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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Mr. and Mrs Daniel Murphy of An
sonia have welcomed a son at their
home. Mr. and Mrs Shay of Berkshire
are the happy grandparents.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Norman Northrop has rented his
tenement house to George A. Everts.
Mr. Everts formerly occupied John R..
Peck'S tenement house.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

gist, calls attention to his reliable line
of tooth brushes in another column.
He has guaranteed ones at 25c; also
brushes at lower and higher prices.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Miss Clara, were guests ofirelatives in
Danbury, Friday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Mr. and Mrs H. P. Read and Elliot
briggs of Brooklyn have been enjoying
a sojOurn at the Grand Central.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Mrs Charles Miller and daughter.
Arlyne, of Bridgeport were guests,
Saturday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs
John Sheehan.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17
PNEUMONIA CAN BE PREVENTED.

This disease always results from
cold or an attack of the grip and may
be prevented by the timely use of
Chamberlain Congh Remedy. That
remedy was extensively used during
the epidemics of La Grippe of the past
few years, and not single case has
ever been reported that did not recov-
err or that resulted in pneumonia,
which shows it to be a certain pre-
ventive of that dangerous disease.
Chambelain's Cough Remedy has gain
ed a worldwide reputation for it's
cures of colds and grip. For sale by
R. II. Beers & Co., Newtown; Taylor,
Curtis & Co., Sandy Hook; W. N.
Hurd, Long Hill; The E. G. Platt Co. ,
Hawleyville; A. B. Brakeman, Bots
ford.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Miss NJ. Grace Smith Of North Ha-
ven returned to her home, Monday
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Frederick e. Mcguire was in Bridge
port, Monday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

John Hamlin of South Britain has
entered the employ of Marketman
John II. Blackman.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Mrs w. S. Wheeler and Frank
Wright of Shelton Mere guests, last
week, of Mr. and Mrs H. W. Wright.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Miss Bessie L. Beers has returned to
her home after sojourn in the Adj
rondackS.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Peter Farrell of Bridgeport is spend
ing few days with his uncle, James
Farrell
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Ezra Patch has been relaying the re-
tanning wall in front of his house, this
fall.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

The friends of II. B. Sherman o.
Botsford will be glad to hear that he
is now on the gain.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

" and you will always feel we'll and
ok the pictHre of health. See adv. \
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Mr. and Mrs Edward r. Clark spent
a few days in Bridgeport, this week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

Alva Longstreet of Pittsfield, Mass,
paid short visit to Hawleyville
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

l.. F. Curtis, the Bridgeport drug
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

The entire treatment of Ramon
Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets for con-
stipatiOn, costs but 25c-medicine for
a month, pleasant to take and thorough
in action. Ask your dealer for Ramon's.
Fl. e. Mott, NewtoWn; S. G. Bull
& Co., Sandy Hook: W. B. Hawley,
Sherman; S. J. Parks, Trumbull;
E. A. Honan, Charlottesville.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17

friends, last week, stopping with
James Hawley.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17
GRANGE BULLETIN.

LOCAL PATRONS TO VISIT BROOKFIELD
GRANGE.
Next Monday evening, October 20,
members Of Pohtatuck Grange with
their friends are to make fraternal
visit to Brookfeld Grange. AS many
as can are earnestly requested to go
as it is the last visit of the season.
POhtatuck is to furnish the program
and that they will be warmly welcom-
ed by Brookfield there is no doubt.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-27

surrounding streets may be seen every
variety of apparel known to civilized
and uncivilized man. The country
people wear little or nothing, the
coolies as little as nothing, but the
town negro wears anything nah rim
town negro wears everything he or
she can put on, without any regard
whatever to the climatic conditions.
They take their notions from the
English fashion papers, and heavy
wooden clothing. is all the style. The
writer has even seen sealskins worn
in Kingston on a day when the ther-
mometer registered 80 degrees in the
shade Here is a. stylish saddle colored
gentleman wearing loud check trous-
ers, patent leather shoes; a" striped
flannel shirt of three -colors, waist,
a blue English cricketing cap on his
head. In his hand he carries an i'm
mense cane, while screwed into his
LETT eye is a. circular piece of perfectly
plain glass, through which he glares
stonily On the tffong. Not long ago the
single eyeglass became very popular
among Kingston society darkies, but
they could not get along with the
glasses that magnif1ed, so some enter
prising merchant imported a lot Of CIR
cular pieces of plain window glass.
and all the dudes wore them, happily
and idiotically.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-27
new YEARS IN RUSSIA

In the smaller cities Of Russia New
Years day is in the Twelve Days
festival The Russians in many parts
have held to the old ways from time
immemorial. The preparations for the
season begin early in November. The
host of some great house begins to lay
in stores Of sailed beef and sausages,
liqeurs, etc. The hostes caa1s on all
her friends and invites young and old.
Next day she is succeeded by the nurse,
who makes the same rounds Of visits.
Her duty is to invite especially the
young ladies. he is hailed with joy,
and the lady of the house hastens to
mix for her the cup of wine. She de-
livers her errand and is piled with
questions as to the invited and reject
ed. But the most important question
is, Who are the elected?" These are
the young men invited by the hostess
for the girls, or fair maidens,' as they
are called. The duty Of the young man
thus designated is to look after the
amusemefIt~ and pleasure of his fair
maiden" during the twelve days..
The responsibility of the choice lying
with the hostess, she has to be careful
| in her selection.
But the invitation has again to be re-
peated, this time by the master of the
house in the person of his servant, or
swat" who, with mace in hand, per-
! forms his mission. On entering each
house he offers a prayer before the
shrine Of the saint to which it is dedi-
Gated. He then delivers the invitation
IN the name of his master and mistress.
At first, according to etiquette, the in
vitation is refused, but after much
pressing it is finally accepted. When
the day arrives, the young ladies who
are the heroines of the season, appear
! in sledge accompanied by their moth
err and favorite companion, generally
a girl of inferior rank, who sits at their
feet. This sledge is followed by anoth-
err containing tirewomen charged with
sledges foliow-the longer. the process
sion the greater the honor to the house
visited. On the arrival the host and
hostes meet the guests. at the gate,
bow without speaking and conduct
them into the house.-New York World.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-27
TROPICAL CHRISTMAS
How the Day Of Days Is Celebrated
In la mAie8.

How the Day Of Days Is Celebrated
In jamaica.
Christmas with the mercury at IS
degrees in the shade and soaring away
out of sight when exposed in the open!
The burning, almost boiling, rays Of
the sun beat vertically down from a.
deep blue dome of sky that is unfleck-
ed by a single film of cloud, and re-
fleet Back with added intensity Of
suffering heat from the parched, baked
and cracked earth and from the sur
face of a. sea that shimmers like mott
en- lead. Christmas in a land af per-
petual summer, and a hot wave at
that, where linen suit feels like a
buffalo robe and the mere thought Of
blazing Yule log almost induces an
attack of fever! The calendar may
insist that it is the 25th of December,
but to d stranger from the north, says
q newspaper -, correspondent from
Kingston, Jamaica, to whom the world
"Christmas" has jingle of sleighbells
and the sharp, keen ring of skate
blades on the ice, there is no real
! Christmas in the strange Countries
Of the tropics.
In Kingston, the capital of Jamaica,
the preparations for Christmas begin
! several weeks before the vent The
shopkeepers lay in xtra supplies and
provide special attractions, pretty
much after the manner of the New
York stores. Among other things they
iv,,r nj Of re
and candles from London, New York
and Paris, including chocolate creams
and other confectionery which New
Workers. are accustomed to getting
fresh every hour" In Jamaica you
are reasonably sure of getting these
delicacies fresh every. Christmas.
Chocolate grows in great abundance
all over the island, but it must go to
London or Paris or New York to be
manufactured into candy, or even into
the preparations for breakfast bever+
ages. That is one of the expensive
pecu1iarities of the country. The
Christmas markets is the great feature
Of the day, and. almost the principal
event Of the year in a certain sense.
Everybody goes to market on Christ
mas day, and between the hours Of 6
and Q lin the morning all the fashion
and beauty of the islands capital are.
on dress parade through Victoria
market.
The stalls in the market are gayly
decorated with flags, bunting, palm
branches. colored paper, tinsel and an
abundance of flowers. A brass band
occupies d prominent position in the
market building and diseourses music
OF great Volume. and variety and more
or less melody. After the crowds fair
ly takes possession of the market the
performance Of the band appears to be
mostly pantomimic, for nothing made
by the, hand Of man can for moment
conlpets: n noise producing capacity
with the. average Jamaican negro.
The West Indian negro's great
weakness is q. love Of say apparel next
is q, hrsdHeetion. fpr.cer emoniousness,
and,;;tthe most prominent aff1tction Is
garrulity. In the. crowa that 4surges
rasts,ones through the market and the.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-27
DECLARATION or WAR.
Continued from Page One.

hours of the day into eight hours Of
work, eight hours for pleasure, and
eight for sleep, but unhappily the ever
varying condition Of human necessity
makes it impossible to apply any such
hard, fast rules. The great achieve
ments of the world have so far been
accomplished by individualism; that is
the giving to each man an opportunity
to do the best that is within him.
''Think of exchanging this system
for the dark and abysma1 depth of So
cialism or the system of uniform effort
Think of trying to compress all the
men Of the world into the same mould
Fancy the state saying to any man bent
on achieving greatness, You must not
work after the bell rings or the whistle
blows Why, if those agatators could
succeed in squeezing all humanity into
such a punny mold, the folly would
only be exceeded by the wickedness
of it,
This Gompers bill absolutely pro-
hibits men from working overtime for
the benefit Of their own families. Com
pers first made the silly effort to apply
the bill to railroad and steamboat SER
vice. It was found that some engineers
would have to stop their trains twenty
five or fifty miles from their destina-
ton, and that steamboats, in coast and
inland service would be left helpless
far from the shore. The transportatio,
companies naturally made a strc1:
protest, and Gompers was forced to
acknowledge that such an idiotic law
could not be applied to this service.
The transportation lines were accord
ingly exempted. Gompers, however,
driven from one corner to another, fl
nally decided to unload the burden of
this ridiculous measure upon the man.
ufacturers Of the United States
mot one labor leader in a hundred
has ever read the Gompers bill and not
one" in ten thousand in the ranks of or
ganized labor has ever given the bill
moments thought. The average work.
err does not want the law. The. bill is
an agitator's bill. Those fellows are
always willing to engage in any brawl-
Ing. Or denunciatory assault upon en-
ployers. The average labor agitator
is an 1shmaelite. His hand is raised
against every man. Through his in
fuence the labor organizations have
officially denounced the church, de-
claring time and again that a union is
enough church for any man; the agi-
tators have procured the passage Of
resolutions in which organized labor
ia IS. set, itself against the lows Of the
lanth declaring that the laws which
must be observed by others shall not
be- applied to them or they will rebel.
'Itecent!y organized labor has mad de
Il concer ted attack upon the National
Guard, driving union Workingnen
from the Inilitio. What foro Simply
because, under the present leadership
the unions desire the Over throw Of the
la.N*alld the courts. They know that
they eaianot bring his, r:,a.,;'t with the
1Hiiitia*yat hand to uphold the law.
They. the, eforc. desire 10 de@troy The
force. 81! .ch VII: r1'',' 1hcu3 c:>aa. y'e
the; ii 2ss~cf tie land ';'h' sgi'a.>rs CO.
sirs ;,t4t o: bhiid ZIP q despotism ins;1a tae
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1|I!I7DHELL THE HERO
Continued from Page One.

h:;inest men that money can buy in
i':s country" was the speakers final
':ibute of praise.
REV. r W. Purdue Of the Congrega-
t:o,'al chur, Il at Spring Valley also
::,cke in oulogy Of the life and
IL ''itvc1,;e2r,s Of President John Nit
rFr'
Tire ~,,e.:r,1 of the United Mine
N'",kerS' president was brief but sim
,,:."ely EXPRESSIVE of his gratitude. He
said in substances:
M. Chairman, Friends and Neigh
i'.rs has been my fate Of fortune
+, take an active part in everything
With which I have been connected.
" ,;'' Il resident of Spring Valley
:i-;' 10 be active in every movement
~ ri>.h was in the interest Of the peO-
49,. In the broader field of activity I
have tried to take the same attitude,
md have done what I thought was
ii:~hr.
"When one aims to lead in any
n3oEement the calcium light of public
attention is turned his way. I want to
say to you now that if took the ex-
preston Of the people Of this city as a
personal tribute to me I would agrees
sivaly protest. But l do not so regard
it. take this as homage to that great
army of men, women and children in
the anthra cite fields, whose heroic
struggles have commended them to eV-
cry thinking citizen in the country.
81 am more than happy to know
your hearts beat in sympathy with
theirs. and that you approve Of my
work in that connection. I desire to
say also, as I did to you four years
ago, that if doing what 1 believe to be
right will bring to the homes and
friends of my craftsmen a little more
light and sunshine I shall feel that my
life has not been spent in vain.''
Mr.. Mitchell closed with a declara-
ton that in the last four years he had
seen themine workers and their people
rise in the scale of citizenship, adding
that any movement doing this con-
tribute to the good of the entire ma
ton. He also said that he could not
properly discuss the present investi-
cation of the national commission,
then bowed his way to his chair, while
= saying it would be his constant pur-
pose to acquit himself we'll.
AZ tIc CO1lCIuSlOIl VI his Speech, rev.
Father John F. Powers, on behalf of
the people of Spring Valley, presented
President Mitchell with a handsome
silver service with the following en-
graved upon the tray:
"Whereas. Our fellow citizen and fell
low workman. John Mitchell, who as
national president of the United Mine
Workers of America led the anthracite
miners of Pennsylvania in their strike
during the present year and secured
what in our judgment is the greatest
moral and material victory that union
labor Of the United States has ever
gained over organized capital and cor
porative greed; and
Whereas, We believe the success of
said strike can with Justice be largely
attributed to his sane judgment, ster-
ling honesty and sagacious leadership:
therefore, be it r III
Resolved, That it is with pleas
uFe aad pride that We greet our fellow
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townsman, John Mitchell, on his first
tories in Pennsylvania and bespeak for
him continued health and happiness
and long years to be devoted to the
sacred cause of humanity"
The people of Peru presented Presi-
dent Mitchell with engrossed and
framed resolutions commencing his
Work as the leader Of the coal miners.
Mother" Jones created great enthu-
siasm and amusement by one OF her
characteristic speeches In which she
described a miners snack in West Vir-
ginia as six boards, four shingles and
two nails.
This is what the coal operator re-
fers to as one of my houses" she
said. =
A brief address by W. B. Wilson, ma
tional .secretalX of tho r, United Mine
Workers, closed the days proceedings
which we're presided over by William
Hawthorne.
In the evening Thomas J. Kidd, vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor, addressed large gathering
in the Opra house, met to do further
honor to President Mitchell.
President Mitchell Unexpectedly
broke silence in a notable way in d
speech at Monday nights mass meet :
ing. He gave his views Of the rela-
tons between capital and labor.
Il don't believe there is an irrecon-
cilable breach between capital and
labor he said. More and more I
hold the relations are reciprocal or are
tending that way. Both must exist,
and each must and will be here until
| a complete revolution comes I also
hold that strikes should and can be
avoided. I think the conference be-
tween the opposing sides largely will
! solve the difficulty. Labor and capital
| can work out a proper and equitable
| solution when they get down, look
each other straight i nthe eye and tell
the absolute truth. Then the days of
| misery will be over.
II am not an opponent of the rich.
! have no quarrel with the men who
have wealth." he said. II want labor
to have the last farthing due it, but
am Wiling chat capital should have
! it's share" 4
Mr.. Mitchell said, although he had
! conducted several large Strikes he was
not believer in the strike. He held
that while labor should reserve the
right to strike, every effort should first
be made toward cancellation.
But I do not hold that strikes are
barbarous," he exclaimed. Il China
they have no strikes, and in this coun-
f~tfy We have. /Strikes are the Develop
ment Of the highest civilization"
The speaker alsoo said he would not
reply directly to DR.. Hills or President
Eliot, but was pleased they were inter-
esting themselves in union labor.
though opposing the labor cause. He
| believed, he said, both would eventu-
| ally come over to the side of trade
unionism.
Mr. Mitchell also lauded the pulpit
and the press, the former as the
friend, of the oppressed and the latter
as the influence that crystalize public
sentiment on the side of the right. A
public sentiment could be sufficiently
aroused. he asserted, ITO overthrow the
government itself" He closed his adj
dress by saying the recent anthracite
coal miners strike, terreible as it had
been, undoubtedly had served to
strengthen the pause fthe working
man.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-27

liberties Of the United States. The
employers of this country, however,
do not propose that such an anarchistic
element shall ever have charge of the
destinies of the United States"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-27
DIDN'T: KNOW so. MUCH:

Ex- Governor Frank 9. Black, as he
emerged from the criminal courts
building on the day OF his speech in
defense Of Molineux, says the New
York Times, was greeted by a newsboy
with the shout: Extra! All about the
Molireux case!", And then, recogniz-
ing the;tall lawyer. the boy exclaimed:
Il guess you know all about it," I" Hard
ly," replied the Governor. when you
have been in q fight do you know how
often yoit get~hit>a,,d how many times
you" blows land?.' Not It'll dc gang
tells me-" said the boy. That's why
gaess. III have to read the papers,
replied the ex-Goyernor, buying sever
al '""r: .'"''.'" "a - t'' +59 ~
STOPS r1ll:~ x:tia.!i "ANO WORKS
":'': :T1E cul.p. .-
t.:lxati1e Brolnu7tjuinines ia blets cur,
il sold in one. .i,lv:: NJ cuIe. no Poy!
irit "a .ei ts;.ss4 .s.* a. -
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Wait and See.

From the Chicago News:
Let Mr.. Baer go to his native town
and see if the people do to him what
Spring Valley did to Mitchell.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-05-17

New York. May 15.-The feature oe
the racing to-day at Morris Park was
The brilliant performance OF a. Feath-
erstone's fast hlly. Hataso0. in the
Claremont handicap. at six and a half
turlongs. She took command at the
start and steadily increasing her lead.
won under "a stin pull by two lengths.
lady Jncas second. and Northern
star. an added starter. third.
FIRST Race-Last six furlOngs OF tha
Withers mile selling. Brunswick U2
20 d. won; Musidora & 20 Id. second.
Somerset a 10 ID. third. Time. I15.
Second Race-F'or two-year-olds. last
i've furlongs Of the Eclipse course.
selling Makeda a 20 ID. won: Sontag
llZ TO ID. second; Decoration go to ID.
thrd. Time. SO 3-4.
Third Roca-The Van Nest. selling.
the last six and a half furlongs of
Nithers mills. Gay Boy C. 20 %. won.
Jack DeAund (1 TO ID, second. CIOn-
neu OIL TO 50. third. Time. l2iI-a
Fourth Race-The Withers mile. sat
urday (3 10 ID, won: Courteuay l5 10
-. second Adelaide Prince GO 20 ID,
third. Time. l.41 3-4.
Firth Race-The Ciaremont handfcap.
last six and a half furloMgs OF the
Withers mile. Gay Boy q 10 p. won.
Lady Uncas GO 20 ID, second: Northern
star % 70 ID, third. Time. l2Ol-2.
sixth Race-One mile and a furlong
OF the Withers course: Or. Riddle 40
TO -, Won; DiXieline go TO ID. second:
ttoehampton g 10 -. third. Time
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-05-17
PROPER SHIRT WAISTS.



The fashionable shirt waist IS un-
Guestionably the white one, and both
thick and thin ones are made in great
variety: many different kinds Of ma
kras, plain linen. sheer muslin, tucked
md trimmed with lace entire deuN or
with meoallions of lace. and the daint-
lest OF linen lawn embroidered by
hand. dotted Swiss muslin and so on
Indefinitely through an almost lncred-
lble list Of materials.
The plain shirt waist OF madras or
heavy linen has little fullness in front.
some are made with pointed yOkes.
some with plain Jokes at the back. but
The majority have no yoke at all-that
l.. no visible yoke. One firm OF shirt
makers turns out a waist that has a
yoke In 'front.', or. rather. a yoke lining.
for il does not show in the shape OF an
outside yoke. The waists are all made
20 give the long-waisted line. pointed
Ia front. The sleeves are OF moderate
size, In bishop shape. Anlshed with a
band at the wrist. some are tucked,
but the majority are plain
There Is one waist that has a small
packet az the left side that Is thought
very smart Ii IS the fad 10 have shirts
made 20 order ard il is undeniabIa
that better At and q smarter effect
may be obtained by taking this extra
trouble. And yet "a would seera as
though among the hundreds OF ready
made waists that are displayed there
waxa enough 20 choose.
I should 50 much like TO be you for
q couple OF hours" said a lady TO her
husband as she embraced him with
fervor.
why, my dear7"
Because then would 30 and buy q
nsw dress fos my tttie. wifey."