near Stepney Depot.
Many farmers of this locality are
much pleased with this idea as they
| feel confident they can be served at
! rock bottom prices.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
CONGER & MORROW,

HOrseshoeing and General Blacksmith, CARR
age and Wagon Making and repairing. All
first class work at Bottom Prices We are now
ready to do Horse Clipping at short notice
Shop just south of Keane's Button Shop.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
MEIGS & CO.'S GREAT SALE.

WHEN MANAGER BELL MOVES TO HIS NEW
STORE He WANTS TO MOVE IN A wHEELBAR-
| ROW.
The second week of the great clothing sale
at Meigs Co.'S has opened up with no dim
mutton of interest and the sale is going on
merrily. This cut in prices includes an lines
suits for men and boys, hats and caps. and
furnishings in all lines. The BEES readers
says and the next few days viii see some ex-
tensive trading at this well-known store.
Rev Mr. Linsley preached an eloquent
sermon at All Saints church, Wednes-
day night, from the text Hebrews IL:
10: "He looked for city which hath
foundations whose builder and maker
is God" Hebrews IL: 16, "He hath
prepared for them a CITY," Among
other things he said: Two things with
an important connection appear in this
double text, the anticipation of the
devoted servant of God and the reality
which corresponds thereto. This is
Gods way of dealing in all human life.
So may it be with us enabling us to
do and bear anything in the anticipa-
ton of the assured reality of peace and
rest that one day shall surely be ours.
This applicable to all humanity. The
natural warnings of these human souls
of ours so essential and fundamental
to our life and being here and now on
earth demand an Immortality which
shall correspond thereto. God has i'm
planted in us the hope and the antici-
patton and we believe that God has
provided the reality of the future life
in Paradise and Heaven. With Abra-
ham we look for the city which both
the foundations, and for us also God
hath prepared the city even the Heav-
emily Jerusalem, the Holy City.
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ID. Fl. Glover has returned from a weeks
sojourn with his sister in Terryville.
Miss Essie o. Pierson has returned to her
place as domestic at W. j. Beechers. after IA
two month IS visit at Franklinton N. G.
-<>b---
MIR and Mrs E. M. Miller are the happy par
entS of d daughter, born yesterday morning.
-&~e-
We are offering some great bargains in
mems ru bier and felt boots, also ladies', boys
and misses arcticS, sandals, etc. If in need
of anything in this line it will pay you to give
us a call.-[Sandy Hook Shoe Store.
The lecture of Rev O. W. Barker,
which was to have been given, last
evening, at Stevenson, has been post
poned owing to the high condition of
the Housatonic river.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
THE PROBATE COURTS.

DISTRICT OF NEWTOWN, IS. Probate
u Court, Feb. Is. 1902.
Estate of James Turner, late of Newtown, in
said district, deceased.
The administrator on said estate having
lately died before the complete settlement Of
said estate, it is
Ordered, That hearing be had at the Pro.
bate Office in said NewtOwn on the Sth day OF
March. A. d.. 1872, at > O'Clock in the after
noon, for the purpose of appointing an admin
of the time and place of said hearing by pub
fishing a notice of the same one time in THE
NEwTOwN BEE. "a weekly newspaper having a
circulation in said district. at least one week
before the time assigned for said hearing.
M. J. Bradley, Judge.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
NOT IN A TRUST OR COMBINE.

The new easy running lie Roy Plows" are
troied BY aTRusf Farmers t1e:e pi oS sa are
the best made. They are Easy to hold' and
"easy to draw" furnished in all sizes and
style adapted to the conditions of soil on your
farm. Call for a catalogue aud leave your or
der for a lie Roy Pillow" at H. W. WoOdruff's,
Washington DeDOt OF.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
SERVICES NEXT WEEK.
Wednesday afternoon at $50.
Friday evening at 7.3O.
DAVID G. PECK CHOSEN PRESI.
DENT.

OF THE NEWTOWN SAVINGS BANK.
At meeting of the trustees of the
Newtown Savings bank on Tuesday
afternoon, David G. Peck was chosen
president to succeed the late Aaron
Sanford. On the formal ballot for
trustee w. H. Hubbell was elected
Mr. Peck is a son of the late Simeon B.
Peck, who at one time was president
of the NewtOwn Savings bank. He
has resided at Newtown all his life
with the exception of a year or more
passed at Vergennes, VT, where he
was engaged in the newspaper bust
ness. He has been one of the vice
presidents of the institution and has
served on it's lOaning committee. He
is well qualified for the important
place. The following resolutions were
adopted on the death of Mr. Sanford:
AT meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Newtown Savings Bank held February %,
1902. the following resolutions were unani-
Resolved, That in the death of our Presi-
dent Aaron Sanford, which occurred Febru-
full supporter, and the Board OF Trustees its
oldest and one of it's most honored members.
Elected to the Office of Trustee in 1871, a
Years, and President Tor the past three years.
| he has, by his ability active and faithful dis
charge OF his duties. contributed much to the
| SUCCESS and prosperity OF the bank:
We desire to put on record this testimonial
of our esteem for him as a man and his devO-
tion to the interests Of this institution.
| We would also convey to his family oul
| this resolution entered upon our records. a
copy to be transmitted to his family, and also
published in THE NEwTOwN BEE.
| By order of the Board of Trustees,
| Arthur IT. NettletOn. Set.retarV.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

You will see by referring to the
Plumb Hardware Co.'S "ad" in anoth-
er column that they have extended the
time for closing their sale another
week. This is an opportunity that
should not be lost sight of, and WE
know that their goods will be brought
into the country as soon as people car
get in and see the bargains.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

d. N. Clark of shelton is making special
discount on all his horse blankets and gloves
for the next 10 days 1t will pay you to buy
now if syou do not need them to use until
another winter. Notice his adv.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Julius Skidmore Of Bridgeport pass
ed Monday with his father, Philo H.
Skidmore, whose illness is elsewhere
noted
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

George II. Hurlburt, Jr., of New
Haven, ID. /. Andrews of Boston, Mass,
and e. O. Hapeman of Kingston, N.
Y, have been at the Grand Central
hotel. this week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28
G.. L. SMALLEY,
! NO FOOT
NO FRO0i

shoe horses on strictly natural principles;
more speed obtained by proper shooting. Re
member my prices are the lowest for Cash.
shooting . specially. Shop opposite Shorts
hat factory. ~.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Mrs John r. Peck was able to ride
out, Wednesday, for the first time since
her illness, calling on her sister, Mrs
r. I Hall
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

We are offering some great bargains in
mems bier and felt boots, also ladies', boys
Of In It Win pay to tn gse
us a call.-ISandy Hook Shoe Store.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

ID. FL. Glover has returned from weeks
SOjourn with his sister in Terryvile.
Miss Esse o. Pierson has returned to her
place as domestic at W. j. Beecher's. after a
two months visit at Franklinton, N. G.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

The residents OF Taunton district
have long been famed for their longev-
ity. It is stated that at the present
time about 20 persons are now residing
in the district between the ages of 6S
and So.
News has been received of the sud-
den death Of Mrs Annie Lake of New
York City. Mrs Lake was formerly
Miss Annie Morgan of Taunton, daugh-
ter of Mrs John Hughes by former
marriage. Circumstances make her
death peculiarly sad as she leaves be-
sides her husband six little children,
the youngest not year old.
Miss Ella Fairchild is visiting her
sister, Mrs Richard Ardnt, of Beaver
Brook.
Frederick Andrews, j., reached
home, Monday evening, having been
snow-bound over Sunday in Danbury,
where he is now working.
Charles Bishop Of Little York, the
popular captain and catcher OF the
NeWtOWn baseball team, is receiving
congratulations from his many friends
over the advent into his household or
Wednesday of this week, of a young
son, his first born; mother and baby
are doing we'll. DR. Gordon of Sandy
A. 9. Moore has been called to stratford b!
the dea TIL OF his mother, Mrs Marjorie Moore
aged Ut years. The funeral occurs to-day a
80 p. m.
a considerable feeling has beer
aroused in the eastern part of thu
town over the fact, SO reported, tina
the county commissioners have grant
ed hotel license to Mr. Troy, who ha
hitherto had straight liquor license
The fact that the eastern section 0
the town has lost in population sine
the closing of the shops would seem t.
show that the demand for more hotel
was not pressing, and others in tn
business seem to think that in grant
ing hotel license to Mr. Troy (if the
have done so), the commissioners hav
done an injustice to the taxpayers an
to others, in the same line Of trade. !
the county commissioners have nc
granted the hotel license THE BE
will be very glad to state the fact, c
give Mr. Troy's reasons why he is CT
titled to hotel license, under the e.
listing laws. The BEE does not say b
is not entitled to hotel license, bu
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

The lecture of Rev O. w. Barker,
which was to have been given, last
evening, at Stevenson, has been post
poned owing to the high condition of
the HOuSatOnic river.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

For coughs and colds Druggist Belts
recommends HIPS Cascara Quinine-
Bromide tablets. He has all the rem
edies for the ails of mankind in his
shop, and will pass them around for a
reasonable amount of currency of your
Uncle Samuel
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

People are speaking very much in
favor of G. n. Clark's Vegetable Liver
Pills. They consider them the safest
and best remedy for regulating the
stomach, liver and bowels. We would
advise any one troubled with bilious
ness, constipation, indigestion, head
ache, dizziness, ETC., to give them a
trial as they certainly have wonder
full reputation for curing bilious and
dyspeptic ailments. Sold by drug
| re
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

The condition of Charles Henry Peck
was somewhat improved, yesterday
morning. Miss Churchill a trained
nurse from New Haven, is assisting in
the care of him,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

MIR and Mrs E. M. Miller are the happy par
ents of a daughter, born yesterday morning.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Miss Florence Warner is in Bridge
port, the guest of Mr. and Mrs l. w.
BirdSeVe
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Rev O. o. Wright, the esteemed rec
tor of st Johns church, has been con-
fined to the bed for few days, having
an attack of good old-fashioned "crick
in the back.'
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Some of the machinery from the
Cleveland factory arrived at Sandy
Hook, this week, for the factory of the
Fabric Fire Hose Co.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Elliott briggs, Jr., of Brooklyn, n.
Y. passed Sunday in Sandy Hook, the
guest of H. G.. Warner.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Harry Hansen of New York spen'
Sunday in town, the guest of L. R
SkidmOre.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

l. P. Blackman of Passaic, n. j.,
passed Saturday and Sunday with his
brother, James M. Blackman.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

The regular communication of
Hiram lodge, F. & A. NJ, will be held
next week Wednesday night.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

w. T. Cole passed Sunday in S-ndy
Hook.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Some extra good values can be found
now in a lot of mems and boys heavy
clothing, suits and trousers, at Taylor,
Curtis & Co.'s,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

The selectmen will meet on Friday
from to $50 p. M, for the purpose of
receiving and paying bills.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Philo H. Skldmore was not as we'll,
yesterday, being in delirious condi-
ton. His daughter, Mrs Beard, OF
Cambridge, Mass, is with him.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

The residents OF Taunton district
have long been famed for their longev-
ity. 1t is stated that at the present
time about 20 persons are now residing
in the district between the ages of So
| and 81
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Henry G. Curtis was in Springfield
Mass, on Thursday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

+ A book of Woodbury.. Connecticut. Edited
by Julia Minor Strong. Historical and Remi-
niscent. Over 50 half-tone illustrations. Price
J per copy, sl.75; postage. 15c. Address, Mrs N.
| N. Strong. North Woodbury., Conn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Taylor, Curtis & Co. have for the
inspection of the housekeepers some
handsome carpet samples, representing
30 different styles.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

Selectman Morris thinks the ex-
pense of opening the blockaded roads
will not exceed 800, which is very
good showing. 1t is evident Cur citi-
zens are beginning to take sensible
view of the question of town aid in
opening the roads. Let every citizen
lend hand and the extra expenses
for opening the roads will not be rolled
up.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-28

DOR SALE-Farm of about 100 acres in s. E.
L corner town of Reddng, four miles from
Stepney Depot; known as the adams farm"
II room house barns and outbuildngs, young
wells and springs. and wen adapted for stock
grain or milk. Grace Adams Clark 1853 Fair
field Avenue. Bridgeport. Conn.
OTRAYED-From home, fox hound. color
y black and white, with small tan colOred
head. Any information concerning the same
will be thankfully received. George Fl. Allen,
North Woodbury., Conn.
EOR SALE-My place in Painter Hill dis;
| acre OF land. Considerable fruit on place.
School near by. Will be sold very reasonable.
Mrs Eliza A. Murphy, Washington Depot, Ct.
| DOR SALE-Two pair OF 3 year-old steers.
L well broken and matched. Thomas Clark,
Stepney Depot, Conn.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-06-13
The Price Of Pearls.

Mr.. Dudley Grote, a prominent jewel
fancier Of Paris, threatens the fash
ionable world with a pearl famine. IF
all the pearls in the oceans were to be
brought to the surface and offered for
stle tomorrow" says Mr.. Grote, the
market would not be flooded, nor
would the demand for the delicate
white Jewels be satisfied. There has
been a steady increase in the demand
for pearls during the past few years,
and a accompanying falling off in the
supply. The cost has gone up more
than one realizes, and think is still
below the high-water mark.
"Since 1890 the price of pearls has
doubled. In the past three years it has
increased fully 3S per cent. The num-
Der Of oysters brought to the surface
Of the waters Of the WORLD averages
sc, 1000 daily, more than were ever ia
ken out before, and still the supply Of
pearls decreases. When say supply ]
mean the pearls offered for sale to the
public. Personally. 1 believe the jewels
are being bought up by investors, and
that the bulk of them v get into
the market. In fact, / know Of sever
al banking houses in London and Paris
that have made considerable money on
pearls during the past decade.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-06-13
GIVE BIBLES TO SOLDIERS
Presentation Annually Made to Graduating Glass of West
Point Cadets.


That in our country the Bible is
considered particularly fit for sol
diers to study appears in the custom
Of giving a Bible to each West Point
cadet. This custom was started by
a society Of ladies organized for the
purpose. Every year the graduating
class of cadets is gathered in the
chapel, someone makes an address,
and the Bibles are presented. This
year the ceremony took place on
March IS, and the presentation ad-
dress was made by Capt. A. T. Ma
han. He told the cadets that the es-
sential character Of the good soldier
and that Of the good Christian were
very closely allied; that war realizes
In an extreme form the conduct Of all
life, and that even in peace the de-
cisive military virtues are essentially
the principal Christian virtues. He
babe them remember that whatever
hope may lie in arbitration, of mini
mixing the recurrence of the material
sufferings attending upon war, al
ways. as Sherman said, the strong
arm and the military faithfulness Of
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-06-13
TIE PORT OF LONDON.
whNrves That Line the Vast Docks Are Redolent
of the Orient.

roughly squared logs of mahogany
from the west Indies, to be used TO
the building of ironelads. In the spa
cious dusk Of the warehouse beyond,
gunny-sacks Of ha'f-refned sugar from
Jamaica rise symmetrically to the
very rafters. waiting a faint, rich
perfume. while in the cellars beneath
brown sugar from New Orleans lies in
hogsheads, oozing treacle that gathers
in black pools on the sticky floor.
There are mats Of dates, figs and
prunelles, hogsheads Of prunes, bales
Of cinnamon, cloves and allspice. The
sky overhead is sodden and gray, per-
haps, and a film of mist swims upon
the water, but under the spell of this
riot Of incense the lettering, ~red-sailed
barges are like Venetian galleys. The
illusion lasts an instant; then a work
man in overalls passes, carrying a
pail of whitewash and a brush, and
marks the edge of the stone wharf
with a broad, white line, for at any
moment the pea-sOup~fog is expected.
A placard at the entrance Of the dock
declares in large letters that when the
fog comes workman and traveller alike
are requested to take refuge in the
warehouses until it has lifted. If you
step out of the fog into the water, the
placard says in effect, you are
drowned at your own risk.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-06-13

From the high gangway of the Tow
er Bridge the foot passenger, looking
down along the port, sees forests of
masts and rigging that apparently
rise out of the land on each side Of the
points made by the bending river;
and perhaps he sees a thread Of gray
and perhaps he describes a thread Of
steel gray where the dull sky is re-
hected from the land locked water.
But once within a dock he is in a city
Of lagoons, each swarming with craft
from the most distant ports, says
John Corbin in ~Scribner's. Steam
winches rattle beside the moored YES
sells and from time to time iron Crap
piers descend like talons from the
yard-arms, clutch masses of mer-
chandise in the holds, and swing them
creaking, outward over the swarming
barges on the surface, while the steve
dore shouts his orders 70 the laboring
porters and bargemen. From Australia
come hides, the pelts Of sheep, and
bales of wool; there are i%ron-bound
cotton bales from America, sacks of
almonds from Spain, and Of niger
toes from Brazil; there are pipes OF
wine from Madeira and Oporto. The
wharves that line the docks are redo
lent of the tropics and of the orient.
Here is a shed covering acres, in the
lofty twilight of which are piled huge
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-06-13

~ 90 sl.,.. -.

How tho unitsd states Govern m,nt
Cares FOR ne Disabled soldiers.
The United States expends $1,000
coo annually on It's national homes for
disabled volunteer soldiers, and $685.
600 annually on the national home for
disabled regular soldiers. There are
$1,000 disabled soldiers in the volun-
teer homes. and 1926 in the home for
regulars. The volunteer homes are an
under one board OF management, and
the home for regulars is under the
management of a board Of army Of
ncers. with Gen. Miles as president
There are In addition to the national
soldiers homes at Washington.
Hampton. Va. Dayton, o.; Milwaukee,
wis. Togus. Me-. Marion, Ind; Leav-
enworth, Kas.; Danville. H.; Santa
Monica, Cal, and Johnson City. Tenn,
26 State homes for disabled soldiers.
In all. over 5000 soldiers are cared
for by the national and state govern
ments.
At the close Of the war there were
272, $50 soldiers on the lists Of
wounded. over 200. 900 other soldiers
had been discharged on account Of dis
ability from various diseases. Prob
ably 75 per cent Of the latter recovered,
and fully so per cent Of the wounded
entered into the. activities OF civil life.
There were. however. thousands Of
the seriously wounded. and Of those
who came from the hospitals perman-
emily disabled BY disease, to be taken
care Of. For a time too many Of the
disabled class drifted into the county
inhrmaries and charitable institutions.
Then Congress extended the national
home system and the states took up
the work, until now nearly all Of the
disabled volunteers and regulars who
are not cared fof in their own homes
or in the homes Of relatives are com
fortably housed and cared for BY the
government. Il is a great work, OF
which not much is said, but It is some
thing to be proud Of.