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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-08

Ringiet
Barred Ply
mouth Rocks.
Prize Win
ners at Mad
ison Square
Garden, New
York Poultry
Show.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

ignorance may not be bliss. but 1t Is
often contehtnent
Everybody has trouble Of some kind.
What Is the nature Of yours?
The average wish IS about as valua-
Bile as the check of II bankrupt.
People are confronted every day with
little problems and do not know what
TO do with them.
Some mems idea Of perseverance is to
see how long they can cherish Ill feel
Ing for some real or fahcied grievance.
No matter how busy man Is he
thinks he Isn't wasting time II he takes
an hour to prove he was right In a
most tritllng question.
After you have worked hard and
saved your money 1t makes you mad to
be approached by man who has spent
his and be invited to 20 into u scheme
that Is solely for his benefit Atchison
Globe.
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THE MAGNETIC COMPASS.


First Ised ON European Vessels IN
the Twelfth Century.
Some Asian people, perhaps the chi
nese discovered many centuries ago
that u kind Of iron ore possessed very
peculiar quality We call this ore mag
uetic ore, or, in more common Ian
guage, lodest0ne aud 1t Is very widely
distributed especially In the older
crystalline rocks. 1t was found that II
Il bit of lodestone We're placed in water
upon piece of cork or straw braid IL
would turn till the axis OF the stone as
stunned Il north and south position. \
phenomenon of magnetism had been
discovered by means Of an ore that Is
peculiarly susceptible to magnetic III
tuence.
1t il an open question whether the
Chinese utilized the directive power Of
the lodestone but 1t IS certain that the
first rude compass WAS not used on
European vessels before the twelfth
century of our era by that time the
true magnetic compass had been evolY.
ed through the discovery that If an
Iron or steel needle were stroked on
lodestone ii would receive the attrac-
tive and directive power Of this ore.
With this appliance placed at the
service of navigation the vessels that
had Rugged the coasts soon dared to
venture even out of sight of land. A
new impetus was gradually given to
cartography, for now the true direc-
tlons Of the coast lines might be chart
ed with some approach to accuracy, 1t
was the happy fortune of Italian sail
ors to make the surprisingly excellent
surveys of the directions and lengths of
the Black sea and Mediterranean
coasts and along the Atlantic to British
waters that have come down to US in
the SO called Portulan maps.-Cyrus c.
Adams IN iIarper's.
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MAKING MAPLE SUGAR.
The Modern Way and the Crude
Methods of Early Days.

Tie sugar season opens Il busy in
dustry in Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont. Buckets are loaded OH TO
the OK sleds, boxes of spiles and axes,
and away TO the sugar orchard.
Sugar making nowadays is science.
Only IN the extreme rural sections still
remain the wooden buckets and cedar
spill, ). but there is still u sugar
warmth, bursting of healthy JOY that
breaks forth just as the swelling buds
on the naples.
No longer are there the crude meth
DDS Of an open fire, of the kettles
strung on green forked poles Pos
sibly SUGAR making has lost SOME of
its genuine SAVIOR in the modern eYapo-
rators but the product and its com
mercial feature is of all Importance
is liner grained, Of purer color, freer
from bits of bark and other foreign
refuse.
Important changes IN the sugar in
dustry have lessened the work of the
farmer. In the early days wooden
buckets and handmade cedar spiles
were used. That made bother IN the
orchard, for the bucket had to be
placed on the ground, and the Spite
could not be far above 1t else the wind
would blow the sap to one side aud
thus waste 1t.
As the snow melted the spiles had to
be drawn, new holes nearer the ground
made and the bucket replaced.
Nowadays the spiles are of metal and
the pals are hung on them. The eYap-
orator is sample of the rapid strides
in sugar making facilities. The mod
ern orchard has tin or galvanized pals
and metal spiles.
Occasionally tree runs bucket
fun every fair day during the season,
an average OF ten quarts, although the
general run is about half that amount,
unless the weather holds So the trees
run during the night
Good honest strip weighs eleven
pounds to the gallon, and 1t takes
barrel OF thirty-two gallons of sap TO
make a gallon of sirup.
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GAMBLERS LUCK.
Joke which Brought "a Fortune to
Its Innocent Victim.

Having lost every cent Of his ready
money mt the gaming tables, an Eng
lish visitor at Monte Arlo wired u
pathetic appeal for help to friend IL
England Two days later ne received
letter addressed in the friends hand
writing which ON being opened reveal
ed a five pound note.
Without pauslng 10 read the letter
the plunger FASTENED to Giro's, the ia
nous restaurant IN the Galerie Charles
III, and changed his FLYER" Int
French money. From eros he Went
straight into the Casino, where eX
perienclng an extraordinary run OF
luck, he not merely retrieved all his
previous losses, but gained substan-
tlal Increase into the bargain.
Weary of play, he retired with few
cronies to Ciros again to celebrate the
occasion. The usually genial NJ Giro
met him at the door Of his establish
ment with flood of reproaches and
upbraidings. The five pound note was
bad. lie waved 1t angflly In the
plunger's face mails oui, 1t was false,
this five pound note,
The plunger took the guilty FLYER
and scrutinized it carefully. 1t was
one of the sham bank notes issued by
Sir Augustus Harris and bore On Its
face an advertisement OF the Drury
Lane pant0milne. The English friend
himself as broke" as the Monte Carlo
plunger, had posted him the tiagrantly
worthless note us joke Joke which
had the plunger taken the trouble 10
examine the flyer or read Its cover
ing letter he would have seen only too
clearly himself 1t was fortunate that
he did not do So He merely paid Gro
his 20 and, inviting the pacifed res
tuurateur to share In the champagne
pretended that the whole affair was an
intentional wittcism
The cOnceit of II crOupier, who fondly
Imagined that he understood the Eng
fish language was Instrumental In pre-
senting another and far less expert
enced Britisher with 1000 francs.
This gentleman, handing loo franc
billet to the croupier In question, ask
ed for plaques In exchange for 1t.
Plaques are the large five louis gold
pieces peculiar to Monaco. The erou-
pier, fancying that the player had said
BLACK" and was requesting him TO
place the note on the black" com
partment of the cloth, did SO unob-
served Black duly turned up, and the
croupier politely handed 1900 francs
to the surprised Britisher. Ward Muir
ia Chambers Journal.
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Talking TO a physician about twins
and commenting upon the marvellous
likeness they sometimes bear to one
another, he gave an interesting fact re
garding them. You can always dis
tinguish one from the other" said he,
no matter how great the resemblance,
for the elder invariably has the broader
face. Notice twins hereafter and you
can say with certainty that the mar
rover faced one is the younger Of the
two, | have no authority for saying
that fewer male than female twins are
born, but am of the opinion that the
couple are more frequently girls or girl
and boy than boys. Twin brothers are
few and far between"
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Queer DrumnIers

There's story" said drummer
about commercial traveller whose
line was tunnels and post holes for
fences. Him never met. did meet
once, though, II drummer selling iron
churches and suspension bridges. An
other time / met II drummer who said
his line was pupils. What did he mean
by pupils lie meant, found, glass
eyes for stuffed animals for dolls and
for human beings, one of this mans
faNorlte Hnusements was 10 open his
sample ease and ask the people present
To pick out the eye that best matched
their own. The people made awful
mistakes IN this, for nobody, II seems,
knows the color of his own eyes.
Cincinnati Enquirer,
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Mothers may talk, work, struggle to
make their sons models by which to
shape new heaven and new earth.
But the boys world is In the man
who is his father, and the boy believes
that whatever may be right on sun
days or ut prayer times the things that
are really good, that really count IN
life, are what father does. Moreover
II Is what father does which defines
the means with which the boy shall
work. the sphere wherein his efforts
shall be shaped. In n word what IA
Their does Is the beginning as 1t Is the
end of the boys achievenents.-Har
per's Bazaar
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4 NInter,s InNe.

A Boston clergyman whose work
takes him among the poor of that town
tells II pretty story Of sisterly love eX
nate. one day pale and ragged girl
Of about ten years was seen going
along the stree, carrying ON her back
her crippled brother nearly rs old AS
she \ stranger stopped her 10y saying
that She was overeXerting herself lie
is too heavy for You to carry, lie said
The child of the ghetto looked up al
him rcproaehtully, saying He amt
heavy He Ii my brother"
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man, accompanied by his wife,
suit of clothes The couple differed as
10 the material and the manner of max
ing, and the wife lost her temper.
"Oh, we'll" she said, turning away,
please yourself. ! suppose you are
the one who viii wear the clothes"
Well" observed the husband meek
ly, II didn't suppose you'd want to
wear the coat and waistcoat" Every.
bodys Magazine
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The active principle of capsicum, or
Eed pepper. = u volatile oil known az
capsicine, II Is So exceedingly acrid
that quarter of grain exposed to
the air in n room will diffuse itself
throughout the apartment and cause
ali present to cough and sneeze as
though the pepper had been taken into
the mouth or uostrils
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precoeiousF Far

Charles James Fox is probably the
only man who ever made a maiden
speech In the commons while still a
youth IN his teens He was nineteen
when he took his seat for Mldhurst
and within few months he had made
three excellent speeches. And yet
even at this early age Fox used fire.
quently To sit up all night drinking and
gambling
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ia like 10 know" began the thought
full boarder
Would Ike 10 know whatY' asked
the boarder who knew II all
ia ike to know how matches are
made IN heaven when they keep all
the birthstone Ia the other place, Chi
cago News
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MistaLpn Idea

lit may be laid down as broad
proposition" said the professor of po-
litlcal economy, that you cannot get
something for nothing"
II once got the measles for nothing
professor, interrupted the young man
with the wicked eye Chicago Tribune
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Superlatlvc fame is where man
has not only forced his name into
eyerybody's mouth, but has kept II
there until the first class newspapers
are spelling il the same way every time
thes mention t. Puck
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How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls CatarTh Cure
F. j. CHENEY y CO, Toledo, o
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able to carry ont any obli-
cations made by his firm
WALDINa, kINNAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, Testimonials sent fret
Price 70 cents per bottle, Sold by all drug
gists
Take Halls Family Pillsfor constipation.
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To take for granted as truth all that
Is alleged against the fame of others
Is a species of credulity that men
would blush at ON any other subject
Jane Porter.
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"Why didn't YOU retaliate when that
fellow struck youf'
II didn't know him, and 1t is our
rule not to pay any attention to anon
ymous contributions" Bohemian
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Don't refuse To tell or show the ap,
prentice what to do. for you ONCE had
TO learn all that you know.
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Bob-poh't YOU think that love Is a
species OF Insanity? Ethel Sometimes
Who has been falling in love with you?
Smart Set
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OFFICE HOURS

DAYS 80 to M l8o to 4P NJ.
EVENINGS Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
from to o'clock.
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FOR SALE.
MONEY WANTED.

IS GOO 5000, 500, $500 All first mortgages
and desirable.
Money to loan in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate
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Al f.r Aii.n.. in..,.ra.s.

IoNdsF Ter speilen. tired, hot. snlarting
feet tarapls sent FREE Also Fee Sample
of the foot~ksss asg3tarP Cors-Pad 0 new
invention AddssssF Alien CIrnsted, Lee
Roy, n Y.
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I,AMBERTVILLE
NATIONAL BANK.

This Bank will pay interest on Certificates
of Deposit at > to per cent per annum.
Three per cent, per annum interest allowed
ON accounts in Savings department
Safe Deposit boxes for rent in new vault
from three dollars up.
For further information inquire of the fol-
lowing officers:
CALVIN !SOLLID4I, President.
JOHN q HOLCOMBE, Fee President
ISAIAH p. SMITH Cashier
FRANK A. PHILLIPS Asst. Cashier
JAMES S STUDDIFORD, Teller
DIRECTORS.
Calvin salIiday, Isaiah T.. Smith,
john q. Holcombe, Samuel A. Burns,
William Lauer WiImot ouinby.
r. r. Lear, Frank A. Phillips,
j. W. Crook, George W. Massey,
Geo. l., Romine, NJ. ID.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09
Blacksmithing and Wagon Re-
 pairing.

hereby give notice that have bought back my old stand in Middle Gate district, and that I am ready to do business and would be pleas ed to see all my old patrons and the general public. First class work guaranteed. at mod crate prices. 0 F. QONGER.
 Botsford. Conn.,, Oct 3l. 1905.
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ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE. LARGELY DUE TO REPREsENTATIvE OF NEW YORK FARM AGENCY.


 There has been considerable said in the papers within the last few months and also much talk, concerning the ex- tensive sale of real estate in Fairfield County. While not all the sales have been made by any one person, 1t IS probable that one man has done more along these lines than any other fn- dividual. This man is J. Coleman Smith, who is the district manager of the E. A. Strout Farm Agency, of 15O N aSSau street, New York. In pleas ant interview with MT Smith he said that he had been in Bethel since last spring getting his plans perfected, but did no actual work with prospective buyers until October l, when their cat alOgue was issued, since which time over 300 persons, mainly from New York and the West, had come to this place to look at farms within easy driving distance. Of course, not all of these parties have purchased prop erty, but MT Smith has made sales of IS farms, and has many more in con- temptation. Manager Smith is now busy listing properties for their new catalogue, which is to be issued next month, and said that the business prospect looked most promising. The greater part of the firms work has heretofore been done in Maine, but they are now devoting much of their time to Connecticut. He said they believed in heavy advertising and laid much of their success to this rule. News.
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The Probate Courts.

nISTRICT OF VIEWPOINT, ss. rrobate U Court, Jan. 29th, 1906.
 Newtown, ih said district deceased.
 The Administratrix having exhibited her ad- minfstration account with said estate to this court for allowance. it is thereupon
 Ordered, That the 5th day of Feb, A: ID. 1908 at .O0 o'clock afternoon. at Probate office in Newtown be and the same is hereby assigned for a hearing on the allow the Administratrix to give notice thereof by posting copy of this order on the public sign post in the town where the deceased last before said day assigned in TIE NEwTOwN BEs. 8 newspaper printed in said district, and return make to this Court;
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

U Jan. 27th. 1906. !
 Estate of Cornelia Briscoe. late of Newtown. in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Alfred M. Briscoe. Administrator on said estate. praying for an order to sell real estate, as per application on file more fully appears; 1t is Ordered That said application be heard and determined aSthe Probate office in NewtOwn. in said district. on the 3rd day Feb, A. D: 19O6 be given of the pendency of said application and of the time and place of hearing thereon. newspaper having circulation in said dis trict.
 William J. Beecher, Judge.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

DISTRIOT OF NEWTOWN,s ,ss. Probate Court U August14 1905.
 Estate of Caroline sherman, late of New town. in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Newtown hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the Creditors of said estate. represented insolvent; in ny which pointedl' Arthur T. Nettleton, Edward s Lnvell and Frank Wright, all of Newtown, anime said claims
 Certified by William J. Beecher, Judge.
 The subscribers give notice that they shal meet at the Brick building in said Newtown on the 3rd day of February. 1908. at Il o'clock, on the business of said appointment.
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FOR SALE-A farm of 16O acres, situated within miles of Gaylorosville. Good house and barn. Running water at house and barn. We'll adapted for dairy farm. Will be sold for half of its original cost. Address M. w. Hill. New Milford Conn,
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$Ioo REWARD Sloo.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to ease that science has been able to cure in all its stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls Oatarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to stitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- ternally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. thereby de- stroytng the foundation of the disease. and the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The proprietors have so much hfaith in it's curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case it fails to cure Send for list of testimonials.
 Address. F. J. OH ENEY & CO.,, Toledo, o.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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A farewell reception in honor oi Matthew Maddox was given at St Mary's hall, Sandy Hook, Wednesday evening. Whist was enjoyed, Miss Kathryn Bradley winning the first prize for the ladies. E. w. Troy won the gentlemen's. The consolation prizes went to Miss Bridget Honan and Austin Hurd. A fine supper was served, followed by dancing. MT Mad dox thanked all present for the recep. tiOn.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

At 8 meeting of the directors of the Newtown Water Go. Saturday night, 0. B. Taylor was chosen president w. J. Beecber was secretary of the meeting. The evening was passed in discussing plans for the proposed plant and ways and means.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

J. B. Mullings & Son of Waterbury proclaim almighty 10-dAyl sensational clearance sale of men' and boys clothing, beginning Wednesday, Feb ruary !, at g 8. m. The overstocked condition is the cause of this sale. All those who appreciate extraordinary bargains will do we'll to avail them selves of this mighty bargain occasion.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

MT and Mrs A. J. Cable have closed their home for two months and are boarding at c. F. Beardsley's, during the absence of their daughter.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09
s4,329.eG
Total
Insurance.
s2s,7OO
Total Ins.,

Friday, the Feast of Puritication of the Blessed Virgin, Candlemas day, the first Friday of the month, masses at Sand a. m.
 Saturday morning is the Feast of St Blaze. Mass will be celebrated at 9 g.. m., and the children B throats will be blessed immediately before the mass.
 Father Fox is taking the collection for coal, this week, and is meeting with good success.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

Mrs John Neagle of Waterbury has been visiting at her home on Mile Hill.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

The annual sale of valentines will take place in the lower room of the Congregational church, Saturday, Feb ruary 10. There will be on sale at that time, valentines, homemade candy, brown bread, rye bread, biscuits, cake, cookies and crullers. Besides this there will be for sale ice cream with cake for 15c a plate. And for those hot rolls and coffee, with cake, for 15c Go and persuade your friends to at- tend. There will be enough for all.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

F. l.. Northrop expects to move tx Bethel, March l, having accepted { position there.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

Miss Boucher of Ottawa, Can., who has been visiting Mrs Shaw, left to-day for Hartford.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

Miss Gussie Campbell, Miss Dorette Gordon and Fred Brown spent Satur- day in Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

Mid-winter sale of mems, boys and youths rubber boots, shoes, arctics and sandals at greatly reduced prices. Ow- ing to the mildness of the winter we are disposing of these goods at cost prices. If in need of anything in this line please give us call.-[Sandy Hook Shoe Store.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

Mrs H. w. Bradley of Zoar and Mrs H. E. Bradley of Bridgeport have been spending several days with Mrs B. D.. Beardsley. H. E. Bradley, J. B. Shaw and Mrs H. w. Bradley also spent Sun- day with them,
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

The ladies of Jephthah chapter, o. E.. s., will give another of their popu- lar whists in Masonic hall, Friday evening, February 9. The proceeds will be given to help swell the Masonic building fund. Cake and other articles of homemade cookery will be for sale. The general public is cordially invited.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

Miss Fannie M. Andrews spent Sum- day in Great Plain, the guest of her sister, Mrs w. B. Sturges.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09
Board of Relief Notices.

NOTICE-The Board of Relief of the town of
 IN SheFman will meet at the Town Hall In said town, on Thursday, February l. 19oe. from 9a. m. to p. m., and on each succeeding Thursday of'said month, to hear allcomplalnts before said board. G. G Hungerford. A. ID. Giddings. D. w. Turner. Board of Keller. Dat ed at Sherman. Conn.,, Jan. 18th, 1906
 N0TICE-The Board of Relief of the town of in said town on Thursday. February 1. 1s"6, from 10 g. m. to 33O D. m.. and on each sue, ceeding Saturday of said month, to hear all complaints and to transact any business prog CT to come before said Board. Charles B. Beers. Arthur D. Fairchild. sJohn teavy, Board of Relief. Dated at Newtown, Conn.,, January 16th. 1906.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

Rev MT Googenheim of Bridgeport will preach in the Methodist church, Sunday, February 4, morning and evening.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09

The entertainment for the benefit of the Sisters will be continued, Saturday night, at St Mary's hall. Admission 25c: dancing free,