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The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20

Lindale street in Stamford. The fu- neral was held from the residence of his father-in-law, Belden B. Brown of Bedford street, Stamford, on Friday, January 13 Mrs Brewer, who has al ways been prominent in the social life among the summer residents in Washington, has many friends in this sympathy to her in her great loss and all regret that the hand of Providence has brought young and useful life to such sudden close.
 NEW FIRM OF BOSWELL & wETTERAU.
 An item of interest will be that of the new firm to succeed the present one of Watts & COgswell. Robert J. Watts has sold out his part of the bus mess to Joseph l. Wetterau. The new ; firm of Cogswell & Wetterau will go into effect as soon as the inventory is over, about February l. MT and Mrs Wetterau will be gladly welcomed back here by their many friends. The railroad company regret to part with the services of so valuable an auditor as MT Wetterau. MT and Mrs R. J. Watts, with their children, will be greatly missed from the community. They are thinking of moving to Spo-
 
 business in former years. He re- turned East to visit his father and was persuaded to remain here. He thinks Spokane is fine place. The winters are short, and the climate for the greater part of the year is delight full. They will continue to reside where they are until the first of March. Wherever they go their numerous friends wish them prosperity and hap piness and all feel indeed sorry to have them leave the community.
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary society held an interesting meeting, last week, at Miss Ellen Hickox's. Mrs A. c. Titus gave talk on "Unique Japan," illustrated with outline draw ing and pictures. Mrs Sherman Wood it's People," and Mrs F. w. Wersebe entertained the audience on the "Ef- fects of the War on Christian Work" Samuel Colt of New York City visit ed Daniel S. Hartwell, last week. The Poquasset club gave very pleasant card party and dance on last Friday night. Charles Terrill of Wells vile played the violin and Miss Hen- drickS of Danbury accompanied on the piano.
 Mrs Ellen stafstrom will be married in February to Otto Anderson of Mer- ryall, where they will go to reside. Clifford Logan is ill with the grip at the home of his grandparents in Medi na.
 Mrs W. G. Brinsmade gave an after noon tea to the Bartletu and the Ridge students, on last Saturday afternoon, and to friends outside. The parlOrs were very handsomely decorated with cut flowers, and the dining room looked very attractive with it's candel abra lights and their pretty shades.
 A. c. Titus spent the first part of this week in New Haven.
 William Foulois went to New Hav-
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20
LITCHFlEL-D COUNTY
WASHINGTON.
THE ECHO FARMS CORPORATION EN-
 PERTAINS.

THE ECHO FARMS CORPORATION EN-
 PERTAINS.
 The farmers sending mllk to the Echo Farms Go. ,and others interested, attended in good numbers on Satur- day, January l4, the gathering in Ban tam. The machinery imported from Germany for the preparation of milk for shipment was shown in operation, and in it's inspection large number from Litchtield, Bantam and other towns were greatly interested. The president of the Echo Farms corpora tion was prepared for his guests, and at 1 o'clock they were served to d bountiful repast, consisting of turkey, cold meats, chicken salad, biscuits, cakes, pickles, cheese, pies, coffee. or angeS, bananas, grapes, etc: After the refreshments were finished, the speakers were introduced. Hon J. Deming Perkins of Litchtield was the first speaker and the orator of the day. He reviewed the history of the Echo Farms and paid worthy tribute to its founder, F. Rockford Starr. He also told of the reasons for the con- struction of the railroad through this section and it's aivantageOuS results. Hon George M. Woodruff of Litchfield was the next speaker, and he spoke principally of the new EchO Farms corporation. He also gave the former speaker credit for the railroad coming through this section. and said that it was through MT Perkins persuasive manner in successfully obtaining sub scriptiOns, and, by his perseverance that the railroad went through. Rev StOrrs O. Seymour made interesting remarks on the Echo Farms industry and it's methods. He was followed by John Hubbard, lawyer in Litchfield, who told about the old Echo Farm company. Hon H. o. Averill made an address for the Washington people. MT Bartholomew followed and spoke in behalf of Bantam. A bottle of milk was exhibited that was in the Echo Farm creamery when it started, about 23 years ago. The Washington con- tingent were debarred from hearing further speaking on account of the ar rival of the afternoon train which conveyed them back home. They were all unanimous in feeling that they
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20
meeting. He was sent as delegate from this Grange.
FREDERICK W. BROWER, JR.

Frederick w. Brewer, Jr., aged 29, died after an illness of only four days at the home of his father-in-law, Bel den B. Brown, of IA Bedford street, Stamford. The attending physicians attributed his sudden death to men, ingitis brought on by a cold which he contracted in New York. He had been much depressed by his fathers death, which had just occurred, and was in a very run down condition. The day his father died, he took din- ner at Belden Browns and was taken ill there with violent pains in the head and in short time lost con- sciousness. The doctors efforts to arouse him were futile and he remain ed unconscious until the end came. The late MT Brewer was an architect employed in New York and was the son of the late Frederick w. Brewer, a diamond merchant of New York. In June last he married Miss May Brown, the only daughter of MT and Mrs Belden B. Brown of Stamford, who have made their summer home here for many years. The wedding
 was one that will long be remembered as the social event of the season, many guests coming from New York and neighboring cities. Since their mar riage the late MT Brewer had lived on
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20
SlCKENlN0 SHIVERlNd FITS

of Ague and Malaria, can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. This is pure. tonic medicine; of especial benefit in malaria, for it exerts a true curative influence on the disease, driv- ing it entirely out of the system. It is much to be preferred to Quinine, having none of this drugs bad after effects. E. $. Munday of Henrietta, Tex, writes: My brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice, till he took Electric Bitters, which saved his life. At R. H. Beers & CO., NeWtown: Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook; W. G. Noble, New Milford; W.
 E. Hawley, Sherman; A. w. Twiss,
 Bethel; COnnerv Bros., Georgetown; G. D. O'DelI, Cornwall Bridge; E. Hawley, Hawleyville; R. F. Smith
 West COrnwell; Peck X O., BrOOktield Center; w. J. Beehler, Brooktield: Allen Joyce Roxbury Station, drug stores.
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20

have been kept in the cellar since they were picked.
 Dr French of Shelton was a guest, last week Tuesday, of MT and Mrs Hi ram Pitcher.
 Miss Bulah Pitcher, who has been spending two weeks in Hartford with her sister, Mrs Benjamin Housel, re- turned home last Saturday.
 George Stone is at the Bridgeport hospital for few weeks for treatment.
 Mrs Richard Harris is quite poorly. Dr Pons of RoXbury is attending her.
 Miss Marie F. Moore has very handsome crab claw cactus which is now in full bloom.
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20
FORTUNATE AND GRATEFUL
 WOM AN.

Mrs J. H. Giles, of Everett, Pa., says: "I suffered for many years with Xxi dney and gravel trouble. The pains from the gravel was simply awful. No physicians or medicines at home did me any good. l finally began using pr David Kennedy'S FavOrite Remedy, of ROndOut. N. Y. A few words tell the result. 1 am happy and per rfectly well woman once mOre.'
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20
$6.OO.

We are offering to-day in basement salesroom line of Baltic Freze Reefers at S600 from $.50; finer grade heavy very fine wool Things at $.75 reduced from SlOOO and other weaabe for cold weather leather reversible sheep lined coats and Russian vests much under price.
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20

presented, last Saturday, when in town, with some russet apples of the crop of 1903, which were perfectly sound and were just as fresh as the day they were picked. MT and Mrs John Keeler were the donors. The app les were grown on the farm and
The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20
S1O.OO.

During this great 'O5 sale of also include fifty genuine Baltic Frieze Listers in basement sales room grey and black made extra long wide collars and fine wool plaid nngs worth at least $500 of any ones money All sizes 34 to A. We offering best quality rubbers and felt boots at bargain prices.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-16

Across the hills
The mountains rise
And kiss the raveled, blue gowned skies
The serried trees stand bare and bold.
Where crimson leaves and yellow gold
Robe richly every bosky dell,
And Ceres. signing that her spell
Has ended waves a long farewell.
Across the hills
The song birds flee
To Southland's newer Already;
The robin, bluebird, and the thrush
Have left behind the woodlands hush
Like as the pensive, prayerful times.
When some cathedraps sacred chimes
Have stined to mem'ry echoed rhymes.
Across the hills
And do we know
The meaning of the splendid glowf
The autumn-is 1t understood,
That all is beautiful and good?
The Master bids us be of cheer,
His works in earth and sky appear
Across the hills-and he Is near.
Frank Bates Flsnner. In the Indianap
oils News.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-03-16
SAVE THE CHILDREN.
FREE MEALS SERVED uNFORTU-
NATE PUPILS.
Tardy Efforts OF English Philanrnrop-
lists to Relieve Situation Which Is
Blot on Great Nations Fame-Good
Results Of Scheme.

mo experience is needed to pick
out the typically underfed," says a
writer regarding the children at a
board school in Leeds, England.
Their looks and their clothing be-
tray them at the first glance. On
their faces Is the careworn, anxious
look which is characteristic. Their
nondescript garments cover rather
than clothe them. They are shod,
when they are not actually barefoot
ed. after fashion that cripples their
: movements rather than protects their
feet. Their whole appearance is elo-
quent Of neglect thriftlessness and
dirt. Their hair is unkempt, without
gloss and ominous Of many evils;
their permanent teeth seem to decay
from the first moment of their appear
ance; the bones OF their arms and
legs hardly seem to be covered with
flesh and blood. When there hap
pens to be food at home they get some
sometimes. 1t depends on mothers
temper and how drunk father is.
When there is none they scavenge
abroad. The market places at night
are very favorite hunting ground.
Here it Is often possible to pick up
half-rotten fruit or other wastage
from the costers' stalls. Is there any
system of purely mental education the
wit Of man has yet devised that is
likely to transform these waits of hui
manity into healthy, wholesome men
and women or useful citizens? And
there are thousands of them through
out Great Britain.
lat IL o'clock sharp the free-feed-
ers CHATTER into a classroom provided
for the purpose and take their seats
at the desks neatly covered with oil
cloth. They are all the children of
the very poor. Every child has a tin
plate piled high with it's dinner, sub
stantial slice of wholemeal bread,
tin spoon and mag of water, served
by the elder children. They make
very short work of it. There is
clatter of spoons, busy silence and
in half an hour every trace of the in
terruption of the school routine is
cleared away. The principal materials
Of the children's dietary are whole
meal bread, cocoa. meat, fish, suet,
rice, lentils, potatoes, onions and bone
gravy, with plenty of margarine and
sugar. On these constituents, each
carefully chosen for it's food value, it
is possible to ring the changes of
great variety of meals.
ut may be said that each of the
children during the first ten weeks of
this feeding increased in weight from
one pound to five pounds. But Stats
tics are hardly needed to show the i'm
provement in the children's physique.
1t is only necessary to look at the
free-feeders after seeing the underfed
in the same school. They have lost
their pinched and anxious look; there
is color in their cheeks, life and
brightness in their eyes and firm flesh
on their bones. 1t is difficult to be-
lieve that they are of the same stock
and same social category as their less
fortunate schoolmates. Each meal
costs penny e cents) head"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-02

Havana. by the Public Health anu
Marine Hospital Service in vera
Cruz. and lastly by the deiegatlcn
from the Pasteur Institute OF Farls ~
Rio de Janeiro, all confirm N tne
most convincing manner Dom 'ne
accuracy and cOmprehensiveness OF
the conclusions of the American com
mission. 1t has been we'll said ina
Reeds experiments will always re.
main as models in the annais u
scientific research, both for eH,
actness with which they were adaPted
to the points to be proved n tne
precautions taken that no experiment
should be vitiated by failure to ex-
clude all possible sources OF error.
Appreciation of Reeds r was
instant in the scientific world. Hon
orary degrees from Harvard cniver-
sitv and the University OF Michigan
were conferred upon him, learned
societies and distinguished men
delighted to honor him and after MS
death Congress voted Il special pen
sion to his widow.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-02

ton of yellow fever exists in the
blood of a patient for the first three
days of his attack, after which time
he ceases to be a menace to the health
of others.
80 A mosquito of a single species
stegomyia faciata. ingesting the
blood of the patient during this in
fective period is powerless to convey
the disease to another person by its
bite until about twelve days have
elapsed. but can do so thereafter for
an indefinite period, probably during
the remainder of its life.
80. The disease can not be spread
in any other way than by the bite of
the previously infected stegOmyia.
Articles used or soiled by patients do
not carry infection.
''These conclusions pointed SO
clearly to tine practical method of ex-
terminating the disease that they were
at once accepted by the sanitary
authorities in Cuba and put to the
test in Havana. where for nearly a
century and a half. by actual record.
the disease had never failed to appear
annually.
HAVANA FREE FROM FEVER.
''In February. 1901. the chief >ani-
tary officer in Havana. HajOr w. c.
Goryas. medical department of the
United States army, instituted meas
ures to eradicate the disease, based
entirely on the conclusions of the
commission. Cases of yellow fever
we're required to be reported as
promptly as possible: the patient was
at fir st rigidly isolated, and imme-
diately upon the report a force of men
from the sanitary department visited
the house. All the oOm of the build
ing and of the neighboring houses
we're sealed and fumigated to destroy
the mosquitoes present. Window and
door screens were put up and after
the death or recovery of the patient
his room was fumigated and every
mosquito destroyed. A war of exter-
minatiOn was also waged against
mosquitoes in general, and an ener-
getic effort was made to diminish the
number bred by draining standing
water, screening tanks and vessels,
using petroleum on water that could
not be drained, and in the most sys-
tematic manner destroying the breed
| ing places of the insect.
when the warm season returned q
few cases occurred, but by September,
1901. the last case of yellow fever
originated in Havana, since which
time the city has been entirely ex-
empt from the terrible disease that
had there kept strong hold for lao
years. Cases are now admitted into
Havana from Mexican ports, but are
treated under screens with perfect
impunity in the ordinary city hospit-
ais. The crusade against the insects
also caused a very large decrease in
malarial f~evers."
More recent Investigations into the
cause and spread of yellow fever
have only succeeded in verifying the
work of Reed and his commission in
every particular and adding very
little to our knowledge of the disease.
Later researches by Guiteras in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
By Grace c. BOSGwick

We dream of the noble things we'll do,
OF the helpful words We'll say,
OF the hearts we'll cheer and the hurts We'll mend
When our ship comes up the bay.
But alas for the day that is passing by
With never a kindly deed
And alas for the hearts that are breaking now
For the want of kind words to speed!
We tell of the wondrous gifts We'll give
To the helpless and sick and poor,
How none that may want shall be turned away
From the shelter of our door;
But wait for ship that never comes in,
And we let the years go by,
Till our kind thoughts fade in the misty past
And our hopes in the graveyard lie
Then pray, let do what we can each day
To Tighten earth'S sorrow and care,
Let US smile and speak kindly and strive as we may
To give of ourselves a share;
For our ship is like castles in Spain, our own
AS long the dream may last;
But when dreams slip their anchor and drift away
Their white sails are lost in the past.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

level at once to the highest and the lowest Of his
countrymen" Lowell voiced his scorn of
gressional grandiloquence. In the two score years
since Lowell wrote this indictment. there has been
an evident improvement in the directness of our
public speaking and in the appreciation of direct
Bombast there is in plenty still, and talking
for Buncombe" also but the evil influence of Web
ster's oretund manner, wholly unsuted to men less
amply framed than he, seems to be passing away.
Even if we have now no public speaker who can
attain at will to the noble and lofty simplicity of
Lincoln, there Is satisfaction in recalling that
Secretary of State is the author of the racy Pike
County Ballads" and that our President IS the au
thor of the vivid and picturesque Winning OF the
West" The style of Mr.. Roosevelt and of Mr.
Hay each excellent in its fashion is the style
of gentleman and of q scholar doubt: but It
is also the style of a man-of a not stitled in
library. but alert and alive by reason of friendly
contact with his feliOw-men Such also is the style
of more than one of our younger university presl-
dents, in whose public utterances we find an APP
proach at least to the ideal speech of the people
in the mouth of the scholar"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11

1t is pleasant also to note that the two authors
who now have the widest popularity among the
peoples that speak English, the two writers of
language whose fame seems most solidly established
Mark Twain and Rudyard kipling, are both OF
them anxious always to get into the printed page
as much as possible of the elemental energy of the
spoken word. Both of them verbal craftsmen
of surprising skill bending words to their bidding
and both of them are ever on the alert to avoid
the merely booksh and the emptily literate. 1t IS
to be noted also that Mark Twain is American.
and that Rudyard kipling still reveals the influence
exerted him in his youth by the American story
tellers from whom he learned his trade when he
serving his apprenticeship in India. This may be
taken evidence that the writers of the United
States have come to better understanding OF the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

with their situation and that it would be
more becoming the gratitude they owed tho
Divine Being If, instead of fast, they should
proclaim thanksgiving
His advice was taken, and from that
day to this they have in every year OBJ
served circumstances OF felicity sufficient
to furnish employment for a thanksgiving
day which is therefore constantly ordered
and religiously observed"
While Thanksgiving day prospered in
New England, it was not until the time OF
the Revolution that it became general.
Then day of national THANKSGIVING was
annually recommended by congress
AS we now have it, the festival dates
from 1864, when President Lincoln issued
proclamation for setting apart the last
thursday in November of that year as a
day or national thanksgiving.
In mis- proclamation Lincoln said: ct
has pleased Almighty God TO proIong our
national life another year, defending us
with His guardian care against unfriendly
designs from abroad and vouchsafing TO us
In His mercy many and signal victories
over the enemy who is in our own house,
hold"
Each succeeding president of the United
states has annually proclaimed a thanks
giving day, and this is generally followed
by similar proclamations by the governors
Of the various states.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Decreased FIocks.

James f. Lord, who lives on the Mystic
road, Connecticut has a few turkeys which
he keeps for breeding purposes. Chiet
among them is the prize winner Of the Bos-
ton Poultry show in 1902, the greatest poul-
try exhibit ever held. This proud bird
weighs AN pounds and is beauty OF the
National Bronze breed. lie came from
Illinois. Mr.. Vose will ship many hundreds
of pounds of dressed turkeys from West
erly before Thanksgiving time, but the total
shipment will be small in comparison with
that of some other years, and prices will
be oorrespondingly high.
The farmers will get 30 or 80 cents
pound for the dressed birds and the pub
lie will have to pay considerably over this
for the genuine Rhode Island product.
Rhode Island for poultry purposes, includes
the two Connecticut towns Of Stonington
and North Stonington. Those two towns
have become the center of the turkey rails
ing business in the Westerly district as
Westerly itself has grown very few tur-
keys lately. But throughout the neighbor-
hood not nearly as many turkeys are
raised as formerly. Where every other
farm might once have had flock of fifty
or seventy-ive, few farms now possess
more than five or ten. b. f. Williams
of Mystic has some seventy-five, and other
farmers in the neighborhood are raising
twenty-five or thirty each.
Mr.. Vose keeps close watch on all the
focks of the vicinity from time TO time,
and picks the presidents bird toward the
last of the campaign. There is no telling
as yet where this favored turkey will
come from, but certainly Dick the pre-
mier bird of Mr.. Palmer's Stonington flock,
will be a prominent candidate for White
House honors. He will weigh 30 pounds
dressed, and is as fine a specimen as one
would wish to see. If he goes to Wash
ington Mr.. Roosevelt need not be ashamed
to invite in his best friends to his Thanks
giving dinner.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Give Thanks, o Heart!

Edwin Markham in the Independent.
Give thanks o heart for the high souls
NAT point us to the deathless goals
TOT al the courage of their cry
Ihat echoes down from sky 10 sky;
THANKSGIVING tor the armed seers
ana heroes called TO mortal years
sous that nave built our faith in man,
anu III the ages as they ran.
Lincoln, Mazzni, Lamennais,
Living the thing that others pray:
cromwell, ST. Francis and the rest,
Bearing the God-hre in the breast
4 hese are the sons OF sacred flames,
Their brOWs marked with the secret name
Inc company OF souls supreme,
he cOnscrlpts Of the mighty dream.
Made OF unpurchaseable stun
1hey went the way when ways were rough
Iheyi when the traitors had deceived,
l1eld the long purpose and believed
Ihey, when the face Of God grew dim,
He'd tnro the dark and trusted him
Brave souls that fought the mortal way
And felt mat faith could not betray
Give thanks for heroes that have stirred
Earth with the wonder of a word
But all thanksgiving for the breed
Who have bent destiny with deed
Souls Of the high, heroic birth,
Souls sent 10 poise the shaken earth.
And then called back TO God again
TO make heaven possible for men.