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The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19
JESSE wAKEMAN.

 Jesse Wakeman, after short ill., ure at the home of Mrs Charles Lock wood in Deerfi field district on Sunday, A pril IA, aged 63 years and l month. The body was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs Eli l.. Goodsell, in Eas- ton, where the funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon at ? o'clock, Rev MT Maurer officiating. The burial was in the Aspetuck cemetery. MT Wakeman is survived by one sister, Mrs Eli l.. Goodsell, of Easton, and two brothers, Henry Wakeman, of Easton, and Chauncey Wakeman, of Clinton Corners, N. Y.
 AN EPIDEMIC OF wHOOPINa COUGH.
 An epidemic of whooping cough has broken out among the school children at the Greenfield Hill school. Several children are already absent on account of the disease and new cases are being reported almost daily.
 B. Warehouse has sold promising pair of Devon calves to Charles Hull of Hull'S Farms district. It is expected that Harold will have them trained and entered for competition at the Country Clubs cattle show to be held ext fall.
 Everett Banks is the owner of an at tracJive young horse, general pur- pose animal, which he is breaking in for future use on his milk route.
 It is said that George Ferris has leased the Acker homestead, formerly the Eunice Wilson place, aud it is ex- pected that he and his family will move in by May.
 Joseph K. Robinson and family have arrived at Verna Farm for the season, after passing the winter in New York. A. J. Gray, one of the oldest of our tOwnSpeOple, who has lived at his son $ home on Greenfield Hill for two years dence in North Banks district, where he is being cared for by MT and Mrs John Smith, who have taken up their abode with him.
 The friends of Mrs G. Frank Monroe will regret to learn that she is again confined2to her bed, suffering lfrom g | renewed attack of stomach trouble. l Mrs Harry Bedding, who has beer enjoying a visit with relatives here returned to her home in Bridgeport Sunday. MT Bedding was also visit or in town, Sunday.
 | MT and Mrs Frank Whitehead ot WeStport have been recent guests al Henry B. Ogden's.
 Mrs Abram Banks, who is suffering from rheumatic troubles, has improved a little under Dr Dunham's care.
 John K. Sammis, Jr., and family O. l DTluScpOTU nave uOVcu uUO MTS LoW1 | Burr's house in Banks North district opposite Frank L.. Sherwood's.
 Edward P. Warehouse of Congress street has some fine young Devon stool he is raising. Among them are a yer, nice pair of yearling steers and twt yearling heifers.
 Theodore Sturges has been spending several days at his pleasant home here getting things in readiness for tn summer. MT Sturges and family, wh have been spending the winter il New York, will come to Greentielt for the season as soon as the Sprini weather gets settled.
 Robert T. Gould of Aspetuck ha captured, thus far this spring, 27 fin trout. The largest one weighed near ly pound.
 Il w. Sanford Jennings, who has ha charge of Miss Susan Nichols affairs for the past seven years, has resigne his position and will move, next MoI day, with his family to. Biddeford, Me where he has taken a farm and expect to locate perm anently. MT Jenning and family leave behind them hos
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Mrs Frank Bates and sen, Claude, of Danbury, are with Mrs Bates parents, MT and Mrs Charles l.. Briscoe, in Taunton.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

MT and Mrs George R. Wilson spent Sunday ln Brooktield, the guests of MI and Mrs L. H. Elsenboss.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Mrs Emma Jane Peck of New York state is visiting friends in town.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Mrs Anna Gilbert, who has been ill so long, under the care of pr Gallup at the home of Almon Emmons, went to the home of her parents, MT ane Mrs George Osborn, Sunday, to spene a few days before returning to he home in Suepney.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Herbert w. Wright has sold his fine driving horse to Edgar T. Andrews of Bethel.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Something new-Maple Butter. Try it. Morris has it. It, is fine for pan- cakes and Morris has the four to make them Of, too.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

George w. Northrop, who was laio up for some time with bad attack o1 the grip, is on the road again with his tea wagon. MT Northrop has jus, issued circular telling of some of the goods he is handling.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

last, upon the applica tion of the select men of the town of New Fairfield and Charles E. Beardsley, grand juror of Newtown, Arthur, Daniel E Rose Belle and Walter H., children of Charles and Edith Wildman, living near BotsfOrd, were committed to the County Home in Norwalk. On Mon day they were taken there by Sheriff Johnson
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19
For Sale.

Fresh Cows a Speciality Working oxen and steers for sale. Buy. sell or trade any day but Sunday.
 Frank Burlington, East Morris, Ct.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

TOWN TOPICS.
A CLARIFYING EVENT.

l RECEPTION GIVEN BY MISS TENDERS | DANCING CLASS.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Miss Elsie Moore of Bridgeport has been spending a few days in Taunton with her parents, MT and Mrs A. c. Moore.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Mrs Clark Blackman of Taunton has been i'll and under Dr Kiernan's care B. F. Bassett, the painter, of Red ding, Ihas the contract for painting
 Henry Shaff's new house in Dodging- town
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how's Thls7

guest of MT and Mrs s. B. Camp in Taunton
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

The Sandy Hook postoffice will be closed at p. m., on and after May l. [E. o. Page, Postmaster.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

Michael J. Ryan of Newtown was tried before Justice of the Peace E. D. Briscoe, on grand jurors complaint, signed by Charles F. Beardsley charged with stealing a COW, assault on his sis ter, and breach of the peace. He was acquitted of the charge of stealing the COW and of assault, and was convicted of breach of the peace and fined $1 and costs. From this judgment he ap- pealed to the Court of Common Pleas.
The Newtown bee., 1907-04-19

All druggists-25c, soc, $1.OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE %. 1907

promoters have been hung up by the heels in order
to empty their pockets
When the South Sea Company came to an end in
1920, the British Government forced every director
to make sworn return of all his property, and from
these officials took sums equivalent to almost eleven
million dollars One, for instance, whose possessions
amounted to about nine hundred thousand dollars,
left with twenty-five thousand dollars to begin
the world again. and thought himself lucky to get
off with ne-hrty-sxth of his fortune, plus his life.
Very likely he remembered that of his fellow
conspirators in the Tower that the fortunes of
Others had been Confiscated, that each of them
hooted and peted whenever he appeared in the
street, and that one purse proud rascal who had
pledged himself year before to feed his horse
gold was glad now of bread and water for himself.
Small favors thankfully received just at
that time the natural and proper attitude.
The average Wall Street who cherishes his
credit and reputation, avoids schemes, and deals
mainly in securities that have value probably
knows how to synpathize with those old bubble
blowers unless perchance he some day attempts
corner In theory it is easy to corner stock and
possible to crop; but the difficulty is to let
go at the right moment-to realize the paper profit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

Miller Young Napoleon" Ferdinand Ward with
his imaginary Government contracts, are still remem-
bered in and of Wall Street for the pits that they
dug, and on every page of history similar cavities
pictured.
We might even f1atter ourselves that Our ancestors
were bigger fools than we are. At the period when
the Mississippi bubble was being blown in France
and the South Sea bubble in England, Londoner
announced "a company for carrying under
taking of great advantage, but nobody to know
what it is" There to be five thousand shares
of one hundred pounds each, and deposit of two
pounds each share required of the subscribers
Crowds beset the promoters door, and in five hours
he took in two thousand pounds That same night
he left the city and the country. But who plan
schemes impudent and silly still with
One might say that every such rascal causes two
separate and distinct panics among the simpetons.
The first is when they to drop their money in the
hole; the second, when they try to fish it up again
Frantic with fear that the promoter wont take it,
they afterward as desperate from dread that he
won't give it back The latter emotion generally
proves to be well founded. But possibly we shall
not feel so that smarter than people used
to be- if recall how, twice in the past,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

before the load has lifted turns to lead and
brushes him. Commodore Vanderbilt could do it in
earlier days; but, Hartman and Others have dis
covered it is not easy now. There is substantial
truth, every trader knows, in that cry of Curtis
Jadwin, | corner the wheat? Great heavens! it is
the wheat that has cornered mel The corner made
itself, happened to stand between two of cir
cumstances, and they made me do what have done.
l couldn't get out of it with all the good will
in the world
Under such circumstances, one may suspect that
he is not force, but rather plaything. Things
are in the saddle, and ride mankind" and the man
feels as if he must go they take him. He begins
to u nt PfTe L @orh
about, since in two years he made four hundred
thousand dollars at cards and gambling games in
general. But this is the road that leads to panic
panic actual and perpetual, and though in dark
hours anybody may stumble into it, none but poor
creatures follow it very long. The American spirit
is that which animated the Irishman's frog "Whin
he sits down, he gets up, and whin he walks, he's
trying to fly, as it We're" Suppose a man like
Jacob Little does lose fortune it not important,
for he always make another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23
Ponies Rare Faithfulness

nR. ELIOT has large herd of Shetland ponies
- pastured in Bedford, Massachusetts. These
tiny horses by nature affectonate, and times
exhibit almost human intelligence. Not long ago
a pack of dogs found their way into the isolated
pasture night and hunted the little pets until
morning. Eight of them found dead in differ
ent parts of the big field But the remarkable fact
was that they were always found in pairs Every
pony had his chum, and when it came to the grim
climax they fought the blood lustful dogs to the
death side by side Had they not done this, one of
each pair might have made its escape, for the dogs
always combined their forces upon a single pony.
Any driver of the big trucks through city streets
which have died of broken heart when separated; ;
also of horses which, having long been cared for
by one man, have refused to work under any other.
But it is not the domesticated simpler creatures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

neck, she drew back Immediately afterward and
examined it curiously. With paw she dragged
the frightened animal farther out into the yard,
and it then that the mistress perceived what
had excited the cats interest the had lost one
leg. 1t lay there on the ground before the cruel
claws in trembling fright The cat came nearer,
and finally, picking up in her mouth she would
kitten, carried it across the yard to a saucer of
milk. There she waited for the half starved to
eat To cap the climax, the cat then carried it's in
tended victim to the hole in the fence and tucked it
back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23
Animals Love for Man

TN commenting upon this, the author declares
i 1T looks to me like true tale although W
have only the mans word for it. His strane
love of man may have brought the puma thel
at first, and then all the rest would have 70
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
Quincy News.

A Literary Society was organ
lied at the A. M. E. church Fri
day night and Prof. Malone was
made its President. Bright re-.
suits are looked forward to, as it
will bring ir the best talent of
of the city.
The Culture Club elected its
officers for the next term. j. Tutt
was re elected President, Miss
Gertrude Gamble Secretary, Miss
B. Dyson Assistant, Mrs. Susan
B. Golden Treasurer, Mrs Thorn.
ton Chairman of the Program
Committee, Mrs. Green Organist.
The Club will open every Sunday
at 4 o clock.
The bang uet given at the 9Th
and Elm ST. Baptist Church at
the close of the reunion was a
grand success. Bro. Gar nett
of Macon. Mo, delivered a very
able address followed by other
able speakers. A. H Brown,
J. Tutt. Mesdames G.. Webster,
r. Thornton. N. Miller. A. Ham.
onds, F. E Cook, Revs Conway
of st. Louis, G.. H. Giles and J.
H. Sides, Pastor of the A. M. E.
Church. About three hundred
people were seated at once and
were served by charming young
maidens. Mrs. Golden made all
the arrangements for the supper
which was served in four courses
and was very nice. Rev. II, L,
Smith pastor of the church was
toast master.
DR.. G.. H, Giles, presiding ell :
der Quincy district, conducted
quarterly meeting at the A. M. E.
church Sunday. The services
were we'll attended.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
Champaign, Ill.

Everything is busy here and
the colored people are on the
verge of a business Improvement
A few subscribers we're secur-
ed and an agent for Champaign
in the person of Mr.. Lee. man
we'll verseo in newspaper busi-
ness. who will be glad to have
every colored person rally and
help the cause He will give a
letter each week.
Mr. Green conducts a firstclass
restaurant here and has good
business. Mr.. Davis is the lead
ing colored barber.
W. D. Mathews runs a first
class pantatOrium and has good
trade, he is alive to his business.
Champaign is the home of the
Univet sity of Illinois. There
are larger number of colored
students this year than ever be-
fore, yet there should be more.
Football game to-day. Univer.
sity of Illinois VS. Chicago.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
A few hours stay in Clinton re-

A few hours stay in Clinton re-
veals the fact that she has but a
few colored people. but quite a
congenial set. W. j. Anderson
one of the highly respected COL
ored men who conducts a fine
barber shop, had the entire shop
aud contents to be destroyed by
fire recently yet he is courageous
and of good spirits. He will re-
open again soon. He will also
represent The Forum at Clinton
and De Witt Co and you may ex
pect a good letter occasionally
Decatur Correspondent.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
Lincoln News.

Mrs. L. Dyer returned home
last Saturday from Chicago
where she has been for the past
month.
Mr.. Taylor andldaughter we're
the guests of A. Dyer and wife
Sunday. Miss Taylor will remain
here with her aunt, Mrs Dyer all
winter.
The Second Baptist Church
started it's revival last Wednes.
day evening.
Rev. J. Bass was not able to
fill the pulpit this past Sunday
on account of the illness of his
son, who will have to pass though
the third operation,
Since Mr.. Lloyd the S. G. has
taken part in the Daily Courier
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
Petersburg News.

Mrs. William Reed and grand,
daughter, Miss Delina Crawford,
are visiting in Bloomington.
Mrs. Frank Pen ick has return
ed from her visit in Decatur.
Mrs. Lula Wade and son Jones
of Springfield are visiting her
sister, Mrs. Bud Wilson, this
week.
Rev. W. e. Helm of Blooming.
tan delivered an eloquent sermon
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19

at the Baptist Church Tuesday
evening.
George Williams was in Spring
field on business this week;
Lee Ray, who has been quite
i'll with tonsilitis is able to be out
again.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
Normal News.

Elder G. Brewer is visiting
friends here.
Elder Cotter, of Kentucky
preached at the Second Christian
church Wednesday evening.
Rome Coleman of Kentucky is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Curtis.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19

we see a great change in the
write up of Colored people. if the
South has any more good men
like Mr.. Lloyd, let .herl come
forth.
Joel Motley was visitor in
Decatur, he came hack proud
over beinguncle Of a Decatur girl
Claud Coins passed through
Lincoln Sunday on his way to
Decatur.
Rev. Bass will fill the pulpit
Sunday, if nothing else takes
place.
William McGery is becoming
one of Lincoln's leading sports.
Miss Bowles of Springfield was
a visitor in Lincoln Monday on
business connected with The Fo-
rum.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
Bloomington News.

Mrs r. Anson who has been at
the Brokaw hospital is at home
and able to be around the house.
Arthur Moss visited in Deca-
tur. Champaign and Springfield.
last week.
Mr.. Thompson, an employe of
the Illinois Hotel, has returned
from South Bend. Ind, accom-
panied by his wife. They expect
to make Bloomington their fu-
ture home.
Simon Rhoades has left for
New York by way of Philadel.
phia. Mr.. Rhoades will join a
troupe there
J. Randolph is attending tn
Street Fair at Pekin.
Look out for the Thanksgiving
ball s
Rhuben Bailey has returned
from Denver, Colo, where he at
tended convention of hod car
rierS.
Miss Alberta Wyche, who was
lndisposed, is better. at this
writing.
Invitations are out for a Grand
Ball to be held at Cham paign,
Oct. 90. About thirty couples
will attend from here.
Miss Edith Galloway is visiting
her mother.
Mrs. J. Dicksrson and Miss
Withers will spend Sunday in
Peoria.
Mrs. j. Scrivner and daughter,
Sarah, have returned home from
few weeks visit with her .dau-
ghter and sister. Mrs. G. Hoag-
land.
Prof. Catwejoe is doing a lu-
crative business since his stay
here. He tells your past present
and futuIe and warns you of your
many dangers which you are
liable to encounter without his
advice.
Adam Arson is unable to leave
his bed at this writing.
Charles Shirley is taking a
course of Typewriting and Short
hand at the High School
Mrs. M. Grisly has returned
home after short stay in Chica-
go visiting her husband.
The revival of the Union Bap-
list church is being largely at
tended. The interest is great.
Misses Newman and Walker
are visiting in Chicago.
The young ladies of the Third
Christian church gave a social
Thursday evening in the church
baaement with great success.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-19
Decatur News.

op 1Cidt SoFVtCSS Will Oc uc1u
at the A. NJ. church for the young
men of Decatur. Rev S. B: Jones
will select his textO from
Daniel I.8 verses. Theme, Dan
iel, Model for Young Men,
Committee on arrangements,
Carl and Harvey Watkins, Rich
ard Cecil, Hurbert Thurly and
Harry Price All young men
of Decatur are invited to attend
Sunday evening.
The A. NJ. e. Choir will, in
the near future, be under the
management of Mrs. S B. Jones
and promises to be the best one
in this part of the state. Mrs.
Jones will be higly commended
for her service.
Mrs Violet Mildred of Chica-
go is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Andrews, on w. Forest Ave.
Mrs. Missourla McMurry has
returned from the southern part
of this state, where she had been
visiting her brother.
Mrs. John Sharp visited in
Lincoln last week.
Mrs. George Williamson visit
ed Springfield for few days the
week of the state Fair.
Mesdames Matte johnson and
Willie Lee are visiting Mrs. Mar.
gurite Love. They will return
to Chicago this week.
Francis Browner is away at
tending college in Kansas.
Corina Blanton is able to be up
and about again after several
weeks illness.
Gertrude Bledsoe is still con
fined to her room but is reported
better.
The Fred MagIll trial is Great
ing quite a commOtion, the court
room being well crowded with
women daily. Large crowds from
Clinton are attending the trial.
Special Interurban cars being
used from Clinton here.
Singleton Cafe continues to
improve
FOR LODGING, call at Mrs
Josie Brummell's. 1867 E. Main
st. Flat with nicely furnishe
rooms, clean bed, steam heat,
modern cOnveniences, Best at
tention given to roomers.
Decatur continues to improve
and add new factories to her al :
ready large number
A prominent colored citizen,
Adam Page, who moved from
Kansas is a man worthy to be
emulated, he has purchased a
nice home, paying $4,000 cash,
located at 1345 N Church ST. He
has a respectable family and the
people of Decatur are proud to
have them. They welcome other
such men He is a carpet reno
water by trade.
When in Decatur call at Mrs.
Brummel's S for Lodging.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
MRS. FEARN TELLS OF THE
LIFE OF CARMEN SYLVIA
Wife of Former Diplomat Describes
Queen Elizabeth's Work for
Uplifting People

BERKELEY, June 20.-Mrs Walter
Fearn, whose husband formerly was a
member Of the American embassy at
the court of Queen Elizabeth of Rou-
mania, leetured tonight at the Insti-
tuition for the Deaf and Blind. upon
the subject: Queen Elizabeth of Rou-
mania Carmen Sylva), Her Life, Her
Work and Her Country" Mrs. Fearn
has been deeply interested for years
In the welfare of institutions for the
sightless. and has given many lectures
for the benefit of such institutions, the
affair tonight being of this character.
Mrs Fearn was closely acquainted
with Queen Elizabeth. She described
tonight the queens daily life and that
of the royal family in the royal palaces
at Bucharest and Sinia, and of the
queens work for the uplifting of the
people who were her subjects. The
speaker wore beautiful gown while
delivering her address. which was the
gift to her of Queen Elizabeth. Stere-
opticon views illustrated the lecture.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
RAIL Ways SUE To QUAsH
NEVADA'S RATE LAW
Herrin and Other Southern
Pacific Lawyers Make
Visit to Carson
ATTACK SYPHUS ACT
Complaints Filed by Three
Companies Allege That
Measure Is Unjust
ATTACK SYPHUS ACT

CARSON. New. June 20.-The arrival
of William F. Herrin's private car in
This city this morning caused a stir.
and it was not until late this after
noon that definite information was OBJ
tanned as to the cause of the visit of
the chief counsel for the Southern Pa
cifc and his associate attorneys. They
are in Nevada to file suit against the
railroad commission of the state of Ne
vada to enjoin the state, through it's
railroad commission, from enforcing
the rates named In the Syphus bill.
In the bill of complaint filed today
Horace F. Bartine, Henry Thurtell, John
F. Shaughnessy and members of the
commission, John Sparks as governor
of the state, D. S. Dickerson as lieu
tenant governor, and Richard C. z.
Stoddard as attorney general, are made
the defendants in the suits. The ac-
tions were filed separately in the
United States court by the Southern
Pacific, San Pedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake, and the Nevada, California
and Oregon railroad companies, and pc
tition that the defendants be restrained
by an order of court from enforcing
the rates named in the Syphus act.
The complaints allege that the MEM
bers of the railroad board which the
act attempted to create" met and Gre
ated or attempted to create the defend
ants as a railroad commission, and that
the act empowering certain state off,
GERS to name the board is at variance
with section 1, article of the consti-
tuition, which defines the powers of diff
ferent branches of the state govern
ment, and that no person in one de-
partment of the government can legally
exercise functions belonging to another
branch of the government. In other
words, that the appointment of the
railroad commission was an invasion
of the rights of the judiciary
The complaints charge that the rates
prescribed by the Syphus measure for
the carriage of freights are impracti-
cable, unremuneratfve, unjust and un-
reasonable, and do not furnish any re-
turn whatever for the capital invested
for the construction and maintenance
of the railroads.
The attorneys for the Southern Pa
cific are Herrin, Dunno, Mack and
Shaup. and they act also for the North
ern California and Oregon. The attor-
neys for the San Pedro. Los Angeles
and Salt Lake are w. r. Kelly, A. S.
Halstead and Samuel Platt.