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The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08

Miss Clara Candee has been a guest of Miss Rose Keenan of Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs Nolan of Bridpepor1 have moved into their new home, the
 Daley place. recently purchased b,
 them.
 Miss Mildred Burton of Trumbul spent few days last week with hel friend, Miss Edith Banks.
 George Reitter rides new bicycle
 Miss Edith Turner was a guest over Sunday of Miss Flora Burr of East Village.
 U. 5. Turner recently attended a meeting in New Haven of the Sons of the Revolution, of which he is a mem. ber
 There was social dance at the Town hall, Monroe Center, Thursday evening, May '. Edwards s. Boards ley and Edward w. Twist were the committee in charge.
 Samuel Linstedt was a guest. last week, of George E. Mattegat
 Miss Blanche Purdy is suffering from severe skin poisoning caused by the smoke of burning sumach in woods. While sitting on her doorstep the smoke blew towards her and as re- suit her face and hands are severely swollen and are very painful.
 Wilbur French has just finished painting B. H. Peet's house. MT French has also finished painting J. II. Summers house in Hattertown and is now at work for parties in Bedding.
 Charles R. Shepherd was received an probation into the Methodist church. last Sunday.
 Mrs Sylvia Northrop, who formerly lived here with her brother, Charles l.. 1Iubbell, has been quite ill at the home of her daughter in Bridgeport. but is somewhat improved.
 samuel LinStedt has left the employ or C. l.. Smalley and the vacancy is filled by Joseph Buzzer, who is a first class workman.
 Misses Mildred, ll!en, Nettie Uindel l Eel tha llinckley, all of Bridgeport, were guests over Sunday of Mrs Charles Elawlcy.
 C. l.. Smalley has taken the agency jhe coming year for the Deerjng har. 'eStlng machines. Stop at his shOp md look them over.
 We have just received a number of new and pretty patterns in floor and able oil cloths for sale at reasonable 'rices.-[Stephen French's, at the De pot.
 Mrs w. B. Craft is in Monroe assist ng in the care for her mother Mrs Lu- lnda Johnson, who is quite ill.
 MT and Mrs John Webb and son, MT nd Mrs Thomas Armour and Otto lattegat, ,all of Bridgeport, were guests unday, of MT and Mrs George E. Mat egat.
 Mir and Mrs William Tomlinson of have been the guests of Miss Hattie French. Miss Carrie Osborne has been the
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08

Mrs c. E. Bradley visited her daugh- ter, Mrs Howard Stevens, of Orange, recently
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08
RIVER DISTRICT NOTES,

P. B. Tompkins and family spent Sunday at Metichiwan farm. Mi Tompkins returned home to Danbury Monday night. His wife and son re- mained for few days longer.
 While walking in her chicken yard, last Tuesday morning, Mrs M. J. Mad. igan stepped on a butternut, which instantly threw her to the ground Fortunately aid was near and she was helped to her feet with no very serious results aside from fright and a severe shaking up from the fall.
 Rev w. T. Gilbert was a caller al MetichiWan farm, last week.
 Mrs R. c. Mallory burned her hanc quite severely, necessitating a physi- cian'S care for few days.
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08

Unclaimed letters remain at the pOstoffice addressed to Carl Larson, Baltrus MiIsalunas, B. J. Murch, Fran CHS R. Parker: Herbert Phelps, Mrs Carlos Richmond, Michael Selma, Rose Soule, Mrs Charles Totten.-[ George H. Jackson, postmaster.
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08
E. w. WILSON'S HOUSE BURNED,

The house belonging to E. w. Will son in Etmwood district, was destroyed by fire, last Friday, with nearly all it's contents. Mrs Wilson was in Danbury for the day and as MT Wilson was con- ing from the field he discovered the fire coming through the roof. J. M. Burr of HOpewell, who was passing, stopped and assisted MT Wilson in sav- ing few things, but the fire had gained such headway they were soon driven from the house, and only few things were saved. MT Wilson had purchased the place early this spring of MT Ham, lin and had only just got settled.
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08
HIGH SCHOOL TOPICS.

thirsty souls to let Christ into theil lives
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08
DRESS GOODS
 DEPT.

Wortf1ier weaves never found room on a retail CTS counter.
 They were selected with eye to quality to style, to generous width and extra value The fol- lowing honest specimens:
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08

Ernest Gritfen has gone to work in Bridgeport. His genial smile will be missed by the young ladies of the town
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08
Stationery Dept.

Sale of Writing Paper in Quire boxes. Some ruled, some plain, worth 15c to 25c box. Your choice 1Oc a box.
 Main Floor Rear.)
The Newtown bee., 1903-05-08
Garden Seeds.

We have the best there Seeds and prices tn lowest Choice Timothy Clover and Red Top bottom prices
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
FORTY-FIVE DAY TRIP.

New York, Jan. IA special to tho
sun from Vienna says: A director OF
the Wagon Lifts (sleeping~car company
says the journey around the world, in
the course of next year, may be ac-
complished in forty days. When the
rails of the Siberian line are all relaid
1t will be possible to go through from
Moscow to lrkutsk in six days, and
from Irkutsk to Vladivostock or Port
Arthur in three days. The time taken
for trip around the world will then
be: Paris to Vladlvostock, thirteen
days; to Nagasah, two days; to Yoke.
hama, two days; to Vancouver, twelve
days; to New York via the Canadian
Pacific Railway, four days; to Cher
bourg six days, and to Paris in less
than half day. The director says he
is now receiving letters from Picking
by way of Siberia in from twenty 10
twenty-five days.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17

Editor Evening Bulletin:-I read
with interest your editorial, "Canteen
and Temperance in the issue OF De.
cember 18th.
The temperance people OF our coun'
try certainly have some very great OBJ
stacles to overcome, the two most diff
iicult OF which are, | think, avarice
and appetite. The avarice of the liq-
uor dealer and the appetite of his Gus.
toner lead them to devise every means
and to employ every method within
their,power to prevent restrictions be-
ing made upon the sale OF intoxicating
liquors.
1t is quite true that there are com.
mandlng officers in our army who ties.
tify to the desirabillty of Inducing the
sale of intoxicating liquors in the army
regulations, and who seem to think
that 1t is expedient for our Govern.
ment to engage In the business of sell.
ing intoxicating liquors to the men
who are engaged in the protection and
defence of our country.
The principal reason they have Civ.
mis-, that the soldiers have appetites
and desires for intoxicating liquors
that must be gratified. Another rea.
son given by these Generals IL that the
liquor canteen is help to them in
their discipline of the men under their
command!
Many young men entering the Army
have cultivated appetites, for food in
variety, and OF the best quality; they
have also been accustomed, all their
lives, TO sleeping IN comfortable. and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
What Taft Saws of Chinese
Laborers In the Philippines
such Suggestions.

such suggestions.
another phase cf the labor ques.
ton. which does NC SC m to have had
its proper weight VIVA the merchants
OF Manila in their demand for the ad.
mission of Chinese coolies Is the great
obstacle which such a policy would
present to the openlA. b. the United
states of its r.ark a'a to Philippine
products. The existence Of this Chi
nese labor i'm thsse is,anaF would fur
Iish the strongest aud most taking ar
pument to those wnose interest lead to
their opposition to- reduction of the
tariff: that reduction would bring
American labor snd rs products into
direct competition VITA cheap Chinese
labor and its products IL these ISL
ends"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17

furnished extras for the soldiers
mess. Under these influences the
teachings of their parents ape dishon.
ored, and the first step in a course OF
dissipation Is taken. The soldier who
drinks beer and wine in the canteen
will, and does, drink intoxicating liz.
nor in other places, and the very fact
that such drinking is permitted and
provided for inside the camp, furnishes
the soldier an excuse for his indul.'
gence when with convivial friends out
side. The Army authorities can not
consistently condemn the soldiers for
so doing. Many young men would be
glad to have the help and support of
the Government authorities in resist
ing the temptations that are placed be-
fore them.
It is within the power OF the Govern
ment to make 1t a criminal offence
against the United States Government
for any one to sell intoxicating liquor
to any soldier in its army.
Suppose there are desertions CT dis.
sipated men, for the reason that they
cannot find the opportunities for dlssl.
patton in the Army; suppose these re-
strictions prevent such men from en-
listing in the Army; suppose such reg
ulations do result in the prohibition OF
the saloon within certain limits Of the
Army reservations las in cases Of
schools and universities), will not the
final results of sober, sane solAiery
Justify these losses? In all radical
changes that are effected there are ir.
Irregularities and undesirable conse
quences incidental to the work Of max
ing the change. In every precaution'
airy measure against contagious'and in.
fectious diseases there are losses and
hardships and even partial failures.
but We do not argue that these are rea'
sons for desisting from such meas
ures. Entire cities and whole coun'
'ii'b uhODN ~ blNal
inconvenience, discomfort and pecu
MARY loss to prevent the entrance OF
contagious diseases. and II not wholly
successful they do not therefore say
that there is no use in trying to pre-
vent them from entering, and that they
will therefore cease such efforts, and
only seek to regulate it," Their fail
ures is a reason for renewed efforts tC
discover the mistakes and weak
places in their measures, that they
may correct and strengthen then
wherein they have failed.
If the saloon business outside tn,
soldiers camps profits through the abo
lition of the liquor canteen, the liquo
men would not be working to have tn,
canteen reinstated, as they are nov
doing. The liquor dealers know full
well that any measure or law whicl
cultivates the appetite for liquors help
their business, and that on the othe
hand any measure or law that express
es disapproval of liquor,drinking In
lures their business, The moral effec
of the expressed disapproval Of tn
: Government does great harm to tn
liquor business, and gives encourage
, ment and aid to temperance workers
; For these reasons liquor dealers ar
, working vigorously for the restoratlt
Of the canteeu, The moral inhuen
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Good Word In Behalf Of Army Temperance

enjoying all the Injuries afforded by,
the best OF homes; but these things
that have seemed to them to be the
necessities of life, are given up for a
soldiers life of privation and hardship.
No doubt there are many assertions
from the Army on these accounts. We
do not say that all these comforts
must be furnished our soldiers because
they have been accustomed to having
them, and have a desire for them. We
do say that the soldier must expect to
make sacrifices and endure privations.
The soldier in ranks is not permitted
to have his wife with him; he must
forego the companionship Of wife and
children in the furtherance Of army
regulations and interests; even in
times of peace the soldier is required
tc make this great sacrifice OF his com.
fort and happiness.
The drinking OF intoxicating liquors
has SO baneful an effect upon the en-
playee and the interests of the employ.
er, that many of the largest business
firms and corporations OF our country
have made a rule to refuse employ.
ment to men who drink intoXicants;
they require absolute temperance from
their employees-not from any tenn
perance or prohibition sentiment; but
on account of their own personal inter.
ests,-because their business interests
demand a sane brain and firm hand.
And surely no one will deny that n
sane brain and steady hand are con.
ducive to the best interests OF the EN-.
ployer. Why then, should Generals in
our Army make such representations
as they do respecting the use of liz.
uors by the soldiers? If liquor Is not
helpful nor desirable for the railroad
employee, or the manufacturer why Is
1t helpful or desirable for the Govern
ment employee in the ranks of theNsol
der? Generals of high standing In our
Army have given their testimony In
favor OF the abolition of the "canteen,
and OF its evil effects on the soldiers.
1t has been represented by those
who ask for the restoration of the
"canteen" that since its prohibition
2 there has been an increase of drunken
ness among the soldiers. If this IL
true, It is easily accounted for by the
fact that the liquor dealers have multi
piled their saloons In the vicinity o.
the army reservations, and afforded
additional inducements to the soldiers
for their patronage; drunken men be
sides the soldiers are patrons of thes,
places (many of which are unlicensed
and fights, riots and drunkenness ar,
all diligently reported to the daily pa
pers,-in the interest OF the liquor can
teen,-while during the reign OF tn
canteen cases Of drunkenness and tn
consequent disturbances" were KEEP
out of the daily papers with as grea
precaution and diligence as are nov
used in their publication.
If the drunkard must be supple
with alcoholic liquors, by the sam
logic the Government should furnis
"joints" for those addicted to the us
of opium; and gambling facilities TO
gamblers. Our laws do not PERM
gambling rooms or opium "joints," an
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17

yet neither of these vices Is as far.
reaching, or prolific of dreadful conse.
quences as is that OF drinking alcoholic
liquors. The attempts to approve Of
the saloon and the liquor canteen. In
the face Of our everyday observation
and knowledge of the dreadful results
of intoxicating liquors, are unworthy
and discreditable to men of sound
judgment. If such men are not Grim
inal in such attempts, they, at least,
share in responsibility for all the crime
that results from these dreadful insti.
tutions.
II our Government should restore
the liquor canteen to its former place
in the Army, every mother in our land
would be wholly justified In preventing
her sons from enlisting in the Army,
and the Government would be commit.
ting a crime against every mother
whose son II drafted or compelled to
Army service. Every influence of the
Army canteen favors and induces the
young men to patronize its sale of
liquors, and It is true that the canteen
Is responsible for many lives of dissi.
patton. II 1t Is true, as stated by Ar.
my officers, that so large a number OF
men entering the Army in the late war
were addicted to the habit of drinking
before entering the Army, so much
greater is our Governments shame
and reproach FOR licensing the saloon.
Let our Government. instead OF lend
ing its influence and protection to this
criminal business, express by every
POSSIBLE means Of suppression. its dis
appreciation of these promoters of
crime, the aloon and the liquor can.
teen.
The motive alone of the health Of
the soldier land of every CITIZEN
should be sufficient to justify the most
stringent laws against the drinking OF
alcoholic liquors, statistics Of the best
physicians in the Army and In hospl
tails as well as in private practice
prove their bad effects physically. In
case of surgical operations, the man
addicted to the habit OF drinking beef
has but small chance OF recovery on
account of the effects of she beer upon
his system; and in fever cases the ia
talitles among incorporate men are al
most universal.
Would not our Government better
set about suppressing the saloons out
side the camp. that are causing some
of its Generals so much anxiety ant
trouble?
At the time of our Civil War 1
could not be said that a large proper
ton of our soldiers were inebriates
they were the best of our country
young men, from the colleges AM
homes of our land And In our lat
war mothers surrendered to their foun
try's service, sons who had been laugh
to regard the saloon and all that pei
talns to it as dangerous, wrong an,
dlsreputable. In he Army canteel
they met with jeers and reproaches o
their comrades and superiors II the,
declined to patronize the canteen bar
and were made to feel that they wer
Sinking" and were mean in refusin
to contribute their share towards tn
income of the canteen. which in returj
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Nearly a Million
John |. Squandered


New York, Jan. john /. Sullivan
says he's fiat broke" again. This is
Johns annual statement, and It is gen.
orally truthful
The other day Sullivan startled tho
small boys OF Boston by throwing slit.
torlug coins about the streets But
that s nothing new lor the big fellow
has been separating himself from gold
ever since he won the heavyweight
championship from Paddy Ryan more
than twenty years H-o,
How much money haS John l.. Sulli.
van allowed to pas through his fingers
in twenty years? TlIs is a question
that John himself rannyt answer with
accuracy, but It Is see to say that ST.,
100000 is not far 90, Of tho way
Pugllistic historians who are strong
on statistics have hunted through the
records and have succeeded in account.
Ing for S7S5,O0O which John has peck.
eted. Here are the figures:
May 1G, 1SSl-Joan Flood, Yonker..
eight rounds; $3.50.
Feb, I, lSS2--Padl y Ryan, Mississip-
pi, nine rounds; So 600.
July II, 1SS2--"Tug" wilson New
York, four rounds; $4,000.
May H. lSS3--Cha,lev Mitchell New
York, three rounds, stopped $4,000.
Aug. 6, 1SSS-Herbert slade. the
Maori, New York, tErce rounds; s14..
900.
Tour Of the country, under Pat
Sheedy's managem snt; 100000.
June 80. 1SS4-Failcd TO meet Mitch.
ell. New York; money ep'lt. $1,000.
Nov. TO- 1SSi-Jchn NJ. Latin, New
York; three rounds: si2 coo.
Nov. II. 1Ss4--A'f Greenfield, New
York, four rounds. $4,000.
Jan. ~, 1SS5-Alf Greenfield, Boston,
four rounds; $4,000.
Jan, 49,, 1SS5-PaJdy Ryan, New
York, thirty seconds; $4,000.
June IS. 1SS5-Jack Burke, Chicago.
five rounds; $1,000
Aug. 20, 1ss5-D 1minlclS McCanrey,
Cincinnati, six rounds: $1,000.
Nov. 10. 1SS5-Paddv Ryan, San
Francisco, three rounds; $4,000.
Jan. is, 1ss7--Palsy Cardiff, Mime.
apolis, six rounds; g. ,0Go.
Dec. Q, 1SS7--Starte1 tour Of Eng
land and ireland. under Harry Phil.
lips; 100000.
July s, 1Sss--Jalc I<ilrain, Richburg,
Miss; $4,000.
During 1S90--Theatrica tour; s25,.
900.
During 1s91-Australian tour; s1O,'
600.
Aug, 21, 1S9G-Tom Sherkey, New
York, no decision; $4,000.
Benefits at different tines, $4,000.
Total about s7S5,OOO
Somebody showed this table of earn.
ings to the big fellow. and asked him
II 1t was correct. Johns reply was:
'If | had that cp,r now I'd make
some o. them guys that's rich look
sick. I'd buy all tho coal in sight, give
1t to the poor people. and then get a
good load aboard simply for joy. You
can bet that when John bad II he was
a good fellow. Thea everybody shook
him by the hand and said: John, yer
kin lick 'em ALL
But now, when Sullivan is broke,
yer hear them all as'in'. What did he
do with it?' Well. Sul!i,a an spent 1t,
and had good time. But he never
took a dollar that cid not belong to
him, and was always yorIs truly, John
l.. Sullivan, ever on the level"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17

of the Government against the drink.
ing habit Is the kind Of help that we
need In combating the evils Of intern.
perance. We also need and appreciate
words of approval and sympathy from
our daily newspapers. Many of the
secular publications are already Civ.
fng us valuable aid by their fair publ,
cation of facts respecting the evils OF
the saloon; also by their brave and
sincere words of appreciation of our
work.
What an emancipation It will be
when the entire press Of our country
breaks the bonds in which II has been
heald by the Liquor Dealers Assocla.
ton. and without fear Of their disfavor
shall help with all its powerful infu.
ence to free our lend from this curse.
c. " G..
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 90, 'O2.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Carrie Nation.

Carrie Nation.
The history OF poor Carrie Nations
early experience calls for the sincere
sympathy and commiseration of every
one. Obliged to see the beloved hus-
band OF her youth turn from strong,
capable man into a drunken, insane
slave OF lquor-drinking, whose relief
came only in death by dellrium ire
mens,-is It any wonder that her rea'
son was affected. or that she has but
one purpose and though in life,-the
destruction of Intoxicating liquors? In
sane asylums record many cases of
hopeless insanity from the same cause.
The wonder is FOR those who are
bearing their burdens of care and sor'
row caused by the curse of the liquor
traffic. G. V. G..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-12
Turkish Censorship.

The New York Outlook tells a story
illustrative of the vigilance of the Turk
ish censorship. There is a strict super
vision over kilograms. A German en-
gineer in the Lebanon placed an order
with a Paris firm for some sort of a
stationary engine to be shipped to him
as soon as possible. The firm telegraphed
to inquire how many revolutions a min
ute he wanted. He answered: Five
hundred revolutions ia minute" The
next day he was arrested. Brought into
court, the judge asked him if he lived
in Lebanon. He replied that he did.
"Do you correspond with such and such
a firm in Paris?" Eyes" "Ah!" cried
the judge, 81 know you. You are the
mar who telegraphed to Paris that there
are 800 revolutions a minute in the Leba-
non!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-12
Animals as Sailors.

A French scientist has made some
very interesting observations as to the
love of different wild animals for the
sea. The polar bear, he says, is the
only one hat takes to the sea, and he
is quite jolly when aboard ship. All
others violently resent a trip on wa
ter, and vociferously give vent to their
feelings until seasickness brings ST.
lence. The tiger suffers most of all
The mere sight of a ship makes him
uncomfortable, and when on board he
whines pitifully, his eyes water con-
tinually, and he rubs his stomach with
his terrible paws. Horses are very bad
sailors, and often perish on a sea voy-
age. Oxen are heroic in their at
tempts not to give way to seasickness.
Elephants do not like the sea, but they
are amenable to medical treatment. A
good remedy is a bucketful of hot
water, containing three and a half
pints of whisky and seven ounces Of
Quinine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-12
PEDDIE WAS TOO
MUCH FOR FORUM.
LEGAL Boys Taken into Camp to the
Tune of 81 to O-?eddie
was Heavier.

The Peddie Institute football team,
of Hightstown, defeated the Forum
eleven at Hlghtstown Saturday after
noon by a score of $40. The Peddie
men outweighed the local boys by
about twenty pounds per man, but the
Forum put up a stiff fight and won
credit for themselves in bucking such
a strong team.
The local boys left here on the 10. 10
Pennsylvania train Saturday morning
for Hightstown. The game was com
menced at 2 o'clock and from the first
the Forum knew that it was all off.
Inlthe first half Peddie made IL
points, but the Forum boys still had
hopes of scoring.
At the beginning of the second half,
Peddie scored another touch down by
/ a trick play, very cleverly worked,
and the game was then soon over.
The following was the Forum line
up: Center, Robert Kipp; right
guard, Herbert Woglom right tackle,
Arthur Colyer; right end, Clifford
Gillis; left guard, William Fitzpat-
rick left tackle, Virgil Shull; left
end, Herbert Edgar; quarter back,
Frank Woglom; right half back,
Ralph Beers; left half back, William
Hartmann full back, Herbert Glllis.
The local boys, although they were
defeated, were loud in their praise of
Peddie.