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The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
WITH THE POETS.
APLEA FOR TEMPERANCE.

fIE TUX El lFEkANNE. WRITTEN FOR THE BEE BY MRS GRAN
 WILLIE TAYLOR. There is cry of supplication abroad
 in our land, From mothers and children, sorrow
 ing band. There is an evil abroad, that must be
 confessed, All potent in power to cause much dis
 tresS, Wide spreading, insinuating into it's ranks The unwary, who thoughtlessly hear
 not the clankS Of the chains of strong drink, that
 eventually bind, And madden the forces of body and
 mind. With fine lighted room, gilded pie
 lures and walls, And as highwayman loud in it's calls Of invitation, to enter and join in the Of what's called by it's votaries, a
 glorious spree.
 a back room, To add to inducement to enter saloon; Sin, in all gilded forms, there' closely
 at hand, To shun which, the tempted must
 take a strong stand. And alas! how OverperSuaded often
 have been, And ruined at last, most worthy
 young men. Not alone 'tis the fathers of families
 and sons, But sometimes, there are mothers and
 daughters there won, From the straight path of virtue, soon
 to go down To misery and want, here in our own
 town. Shall Christians stand by with no
 helping hand, To banish this monster from out our
 homeland? No voice in the ballot to put down a
 foe, That is bringing it's thousands to mis-
 cry and woe? We are a nation that boasts of it's
 freedom and might, Gan nation be free, with intemper-
 ance blight? There are slaves to it's power, who
 tremblingly stand, And praying for rescue they cannot
 command, Will power destroyed, their reason de-
 UQlOuCO, By respectable people, so called dis
 owned. Home missions are needed, good peo-
 pie, awake, To the need of our country, for human
 ity's sake. Put on the whole armor of righteous
 ness strong, With God for your helper, it cannot
 be long Ere the prayers ascending from hearts
 true and brave, Will be answered with power to seek
 and to save, The suffering victim from a dishon- Ored grave.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
NEW FAIRFIELD.

ooAAoOA> AOS'
 The School Board met on Saturday evening. The vote in regard to re- opening the West Center school, was tie and on party lines. The republi- cans voting to have the school reopen ed, and the democrats to keep it clos ed.
 Nelson Mead and son of Greenwich on their way to Lake Waramaug in their automobile, on Monday, stopped at A. B. Brush'S.
 Charles and Irving Gerow, who ha ve been sick so long, are improving slow ly.
 Mrs Wheeler of Easton, widow of the late Sylvester Wheeler, has been visiting her brother, Stephen B. Gil bert, for few days.
 Frank Metcalf was in Woodb ury, on Monday and Tuesday,.
 James Lee of BroOkfeld was in town on business, on Monday.
 Attorney Dempsey of Danbury was looking at the Town records, on MOn- day.
 Isaac Knapp bought pair of gray Percheron horses, in Dover Plains, last week. His roan mare takes the cake on the road. Russell Hatch is putting in ma chine for saving shingle. |.
 Joseph Wildman has moved to Paw lings, N. Y.
 H. Brinley, the sawmill teamster, has gone to Greenwich with his team ing outfit.
 Charles B. Hatch is enjoying a stay of two weeks at the St Louis exposi- Gion. He has also attended the car riege makers convention, which met in Milwaukee, Wis.
 Mrs Michael Kelly leaves, Saturday, for stay of few weeks with. friends in Pittsfield, Mass.
 David Disbrow and son sold a pair of their fine Devon steers at the Dan bury fair, to Clark Benson of Dover Plains, N Y., and last week they sold a pair to F. w. Hewlett of Long ls- land. Miles B. Disbrow delivered the cattle.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Western system extends from New York City via. Cornwall -on- the Hud- son to OSwego on Lake Ontaria, dis tance of 324.8 miles. Passengers leave New York City by way of the Frank lin street and West Forty-second street ferries and take the trains at Weehawken. The West Shore tracks are used between Weehawken and Cornwall, 5 miles. Ten trains run daily in and out of New York. There are two trains each way between New way between New York and Chicago, by way of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh line of the New York Central system, and the Wabash line from Suspension Bridge. The run hing time is 10 hours. From Campbell Hall, the present terminus of the Gen. tral New England system, there are nine trains daily each day to and from New York City, the distance being 68.3 miles. Thus the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad will gain an entrance into New York on the west side of the Hudson river, and al- So a connection at Jersey City with the Pennsylvania and other lines to erating the main line to Oswego, the New York, New Haven & Hartford will be able to turn an immense amount of New England freight to it, and will in the open season on the lakes be able to exercise command over western rates which has been lacking heretofore. Indeed the possi- bilities in this direction are almost un- limited and when fully improved will greatly aid all the manufacturing dis tricts of New England, because of the l Co ties. The Ontario and Western is one of the four great coal railroad systems, and with this connection the Consol- idated becomes great and control ling factor in the coal supplying road. The principal branches of the New York, Ontario & Western are from Summitville to Kingston; from Cado- sia to Scranton, Pa. from Walton to Delhi in the Catskills; from New Der
 lin Junction to Edmeston, N. Y.; from
 Randallsville to Utica and Rome. The Delaware and Hudson crosses the New York, Ontario & Western at | Sydney, northeast of Binghamton. In connection with this purchase the of the Poughkeepsie bridge at once presented itself and it is not in the least impossible that in the near fu-
 ture the Consolidated will be able to run through trains from Boston to Chicago, St Louis and the Great West,
 via. the Poughkeepsie bridge route. | Obviously the improved freight ship ping facilities will be of very import ant benefit to all sections of New Eng land. and what such improvement
 means to the prosperity of this section
 business man and manufacturer.
 Those of us who supposed that the Consolidated had reached the end of development except by way of the Pennsylvania system have received notice to revise our anticipations.
 Evidently the Consolidated has only
 just crossed the thresholds of develop ment and has no intention of halting or even hesitating. For the above
 facts THE BEE is indebted to the New | Haven Leader.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching, blind, bleeding or protrud- ing piles. Druggists refund money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure any case, no matter of how long standing, in six to 14 days. First application gives ease and rest. soc. If your druggist hasn't it send soc in stamps and it will be forwarded, postpaid, by Paris
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Where are the most intellectual peo- pie of our country-those who yield the highest percentage ot ability? This is the question which Gustave Michaud will discuss and attempt to answer satisfactorily in the November Gen. tury under the title of "The Brain of the Natiop.' To obtain his figures MT Michaud has taken for numerator the number of persons born in state and living in that state in 1900, in- cluded in a directory of persons prom and literary pursuits; and for denom- inator the total number of persons born in the same state and living in the United States in 1900. Among other interesting conclusions, MT Mi chaud finds that while in New Eng land out of every 100, ,O0O births 54 are those of men of talent, in New York the number falls to 34, in Ohio to 19; in Indiana to II, in Illinois to 10, in Missouri to six, in Kansas to two, in Colorado to one. MT Michaud has also prepared two maps, one showing clearly the distribution of men of talent through the United States, the other, the relative distribution of men of tal- ent in the larger cities, with surpris- ing results, Boston, for instance, hav- ing apparently lost the primacy in this regard.
 It is said that Ex-MiniSter Andrew D. Whites article in the November Century, IA Diplomats Recollections of Russia" is terrific arraignment of the Russian oligarchy and the present Car. MT White is quoted as saying, touching Russias treatment of Fin land: It is the saddest spectacle of our time. Former emperOrS. however much they have wished to do so, have not dared break their oaths to Finland: but the present weakling sovereign, in his indifference, carelessneSs and abSO- lute untitness to rule, has allowed the dominant reactionary clique about him to accomplish it's own pleasure. I put on record here the prophecy that his dynasty, if not himself, will be punished for it. All history shows that no such crime has been committed | without receiving punishment.
 This was written, of course, before the Russian war with Japan and the assassinations of Bobrikoff and Plehve.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
NICHOLS.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

METHODIST CHI U RCH NOTES.
 Last Thursday, the ladies of the Methodist church gave their annual harvest supper at the home of MT and Mrs c. J. Thorpe. The evening was cloudy but a large number attended in spite of the weather. A good sup per was served from to 10 o'clock, of which many partOOk, after which lots of fun was enjoyed by guessing the weight of large pumpkin which was placed in conspicuous place; cents was charged for one guess. The pump kin was won by Lester A. Nothnagle. guessing it's correct weight of S5 pounds. Just S24 50 was netted.
 Next Sunday morning, the presiding elder of the New York East Confer ence will preach and hold the quarter ly conference. Services will be in the Schoolhouse.
 MT and Mrs C. D. Hines and Miss Edith Plumb of Orange visited at w. E. Plumb's, few days last week.
 Miss Jessie Cook entertained few of her friends, Monday evening. One of her guests was Mrs Prayer of Hart ford.
 Miss Nellie Wood and Miss Ruby Plumb visited their neighboring schools, Monday.
 Miss Alice Shelton spent Saturday at the home of her brother.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
Ten Pages.

HECENIL1 ADDED ID THE NEWTO w N
 LIBRARY. 4275. A History of English Ro- manticism in The Eigh- teenth Century, Henry A. Beers 6O34. Poetic and Dramatic Work of Robert Browning 3159. Life and Letters of Robert Browning, Mrs Sutherland Orr. 6050. Tragedy of King Lear. 605l. Tragedy of Cymbeline. 6052. Tragedy of Coreolanus. 6053. King Richard The Second. 6O54. King Henry The Eighth. 6055. Julius Caesar. 6O56. Twelfth Night. 6057. Antony and Cleopatra. 6O58. The Tempest. 6O59. Winters Tale. 6O60. Much Ado About Nothing. 6061. Romeo and Juliet. 1495. Darrel of The Blessed Isles,
 Irving Bacheller 1466. The Crossing, Winston Churchill 1467. The Deliverance, Ellen Glasgow 1468. Huldah, Alice Mac Howan
 and Grace Mac Howan-Cook l4es. In The Bishops Carriage, 147o. A Ladder of Swords,
 Gilbert Parker 1471. The Cost. David Graham Phillips 1472. The Castaway,
 Hattie Erminie Rives 1473. The Under Dog,
 F. Hopkinson Smith 1474. The Love of Azalea,
 Onoto Watanna 1475. Rebecca, Kate Douglas Wiggin
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Taylor, Curtis & Go. are offering a fine line of liDoleum, oil cloth and oil cloth patterns, such as housekeepers need in replenishing their floor cover ings in preparation for winter. For the ladies they have a big stock of outing flannel, outing flannel skirts, shirt waists and sateen shirt waists.9
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

A far-seeing move is that of the Con- solidated road, the purchase of the New York, Ontario & Western Rail- road, and shows that President Mellen is the right man in the right place. The acquisition of this property is of very great importance to New Eng land and to those having financial in terest in the Consolidated property. The main line of the Ontario and
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
COUNTY
CORNWALL BRIDGE.
A FAMILY ALBUM.

The Jerusha Dow family album, which was personated by Miss Louisa Comstock, was well attended and proved to be all that could be expect. ed. Any one would little think there were so many good looking people in se small a town, until they attended that show and saw them all there and framed, from the young lady to the ''old gal" Miss Comstock belonged to a large family and her memory of each was very distinct. She deserves much credit for the entertainment. She is to leave us for her new home, which is to be in WinSted, as her father and mother moved there, this week, to engage in the grocery business with their son. H. s. Con- stock, made it her last evening to meet with her old neighborS and friends. We all regret her departure and she has the best wishes of all in her new home.
 Doctor Adams, presiding elder of New York East Conference, was with us, last Sunday evening, and delivered a very able address.
 Report says we are to have a hotel lust across the river in the place for merly owned by James Swift. With a new hotel and the loads of cider one sees it would not seem as though any one need go dry if water won't do.
 Douglas Bacon is visiting his moth CT in Arlington, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

At the Brick store at Sandy Hook will be found desirable line of mems and boys sweaters, all wool bed blan- ketS and cotton bed blankets.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

If troubled with a weak digestion try Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will do you good. For sale by R. Fl. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook, W. N. Hurd, Long Hill; Ernest Hawley, Hawleyville; A. B. Blake man, Botsford; D. s. Mead, Branchville.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

The retaining factory at Sandy Hook laid off some of their men, Sat- urday night, while the new boilers are being installed.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Michael Halpine of Zoar district is treating his house, fence and out build ings to fresh coat of paint. The in- terior of the house is also being ren- ovated. The work is being done by M. H. Costello.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Edward McGran and Master Walter McGran of Bridgeport spent Sunday with Mrs John McGran of Dayton street,
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Edward and George F. Taylor were out hunting, Tuesday, having excel lent luck, bagging both partridge and WOOdcOck.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Dr and Mrs R. N. Betts passed Sun- day with Mrs Jesse Chalker in Trum- bull, who is patient sufferer with rheIma fiSm.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Clarence Beardsley, now successful young New Haven business man, passed Sunday with his parents, MT and Mrs c. F. BeardSley.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

John Lynch, Lawrence Lillis and Andrew Lewis have taken positions in the factory of the Fabric Fire Hose Go.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Mrs Mortimer Gardener and two children of Bethel :spent Sunday at G. R. Wilson's.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Mrs Clark and two lady friends of East Hartford are passing few days with MT and Mrs Leslie Nichols.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Mrs Joseph Quackenbush is enter taining friends from Warwick, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

MT and Mrs Harvey Decker are pass ing 10 days at Butler, N. J.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Taylor, Curtis & Go. have for sale a few empty pork barrels, which will be lSOld cheap.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

With blowsy hair and padded frame, The football heroes come; No longer ts baseball the game, The furious "fans" are dumb.
 -Merchant's Review.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Martin German,

Democratic Representative from
 Danbury to the Legislature and
 the Unanimous Choice of His
 Party for Second Term, says: "Linonine cured my mother of a set tied cold and stubborn cough. A phy- sician whom she consulted told her there was nothing on the market bet ter than Linonine. It cured her cold in a very short time. I have had re- cent pleasant experience with Lino- nine. It cured me of hard co Id in a remarkably brief time."
 Linonine at all drug stores, 25, 30, $l.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

MT and Mrs Sanford Underhlll and Ernest and Ella Underhill were recent guests of George R. Wilson and family.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

Jephthah chapter, o. B. S., held a regular session, Monday night.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
GEORGETOWN.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINIT'


 Dea and Mrs Edwin Gilbert will close their pleasant home here, about November l, and go to their winter home at Crescent City, Fla. On account of several cases of diph- theria in the Little Boston school dis trict the school there has been closed. Rev and Mrs A. C.. Eggleston were in Brooklyn, last week, to attend the funeral of Mrs Eggleston's $ brother. Howard Parkerton of Ansonia spent a few days here recently, the guest of MT and Mrs B. s. ParkertOn. The work of repairing and changing the building recently purchased by the Methodist church for prayerimeet- ing and social rooms is now being done.
 Sunday, October 16, k. o. Bennett and J. w. Frear took charge of the services at the Methodist church. The needed repairs on the foot bridge leading from the Georgetown hall to Connery Brothers store have been made and are greatly appreciated by those who have to cross there. A furnace to heat the new social and prayer meeting room of the Methodist church has been kindly presented to the church by friend. Miss Florence Jones of Bridgeport was recent guest of Dea and Mrs Ed win Gilbert.
 MT and Mrs Samuel Comstock and Mrs John Godfrey have gone to Mich igan, where they will visit friends for a number of weeks. MT and Mrs John Pryor have new son at their home. A number of members of the Order Eastern Star here went to Danbury, last week Monday, where they were royalty entertained by the Danbury chapter.
 Jonathan Betts has been ill.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28

LITTLE BOSTON AND UMPAWAUG.
 MT and Mrs John R. Thomson of Milford were guests of Mrs Eugene Banks and Mrs Emily Benedict, last week.
 The Boston district school is closed. Several of the scholars are ill with diphtheria.
 MT and Mrs Frank Jelliff are taking a vacation and visiting friends out of town.
 The many friends of little Marion Benjamin will be pleased to know that she is recovering from severe attack of diphtheria.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-28
E.. s. PLUMB,

At John T. Porter's Shop,
 Stepney Depot, Conn. Expert Horseshoer and General Blacksmith. Wood Work Of all kinds done. No need of keeping your horses legs covered with boots when shOd at this shop. Come and get my prices on repair work. OK shoeing department in charge of John T. Porter
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WRITTEN FOR THE BEE BY MRS GRAN
 WILLIE TAYLOR.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-23
A BOOM
STORY
Gov. Bailey's Views
on Francis as a
Compromise.

Topeka, Kas., June Ex-Governor
Bailey believes that David r. Fran
els, head Of the St. Louis Worlds fair,
would like to be p minated by the
Democrats for the e.aGo5cy. q have
no inside information on the subject.
Governor Bailey said. but my notion
all along has been that Francis has
kept his eye on the main chance.
mir. Francis is a very likeable man,
and he has made himself solid vii
hundreds OF representative Democrats
in all parts Of the country since he
engaged in the Worlds fair business. +"
Governor Bailey continued, 1T is
natural for Francis to be nice TO peo.
pie, but have an idea that while he
was making himself solid he had vi
sions Of the white house.
There are many Bryan Democrats
who are ready for another fight. They
are going to have something TO say
about the nomination Of the nominee
tor president, or make big fuss They
may be able TO defeat Parker, and if
they succeed in doing that, they win
have something to crow about
Parker beaten. the Bryan men will
be ready for a compromise on some
body like Francis, who supported the
ticket at the last election. The Park
er or Cleveland Democrats. If they are
interested in the maintenance of their
party, will accept a man like Francis.
"The domination Of Francis prob
ably would be satisfactory All around,
for It would give the Bryan men an op.
portunity TO say we beat Parker and
It would give the Parker fellows
chance to say. we put Bryan on the
shelf
my guess is that there will be a
hot fight in the St. Louis convention.
and that it win end in the nomination
of Francis or somebody in his class
possibly Gray, of Delaware"
Governor Bailey has been in st
Louis several timos lately. and mis-
ideas Of Democratic politics is based
on short talks he has had with Dem
orcatic leaders whom he met there on
Worlds fair business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-23
ALL THE WAY FROM MANILA.
Former Muskogee Boy is Delegate to
Democratic Convention.

Democratic convention.
Muskosee, /. T., June 23.-w ID.
Wisdom. Of Manila, p L. is a guest
Of his father, Colonel Wisdom, of this
city. He arrived here yesterday on
his way to ST. Louis where he goes
as a delegate to the Democratic con-
vention from the Manila district Mr..
Wisdom was accompanied on the
~oao tr'n ny T. J Lambert Of St
Paul. and T. Hodeed Of Mobile, Ala,
both OF whom are alternates They
came to San Francisco on the steamer
Buford
The Democrats II the Philippines
elected six delegates snd six alter
mates TO the st, Louis convention, and
all Of those chosen have either al.sady
landed or are on their way. The com
nlete list Of deieeates and their form
er homes before going to the islands
is: W. ID Wisdom, Muskoga. /. t.
Oscar sutro. San Francisco; Barry
Baldwin san Francisco A. c. Car
eor r~''p' Povel Va Huch Bonner
New York City. and c. W. oBrien,
Little Rock. Ark. The alternates are
d. W. Yancey. Muskogee, I. r.; l.. J.
Lambert st Paul r. Hodges. Mobile
Ala. Victor Del Pan, a native Of Ma
nila. and Frank Coyne, Portland, Ore
Il Is not expected that all u the del
egates viii be recognized in the con
yention 4 is probable that about
two. the number seated at Chicago
will have a vote.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-23
Bought chambsrlaln's Cough Remedy
and Sent II to Friends.

Mr.. F. W. J, Fletcher, a druggist in
Victoria. Australia, says: "A Gus
toner of mine, was so pleased with
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. which
she had used for her children when
suffering from colds and croup, that
during fortnight's time she obtained
at my shop, nine bottles which she
sent TO her friends in differen, parts
of the state. telling them how much
good it had done and advising them to
give il trial" For sale by J. N.
Wallace