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The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

through which this law of nature can
be brought to bear upon ourselves In
such a manner as to hold US in check
in the indulgence Of some Of. our pro-
pensi1ies, which we, as "free agents."
have the perfect right to exercise? Do
little thinking for yourself. From
this query we think we can clearly de-
duce fair possibility of reaching salts
factory results in this wise. AS this
Characteristic element of Glove" or
''attinity'' or whatever name you give
it, the disposal of it's favors, which has
been granted to woman, one can plain
~ discover an open sea and fair sailing
to the long looked for haven of refuge
from this little scourge, which has
brought sorrow to many a heart and
woe to many home. 1t is written, as
between God and man, man proposes,
God disposes. So it is as between man
and woman, man proposes, woman dis
poses. The greatest power on earth is
held and welded by woman.
A power to move the universe if con-
centrated. A power to crush the vital
force of intemperance and break the
charm of this foe to humanity. A
power to lift up from the shoulder
ing ruins of debauchery and degrada-
tion the fellow victims Of weak and
perverSe nature. A power which has
some incomprehenSibler reason, woman
does not seem to realize or understand
that she possesses. A power single
handed, alone, of small moment, lex
cept in so far as it may benefit the in
dividuaD but concentrated in organ
lied effort throughout the broad land,
beyond comprehension. What sly lit
tie worries (Cupid) we'll understood
his part when he made up his :'casket
If Snru n1c3 nit = IN II 1xvo4
she was a good fighter, artful, cum
ming and winning, if failed in one
point of attack, was promptly on hand
with some new device. If she set out
to besiege the fortress of some mascu-
line Gibraltar, far better be it for him
that he lift the flag of truce and sur
render at discretion as his feeble de-
Tense against radiant smiles and win
| ming ways would tumble in chaotic
mass at her victorious feet. And in
our great warfare with this folly por
| weakness of the "human animal" we
propose to put in harness this artful,
yet all powerful little giant, cupid"
master of all fiesh) as a running mate
to the winning woman, to the chariots
| of the cOnQuering hosts and wage this
warfare of duty in general combina-
| tiOn till there be mot one stone laid
upon another in the temples of the le-
giOnS of rum" AS without avail, this
| power and privilege does lie in the
| hands of the woman, can it be less
than duty to respond to the need of
the day and as in this proposed com.
bination an organized effort through
out the country to "marry no man that
uses rum?" Qess over home'protection
Does she not at once become power
against this browning evil, almost be-
1 ct
is it not duty you owe to yourself, a
duty you owe to your children, duty
you owe to your home, a duty to your
country and your God? Join heart and
hand with this matter, clips that
touch rum shall never touch mine," as
your guiding star we'll lived up to-
you may live to see the dawning of a
brighter day to yourselves, your homes
and your country.-[D. G. Wells.
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REDDING.
AN ATTRACTIVE COUNTRY HOME.

The writer had the pleasure, last
Saturday, of stopping at Jesse Corn
wall s handsome summer home in San
Yorktown and was shown all about the
place. Mr. Cornwall has very sight
ly place and has bis house nicely fitted
up with all the modern cOnvenienceS.
It is pleasure for Mr. Cornwall to
show his friends any time about the
place.
Mr. and Mrs William II. Brown had
little daughter arrive at their home
Thursday March %.
Mr. and Mrs A. G. Mcconnell fof
COUGHS Hill welcomed little strang-
er at their home, Thursday, April 6.
Mrs Seth Todd, who has spent the
winter in New Britain with her son,
has returned to her home in hometown.
II. Rupf, who has purchased J. B.
Sanford's store, wants the public to
know it will be his aim to give
the people the best goods at the low
est prices. 1t will be his aim to please
his customers in every way.
Sullivan Brothers have closed the
have moved the stock to their lower
store.
Miss Belle Sanford has received the
appointment Of postmistress at the
Ridge pOstOffice and has moved the
office to her home.
The pay telephone, which has been
located in the old Whitehead store,
has been moved to Mr. Bradley's house
on account of the store being closed.
Aaron Sanford has begun work on
the foundation for his new house. H.
G. McCollum, who has the contract
for the carpenter work, will soon be-
gin work on the house.
ing the winter in New York, opened
his home here, last Tuesday.
E. P. Shaw is very critically ill at
his home.
Mrs B. F. Bassett returned, last
Saturday, from a stay of a few days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs T. J.
Bennett, at the Forge.
William D. Bruycker had the mis-
fortune to lose a good horse, recently.
Bassett & Shaw have just completed
decorating the interior of Mr. Hogson's
place and now have the contract for
painting and decorating the Hiram
Jennings place which has recently
been purchased by New York parties.
They also have the contract for paint
ing Aaron Mallett's house in Tashua.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Snow had a son
arrive at their home, Friday, March
81.
Philander J. Ferry has built a new
wagon house.
James Delaney moved, last Satur-
day, from Mrs Seth Todds place to
the old Adams place, now owned by
Thomas Delaney.
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WOMAN.
HER POWER, PRIVILEGE AND DUTY

In whatever issue there may be
brought to public consideration, we
lind variety of opinions and ways of
reaching conclusions. The subject
Temperance" is not new, but the
method we may suggest to reach sat-
isfactory conclusions is new, and to
some may appear somewhat novel, but
will afford at least an opportunity of
doing little thinking for yourselves
While the direct results of our tenn
perance scheme come directly through
the young as those who are coming
upon the stage of life to take the
places of those who will so soon pass
away, to be so soon forgotten, our
thought is directed more particularly
TO the older, more experienced and
thoughtful. Our passing thought is
the result Of lifelong study of Life,
some Of it's requirements, it's purposes,
the elements of human nature and
their adaptability to produce certain
results. The temperance requirement.
of which we speak, is world require
ment, national need, "home" ne
cessity. What in life is more sacred
than our home? What scene in the
panorama of life more beautiful, more
enchanting, that puts to blush the
painter's art, that fills the soul to over
fOWing, that sends thrill of unspeak-
able Joy to the depths of the heart,
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Would to heaven, that by one fell
stroke this rum DEALING hOme-curSinp

would to heaven, that by one fell
stroke this rum dealing, home-cursing
element, of whatever name or nation:
might be swept from off this land of
our homes to the gulf of eternal obliv-
ion. While we as people are reposing
to its inevitable consequences it is
quietly fastening it's talons in death
like grip upon us. The seeming need
of to-day is of some means or measure,
some new issue, something besides
farce, something not moss grown with
age, something deeper and more power
full and at the same SINE more pleasing
to the individual; something that ap-
peals with irresistible force to the
heart as interests Of every human crea-
ture. For many years we have been
watching events and studying the ma
ture Of the "Human Animal" and the
result seems to be that in the issue of
temperance the more we fight him the
less we accomplish. Mankind are said
to be "free agents." temporal at
least), and our privilege to eat and
drink whatsoever we may please. Who
within our own limits? Under some
circumstances the moral law proposes
to take hand with personal liberty,
but usually assumes such variety Of
phases that it becomes difficult to def
tinitely locate it's premises and afford a
problem little beyond ordinary solu-
tion. Something like an India rubber
conscience-suited to the occasion.
From the study of ourselves, the ele-
ments and general makeup of this
human combination, we find no more
than always known, that law or ele-
ment, inherent in all animate nature,
from the Supreme Head to the end of
creative nature, the law of affinity the
moving or controlling force of all
can be little dispute as to this law be-
ing the controlling force of nature the
question might arise, Can there be, by
any possible means, any measure by or
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than the picture of pure, unSullied,
happy home; when are gathered to-
gether father, mother, and the tender
little lives that come to cheer and
bless the warm hOme-neSt! Then let
me ask, Is it not worth our thought,
our tender care, our protection? The
home, the foundation of life, the bull
wark Of civil liberty, the corner stone
of the world. AS already stated, there
are various methods of reaching the
same end. While many measures are
clouded in doubt. The demands of the
hour in the interests of temperance
seem far in advance of the supply.
This blighting evil, this crushing
shame of intemperance, is sweeping
over this fair land like deluge.
America, once fair in fame, is America
to-day Ito a great extent) but in
name-the dumping ground of all ma
tiOnS. While we mean no disrespect
to the worthy, but to the unworthy
we refer, and with them comes every
variety of sentiment foreign to Amer
lea and American interests. We who
are jewellers in our rural districts do
not realize this in it's lamentable
truth. Put yourselves down in some
of the thickly populated districts of
some of our principal cities for time,
and you will wonder in what world
you are. With them, above all others,
comes to this country the curse Of
rum. For instance, while the writer
was living in New Haven, in over 500
applications for license to deal out
death and destruction to your children
and homes, will venture to say that
outside of the hotels, there was not to
exceed 10 Anglo-American citizens, at
that time, engaged in this death
dealing traffic, but of all manner of
tongues, foreign to our birth. If in
this small city alone there is such an
army engaged ia this deadly traffic
think for moment what can be the
possible measure of iniquity, in like
proportion, over this broad land Of ours.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY,
BETHEL.
MRS EMELINE KITCHER.

Mrs Emeline Kitcher, one of the
oldest inhabitants of Elmwood dis
trict, died ather home, Friday, March
10, aged SO years and six months. The
funeral was held from her late home,
Saturday afternoon, Rev Mr. Parding-
ton officiating. The body was taken
on Sunday to Roxbury, where the
burial took place in the Castle street
cemetery. Mrs Kitcher is survived by
one daughter, Mrs j. F. Nc Farlane.
w. 1. Nichols has been improving
his place at Fountain Place by having
the piazza enlarged and extended
across the south side Of his house. A.
H. Senior is doing the work.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Freede of DOdg-
ingtown are receiving congratulations
on the arrival of son, Frederick Hen
ry, at their home, Tuesday, March %.
Mr. Freede is wearing a broad smile
these days.
Fred Dykeman of Elmwood district
has rented his farm to Sanford Under
hill of Stony Hill, who will take pos
session at once.
Clifford Kyle of the Greenwood house
is driving a new horse, purchased OF
W. J. Nichols, the liveryman, ar
4
with another car of fine Western
horses. Step into his stable and look
them over. He will be pleased to show
them to you at any time.
George w. Wheeler, the painter, is
painting Mrs Naughton S house.
H. A. Brennan, the blacksmith, is
now nicely settled in his new shop on
Greenwood avenue and is ready to at
tend to all the wants of his old Gus
toners and any who may wish his SER
vices.
E. E. Millspaugh, the carpenter and
contractor, has been working for Cliff
ford Grammar in Plumtrees, the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs G. II. Banks of Plum
trees had little daughter arrive at
their home, Sunday, April 2.
The body of Mrs Walter A. Judd,
who died in Brooklyn, Thursday, April
s, was brought to Bethel, Saturday on
the O'Clock train. The burial was
in the Center cemetery. Mrs Judd
was formerly from Bethel.
George A. Smith Of Bethel, who has
been working in the Union Pacific Tea
Co.'S store in Danbury, has been pro-
noted and gone to Newark, N. j.,
where he will take charge of store
for the company.
Miss Mildred E. Treadwell who has
been ill with scarlet fever, is now gain
ing slowly.
E. E. Millspaugh, the contractor and
builder, moved, last week, from Plum
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SHERMAN.

REPRESENTATIVE BRIGGS VISITS NOR
WITCH INSANE RETREAT.
Representative E. P. Briggs as a
member of the ApprOpria tionS COM
mittee of the Legislature went to Nor
wich, Friday, March 81 and April l,
for the purpose of inspecting the site
OF the new Norwich hospital for the
insane, and look over the ground where
the proposed additions are to be made,
for which a half million dollars are
asked this year. The committee was
met at the train and they went direct
ly to the Wauregan House where they
were met by the trustees of the insti-
tuition who reside in Norwich and a
number of citizens of that city.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock, Friday night,
where an excellent banquet was served
by Manager Davenport. The menu
was as follow:
Little Neck Cocktail
Clear Mock Turtle
Native Celery Sailed WalnutS
Stuffed Olives
Planked Shad Maitre de Hotel Butter
Saratoga Potatoes
Sliced Hothouse Cucumbers
Fillet of Beef, Larded, Sauce Bordelaise
Fresh Asparagus,
IOduCC
Sweet Potato Croquettes
Lobster Salad MayonnaiSe
Frozen Nesselrode Pudding
Fancy Cakes
Toasted Water Waters
ROqueforte
French Coffee Cigars
After cigars we're lighted the re-
mainder Of the evening was spent in
pleasant manner, there being short
speeches by those in attendance. The
members of the committee who were
there are: A. T. Pattison, Simsbury;
George W. Brackett, Willimantic; M.
H. Tannar, Winsted Edwin Hallock,
Derby; E. P. Briggs, Sherman; F. H.
Mayberry, East Hartford; R. H. Pas
call. Portland; Alton Farrell, Ansonia.
The local attendants included Costello
Lippitt, H. H. Gallup, G. L. HARDWOOD,
G. e. Stark and Frank T. Naples, local
trustees; Representative Hale, DR. H.
NJ. Pollock, Judge N. J. Ayling, George
E. Parsons, Frank T. Brown, Wilbur
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
FORGET ABOUT YOUR STOMACH.

II your digestion is bad the vital Or
gans of your body are not fed and
nourished as they should be. They
grow weak and invite disease. KodOl
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat,
cures indigestion and all stomach
troubles. You forget you have a
stomach from the day you begin taking
it. This is because it gets a rest-re-
cuperates and gradually grows so
strong and healthy that it troubles you
no more. E. L. Babcock, Amherst,
MIMI, says: II have taken great
many remedies for indigestion but have
found nothing equal to Kodol Dyspep-
STA Cure" KodOl digests what you
eat, cures indigestion, dyspepsia, sour
stomach, belching, heartburn and all
stomach troubles. Its preparation is
the result of many years OF research.
Sold by S. e. Sanford & Co., Newtown:
Belts & Belts Sandy Hook; Stephen
French, Stepney Depot.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
HUNTINGTON.
THE NEWS FROM WHITE HILL


Mrs A. II. ,Bidsford left, Monday
morning, for Deertield, Me. Her
father, who spent the winter here a
year ago, is very i'll.
Mr. Haskell of Derby has rented Mrs
Pierce's tenement house and a part of
the farm. Mr. Smith, the genial post
man, moves into Walter Wheeler's
house.
Mrs William Jones visited a few
days the past week with her brother,
Warren @. Hubbell.
Miss Marion Beardsley has returned
to her school at kWilbraham, Mass,
where she received high honors the
past two terms.
Mr. and Mrs J. II. Bartholomew were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs q. w.
Drew.
Fred Rowby is preparing to build a
shed adjoining his barn.
Miss Sadie Reynolds of Shelton Wis
tied her sister, Mrs F. B. Drew, last
Sunday.
Miss Louise Nichols returned to her
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trees to the Beckley place in Wolf
Pits district.
J. S. Mayhem and son, Theodore
Mayhem, and family have moved into
the old Benedict place on the hill in
Plumtrees, owned by J. S. Mayhem.
Theodore Mayhem has rented his
place in Plumtrees to Sidney Way, who
has moved in.
J. S. Mayhem has rented his place
opposite the old Mayhem homestead in
Plumtrees to Mr. Smith of New York,
who has moved in.
Frank Rockwell of Stony Hill has
moved into the Taylor place near the
lime kiln in Plumtrees. Mr. Rock
we'll has accepted position at the
lime kiln.
9. H. Banks is putting new roof on
his barn and making repairs and i'm
provements about his place. E. E,
Millspaugh is doing the carpenter
work.
Mrs W. A. Nc Dowell and David II.
Taylor, who have been spending the
winter at Palm Beach, Fla, will start,
May 8, for their home here.
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ALWAYS LIBERAL TO CHURCHES.

Every church will be given a liberal
quantity of L. & NJ. paint. Call for it.
-Four gallons LOngman & Martinez,
L. & NJ, Paint mixed with three gal
Ions linseed oil, " II paint house.
w. B. Barr, Charleston, w. Va,
writes: "Painted Frankenburg block
with L. s. M; stands out as though
varniShed.'
Wears and covers like gold.
Don't pay $3.50 a gallon for linseed
oil, which you do in ready-for-use paint.
Buy oil fresh from the barrel at 60
cents per gallon and mix it with L. &
M.
1t makes Paint cost about S1.20 per
gallon.
Sold by Cogswell & veteran,
Washington Depot; c. NJ. Beach, New
Milford; Taylor, Curtis s. Co., Sandy
Hook; Smith Sons, West Cornwall: A.
L. Hodge & Son, Roxbury Station.
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A TRIED AND TRUE FRIEND.

One Minute Cough Cure contains not
an atom of any harmful drug, and it
has been curing coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough so long that it has
proved itself to be a tried and true
Gertrude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind,
says: Coughing and straining so
weakened me that I ran down in
weight from 14S to 90 pounds. After
trying number of remedies to no avail,
One Minute Cough cure entirely cured
me-" Sold by S. E. Sanford s. Co.,
Newtown; Belts & Belts, Sandy
Hook; Stephen French, Stepney Depot.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

home here.on Wednesday. She wants
to rent part of her house.
Nicholas Wakelee is having his
house painted.
Fruit men are busy and the buds
give promise of a good yield of all kinds
of native fruit.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
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 IA day SIS First application gives
ease and ret. soc: If your druggis t
be forwarded, postpaid, by Paris
Medicine Co., St Louis, Mo. =
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
Miss Blanche Grunow of Utica, N.
Y, is the guest OF Mrs Hattie Hill at
e. Fl. Hubbell's.
Mrs Alonzo Hit, who has been
spending few weeks here with
friends, has returned to the home of
her son, G. w. Hit, in Saugatuck.
Mrs Hattie Hit spent a few days,
last week, in Saugatuck the guest of
her daughter, Mrs G.. w. Hit.
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Good Clothes for Easter.


the Some
Our black
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nw senodel
up.
Spring furnishings and depend
dstfac
We
ante fit for every foot Try
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Nswtown. Friday, April ~, 1905

Reading notices, BREWER type, 10c line.
Small nonpareil ads, 1c word per week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Old War Horses.

These old horses never forget the
calls, no matter how long it has been
since they last heard them.
One day some years ago, when
was passing an open lot in the out.
skirts OF Chicago found boy try.
ing TO play an old cornet, says
writer in Forest and Stream. While
the boy and | we're at work on the
cornet, an old negro ash hauler came
along driving an animal that had once
been a good horse but was now only
q collection of skin and bones. The
horse stopped when he heard us and
stuck up his ears. came to the con.
clusion that he had been cavalry
horse and asked the old negro where
he had got him. From farmer" he
said. ] could not find II. s." ON the
horse; he had probably been dis
charged so long ago that his brand
had been worn on. But taking the
coruet | sounded the stable call, and
tho horse began 10 dance.
Hold fast TO your lines, now,
uncle" | warned the old negro. Il am
going to make that old horse do some
Of the fastest running he has ever
done since he left the cavalry" Then,
beginning with the call for the gallop,
| next sounded the charge, and the old
plug went plunging up the road at
his fastest gait, dragging his wagon
after him. gave him the recall next,
and he came down TO a walk, much
TO the relief of the old negro. lie said
that this was the first time he had
ever seen the horse run. lie had new
er been able To get him to go faster
Than a slow walk before. You don't
feed him well enough 10 get him To
do much running" | told him. That
horse. Shcn he did have 10 run, got
his twelve pounds of corn and all the
hay he could eat every day"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
BLACK Gown Popular.

A black gown has come to be n
necessity In every well-appointed out
fit. There are always occasions when
brightly tinted clothes are inappronri
ate, and there is, besides, always
certain elegance about q well-mado
and properly fitted black gown which
recommends 1t to the fastidious dress
er With these desirable features
may be included the iact that black
Is almost universally becoming TO-.
women: some of the art critics In
dress, on the contrary, declare that u
ages woman. brings into prominence
every line and wrinkle, deadens the
complexion and is wocfully unbecom-
ing.
The majority Of women have fonnd
these views decidedly fallacious since
the black gown grows in popularity
from year to year and has come to be
considered the one dress which Is
always proper. II is true that there
are some women To whom black is not
suited but II is always possible to OBJ
viatc the i'll effects by the liberal use
of white in the form OF lace or chiffon
about the throat and wrists.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-04-13
Simple Evenina Frocks.

One of the prettiest ideas that the
season shows in simple evening gowns
is the use of silk bands edging ruff
fles of mousseline de sole. or the same
idea on other thin material. A glrlish
frock is OF white mousseline de sole,
mounted over pink silk. The skirt is
trimmed with flounces of wide valen-
ciennes, with the points falling into
a straight band of blue velvet. The
same idea with narrower lace and
bands makes a fichu arrangement,
and there is a blue sash.
An equally simple frock is Of white
crepe, with irregular lines of silver
running through the stuff. The cor
sage is cut in surplice fashion and
crosses with line of blue velvet
bows. The bottom of the skirt Is
trimmed with a fiounce made OF a
broad liberty ribbon, edged and
headed with ruching OF narrow vel
vet.
This use OF liberty ribbon as trim
ming that is shirred and used as ruff
fles or shirred on both edges and used
as entredeux is an idea just launched.
A beautiful evening coat is made of
panels OF Irish lace, with shirred en-
tredeux of wide liberty ribbon. At the
bottom of the garment is q band OF
ermine,