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on WASTING NH.
The Years of Our Youth should Not
Be Frittered Away.


Time flies. This is a trite saying. We
do not always realize its truth. says the
Milwaukee Journal. A young man
starts out in life with high hopes and
strong ambition. The years ahead of
him look long years to him. The day of
his achievement seems in a far distant
future But the years pass, each sue
ceeding one more swiftly than its pre-
decessor. Soon he finds the time becom-
ing so short in which he may accomD-
hsh his plans. In work or pleasure
changes come. and the time has flown
50 fast that account Of it cannot be
taken When one comes to middle life a
year is scarce begun before it is gone.
1t is now that one begins to be inn
pressed with the truth. time flies. The
old world the sun and moon and stars
go on evenly in their courses; their
pace is not changed. Yet how differens
to the one who. instead Of seeing a sum-
NIT to attain, looks down rather than
up. and sees in the near distance the
brink of dark river to which he is
rapidly nearing.
Youth cannot too highly value the
years. the months. the DAYS, even tie
hours, as they pass. Each day is step
toward age. Do not waste time. Do
not frltter your days away in folly that
is worse than purposeless One cannot
be working or engaged upon serious
matters all the time. Recreation and
amusements have their place With
many people there are hours each day
just frIttered away; going for neither
work, study or amusement. It is an idle
incoming between doing things; a drawl
ing out the processes of work. Instead
OF doing things heartily whether it be
study, work or play they idle along
The old adaee of school day fame is
good long after school days are past.
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DOCTOR once made the re-
"a mark that he did not see how
"a so many refined women could
be SO Indifferent to the simple
laws of health Ventilation
they regard as of no Importance. and
omen windows. instead of being safe
guards Of life itself. they consider their
mortal enemies. Sunlight they are pos
itvely afraid of. and a darkened room
IS often believed to be a sedative for
sick or tired nerves. Indeed, some wo-
men keep the sickroom so black that
one cannot see an inch beyond his nose.
Have you ever noticed how a physi-
clan viii come into 8 room of this
character. pull up the shades and by
few healthful touches here and there
bring i'm an entirely new atmosphere
The patient at once brightens up. looks
more cheerful. and after the medical
man leaves is apt to say, II always feel
so much better when the doctor is
here" OF course she does, for he not
only has brought in a cheerful counte-
nance. which is part of his cure. but
has rescued the patient from surround
ings bad enough to negative the physi-
clans efforts to put her on her feet
again To the Introduction of Dame
Natures offspring. the sun, nothing
was attributed that made for good.
A trained nurse manages these things
herself but the home attendant be-
comes a victim to the invalid's caprices
and must often spend hours by bed
side in a cherries. stuffy room when a
Jew simple arrangements would inn
prove the situation wonderfully We
are all not fortunate enough to be able
to employ a trained nurse and In many
instances the skillful lay sister is just
as good-that is if she is born with
healing IN her hands, for be 1t remem-
bered the true nurse, like the poet. is
born. not made. A nervous or. worse
than all. a fussy person about a pa
1ient Is often the cause Of more harm
than good. The great trouble lies in the
-act that almost every woman thinks
she IS divinely appointed to comfort
and command in the sickroom. The
Darwinian idea OF natural selection
never fitted In better than it does just
here. also it may be said that many are
called, but few are chosen.
For the woman who does not know
Ct alp possibly a suggestion or two
concerning some sickroom oversights
will be acceptable. One OF the first du-
ties of the nurse should be to see that
the circulation Of air in the apartment
Is as perfect as possible The opening
Of a window not too near the patient
couple Of inches from the top and bot
tom is an absolute necessity. A good
idea for a crude ventilator is to raise
the window to the height required and
tack a piece Of wooden material over
ehe opening. fastening it securely to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
NEGROES IN OFFICE.
Wishes of Community Should Not
Be Overridden.

Dc
It is an error for the United States
government in any of its departments
to impose upon d community a local
Official who is personally offensive or
dtstasteful to that community. There
is no theory, no abstract ideal, involved
in this The postmaster of town IS
simply a person designated to trans
act certain business for the inhabit
ants, and he must be a person accept
able TO them. Their right to be served
agreeably is far superior to any indi-
giduaPs right to hold a public office
The appointments of negroes to office
in the southern states have very gen
orally been based upon an inversion of
this rule-upOn the negrOs right to
hold office, rather than upon the com
munity's right to be fifty served. Tt is
not pretended that in the average
southern town the negroes form the
most intelligent and trustworthy por-
ton Of the population, from whom the
United States government can best Sc
1ect its representatives. In many towns
no doubt, they are more numerous than
the whites: but the chief officials of
the place are rightly expected to be
nearer to the higher plane of intelligent
citizenship. The selection of negroes
for office therefore is plainly in
duenced by political considera lions, in
preference 10 considerations of efficient
service or of the comfort and SatiSfac-
ton of the community. This is both a
theoretical and a practical error.
NO man possesses any personal right
to hold an office simply by reason Of
his color. If he is not acceptable to the
people he is expected to serve, the gov
eminent is not called upon to impose
him upon them because he is a negro,
any more than it would be because he
had red hair It may be said that the
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people have no more right to object
to MIN on one account than on the 9TH
er. While this may be true, the fact
remains that they do object. On var
ious grounds not necessary to discuss
here most southern communities OBJ
ject to negroes in office, while they
have had no occasion to consider OBJ
jections based on other physical dis
tinctions It may be an unreasona BILE
prejudice. but it exists, and it is not
peculiar to the south. The correction
of social prejudices, reasonable or IN
United States government. It's func-
ton is to have the public business
transacted in a manner to give the
greatest possible satisfaction to the
people ncerned.-Philadelphi Ledger
find
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sash. This device admits the air into
the room without its blowing directly
on the patient. A screen placed be-
tween the bed and the open window
would keep off draft and light but the
other plan is safer.
Speaking of screens, they are indis-
pensable in a sickroom, and the singu-
lar dearth of them where they are most
needed is curious. The medicine bottles
may be arranged in the order of use
behind the screen on a able having
neat linen cover. The patient invaria-
bly, breads the taking of doses. and
when she sees the horrid stuff actually
poured out 1t becomes doubly nauseous.
A rule laid down by a celebrated physi-
clan was that the nurse should never
administer a dose of medicine without
having looked at the label on the bottle
twice.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

1.-THE Suburban" the racing play by
G. T. Darcy. which is to be at the
Grand tonight, is, as its name indi-
Gates, a play in which racing is well to
the fore The big event of the Sleeps
head Bay meedng-the historic Subur-
ban Handicap-is one Of the principal
incidents of the play but the interest
of the play is filled with thrills and ex-
elements and is not devoted entirely
to the great race There is a powerful
love story fun of troubles and estrange-
ments before the final happy conclus-
ion, and there is abundance of comedy
and q good deal of heart interest The
play. which was produced at MeVick-
er's theater. Chicago. last May and ran
for ten weeks. playing a return en-
gagement of five weeks within six
months and doing the largest business
ever done at McNicker's, has been
given an elaborate and beautiful pro-
ductiOn by Jacob Litt.the eleven scenes
necessary for the telling of the story
having been painted by Ernest Albert,
J. H. Young and Homer Emens- Of
these Mr. Albert chose the scenery
showing the grand stand, the track the
paddock and the bit Of country just
outside the gates of SheeDshead Bay
track. This work was done from pilot
Ogra phic studies of heIOcalities and the
result is both full of beauty and truth.
Another scene in which exquisite love-
Illness is aimed at and ATTAINED is that
showing the old lime kiln by moon
light This is the work of John H.
Young who also painted the beautiful
mansion and gardens and seawan of
the Gordon home. In this scene a gar
den party is in progress and the soft
light of the moon is mingled with the
more garish glare of electric lights.
The scene is filled with pretty women
and fine looking men in superb toilets
and is one of the most beautiful in the
play.
AT the New Crawford Saturday mat
inee and night California" one of the
successful plays of the season. win be
presented. This production has made
a good record Rae Bronson, the young
emotional actress. heads an excellent
company. her part of Dolores" being
strong. A fun car of special scenery
is carried and the play is produced in
a most thorough manner
The theater-goer who likes excite
ment and thrills will have an opportun-
ity to satisfy his desires in that direc-
ton at the New Crawford next Sun
day night when Percy Williams spec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
HE'LL BE An EDITOR.
A Country Correspondent and All Out
of Breath.

It was the Country CORRESPONDENTS
night from Long Island He called up
the World Office on the telephone at 8
p. M but so out of breath was he It
was some time before the Office boy
could understand his request for a man
to whom he could give the story Of
runaway on Broadway
Am I talking too loud2'' he began.
NO: 90 II as hard as you like"
l was just walking along Herald
square when 1 saw a horse eatin' oats
with the bride off. hitched to a hand
some cab. one Of the kind with the
Yes
Something scared the horse and he
darted up the street. 1 saw people rush
ing out Of the way and I ran after him.
He =ust missed several street ears, and
after galloDing four squares thought
ne was going to crash through the win
dow of saloon kept by Thomas
o Rourke. on the corner of broadway
and FOrtieth street. He was galloping
through FOrtieth street when [ saw Il
boy climb up behind the handsome
you know how the seat is-and grab the
reins. Then the boy saw that the bride
was of. and he climbed back and
dropped off the seat. I was there when
the boy dropped, and I asked him his
name. He said. Fred Perry 246 West
Thirty-eighth street'-zot that? %
yes
We'll. while I was getting the name
Of the boy the runaway got away from
me. Sorry. I saw him going around
the corner about four squares up. in
quired Of some people and I guess he
was heading for his stable on Fifty
second street. Maybe some of your
other re~orters can find out what's be-
come Of him. I've got a friend with
me or I'd do it-"-New York World
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METHODISM DECLINING.
DR.. Buckley Creates Sensation by De-
clarine That It Is.

New York. Feb 1O.-Rev. DR. J. H.
Buckley, editor of the Christian Advo-
cate. Of this city, caused a sensation al
a meeting of Methodist preachers here
The previous speaker. D. D. Thompson,
editor Of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate, of Chicago. had spoken in a
most enthusiastic way. declaring that
there had been a million and a half
converts made by the Methodist church
in the last four years. DR.. Buckley dis
puted the accuracy of these figures. He
declared that statistics showed that
Methodism was actually declining in
some OF the eastern conferences. He
believed in looking at the facts. and he
declared it was a grievOus mistake 10
take an over-oDtimistic view His
statements were vehementIy opposed by
the other members of the meeting. DR.
Buckley made several short answers to
the attacks made upon him.
City Ticket Office. Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue
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air and spray the room with a nice.
pungent cologne. A few drops of the
oil of lavender in a little hot water is a
cheap and grateful deodorizer. To a
nervous. i'll person the noise of putting
coal on the fire is exceedingly annoy
ing. The best way tc accomplish it is
to wrap the coal in paper, carefully
placing the whole contents on the fire
at once. Naturally a regular invalid
bed is the ideal resting place for the
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It is an exploded idea that toilet wa
ter or cologne must be excluded from
the sickroom. I do not mean by this
heavy scents or extracts, but a quart
of good cologne sprinkled around the
room from an atomizer. I would ask
every patient to use this constantly,
and half the women who have minor
complaints. such as sick headaches and
the like, would recover in one-third the
time if they would let in a lot OF fresh
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sufferer. but the average household
does not boast this convenience.
Changing the bed clothing is a source
Of discomfort when not properly man
aged. Wrap the well aired shees into
a bolster shape, lift the covers sufh-
GENTLY high to admit the free move
ment of the hand under the cover. then
roll the sheet gradually under the pa
tient, sliding the soiIed one along at
the same time, until the fresh sheet is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10

race and took the number off the door
Some of the horsemen here for the Ben
nings races would not ride in q hotel ele-
vatOr with a cross-eyed elevator boy
Gamblers and actresses are not the worst.
by any means If there is a man any
where without two or three superstitious
do not know where he is."--Wa shingtou
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
Very Low Rates.

To points in Montana. Idaho. Washing
ton, Oregon. British Columbia, Utah and
Colorado, in effect daily from February
Is to April 90, via Chicago Great West
ern railway. For full particulars apply
to G. W. Lincoln. T. P. A, Kansas City,
Missouri.
City Ticket Office, Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
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Eacaped an Awful Fate.


Mr. H Higgins. of Melbourne, Fla,
writes. Ny doctor told me that I had
consumption and nothing could be done
for me. i was given up to die. The Of
fer Of a free trial bottle Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption induced
me to try it. Results we're startling.
/ am now on the road to recocery and
owe all to DR.. Kings New Discovery.
1t surely saved my life This great cure
is guaranteed for all throat and lung dis
eases by Arnold Drug Co, 81 North Kan
sas avenue. Price SOC and 500. Trial bot
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Jordan is hard road
Ter travel,
But grind down de trouble
Wild de gravel.
En- you'll all sing joy.
En- take yo stan
BY de big bass drum
In de Hallelula BAN
Atlanta Constitution
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tacular production Of the new Ameri-
can comedy melodrama- Tracy, the
Outlaw" Will be the attraction. While
the play is full of intensely exciting
situations, still there is a great amount
of comedy, and a number of bright
specialties, all going to make a play to
please all kinds of people.
Starting Monday night at the Grand
opera house the Lillian Mortimer COM
pany viii open an engagement for the
week presenting standard drama and
high class vaudeville with a company
numbering twenty-five people and
transporting their own special scenery.
The following repertoire is announced
for the engagement; Monday night
The Princess of Patches - Tuesday "A
Gamblers Sweetheart" Wednesday,,
Miss Mortimer's Naturalization of the
historical romance. Mistress Nell
entitled In the Castle of the King
Thursday Miss Mortimers adaptation of
Marie Corellis famous novel, Worm
wood" entitled The Curse of Paris
Friday Thomas H. Sewells comedy
drama The Mysterious Gypsy" Satur-
day matinee Cinderella Saturday
night dramatization of Dickens mas
ter novel, "Oliver Twist entitled The
PickpOckets of London"
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Particular interest attaches to the
concert announced for Wednesday even
ing, February Is. at the Auditorium. by
reason of the fact that it will serve to
introduce to Topeka concert goers an
other young pianOforte virtuOsO. Mr..
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, who is now engaged
upon a tour of this country, and who
is everywhere mentioned as one of the
most brilliant Of the younger coterie of
performers upon this instrument
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DOCTOR once made the re-
mark that he did not see how
so many refined women could
be so Indifferent to the simple
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City Ticket Office Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
CHURCH AND PERSONAL NOTES.

The ladies of the Congregational
church are getting up a missionary
box to send away soon, and will gladly
receive any con tributions.
Mrs Lorenzo Sanford is the guest of
her sister, Mrs Harmon Treat.
George Frost of New York was the
guest Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs Elm
er Frost over Sunday.
Miss Eta NJ. Young attended the
recognition day exercises of Chatauqua
Assembly at Plainville on last Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs Alonzo Strong of New
Milford were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
George Strong on Sunday.
Mrs Vass Of New York is the guest
of her aunt, Mrs Stone.
Miss Katherine Wheeler entertains
friends from New Haven and Bridge
port at her residence in the village.
Miss Kate Wooster IS the guest of
Mrs Robert Minor in Waterbury.
Miss Mary Morris has entertained
Miss M. Mallett from Stratford.
Mrs w. w. Welton and daughter
are with relatives in Litchfield.
Bert Staub from New Milford has
been the guest of his aunt, Mrs @. N.
Hatch.
Mr. and Mrs George Erwin were call
ed to Bethel by the illness of Mrs Err
wins mother, Mrs Taylor.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
MARRIED IN DEATHS SHADOW.

1t often happens that a couple is
united in marriage when one is afflicted
with consumption or deep-seated
cough or cold. There's danger in this
it IS marrying in the shadow of death.
Immediate steps should be taken to
expel the trouble. There's nothing
that will so quickly remove the danger
as DR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds. It's equal
ly safe and sure for lung and throat
troubles. Cure is guaranteed by
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Hawley, Sherman; A. W. Twiss,
Bethel; w. N. Noble and Albert Evitts,
New Milford; Connery Bros, George
town; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station;
George d. O'Dell, Cornwall Bridge; r.
F. Smith, West Cornwall. Price soc
and 81. Trial bottles free.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
A SURGICAL OPERATION.

Is always dangerons-do not submit
to the surgeons knife until you have
tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
1t will cure when everything else fails
it has done this in thousands of cas-
es. Here is one of them: I suffered
bleeding and protruding piles for
twenty years. Was treated by differ
emit specialists and used many remedies,
but obtained no relief until used De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Two box
es of this salve cured me eighteen
months ago and I have not had a
touch of the piles since.-H. A. It's
dale, Summerton, S. c. For Blind,
Bleeding, Itching and Protruding
Piles no remedy equals DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by S. j.
Parks, Trumbull; A. B. Brakeman,
Botsford; B. Hawley s. Co., Stepney;
w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; Belts & Belts,
Sandy HooksM. Beach, Monroe; w. J.
Beehler, Brooktield; R. H. Beers & Co.
Newtown.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
WORCESTERSHIRE AND VICINITY.

The Delna Wonder show pitched
their tents on Enos Carpenters mead
ow and exhibited for few evenings
last week.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Arlington on Friday, July "a.
Mrs Albert Newbould sailed for
England last Friday.
George Warmers youngest child, a
boy of a few months, died of cholera
infantum, last week.
Rachel Hall is assisting Mrs William
Buckingham with her homework.
John Thackery has been having a
weeks vacation at the seashore.
Miss Ethel Smith is assisting Mrs T..
l.. Smith with her homework.
Mr. Stark of Waterbury gave an en-
tertainment in the hall on Tuesday
evening. 1t consisted of magic Ian
tern pictures of the Philippine Islands
and selections on the photograph:
Mr. Crane, the Methodist minister OF
Cornwall Bridge, preached two excel
lent sermons in the hall on Sunday az
ternOOn and evening.
Miss Maud Terrill is visiting in New
Jersey.
William Dakin was seriously l,Sun-
day.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-31
LIME ROCK.
MRS ROBERT WINCH HARDWOOD.

The death of Lucy Caroline Har-
wood, wife OF Robert Winch HARDWOOD,
one of Natick'S most successful and
prominent young business men, has
saddened the whole community. Fri
day night Mrs HARDWOOD gave birth to
a son. The following afternoon grave
complications developed, which result
ed fatally early Sunday morning, July
10.
Mrs Harwood was the only living
daughter of Hon B. Richardson Of LiMe
Rock, Ct. Mr. Richardson is one of
Connecticut's most prominent citizens,
having served as member of the staff
of Col Ingersoll. He is also widely
known as the senior member of the Bar
num-Richardson Co., steel manufac-
turers of Lime Rock and Chicago.
Mrs Harwood was 20 years of age.
In November, 1901, she was married to
Mr. Harwood and since that time they
have made their home in Natick. Al
though she had lived in town COM
paratively short time, she had won the
esteem and confidence of all with whom
she had come in contact. Her kindly,
sympathetic disposition not only had
endeared Her to her friends, but her
strength of character with her charity
for all, had won her an enviable place
in the community, place which at
her death seems strangely void. She
leaves a large circle OF friends who
feel nothing but the deepest sorrow at
their loss, and who have only the kind
est words to offer the bereaved ones.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev F. A. Bigelow, and were hello
at her home on Walnut street, Tuesday
afternoon, July q, when large mum
Der of friends came to pay their last
respects. The Temple quartet of Bos
ton rendered several beautiful selec
lions. Immediately following the fu
neral services, the newly born child wa
christened, in the presence of the i'm
mediate relatives and friends.
Wednesday morning the sad journe
to her old home at Lime Rock wa
made, and late Thursday afternoon fu
neral services were held at Trinit
church, conducted by Rev r. II. Ges
ner, who performed the wedding cere
mony less than two years ago. Th
church was filed with her many friends