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LOCAL ITEMS.

Rev Leroy Stowe will preach in the
Methodist church, next Sunday, as
Rev Jabez SEQ tt will be away.
Mrs J. B. Cornwall of Bridgeport
spent a few days, last week, with Mr.
Cornwa1i's aunt in Sanfordtown. MI
Cornwall is expected home, Monday,
from a trip abroad.
Sheriff George S. Banks is having
his house and out-buildings painted.
j. n. Duncan does the work.
Mrs G.. B. Lee of Bridgeport has
been spending few weeks with rela-
tives and friends in town.
Isaac M. Treadwell of st Augustine,
Fla, is yisiting bis brother and sister
in SanfordtoWn. Mr. Treadwell is
cashier of the East Coast Florida
Railroad. His family have been here
through the summer and will return
home with him about October 1.
The selectmen are pushing the state
roads on the Ridge and in the Center.
The trustees Of the Hill Academy
voted to let the district school in the
Center have the use of the Academy
as the district SchOolhOuse was toe
crowded. A few were opposed and q
special school meeting has been called
to have the school removed back. A
warm time is expected.
The severe rain and wind OF last
Wednesday blew down several trees
and blew off half the apples and broke
down corn as if roller had been over
it. The roads were badly washed in
places.
James Treadwell has finally put the
road in good shape in front of the
Cornwall property in SanfOrdtOwn.
Sanford & Sanford, the Ridge mer.
chants, are trying to sell out their bus
in eSS.
Mr. and Mrs William Bartram Of
Danbury were in town, Sunday, call
ing on friends.
Eugene Adams, the builder, viii
commence work, this week, on the
Cornwall cottage. The first story o.
stone is finished.
| Mrs Fannie Jennings and Mrs Chi
chester of Danbury were guests, last
week, of Mr. and Mrs Hiram B. Jen
nings.
Charles Sanford had his large sill
filed, this week. Mr. Sanford is now
able to be about on crutcheS.
| The store on the Ridge, occupied b.
Mr. Burr, has been improved by having
the porch repaired.
Miss Belle Sanford is making extern
siverepairs on her horse barn. Franz
Agnew Is doing the work.
William ii. Wllk1nSOn, VINO naQ Ill
arm dislocated at the wrist, at Henr,
Sanford's cider mill, was taken to New
Haven and is being treated there b..
DR. Sweet.
Mrs Patrick Green, who suffered {
shock about two weeks ago, is now abl
to sit up.
Thomas R. Ludway was i'll, last week
David Bassett, who. has been living
on Mrs Kowing's place, has moved t.
Huntington.
Mrs j. A. S. Burr visited friends il
Black Rock and Bridgeport, last week
Mrs Patrick QualeY visited friend
in Jersey City, last week, where sh
was the guest of her sister, Mrs Franz
Scanlon.
Mrs Sarah Curtis of Huntington, j
keeping house for Charles R. Nordman
After October l Charles r. Nord
man, who runs the blacksmith shop TO
Sanford & Sanford, at the Ridge, will
take full charge of the shop himself
running it on the cash basis.
M. J. Bolan Of Jersey City, was a re
cent guest of Mrs Patrick Qualey.
The friends here of Mrs H. DeBruy
cker will be sorry to learn that Will
in the street in Brooklyn, last week
she was run into and knocked down
breaking one of her arms and bruisin
her quite badly.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
REDDING.
MR. EVANS FAREWELL SERMON.

MR. EVANS FAREWELL SERMON.
Rev E. r. Evans Of the Congrega-
tional church exchanged pulpits with
Rev Jabez Scott of the Methodist
church, Sunday, and preached a very
able sermon. Mr. Evans breaches his
farewell sermon, next Sunday, in his
own church. He goes to his new pas
torate in Rochester, N. Y, October l.
His many friends in both churches are
sorry to have him leave.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
A BARN RAISING.

There was an old fashioned barn
raising at Stephen Sanford's, last Sat
urday afternoon, when Mr. Sanford
raised his new barn. The neighbors
turned out we'll to assist in the work
and good time was enjoyed. Refresh.
ments were served. Eugene Botsford
of Newtown is in charge Of the work.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
DOCTORS COULD NOT HELP HER

81 had kidney trouble for years.
writes Mrs Raymond Common of Spelton,
WASH, land the doctors could not help
me. I tried Foley's Kidney Cure, and
the very first dose gave me relief and
for Foley's Kidney Cure" Sold BY;
r. H. Beers & Co., NewtowD,
Belts & Belts, Sandy Hook; A. B,
Brakeman, Botsford; W. N. Hurd.
Long HILL
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
MONROE.
A WOODEN WEDDING.

WOODEN WEDDING.
On Monday evening, September IA,
a larga party of friends, about Is in
number, gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Albert Wheeler to celebrate
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
Men OF Oak

Timbers of oak keep the old
homestead standing through
the years. 1t pays to use the
right stuff.
"Men of oak" are men in
rugged health, men whose
bodies are made of the sound
est materials.
Childhood is the time to Law
the foundation for sturdy con-
stitution that will last for years.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
stuff.
SCOTS Emulsion stimulates
the growing powers of children,
helps them build a firm
foundation for a sturdy consti-
tuition.
Send for free sample.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25

The The world is looking with
New much interest and anxiety
Pope. at the new pope, Pope
Plus X, who was Giuseppe Sarto, to
see what will be his policy and govern
ment in the Roman Catholic church.
He is of lowly birth, his parents being
humble peasants. He has one brother
who is letter carrier with salary OF
eighty dollars a year. Another one
sells pork and tobacco. One sister is
the wife of man who keeps a wine
shop. Another is a dressmaker, and
still another is said to have married a
peddler. Sarto as a priest has been
noted as a diligent student and an elo-
quent preacher. He is also very kind
to the poor and one of his first acts
was to distribute twenty thousand
dollars among the poor of Rome.
Booker T. 1t is no easy thing
Washington. to be the leader Of a
race and Booker T. Washington is find
ing out that he has a thorny road in
trying to lead his people up to higher
ideals and nobler life. A little while
ago, while speaking in negro church
in Boston, he got into riot with some
negroes who did not agree with hin
and the police had to be called to settl.
the trouble. One prominent negro
says that 95 per cent of the colored PEG
pie do not agree with Washington ir
his views on the duty of the negro tt
let politics alone and to ''saw wood
and say nothing about the government
Rev R. G. Ransom of Chicago, paste
of colored church, in sermon d
clared that Washington wants the PEG
pie of his race to surrender their right
and that his ideas will make the blacl
men serf class. Ransom asserts tina
the black man must insist on his RICH
to vote and to act as a citizen of tn
Republic. His contention has som
Justice in it no doubt. But for mos
of us voting is small part of life
However. probably most of us woul'
fight to get our political privileges
we were deprived of them.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST HIM.

chased the Morris Lyon farm on Cod.
fish Hill,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
CLASS 15.-PET STOCK:

Gray squirrel, Clifford Banks, LIST
Maud E. Weber, I'd.
White rabbits, Harold Hull, 1st.
Wild fox, J. H. Thorne, 1st.
Belgian hare buck, AS. Staples, lst.
Belgian hare doe, J. II. Buckingham,
1St.
Maltese cat, Edward Pease, LIST; F.
o. Wisner, I'd.
Black cats, Mrs A. B. Meeker, 1st;
Willard S. Gillett, I'd.
Black and white cats, f. 0. Wisner,
1st; Willis A. Brown, I'd.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is ON each box. 25c.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-09-25

am ). years old. born IN Berlin. CIR
many. l have worked at the harness
trade for 70 years. All my "arness work
is hand made and guaranteed. wish
all my friends to call at my store and
examine my work and l am confident
they will BE- satisfied if they give me
their patronage.
Respectfully,
S. BLUMAN,
Postoface Block. Sandy Hook.
Harness Making and Repairing.
Orders by Mail will receive Prompt
Attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.

Speaker Cannon has had a comparatively
easy task in naming the new House committees.
Seniority of service has established itself as so
hard and fast a claim on committee honors that
no Speaker cares now to ignore or challenge it in
his distribution of chairmaHships. Mr.. Crisp
after his bitterly contested victory over Mr.
Mills in 1891 defied the traditions of the House
by RELOCATING his defeated opponent TO obscu-
rity. Mr.. Mills was deposed as chairman Of the
Committee on Ways and Means, and his place
and title to leadership We're bestowed on Will
lam NJ Springer. Personal and fractional irrl-
tations may have justified such reprisals, and
Judge Crisp had to choose between disregarding
precedent and yielding practical control Of the
House to an unrecOnciled and irritable party
rival.
Happily. Mr.. Cannon has had no special
friends TO reward and no known enemies 10
punish. The Speakership came TO him by vir-
tually unanimous consent, and he has had a
free hand in filling his committee lists. In the
main he has only followed the course marked
out for him by legislative custom. The old
names appear again at the heads of nearly all
the important committees. Mr.. Payne was as
signed four weeks ago to the craftsmanship of
Ways and Means Messrs Dalzell and Gros-
venor the Speakers Republican colleagues
on the Committee on Rules. Mr. Hit heads
Foreign Affairs. Mr.. Jenkins the Judiciary, Mr..
Hepburn Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Mr..
Burton Rivers and HarbOrs, Mr.. Hull Military
Affairs, Mr.. Foss Naval Affairs, Mr.. Fowler
Banking and Currency, Mr.. Cooper Insular At
fairs and Mr.. GrosvenOr Merchant Marine and
Fisheries. Mr.. Cannon's old place at the head
of Appropriations goes to Mr. Hemenway, of
Indiana whose promotion 10 the craftsmanship
was made smooth by the gracious and generous
withdrawal of General Harry H. Bingham the
senior committee member, who declared him
self entirely content with his present distinc-
ton of Father of the House" Mr.. Loud's place
at the head of the Committee on POstOffices and
Post Roads is taken by Mr.. Overstreet, OF
Indiana, who has justly earned the promotion.
Speaker Cannon starts the long session, there
FORE with a House organization already tried
and experienced, and thoroughly in harmony
with his own ideas and purposes. In a one
man power body like the popular branch of
Congress, the Speaker may be thought TO need
only we'll drilled and submissive party fol
lowing. But Mr.. Cannon has at his command
much more than that. He has legislative ma
chine which can be safely called on if need be,
to deliberate and TO legisate The House de-
serves to have q freer initiative than it has had
for some time past. Let us hope that under Mr.
CannOn's guidance the members Of the lower
branch will enjoy an opportunity occasionally
to discuss and digest legislation, TO deliberate
as well as TO vote.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

into mysteries about thousands upon thousands
"of voters in Western States, thousands or
ssneacea BILE citizens who might be rudely torn
from their homes under this law. Just how
any citizen could be deported as an allen he did
not explain or course, a citizen OF any State
accused under it would Immediately claim his
constitutional rights and he would be protect
ed b. the courts
The United States is not under the slightest
obligation to open its doors to foreigners on
any terms Shutting the door to any extent is
In no sense an act of despotism and nothing
TO Justify TRADES about the burning of saints
for their opinions and the Statue of Liberty
being "a brazen lie For years we have ex-
Guided members of a particular race. we ex-
clude persons whose mental capacity ana edu-
cation do not suit us We exclude even those
who have not money enough to suit u.s. thougn
they show every ability to go out ana support
themselves from the minute they land' IN
obedience to the labor unions we exclude those
who come here with n certainty or working
for those who have work to be done, ana lnslst
that they must come without definite prospect
of employment All these restrictions are ut
utter variance with our theories OF the rights
of citizens. Before our domestic law race
learning, wealth, employment, count for noth-
ing. But it is entirely different when we stand
may enter in. Unless the hysterical oVertnrn-
ers of the Statue of Liberty are prepared 10 de-
nounce all these old restrictions, they would
better discuss with more moderation the e3cIu-
sion of aliens on account of dangerous beIers'
There is fair question whether the law Is
wise in prosecuting mere disbelevers In organ
lied government. The theoretical anarchist does
harm On the other hand, when government
gets TO dealing with mere opinion anywhere II Is
on dangerous ground. That is matter for calm
thought But If the American people should'
through some guSh of sentmentalty, cohclude
that it is wiser to admit inspirers OF assas-
sination or would-be assassins, simply because
they have not yet assassinated, the wording OF
the law can be changed without any new gath-
erng of the barons at Runnymede or any new
Declaration of Independence. There is no heed
for Mr. Crosby to set up an image OF despotIsh
darkening the world, or for Mr.. Warner TO de
monstrate in war dances the picturesque Amerl-
can method of dealing with tyrants. II the law
is not constitutional, as Mr.. Turner's friends rs
sert the courts may be trusted to set 1t ASIDE
Meanwhile, the attempt to make Juror about
such a case in judgment is little less than IN
decent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
WHITE HOUSE AND CABINET.
[FRoM rTr TRIRuNE BuREAU.I


Washington. Dec. 5-The President ana MIS-
Roosevelt who have been In retirement since tns
death of the Presidents uncle. James K Gracle'
will open the official season with dinner ON tHe
nth. when the guests will be the Cabinet mehOeis
and their wives. There are announcements OUT
for any formal entertainments previous 10 that
date
Mrs. Hay announced some tins ago that she
would be unable TO appear IN line at tho "hi'o
House receptions this winter. Her Withdrawn
meant that Mrs Shaw. wife OF the Secretary Oh ths
Treasury would have the honor of standing next 10
Mrs. Roosevelt on these state occasions NOW thdt
the home OF Secretary Shaw Is in mourning because
of the death OF his brother. II is likely that hFs
Shaw will also retire from official society. leaving
head Of the receiving line to be filed by the WIG
OF the Secretary OF War Secretary Root having
resigned his PORTFOLIO to take effect in January
precedence will devolve on Mrs. William H. Ialt'
wife Of the present Governor Of the philippines.
Secretary and Mrs. Shaw have not yet returned
from Iowa where they went TO attend the runeFAi
of the Secretarys brother. and Miss Enid Shaw said
to-day that she did not know how long the period
of mourning would be observed The cate or nsr
debut which was fixed for December ID. has been
indefinitely postponed. All the Cabinet families are
Washington for the winter. but SO Tar no Ioria1
entertaining has been done.
The Secretary of War and Mrs Root VIII give
dinner in honor of the President and the Cabinet on
January g. the date originally selected oy the Secre
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw. VINO nave
cancelled all social engagements
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
"PANAMAN."

"Panaman" and 'Panamans.' then, it is to be;
TO which we cordially add. so let it be. Ever
since the esta blishment of the independent 18TH
milan republic there has been some uncertainty
as to what its people were to be called, together
with much discussion and much variety OF
practice "Panamese" was used by some, Pan
amists" by others, and again "Panamanian
was employed. Official pronouncement upon
the subject was delayed, and, meantime word
coiners' fancies ran riot. The same thing oc-
ours whenever there is occasion for making
new word, but not always does authoritative
Judgment finally fix surely upon the right
form as it has done in the present case
For there can be no doubt that "Panaman"
and "Panamans'' are the best Of all the words
proposed. 1t is common reproach of the English
language that rules of analogy do not uniform
" prevail in it. in spelling, in pronunciation or
in etymolOgy. No, though they do prevail more
widely than some critics seem to think. But,
however that may be, If analogy Is. desirable
and lack of it deplorable, surely we should OBJ
serve it in our formation Of new words. Now.
analogy Enthusiastically indicates "Panaman'
and "Panamans' the proper forms for adOp-
ton in this case. The wellnigh universal prac-
tice in America in forming proper adjectives
and names Of peoples from the names of their
countries is to do so by adding to the latter
elIler anu us OF all anu ans, VI III
a few cases. for sake of euphony, IAN and
"ians" The formation Of American and Ameri-
cans from America sets the example. SO we
have Mexicans, Cubans, DOminiCans, Haytians,
Jamaicans, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans, Costa
Ricans, ColOmbians, VeneZuelans Brazilians,
and so down to PatagOnians. The apparent
exceptions-Canadians, Salvadoreans and Peru
vians-are really nothing but slight euphonc
notifications of the same rule by analogy with
practically universal American usage; there
fore, we must say "Panaman" and "Pana-
mans"
No such argument can be adduced in support
of any other form. "Panamist'' Is anomaly.
We are not that single precedent for It
can be found in the world. "Panamanian" Is
little, if any, better. Where Is there single
example OF such formation? "Panamese" fol-
lows the example OF Chinese, Japanese, An
amese Samese, Javanese, GenOeSe, Viennese
and some others; but these are comparatively
few. and they are all nOn-American. Certainly
American examples should be followed in
American nomenclature. The approved forms
are American, and they are also identical with
those widely used in all parts of the world
Italian and Russian in Europe, Egyptian and
Abyssinian in Africa, Persian and Arabian in
Asia. Australian and Hawaiian in the islands
of the sea. 'Panamans," then, our isthmian
| neighbors are to be. "Panamans' they should
be- ''Panamans" they shall be; and long may
they wave!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Lord Salisbury, expressly provided that boun-
dairy and territorial disputes should not so before
an odd-numbered tribunal or an impartial UNI
pire but should be decided by court composed
OF three American and three British representa-
tives. which was exactly what was done in the
Alaska case
The fact is that this country has generally
found il convenient and practicable to arrange
for special courts of arbitration whenever such
settlement of controversies has seemed prac-
ticable and desirable; and it is entirely assume
BILE that il could and would continue TO do so,
without any further treaties upon the subject
1t is also n fact that Il good, working. perma-
nent treaty of arbitration was adopted at The
Hague, that a permanent court was established
Hereunder and that the United States has been
foremost in making practical use of that treaty
and that tribunal. IT, in view of these facts, it
is still considered desirable to make special
arbitration treaty between America and Great
Britain or any other power, the Onus OF proving
its desirability viii rest upon It's advocates.
There will, however probably be no objection
TO such n treaty provided always that it be
framed without too much zeal or too much
expectation of 'all things in an hour and pro
vided that il leave TO the United States the dis
cretion and the freedom of action which are
essential to a sovereign power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.

When within the next few weeks, the Ameri-
can Line steamships begin TO make Plymouth
a port of call, they should be able to get their
mails into London quicker than they do now.
Plymouth is about one hundred and fifty miles
west Of Southampton, where the voyage ends.
To traverse that distance by sea requires nearly
eight hours and the train from Southampton TO
the capital rarely reaches the latter in less than
two hours. Plymouth and London are fully
two hundred miles apart, ana, though the rail-
way between them is not perfectly straight
much higher speeds are possible on it than by
water Should the trip require six hours, there
would still be gain Of about four hours which
on Il Saturday delivery might mean a great
deal This change of programme is all the
more desirable at present because as yet Lon
don does not get the benefit Of the sea post
offices on eastward trips of these steamships
as has been supposed. The United States gov
eminent can put men board who fully I'M
derstand the needs of the American postal ser
vice. and who can so sort westbound mail as to
save many hours when this country is reached
Just whose fault it is that the same methods
and facilities are not utilized for outbound mail
is not clear, but there is glorious opportunity
which Is apparently going to waste
The separation of mail and passenger traffic
before the eastern terminus of Il line is reached
is not new Many years ago the Cunard steam
ers began putting their bags of at Queenstown
while the vessels themselves pushed on to
Liverpool, just as the American Line boats will
now continue the voyage to Southampton after
leaving Plymouth The Holyhead route from
Queenstown to London takes about fifteen
hours, whereas il the mail is kept on board
until Liverpool is reached ii will not get to
the capital until fully four five hours later
Unfortunately, owing to bad weather on ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
LFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

IFROM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.I
washington. Dec 5.-Captain Leroy b Harper
Sd Cavalry a former aid TO Major General A r.
Chaffee, has been the guest Of General and Mrs.
Chaffee for the last few days. He is now on his
way to his post in Yellowstone Park
The Army and Navy Chapter is taking an actlVe
interest in the Colonial ball TO be given IN January
bv the Daughters of the American Revolution 10
celebrate the anniversary Of George Washinstons
wedding day.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Edward 3 Houston VIII
spend some time abroad with their daughter Nine
Clement de Orrantia.
Announcement is made OF the engagement OF
Marion Legare Reeves. daughter of Lieutenant
Commander I. S. X Reeves, u 5 N. and Mrs-
Reeves to Assistant Surgeon Sidney Lockhart
Scott L. S. n. DR.. Scott is on duty at the Naval
Museum Of Hygiene and Medical School. In Wash
ington The marriage will take place at an early
date.
Lieutenant Horace G. Macfarland, U. s. N. has
returned from the Asatc Station, and Is with his
mother in Washington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER s. 1903

rival or to other causes, there has Deen more
or less irregufarity about landing mail at
Queenstown Americans could not be sure, on
posting their letters, whether they would reach
London by way Of Holyhead or by Liverpool
1t is to be hoped that no such uncertainty VIII
attach to the adoption Of the Plymouth mail
route.
simultaneously with the latter change the
American Line is TO make another which win
interest tourists bound for the continent OF Eu-
rope Cherbourg, which is visited on westward
voyages, will soon be included in the eastward
programme Facilities for reaching Paris WIN
out going first to England are now furnlshed by
the steamers of the French Line whose ter
minus is Havre, and by such German vessels
as touch at Cherbourg. Increased opportunities
for taking a short cut will be furnished when
the American Line follows suit.