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CREW AFRAID OF THE WET.
Brave Life-Snvers Were Avcrse to
Going Out to Practice in
the Rain.

The crew Of a certain life-saving sta
toin On the New England coast has
many times proved itself brave and eff
ficient in time OF need, but of late its
skill and bravery have been useless,
like so much treasure locked in a vault,
says Youths Companion. There has
been no wreck. The sea has been kind
as big dog.
Inaction had inevitably bred soft
habits Of life, and the idle crew had
given the summer visitors much to
joke about Their satirical comments
were rather ungrateful for the practice
drills of the crew were part of the
entertainment of the seaside resort.
Twice a week the crew pulled out
the brass cannon, shot a rope over a
dummy mast which is set up on a
point of land, aud then practiced slid
ing down in the breeches- buoy. The
small boys of the place were glad to
play the part of rescued mariners. and
altogether this serious drill, required
by law. was pretty holiday sport.
One rainy day at the appointed time
the crew failed to appear at practice
anda waited in vain for the exhibition
which should vary the monotony of
dull day. Finally, one of them went
over to the quarters of the crew to
learn the reason.
Il say. aren't you going to practice
to-day?"
mo, sir!"
why not?"
Then the brave life-saver, hero of
many rough seas. made an explanatory
gesture toward the weather and said:
What in this rain!"
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THE
GRAFTERS
By
FRAN CTS Lynn DE
, Copyright. 1904, by The Bobbs-Merrill Coz
CHAPTER XVII.-CoNTINUED.

Recalling it afterward he wondered
if the occult prompting which had
dragged him out of his chair on the
Brentwood porch saw to it that he
walked upon the strip of mating il.
|, the tile-paved corridor and so made
his approach nOiSeless. Also, if the
same silent monitor babe him stop
short of the governors office: at the
door, namely, of the public anteroom,
which stood ajar?
A low murmur of voices came from
beyond, and for moment he paused
listening. Then he boldly went with
in, crossing the anteroom and standing
fairly in the broad beam of light pour
ing through the open door of COM
munication with the private Office
Four men sat in low-toned confer
ence around the governors writing
table, and if any one of them lad
looked up the silent witness must
have been discovered. Kent marked
them down one by one: the governor;
Hendricks, the secretary of state;
Rumford, the oil man; and Senator
Duvan. For five pregnant minutes
he stood looking on, almost within
arms reach of the four; hearing dis
tinctly what was said; seeing the
papers which changed hands across the
table. Then he turned and went away
noiselessly as he had come, the thick
piled carpet of the anteroom mullins
his footballs.
1t was midnight when ne reached his
quarters IN the Clarendon and flung
himself full length upon the bed, sod
den with WEAKNESS. For two hours
he had tranped the deserted streets
striving in sharp travail of soul to
fit the invincible. chance given weapon
to his hand. When he came in the
thing was done. and he slept the sleep
| Of an Outworn laborer
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CHAPTER XVIII.
DOWN, BRUNO!

For six days after the night Of rev.
Citations Kent dived deep, personally
and by paid proxy, in sea of secrecy
the doorway of the governors office,
might easily have proved fathomless.
On the seventh day the conflagration
broke out. The editor OF the Belmount
Refiner was the first to smell the smoke
and to raise the cry OF Fire." but
by midnight the wires were hummine
with the news and the entire state
was ablaze.
The story as it appeared under the
scare headlines the next morning was
crlsply told. An oil company had
been formed with Senator Duvall at
its head. After its incorporation it
was ascertained that it not only held
options on all the most valuable wells
in the Belmount region, but that its
charter gave it immunity from the
laws requiring all corporations to have
their organizations, officers, and op-
Grating headquarters in the state. BY
the time the new company was three
days old it had quietly taken up its
options and was the single big fish
in the pool by virtue of its having
swallowed all the little ones.
Then came the finishing stroke
which had set the wires to humming.
On the sixth day it was noised about
that Senator Duvall.. had transferred
his controlling interest to Rumford-
otherwise to the Universal Oil COM
pany; that he had served only as a
hgurehead in the transaction, using
his standing, social and political, to
secure the charter which had been de-
MED Rumford and his associates.
1t had been managed very skill
1ully; the Gaping of the wells by the
unlyersal's agent, the practical seal
ing UP of the entire district, being the
first public intimation of the result OF
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he came back he said: "Hildreth YOU
have taken me at my word thus far
and you haven't had occasion to call
me either knave or fool. Do it a
little longer and I'll put you in the
way of setting off a set-piece of pyro.
technics that will double discount this
mild little snap-cracker of the Bel
mount business"
Cant you do it now?''
No: the time isn't ripe yet. We
must let the Tribune's coat of white.
wash dry first
Hildreth wriggled in his chair.
Kent, If l thought it would do any
good, I'd cuc-curse you out; l would
for fact. You are too blamed close
mouthed for any newspaper USE"
But Kent only laughed at him.
In spite of WEAKNESS, Kent was ur
betimes the next morning. He had 3
wire appointment with Blashfield Hun.
nicott and two others in CASTOR. and
he took an early train to keep it. The
ex-local attorney met him at the sta.
ton with two-seated rig; and on the
way to the western suburbs they picked
up Frazee, the county assessor, and Or.
ton, the appraiser of the Apache
Building and Loan association.
"Hunnicott has told you what I am
after" said Kent. when the surye,
party was made up. I've all know the
property well enough, but to have i,
all fair and above board, we'll drive
out and look it over so that our knowl.
edge may be said to be fully up te
date
Twenty minutes afterwards the QUAR-.
tet was locating the corner of square
in Gaston's remotest suburb; ar
addition" whose only improvements
were the weathered and rotting street
and lot stakings on the bare, brown
plain.
Lots l to Sc in block 10, Guilfort
& Hawks addition" said Kent, read
ing from memorandum in his note.
book. 'sIt lies beautifully, doesn't it?'
Yes; for chicken farm chucklet
the assessor.
Well, give me your candid opinion
you two: what is the property worth p
The Building and Loan ma,
scratched his chin.
Say $50 for the plot-if you'll fenc,
it"
NO. put it up. You are having
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TYPE OF NEW MOTOR CAR BEING IN
STALLED ON UNION PACIFIC.

equip some of their main tracks cleo
trically. The power house, where the
electric current is to be generated, is
well under way, and before long cleo
ric express trains will run ON a regu-
lar daily schedule.
The Erie railroad is the next road
which will introduce electricity on part
of its main line, and once the start has
been made there, the Gould roads will
naturally fall into line
The Grand Trunk line recently con-
tracted for electric power to operate
its lines under the st. Clair river be-
tween Detroit and Windsor.
The Illinois Central railroad is MAX
ing similar preparations for the intro
duction of electricity; indeed, there is
not steam railroad man in the coun-
try who would have pooh-poohed the
idea five years ago that will not tell
you now that the electric railway era
has dawned and that the electric loco
motive is the coming propelling agent
for railroad trains.
The officials Of the Union Pacific
have been experimenting at Omaha
with the roads new motor car, No. z,
which is just out of the shops. The
design somewhat resembles an airship
on wheels, with door in the center
of the body instead of on the sides.
and high, round windows. The car is
said to be an improvement over the
previous cars. in that special provis-
ions have been made for climbing
grades. The system Of ventilation is
pronounced to be superior, and the car
to be dustproof.
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Duval;'s treachery and the complete

Duval's treachery and the complete
triumph of foreign monopoly.
The storm that swept the state when
the facts came out were cyclonic, and
it was reported, as it needed to be-
that Senator Duvall had disappeared
Never in the history of the state had
public feeling risen SO high; and there
were not lacking those who said that
if Duvall showed himself his life would
not be safe in the streets of the cap
ital
1t was after the Argus had gone
to press on the night of explosions
that Editor Hildreth sought and found
David Kent in his rooms at the Clar-
endon,. and poured out the walls OF
his wrath.
Say, I'd like to know if you cuc-call
this giving me a fair show!" he de-
manded, fiingihg into Kent's sitting
room and dropping into chair. did
/, or did l not understand that was
to have the age. on this oil business
when there was anything fit to print?'
Kent gave the night editor cigar
and was otherwise eXasperatingly per-
turbable.
Keep your clothes on, and don't
accuse man of disloyalty until you
have all the documents in the case,'
he said. Il didn't know, until 1 saw
your bulletin few hours ago, that
the thing had been pulled off. In
fact, I've been too busy with other
things to pay much attention to the
Belmount end of it."
THE deG-devil you have!" sputtered
Hildreth, chewing savagely on the
gift cigar. ''Td like to know what
business you had to mix up in other
things to the detriment Of my news
column. You were the one man who
knew all about it; or at least you did
q week Or two ago."
Yes; but other and more important
things have interviewed. 1 have been
desperately busy, as l say"
well, you've lost your chance to
get your grip on the capitol gang,
anyway; that is one comfort
growled the editor, getting what con-
ISOLATION he could out of Kent's appar-
ent failure "They played it too fuf-
fine for you"
did they?" said Kent.
at looks pretty much that way
doesn't it? Duvall is the scapegoat
and the only one. About day after
tomorrow Bucks organ, the Tribune
will come out with an inspired edi-
torial whitewashing the entire capitol
outfit. 1t will show how Rumford's
application for the charter was re-
fused, and how a truly good and benefi-
cent state government has been hood
winked and betrayed by one of its
most trusted supporters
Kent threw off his street coat and
went to get his dressing-gown from
the wardrobe in the bedroom. When
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The man who knows it all" and
deems himself all-sufilcient for all oc-
casions. and especially for emergen-
cies. is familiar figure in all en-
Payments. public and private. More
men achieve failure by knowing too
much and trying to do too many
things to which they are not called
than by the opposite course. The
overdoer, more frequently than the
man who keeps below 4 high stand
ard, fails to realize his aims. Dom
mated by Il deep and abiding sense of
his capacity for usefulness and by an
equally robust doubt of other mems
qualifications. this inflated parsonage
Is a nuisance at all times and in any
avocation.
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IL DeSlHS III d piece OF reckless
folly. Shortly after l left Miss Brent
woods last Thursday evening l had d
curious experience. The shortest way
downtown is diagonally through tn
capitol grounds, but some undefinable
impulse led me to go around on the
Capitol avenue side. AS was PASSING
the right wing OF the building l saw
lights in the governors room, and in a
sudden fit of desperation resolved to
go up and have it out with Bucks. 1t
was abnormally foolish, I'll confess.
had nothing definite to go
on; but well, was keyed up to just
about the right pitch, and I thought /
| might bluff him.
Mercy me, You do need a guardian
angel worse than anybody 1 know!"
Portia cut in. do go on"
Kent nodded.
Il had one that night; angel or de-
mon, which ever you please. / was
fairly dragged into doing what I did
When l reached the upper corridor
the door of the public anteroom was
] ajar, and / heard voices. The outer
room was not lighted, but the door
| between it and the governors private
Office was open. / went in and stood
| in that open doorway for as much as
FIVE minutes. think. and none of the
four men sitting around the governor $
] writing-table saw me-
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He Started Something.

A farmer and his wife called at a
photographers gallery to order some
photographs of her. and while the
operator was getting ready the hus-
band gave the wife a little advice as
to how she was to act. "Fasten your
mind on something" said he, cor else
you'll laugh and spite the job. Think
about early days; how your father got
in gaol, and your mother was an old
scolder. and what you'd have been IL
I hadn't pitied you. Jest fasten your
mind on that, She didn't have any
photographs taken.-London Tit-Bits.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Miss Grace N. Varcoe, who is now
in New York, mas crossed the Atlantic
81 times as the agent of an English
diamond concern and on each trip she
has carried with her gems valued at
from $4,000 to 100000. Miss Var
coe is said to be an expert laoidarist.
She has Travelled in all the principal
cities in this country, Canada and
Europe as the representative of her
arm. She speaks four languages and
incidentally carries revolver, which,
should occasion require, could also
speak"
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Won't Own Up.

Zone great trouble VIII human ma.
ture," said Uncle Eben. sis dat when
man makes a mistake he's liable to
try to BLUM It out an act proud of it.
std of apologizin' like gentleman"
Washington Star.
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Removing the cansa

He-I asked the doctor what
should take to remove the redness OF
my nose.
She-And what did he say?
He-He said. Take nothing for SIX
months. "-Tit-Bits.
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found tuberculous and condemned:

lQ regard to Slla8e as IeeQ TOT horses MT Averill says, March 4 word was received that a farmer had lost four horses within a short time by death, after being affected but a short time. As the neighbors were fearful of contagious disease or of poisoning, a veterinarian was deputized by the commissioner to examine into the case. Accordingly the following day he visited the farm and made as careful an investigation of the condi- tions appertaining to the case as pos sible. A partial post-mortem exam ination of the frozen carcasses of two horses was made. While the examina- tion was not very satisfactory, no ev- idence of poisoning was found and the veterinarian gave it as his opinion that the deaths were caused by forage poisoning, or 'so-called cerebro-spinal meningitis, produced by eating dam- aged or moldy silage. While silage is to be recommended as very cconom- ical and satisfactory feed for COWS, it is not considered aAsafe feed to give horses. Commissioner Averill gives these six good rules for dairymen tc follow: Admit as much sunlight as possible into the stable. Whitewash tue walls, ceilings, and stanchions at least once every year. Use common sense about turning COWS out from a warm barn to stay out in inclement weather. Make every COW in the herd occupy the same stall every time. Cleanse and dislnfect thoroughly after removing a tuberculous animal. When you discover symptoms of tuberculosis in any animal in your herd promptly Call veterinarian or report the case to the commissioner and have the an- imal examined.
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ais office and ask to have their herds
Year ended

The number of cattle condemned during the past year was more than four times as many as were condemned the year that ended September 30, 1900, as the above table shows. It will be noticed, however, that the steady increase in the work of this depart is not owing to any increase in the price paid for cattle, as the average price allowed per head has been low cred almost without exception year by year during the six years given. The increased average expense, as shown by the table, per animal killed during the year that ended September 30, 1903, was owing to the unusual expense incurred by this department incident to the foot and mouth disease that was epidemic that year in several To- calities in the neighboring states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, dan gerously near our border lines. The following table gives the number of cattle examined during each of the
 past six years, also the number con- demned and the percentage of those
 that were examined that have been found tuberculous and condemned:
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added. It was one of the pleasantest places in town. As the house was nearly burned down the two large safes which hold the town records, | which stood near the outside of the house, were saved from falling into the cellar by getting chains around them and turning them over so they fell outside on the ground. A small safe, holding MT Sflltman's personal valu- ables, fell into the cellar but was taken out in the afternoon after 1t had suf- ticently cooled. The safes were moved to F. G. Haeublein's store where an expert from Bridgeport opened them and found that although the contents of the safes had been somewhat ScOrched the damages were not serious and little rebinding would put every- thing in good shape again. MT Silli- mans age was 50 years, 10 months and 13 days. 9e is survived by his wife, two sons. Howard w. Silliman of Bridgeport and Carl F. Silliman, who lived at home, one brother, Fred E. liman, and a grandmother, Mrs Debo- rah Silliman, who on Wednesday, Feb ruary 2l, reached the advanced age of 1O6 years and was to have celebrated the occasion by holding a quiet re- ception at the home of her grandson. Fred E. Silliman, to the members of her family. Beside his immediate family there is host of friends who will greatly mourn his loss. The fu- neral will be held to-day (Friday) Feb ruary g, at o'clock, from the home of his brother, Fred E. Silliman, Rev MT Maurer from New Haven, former paster, officiating. The burial will be in the cemetery near the Baptist church. Mrs Silliman and family have the deepest of sympathy from every one in this town and many other friends in surrounding towns. The loss of the house and it's contents it is thought will reach between S5OOO and S6OO0. There was an insurance of about $500 on the house and $500 on the furniture. There were lost many relics and heirlooms. very highly prized, the value of which cannot be estimated.
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$Ioo REWARD $ioo.

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 enly positive cure now known to stitut,onal disease, requires a constitutional tr' atment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in mucous su faces of the system. thereby de: stroy ng the foundation of the disease. and giving the patient strength by building uE the constitution and assist ing nature in doing its work The proprieuors have so much faith 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.
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TOWN TOPICS. ST JOHNS CHURCH.
 LENTEN SERVICES.

Ash Wednesday, 1O 45 in the church. Other Wednesdays, 3.30 in the new library room.
 Tuesdays, Berkshire, p. m., at Viii liam G. Hard's.
 Thursdays, Glen, ! p. m., at J. M. Blackman'S.
 Fridays, library room, 7.3O p. m.
 It is expected that the Rev A. B. Hunter of Raleigh, N. O., will speak on his work at the St Augustln' s school. at the Wednesday service, March '.
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d delightful souvenir; and the book is fitting record of the program of the occasion. The quality of the m terial; paper, binding, and type; the editing, arrangement, printers work, and all seems to me entirely worthy of our praise.
 Faithfully,
 O. o. WRIGHT.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-23

Every man owes it to himself and his family to master trade or profession. Read the display advertisement of the six Morse Schools of Telegraphy, in this issue and learn how easily young man or lady may learn telegraphy and be assured position.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-23
WHOLESALE MARKET.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY RUG
 & DARLING. BRIDGEPORT.

WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY'RUCE & DARLING. BRIDGEPORT.
 Apples: Greening, $2.OOa4.5O; Bald. win, 2.0Oa4.50; Gillyflower, 2.O0a4.OO Russet, 1.75a3 50; Ben Davis, 2 OOa AGO; Seek-no- Further, 2OOa3. 50 Potatoes, 65a75 per bushel. Onions Red. 5oa7o per bu.; white, 5oa1. 50: yellow, 50a75. Parsnips, 5Oa65 peI bu. Carrots, 25a40 per bu. Beets. 3Oa50. Turnips: Yellow. 40a5O; White Egg, 25a35. Cabbage, per 100. $la5 co. Celery, per dozen stalks, soc. Butter: Creamery, first grade, 3Od3l; second grade, 25a28; common, 14al5; Dairy, first grade, 2Sa3O. Cheese, full cream, 14a16 lb. Eggs, fresh nearby, 22a23c dog Live chickens, Hale lb fowls, 12a15; Dressed chickens, l4al8; fowl, 13al7; turkeys 18a25. Calves, hog dressed, 1Oall; pigs, 7dS: hogs, 4a6
 Master Benjam in Russell of Nauga- tuck is visiting MT and Mrs E. M. Peck in HuntingtOWn.
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Stamford and New York City were

approved. The reduction of fares ap- proved is on the Berkshire division. Beginning March l, the company will fix a rate of two cents a mile while hitherto the patrons have paid two and one-half cents mile. Two cents a mile is the main line rate. President Mellen was instructed to report on the advisability of making similar re- duction on the Naugatuck and North ampton divisions.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-23

At the meeting of the directors of the New Haven road in New York, Saturday afternoon, proposition to reduce the rate of fare on one branch line of the road Tn this state, one-half a cent mile, was approved, and Pres ident Mellen was instructed to inves- tlgate and report on the advisa bility of similar reduction on other branch lines. In addition, plans for electrify- ing the New York division between
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South Britain Announcements.
Special Notice,

Having leased A. D. Munson's blacksmith do horseshoeihg, carriage and wagon repair ing and general jobbing. Satisfaction in all work guaranteed. All work strictly cash.
 g. T. HALL. South Britain, Conn.
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George w. Hayes, a son of MT and Mrs Wesley F. Hayes of the Park City, was in town on Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-23

R. H. Beers S5 Go. are offering great value in glass pitcher for 10c, worth 25c or more.
The Newtown bee., 1906-02-23

"Wind, weather and Providence per mitting" the Methodist ladies will hold 1O-cent tea at the home of M rs James H. Armstrong, oR Wednesday, February 28.
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Misses Lizzie and Mary Corbett of the Park City were guests, Sunday. of Mrs M F. CrOWe
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Newtown's Bi-Centennial Book.
 Dear MT Editor: Allow me to con- gratulate the Editorial Committee on the complete and handsome volume you have given us of the great celebra- ton. The event was worthy of such