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The Newtown bee., 1908-06-26
ashua.
A SUCCESSFUL FETE.

The lawn fete given by the ladies at the pleasant home of Mrs Lorenzo Mallett, Tashua Hill on the 16th was a grand success both socially and fnan- cially. The receipts were about S60 and after paying expense the ladies will have $50 which it is hoped will make up the amount needed for the carpets. Bridgeport was well repre- sented parties coming in carriages and automobiles. Long Hill also sent a goodly number and among the other places represented were Easton and Bedding. The hay ride to the top of the hill proved great attraction and was well patronized as long as daylight lasted. The day was an ideal one for the view which is well worth the climb. MT Fred Sherman was on hand with his camera, any one wishing a picture can send to him, as soon as the proofs are ready they will be sent to those who left their names with Mrs Brad ley. The ladies wish to return thanks to the following named artists who so
 kindly assisted with the very delight full program: Miss Cartwright of
The Newtown bee., 1908-06-26
SOuthf0rd.
BASEBALL ENTHUSIASM.

On June 2l, the Southford baseball team played the Zoar Bridge team, on the Diamond Match Co.'s grounds at Southford. A ten inning game, score being 8 to in favor of Southford. While the Southford players were led to believe they were to play the Zoar Bridge team they didn't think the Zoar Bridge boys would ring in players from South Britain. Newtown, East Village, Derby and Quaker's Farms. And after ringing in all the players from the different towns and being defeated they were the sorriest crowd of men that ever visited Southford. As the Southford baseball team. now has beaten Zoar Bridge two games they do not wish to play any more with them until they can first make a repu- tation for themselves.
 On Saturday, June 27, Southford baseball team plays with Newtown, at Southford. And it is expected it will be very close game.
 The ball game which was held here June 2l was witnessed by the largest crowd that was ever in Southford.
The Newtown bee., 1908-06-26
SOUTH BRITAIN.

RECITAL AT THE NORTH CHURCH.
 The pupils of Miss Bessie Pierce will give recital at the North church, Woodbury, Tuesday evening, June 30, 1908. They will be assisted by Mrs Frank Knox, pianist, Charles Heinze, clarinetist, c. 5. Pierce, cornetist, Miss Bessie A. Pierce, violinist, and other local talent. The recital begins at 7.45; admission, 15c.
 The Bee was in error, it appears, in stating that Miss Olive Pierce and Frederick Schielke were married in Brooklyn.
The Newtown bee., 1908-06-26

The Besse System Depression Sale supply and demand regulate prices. It is not necessary to rehearse the finan. cial and business conditions of the past few months. If you could make tour among the manufacturing plants of the country and see the thousands of dollars worth of high grade clothing piled up -unsold-you would realize that the great outlet afforded through the many stores of The Besse System would place such stocks at our disposal almost at our own price-for cash. Snch rare opportunities were never offered so early in the seaon. 0rdinar- ily a few odds and ends are closed out in July and August after the majority of people are supplied. Here are America's best makes in the choicest patterns of the season in wide variety at prices which usually afford only linn tied selection. The merchandise had to be sold. Ready money was needed at once. Buy of the Besse System at the great depression sale.- [Fotser-Besse Co.,, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1908-06-26

Bridgeport, Miss Grace Mallett. Miss Frances Mallett,, Miss Beatrice Clark, Mrs Sheffield, Mir Henry Parrott, Mir Nestor Wedge. Mrs George Clarke, Mrs Randolph Bradley and the Long Hill Mandolin club all of which was very much enjoyed and added greatly to the success of the party.
 Mrs Emma Walker and Miss Frances Walker have visited Mrs Will Mallett,
 Mrs J. W. Treadwell and Miss Kath. ryn Treadwell drove to Bridgeport on Monday. It proved very hot, dusty drive.
 Mir R. II. Writings wife and son have been guests of Mrs Winnie Brad ley and visited at Ridgelawn with Mir and Mrs Randolph Bradley.
 Mrs Belle Mallett entertained out of town guests over Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1908-06-26
Reddine.

The Children's day services will be held in the Congregational church, next Sunday morning, in place of the regular morning service. All are cordi. ].
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
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Among the many causes to which was
attributed the business depression which
first manifested itself in March, 1907.
and which reached its climax in the panic
of October, was the high level of prices
to which practically all commodities had
been forced.
~tInancierS, manufacturers and mer-
chants were almost a unit in declaring
that prices must come down. But we are
recovering from the depression and, with
few exceptions, prices remain at their
greatest altitude.
The most recent report of the Depart
ment of Labor and Commerce. covering
the movements of wholesale prices for the
past eighteen years. including 1907.
shows that in spite of the financial and
market depressiOns ~coincidcnt with the
last six months of 1907 prices of commodi-
ties save in j few departments. such as
lumber, fuel and metal materials. were
higher at the close of the year than at its
opening and that the average price of all
commodities showed a decrease of only a
little over 1 point for the period, the ac-
tual decline being from 1919 to 1864.
The report shows that wholesale prices.
considering the 25S commodities as a
whole, reached a higher level in 1907 than
at any other time during the 1S-year
period covered. The average for the year
1901 was 81 per cent higher than for
1906: IA per cent higher than for 1897.
the year OF lowest prices during the IS
year period. and 90 per cent higher than
the average for the 10 years from 1890
to 1899. Prices reached their highest
point during the 1S-year period in Dc
tober. 1907, the average for that month
being ID per cent higher thar the aver
age for the year 1907 and 2.S per cent
higher than the average for December.
1906. the month of highest prices in
1906.
OF the 2JS articles for which whole
sale prices were obtained, 172 showed an
increase in the average price for 1907
as compared with 1906, 50 showed no
change in the average price for the year.
and II showed a decrease in price.
When the commodities are considered
by groups, all of the nine groups showed
an increase in price in 1907 as compared
with 1906. For farm products taken as a
whole this increase was greatest, name
ly 100 per cent: for food. IS per cent
for cloths and clothing. SO per cent; for
fuel and lighting. "a per cent; for metals
and implements, 81 per cent for lumber
and building materials, 40 per cent; for
drugs and chemicals, S.3 per cent; for
house furnishing goods, SIS per cent. and
for the miscellaneous group, > per cent
Utica Globe.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
FRIENDLY TIP.
Restored Hope and Confidence

Restored Hope and Confidence.
After several years of indigestion and
fits attendant evil influence on the mind,
1T is not very surprising that Il final
~ loses faith in things generally.
A Y. I. woman writes an interest
ing letter. She says:
Three gears ago | suffered from an
lattack of p~eritonitis which left me in a
knost miserable condition. For over two
years I suffered from nervousness,
weak heart. shortness of breath, could
mot sleep, etc.
My appetite was raVenOuS but /
felt starved all the time. l had plenty
}of food but it did not nOuriSh me
because Of intestinal Indigestion. Med
Iical treatment did not seem to help,
II got discouraged, stopped medicine
and did not care much whether 1 lived
or died.
"0ne day a friend asked me why 1
didn't try Grapc-Nuts, stop drinking
coffee and use Postum. 1 had lost
faith in everything, but to please my
friends / began to use both and soon
became very fond of them.
at wasn't long before [ got some
strength, fc1t Il decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my heart
land slowly but surely l got better. l
could sleep very well, the constant
icraving for food ceased and I have bet
ter health now than before the attack
OF peritonitis.
MY husband and 1 are still using
qGrape-Nuts and Postum" There's a
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read, 1.-The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
lhuman interest.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
AN INSECT TRAGEDY.
The Nest the Mother Butterfly Builds
fer Her Young.


fer Her Young.
There is something really pathetic in
The way Il mother butterfly builds a
nest for her children. In the first
place, The little home where the eggs
are deposited represents i great deal
of sacrifice. for il is lined with several
layers OF down piucked from the moth
ers own soft body. The eggs having
been laid carefully upon this luxurious,
pretty couch, are protected by an equal
" pretty coverlet made of the same
material.
These butterfly bedclothes are often
arranged with an ~intricacy that is quite
curious and perDIcXing. Sometimes a
bed is made so that each separate deli
cate hair stands upright, thus giving
the entire nest the appearance Of a lit
tie brush of dOwny fur. Then again
the eggs are laid spirally round a tiny
branch. and. as the covering follows
their course, the effect resembles the
bushy tail Of a fox, only the nest is
more beautiful than the brush Of the
finest fox that ever roamed over Dun
try.
The building of this downy nest is
the latest earthly labor of the mother
butterfly, for by the time it is COM
pleted her own delicate body is denuded
OF its natural covering and there is
nothing left for her to do but die, a
sacrifice which she promptly and hero
fcally makes in the interest of the com
fng butterfly generation.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27

ment was not only defeated by the Sen
ate, but it was overwhelmingly rejected
by the recent Republican national con-
v~ention, and the Republican candidate has
sought to rescue his party from the dis
astrous results of this act by expressing
himself. in a qualified way. in favor of
ascertaining the value Of the railroads.
For a generation the Republican par
~ has drawn its campaign funds from
the beneficiarics of special legislation.
Privileges have been pledged and granted
in return for money contributed to de-
bauch elections. What can be expected
when official authority is turned over to
the representatives of those who first fur
nish the sinews of war and then reim-
bursp themselves out of the pockets of the
taxpayers?
80 long as the Republican party re-
mains in power it is powerless to regen-
crate itself. 1t can not attack wrong
doing in high places without disgracing
many of its prominent members. and it.
therefore. uses opiatcs instead of the sur
geon's knife. Its malefactors %construe
each Republican victory as an indorse-
ment Of their conduct and threaten the
party with defeat if they are interfcred
with. Not until that party passes through
q period of fasting in the wilderness will
the Republican leaders learn to study
public questions from the standpoint of
the masses. Just as with individuals.
the cares Of this world and the deceit
fulness of riches choke the truth so in
politics, when party leaders serve far
away from home and are not in constant
contact with the voters, continued party
success blinds their eyes to the needs Of
the people and makes them deaf to the
cry OF distress.
Publicity Plank Is Voted Down.
AN effort has been made to secure leg
~islation requiring publicity as to cam
paign contributions and expenditures but
the Republican leaders. even in the face
Of an indignant public, refused to consent
to a law which would compel honesty in
elections. When the matter was brought
up in the recent Republican national con-
vention the plank was repudiated by a
vote OF $50 to "a. Here, too. Mr.. Taft
has been driven to apologize for his con-
vention and to declare himself in favor Of
q publicity law.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
Bryan Arraigns Republican
Party in Acceptance Speech


prosecution of wrongdoers than the pres
ent executive? Can he ask for a larger
majority in the Senate than his party
aOw has? Does he need more Republicans
in the House Of Representatives or a
Speaker with more unlimited authority?
Fail to- Reform the Tariff.
..rrbo pr,si5o,+,s ou eu;
borr rror,fsin~ for sororo1 ranra 9bon ho
would a.facr. tha n;ami4ina ot ~" ne
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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27

The city council of Spandau, in Brand
enburg, Prussia, has ~inaugurated a move
ment to raise ~$1,62J,OOO as a national
gift for Count Zeppelin.
Advices have been received at tbs
American embassy in st. Petersburg that
Ambassador Riddle is making good inn
provement under the treatment at Kis-
lovodsk, whittier he went to recuDerats
from the effects of his recent illness.
Capt. Lurnsden. who commanded tbe
British cruiser Gladiator at the time She
was lost in a collision with a liner. has
been found guilty of default in not COM
plying with the rules of navigation, and
has been dismissed from the service.
The insular constabulary band, of Ma.
Mia, is going to Australia as the guest Of
that government, to participate in the re-
ceptlons of the American fleet. The Phil
pplne authorities donate the service Of
the band and Australia pays the ex-
penses.
The presidential election in Panama
went of smoothly, the result being the
choice OF Senior AbaIdia, candidate Of
the opposition to the government. unan-
lmously. Inc supporters of the govern
ment remained away from the polls. The
electors are to meet Aug. /, and their
decision will be certified Aug. IS in adj
vance of the meeting of the National
Assembly on Sept. /.
In a desperate battle between Mexican
troops and Papago Indians at the Imacu-
lada ranch, near CetrocoIo, a miniru
in the Altar district of Sonora
nineteen Indians and two soldiers were
killed and five soldiers were wounded.
At the Quebec celebration the Prince Of
Wales proved himself a worthy represent
ative of King Edward, appearing at the
various functions as a field marshal. an
admiral and as a plain English gentle
man. The military pageant on the plains
of Abraham was the greatest ever seen.
in Canada.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27

The reform Republicans in the House
Of Representatives, when in the minority
in their own party, are as helpless to
obtain a hearing or to secure a vote upon
a measure as are the Democrats. In the
recent session of the present Congress
there was a considerable element in the
Republican party favorable to remedial leg
isiation but a few leaders in control Of
the organization despotically suppressed
these members. and thus forced a real
majority in the House to submit 10 a
well-organized minority. The Republican
national convention, instead Of r%ebuking
this attack upon popular government,
eulogized Congress and nominated as the
Republican candidate for Vice President
one of the men who shared in the respon-
sibility for the coercion of the House.
I'VE may expect those who have COM
mitted larceny by law and purchased
immunity with their political influence to
attempt to raise false issues. and to en-
ploy the livery of Heaven to conceal
their evil purposes, but they can no long
or deceive. The Democratic party is not
the enemy of any legitimate industry or
of honest accumulations. 1t is, on the
contrary. q friend of industry and the
steadfast protector of that wealth which
represents a service to society. The
Democratic party does not seek TO ami
hilate all corporations; it simply asserts
that as the government creates corpora
tons. it must retain the power to regu-
late and to control them. and that it
should not permit any corporation to con-
vert itself into a monopoly.
Reformation, Not Revolution.
THE Democratic party seeks not revo-
luton but reformation. and | need hardly
remind the student Of history that cures
are mildest when applied at once: that
remedies increase in severity as their ap-
plication is postponed. Blood poisoning
may be stopped by the loss of a finger to-
day it may cost an arm tomorrow or a
life the next day
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
"Ne1t to the corrupt use Of money, the

Next to the corrupt use Of money, the
present method of electing United States
Senators is most responsible for the OBJ
struction of reforms. In the Fifty-second
Congress a resolution was reported from
a House committee proposing the neces-
sary constitutional amendment. State af-
ter State has Endorsed this reform,
until nearly two-thirds of the States have
recorded themselves in its favor. The
United States Senate, however, ~impudent-
~ and ~arrOgantly obstructs the passage
Of the resolution, Notwithstanding the fact
that the voters of the United States by an
overwhelming majority demand it. And
this refusal is the more significant when
it is remembered that a number of SEN
atOrs owe their election to great corporate
interests. The subject was ignored by
the Republican national convention in
1900; it was ignored in 1901, and the
proposition was explicitly repudiated in
1903, for the recent Republican national
convention by a vote of S66 to ia re-
jected the plank indorsag the popular
election of Senators.
Take Issue with Taft.
in his notification speech the Repub-
lican candidate, speaking of the election
of Senators by the people, says: Person
ally | am inclined to favor it, but it is
hardly a party question: What is neces-
sayr to make this a party question? When
the Democratic convention indorses a
proposition by a unanimous vote, and the
Republican convention rejects the propo-
siti0n by a vote of seven to one, does it
not become an issue between the parties?
Mr.. Taft can not remove the question
from the arena of politics by expressing
a persona. inclination toward the Demo
position. For several years he has
been connected with the administration.
What has he ever said or lone to bring
this question before the public? What en-
thusiasm has he shown in the reformation
of the Senate? What influence could he
exert in behalf of a reform which his
party has openly and VIGOROUSLY con-
in its convention, and to which
he is attached only by a belated express
sion of personal inclination?
THE third fundamentally employed to
defeat the will of the people is found in
the rules of the House of Representatives.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
VALUABLE FUEL IN WASTE.
Results of Experiments with Coal OF
All Kinds Are Published.

All Kinds Are Published.
The results of the work done at the
United States fuel testing plant at For.
est Park. st. Louis, from Jan. 1, 1905
TO June 80. 1901, are presented in a
report issued by the United States Geo
logical Survey.
The scope Of the work during ths
period covered has been largely restrict.
ed to a series Of comparative tests MAIDS
under conditions as nearly uniform us
possible on bituminous Goals and Zig.
mites from different fields OF the United
States as representative of known eX.
tensiVe deposits. Chemical analyses
were made Of samples of these fuels
collected at the mines by United States
inspectors sent out for that purpose,
and also of samples taken from the
cars, from the fuel as fed to the boil
erS, as fed to the producers. before
briquetting, before and after washing,
and before cOking. Samples of briquet'
ted coal were also analysed and the re-
suits of the entire series of analyses
and tests are presented in the report.
The briquetting plant has developed
new possibilities in the utilization of
slack coal and anthracite cUIm as an
efficient fuel for combustion on loco
motives. Experiments are now being
extended to determine the value of
briQuetted coal for use in the naval
vessels of the United States.
The plant ut Forest Park was dis
mantled in March, 1901. The sections
Of steam, producer gas and briquetting
were transferred to a new gas plant,
erected at Norfolk, Va, and those Of
rOking and washery to 4 new plant at
Denver. The principal chemical Ia
boratOry of the fuel testing plant has
been removed to PittsbUrg, but a
branch laboratory will also be main
aimed at Norfolk for the purpose of
experimenting on the gases in different
portions Of the combustion chambers
Of steam boilers and Of gas producers.
The smoke abatement Investigations ut
public buildings will be supplemented
by more detailed experiments at the
Norfolk plant.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
e
OF
~N4RT
8P@RT

Jack Leyburn helped the Michiganders
christen their new Detroit track by trot.
ting a mile in 2:O4H in the Blue Rib.
bon event.
Nancy Hanks. the famous |trottine
mare. has foaled a bay colt by Todd at
Hamburg place. John E. Madden's farm
near Lexington, Ky.
Manager Egan of the Burlington base
ball club has been in Davenport inquiring
into the prospects for purchasing the
Davenport baseball park.
At Pekin. H., Justo, in the 3-year-old
trot, went the first mile in 2:13I. the
fastest this year for a 3-year-old trotter.
The quarters were made in O:341a,
l :0712, Ia. 2:13A.
At Brighton Beach ETHEREAL ran 80
furlongs in l :O6. equaling the time made
by Brookdale Nymph and Royal Vane for
the distance. Half Sovereign won the
handicap at six f%urlongs from a good field
in the fast time of l ~ %.
The records of the Fargo track. all the
track records of North Dakota and the
half-mile track record for the entire Unit
ed States so far this season were broken
by Lady Maud c., owned by Walter
Palmer of Ottawa, ILL.,, when she made a
mile in ? :OS12.
The six-round bout between Billy"
Papke. the western middleweight. and
Sailor Burke of New York, which was
set for the Coliseum Athletic Club in
New York, did not take place owing to
police interference. A number of per-
sons had gathered to see the fight.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
The Restaurant Habit.

What's the matter, Batch? You
seem Ill at ease. I thought you'd en-
Joy a home dinner
I'D enjoy 1t thoroughly, Ne~edd, II
l could keep my eyes On Ely hat and
coat. Force Of habit, you know"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27

Forestry in Korea is TO be taken up by
the government under new forest laws,
said to nave been enacted under a coop
erative agreement drawn up by Japan and
Korea. 1t is also reported that a school
for training Korean foresters has been
established.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27

For Sale-Onc Brougham (Gcrman,
town., single and double harness. First
class condition. Very reasonable price
Address W, % South Jefferson St, Chi
cagO, I'll.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
Side If-htS nu HiSfOrv

' Scott was writing the Lay of the Last
Minstrel"
After which, he muttcred. with a
grim smile. with your kind permission,
ladies and gentlemen. the gifted vocalist.
Herr SpuytcntuyfcI. VIII sing the pathetic
ballad, entitled Mamma, Your Little
Darling Is Too Full to Eat Amy More, g."
For well he knew that there would be
still later minstrelS with other lays.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-08-27
Ask yourDenler for Aliens root-Ease

A powder to shake into your shoes. IT rests
the feet, Cures Corns. BuniOns. Swollen,
Sore, Hot, CallouS, Aching. Sweating feet
and IngrowinE Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted,
1t RuT. ". Y.