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The Newtown bee., 1902-09-19

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 'DOWN THE MIDWAY"
 The difficult task of renting and managing the privileges was in the hands of Noble Bennitt, who was seemed to do a good business, were grounds, Wednesday, after 1l.3O a. m., was an anim tied one. A list of those who helped entertain the public were: Michael Bross, toy whips; J. D. Be- telle, whips; Napolean Champagne, frankforts: C. M. Evitts, soft drinks; Evitts & Pierce. soft drinks; J. Furey, frankforts and spindle; N. Fillie, pop corn; l.. Gersten, popcorn; T. Grant, striking machine; John Hunt, soft drinks: H. A. Hubbell, cider, made on the grounds; Mrs Hogan, regular din her; E. Hoyt, frankforts and soft drinks; o. B. Morrell soft drinks and goods; William Mcclellan, prize goods; M. c. Grove, photographs; Nordaby, prizes: Lewis Pope, frankforts; Nathan Penny, oyster stews and soft drinks; Charles ProvinO, ice cream, fruit and candy; A. M. Fender, fish pond; B. A. Raymond, prizes; Henry Schielke, fish pond; John Shea, rifle range; Morris Shalnik, novelties; William Sullivan, dancing pavilion; George L. Squires soft drinks; A. Sodaka, Japanese goods; H. w. Thorpe, soft drinks; J. w. Huntington, electric battery; L.. Udisha, balloons: c. Williams, novel, ho Whon1ar norfypnoru
 THE HORSE EXHIBITION NOT LARGE.
 The number of driving horses, work was not as large, but there were some fine steppers. J. D. Capewell Of Wood- bury showed a stallion five years old, A. B. Durgy a gelding three years old and mare three years old. Gideon Camp Bristol showed a handsome mare and colt. E. B. Wheeler of Warren showed beautiful gelding four years old, M. T. Hatch gelding four years old, E. Treadwell a brood mare and colt and ge'ding four years old. E. K. Post was on hand with pair of match ed roadsters, as was also Richard Nab; bitt. Frank EvittS showed his hand: some pair and Hon Nicholas Staub a i pair of carriage horses. N. T. Hunger ford of Sherman had fine pair o1 I carriage horses, as also did A. H Squires. Daniel Cantield showed his single roadster.
 INCREASED EXHIBITS OF VEGETABLES
 AND FRUITS.
 The exhibition of vegetables an( fruits was nearly double that of 1901 The only criticism to be offered is that the exibits come in slow, many not bringing their goods till Wednesday noon. The four largest exhibitors were Hon George A. Barnes, Hon HO mer L. Wanzer, R. c. Mallory and M T. Hatch. Take out what these fou men brought and it would have been { sorry show. They deserve great credi1 for their good work. R. c. Mallor! showed 19 varieties of apples. M. T Hatch A varieties of apples mann
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If President Buck and his associate directors had had the ordering of the weather for Tuesday,, they could not have provided a more ideal day for the opening day of the 24th annual fair of the New Milford Agricultural Associ- ation. The day was all that could be desired, and the directors were pleased, as they had right to be. Fhe attend ance on Tuesday was slightly larger than last year. about 600. A consider able local interest was stirred up over the Frank Evitts local harness race, and the attendance considerably in- creased as result. The fair officials are certainly under great obligations to MT Evitts for his generous and public spirited offer. He succeeded in awakening a new interest in opening day, which heretofore has been rather barren of special attractions.
 TUESDAY WAS CATTLE DAY.
 In numbers the exhibit of cattle and blooded stock was about the same as year ago. There were more larger cattle this year than last and some fine pairs of steers in the lot. Among the prominent cattle men present from
The Newtown bee., 1902-09-19
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hundreds of people at their booth in Exhibition hall. In connection with B. D. Depew X Co. of New York City they were advertising the ''Search- light" coffee. Manager Hawley also gave away cute whistles to the chil- dren.
 The excellentand tastefullv arranged Emerson shoe exhibit in Exhibition hall was arranged for MT McMahon by F. Louis Pach uf Bridgeport, a repre- sentative of the company. He is a genial gentleman and made many friends at the fair.
 THE RESULT OF THE EvITTs HAKN KISS
 RACE
 was as follows:
 Kitty. Joseph Cowan. Iotah. Fred Buck. Daisy B., w. Q. Beeman, , Gen Lee. D. H. Caniield. 3 Harry, Robert Donnelly. Mighty, James Marsh. 4
 The first prize was handsome har- ness, the second a set of horse clothing, the third d laprobe and the fourth a. blanket.
 THE POULTRY DEPARTMENT WAS SAD
 LY NEGLECTED, so far as this fair is concerned. Out in the poultry house we found half dozen lonely birds, J. l.. Buck and M. T. Hatch exhibiting d few Plymouth Rock fowls. Some enterpriSing pOuE trymen ought to take hold and try to wake up an interest in this depart ment. There are some fine poultry raisers in the territory of the New Milford fair.
 SNAP SHOTS ON THE FAIR GROUNDS.
 Charles Thorpe of Northheld, we'll known cattle man, was at the fair on Tuesday and Wednesday. He was the guest of James Sullivan in Park Lane.
 Charles Osborne, who as long as memory runneth has had charge of the box office and gate for the Agricul- tural fair, was on hand, this year, as beaming with good nature as ever: He had the polite and genial C.. F. Bur- dick in the box office, d rattling good man for the place. Louis Moshier did the hOnors at the gate.
 R. Hatch X Sons. the reliable car riage builders of New Fairfield. had fine exhibit of carriages, F handsome vehicles in charge of Charles Hatch. In the main tent William Sullivan showed neat model of SilO for which he is the agent. He also gave away the neat book advertising the Lester fertilizers, for which he has the agen- cy.
 Judge Gideon Welch of Torrington
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keep him isolated from tho others
than to kill him before the market is
ripe for good hides.
That the method used in combining
the foxes at this farm is as good as
could be devised is shown by the fact
that not a fox has escaped from the
place since the farm was first estab-
lished.
The foxes are fed upon scraps of meat
and bones, and it is a very amusing
sight to be present at the farm when
they are being fed. They will snarl and
growl and fight exactly like pack of
dogs, each one of which is anxious to
secure the choicest morsel. To great
extent the animals are very tame, and
there isn't one on the place that doesn't
know Mr.. Norton and will fail to an
swer to whistle from him.
The fur of the silver gray fox is
the most valuable, the price seldom
falling below $500, while $1,000 is not
uncommon and as high as $4,000 has
been paid for one. The reason for this
is that the fur is required for the trim
ming of the robes of many of the rulers
of European nations, and only the
hest skins are used for this purpose,
which, coupled with the fact that even
medium quality silver gray fur is
scarce. put the price well up. The skin
of the Alaskan blue fox is worth $35
to $50, and usually finds ready sale.
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RECORD STAMP YEAR.
The Present One Will BE Memorable
for the Many New Issues in
Several Nations.

The wear 1902 will be memorable
one to philatelists, and will beat all
previous records. They have already
started with the new Edward VII.
stamps. A few months will see the
new Spanish postal issue, which will
be printed after the coronation of AL
fonso Kill, in May. America is
printing fresh stamps in honor Of Mr..
Roosevelt, and Germany announces an
important new stamp for the coming
spring. Switzerland is planning
stamp. Russia will celebrate the Sec
ond centenary Of the building of ST.
Petersburg by fresh issue. Finally
it is hoped by all ardent philatelists
that limited number of new stamps
will be printed this year in honor OF
the coronation, says the London News.
A collector protests against the state
ment that the philatelists hope for"
a limited number of stamps printed in
honor of the coronation. Special and
unnecessary issues are, he says, de-
tested by the serious collector, fact
which raises our opinion of the fra
ternity considerably. He says: ut
is one of the charms of specializing in
the stamps of Great Britain that this
country has been kept singularly free
from limited issues, which are sup.
posed to possess fictitious value"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
CROWS WEAR FOOLS CAPS.
How the Farmers of Holland Hid
Their Grain Fields of the Mis-
chieyOus Birds.

The following ingenious method of
keeping crows away from the grain
field is used by the farmers of Hol-
land:
He makes some small cornucopias
of stout paper and smears around
the inner side of the mouth OF each
some birdlime or other adhesive. In
these he puts some grains OF corn
and stands them into his fields by
pressing their points into the soft
earth.
When the crow finds some OF these
cornucopias he thinks himself in
great luck until he attempts to peck
at the tempting grain, when, to his
astonishment. he finds the cornuco-
MIA attached to his head-a veritable
TOOLS cap-which will not even allow
him to sess what course to take If he
flies up.
However, he succeeds in reaching
some coarse grass or bushes, and
otter much bewildered scrambling
and Hopping about gets his head out
of this undesirable cap and ever
afterward avoids the fields where
there are more of them
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down in Hardin county, of that state,

down in Hardin county, of that state,
says the Washington Post.
1.-THE State Fair association" said
the senator, Offered prize of $40
in gold for each of the best samples
of corn, oats, and tobacco. This offer
gave the editor an idea. He adver-
tised that he would give a years SUBJ
scription-worth $2-for the best
samples of corn, oats and tobacco
that were brought to him within a
certain time. The country people
jumped at the opportunity to get a
years reading matter on such easy
terms. Every farmer in Hardin coun-
ty brought his contribution. and
when all the samples had been depos-
tied the wise editor had harmful OF
stuff. On a certain day the corn.
oats and tobacco were spread upon
tables which ran along three sides of
the courthouse square, and after
very prolonged examination the prize
was duly awarded. Then the editor
picked out the finest ears of corn.
the heaviest heads of oats, and the
best twists of tobacco, and sent
these selections to the state fair.
He got the $50 in gold, and besides
that he sold enough stuff to the ho-
tel proprietor to pay his board for
six months.
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physical alteration, seats herself and
gravely gives the military salute,
weighs herself on a pair of scales,
pushing the indicator along the beam
in excellent imitation of the motions
of her master under similar circum-
stances; picks up sticks and trash
and puts them all in the garbage bar
rel on the ground, and does other
things as useful as they are clever.
But the cleverest act of all, to the av
erage observer, is her sweeping at the
suggestion that the room needs
sweeping. She will seize broom han
die in her leoninie jaws and proceed
to sweep vigorously and effectively
until ordered to desist. She will also
"say her prayers" shake hands, carry
mail, find parcels, keys and other
articles belonging to her master and
return them to him. She does the
tug of war with the boys, and her 1875
pounds of well-developed weight make
her formidable adversary in that
lusty game.
In addition to all her other remark
able accomplishments she has the St.
Bernard inbred instinct of life-saving.
Last summer when she accompanied
the boys to Catalina island she kept
a vigilant watch over the lads while
bathing, and if one got beyond his
depth Mollie was there with her strong
jaws and powerful swimming strokes
to rescue him. While at that resort
she also performed the unusual feat
of swimming over mile in the wake
of boat.
So skillfully has she been taught
that she gives everyone the impress
sion of understanding fully the
spoken words when they are accom-
panied by any sort of gesture or by
even look in her direction.
It is needless to add that Mollie il
the pride of the school and guarded
jealousy by everyone, all her human
friends and admirers.-Los Angeles
(Cal.) Herald.
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SMART CALIFORNIA DOG.
"MOllie,' Although Not Yet Three
Years Old, Does All Sorts Of
WOnde rful Things,

One of the most interesting men,
bers of the population of the Whittier
state school is large, handsome,
thoroughbred ST. Bernard dog belong
ing to J. F. Liddell, an officer of the
institution. The 'stage name" of this
animal is princess Frederick" but
she is called ''Mollie" for short, be-
cause that isn't her name. She was
born in August, 1899, and is one of the
most precocious two-year-olds in the
country. She is yellow, smooth-coat-
ed and weighs 125 pounds. Her owner
is an accomplished animal trainer,
and has used all the patience, kindness
and frmness necessary to make OF
Mollie a remarkable animal in more
than mere breeding and physique. She
romps with the boys during play hours
and exhibits always degree of in
telligence that might well be dignified
with the title of thoughtfulness.
She promptly exercises police pow
ers when two boys are engaged in q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
FOX FARM IN MAINE.
Unique Institution Said to BE One Of
the Most Profitable of Rural
Enterprises.

What is said to be the best paying
farm in Piscataquis county is located
on the rough side of sizeable hill in
the town of Denver, less than half
mile from the business part of the
village, says the Bangor News.
1t isn't large place. Quite the re-
verse, for the whole area covered by
1t is scarcely more than 1h acres. 1t is
thoroughly fenced with wire netting,
rising to height of seven feet, while
this same netting goes down into the
earth for distance of fully three feet,
this being in order that the products
of the place cannot escape.
There isn't building on the entire
farm that is larger than a good-sized
doghouse, and there are a great num-
Der of them. 1t is the famous Dover
fox farm, owned by Elijah Norton, of
that place, and which, as stated, is
the best paying farm in all Piscata-
quis county, and, when it's size in COM
parison with many other money max
ing farms in Maine is taken into con-
sideration, possibly in Maine.
The farm was founded three years
ago and from the start has proven to
be money-making establishment,
and those who predicted rank failure
for Mr.. Norton when he first preached
the scheme are now among the loudest
in praise of it.
There are raised on the farm silver
gray foxes and those known as Alaska
blue foxes, while an occasional red fox
is there. The usual stock on the farm
consists of from 40 to so. The main in
closure is divided into smaller ones by
means of wire netting, so that both
breeds of foxes are kept separate. Oc
casionally an Enclosure is occupied by
single fox, this being the arrange
ment when some fox gets to be ugly or
looking for trouble, it being cheaper to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
PITH AND POINT.

In Connecticut.-"I wonder why
they call them blue la~s?' " "Well,
they were intended to keep people
from painting the town red. Town
and Country.
Poorest anbibbel-"Who
got the annual BOBBY prize in the
Automobile club?" Vanpelt-"SloW-
go; he ran over only IA people during
1901. Ohio State Journal.
Every time you think you are not
appreciated you are telling yourself a
lie. If you are not appreciated you
ought to be able to control the man
" no. is to characterization Globe.
Rodrick-"The bank president just
told me that the cashier is under the
weather." Van Albert-"1ou should
have asked him what kind of weather.
Maybe he means he's under IL cloud
Chicago Daily News.
Her Mother-"I saw him kiss you. ]
am terribly shocked. l did not for
moment ina CINE he would dare to take
such liberty" Herself-''Nor did l.
ma. In fact, 1 bet him pair OF gloves
he daren't!"-London Answers.
"How do you like your new COOKE
"Ever so much, but I'm afraid to let
her know it, "Why?" "She'd want
more wages" ''Then why don't you
appear dissatisfied? Because then
she'd leave '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Miss Passay-"When l met him at
the ball he said he didn't see how
stood the social whirl so well. told
him 1 meant to give up dancing when
l was 30 and" Miss Sharpe-"And
why don't you?"-Philadelphia Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
BOY WAS PATRIOTIC.
Wanted . Flag at Head of His Bee
to Ward on All Kinds of
Imaginary Danger.

There is five-year-old boy in Mas
sachusetIs avenue who is of the blood
of patriots, says the Washington Star.
His grandfather was in both the Mex
lean and civil wars, and his father was
also a union soldier, consequently the
little fellow has head much flag" talk
in his short life and has exalted ideas
of its protective qualities. He was the
baby of the family till very recently,
and occupied a crib bed in his mothers
room. When the new baby came Har-
old was put to sleep in room adjoin-
ing his mothers, and as he had never
slept alone BEFORE his small soul was
filled with nameless fears which he was
too proud to tell in full.
'It's mighty lonesome in here, mann
ma" he called, the first night. after he
had been tucked in his little white bed.
"Just remember the angels are near
you and caring for you," replied NAM
ma, from the outer room.
"But, mamma" he objected, II amt
acquainted with any angels, and I'd be
scared of them if they came rustling
round, same as I would of any other
stranger"
"Now, Harold, you must go to sleep
quietly; nothing will hurt you"
There was silence for a time, and
then the small voice piped up again:
"Can't I have the gas lighted in
here?'
''No, mamma doesn't think it neces-
sary and it is not healthy
MAY have grandpa's flag?"
"Why, what for, 1 want you to 60
right to Sleep
''Please. mammal" and small night
gowned figure appeared at the door.
"Just let me stick the flag up at the
head of my bed. and then I'll go right
to sleep-indeed I will! You know the
other night grandpa said at the meet
ing that under the protecting folds
of the flag the weakest would be safe
and feel mighty weak, mamma"
He got the flag and when his mother
looked in on him an hour later he was
fast asleep. with fat little fist under
his red cheek, holding fast the end Of
the "protecting" flag.
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roding passage has effaced the cpl
taph; the stone has become discolored,
and a coating as of withered moss adj
heres tenaciously to it's surface. Most
of them stand with fair degree of
erectness; but there are many that
are slanting, as if too old or weary to
do further duty bove the graves. The
surface of the churchyard is uneven,
so many lie buried there and SO crowd
ed and unequal are the mounds above
them. Strange to say, although q
tender and endearing remembrance Of
their departed is Characteristic of the
Irish peasantry, they very rarely en-
beliish the silent, sacred cities of their
dead
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
THE LITTLE MOTHER,

NOW. Dolly dear, I'm going away
! want you to be good all day.
Don't lose your shoes, nor soil your dress,
Nor get your hair all in a mess;
But sit quite STILL and 1 will come
And KISS you soon as get home
"a take you, dear. but then, you know,
It's Wilhelmina turn to go.
she sick, I'm 'flaid her eyes don't work;
Ihey open worse the more jerk
one used to be SO straight and stout,
But how her sawdust's running out.
Her arm is out of order, dear
MY papa says she's "out of gesr."
mats dreadful, isn't it? But then,
Inc air may make her we'll again.
So Dolly. you'll be glad, know,
10 have poor Wilhelmina 60
Bood-by, my gracious; l must run
TOMORROW We'll have lots of fun.
m. N. D., in St. Nicholas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
IRISH CHURCHYARDS.
Walls and Head-StOnes lvy-Gr0wn
and CrumblinE Mute Witnesses
of Neglect.

How old they look, those Irish
graveyards! Their walls are ivy-grown
and crumbling. The trees that encir.
Gle them bear all the evidences of age,
whilst those that stand here and there
within are stunted and bare and Well
nigh sapless, says writer in Dono-
hue's Magazine. The head stones are,
for the most part. simple in design
and uniform in character. On many
of them, time in its wearing and cor
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
DOOR BELL FOR THE DEAF.
Efforts of New York Couple to Ar
range an Indicator to Notify
Them Of Callers mt the Door.

A young deaf-and-dumb couple who
housekeeping in fat, have found
their greatest difficulty in providing
some substitute for a door-bell, says
the New York Post. The door-bell al
ready in the building they found, OF
course, to be entirely useless. They
consulted all their married friends and
acquaintance among deaf-mutes as
to what to do, but it appeared that all
of them had either married persons
who could hear, SO their experience
counted for nothing. Obviously, in the
absence of the sense of hearing, either
sight, smell, taste or touch had to be
relied on to show when visitor was
at the door.
The first idea that occurred to the
couple was to remove the bell and
hang to the clapper ribbons that
would wave whenever any one pressed
the button, but this would do no good
unless some one were looking at the
ribbons, and it scarcely seemed worth
while to mount guard over it at all
hours. Then some one suggested
fastening a phial of oil of peppermint
or altar of roses to the ''buzzer," so
that it would spill few drops when it
moved. The sense of taste, SO far as
they could devise, could not be made
available in any way. just at present.
carpenter is making for the fat a
sort of sounding box, in which the
vibration of the old bell will be so
multiplied as to be perceptible by the
sense of feeling to the delicate nerves
of the deaf. At least, they hope this
will prove a solution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-12
What 1t Costs 4 Society Girl,

Society in New York is becoming
more expensive every season. Twenty
years ago girl could pay off her So
cial obligations by a dainty tea or
dance at her home. Now the proper
thing is a dance at Sherry's or Del
monico's. The cost of the ballroom
alone is 5000. Then there are music,
flowers and refreshments. So for
trife of 81 900 girl can manage to re-
pay obligations she has sustained dur
ing winters frivolity.