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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Society in New Jersey is hesitating whether to
ENJOY to the full function that has inst been
introduced. society lady died and few DAYS after
the 1nterment the sorrowng husband invited friends
to what he called memorial card party, venturing
the opinion that nothing would better please the de-
parted than to know that the games of which she was
SO fond were going uninterruptedly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
WONDERFUL PREsCIENcE
Utica s.Ohserxar.

80 SEQ UIlcaS observer.
once IN while these fortune teller people do hit
It a palmist in London told customer that he
was shortly to undertake some legal proceedings and
that he would be successful The palmist was right
The customer was constable and the next morninp
the palmst was fined in police court q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Harry Payne Whitney, who will be sent to con-
gress by Mr.. Murphy Of New York, would of course,
rather go there his motion, but unfortunately
few go to congress without Mr.. Murphy's consent
from New York. e5~..E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

(" Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue
The something old is pointed lace,
The something new her lovely face.
The something borrowed we all lend
Happiness unto the end.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Michigan says Judge Phelan, lis represented
in the United States senate barrel of money and
barrel Of hot air. We hesitate..to say anything
more, except that julius Cesar Burrows has no
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
TWO WISE SAWS

There is precious instruction to be got by finding
Wrong.-Carlyle.
' The most manifest 81 of wisdom is continual
cheerfulness -Montaigne. I8
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

congressman Bede prefers the stork to the eagle
as national bird because while the eagle can only
the stork delivers the goods, In this connec
ton district member he has race suicide
beaten by six Bedes -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The president Of the Hungarian diet declares the
members viii not adjourn. unless driven out by bay
onets. How about the: imperial hoses & e~.'s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Senator Lodge is still for the chTownsend bill
and will continue to support it vociferousy until it
comes up again. 81 -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Evangelist Torrey who has made 200 converts in
Philadelphia ought to have medal from the Car
negie hero corporation ~ -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The widow Of immense wealth who wants to wear
low necked mourning gowns may be all right. Maybe
she wants to show that she is low spirited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

strange to say the people living in the same fat
did not join in the hunt for Mrs. Bloomfield zesler
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

What 8 q little matter of stealing a few millions
from the Indians in coal ands9 The Indians do not
use much coal anyway.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
WHY ADVOCATE?

Memphis News Scimitar
college professor says the women will be ruling
the country fifty years from today. Of course why
should they abdicateg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Racine man is reported to have lost his reason
OF notoriety brought him by the birth Of
is, indeed trouble coming in lunches
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Chicago had 100 murders last year. not including
justifabe homicdes and accidents during strikes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The report Is around in the east that the coal roads
have 100000 tons OF anthracite stored The price
does not indicate any such oyersupply
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Senator Aldrich is evidently afraid that if the peo
pie get pure food they will be demanding pure politics
next. sis&Es S@as1. ~ :fa >.e5* -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Some light has been thrown by recent events upon
1he s1r1Klng orBlily Possibly it was a.
caucus. = 70 sa@SsSr5 q 'r%S& E..@7 =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The Connecticut town which excluded j. London, "a
books from its library because he anarchist was
neediessly alarmed. London only dreamed he was an
anarchist and when he awoke the pipe was quite cold
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

ga And the countess declines to sing Bring
back me B-on-iiAh to- mse -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Count Boni's refusal to file cross bill is no evil
dence that he is deelighted with the prospect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

We understand Mr.. Baer s rights in Pennsylvania
were handed down from Mount Sinai and thus ante
date the golden rule which he repudiates as uncon
stitutional
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
: SONG or THE SEA

.
The poet who writes of the moaning sea,
*a tba fa Yo-ho!
Z He gets six lines for the price of three,
Yo-ho! 4stfszs
He needs but ship and roaring gale,
spatter Of spray and Tapping sail,
And then to the body he pins this tail
Yo-ho!
No matter if weather be foul or fine,
ssE ,..st ~. "a Yo4ho!
He needs only write every other line,
Yo-ho!
Just give him a biscuit and glass of grog,
And when of his writing he heaves the log,
He never, no, never, should slip this cog:
Yo-ho!
He needs never think Of what s coming next,
Yo-ho!
If only he sticks to his seaman s text: 3
Yo-ho
And this is rhyme of the sea, because
With every odd stanza or SO you pause
And say, quite agreeably to these laws:
Yoho!
New York Times
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

It's reported that Mr.. Balfour will write j book
on the first battle for protection in Great Brit
ain AS man who was licked by both sides he should
be able to give fair account of it,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

What vexes Bon is the fact that there was 90
much of ft*left when the break came
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The spectacle of Elkins, Aldrich and Foraker
saving thepeop1e from the deadly grasp of the octo
pus while the orchestra plays chls and fever music
would make cartoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

All that the president wants rate regulation that
will regulate This is the one point Of difference be-
tween him and the railroads. 81 s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The senate committee is about to report a skeleton
railroad bill There was always something hollow
about the senate's devotion to rate reform
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Castro g records in France have been seized but he
doesn't care long he has the original phonograph
in Venezuela; ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The dry dock Dewey has not gained an inch in the
last three days Waiting for unanimous consent, prob
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Congressman Adams wife beater bill was given.
thirty lashes in the house ss$sSs sas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
SOMETHING MORE THAN REsIGNATIo.

One of the great lessons Of life is to learn not To
do what enc likes, butte like what one does.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The senator from Colorado still claims it was Billy
Patterson who struck II
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20

Mr. Wilson in the south part of the
town, on which he is to erect bunga-
low with modern cOnveniences.
Rev Mr. Wilson was In town with DR.
Smith, few days last week.
w. BOwdiSh and Ambrose Lake
have been drawn as jurymen, to the
Common Pleas court in Danbury.
The Dorcas society sent, this week,
$50 articles, including two bedquilts
and pair of pillows, to the Connecti-
cut Children's Aid society in Hartford.
Harrison Burch has moved to his
new home, the Dennis Haviland place,
having sold bis Sherman home to Rev
Mr. Wilson.
Albert Roberts Of Kent has been
visiting at II. Duell's and J. FL. Dun
cans.
w. B. Hungerford returned from
Danbury early this week, where be had
been to assist his wife and the trained
nurse in the care Of Mrs Charles Mer-
rick, who has been very low with
pleurO-pneumOnia, but is now slowly
convalescing.
The Easter concert will be given
next Sunday, postponed from last Sun
day on account of the rain.
Michael O'Neil has been quite seri.
Ously i'll with inflammatory rheuma-
tism. DR. Davis has attended him.
Mrs Malby Leach, who has been at
the Danbury hospital, has now gone
to her home at Dover Plains, N. Y,
to recuperate.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
COUNTY.
ROXBUR1,
WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHAT'S GOING ON.
Arthur Sanford, who is travelling for
the Ingersoll Watch company, spent
Easter with his mother.
Mrs Mary and Miss Annie Barnes of
Derby are at Mrs Marion Barnes for a
few days.
Mrs Josephine Vorce, who has spent
the winter with friends in Florida, ar
rived in town, last Tuesday, and has
opened her house for the summer.
The road men are busy getting the
roads in order.
Henry Beecher will give a concert
in the Town hall, Tuesday evening,
April "a. He will be assisted by q
number OF solo singers and Prof San
ford. His pupils at the Booth school
will also sing. Admission Is cents for
adults, 10 cents for children. The
opening piece will be sung at o'clock.
Mrs Mary Davis Of Waterbury is
keeping house for A. L. Hodge and
son at the Station.
Easter services were held at the diff
ferent churches. At the Episcopal
church the cut flowers and potted
plants were unusually beautiful. The
music was good and fair attendance
was present. The Easter music will
be repeated, next Sunday. At the
Congregational church the flowers
we're the gift of Miss Sarah Beardsley,
who is living in California.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
kindness, but do not wish to drag on
your generosity too long, and have
been very much SURPRISED at its con.

been very much surprised at its con-
tinuance. Every copy get take my
address off the wrapper and paste 1t on
the paper. OF course I am not much
acquainted in your locality, and after
perusing the paper, when l go out, l
take it with me and leave it in this or
that company, in the barber shop, in
the post office, in the Home store, and
lots of other places. Tie result is that
l have lots Of comrades stop me and
inquire about The BEE. [ have quite
a number come to my quarters to look
it over. l think l have come in con-
tact with hundred or more who have
at different times, years ago, worked
in all the different towns near New
town, and all knew of THE NEWTOwN
BEE, and we're very much pleased to
see it. The last man to come and in
quire whether l had it regularly or not
was man in the next room to mine,
by the name Of Kyle. He is an old
time Danbury man and has been in
touch with The BEE ever since it
made its first appearance. But they
all ask me SO many questions in re-
gard to the different towns, that it
puzzles me to answer them. think l
am the most unlucky man on the face
Of the earth. l am here with a catar-
act on my right eye, which incapaci-
tates me from doing anything whereby
l might earn nickel or two. I am in
the best Of health and just as able to
work as ever was, but my eye sight
won't stand the strain. l could get
work in the Home printing office and
on papers in the adjoining towns, and
other work, canvassing, etc. had an
operation on my left eye with a knife.
When knife is used it also removes
the tense of the eye as we'll as the cat
aract, so that the eye is virtually dead.
So, on the other eye | commenced
using the absorption" treatment,
and it is now little over two years l
have been using it. But they tell me
guess it is. l can see little improve
ment, but it is so very slow that there
is no encouragement.
This is the most lovely climate you
could ever dream OF. We have, vir-
tually, had no winter at all. We have
had but one or two little whiffs Of
snow, and not over an inch of snow on
the ground at any one time, and that
melted as fast as it fell. II it was not
for my eye | would not stay here five
minutes. You know how it is with a
printer, he wants to be doing some
thing all the time; that now, not able
w oOO w w 0Hy OAAAe: Ia W w 10Y w VII
or loaf around doing nothing, is any
thing but enjoyable. / suppose those
cataracts had been several years
gathering on my eyes, but little
dreamed of anything of that kind,
although noticed that my
sight was failing. have been
hoping that my vision would be re-
stored so l could visit Connecticut
once more, and come up and see my
Newtown friends once more. How
are Mr. and Mrs Blackman, the parties
with whom 1 used to board when 1
was working on The BEE? Well, give
my kindest regards to your brothers,
Mr. Wright, the hands, and all friends,
and fearing that 1 may have tired you
out, I guess l will come to close,
with many thanks and kind regards.
Respectfully yours John Fl. Austin.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
ApyERrIslNa RATES :
THE HOME CIRCLE.
AN IOWA PIONEER.
WRITES TO HIS BROTHER, CHARLES
HALVES, OF SHERMAN.

DEBORAH, Iowa, April 4, 1906
Dear Brother Charles: We received
the paper some days since with the
write up Of your pioneer days In Iowa,
over fifty years ago, and we'll l remem-
Der those times, our OK teams, their
names, also the log shack or cabin,
and the thinking and mudding, the
same In mid winter. Also the shack
of straw called bed, and do you remem-
Der we could not get water at times
enough to wash our shirts, and the
one Of US that went to town had to
have the cleanest shirt, all one win
ter. When spring came and water
was plenty, we then washed our under
wear. We thought there was plenty
of water for we often had to tow the
mail stage across the Wapsie river
with our oxen, and Bill Thompson used
to swim the stage horses across, hitch
ing halters to tails, and often riding
others ahead Of him, swimming. Bill
stayed down at Tingley's Bridge.
Well do 1 remember those times OF
the pioneer life. Do you remember of
our going down near Waverly, after a
load of corn, with oxen, 80 miles across
the prairie, and got lost, and stayed
out all night. We had q quarter OF
beef on the load, the wolves scented
the beef and howled all night around
US but did not dare climb the load of
corn, but We were scared almost to
death, and II we had known prayer,
we would have repeated 1t one hun.
bred times for salvation from those
hungry starving wolves. Nothing
else would scare Halves at that time
but they were desperate. Well you
must remember dear Uncle Benny 8
experience with those wolves. Why
did you not tell your friends about the
Prairie Schooner in.. 1856 that passed
through Iowa from East Of the Miss
issippi, during the Pixies Peak gold
excitement? As Nou 'told of being
cheated In horse deal In Illinois, you
forgot to tell them how you traded an
old pair Of toothless oxen to an old
throng for Pixies Peak. There was,
you know, Is or 20 covered wagons
with the whole families, drawn by two
and three pairs Of oxen each. They
also had one COW yoked In the team
for milk for the family enroute. On
some of the wagons was painted in
large letters, "Pike's Peak or Bust"
They travelled from eight to 10 miles a
Gay. one year later many or them re-
turned, and the legend was reversed
for torn, worn and ragged, what was
left of them returning read, "Busted
Completely" How strange that
those Of schooner days, SO years ago,
knew Of the gold of Pixies Peak, and
abandoned it to be developed in the
last few years In that section now call
ed Cripple Greek, located at Pixies
Peak base, The land I bought near
DEBORAH for 50 per acre is now worth
800 per acre, and L am glad we left
the Wapsie river country. am glad
to say we were pioneers and early set
tiers and alive to tell the story. We
are al wen and RSa an ods hope
that OF my wife, Helen, (''the pretty
girl when you knew her,'0 you wrote
Of, to all my friends.
Good-by, Brother Charles, from
Your brother, Daniel.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
BETHEL.



The death of Mrs Clara A. Stebbins,
widow of the late Rev Stephen J. Steb-
bins, who was a Methodist preacher in
the New York East conference, &C.
Cured at her late home at Depot
place, Monday evening, April 9. Mrs
Stebbins leaves no immediate family,
her nearest relatives being nieces and
nephews. She was about Sc years of
age. The funeral services were held
from the house Thursday morning.
April II, and the remains were taken
to Stepney for burial beside her hus-
band.
Rev F. G. Howell of Brooklyn,
N. Y, former pastor of the Methodist
church, occupied the pulpit in that
church, Sunday, April 8.
A union service was held in the Con-
gregatiOnal church, Friday morning at
II O'Clock, the Methodist uniting with
the Congregational church at this
service.
John Williamson Of Cornell college
has returned to the college, after spend
ing the Easter vacation at his home
on Grassy Plain street.
Mrs M. e. Medbury and grandson,
Ronald Taylor, OF New York City have
been spending few days in town.
OMiss Ruth Shepard Of Wheaton
seminary, Massachusetts, has been
spending the Easter vacation at her
home on South street.
Miss Helen Griffith Of the Ingleside
school, New Milford, has been spending
the Easter holidays with her parents
on Rector street.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
ON CATS AND DOGS.
[JEROME.I

= II like cats and dogs very much in
deed. What jolly chaps they are!
They are much superior to human be-
ings as companions. They do not
quarrel or argue with you. They never
talk about themselves but listen to
you while you talk about yourself, and
keep up an appearance of being inter-
ested In your conversation. They
never make stupid remarks. They
never say unkind things. They never
tell US Of our faults merely for our
own good). They do not, at inconven.
lent moments, mildly remind US Of our
past follies and mistakes. They are
always glad to see US in all our humors.
sober when we feel solemn, and when
we are sorrowful. And when we bury
our face In our hands and wish we
never had been born, they don't sit up
straight and observe that we have
brought 1t all upon ourselves. They
don't even hope 1t will be a warming
to us. But they come up softly and
shove their heads against us, loving.
He Is very imprudent, dog is. He
never makes 1t his business to enquire
whether you are In the right or wrong,
never bothers as to whether you are
going up or down upon life's ladder,
never asks whether you are rich or
poor, silly or wise, saint or sinner. You
are his pal. That is enough for him,
and come luck or misfortune, good re-
pute or bad, honor or shame, he is
going to stick to you, to comfort you,
to guard you, give his life for you If
need be,-foolish, brainless, soulless
dog! All! old staunch friend, with
your deep, clear eyes and bright, quick
glances, that take in all one has to say
before he has time to say it, do you
know you are an animal and have no
mind? Do you know that dull-eyed,
gin.sodden lout, leaning against that
post out there is immeasuraoly your
superiority"
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
LONG HILL.
A TERRIBLE BATTLE AT LONG HILL

TERRIBLE BATTLE AT LONG HILL,
Editor BEE: On Friday evening,
April s, l noticed Jennings & Halls
cigar factory lighted up very brilliant
ly, with some of Rockefeller's electric
ity that his hired man brings around
in an iron tank, and thinking some
thing unusual was going to take place,
my curiosity was aroused. decided to
investigate. In few minutes 1 land
ed in the lighted room and there to my
surprise found a terrible battle in
progress. l looked the men over care
fully and finally picked my man to
win. AS far as physical appearances
went he had Jeffries down and out.
But soon found out that it was men.
tai power and not physical that would
win, so 1 was forced to make another
selection. My next choice was not SO
easily made. l started to make some
inquiries in regard to the men taking
part In the struggle, and from the in.
formation received found out that one
OF the participants was employed in
the insurance business. "That's nv
man." said L. Now any one who has
read any of the New York papers late.
ly knows that all insurance men are
pledged to take everything in sight.
III IDlS Case Clere was very fine
checker board in sight. You see it
was thus q sure win to put your money
on him. Well, the battle went on, and,
like any other battle, had an end, and
my man won by two lengths.
Mr. Editor, very likely you are better
posted on the game of checkers than
L am, and you must surely know by
this time that this was a checker
match. Monroe, Tashua and Long
Hill were represented in the battle.
Now =! thought they ought to have
billed it a Moving Bee, because every
one Of the players was always ''a-mov-
in" One player would move his man
up to the other players man, and then
he would move his man over the other
players man. And so the moving
went on. l noticed some times one
player would move his man over two
or three men, and then the other fel-
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
EAST KENT.

ITEMS FROM OUR sCK1BE's NOTE BOOK.
The Italians are now at work on
Barnum's private road from his cot
tage to Lake Waramaug. They are
building three bridges.
Mr. Moreh0use from Marbledale,
with bis steam saw mill, has been saw.
ing fire wood for Scott B. Davis and G.
@. May.
Ransom Duvall has a very sore hand
from getting it injured at his steam
saw mill.
Nelson Dwy remains about the
same. He is very feeble.
Miss VeSta DWy attended The
Grange at Kent, last week Wednes-
day night.
Mr. and Mrs Sherman Barton were
in Kent, Saturday, on business trip.
Mr. and Mrs Watson Harrington,
who we're sick at our last writing, are
much better. Mr. Harrington has
been cutting woodpile for Mrs Eme-
nette Bronson.
Mrs Edna D. Benson was home over
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Ezra Douglass of New
Preston Hill were guests OF her sister,
Mrs R. Dugal], last Sunday.
C0TTTHVTT
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
CHARLES CANElELD,
HARRY MADl0AN,
tactical Painters

PracC1Cal PAINTERS.
It's sound sense that we tell you.
Your work costs less dollars and is
best every time you use the l.. Il M.
Paint.
You do more painting with one gal
Ion of L. & M. than with two gallons
Of other paints, and the L. & M. zinc
hardens the L. & NJ. white lead and
makes the L. & M. Paint wear like
iron.
Four gallons L. & NJ. mixed with 3
gallons linseed oil will paint a moder-
ate sized house.
Actual cost L. & NJ. about 81. 20 per
gallon.
A. T. Terrell, Riverhead, N. Y,
writes: ''l6 years ago painted with
L. & M. Only now requires painting
Sold by Cogswell & Veteran, WASH
ington Depot, Conn; Taylor, Curtis &
Co., Sandy Hook, Conn; G. M. Beach,
New Milford, Conn; Smiths Sons,
West Cornwall, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
LINONINE

Cured Elias cold right quick aud
gave her a splendid appetite. l am
so happy that she is well again. 1t
does my heart good to have her SO
plump and rosy. She has been so
pale and thin that we were greatly
worried about her. Linonine is a
wonderful medicine.-[Mrs W. S.
Buckley, Cromwell, Conn.
All Druggists SOC, 81.