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The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31

Mrs George Sherwood, last Wednesday.
 Mrs Archer entertained her sister and husband recently from Cranberry.
 Mrs Hannah White of Pennsylvania is visiting John Williams and wife of Westport;spent several days with rela- tiveS here this week.
 The Lyons Plains whist club met at the residence of Horace Hurlburt on Wednesday evening.
 John Williams, who has been ill for some time, is improving but not able to 20 out yet.
The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31

 CHxZD

Does your horse ''feel his oats"? What a difference be- tween the grain-fed and the grass-fed horse! The first strong and full of ginger, the second aabby, weak and tired out before he begins. The feeding makes the difference.
 Children arc not alike either. One is rosy, bright-eyed. full of life and laughter, another is pale, weak and dull. The feed- ing again is responsible.
 Sickly children need special feeding. They don't" t"feeltheir oats". Scott's Emulsion adds just the right richness to their diet. 1tis like grain to the horse. The child gets new appetite and strong digestion. Scott's Emulsion is more than food. It is a strong medicine. It rouses up dull children, puts new flesh on thin ones and red blood into pale ones. It makes children grow l Scott's Emulsion makes ordi.
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TASHUA.
WHAT'S GOING ON

Charles Gilbert has come out with a new automobile.
 The whist club was entertained at Mrs G. D. Mallett's, Friday evening, January 24.
 Miss Martin has recently spent a.few days at Mrs F. B. Mallett's.
 The TaShua whist club were invited to spend Tuesday evening, January 28, at Randolph Bradley's, Bedding, and were royalty entertained.
 The Tashua fox hunters have killed seven foxes this winter.
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Special Offer For the Next 30 Days.

To every new subscriber to McCall's Maga- sine of Fashions we will give absolutely free one copy of McCalrs Bazar Dressmaker for February.
 This Is in addition to the pattern which we always give with the magazine.
 Remember that for Soc you get one years subscription to McCalrs Magazine, one free
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nary food do Its duty.
 This picture represents the Trade Mark of Scott's Emulsion and is on the wrapper of every bottle Send for free sample.
 SCOTT & BOVINE, 100 Pearl St., New York. soc and $I. all druggists.
The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31
EASTON.

TAKES A SUDDEN DESCENT INTO THE
 CELLAR.
 As Harry Palmer was assisting in re- laying floor in the the house of Han ford Lyon in Strattield he stepped on loose board and was suddenly pre- cipitated to the cellar and received a shaking up. Fortunately no bones were broken.
The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31
A Handkerchief
 Sensation.

If you want any Handkerchiefs, ,or expect towant any during the next six months, it will pay to visit store today.
 It's pleasure to lose Handkerchiefs when you replace them from such lots these and at such modest prices.
 Five hundred dozen Swiss Embroidered Hand- kerchefs, manufacturers seconds, such loose thread in the embroidery, slightly imperfect lawn nothing of any account.
 Prices a-half to two-thirds less than their usual prices.
 Lot 1-Sale Price Sc each values 124 to 19c.
 Lot 2-Sale Price 12ac each, values 25c to 374c
 Lot 3-Sale Price 19c each values 374 to soc.
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OUR NEldHBORs.
sTEPNEY.
BAPTIST CHURCH TOPICS.

BAPTIST CHURCH TOPICS.
 The monthly covenant meeting of the Baptist church will be held next Sunday, February ?, at 10.30 a. m.
 Next Sunday, February 2, at p. m., Rev k. P. Braman will hold services in the Lower Stepney schoolhouse: A cordial invitation is extended to all.
 The prayer meetings next week con- ducted by Rev F. P. Braman will be as follows: Tuesday evening at 7.15, Lower Stepney schoolhouse; Wednes- day, T D. m., at the church; Thursday, ' D. m., at Judd's district schOolhOuse.
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LOCAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT.

LOCAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT. rented to new families who are about to make Bethel their home. The Wood Working company expect to be ready for business in few days. Mrs H.. Cornelius Judd's Sunday school class met at her home on Maple street. last Saturday. The young la dies were engaged -iq making an as sold for cash. The proceeds of sales amounted to S5, which will be applied to a fund for procuring new library books at the Congregational church. Miss Mamie CrOfut and Mrs St John at their cake sale, last Saturday in l Gibbs store, added 94 to the library fund. Other sales will follow. this week, which will swell the amount of money wanted. Bethel and vicinity if they desire shingles made, to draw their logs to Chauncey Donald's mill and he will saw them.
 w. J. Nichols is now nicely located in his new barn. Your correspondent had the pleasure of looking it over and it is model barn for the llvely busi- ness in every respect.
 H. M. Taylor has been i'll this week | and tumble to attend to his duties at I Edwin Shorts hat factory. l Hon Homer l.. WanZer Of New Fair | field was the guest, last Monday, Of $. B. Knowles. MT Knowles accOmpa- nied MT Wanzer to Hartford on Tues day.
 c. T. Hickok is spending two or three days this week in New York City showing a new line of sample hats for the Judd & Dunning Hat Co. The Youngs and YeOman spring style came out last week.
 All hat factories in town are fairly busy this week. Most of the spring orders are to be shipped in February and so on for the season.
 Charles Squire, the job printer and Evening News reporter, is confined to his home on Grassy Plain street with a severe bronchial trouble. MT Squire's condition is such that it gives his friends some anxiety about the result.
 Doyle & SignOr are cuttf ng ice on Lake Kenosia, this week, which is eight or nine inches thick. With few days of cold weather the ice3men will be able to complete their harvest with full houses.
 s. Platt & Sons have on hand every week line of fresh fish, clans and oysters. Their old fashion salt codfish is the best in the market. Canned peas, which taste like those freshly picked from the vines, beat them all. Sugar IS pounds for $l. You will find this up to date market, corner of Main and Wooster streets, Durant,S block.
 The town Board of Relief finished up all business on the grand list of 1901 and adjourned on Monday, this week. l The Board of Trade have called a 7.3O o'clock. Persons engaged in agri- cultural pursuits are specially invited to attend.
 Mrs c. B. Short of Elm street is sick with tonSilitis.
 The next dance announced is that of Alert Hose company No. 3, which is to take place on Friday evening, February ', in Nichols Opera House.
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LYONS PLAINS.
BRIEFLY NOTED.

Mrs Elizabeth Brady, who has been ill with pneumonia, is improving.
 Mrs Lydia Grey is in Wilton, where she intends staying for some weeks.
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New Milford were lthe guests of friends in 0. B. Mead of Roxbury spent Sunday in
The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

NEWS HULL.
 Clifford Pangburn, who has been quite i'll, is improving.
 Mrs Fred Dole and family, who have been spending several weeks in Bridge port, have returned.
 The Ufford place has been very much improved with new windows and a coat of paint.
 Mrs Charles Judson is spending a few days with Mrs Estella Marks, last week.
 Miss Ida Pearson was called to Sey- mour by the serious illness of her brother on Friday.
 Smith Wheeler of White Hills is re- ported as quite sick.
 Hubert Knapp of Isinglass is ill with scarlet fever. { Measles have made their appearance in Booths Hill. The praise service in the Congrega- gational church will not be held on Sunday evening, but there will be ser vices in Booth s Hill and Isinglass. Miss Lois Hawley has returned from l weeks visit in Ansonia.
The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31
An Ancient Foe

To health and happiness is scrofula as ugly as ever since time immemoria1.
 It causes punches in the neck, dis figures the skin, inflames the mucous membrane, wastes the muscles, weak ems the bones, reduces the power of resistance to disease and the capacity for recovery, and develops into con- sumption.
 IA bunch appeared on the left side of my neck. It caused great pain, was lanced, and became running sore. went into a general decline. I was persuaded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and when had taken six bottles my neck was healed, and have never had any trouble of the kind since." MRS. K. T. SNYDER, Troy, Ohio.
 Hoods JarsapariHd
 and PiLLS
 will rid you of it, radically and per- manently, as they have rid thousands.
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Rev Corson Hanna of Union City were

Rev COrSOn Hanna of Union City were guests of MT and Mrs George Drew, last week.
 The funeral services of the late -Gerold Tomlinson were held at the house, Thursday of last week. Rev MT Lathrop of the Congregational church of Shelton co onducted the service.
 Jerry Shopp is building substantial ice house.
 .George Drew and David Wheeler have filled their ice house with ice eight inches thick. Mrs Ernest Upton returns to her home in New Haven, this week. She has been quite out of health for several weeks,
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MRS ISABELLE ORR,

After an illness of several week, Mrs Isa- belle Orr passed away at ? o'clock Tuesday morning, January 28, at the home of her son, James Orr. The funeral was held Thursday at o'clock. Besides James Orr of this village she leaves six other sons. three of whom are in Texas, the others live in Danbury, Bridge port and Pittsfeld. Mrs Orr has survived her husband over five years. Since his death she has made her home with her children most of s.he time. For many years she has been a member of the Congregational church of this town, and was among it's oldest members. Her age was 75years. Sympathy is extended to her relatives.
 Mrs Charles Evtts of New Milford was the guest of MT and Mrs Edwin Evltts. Sunday.
 Mrs Andrew Young and daughter visited MT and Mrs John Ford of Southville, Friday.
 Egbert Stuart of Sherman was at D. H. Can fields. Sunday.
 Dr F. E. King of New Milford has been in town recently making professional visits.
 A dance was held at J. B. Pitchers, Friday January A beautiful moonlight night favored the occasion. About 6Oscouples were present. and dancing was kept up until it was nearly time for daylight. A very pleas ant time is reported.
 MT and Mrs Charles N. Hatch are spending some days in New York City.
 Mrs John Murphy of Danbnry has been the guest of friends a few days, this week.
 MT and Mrs Daniel Garfield attended the funeral of MT Jones in Brookfeld on Satur- day.
 Mir and Mrs Ernest Eastwood and son of
The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31
BETHEL.
DEATH OF

DEATH OF MRS HENRY FANCHER.
 Mrs Hattie E., wife of Henry Fanch- CT. r.died at her home on Hickok avenue: Tuesday afternoon. Her death was quite sndden, as she was not thought to be seriously i'll until Monday, al- though she had not been in good health for some time. The immediate cause of her death was diabetis. Mrs Fanch- CT was the daughter of James Griffin of West Bedding, and was about 43 years of age. She leaves besides hus- band, two daughters Alice and Grace and a little son, Nelson. The funeral will be held from the house, Friday afternoon at l o'clock.-tNews.
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BRIDGEWATER.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TOPIC

Rev F. "; Raymond gave very interesting in his sermon last Sunday. He took for his text, Ex 1914; And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come. saying; What Is this? that thou shalt say unto him. By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt; from the house of bondage.'
 Rev MT Garter of Washington will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday morn- ing in exchange with the pastor. He will con- duct the communion service
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pattern and one BazAr Dressmeker.
 For soc you get the same and can have the magazine mailed to your house for one year.
 This is rare opportunity.
 We do it simply to give our Pattern Gus toners a little more for their money than can be procured elsewhere.
 The Raxar Dressmaker is . largo book coa- taining about co pages of illustrations Of all the latest styles In patterns.
 This Is saving to you of about ooc: as If you bought the magazine, each copy would cost you Sc, the pattern l0c or 15c and the Ra- gar l5c.
 Notion Department.
 Special sale of Floor Whisk Brooms. . Sc ar- ticle for 15c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
When the White House Lot Was Con-
Verted Into Skating Pond for
the Use of Everybody.

"Oh, for the good old days." sighed
an old lady at the breakfast table of
a Washington boarding house recently.
The sudden cold spell had set her to
thinking, says the Washington Star.
81 remember when the fire engines
used to be taken down to the basin, a
line of hose run from them up to the
white lot, and after the banks had been
built water pumped on the grass until
it reached a foot or more in depth.
One nights cold breath was enough to
freeze the ice to a thickness strong
enough to hold all the skaters who
wanted to participate. 1t was merry
sight to see the hundreds gliding over
the smooth surface. In those days it
was very unusual to get any sort of
skating on the river, and what little
there was made the sport extremely
dangerous.
"If my memory doesn't fail me, tick
cts were sold for ten cents by the fire.
men who had dragged the engine to the
river side and built up the dams, and
quite pretty sum was realized.
Those were the days when every
body seemed to enjoy themselves in
society that was not exclusive, and
there were no lines drawn at the white
lot skating pond"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20
HOLE THROUGH HEAD
Story of a Man Who Survived a
Terrible Injury.
Friends and Doctors Expected Him
to Die, But He Lived in Spite of
Them and Attained an Age
of ~ Years.

There lately died in Arizona man
of old age, who has been the cause of
the greatest wonderment of not only
the medical fraternity, but also of all
who had ever seen him, as he was a
man who literally had had daylight let
through him, and lived-yes, lived
longer than the allotted span of life,
after an accident that any surgeon in
the world would have pronounced i'm
mediately fatal.
The history of this case, says the Los
Angeles Herald, is most wonderful and
interesting. Fifty-one years ago, in
1850, DR.. Henry j. Bigelow, of Boston,
Mass, was called up hastily to see a
quarryman who had ''been killed, but
was still breathing" as the messenger
described the case.
DR.. Bigelow found that the patient, a
young quarryman about 20 years of
age, had been tamping the powder in
hole, preparatory to blast, when
premature explosion had taken place,
ejecting the crowbar used for the
tamping to a great height. On its
descent it struck the patient on the
frontal bone, penetrating the skull,
passed downward through the brain,
and came out of the head at the angle
of the lower jaw.
When the doctor saw the man he
was lying in the bottom of a rough,
springless wagon, such as is usually
used for hauling stones from the quar-
ries. He was stretched out on piece
of canvas, under which had been
placed some old coats of his fellow
workmen, and in this manner he had
been transported over a rough quarry
road for nearly IL miles. On arriving
at. the mans house it was discovered
that, apparently, he was still breath
ing, so they had called in DR.. Bigelow
to decide whether the man was dead or
alive. Upon examination the doctor
found that he was still alive, but tho
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20
WHAT IS BEING DONE.

1t is said that every tenth death in
Switzerland is caused by the use of in
toXicants.
Paragould, Ark, has found a night
marshal unnecessary since the town
went dry.
According to DR.. Wynn Westcott, an
English coroner, it is very rare when
a total abstainer commits suicide.
For the best picture illustrating the
evils of intemperance the Belgian gov
eminent has offered prize of 1000
francs.
Judge Templeton, of Toledo, o., has
decided that a saloonkeeper can be
compelled to refund the money spent
in his place by man who is drunk
The Church Extension society of the
Methodist church has aided in erect
ing 341 new churches this year. An
appropriation of $341, 900 has been
made for next year.
The wonderful physical vitality of
the Turkish race is due to the univer-
sal abstinence of the common people.
Alcohol is not touched by the peasants,
soldiers, merchants or members of the
learned professions.
The increase in drinking habits
among women is alarming. During the
last 20 years in England, the ratio of
mortality from alcoholic excess has in
creased 43 per cent. amongst males,
and 104 per cent. among females.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20
DEFEATED THE BICYCLISTS.
Wheelmen md Horses All the
Racing They Want.

go and hitch up the ostrich" is not
at all an absurd command on an ostrich
farm. There these great birds are
often harnessed to a carriage, and
make fairly good substitutes for
horses. Although they cannot draw
a heavy load, their speed is a recon-
mendation, says Youths Companion.
AT Jacksonville, Fla, there is bird
named Oliver w. that can run a mile
in two minutes and % seconds. His
owners claim that he is more salts
factory than a horse because he eats
less, never SHES at anything, never
runs away, and goes steadily at good
pace without laziness or fatigue.
This particular ostrich appears to
like his work. When the little carriage
is brought out he comes running to-
ward it at full speed, with both wings
spread out, ready to have the harness
put on.
On one occasion a cyclist tried to
pass Oliver w. on long, smooth
stretch of road. He came up behind
the carriage, thinking to get ahead and
escape the dust. Oliver W. thought
differently. He threw his head high
in the air, gave flap with his wings,
and went forward with a speed that
astonished the cyclist. Putting forth
more effort, the latter made another
attempt to pass the ostrich, but the
faster the pedals of the bicycle moved
the faster sped the long legs of the
bird.
1t so happened that the cyclist had
a record as a fast rider, and to be dis
tanced by an ostrich was not to his
liking. For two miles he tried to pass
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20

University
ton high school, where he remained
for two years. He then became prin-
cipal of the state high school at Nor
NAL, ILL.,, and remained in that posi-
ton for four years. In 1888 he was
called to the university of Pennsyl-
vania.
1t was in the University of Penn
sylvania that Prof. James work in
economics first attracted attention.
He was made professor of public adj
ministration, and soon he organized
the graduate school of the university.
He also was director of the Wharton
school of finance and economy-the
first school of finance and commerce
and industry in America. He was ed
itor of the Political Economy and
Public Law Studies, issued by the
university.
For 10 years Prof. James remained
at the head of the University of Penn
sylvania public administration de-.
partment, until it became one of the
strongest of any American university.
In February, 1896, he was called to
the University of Chicago.
Prof. James is known outside of
university life for his active interest
in public affairs, as a writer and
speaker. He was one of the organ
izers of the American Economic as
ISOLATION, and the organizer of the
American academy of political and So
cial science. He was president of the
society and editor of its publication
for IL years.
One of Prof. James educational
hobbies has been the extension of
commercial education in American
colleges and universities. He was
sent to Europe by the American
Bankers association in 1892 to re-
port on the education of business
men in Europe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20
S EEysAiaSER5l!sa1ea
NOT TOO LATE.
Timely Sympathy and Help Win q
Young Man from the Awful
Slavery of Appetite.

81 do not suppose you have any
thing for me to do, have you?"
The young man to whom this ques-
ton was addressed turned slowly and
looked at the stranger, who had come
in so quietly that he had not heard
his footsteps.
"Oh, am nothing but tramp" the
newcomer went on, seeing the ques-
tioning look on the face of the owner
of the mill. Il might have gone on,
and spared you the trouble of refus-
ing me. l know what you will say
hard times, low prices, little to do. 1t
is all true. Good day"
David Gregg stared at the stranger
curiously. This was such a change
from the way men usually APP
preached him for work.
''See here!"
There was a command in David's
tone, and the stranger came back.
what can you do?"
"a little of everything. 1 suppose
I would look best out there shovel
ing coal into the engine"
Think you could keep steam up?
1t is no play to run that engine. If
it fails to do its work the whole mill
stops.
Did David see something like a
smile shining in the strangers eyes?
81 know something of an engine"
"Come this way"
David led the way to the engine
room, and for half an hour watched
the man as he handled the engine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20
Ants Protect Their Own,

Lord Avebury declares that ants
that maintain their sobriety make a
great distinction in their treatment
of the intoxicated stranger and the
his Establishments. He inebriated so
ants, 25 from one nest and 25 from
another, and put them all into the
nest from which one lot had been
taken. The inhabitants at once took
the helpless strangers and threw
them into the water; while those
who were citizens of the nest were
carried tenderly away into remote
corners to recover from their festivi-
ty at leisure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20

pleasure vehicles, nabouts, phaetons
and that sort of thing, in the parks and
uptown avenues, but it is very unusual
to see woman driving any sort of a
business vehicle in the lower part OF
the city, says the New York Sun.
A man whose business for dozen
years has taken him here and there
about the city says that in all tina.
time he has never seen woman driv.
ing a truck, and only two women driv.
ing wagons. And in one of these twd
cases the wagon was apparently from
garden truck farm somewhere just
of Manhattan Island, leaving just one
regular business wagon belonging here
that had a woman driver.
Women have found their way into
many occupations that formerly were
monopolized by men; but they certain.
ly have not interfered very much with
mans monopoly of the work of driving.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20

By the act of congress of September
"a, 1893, and again on February IS,
1898, the salary of the president of
the United States was fixed at $25 900
and that of the vice president at $4,000.
That of the president continued the
same until March 3, 1873, when it was
raised to $4,000, at which time U. s.
Grant was president. The salary of
the vice president was raised to $751;
900 in 1853, to $4,000 March 3, 1873,
and January 20, 1874, it was again
reduced to $4,000. The constitution
of the United States says: "The
president shall. at stated times, re-
ceive for services a compensation
which shall neither be increased nor
diminished during the period for
which he shall be elected"