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The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15
COUNTY
WASHINGTON.
"IN YE OLDEN TIME"

The following verses were writer
by Stanley G.. Fowler, a son of the
greatly beloved Washington physician
DR. Fowler, who died many years ago
As the story of the rhyme is of those
early days in this place, it will be read
with interest. Many of the older sub.
scribers Of THE BEE remember d.
Fowler, and his son as we'll. The
poem follows:
Who isn't proud of our New England
"Hub,"
Her statues, parks, and lovely urban
Boston, where Art refines the daily
grub
Ard Attic salt pervades the pork
and beans
Boston, whose Culture IS the tumid
/ boast
OF ali who in her stately mansions
Boston, where week days Mammon
"rules the roost,''
And Sunday, goes to church-to
sleep spell?
Yet sons of old Connecticut all claim
Their State the source of all that's
great and true.
Whether it's bluff or brag, we think
Though yielding praise wherever
| praise is due.
We're glad, for one, our youth was
spent ''down East"
Where nutmegs sometimes had a
wooden flaw,
Where tipping cider was-no crime at
But "licker drinkin' was "agin the
law
Where, Saturday. the dismal village
Proclaimed t.d ned. the solemn setting of
Then youthful play must cease we
knew full we'll,
And dreaded Sabbath duties be be-
Then laughter fled to more congenial
And rosy cheeks assumed visage
When evening found :'us sinners" in
Studying "The Fall of Adam and of
Man"
Where pious parents never 'spared
But spoiled the Child" with grim,
fanatic zeal;
W ucTC tSu6uUo UdukuU WILL lcTulc
long and broad
Just what the tortured martyrs used
to feel;
Where "Money Musk" and vile "vir-
ginia Reel''
Were sl g' dSiT: dances fraoeht with ev-
Where playing cards was worse than
twas Ito steal
The livery of heaven to serve the
devil"
Where clumsy oxen dragged the side
hill plow,
Mid stumps and stones that marred
their weary toll,
And farmers earned, with painful
sweat of brow,
A meager SuStenance from sOggy
soil;
Where parsimony pinched a sixpence
It fairly squealed in agony of pain;
Where .shopping" meant calico or
Bought or exchanged for hens eggs
freshly lain.
But from such elements as these there
grew
A hardy race of brave and stalwart
men,
Whose sons went forth to conquer en-
pireS new
In the broad West to build up homes
again.
Twas they who turned the virgin
prairie sod,
Who felled the forest with resound-
ing blows,
Who fathomed depths where white
men ne'er had trod-
Who made the desert "blossom as
the rOSe."
And other scenes, tits pleasant to- re-
call,
Where "steady habits" was the dali
ly rule,
The village III g, green, the glorious game
The spelling contests at the district
school;
And then the girls, who slowly saun-
tered hence,
Waiting for beaux las rustic beauty
Who trailed behind, as if bereft of
Letting, / dare not wait upon I
would"
The apple blooms that thrilled the
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Mrs S. F. Schermerhorn and Miss S.
B. Minor we're in aterbury, Friday.
They were entertained at dinner at
the Hotel Elton by Miss Minor s
brother, w. B. Minor, the capable
manager of the Alling Rubber Co. S
Waterbury store.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

here you will see the railroad station.
Bring your children to see this attrac-
tion. They certainly will enjoy it.
This window was gotten up to show
the public that the F. E. Beach Co.
carry full line of toys and games and
are up to date in holiday goods. Give
them call before buying elsewhere as
their prices are very low on holiday
uOO0C
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Rehearsal of the Christmas hymns
for the Christmas entertainment was
begun by the Congregational Sunday
school, Sunday. Mrs 'Hurd Hewitt has
begun drilling the children on their
of the children is desired for the next
two SUNDAYS.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15
GUARANTEED - <E FOR PILES.

Itching, blind, bleeding or protrud-
ing piles. Druggists refund money il
PazO Ointment fails to cure any case,
no matter of how long standing. in six
to IA days. First application gives
ease and rest. SOC. II your druggist
hasn't it send SOC in stamps and it will
be forwarded, postpaid, by Paris
Medicine Co.. St Louis, Mo.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

The reliable firm, N. Buckingham &
Co., Incorporated, of 1T State street,
Bridgeport, have a great line Of furEi-
ture for the holidays, including parlo1
cabinets, ladies' desks, l25 styles OF
rockers, and lots Of useful and pretty
goods to please the ladies'.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

do better. just stop in. We are the
most central in town, not more than
five rods from the three largest stores
in town; a handy place to just step In
to if you are in a hurry, when in the
shopping center.-[Reid & Todd, 1854
Main street, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

S. Beckwith & Co., who are conduct.
ing an exchange and sales stable at
the Atlantic hotel stable, opposite the
depot. Bridgeport, are to make new
departure and are to hold an auction
every Tuesday afternoon, sale to begin
at 2 O'Clock, when they will sell horses,
carriages, wagons, harnesses, robes,
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Miss Bernice Booth, who has been
caring for the sick in Ansonia, returned
to the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs E. A. Booth, in Sandy Hook, last
week
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

John F. Sammis, Jr., and George e.
Lover, Jr., were guests few days last
week of Mr. and Mrs John F. Sammis,
Sr., at BotSford.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

A Very Attractive Window-You
will find children standing for hours in
front of the south window OF the F. E.
Beach Co. 1852 Main street, Bridgeport,
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

The Congregational church has ap-
pointed dominating committee, con-
Miss S. ]. Scudder and Mrs L. G. Nor
ris, to bring in a list of officers for
1906,
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Miss Agnes Platt, Trinity's gifted
soprano soloist, will sing before the
New York Philharmonic club, at the
Waldorf-Astoria, Saturday evening of
this week.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Miss Minnie R. Thicket is passing
the week in Brooklyn, N. Y, the guest
Of Rev and Mrs o. w. Barker.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Miss Abbie L. Peck has accepted 8
position as substitute clerk at the
poStotfice.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Miss Mary E. Blackman enjoyed {
trip to New York, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

George F. Duncombe visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs William E. Dun
comb, in Redding, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

P. II. Mccarthy, the popular teacher
at the North Center school, is laid uL
with an attack Of the grip. Mrs G. S
Platt is substituting for him.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Misses Margaret and Mamie keane
have returned from visiting friends in
New York City.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Henry G.. Curtis passed Friday in
Waterbury and Torrington.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Henry Young Of Taunton is attend
ing Stillman's Business college in Dan
bury.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

"Grandpa' Ingraham, father of Mrs
G. S. Platt, is an active old gentleman,
and although 81 years old, does some
work on the farm almost every day.
He always has good story handy for
every emergency "The other day"
said Mr. Ingraham. Il was at work
husklng corn in the barn, when [ heard
big noise near the barn door en-
trance. l thought it was Mr. Platt
driving his horse in, but on looking
abound I saw it was one Of the big
ROSTERS from Editor Smiths poultry
yard" "For size," Grandpa Ingraham
says, "these ROSTERS that Smith raised
this year beat anything this side of
| North Adams, Mass
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

Mrs Ernest Hawley and son of Taun
ton are visiting in Bridgeport, guest!
of George G.. Buck and Mr. and Mr.
Homer Baldwin.
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15

What is more appropriate for a gift
than a beautiful piece of jewelry?
Most everyone is trying jewelry by the
crowds who visit US. Have you been
to see our Christmas ]ewelry? We
have more to show than ever before,
more help to give you better attention,
and smaller prices for the best quality
of goods; you will look long way to
The Newtown bee., 1905-12-15
ID 11,+,I q CO. New Fairfield
N H1Nll * OOH Conn,

Are still making carriages and wagons OF all
kinds Have dropped our large ad vertisement
to save expense and will give our patrons the
benefit OF the saving. Factory, New Fairfield.
Repositories, Danbury and New Milford.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they will
save not only time, because 1t never
sticks to the iron, but because each
package contains 16 Ozone full
poun6-while all other Cold Water
StartIles are put up in 3-4-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again, because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a
1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures 10 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23
How Habits Are Formed

The formation of a physical habit
involves the education Of a portioD
Of the brain; and when the habit ba.
once been formed the act may be Nor
formed almost independently of tho
will or the higher brain This fart
should impress us most prOfoupdlv
with the importance Of forming right
habits, since it is apparent that the
getting rid OF a wrong habit involves
not only the formation Ct right
habit, but the far more tedious and
difficult work of undoing the evil
work which has been done in the
wrong education of the brain. This
same principle applies to the higher
Centers which are concerned only IN
mental acts. as We shall see later, Il
is indeed a most momentOuS thought
that every act OF our lives. not only
emanatps from the brain, but modi.
fes and changes the brain, thus infu.
encjng our characters.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23
Skin Trainind.

An enormous amount of time is de-
voted to the training Of the hand, the
eve. and the brain. but the training of
the skin is seldom thought Of. Never
theless, a well trained skin is more
essential to health than almost any
other kind of bodily culture. The neg
lect of the skin must be regarded as
the foundation cause Of a large num-
Der of chronic maladies. 1t may al
most be asserted that man who will
keep his skin in a thoroughly healthy
condition may defy almost any known
disease. The experienced horseman
knows very we'll the Importance of at
tending to the skin of the animal un-
der his care. A horse which has a
hide-bound skin, with the hair dry and
dinsy, dull and lifeleSs, in appearance,
shows by this fact that his whole body
is in a state of disease.
A healthy skin is warm, slightly
moist, smooth, reddens quickly when
rubbed or exposed to the action of hot
or cold water is supple and elastic
perspires readily under exercise or the
application of heat. and is free from
pimples, eruptions and discolorat:ons
To maintain this condition, the Skin
must be subjected to daily bathing and
grooming. Horsemen rub and groom
their charges daily. Wild and domes
tic animals left free in the field hnAit
ually groom themselves by vigorous
rubbing againststrees or other oDJects
Hunters are familiar with this fact
and often secrete themselves near {
"ruouing tree" as means Of gettin:
an easy shot at their game. Man, @
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23
RAILWAY RATE LEGISLATION.

At the biennial convention OF inc
Order of Railway Conductors recent
ly held at Portland, Oregon, resolu' .
tons were unanimously adopted voic-
ing their sentiments as to the effect
of proposed railway rate legislation
on the 100000 railroad employees.
whom they in part represented. These
resolutions Endorse the attitude or
President Roosevelt in condemnlng
secret rebates and other illegalltles,
and commend the attitude of the
heads of American Railways, VINO,
with practical unanimity, have joined
with the president on this question.
They then respectfully point out TO-.
Congress the "inaGvisability OF legls'
lation vesting in the hands of a COM
mission power over railway rates,
now lower by far in the United
States than in any other country,
because such regulation would result
in litigation and confusion and in
cyitably tend to an enforced reduc-
ton in rates, irrespective Of the ques-
ton of the ability of the railroads to
stand the reduction, especially in view
of the increased cost Of their supplies
and materials" They further protest
ed against such power being given to
the present Interstate Commission
because the proposed legislation is
not in harmony with our idea or
American jurisprudence, inasmuch as
it contemplates that a single body
shall have the right to investigate,
indict, try, condemn and then enforce
its decisions at the cost of the car
riers, pending appeal, which is mani
testify inequitable."
The conductors base their demand
for only such legislation If any, as
would secure and insure justice and
equity and preserve equal rights to all
parties concerned" on the ground that
the low cost of transportation lis the
result of the efficiency Of American
railway management and operation
which have built up the country
through constant improvement ant
development of territory, while at the
same time recognition has been giveI
to the value of intelligence among EN-
ployes in contrast to foreign methods
where high freight rates and loves
wages to employees obtain"
In pressing their claim against leg
islation adverse to their interests
they point out the fact that 9TH
, freight rates Of this country averag
only two per cent of the cost Of art
cles to the consumer, thus making tn
freight rate so Insignificant facto
in the selling price that numerou
standard articles are sold at the sam
prics in all parts Of the country"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23
Use of tobacco BY Minors.

The use of tobacco by children, its
causes and prevention is discussed
in the Medical Summary.
Whilst most states have laws forbid
ding the sale of tobacco to minors, 1t
is a notorious fact that such laws are
universally ignored. The parent,
teacher and physician are to blame.
The parent. that he does not thor
oughly train his child; the teacher,
that he does not better supervise the
conduct Of his pupils; the doctor, in
that he does not warn the parent
who perhaps errs himself.
School boys may be seen any day
on their way to school with books I'M
der their arms, and chew of tobacco
or a cigarette in their mouths. Oc-
casionally little girls may be observed
induIging in the seductive cigarette
on the streets. What will be the In
evitable results? The best that could
be hoped would be numerous tobacco
users, but worse might be feared. and
very much worse imagined.
The evil is evident, and the remedy
is provided, but law is useless till en-
forced on violation. The dealer will
not obey it till public sentiment de-
mands il. the child does not choose to
submit to it; the parent is negligent;
the pupil is indifferent or silent; and
what is left for the child's salvation
but action upon the part of the guard
ians of humanity. If we act, We move
thankIess. The parent will not appre
ciate; the dealer will be made an
enemy; and the children will hate us
as they become men. Pastor and
priest, lawyer and laymen will sneer
if we attempt to enforce the laws.
Even but a few of our own body poll
tic may be depended upon to act eth
err by precept or concerted movement.
Few physicians are even good enough
| politicians to ask a councilman or rep
| resentative to vote upon a measure.
The effort against the evil is necessa-
rily. for the time, along the lines of
individual effort To do good. We
must practice, act, and preach. If
our smoking" friends will close their
eyes while putting pipe or cigar. they
will find they cannot tell when they
have fire" What fOOlishness, to
spend money and waste health to
watch smoke curl. Horace Greeley de,
fined a cigar as "a roll of tobacco with
fire at one end and a fool at the 9th
err" and We think him more than
half right. If the use OF tobacco by
the adult be such idiocy, what shall
we say of its consumption by the
minor?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23

At the conference of the managers
of the New York Central Lines, held
in New York June 9Th, all lines be-
ing represented by their General
Managers and Passenger officials, 1t
was decided beginning with the regu-
lar summer change. Sunday, June
18th, to quicken the speed of the
twentieth Century Limited so as
to make the time between New York
and Chicago eighteen hours instead OF
twenty hours, the New York Central
Lines having made the twenty hour
time during the past three years, and
having also made the run between
New York and Chicago in twenty
hours with their Exposition Flyer"
for the one hundred and eighty days
of the Columbian Exposition In Chi
cago in 1893, twelve years ago.
The New York Central Lines make
the point that the New York Central
has had in service the Empire State
Express" which has been the fastest
train in the world for its distance,
440 miles for fourteen years, having
held the worlds record fer that time.
and for three years and 1870 days hay
ing held the worlds record for a
thousand mile train in twenty hours.
The proposed schedule Of eighteen
hours is simply the extension OF the
time Of the Empire State Expires"
through from Buffalo to Chicago, the
time having been made for fourteen
years between New York and Buffalo.
On this new schedule. the train will
leave Chicago at 2:3O p. m. arriving
Grand Central Station, New York,
at $50 next morning. and returning,
will leave New York $3.50 p. m, reach
ing Chicago $50 a. m. following day
At the same time, the Lake Shore
Limited" will be Quickened up an
hour, and will make the time from
Chicago to New York in % hours in
stead of "a, leaving Chicago $50 p
m, by the Lake Shore and arriving
New York $50 p. m, by the New
York Central.
The Southwestern Limited" train
No. II, which now leaves Grand Cen
trail station at D. m, will beginning
June 18th, leave at 2:O4 p. m, saving
an hour to an hour and half on the
present journey to st. Louis and Gin
cinnati"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23
WHY EYESIGHT FAILS
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FIRE.
QUENTLY THE CAUSE.
lI!urlnants Of the Past, One and All,
Have Serious DefectG-Acetylene
Gas, with It's Clear, UnWaVering, Yet
Soft Flame Carnot Hurt the Eyes.

Caicas0. June 2O.-No one can
go into cur schools or meet
group of children on the street
without noticing how large a number
of them wear speCtacles. The proper
ton seems to increase yearly, and
there are many more who ought 10
wear glasses. The experience OF one
teacher might be duplicated by the
score. She knew Alice was inatten-
tive and she thought she was unusual
ly stupid She said so to the principal
and sent a note to the mother, re-
uupsting that the child be helped at
home if she wished her to keep up
with her class. One day after black
board explanation, the teacher called
upon the child and found that she
had not seen what had been written.
She was kept after school and by dint
Of much sympathetic questioning MISS
G.. found that Alice had never been
able to see what was put on the board
and that her head had aCLed SO often
and 50 hard that she frequently failed
to hear what was said.
Such a condition may be caused by
lack CT proper food, but in our Amerl-
can homes it is usually due to the
Door quality OF the artificial light. The
yellow. Insufficient light Of the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp, with its smoky
chimney, is about as bad for the eyes
as can be imagined. The Pickering
light from a coal gas jet is but little
better, and even the electric light
brilliant as it usually is, has an unF
steadness due to variations in power.
and a glare peculiarly trying to ths
delicate nerves Of sight. The compar'
atively new illuminant acetylene gas
produces as nearly perfect an artificial
! light as has yet been found. 1t gives
q clear white, unwavering light, very
brilliant yet perfectly soft, and so
nearly Ike The rays Of the sun that
e, y colors appear as in daylight.
fortunately, acetylene IS very easily
and ieaply produced, and the simple
apparatus necessary can be purchased
and Installed in any home at a very
moderate cost, and the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in the
house where a light is needed. 1t is
! then lighted and extinguished and used
exactly like common city gas.
AcetyIene is rapidly coming into
common use in homes, churches,
schools and institutions of all kinds,
and it is reasonable to expect that as
it's use in the home increases, there
will be fewer defective eyes, partlcu'
larly among children. Poor eyeslght
and the many ills resulting therefrom
will undoubtedly be much reduced by
the use of this new illuminant.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23

The Charity Organization Society or
New York, in a handbook on the pre-
yentiOn of tuberculosis, encourages
the active campaign against this great
plague and gives concise summary
OF why" the battle should be waSed
Because more people die OF con-
sumption than from any other dis
ease.
Each year 100000 of the people OF
the world die of it. In the United
States over 100000 die every year OF
consumption. Every day 1000, and
each minute of the day two persons
fall before this enemy. How many OF
your friends have died OF it?
Because it is a disease when
spreads from one person to another,
and any one may catch ii.
Because it is chiefly caused by the
filthy habit of splitting.
Because it is disease which can be
stopped. and need not spread.
Because every one may and should
help stop it,
Because already there is change for
the better. The number OF deaths
from consumption is growing less.
Twenty years ago there were many
more deaths in proportion to the pop
ulatiOn than now.
If the tuberculosis death rate Of 1886
had been maintained the first nine
months of 1902, four thousand more
persons in Manhattan and the Bronx
would have died of tuberculosis than
actually died in these months.
Could anything be found more in
spring. more plainly indicative OF the
need for extending the work against
this disease?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23

The Houston & Texas Central rail-
road takes pleasure in announcing the
inauguration of through sleeper serv-
ice between Houston and Denver, and
Galveston, Houston and st. Louis, the
Houston-Denver sleeper running via
the H. & T. C. to Fort Worth. F. W. 4
D. C. (the Denver road) and Colorado
& Southern Ry. to Denver, and the
Galveston, Houston-St. Louis sleeper
running via the G., H. & N. to Hous-
ton, H. & T. c. to Denison and NJ, K.
& T. Ry. to st. Louis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23
What Know We?

What know We Of the gnawing griefs
That dim pcrchance our ncghbors
ways
TIE fretting worry secret pain
That may he his from dav to day?
Then let no idle word Of ours
Sting to his heart with sore dismay.
What know We Of temptations deep
That hover round him lie the night
What bitter struggles may he his
What evil influences blight
Then be not hasty to condemn
If he has Strayed from paths Of right
Wa know so little Of the hearts
That everywhere around us beat.
So little Of the inner lives
OF those whom day by day We greet,
On. it behOoves us one and all
Gently to deal with those We meet.
Gently to deal and gently to judge
With that divinest charity
That thinks no evil, but would seek
The good in every soul to see,
Measuring not by what il is.
But by that which ii strives TO be-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-23
Strike Oil.

Much oil has been discovered in
Texas within the past few years, but
none to equal Hunts Lightning Oil.
Others gush for little while and then
90 away. 1t goes on and on forever,
curing aches, pains, burns, bruises,
cuts and wounds. In fact. a sore spot
Hunts Lightning Oil will not make
happy cant be found.