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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

building of cross walks are works that
might be undertaken. No one as yet
has expressed willingness to lead in
the matter. Attorney Morris urged
that at least start should be made.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

The Newtown Savings bank will be
closed Friday, Christmas day, which
is legal holiday, and the following
Friday, New Years, also legal holi-
0av
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25
SANDY HOOK LIBRARY.

LECTURE ON "B1RDs ABOUT HOME. ,
The illustrated Audubon lecture on
"Birds About Home" in Glover'S hall
last Thursday evening, was well at
tended, considering that it was high
grade entertainment, for which com
paratively few care, even when it costs
nothing but the effort to attend
There were A present.
Leeds Travelling library, No. IA, has
been received, and will be ready fol
use next Saturday, free to all.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

M rs George II. COuCl OF Brooklyn
was stricken with paralysis, Friday,
while visiting at the home of Mrs Will
liam I. Sanford in Danbury. Her son,
Levi G. Morris, hastened at once to
her side, secured rooms in an adjoin-
ing house and trained nurse to care
for her. The right side was slightly
affected, but she is now rallying nicely
and it is expected that she will be
brought to the home of Mr. Morris in
Newtown, some day this week.
Miss Maggie Honan of Taunton
passed Sunday with Mrs Daniel Honan
of Walnut Tree Hill.
A. T. Nettleton was in Danbury,
Monday night, to see Mrs Couch, who
is ill.
Ernest Hawley, the merchant at
Hawleyville, is now showing a good
line of horse blankets for stable and
out door wear, at reasonable prices
Drop in at his store and look over his
stock.
Fl. B. Coger and G.. r. Parmelee
filed their ice houses, last week.
Mrs E. G.. Lake and daughter, Anna,
were in Danbury, last Saturday.
Patrick Campbell was in Bridgeport
| 1nc
Mr. and Mrs o. G. Lluillier welcomed
son at their home in Hawleyville,
Friday, December 1e.
Miss Alice Baldwin of Obtuse, who
has been quite i'll with chicken pox and
muscular rheumatism, is now gaining
Mrand Mrs John w. Webb of Bridge
port visited friends in town, the past
} week.
Miss Abbie n. Gay has been a guest
of her brother, John Gay, of Taunton
Patrick Campbell has his mill all ir
readiness now Tor making DuCKWneal
flour, and will grind buckwheat every
Friday at his mill
A number of the parents and friends
of the children who attend the kinder
garten of Miss Bertha George, visited
the school, Friday afternoon, to lister
!; to the songs and witness the exercises
: of the children. The progress made
}, by the children in their work was
marked, and they entered into their
little exercises with great zest. Fol
) lowing the exercises the children en-
joyed Christmas tree, which bore
some pretty remembrances for them
!. e. Garfield Elather Of Bridgeport
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

c. Oscar Carlson of THE BEE force
passed Saturday and Sunday in New
York City,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

Mr. and Mrs E. L. Sherman of Kent
Hollow dined at the Grand Central
hotel, Monday, enroute on carriage
drive to Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

Attorney William J. Beecher, while
driving to Hawleyville, Monday, with
his daughter, Marie, and man, Thomas
Carlson, had an accident which might
have been serious had they not had
we'll trained horse. When near the
watering trough at John B. Wheeler's
the horse broke through the frost,
throwing him and breaking the Stats.
The horse sremained quiet until re-
leased from the carriage, when it was
found he had escaped injury. Mr.
vile, while Mr. Carlson and Marie
returned to the Street.
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What to give man or boy ceases to
be question once you enter the well
coming doors of Meigs & Co.'s store.
The best gifts for mankind come from
maa's store, and Meigs & Co. of
Bridgeport show such remarkable
variety of everything men and boys
wear, that selection is easy and buying
is not heavy on the Christmas purse.
In addition to clothing comforts, this
firm is showing great assortment of
umbrellas suitable for gifts for men
and women, as!well as smart walking
STICKS hand bags and suit cases. Steel
clamp skates are still being given free
with every purchase amounting to S.
or more in the boys and children IS
department of this famous store.
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R. II. Beers & Co. will close theil
store, Christmas morning, at 1919
O'Clock.
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THENEXT

Time you are in Danbury
come irto our new store and see what a beau,
tiful assortment OF goods we have. Every
Dody likes to see pretty things and we are
not. We have the largest and pleasantest
store In this part of the state and we keep a
splendid assortment OF everything you would
think Of finding in a jewelry store. Our prices
are as low as possible for GOOD GOODS. We
carry nothing else.
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and DIR Donaghue of Nashua, N. H.,
were in town, Thursday and Friday,
stopping at the Grand Central hotel.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25
ST JOHNS CHURCH.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.

Christmas day, Holy Communion at
1O.45.
Sermon and music for the occasion
on Sunday after Christmas.
Children's service and story, with
distribution Of gifts, on Sunday even
ing at 7 O'Clock, when the church will
be decorated and Illuminated.
The friends of Capt. John H. Austin,
the veteran printer, now living in
New Haven, will be gratitied to learn
that the United States government
has granted him an increase of "a per
month in his pension, now amounting
to SIP per month. Capt Austin has
worked in The BEE Office at various
times.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

w. Walter Finch, an affable clerk
for R. H. Beers & Co., will pass Christ
mas with his niece, Mrs States, in New
Haven, and on Saturday will 60 to
Springfield Mass, for trip.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

Former Selectman Levi c.. Morris
was in Danbury, Friday and Saturday,
called there by the serious illness of
his mother, Mrs George Couch.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

There were small audiences in all
the local churches, Sunday, caused by
the great rain storm. At st Rose IS
church there were 81 people present
and at the Congregational church As.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

G. l.. BRYANT, pAasanIi ~ MAIN Sess st;
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

W. G. johnson, Newtown's genial
ice man, completed on Saturday the
task of harvesting his ice crop-1oOO
tons in four days time. He had about
80 men to assist him and the work was
hustled along in great shape. While
other dealers in the ounty may rest
uneasy about their ice crop, Mr. John
son will not have his dreams disturbed
by any such trouble.
The High school closed, Wednesday
night, for the Christmas vacation.
The auditorium at the Congrega-
tional church looked very neat and at
tractive, Sunday, in its Christmas
dress. Wreaths and small evergreen
trees were used largely in the decora.
tions. The wreaths were placed on
the gallery front, on the windows and
the organ front.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25
AN EEL STORY.

[EROM THE BEE OF JUNE p, 1878.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

Miss Maggie Honan of Taunton
passed Sunday with Mrs Daniel Honan
of Walnut Tree Hill.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

A. T. Nettleton was in Danbury,
Monday night, to see Mrs Couch, who
is ill.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-12-25

Ernest Hawley, the merchant at
Hawleyville, is now showing a good
line of horse blankets for stable and
out door wear, at reasonable prices
Drop in at his store and look over his
stock.
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WHY ONE FOOT IS LANCER THAN
 THE OTHER.

"The question of which foot to fit first is an important one to us.'' said the salesman, as he tugged to get a small pair of Oxfords on large foot. Tt may seem strange to you, but it is rarely that we do not experience some trouble in fitting one foot while the oth- CT is easily covered. A popular belief obtains that the left foot of every per- son is the hardest to fit, and conse- quently. many shoe clerks always try a shoe on that foot first. It is not true, however, according to my observations, that there is any infiexible rule as to which foot to try first It is true, nev- ertheless, that in a majority of cases if you succeed in fitting the left foot you will have no trouble with the right. My practice is to try both feet before I pro- nounce a pair of shoes a perfect fit. Then I am sure of avoiding any mis- take growing out of peculiarities of foot formation No two persons have feet formed exactly alike, and the shoe salesman who thinks so and is governed accordingly will meet with many com plaints. r..
 For some time I pondered over the problem of fitting shoes to feet. and es- pecially as to why the left foot should be considered the standard by which to be governed. The only rational theory I have ever been able to evolve is a very simple one when you come to con sider it.. Nine out of ten persons, you meet are right-handed, as we say. About one person in ten. or perhaps the per cent. is even less than that, uses his left hand. If you will observe persons who use the right hand when they are standing and talking, they invariably rest their weight on the left foot. And vice versa, a left-handed person will rest his or her weight on the right foot. The result is that with right-handed persons the left foot is probably frac- tion larger than the right foot, and the shoe clerk must Inevitably find this to be a fact sooner or later. r."-New Or leans Times Democrat.
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WONDERFUL LIMITATIONS.

Making Plants. Grasses and such Like
 for the New York Museum of
 Natural History
 Every one who alas visited the Muse urn of Natural History and seen the re- markedly interesting groupe of birds and other animals in their natural en- vironment which are shown there has probably wondered how the effect were obtained and it issnot every one who is permitted, as the members of the Columbia summer school were yester- day, to go into the workrooms at the top of the building and see how it lis all done. In the absence of the director of the summer excursions, George s. Kel- logg, who was detained by illness, the party was conducted by Mrs. Kellogg,
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and the mysteries of the animal groups were explanied by J. D. Higgins of the department of taxiderny.
 The making of the leaves which with their marvellous veinings and as- tonishing accuracy of detail had par ticuiarly excited the wonder of the visitors. turned out to be very simple. An impression is taken of the leaf, and then sheet of wax is pressed into It.
 This model is mounted on a bit of waxed tarletan, and then the whole thing, which is made in wax as nearly the right shade as possible. is tinted as necessary to make it an exact re- production of the original. The result Is an imitation Of nature so perfect that the columbia students were unable to decide before learning the facts of the case. whether the leaves and grass es in the cases were natural ones pre- served by some mysterious process or artificial productions
 Higgins explained. were real and each little scene was an actual bit of woods or fields.
 "A bit of turf from the place where
 
 brought to the museum" he said, "and no change is made in it except to repro duce the growing things in lasting form
 s0ne Of these scenes. which had just been completed Mir. Higgins showed to the visitors. saying that it was the first of a series designed to represent all the reptiles, within fifty miles of New York. The animals were turtles, and the environment showed one of their chies sources of food, red toadstool. One of the turtles was hiding under a stump Of tree. and among the dead leaves and sticks were few violets leaves and blades of grass, a couple of tose quaint and unusual flowers known as Indian pipes, half dozen young golden rods and small plant with broad leaves growing close to the ground like plantain. In the produc- tions of these plants even the blemishes were accurately preserved the only de- yiatfon from the original. MT. Higgins said, being in the number of the turtles. < f
 Another party of summer students spent the morning among the fossils and had the privilege of seeing the huge inosaurs. who are now being mounted and have not yet been shown to the public. They were allowed to visit another of the halls of mystery up stairs and learn the processes by which fossils are preserved and mount ed.NeW Fork Tribune.
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of the purchase and to inform the silversmith that the note rendered in payment was bad one. He was glad to add, however that the thief had been apprehended and requested him to at tend at the police station at a certain hour in the afternoon to identify the prisoner. He told the silversmith that it would be necessary for him to give up the bad note to facilitate the pre- liminary inquiries and this the latter did, obtaining formal receipt. On go- ing to the police station the unfortunate shopkeeper found that he had been hoaxed. The gentleman and the policeman" were both members of the iight-fngered fraternity and the note was a good one.
 Two ladies on entering house in Belgravia to attend an afternoon party were accosted by a well dressed gentle man., who sasd: T presume you are going to Lady C's," and they went in together. Although the lady of the house did not recognize the gentleman, she concluded that he had been fully invited. as he accompanied her friends. After a handsome silver service had been nlaced on the table the hostess was called out of the room for a few minutes, and during her absence the gentleman said to the company "Ill play a trick on my aunt" and at the same time proceeded to fill his pockets with silver spoons, cream jug sugar basin. etc. and hastily left the apart rnent. Shortly afterWard Lady C
 returned and said with some surprise: T though the servant had brought in all the tea service" s'Yes,n replied one of the two ladies. but your nephew said he would play astrick on you and carried off most of the articles. My nephew!'' exclaimed her ladyship. 1T have no nephew in the world. I thought this gentleman was a friend of , yours.'-Baltimore Sun.
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granrters G,tide.
New York. New Haven
 and Hartford R. R.
KEW yopKA AITGTsI I,iIsI 1c. 1903.

n II z NEW YORK DIVISION.
 FOR NEW SORKI:4.25. .4:5O. $500. 4o'vo' v, aS:55 $500 xe:10, S.55, sy:S5, xlO:5I itedI T :s5 S.io sS.s,a l29 A tpaEo: car linn. aog ear limtedl, 4:35,, s5:l0, s5;23 5::s5 sbIO e;S0. s7:10 ss;10, s:15 (BridgepoIrt I sceom. Se tI:so. .5 :So ssg Ss.6o siiS m sundsys-'4:25. '9;s9, x8;15, I:10, ss:1O. sS:S6, s9:i6 D. m. FOR WASHINGTON Via Harlem Rlyer-
 FOR BOSTON M N via a Ii HoIllsy1I Hidaiiyi ana w,,, Enu IuIe1a10;05 2. m.. s3:55 D. m.
 FOR BOSTON via New London and prn. I@itsd a. m .is3S isSS 1a:$$ $$ 5sEi61 Spaflor ear ear sahdaRlss:S:5555 ss@ltdeSls :S:55 .S;o '455, sS:5s
 iS5i FOR 'G;SS BosGRo@, G; x, via sDrineaeIa .,.,5 Fl ;o5 .. m.. s1 :45. .5:5a p. m. sundayse s HARIFoR'D K # a' .f;IS 6IyiRsI1N. E; pi
 FOR MERIDEN, NEW BRITAIN. HART. TTSS51D AND SPRlNGFIELD-s1:1 :15a, $40, tiS1a,a rii2z,a xe;So. sl0:03 tto Hartford). s10:53a smaite .ai Mountainsl, s11:05 q. m., l2:10. 2;So s5:52, 6:16 (to Hartford), zoo. 500, I I0.OOa (Bar Harbor), lO:O5. +1O:55a CWhite Sslountalnsl, s 11:31 (to Meridenl, D. ln Sun na5s-'aI: ps 10 a. m.. 12:10. *5:52, t7:o0. SIPS SHORE LINE DIVISION. o.ar For New London, etc-*2:2O, 2:55, TAI, S;so. G .,5io, 5i;e6, d:3S, parlor car limited) a. Sane) s2;3S (parlor car iimited), *2:47 :00, e4;eo 4;!5 (to Saybrook June.I. *4:55. 5:15, o:l0. s6:o5. 9:10 (Guilford recommendation p m Sundays-+2:20, t2.55, S:52 d. nj. .l2;05l s2:47, 4:55, 6:55 D. n.
 AK LlNE--NORTHAMPTO DIVISION. f9r iaias imaiiaasdleat9owUn, a.oU, WilHmantic. ete,-7:ss ,,l For shelbnrne Falls. Turner's Fails, wi. iiiamsburg, Holyoke, and intermediate sta seio,lls-l se,l ;50 a. m. and 400 p. n. For Vest ne1d and intermediate stations, 5.57 D. n. .,F For Earmlngton, New Hartford and points tn1s side-7:50 a. m, 12:04, 400, 5:57 p. m. TOT Waterbury, via Cheshire, S:43 a. m., dz:iS 2;30, 5:1O. 6:55 p. m. Sundays-9 a. BERKSHIRE DIVISION.
 For Derby and Ansonia-6:o5, 7:10, 500, S:SS, S:SS, s:45 2; m, 12;l7 noon, 1:10, 2;S0 44O. -S;25 q. m. 12:17, .:3O, 6:35 8;45 p. ID.
 For Waterbury-6:05, 7:10, 500, 9:45 a. m., 12I7. 2:30, 5:22, TAO, 11:30 p.l m. Sun days-8:25 a. m, 12:1T, 6:35, S:45 D. m. For Winsted-7:10, 9:45 n. m, 2:30, TAO p. m. Sundays-s:25 a. m.. 8:35 D. m,
 For Danbury, Pittsfeld and intermediate points-6:0O a. m., via Bridgeport, 9:33 a. in., 3:al, BOO p. ID. (to New A1ilford). Sun dsys-6:OO D. m. to New Milford For Lltchfeld and points on Litchfieid 9ranch-9:33 a. m. and 3:57 p. n. via Derby
 sExpress Trains. xr.ocal Express. aDoes not connect for New Britain.
 c. T.. HAMPSTEAD,
 General Passenger AgeRI. I
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TWENTIETH CENTURY HOMING
 CLUB,

The Twentieth Century Honing club of this city, held fly yesterday. They sent last Saturday night 101 birds to New Brunswick, N. J. The birds were liberated yesterday. at S:43 a. m. by the Adams Express agent there. Harry Leigh sent twenty-one of the birds and thirteen of them had returned, up to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, to their home coop at MT. Leigh's place on Quin- nipiae avenue, Fair Haven. His first bird got in at 12:53, which was remark able time for a lowery, cloudy day and with the wind dead against them. MT. Leigh has pigeon in his coop that flew back here from Atlanta, Ga. Seven of the members of the club sent birds. Others besides MT. Leigh received back some of their birds.
 The next fly will be from Philadel- phia. the next from Havre de Grace and the next from Manassas, Va. Next Monday the club will give a fly or 300 or 400 birds from the Branford fair to their home coops here. The first prize is a silver cup.
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Starin New Haven TransportatjouL uLin3

@ I--.-- UuI!ys3 AACEpL 9SALuTuNys 7 |78777 Steamer John H. Starin (Ca1t. McAills- ter) leaves New Haven from Starin's Pier, foot of Brown Street, at 1O.15 D. m., Sun. days, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steamer and Fridays. Steamers leave Pier, I3, North River, N. Y, at p, ln. daily except Sat urday), Fare, 70 cents. Excursion tickets. room for sale at j. B. Judson's, scr Chapel st., Peck Bishops, 703 Chapel st. Free stage leaves depot on arrival of Hartford train and corner of Church and Chapel sts. Through freight rates given and bills of lad ing issued to points west, south and south west. Order your freight via Starin Line
 c. H. FISHER. Gen'I Freight Agent,
 Office, 150 Orange Street.
 E. J. GREGORY, Agent. StarIn Pier.
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It wiII sarprise Yen-Iry u.

It is the medicine above all others for catarrh and is worth it's weight in gold. Ely's Cream Balm does all that is claimed for it,--B. w, sperry, Hartford, Conn.
 My son was afflicted with catarrh. He used, Ely's Cream Balm and the dis agreeable catarrh all left hirn.-J. c. Olmstead. Arcola. III.
 The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cents or mailed by Ely Brothers. 56 Warren St. New York.
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s6 SHARP TRICK OF THIEVES.
Ingenuity Were Displayed. 7

Ingenuity, Were Displayed.
 F Several years ago a gentleman alighted from weli-apointed brougham at the door of London silversmith's shop and purchased considerable quantity of plate in payment for which he rendered a f100 note and received a small balance. He carried the plate away with him in the brougham and shortly afteTward a policeman called
 at the shop to say that he had heart
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STEAMBOAT GOMphNY.Ltd

Passenger and freight service between New London. Conn. and Greenport, Shel. ter Island and Sng Harhor,1L sS4 K
 The elegant Steamer
 NANTASkET. ss4 For passengers only, leaves New London. week days at 10 T. m. and 420 D In. Leave Sag Harbor at 6.20 n m. and 1920 D. rn. On the 10 q. m. trip from New London, the steamer will go direct to Sag Harbor, leay- Ing there at IF. 20 for intermediate landings.
 Steamer MANhANSET.
 For freight and passengers, leaves Nov London on week days, except September I. at a. n. Leaves Sag Harbor at 1925 p. n j28 If
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To-day. September first, is the last day on which to pay your taxes. and save nine per cent. interest. Pay to- day, 5s .t..
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Remember To-day is the last day on which to pay your taxes, and save nine per cent. interest Don't de-
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bed. It is hot work for the man who cannot stand brusiHg game.-Topeka Daily Capital. &
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FROM NEW YnRK
zWeakdays only sSnndavs on1i

zWeakdays only. *Sundays only.
 A DELIGHTFUL ALL DAY LONG ISL AND SOUND TRIP. On weekdays take Steamer from New Haven, 1915 a. m, due foot East 31st St., 2:45 D. 1n.; leave there on Eastward Steamer, 3:10 D. m., due New Haven 80 P. m. Special excursion tickets for this trip S1OO
 Passengers for night trips are privileged to board Steamers at 1000 b m For tickets and staterooms, apply at the office on Belle Dock also at Bishop s Go. s, T03- -705 Chapel Street, or at Purser's office on Steamer.
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New Haven Steamboat Llns
FOR NEW YORK. THE SOUTH & WEST.
 FROM NEW HAVEN. ,s

AM. Night PM. ". Belle Dock .z10:15 z12:45 s3:45 Due N T., 31st., St. FER 3.30 500 Due NY, Pier 40 N.R. 4:30 600 S.45
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smiths-Do you know any one who has a horse to sell?
 she-Yes. I susoect old Brown has.
 Smithers-Why? < she-We1l.. papa sold him one yes- terday. Punch.
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i IlllS aWdS &StllVWCl IV lGlllealll Ollt1l tiiC roof was laid, when the earth was car- ried away on the backs of llannas and man. It is said to have taken thirteen years to clear out the inside of the building, as the earth could only be car- ried out through the narrow doors."
 Although one sees so many ragged and wretched specimens of the genus homo upon the streets, and business, ed- ucation and every thing else are at so low an ebb, there is considerable wealth in La Paz among the numerically small s'upper class" Upper tendon cannot drive around in carriages, on account of the steep and stony streets, but one may see it's representatives out on horse back every morning early, or saunter- ing in the beautiful Alameda from four to six o'clock p. m. On Sunday after noon that fashionable resort is crowded with all classes, sitting on adobe bench es under it's rows of fine old trees, lis tening to the music of military bands or drinking cervassa (native beer} from a nearby fondita. There is a beautiful alabasta fountain in the Alameda, tall stone idol from the region of Lake Titi- caca and other objects of interest; but nothing more interesting than the ever changing panorama of human beings and the view from it's walls of the crooked streets, tiled roofs and queer towers of the old city. <
 Hark! Strange music is heard at a distance, the most weird and gruesome that can be imagined nearer