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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-05

At present the fashionable woman
uses comsetics with freedom, though
with great discretion and great clever.
ness. Never does she appear ~ snn.
light at out-of-door functions with any.
thing approaching thu suggestion Of
paint" Yet equally would It be I'm.
possible for her to appear at the opera
or in the glare of big ballroom with
out a penciling OF brows and lips, a
modelling OF checks and nostrils and
earlobes and a whitening Of arms. that
bring her physical points in line and
oolorins into harmony with the vast
ness Of her environment and the bril-
liancy of the lighting. Recently IL has
been the fashion in Europe IT, preserve
a paIlid face, but OF late, with the re.
turn OF the Greek figure, OF apparently
unfettered limbs and unbound waist.
Of virginia. braids and snooas and
ingenue coiffures, the fancy tas beer
- allow the roses to bloom In thu
cheeks.--vogue.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-05
Shortcake Next Winter.

For the lovers of strawberry short.
cake the following recipe will be ap-
preciated. as by putting them up in
this manner without cooking them, one
cane have shortcake any time.
Take only perfectly ripe berries and
for each quart OF berries use the same
quantity of sugar Put them in a
granite or earthenware dish and mash
with silver fork. Stir in the sugar
and when 1t is dissolved put in fruit
can and seal. Stand the can bottom
up to see that the air is all out. Roll
the cans in several thicknesses OF
paper. Put in cool. dark place. The
berries keep perfectly.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-05
CLEANING the EMPTY ROOM.
Systematic Methods to Use for Thoe
= ouqh Renovation.

First thing to be done in the dis.
mantled room is to sweep the floor
To get rid of the dust. Sweep ceilings
and walls and 80 all over the wallpa,
per. bit by bit. with piece of stale
bread.
The painted woodwork must DO
washed with soap and water and then
well dried. The floor is scrubbed with
water to which has been added little
liquid ammonia. We must not for
get to give 1t plenty of elbow grease"
and good drying.
To clean the windows begin with
the inside. dust the window ledge and
other woodwork round the glass and
then with sponge (Which must be
kept specially for the purpose). wipe
the glass all over. Use warm water.
to which is added few drops of am
monia. After wiping with the sponge
ter. rinse 1t out tightly and go over
the window with 1t. then dry the glass
with soft cloth and polish.
III possible choose time of day
when the sun In not shining on the
window; the part on which the sun
shines with most force will dry more
quickly than the rest, and will give to
the glass n streaky appearance.
An easy way to remove paint marks
from window panes Is to smear the
glass with turpentine. After leaving
the turpentine on few minutes you
will find on rubbing that the paint
will come OF easily.
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Plain PIE Paste.

Slft IL cups OF -four with a salt.
spoon Of salt and rub in one-quarter
cup CT lard. Moisten with very cold
water until stiff dough is formed.
Pat out and lay on one-qnarter cup
Of cold butter rolled out In a sheet.
Fold in three layers. turn half way
round and pat out again. Fold and
roll twice more. This will make one
large pie with two crusts.
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FIRE INSURANCE

Ia the cheapest and best security .
man can buy. II saves him from worry.
Jerhaps from ruin and his family from
want The rates are Dct very hlgA
will be pleased 60 give them to ans
ne VINO win come In and talk the msts
- oyos Onny safe companies repre-
ssn,eo T. Z. AaDoagsi Cere4A ~
"a
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-05

Scrape the outside skin of the small
green asparagus and cut off all but
two inches from the tips. Tie IN
bmcbes and steam until tender.
plunge into cold water ana drain per.
fectly dry and put on ice. When ready
- serve cut into oneinch lengths and
MIX with chicory pulled into small
bits and put on lettuce leaves. Gov.
eT with French dressing.
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Scripture Auth0rity-The Book OF
Obadiah
The Prophet Obadiah-"Servant OF L.
noVah Is the meaning of the name Of
tnis prophet. whose message comprises
the shortest book in the Old Testament.
1ne Gate OF his ministry is uncertain.
out ne was probably a contemporary of
the prophets Hosea, Joel and Amos. The
scene OF his labors was Judea. and his
prophecy was directed against the Edom-
ties with the closing verses unfolding a
vision OF the future glories OF Zion. The
Book OF Obadiah Is a favorite study of
the modern Jews and II IL here especial
~ that they read the future fate OF their
own nation. and OF the Christians. for II
Ii fixed principle OF rabbinical inter-
probation that by Edomites are prophet
icaliy meant Christians. and that by
Edom In meant Rome.
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Smooth Ice Cream.

When making ice cream use pulver
lied sugar instead OF granulated. and
turn your freezer s,U NY at first, then
gradually faster till you have the
cream frozen. This will make your lco
cream q finer and smoother gralr
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-05

II your family object to warmed-ove,
things. fool them by dropping the cold
boiled potatoes into boiling water FOR
three minutes. They win never know
and you will find the potatoes high.
and wholo.
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Daily TnnllnhA

II we Will take the good we lind.
asking no question:. we shall have
heaping measures. The great gifts
are not got nv snalyais.-Hom- Nota~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

Ing thoroughly instructed the club
menbers. she has given them the ben
eft OF several out-of-town PERFORM
ances. where the rough edges have
been rubbed on. prior to city presentp
lions In All the out-of-town points,
especially I'm Logan the verdict has
been quite enthusiastic.
The play itself Is said 10 be a liter
airy as well as dramatic gem. # Is
Shaw in his best element, plainly satiri-
cal I'm regard to human pretence and
nenctution. Human insmtutions,par
larry marriage, are special objects OF
banter But there Ia an underlying sen
tlmcnt in It ALL and shaw, through
II all, let's US understand that while life
"a 10 great extent a sham in his eyes
yet there is enough seriousness In II To
make II worth while,
The cast this year is exceptional.
out Of some 80 young men and women,
the 10 were chosen with some difficulty,
and the University VIII present ms best
talent in the coming venture. Mr. III.
Leo Marshall, the clever young collie
giate amateur. has his last appearance
this year IN a part which hc carries
with lis customary talent aud insight
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

now giving big revival of it ut popu-
lar prices IN the Academy of Music,
Now York.
Letters from ex-Gov II. NJ, Wells to
Salt Lake friends tell OF a pleasant re-
union he and his wife had Ia Chicago
with MI and Mrs. Harold Russell last
week. II happened that the two COM
panies with which both are playing
were billed at different houses in Chi
cago the same week, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells had the pleasure one night of
witnessing Mrs, Russell In the Eleanor
Robson company playing Marjorie, and
the next night OF seeing Mr. Russell en-
act the role of Phean In the number
one Man of the Hour COM
pany, After the theater the entire
party assembled and had most en-
ioyable time, Mr.. Wells says that Ha-
old Russelrs dellncption OF Phelan was
simply a poem. and he had no previous
idea that 'Hal" had such "a fund of
ability as a character comedian.
Flo Irwin May Rolcy. Agnes Mahr,
Kara Mr. and AIua Franklin Colby,
Earl a Wilson the kInodromc and or
chcstra, make up "a notable week for
the Owheums next list.
Flo IRWIN. supported by Jaquos Kru-
ger lnescnt George AdJl5s Famous
sketch Mrs. PeVkham's Caruuse." This
Sc The sIotch In which May Irwin scored
her gcatest success ON the vaudeville
stage. Miss Irwin has role In Mrs.
Pockham, AN elderly lady who lives TO
regulate other persons morals, which
o. we'll suited TO her refined and search
ms comedy methods. The theme re-
tion
Next comes Nav Bolay. who achieved
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

thompson can stlli pack the Academy
Of Music with ''Thc Old Homestead"
and / believe Warfield could do the
same down there with IA Grand Army
Man Now am hest in a frock Goa,
and a dress suit" but I have the
fatal Sift OF variety, and whenever an
author sets out to write a play for me
not one thing, but a little bit of cVory>
thlng. He gives me q p,lrt that Is a
composite Of everything I've ever play
cd out on tho road, as ! said, they
liked "The Basterner" and the company
save q good performances. But the mo-
ment we got within 100 miles or New
York the company began to tremble
with terror
The chill oc New York first night Is
felt miles away There Is some excuse
for. this. for there is nearly always mr.
uncanny feeling of loneliness between
the audience and the actors on an open
ing night In Now York As q result
a performance that has been keyed up
all along is now Keyed down. never
feel afiaid--not even OF iconoclastic
gentlemen IN front-but usually tho
members of my company are scared to
death. This makes IL very hard for an
actor to get his comedy over the foot
lights. There is more psychology ih
fun than in tears, for the secret OF
EuTnOi' is 10 WilNe up anu pldy w w ="
funny situation. A great deal, too,
depends upon the courage of come
dian. ] always go on the stage like Il
fighter going into the ring.
Managers are like men who go to see
so many prize fights that after Il while
they think they know how to fight
themselves. Convinced in time that he
knows all about art" the manager
goes to the theuter and referees a re-
hearsal He tells the actor how to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

CTlNG IS a joke touaS' anu 'nN
~ stage nothing but big bust
~ ness enterprise, says Nat
Goodwin in recent interview.
understand that Otis Skinner has put
himself on record as saying that the
old-time actor wouldn't be tolerated to-
day That's a strange statement for
anyone to make. For years Mr.. Skin
ner has been knocking at New York's
gate, and now that he has got through
at last nc becomes impudent. He had
evidently forgotten few actogs who
would be tolerated" today II they were
still on earth. Take Garrick and Kean;
/ guess they were a. couple of "stlhs!'
And to come along with a few more,
has be forgotten Booth, Barrett, John
Mccullough. Charles Thorn Charles
Coghlan. James W. Walack, jefferson.
John T.. owens ana a lot of others Does
he imagine that they wouldn't be able
10 adapt themselves 10 the times? I'd
like to take the portraits of 20 odd
timers" and line cm up with the pie
lures of an equnl number OF present.
day actors, aud thon let a committee Of
our Intelligent theator-goers draw thclr
own opinion. / don't think Il would
agree with Nv. SINNERS,
Now. I'm fairly good commedian,
but I'm no more 10 be compared With
John 10. owens. for Instance than
Marshall +. Wilder Is TO be compared
with me- Where we once had actors
we have personalities The theater
no longer deals in art, It's business
house. run ON strictly business prlnci-
pies, N N controlled by speculators.
II nm author I'm France or In England
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

act, That's the worst phner -.
situation today. Ir the manapet !,
only stick TO business nnd keo,
hands on art" II would be bnttr.
all concerned. Finance ana nrt No.
twin sisters But If the thpnter -,
be put on commercial basis iet Nc
or business men do K. But nn ~
can put real art on a commercial Ia
4 theater must have more than nma
cial backing.
I don't imagine the new Nntin,
Thaater will have much artistic Nal
ing. and | certainly can't sec ito e,
tional" side. IL man Is coming oh
from England to manage our sta
another from Italy To manage n
music and stln another from rran|
TO manage our dancing, It seems Ia \
that we only need Chinese ushe,s
make 1t truly American theater NJ
can spend millions in building n be,
tiful theater but you must nut gon|
thing in 1t before 1t can gain artis|
recognition. Now. Tiffany nut un|
beautiful new building, but he anal
put TIN cans in il. He filled il with Al
mondn ana pearls. In Pans there b
little box of a theater which probn
cost less than the decorations of n Il
gle box in our national theater NJ
Antoine filled his plain little box ,y|
diamonds and pearls of art, and all |
world goes there to admire and TO wc|
der The directors of our "nation|
theater should go there and see
work of the master hand, or they mi |
drop into Belasco's theaters risst
home and learn thing or two. / dol
know what they are going to do. bud
what l hear is true I'll bet | could /
up IA tent just outside their thca|
and with u company of real AmerIJ
actors draw a bigger crowd than nj
could attract with their beautiful il
play of fashion and architecture.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04
Wise Words from Nat Goodwin

"The Witching Hour" is great play
and Augustus Thomas is our greatest
playwright He Is an author of the
soil George Broadhurst writes good
farces. but New York doesn't seem to
ike the play he wrote for me. You
never can tell about New York. IL
isn't blase, and It wants TO be court
cous, but sometimes il doesn't know
how. on the road they liked The
Fastener immensely. But New York
doesn't like "A rural play-at least, not
above Fourteenth street. Denman
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

The coming theatrical week. says the
New York Post. viii not be rich in
novelties. Mr.. Il. IL. Sothern will di-
vide it between his Lord Dundreary"
and III | Were King" which just now
seem to be the two most popular pieces
in his repertory. on Monday week he
viii make his promised production OF
Paul Kester's Don QuiXote," which is
In four acts and is said to contain all
tho principal incidents and as much as
practicable of the actual dialogue of
the book 1t Is not surprising that Mr..
sothern who has established some
claim TO the title of "tragical come
dian" should be DESTROYS of trying his
fortune in the part of the knight of the
Woful countenance, an eminently pic
turesque and humorous figure. 1t Is
not easy to convey the atmosphere OF
the story from the book to the foot
lights, but SIR Henry Irving was part
IL successful in the attempt, and Mr.
+. r. Benson. judging from printed
English reports, has not aatogether
failed in IT, Mn sothern's effort will
be awaited with interest and curiosity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

Another old New York landmark, sal
cred to the memory of a hundred fam-
Gus actors and a thousand less distin-
guished chorus girls, is soon to be de-
stroyed Reference Is made to the Bar
rington, a hotel standing on Broadway,
between Forty-thlrd and Fortyfourth
streets, and generously patroni2ed by
theatrical folk The Darlington ends
it's career on May ] After considerable
overhauling and repairs, tho structure
will be turned into an Office building
with small stores underneath. ON this
site Gen. Putnam of revolutionary
glory once fought a battle, and more
recent history records that in the inn
mediate vicinity contests quite as ex-
citing, If not so significant, have been
waged nightly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

Dig chorus OF yirls ana the usual COM
picment Of fuuny men Is billed Tor TINS
show which cumns 70 the Theatcr
Wednesday and Thursday with spec
cIi Thursday matinee,
The hg attraction following Dream
city" win be Francis Wilson'S produc-
tou Of "When knights Were Bold
Everyone familiar with New York sue
caasrs Knows how biz feature Mr.,
pvpci' has secured Oh Mr. Wilson ANA
the popular comedian ought % nave q
royal welcome,
Tho University Dramatic club which
holas the boards az tine Theater next
Tridav and saturday evening, Is taking
an ambitious step M producing 3er-
nard shaw's "You Can Never Tell
This play, rendered notable IN New
York by Arnold paly, has neVcr been
produced In the west tin now aud the
club was taxed stiff royalty Tor the
privilege of rendering II. Miss Bah
cock has taken unusual care IN work
ing up this presentation, and after hay-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

CITING is a joke today. and the
stage nothing but a big bust
ness enterprise, says Nat
= Goodwin in a recent interview.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04
MAY B0LEY.
he Week.

prompter's voice is heard and no one
has the slightest clew To what the next
scene Is to be.
VIII this great drama have an end ?
VIII the curtain fall at last? VIII 1t
rise again upon some other stage?
Reason says perhaps, and Hope still
whispers yes.--From lEgcrsolPs trib-
ute to Barrett.
Government wishes the theater to be
at once useful and moral, and an en-
PERTAINING establishment. You are,
therefore, to refrain from bringing for
ward such pieces as are only remark
able for their obscenity, or the indecent
wit they contain; such in which the
wretched authors wish to substitute
libbertinism for dramatic genius. Sc
lect, as much as possible. the ancient
and modern productions which are
/ played at the French theater and in the
/ Thcatcr LouYois Hold i'm high con-
tempt all the rhapsodies of the inferior
th.aters of the capital. With respect to
the opera and balets. you are to reject
ali such as In any manner can wound
delicacy and good manners.-From a
decree addressed by Napoleon.
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MARKEDFOR DEATH.

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Monroe.

NEWS SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
 Miss Charlotte Beardsley of Hart ford has been passing few days with her mother, Mrs Sophia Beardsley.
 NJ. c. Huntley is spending his holi- day vacation of two weeks from his school duties in New Preston with his brother. Ernest Huntley..-
 Robert Burt has been passing a few days in New:York city with his wife who is recovering from her recent ill., ness,
 Joseph Lucas has been cutting stalks for Frank Beardsley.
 Mrs Albert Wheeler is spending a few weeks with her sister in Ridge wood, N. J.
 Mir and Mrs Ernest Proudman left, last 1week, for Virginia twhere MT Proudman has a position in the Hamp' ton Institute.
 Mrs Marshall Beach and Mrs II. J. Lord were among the shoppers in Bridgeport on Tuesday.
 Mrs Mary Pulaski, who died at the home of her son, Stephen Pulaski, was taken to Bridgeport for burial on Mon day.
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C. F. Beardsley,
 GENERAL
 AUCTIONEER, VIEWPOINT, CONN.
 Telephone 49-5. Also Real Estate For Sale.

1 farm IS acres, good house; price sllOO.
 1 farm 5l acres. will keep cows and horse; a bargain: price S50O.
 1 fine residence, l5 acres meadow; minutes walk from Newtown Station.
 100 acres meadow and pasture land, no buildings, on one of the finest hilltops in New town, mile from R. R. or village: price S27OO.
 Farm of Y. acres, will keep 12 COWS, i pair horses; nice house and barn; price 5000; 5000 can remain on mortgage.
 Farm of 60 acres, will keep 13 COWS, and pair of horses, nice house. barns: price S450O, 5000 can remain on mortgage.
 1 farm, new house and barn. 70 acres farm land, $500.
 A 3O-acre farm on main road, one mile from Newtown Street; good house and barn; nice orchard; never failing stream of water; will carry COWS; price S26O0.
 A 31-acre farm in Newtown: good house and barn fine water. Apple orchard and other fruit; 1 mile from R. R. Station; minutes walk from school. Price 5000.
 1 farm 72 acres, $500.
 For Rent-A farm of 65 acres, will keep 8 cows and pair horses; tons of hay in barn can be purchased.
 Farm 5l acres, nice house and barn; stock and tools, S950O. - Farm 20 acres, large house and barn; good orchard, Sl6OO.
 Farm p acres, nice house and barn, S2OOO
 Farm , acres nice house and barn on hill- top, $500.
 Nice house and barn; acre of land; apple orchard; on line of city water; minutes from station S2SOO. 5000 can remain on mortgage. Several other large places not advertised.
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NOTES OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH
 OF STEPNEY.

Good cheer was in the atmosphere at both services on last, Sunday. Every one present seemed to have discovered that God loves the cheerful worship per and so the singing was excellent.
 The choir rendered.a .aGounod's Praise Ye the Father in manner both pleas ing and artistic. "They never sang so well," said an occasional visitor. And that is saying good deal.
 The Bible school held its Christmas exercises on Wednesday. A full mo- tice will be given in next weeks Bee.
 On Sunday morning the subject of the sermon will be, Ashes" Lower Stepney service at D. m., Judd dis trict service at ' phi.
 Dr Boutwell, and wife of South Nor walk have visited friends in this place. the past week.
 The object sermon, Heavenly Lights," preached by Rev MT Hub bard on last Sunday, was a most in- teresting one, and a very artistic arrangement of the great lights of the Armament, sun, moon and stars, which were so aptly arranged and lettered as to bring out the greatest Light of all, the star which means so much at this season of the year, when all are re. minded in many ways of the Christ mas Gift to lost humanity.
 Miss Grace Osborne has been ir Bridgeport, the guest of Mrs Johr Hinckley.
 James Ackerson is very sick at tn ( home of his sister, Mrs Deer.
 Henry Nichols and wife of Brook. field have been entertained by Mrs Mary Turney.
 Mrs Langley of Beverly, Mass, ant Mrs Beach Lyon of Daniels Farms have visited Mrs E. N. Hasson.
 Miss Nellie Birdie spent a part oi last week with Mrs Charles Ruggles ir Bridgeport.
 Miss Bertha Tucker of Roxbury is visiting her sister, Mrs Henry Pettitt.
 Mrs Frederick Provost has spent g
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few days in Shelton with her sister.
 Any one wishing a brand new 2O- horse power Rec Roadster auto, 1908 model, which has. not been run 50 miles, for $500, can get the same if they ap- ply within two weeks to the Nichols Auto Garage Co. The price of this model is S1OOO and this car is equipped with head lights, top, generator and tools complete.
The Newtown bee., 1908-12-25

Don't let the baby suffer from ecze- ma, sores or any itching of the skin. Doan's Ointment gives instant relief, cures quickly. Perfectly safe for chil- dren. All druggists sell it.
The Newtown bee., 1908-12-25

Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years. No appetite, and what I did eat distressed me terribly. Burdock Blood Bitters cured me. "-J. H. Walker, Sudbury, Ohio.
The Newtown bee., 1908-12-25

New Years day Rev and Mrs A. L. Hubbard will receive at the parsonage assisted by friends from out of town. Open house from to 5 in the after noon, and from 2 to g in the evening,
 Christmas exercises by the Sunday school on Tuesday evening, December 29.