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The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02
ROxBUKI.
DEATH OF MRS THOMAS MO NIFF.

, DEATH OF MRS THOMAS MO NIFF. Mrs Thomas Nc Mfr passed away at
 the home of her daughter, Mrs M.
 Mo Goldrich, in Bridgeport, Friday. She leaves 8 husband and seven child
 ren to mourn her loss. She had been
 8 great sufferer for several years with heart trouble. Sympathy goes out to
 all the family. Interment was at New Milford. H. Thomas was in charge.
 Inspector J. Over6eld was in town, one day of the week. Misses Grace and Marion Forbes and
 Robert Mo Mellan were the guests of
 MT and Ms Donald Forbes, Sunday. Charles Meyers, who has been em.
 there and has resumed his work at Mine Hill.
 With regret, we received the sad news of the death of Mrs Clara E. Roswell, former resident of this
 town, at the home of her niece in New
 town, last Friday.
 On election day, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid, dinner will be served in the Town hall at Roxbury. A. J. Vidler has been on the sick list the last week. -4uGOUOI0 Gl"6A 6u06I U&4lu6u COu' pany on Sunday.
 Harry Elwell is at present helping
 Miss Frances Barnes.
 George Smith entertained friends
 from Danbury on Sunday. Born, October 29, daughter to Lin- coin and Susan Smith. Henry Beecher of Southbury has a singing class at the Booth school, MOn- day afternoons. They will be con.
 tinued during the fall and winter terms.
 MT and Mrs Albert Baldwin of New
 Haven spent few days, last week, in
 town, calling on old neighbors and friends.
 Armond Pons and wife of Bristol spent Sunday at Dr Pons'. Mrs Charles Holm returned from the
 Bridgeport, last Saturday, improved
 in health.
 Mrs Walter Babcock is recovering MT and Mrs Burr Castle celebrated the 10th anniversary of their marriage on Monday evening. A large gather ing of relatives and netghbors were present.
 Mrs Leverett Castle gave dinner party for a number of the ladies in her neighborhood, last Friday. Mrs Everett Hurlburt and child dren returned to their home at Glastonbury on Thursday of last week. The Halloween party given by the Congregational ladies on Wednesday evening will be long remembered event.
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THE GUNNERY SCHOOL.

The popular Gunnery school has opened with an attendance of 65 boarders, the largest number in its history. MT Brinsmade's< assistants are: A. B. Meservey, 8 graduate of Dartmouth college; A. K. Dearborn, a Wesleyan graduate, and captain of last year, $ Wesleyan football team; 0. o. Barrett, an experienced teacher, and Fred and Chapin Brinsmade, MI Brinsmade's two sons. The school has been divided into two sections, upper and lower. MT Barrett will be in charge of the Lower SectiOn.s The prosperity of this school interests the entire town, and MT Brinsmade is tc be congratulated on his success.
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NEW PRESTON.
LOCAL NOTES.

Robert Kirk, as superintendent here for Mrs s. o. Goodhue, started last Saturday from Arrow Point farm with the first lot of horses to be conveyed to Staten Island for the winter. The rest will follow soon after his return and about the last summer residence about Lake Waramaug will then be closed.
 Repairs are being made to Nelson B. Mead's cottage at Lakeside by John H. Ferris and Earl Warehouse.
 Charles Douglass of New Haven was again at Horace McCan $, last Sunday, and he brought another nurse to take the place of Mrs Johnson of Marble dale, who has been there for three weeks.
 MT and Mrs Pendleton, parents of
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TOWN TOPICS.
hAWLEYVlLLE.
NEWS TERsELY TOLD.

| NEWS TERSELY TOLD.
 Robert Hawley was calling OH friends in Danbury, Friday evening.
 William Collins was seen out driving his new stopper, Sunday. Mrs Simpson has purchased a piece of property on Main street and it is rumored that new hotel is to be erected there with all the modern i'm I prOvements.
 c. A. McPherson spent Sunday with l friends in Ansonia. I J. HOnan is out with a new trOtter l You ought to get them now, John; but then John always did.
 Mir and Mrs c. +. Higgins are still sojourning at the Hawleyville Inn. 1 A. E. Pixley is on the sick list. His many friends hope for his speedy re- covery.
 A large automobile party took din- ner at the Inn, Thursday. > The Allison Co.'s business has been steadily increasing: They have had to take on additional help on several oc- casions.
 Daniel Brennan, the section foreman here, is very busy of late on account of | the commencement of the double tracking between here and Danbury. Mrs F. B. Drew was the winner of fine gold watch in the prize contest, last Friday evening.
 MT Mullen spent Sunday with his family in New York City.
 The surveyors are rapidly completing their work in this vicinity. J. A. James, mother passed away, last Friday. His many friends express their deepest sympathy for him in his sad bereavement.
 The Misses Hoffman of Danbury were calling on friends here, Saturday afternoon.
 A large show troupe on their way to Albany, N. Y., stopped over at Hawleyville Inn, recently.
 E. l.. Pierce spent Sunday with his parents in South Britain.
 Miss 0. Morehouse, the teacher at Lands End, attended the convention in New Haven, last Friday.
 G. w. Parker and c. W. Halsted were out hunting, one day last week, and brought in large bag of game, as usual.
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IN MASONIC CIRCLES.

An interesting com munication of Rising Sun lodge, No. 27, was held, Friday evening, when the M. M. de- gree was impressively conferred on one candidate.r r Homer w. Babcock, of Bridgeport, who had not visited his home lodge in 26 years, was present. Allison P. Smith of Hiram lodge, No. General regret was expressed at the near departure of Rev T. s. Ockford, chaplain of the lodge, who is to re- move to Vermont.
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''For years I starved, then I bought 3 50 cent bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and what that bottle benefited me all the gold in Georgia could not buy. I kept on taking it and in two months I went back to my work as machinist. In three months I was as we'll and hearty as I ever was. I still use little occasionally as I find it a fine blood purifier and a good tonic. May you live long and prosper. ''- TO. N. Cornell, 'Roding, Ga., August 27, 1906. Kodol is sold here by all drug RistS.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02
NORTH KENT.
NE1aHBORHOOD NOTES.

A graphophone sociable was held at the chapel, Thursday evening, Octo- Der IS. MT Turner donated the use of the graphophone. Sandwiches, cof- fee and cake were served to all. A very enjoyable time was had.
 Miss Eva Fletcher of Utica, N. Y., is visiting at Mrs Oscar Watts'.
 Charles Eaton has been on trip to Litchtield and other towns.
 A select dance was held on the 26th at George Pages mill.
 Mrs Berry of this place is expected home, this week, from Scotland.
 Mrs George Hallock and niece ha ve gone to BrOokfield to visit friends.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

Apples, greenings 1.50a2 26, baldwins 1.50a2.50, gillyfowers 1.50a2.25, king 1.50a3.00, Pippin 1.50a2 50, Baker 1.50 a225, Snow 2.O0a3. %, MacIntosh 200 ~a4.5O: Hurlburt Stripe 1.50a2 50, Maid en's Blush 1.50a2.5O; Hubbardson 1.5O a2.25, Seek-No-Further l: :50a2: :25; Pears, Seckel 2.OOa5. co, Sheldon l.50 a3.5O, Burre Bose 2.0Oa5. .OO, Burre Clairgeau 2 2O0a2.75, Burre d'Anjou 2.OOa2.75, Louisa Bonne 2.O0a3. .OO. Quinces, 200 to $50.
 Potatoes, ;50a65c bushel; onions, red40 a60; yellow, 50a70c; carrots 35a45c bu; turnips, yellow 40a55, white egg 25a40; cabbage, per 100, 2.00a4.50; celery, per doz. launches, 1.O0a1.25.
 Butter: Creamery first grade, 3l; Dairy, first grade, 26a27. Cheese, full cream, l4a16 lb. Eggs, fresh nearby, 34a35c dog. Live Chickens, 13a15c, fowls 12a14; ducks 14a16; calves, hog dressed, 8a11; pigs 7a9c. Chestnuts $4a4 50 bushel.
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A HANDSOME REQUEST.

Henry W. Warehouse of New York was in town, Saturday, and received from Stephen Morehouse, executor, under the will of Hobart Warehouse, S1l ,000, which was paid to him on his becoming 25 years of age.
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hATTERTOWN.

 PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT. Mrs Ada c. Parmelee and her sister, week or more with friends in New York.
 MT and Mrs Ralph Keeler of Bridge port were the guests of MT and Mrs Charles Thorp, Sunday.
 Frank Allen is spending few days in Norwalk.
 Eugene Northrop is confined to the house with rheuma atism and is under the care of Dr Smith of Bedding.
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TO BUILD A COTTAGE AT MT TOM.

w. W. Wilson has bought tract O1 two acres of land bordering on Mt Tom lake of Hiram GOslee. He will erect, this month, cottage, 16x26, with an ell, 1Oxl0. MT Wilson and friends expect to occupy 1t many weeks during the co Oming summer.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

At the Methodist church, last Sun- day, two excellent sermons were deliv- cred lby Rev MT Gugenheim. After the morning service 12 walked to the Glen and spent the day with MT and Mrs G. A. Stevens. including the min 1ster and bis family. It is expected Rev w. B. Patchin will preach next Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

Read Thomas Reilly s new advertise- ment in another column.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

The Taunton school has been closed a week on account of the illness of the teacher.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

Mrs Frank Main passed Saturday in Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

Pipes to connect with the public wa ter service are to be laid from the mair to the Beach Memorial Library build ing.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

The best treatment for indigestion and troubles of the stomach is to rest the stomach. It can be rested by starvation or by the use of a good di- gestant which will digest the food eat en, thus taking the work off the stom- ach. At the proper temperature, a single teaspoonful of Kodol will who'll ly digest 5000 grains of food. It re- lieves the present. annoyance, puts the form it's functions. Good for tndiges- tion, sour stomach, f1atulence, palpi- tation of the heart and dyspepsia. Kodol is made in strict conformity y with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by all druggists.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

A. T. Nettleton, as secretary of the State Savings Banks associa tion, is sending out notices to the members of the association of the fourth annual meeting which will be held at the Union League club, New Haven, on November IA. This association con- prises 80 per cent of the savings banks in the state.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

Charles F. Beardsley passed $ unday with his son, Clarence Beardsley, in New Haven.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

D. c. Peck is having the Morgan place in the Street improved by a new dress of paint. Garfield & Davis are doing the work.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
 
WASHINGTON.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. The Christian Endeayor society will have the following topics and leaders of It's meetings for the ensuing months:
 4. The blessedness of communion with Christ. John IA: 15-26. Helen M. Seeley.
 II. Christ's life. XI. His sorrows and how He bore them. John Il 33- s8; Isa. 53-35. Alice Carter, Olive Mitchell.
 IS. Are you doing your best? Matt. 25 l4-3O Myron A. Smith.
 25. Our simple duty. Luke r T. 10. Mrs George Hurlburt.
 3. Courage or cowardice- which? Luke 12 4, 5; Gal. 1:9.12; Jer. 1: e. 10, IT. William Gustaves0n.
 g. Christ's life. XII. Lessons of the ''seven words from the cross. , John l9 25-30; Luke B : 34 46; Mark i5 34. Willis M. NettletOu. @ ..
 16. What truth has chiefly appealed to you from our years Sunday-school lessons? Matt. 13 52; Isa. 52 1915; 53 l-1Z. VlIOuE II. AllUOIu.
 B. How can we carry the Christian spirit through 1907? Luke ? 8-20.
 30. Missions in India. Mabel Seeley.
 JANUARY, 1907.
 6. Beginning with God, and con- tinuing V ith Him. Gen. l; John {: 1-14; IS AZ. Helen Farrand
 13. Our lives for others. John 3: 1916. Susan M. Burr.
 20. "More than conquerors." The victOrS over temptation. Gen. } :: 4. G.; Matt. 26: Al; Rom. 8:37. Harry Seeley.
 27. The rewards of fidelity. Matt. "A 42.51. Dea Mitchell.
 FEBRUARY.
 B. What Christian Endeavor means, to me and to the world. Christian Endeavor Day. Phil. 2: 1-18. Rus sell F. Clark.
 10. Lessons from the Patriarchs: I. Noah. Heb. II v; ? Pet. 3: 17-22. Ab- ner Mitchell. "
 IT, An easy life versus hard one. 2 Tim. 2: 1-13. Mrs Aspinwall.
 "A. Rejecting Christ. Mark 12 l. 9. Caroline Haer.
 MARCH.
 Being honest, with yourself and God. Luke 12 :1-3; Josh. "A IA. Mrs W. T. Kilborn.
 10. Lessons from the Patriarchs. II. Abraham. Heb. II 8.19. My ron A. Smith.
 IT. What is success? Prov. 3: l-18 Burr Hollister.
 "A. Things you have learned from noble men and women outside the Bible. Thess. 1:28. Rev R. E. Carter.
 31. How Christ makes use of com mon lives. The man with the pitcher. Mark IA 12-16. Willis M. Nettleton. ARRIVALS AT THE BADER HOUSE.
 R: A: Silvernale, Lax eville; E. & Willett} Bridgeport; Par ran Mangan Chicago; W. A. Newton, F. J. Hos ford, s. F. Seeley, Washington; Ali. son P. Smith, NeWtown; F. W. Minor. New York; $. J. Holly, Stamford; F. P. Dunbam, Plantsville, Byron Nc Govern, c. w. Hodge, Roxbury; A. M. Fraser, F. G. Vaughan, New Ha- ven; s. P. Garfield, D. D. Bird, New Milford; Thomas T. Mcdonald, Wa terbury; W. l.. Durgy, Q. E. Taylor, Danbury; H. L. Knapp, Norwalk; B: 0. Bojert, A. Goodyear, John s. Rupf, H. G. Disley, E. A. Fairbanks, c. S. Lyon, R. B. Miller, New Haven; E. M Vessler, Newark, N. J.; A. J. Nelson, Waterbury; J. B. Whittlesey, Wash ! ington; 0. T. Tolles, Miss Warner Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02

An important meeting of the First Ecclesiastical society will be held on Saturday evening in the church par. lOrs.
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-02
WHOLESALE MARKET.

WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY RUCK & DARLING. BRIDGEPORT.
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MT and Mrs s. A. Blackman passed Sunday at Fairfield Beach.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
Two Ribs Broken.

Charles 5. Palmer is nursing two
broken ribs which will i~ncapacitate
him from work for some time to come.
While he and Joe Barta were working
place, four miles north of town, the
scaffold broke and they fell to the
ground, a distance of about eight feet.
Mr.. Palmer struck a trestle in falling,
wi III the result that two of his ribs
were broken. Mr.. Barta also re-
ceived some severe bruises.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
Deaths and Funerals.


Mrs. Lydia A. Bailey, mother OF j.
II. Bailey, died at the home of her son.
Herbert Bailey, five miles northeast of
Guide Rock, last Saturday afternoon,
aged 81 years, and 9 months. Funeral
services were held at the home of Her
bert Bailey Sunday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. ~Duxhamner, and inter
ment was in the Guide Rock cemetery.
Lydia A. Smith was born in Jefier-
son county, New York, August 1924,
where she was married to George
Bailey in 1871. She removed with her
husband to Kenosha county, Wis, and
from there to Webster county in 1873.
She was the mother of nine children,
five of whom, four sons and one daugh-
ter, survive her as follows: j. II,
Bailey of this city, II. A.. Bailey, Mt.
Clare, Neb., f. w. Bailey, Bostwick,
Neb., II. $. Bailey, Guide Rock, Neb.
Mrs. Vim. Greenlee of Long Beach,
California.
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IN A POISON FACTORY.
The Deadly Drugs Have n Fascin:,
ton For the WOrkmen.

"Slip on this glass mask" said t!r
foreman. You will need it."
Ehe visitor donned the uncanny mas
Of glass, and the foreman led the way
to the cyanide Of potassium depart
ment.
1--WE make 1000 tons of cyanide q
year." he said. "A dose of five grains
Is a fatal one. Thus our annual prod
uct Is enough to kill 100000 people"
He opened n door, and "A room filed
with writing flames, dense shadows,
sparks, smoke and weird figures in
glass masks was revealed. In the CEN
ter of the room, in a great caldron, 100
pounds of molten cyanide of pOtas-
stun dubbed and seethed. The flames
glinted strangely ON the glass masks.
The foreman coughed.
"These fumes" he said, "are whole
some. The men, you see, are all ro-
bust. / have known weakly chaps,
working here among these strange
fumes, to pick up health and strength"
In another clean. cool room the fin.
lshed cyanide was stored. 1t looked
like c~rystalliZed white sugar, good
enough to eat.
"Good enough to eat" said the fore.
man gravely. Well, we have had
men eat 1t. Four men committed sui.
eide In that way.
1.-THE fumes seem to create In our
men a desire to taste the drug. They
fight this desire. most Of them, sue
c~essfully, but they all feel it, the same
as workers in coffee plants want t.
chew the coffee beans, and some fee
1t SC strongly as to succumb."-Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
In the same boat.

The Duke of Leeds before succeed
ing to his title was active In politics.
Once when canvasslng he came upon
an English shoemaker, whose vote he
solicited. Sorry" said the shoemak-
er, "but I'm not going to vote for any
bloomin' aristocrat. / can't afford 1t.
I've got four children to bring up"
THAT'S nothing" replied the duke.
"I've got five, and they are all girls"
The shoemaker came up and touched
him on the arm. "All right, old chap"
he said. "You shall have my vote. 1t
seems to me we are both In the sane
boat, and we'd better stick together.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
COnsOIatOry.

A correspondent Of an English paper
tells how some one visited a wild beast
show and saw a countryman come In
bearing unmistakable signs Of having
had a glass too much. A tiger scratch
ed the back of the hand with which the
man grasped a bar Of the cage. The
laceration was severe. and the pain
was great. The sufferer danced about
and twirled his shillalah, crying: LET
him out! Let him out till I have me
will av him" A companion tried to
soothe the irate dancer, with this neat
impromptu: "Never mind. Pat. Sure,
he only wanted to scrape acquaintance
wild ye."
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
Atomic Dyspepsia.

The ultimate cause Of atomic dys-
pepsia Is constitutional depression. 1t
may be due to overwork, and especial
ly to prolonged worry. Sometimes the
dyspepsia Is the first manifestation of
tubercular poisoning. Again, there
seems to be an inherent failure of the
digestive organs. Once established,
dyspepsia is, In turn, the cause of loss
Of strength, of mental inertia and Wis
ceral weakness. Some degree Of sim
pie anaemia Is almost inevitable. The
exciting cause may be an illness Of any
kind, the excessive use Of tea, coffee
or other beverages, the lack Of proper
food, some error In habits Of eating.
Often 1t Is not discoverable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
Gardening In America.

Gardening in America has reached
what one might call the awkward
age" Neither a man nor a country
goes a-gardening in early youth. Men
come to build stately sooner than to
garden finely" as Bacon once said, and
as every garden writing body has re-
peated until Sir Francis in Elysium
must regret he ever made the remark,
which none the less is true. Gardening
Is essentially a middle aged enjoyment,
and America being, as nations go, still
young. her garden craft has the faults
Of youth. 1t has its in~cOngruities. in.
harmonies, and 1t often mistakes size
and expenditure for excellence.-Cen.
fury.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
VIRGINS GARlANDS.



There are seven virgins garlands"
still In existence In Minsterley church,
SalOp, the first of them bearing the
date 1864 and the last 1851.
They consist Of silk ribbons and
paper, ball shaped, and are covered
with rosettes, the inside center of the
cane or wire frame supporting a pair
of paper gloves. They represent a no.
mantle custom of very ancient origin
and are sacred to the memory Of girls
who while betrothed In their youth
lost their intended husbands by death.
yet remained true to their first loves.
Each maiden designed her own gar
land, and at her death this simple en-
blem vas borne before her by the vii
lage lasses, the white gloves being aft
erward added. After the obsequies
these garlands were suspended in the
village church on a rod bearing at Its
extremity a heart in the shape of an
escutcheon, upon which the initials and
date were inscribed. These were origi-
nally fixed above the maiden's pew.
Some Of the earliest and forgotten
garlands were composed of real flow
ers, but later the covered hoops de-
scribed were substituted.
There Is a passing allusion to this
Simple memorial of the early dead
In Hamlet" yet here she Is allow Il
her virgin Grants" Grants" signifying
garlands.--LOndOn Graphic.
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PlutO's Safety Valve.

A round, smooth hole in the side of a
granite monument about nine miles
out from the City of Mexico Is locally
known by a term which signifies "Plu-
to's safety valve" The hole Is about
nine inches In diameter at the opening.
which IL polished in a name which
suggests human workmanship. That
man had nothing to do with drilling
or polishing this hole will be readily
surmised when 1t Is known that 1t has
occasionally emitted hot air and smoke
during a period extending over 800
years.
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THE JAW AND THE TEETH.
What May Happen II We Continue
Using Soft Foods.

Using Soft Foods.
The teeth are really appendages Of
the skin, and not Of the skeleton, as
people generally believe. The jaw Is
formed In accordance with the neces-
sity for providing a hold for the teeth
that Is, II there were no teeth to come,
the jaw would grow differently, and
would not have its present shape. The
jaw Is not an Independent part, as 1t
would like to be; 1t has to form itself
to accommodate tenants with which,
strictly speaking, 1t has no ties Of kin
dred.
The use Of soft foods decreases the
size Of the teeth. and they will ulti-
mately disappear. unless we make
more use of them.
As there does not seem to be any
likelihood Of a change in u habits,
we must expect to lose them in course
Of time. Then the jaw will assume
probably another shape. Further, the
gums might disappear, for there can
be no use for them after the disappear
anc of the teeth.
The loss Of the teeth makes the lips
fall in, and brings US neal to the Punch
form Of face! We find 1t impossible to
pronounce sounds, such as t, d. sh, oh.
The change of face, 30 to say, will GER
tainly lead to a modification Of the
tongue, and this In turn to the inability
to pronounce other sounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-05-25
He Knew.

The first witness called in a petty
lawsuit in Cincinnati was an Irishman
of whose competence as a witness OPP
posing counsel entertained doubt. At
their instance there was put to him be-
fore being sworn the usual interroga-
tory, do you know the nature of an
oathT"
A broad grin spread over the face of
the Irishman as he replied:
'Indade, your honor, I may say that
1t is second nature with me."-Harper's
Weekly.
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The Man Of Force.

There Is always room for a man of
force, and he makes room for many.
Society Is a troop Of thinkers, and the
best heads among them take the best
places. A feeble man car see the
farms that are fenced and titled, the
houses that are built. The strong man
sees the possible houses and farms.
His eye makes estates as fast as the
sun breeds clouds.-Emerson.