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The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
STAND LIKE A STONE WALL

Between your children and the tor lures of itching and burning eczema, ScaldheadS or other skin diseases. How? why, by using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, earth's greatest healer. Quick est cure for ulcers, fever sores, salt rheum, cuts, burns or bruises. Infalli- ble for piles. 25c at R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; B. Hawley & Co.,, Stepney; Taylor, Curtis & Co, Sandy Hook, drug stores.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
PLATTSVILLE.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev H. o. Hofstead of Lees Chapel is to preach a series of sermons on Biblical tragedies, as follows: May 9, ''The Tragedy in Eden;" June l, ''The Universal Tragedy" June 8, "Egypt's Great Tragedy" June 15,
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
HIGHLAND DIVISION.

9.l5 a m, ; 5, 6.aO ID. Hawleyyille-East. a.5O. 1l49 a m, a.I7 D m. North Ne:tsxnSE.st. k.ss m. zspm- West. S54 m 2R e:ol m S1ndy Hook-East 75:, H-s6 a m, s-5 m;
 West $50 . m, 2N 5.56 m. Southburya.East. soc. lS0s. s-a6 m- wess southford-Esst. s.is m. lsIA AsS p m. Wet.
 6.S m. S.l5, 5.4l p m. Waterbury-Due, S36 . m, 1s3l, &0s ? n
 West. 6.13 n, 1.50. SIS ? ID.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
"The Worlds Greatest Tragedy.'I
 Preparations are already under way for Children's day exercises.
WHAT THIN PEOPLE NEED

Is greater power of digesting and assimilating food. For them Dr Kings New Life Pills work wonders. They tone and regulate the digestive organs, gently expel all poisons from the sys- tenn, enrich the blood. improve appe- tite, make healthy flesh. Only 25c at R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; B. Hawley & Co.,, Stepney; Taylor, Curtis & Co, Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
THE LESSONS OF UNIVERSITY.

A SERMON ON THE BURNING OF NEW
 MILFORD, CONN.,, MONDAY EVENING,
 MAY ), PREACHED IN THE METHO-
 DIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, NEW MIL
 FORD, SUNDAY EVENING, MAY II,
 1902, BY THE PASTOR, REV GEORGE
 LANSING TAYLOR, D. D., L. II. D.
 Text, Feel. {: II, American Version, 1901 ) "In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of advcrsi,y consider; yea God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out any thing that shall be after him.
 My friends and neighbors, we meet tonight under new and strange cir cumstances. This beautiful and pros porous village of New Milford, of a week ago. is now sitting in sackcloth and ashes, amid the scorched and blackened ruins of it's recent pride and gladness. More than half a hun dred of its merchants and business men have seen their stores and shops and offices go up in smoke and flame
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
Head to Foot ClOthierS.
Head to Foot ClOthiers FOSTER, BESSIE & co. It is Our Aim

To keep our store the best trading place in Bridgeport The very best place to buy every thing man, boy or child wears. To be fair; to be ibera] to have the right goods at the right prices to have satisfaction go with everysale; to treat each customer so that he will come back again and again; to keep our prices down and depend upon making a great many sales at a small margin, rather than few at large profit. If you like these business principles you will like our store One customer is served like another. Always the best we know how. If anything goes wrong we are here to make it right and you always know where to find us.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND. HART
 FORD RAILROAD.
wArEPrOwN BRANCH.

3.55. 5OO 6.12. ZIG. s55. ll.ao :p m. Sundays, 9.55 m, sos m. Arrive, 6.46, 800. 10.i0 a m. 1Gs. 2.S5. 4.37, 5.52, 6.47, 7I, ll.lS p m. Sum Watertown-Leave. 6.3O. 7.l2. 1922 m. ls.A. si7. 20. 5;34. 6.so. 7:M ll@ m: Sundays. l.4s 4.l,, 5.I7. G.a9. !.2., 9i2, ll-37 m. Sun days. To. l2 m. S-IO p
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23
BERKSHIRE DIVISION.

New Haven-North, 9.33 a m, 3.57 p m: South 105O m. 7.3O m. Shelton-North. 9.59 m, 42l p m; South, 1923 m, 7G pm Stevenson-North. 10.l1 a m, 4.33 p m; South, 1OOS m, 6.53 p n.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23

The 'Newtown Bee THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. ALLISON P. SMITH,
 PRESIDENT AND EDI TOR ARTHUR J. SMITH,
 SECRETARY, TREASURER
 AND BUSINESS MANAGER. HENRY M SMITH,
 VICE PRESIDENT AND
 GENERAL AGENT. Cents for Four Months. Four Cents a Copy. Newtown, Friday, May g, 1908. Telephone call, 24s-32.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23

 Favons Remedy the New so Se the ereqular St sizs
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Telephone call, 24s-32.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-23

s~ Sl.25 Year, 75 Gents for Six Months, 50 Cents for Four Months. Four Dents a Copy.
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[ Trains stop:when signaled oaly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Let the Row Go On.

Because of ambitious rivalry be-
tween Mr.. Frick and Mr.. Carnegie,
Pittsburg is to be the seat of another
university. This one is to be as SUI
perior to the Carnegie polytechnica1
school as Mr.. Fricf can make it. Let
US pray that more of our multimil-
lionaires will fall out with each other,
and that other cities will be lombard
ed with polytechnical schools and uni
versities. Perhaps they will get so
mad they will throw theaters. parks,
free hotels, fall overcoats and bar
rels of apples at each other
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Her .any wooden Feet.

A Mount Airy woman who is enter
tanning a couple of New York girls
was very much surprised yesterday
morning when her colored m aid, who
was laboring under great excitement.
came to her and said: Mrs. s.,
did you know dat Miss Dolly had
wooden feet ?'' wooden feet." re-
peated the hostess. What in the
world are you talking about? OF
course she hasn't wooden feet
''Yes'm, she has," insisted the colored
girl. ''She's done got five or six, an
she jes' screws 'em on an off when
ever she wants to put on anodder
pair o shoes. 1 seen 'em dis mawnin'
when 1 was a-fixin' up her room.
Come, an I'll show you" Rather
mystified to know what the girl was
driving at, her mistress followed her
to the room occupied by Miss Dolly.
Deere, ma'am, what did I tell you?''
exclaimed the maid, pointing tri-
umphantly to the closet in which
were several pairs of shoes supplied
with ''trees" to keep them in proper
shape.-Philadelphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
A Fish Story.

''Talk about fish and things o the
sea-" said he who claimed to be a sea-
faring man. '''Twas in the year
we'll, it was good while ago-and we
were floating somewhere around
well, one of the oceans. One day we
were heading SOU by SOU west. 1ati-
tudel forget exactly which-when
q ripple in the water suggested the
presence of shark. You can always
tell shark by its ripple-he's got
one of his own. We never landed a
good specimen, and when he showed
his head I could we'll tell he was ten
footer. L always was quick and pre-
else. A knife in me mouth, jump,
and I landed head foremost between
the sharks jaws. Quick as a fash, l
turned around; with me knife I cut
holes through his sides for my legs
and arms to pass through, and swan
back to the ship. Well, he was fine
morsel, that fish was, and we lived on
him for weeks. Is it true? WelP'-
and he displayed splinter from the
handle of the knife.-Harper's Month
ly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
THE TRUSTS.
They Can BE Controlled Only by Ma
tiOna1 Action.

In my message to the present congress
at it's first session 1 discussed at length
big corporations commonly doing an in
terstate business, often with some ten
known as trusts. The experience of the
past year has emphasized. in my opin-
i01 ans oesra redRaste Of
social efficiency is high standard of
Individual energy and excellence but
er to act in combination for aims which
cannot so we'll be achieved by the indi-
of civilization is the inviolability of prop
erty: but this is in no wise inconsistent
Of the artca Wheh
der. the name of corporate franchises. in
of these powers. Corporations. and espe-
cially combinations of corporations
ton. Experience has shown that under our
system of government the necessary
action he ST It must therefore be achieved by
national action Our aim is not to do
away with corporations; on the contrary,
development of modern industrialism, and
the effort to destroy them would be futile
work the utmost mischief to the entire
body polite. We can do nothing of good
in the way of regulating and supervising
these corporations until we fix clearly in
our minds that we are not attacking the
corporations, but endeaxoring to do away
viii e~AS CIV a. AZ eAASih- az n.y.
to them; are merely determined that
they shall be SO handled as to subserve
against misconduct, not against wealth.
The capitalist who. alone or in conjunc-
ton with his fellows. performs some
great industrial feat by which he wins
money is a welldoer, not wrongdoer.
provided only he works in proper and
legitimate lines. We wish to favor such
a man when he does we'll. We wish to
supervise and control his actions onlv to
prevent him from doing ill., Publicity
can do no harm to the honest corpora
| ton: and we need not be overteuder
about sparing the dishonest corporation.
Must Exercise Care.
| In curbing and regulating the combina-
| lions of capital which are or may become
| Injurious to the public we must be careful
not to stop the great enterprises which
have legitimately reduced the cost of pro-
cuction, not to abandon the place which
our country has won in the leadership OF
the. international industrial world, not to
strike down wealth with the result Of clos
| ing factories and mines, of turning the
wage-worker idle In the streets and feav-
| ing the farmer without market for what
he grows Insistence upon the impossible
| means delay in achieving the possible. ex-
actly as, on the other hand. the stubborn
| defense alike of what is good and what is
| bad in the existing system, the resolute eff
| fort to obstruct any attempt at betterment
,hstrays blindness to the historic truth thai
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
President Insists the Island Should
Have Confederation.

1 hope soon to submit to the senate
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May 20
last the United States kept its promise to
the island by formally vacating Cuban soil
and turning Cuba over to those whom her
own people had chosen the first officials
of the new republic
Cuba lies at our doors, and whatever af-
fects her for good or for i'll affects also.
So much have our people felt this that in
the Platt amendment We definitely took the
ground that Cuba must hereafter have
closer political relations with US than with
any other power. Thus in a sense Cuba
has become a part of our interna tional po-
htica1 system. This makes it necessary
that il return she should be given some of
nomic system. It is, from our own stand
point, short-sighted ane mischieyous pol
icy to fail to recognize this need More
over 1t is unworthy of mighty and gen
erous nation. itself the greatest and most
successful republic In history. to refuse t9
weak sister republic just entering upon its
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Unsafe.

A short time prior to the outbreak
of the civil war, Wendell Phillips was
travelling through the west, making
abolition speeches, says the Philadel-
phia. Ledger. On the same train
one day was a pro-slavery Baptist
minister from the south, who, on
learning that Phillips was on the
train, entered his car and introduced
himself. 'And you are Wendell
Phillips, believer" Yes, sir" said
Mr.. Phillips. Engaged in saving ne
groes from slavery, eh?" eyes, sir"
''Well, why don't you go down south
to save them?" Mr.. Phillips replied:
"You, 1 believe, are minister of the
Gospel?'' Eyes, SIR Engaged in
saving souls from help" Yes
''Well, why don't you go there and
save them?'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Victim of aTobacco Curev

A man who chewed 90 cents worth
of tobacco week concluded to try a
tobacco cure. In two weeks he ate
$3.50 worth of cure, and for the next
two weeks he used 10 cents worth of
yucatan, cents worth of candy, 5
cents worth of peanuts and cents
worth of cough drops per day. Dur
ing these two weeks he also consumed
two large rubber erasers, ate the
rubber tips from II lead pencils,
chewed up a dozen penholders and
browsed off his moustache as high
as he could reach.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05

wise evolution is the sure safeguardaga
No more important subject can come be-
fore the congress than this of the regula-
ton of Interstate business. This country
under our peculiar system of government
we are helpless in the presence of the new
or to- cut WhateVer Of EVIL has arsan in
connection with them. The power of the
fongresSb d TO- reguiddte n5srS5ade
without limitations other than those pre-
scribeG by the constitution. The congress
laws Necessary and proper for executin ts
this power. and 1 am sa tisfied that this
islation now on the statute books. It is
evident, therefore, that evils restrictive of
commercial freedom entailing restraint
regulating power of the congress, anC tina
a wise and reasonable law would be a'neces-
authority to the end that such evils should
be eradicated
Grimm a tions, which prevent or cripple
competition. fraudulent apitalization,
practices which injuriouafy affect inter- ano
state trade can be prevented under the pow
With forgn Nations ans ahe
era1 states" through regulations and re-
quirements operating directly. upon such
and those engaged therein;
earnestly recommend this subject to the
considera ton of the congress with view
provisions and effective in its operations,
upon which the questions can be finally
aGjudicated that now raise doubts as to
the necessity Of constitutional amendment.
If it prove impossible to accomplish the
purposes above set forth by such. a law,
then, assuredly, we should not shrink from
amending the constitution to secure
beyond peradventure the power sought.
The congress has not heretofore made
any appropriation for the better enforce
ment of the antitrust law as it now stands.
Very much has been done by the depart
ment of justice in securing the enforce
ment Of this law, but much more could be
propria ton. for this purpose, to be expended
under the direction of the attorney gen
erdl.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05

that which will be given the subject by
of business experts can be appointed
whose duty it should be to recommend
and SCIENTIFIC examination of the various
schedulss as they are afIected by TIE
CHANGED and changing conditions, The The
commission would show what changes
should be made in the various schedules,
without also changing the great pros
perity which this country is now enjoy
ing. or upsetting its fixed economic pol
The cases in which the tariff can pro-
stitute an inconsiderabie factor in the
question; but of course if in any case
t be found that a given rate OF duty
ILL., no protectionist would object to such
reduction of the duty as would equal:ze
In my judgment. the tariff on anthra-
cite coal should be removed, and anthra-
inally, on the free list This would have
no effect at all save in crises: but in
crises it might be of service to the peo-
pie.
Needed Financial Legislation.
Interest rates are potent factor in
s1 m ana In to t fh
ing needs of the seasons and OF widely
separated communities, and to prevent
the recurrence of financial stringencies
which injuriOusly affect legitimate bust
ness, it is necessary that there should be
an element of elasticity in our monetary
system. Banks are the natural servants
commerce, and upon them should be
placed, far as practicable, the burden
of furnishing and maintaining a circu-
lation adequate to supply the needs of
our diversified industries and of our do
nestle and foreign commerce.: and the
issue of this should be so regulated that
a sufficient supply should be always
available for the business interests of
the country.
1t would be both unwise and unneces-
sary at this time to attempt to recon-
struct our financial system. which has
been the growth of century: but some
additional legislation is, I think, desir-
able The mere outline of any. plan sufh-
GENTLY comprehensive to meet these re-
quirementS would tranSgreSS the appro-
pirate limits of this communication. It
is suggested, however. that all future
legisla ton on the subject should be with
instrumentalities as will automatically
supply every legitimate demand of pro-
ductive industries and of commerce, not
only in the amount, but in the character
of circula ton; and of making all kinds of
money interchangeable. and. at the will
of the holder, convertible into the eStab-
Hshed gold standard.
I again call your attention to the need
of passing a proper immigration law.
covering the points outlined in my mes
sage to you at the first session of the
present congress; substantially such a bill
has already passed the house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Corn Every Three Months.

In Cuba, it is said, four crops of
corn, can be raised in a year, and the
question is asked, if Kansas farmers
can make money growing one crop a
year, what might be done in Cuba,
where four crops can be raised? In
this newspaper TALK it is stated
that Cuban corn is smaller than the
average United States corn, which
means that it is ever so much smaller
than Kansas corn. Then, also, what
about the fertility of the soil under
the strain of four crops a year?-To-
peka Mail and Breeze.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
An Army of Postmasters.

Of all government employees, the
fourth-class postmasters are the most
numerous. They number more than
10000, and exceed by $4,000 the Off
GERS and men of the army of the
United States, as now reduced to
minimum. Not far from one person
in every 1000 keeps post Office of
this grade. Fourth-class postmasters
receive for compensation the receipts
from box rents, and commission on
their cancellations and incidentals,
such as the sale of waste-paper
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Raising His own Oysters.

An interesting experiment is being
conducted by an enterprising Kansas
man. He owns a number of large salt
wells from which he turns a flow Of
salt water into lake to 80 feet deep
and IA miles long. He is planting the
lake with live oysters, the finest he
can secure, shipped by fast express
from the Atlantic coast. What sue
cess he will have in raising his inland
oysters remains to be seen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
A Long Bottle story.

A bottle which has been on it's way
for two years and half has just been
picked up near the Hawaiian islands.
From its contents it appears that it
was thrown into the Macl1inac strait
in 1900 by Mr.. Rocher, of Illinois.
1t appears to have foated down the
Mississippi, crossed the Mexican gulf
and the Atlantic, doubled Cape Horn,
and drifted on the Pacific until picked
up-a distance of 10000 miles or so.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
CATARRH OF LUNGS.
A Prominent Chicago Lady Cured
by Pe-ru-na.

Miss Maggie Welch, secretary OF
the Betsey Ross Educational and
Benevolent Society, writes from S2S
North State street, Chicago, Ill, the
following glowing words concerning
Peruna:
cold I ever had in my life. I coughed
night and day, and my lungs and
throat became so sore that I was IN
great distress. All cough remedies
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Some Things Worse.

People who think that republican
government is failure might modify
their views on learning the fact just
announced that the taxes in Russia
have increased 100 per cent. in 20
years. An autocracy may be more
picturesque than a republic, but it is
also much more expensive to keep up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Remarkable Flight of Swallows.

Remarkable Flight of Swallows.
1t has often been stated that 60
miles an hour was the utmost rate at
which swallow could fly. Recent
experiments between Compeigne and
Antwerp proved that a swallow in a
hurry can cover 12S1hmiles in an hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
The Strength of a Beet1.

A scientist has calculated that if a
beetle were as large as a horse, with
its muscular strength increased in
proportion to it's size, it could, with
the greatest ease, pull loaded train
of IL cars, engine and all, along a
track, or move two-story house on
wheels.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
Diaz to Retire January 1

President Diaz, of Mexico, known
as the grand old man" of that coun-
try, will retire from Office on January
1. He will be succeeded by Jose Yves
Limantour, now foreign minister of
Mexico.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05

nauseated me, and nothing afforded
me relief until my doctor said rather
in a joke, Il guess Peruha is the only
medicine that will cure you
Il told him. that / would certainly
try it and Immediately sent for
bottle. I found that relief came the
first day, and as 7 kept taking il
faithfully the cough gradually dimin-
iShed, and the soreness left me. 1t is
fine."-Maggie Welch.
Address the Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, Ohio. for free literature
on catarrh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Promptly Sued for Divorce.

William Banks, of Knoxville, Tenn,
refused to take his wife to the circus
and she promptly sued him for di-
vorce, the grounds being said refusal.
Men have no show these days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05

lcontinued ON Third Page,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-25
Acme Book Store.
ITS Walnut Street.

YOU'LL want new hat for Easter.
All the latest shapes for men at
Hirschmans.
IT was generally understood that
the electric light and power franchise
would be accepted.
WHEN you want faces and embroid-
cries go to Posten's Cash Store.
HAVE you gotten your seats for
the jolly Hobos yet? They are on
sale.
Now If the old house on High street
is torn down according TO orders of
council there is no one who is inter-
ested in the looks of town who will be
sorry.
THE Hobos are in town and to-
night will appear at the opera house.
They are said to be all right and they
claim that the show is a first class
one. The prices are reasonable.