The Newtown bee., October 25, 1895, Image 8

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FOSTER, BESSE & CO.
817 MAIN STREET,
BRIDGEPORT, OONN.
You Ought to Call And See Our
GENTS' FINE UNDERWEAE!
OLt
If you have on some of our warm comfortable Under
wear these coming cold days, you wont have to stay in a
tent to keep out of the wind and keep warm. We want to
call especial attention to a fine garment that we are sell
ing for
FORTY-EIGHT CENTS.
We couldn't help bringing these figures out in bold
type for we want them to attract everybody's attention.
Just think ol it.this garment is fleeced-lined with a double
back and breast. Now you can't afford to let this oppor
tunity to examine these goods go by. We've got better
ones and cheaper ones, too, but this garment we are talk
ing about is a great comfort on a cold day.
Now our store isn't all full of Underwear, (though wo
have got a good big stock to chooso from) but we've got
great stacks of just the prettiest and neatest suits and
overcoats we ever have had and we have prices on them
that will make them go.
TRUNKS, BAGS, HOUSE BLANKETS, ROBES.
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GLIMPSES OF WATERTO WN-FROM THE TAFT. SCHOOL ANNUAL.
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THE NEWTOWN BEE.
FEIDAT. OCT. 25, 1895.
CIRCULATION:
JANOAET 1.1882,
LAST WEEK,
610
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317 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CONN-
BICYCLES!
Special bargains in Wheels for September
and October. Come and see; and if you can't
come, write.
H.
BRIDGEPORT,
M. MANWARING,
Y. M. C.JA. B'lD'G,
Around the Fireside.
PROSPERITY OF THE SOUL.
A SERMON BY REV EVAN EVANS, PASTOR
OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CODRCH,
NEW PRESTON, CT.
Text, 3d John 1:2, "Beloved I with above
all things that thou mayest prosper ami be in
health, even as thy soul prospcreth."
I wish to Bay at the beginning that the
man that spoke my text was well dis
posed toward the other, the roan be ad
dresses. I know' that tn many cases the
fulfillment of such a wibh would mean
physical and financial ruin, and that the
most deadly enemies could use thU pray
er for one another. You can nver wifb
anything worse for some than that they
should prosper in temporal things as
they prosper In soul. It la not an ene
my that speaks, but a fatherly man, the
beloved John, who did not do much in
the latter part of bis life but wishing
well to people. But this is a great deal
when we consider It. It is quite a pow
er to be able to wish well for the honor
able and legitimate efforts of all men.
That Is not easily done. And persons
that do it are far between ; they have
been well tempered like the beloved dis
ciple. Because good wishes are not sold
over counters, and have no market val
ue, people who judge everything by the I
number of cents it brings or takes, con-1
sider them of no consequence. But in
spite of these cent-judges, good wishes
are of great value; and it is an unmis
takable blessing to have men like John
spending the evening of their day pray
ing for the prosperity of other people.
C xnese wen-wisners are nappy m tneir
THEY ARE CONTENTED PEOPLE ;
and their generous prayers bring them
deep satisfaction and profound peace.
It is a grand state of mind to be in. But
as I said before, it is not very common.
It is an acquired disposition. The natur
al disposition is to have petty jealousies,
full of mild torments, and dark, gloomy
wishes, and have conceived prayers
which would make man shudder if he
put them into words. Those petty jeal
ousies bite their best when they see the
prosperty of other people. They make
their father more miserable while he sees
others prospering. It is these jealous
ies that make people dissatisfied with
their own lot. Not only they are dissat
isfied with the success and prosperity of
their neighbors, but dissatisfied with
their own conditions. . The prosperity of
their neighbors makes them dissatisfied
with their own condition. It is said that
this is the reason that prosperous people
are craving for more prosperity, thev
hi. h. 11 AW JjEiY themselves and as long as that is the
case tnere is no peace for them. When
we find the enlightened society of the
19th century so full of this diabolical
spirit, is it not refreshing to hear a good
old man like John speaking, and express
ing his wishes so pure and unselfish?
Any number of these products of modern
times can offer the prayer of John, but
they can do It because- they know that
their rivals would be nobodies of they
prospered not better In finances than in
Hm it oocurred to youthtMckIntoBli Waterproof Rubber Coat and 80ul So' tw0 verr opposite spirits
could oner this prayer, using the same
words, but with directly opposite Inten
tion ; one wishing prosperity, the other
I reverses and failure. The one Is a good
spirit, the other evil spirit.
John wishes well to Gaius and the
wish speaks well of the spirituality of
the latter. It was a grand compliment
to his frame of mind and heart. We do
not generally look at things in this or
der. We look at the natural first, and
then at the spiritual. The physical
forces Itself on us first, and the tpiritua?
timidly stands at a distance. It has not
the vulgar boldness of the physical. So
we are apt to fling one natural law into
the spiritual world; while little thought
would show us, that spiritual laws are
in the natural world. So the eeneral
wish would reverse John's order, and
I form Itself "Beloved, I wish above all
things that thou mayest prosper in soul as
thou proppereat In worldly things." We
seem to understand this kind of prosper
ity better. It is more tangible ; it can
be weighed or measuied, or at least es-
tlmated. The spiritual is not so tangi
ble to most of us ; therefore, having not
the place it should have iu our estima
tion. Not only Is this temporal prosper
ity better known, but the method of ac
quiring it Is better known. This meth-
od baa been thoroughly studied.
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IT IS THE ONE GREAT STUDY OF MEN.
Which study in this tlnw ia necessary in
one day to attain any degree of success.
Man can not afford to be thoughtless and
planless, when he is surrounded by mer
full of schemes and plans, men that wil'
take bread from the hands of his child
ren, unless be guards them. Thus maD
is compelled to thinfe of worldly prosper
ity. But there is no such compulsion to
think of spiritual prosperity ; at best h?
will not acknowledge such compulsion.
It may be just as needful, may be more;
but since he can jng along without giv
ing it a serious thought, he will jog.
Man does not always look very far ahead.
A good illustration of this was given in
New York bay laft week, when the gap
ing, unmannerly, crowd interfered with
the objects of their diversion, and by
their half-civilized curiosity destroyed
their fun in coming years. They did not
look far ahead, and all lair minded peo
ple despised their short-sightedness. It is
the same with those in the Harbor of
Time. They are completely taken up
with the sport now in progress, and if
they can have their full of this they do
not seem to care for anything that may
come. "For worldly prosperity is the
race now, and they are going to take
their fill of this enjoymeot thinking no
thing of coming time, not giving a
thought of what is to divert them in com
ing ages, in harbors beyond the Harbor
of Time. Let us pass this foolish short
sightedness. One thing is sure, If they
know anything it is about this prosper
ity that they are scrambling for, and if
they are to understand any other contest
and true endeavor It must be in the light
of this, through what they know of this.
And the generality of men can under
stand the spiritual better through the
natural, and spiritual prosperity through
worldly prosperity.
There is another reason why we do go
from the world's prosperity to thejspiri
tcal. More succeed in it. With all the
poverty and want that there are in the
family of man, I think the poverty and
want of the soul are greater. There arc
more having rags about their souls than
about their bodies; more having ema-
tiated souls for want of nourishment,
than have ematiated bodies ; more souls
dying of starvation than bodies. So
when we turn the other side, the positive
side, the side of abundance; man has
more in store for his body than his soul ;
more for him than for eternity.
THE BODY IS DRESSED BETTER THAN THE
SOUL,
and fed better, more regularly and with
better adapted food. For the sustenance
of body man must have his'three meals a
day, and if he misses one of them he is
afraid that he has injured bia health ; Jhe
grumbles over it if anybody is to be
blamed but himself and the system he
has fed so regularly grumbles, and thinks
itself the worse treated system in the
world. But how about the soul? Is the
soul fed with such regularity? There are
some conscious that the soul must be
fed, and like Daniel on a stated hour,
they turn their faces towards Jerusalem,
the city of the Great King. They gather
the heavenly mana, and drink of the
stream that flows from the Smitten Bock.
Some are doing this and they have healthy
vigorous souls. But the great mass -of
the people think that the soul la a monk,
and that periods of fasting do him good.
If be will have something to break his
fast every Sunday, he is fortunate. J If
he has to fast for a month or two some
times, be should not complain. What
would you expectof a soul fed that way !
fed as by chance? Would you expect it
to prosper? Do not deceive yourselves.
Unless you feed the soul regularly and
with care It can not flourish. This is
simply the world-law in the soul-world.
You know It is an important law.; and
you observe it when you want anything
to flourish here; it is just as important as
it pertains to the souL If there is time
when the body should fast, because it
clogs the soul, the soul needs no faBting.
For physical health regularity is requir
ed ; lor spiritual health regularity ia re
quired.
jror trie sustenance oi cne body man
requires healthy and nourishing food.
This is as important as the regularity of
taking It. , This Is persisted upon by
pnyslcians and all sensible peoi le. . It
must be free of poisonous stuffs; it must
contain ingredients to build up the sys
tem. Great care is taken of this. The
fat of the land is gathered and placed on
the table of man. The great plains give
the vigor of their youth to feed man ;
the seas are taxed to enrich his table ; in
nocent animals give their lives by the
millions to make glad his heart. It looks
as if man's table ia the chief purpose of
mountain and plain, sea and sky ; and
the table to make him strong, vigorous
and healthy. While the body is thus fed
with care,
Sir
IMEN'S.
FALL SUITS.
For Men and Young Men. Itere's everything In Nobby Sack Suits
which have the call this fall. Marvels of neatneag and durability In
handsome Cheviots, Scotch Mixtures, Tbibeta, Fancy Casslmereo, -Clay
Worsteds, Tweeds and Fancy Worsteds at any price accord
ing to values. $10,tl2, 13 50, 15,-$)8,ti0, 22.50, :5.
Ol course we've good wearing Suits for 6.60, 7 Mi aud 8.50. But
from S10 up we give our guarantee ot their ex ra good valne.
Hi
MEN'S
ODD PANTS.
I?
sent our every week to feed souls. It is
like feeding upon death ! The most sick
ly food for human soul that can be lm
agined. When in form of religion some
take it splendidly, while others think they
can flourish by keeping away from it or
by denying its nutritive nature. There
are others that seem to flourish on ex
citement, on foam. That Is about the
poorest stuff in the world for Btrength
and growth. There are souls like the
pariahs of the city picking their sasten
ance from gutters and dumping ground
It is a pitiable state for a soul to be in
Make this natural law which you ob
serve in caring t for the body, the law of
the soul. Give it wholesome food reg
ularly.
i nave Deen snowing tnat we can go
easier, generally, from the natural to the
spiritual, than from the spiritual to the
natural as John does in the text, and that
the common with would be to prosper
spiritually as they do in worldly matters
If people womd follow John's exam pi
and want their friends to prosper in
health and riches as they do in soul, we
would have a very poor and sick world
on our nanas u tnese two wisnes were
fulfilled. John did not wish bis friends
to prosper better in world things than in
; spiritual. He wanted them to be about
me auje to uaiance one anotoer; naving
enough ot this world's goods to supply
his generous nature, so that the temporal
would serve the spiritual.
He has In mind two kinds of prosperity,
and two kinds of health, prosperity and
health of soul are worldly prosperity and
health of body. These four are very Im
portant. The last two you all acknow
ledge are important. I would 1 ke to
persuade every one that the' prosperity
of soul, and health of soul are more im'
portant. So much more important
soul is more than body, and eternity of
greater consequence than time. .
HOW IS IT WITH THE SODL ?
Has it the choicest and most nourishing
food? Is the same care taken, the same
sacrifice made for it, as for the body?
While the body feasts sumptuously every
CLOTHES ARE TO THE BODY
what the body is to the soul. I know
that some would have it that clothes are
more important than the body ; but every
sensible person knows that the most im
portant of the two is the body. A strong
healthy, beautiful frame, is more impor
tant than the garment around that frame.
The body is only the garment of the soul.
and the first thought should be of the
soul and not of its garment. If that soul
is healthy and beautiful it will look well
in any kind of a garb. But no kind of
garment can make an ugly soul beautl
ful. It is an Impossibility. If the soul
is sick no garment can heal it. It may
help, but that is all. When we see peo
ple sick, may be not having much pain,
butK. wasting away gradually, we feel
deeply for them. If they are very in
timate friends or near relatives it is al
most more than we can bear. This way
we feel when there is sickness in the mor
tal body. How do we feel when
an immortal soul Is sick, may be not in
much pain, but wasting away gradually,
but with terrible certainty? How do we
feel? Are- we full of anxiety? Does
the disease pierce our soul when we see
it? Do we give tbem our best advice,
and tell tbem of the famous Physician?
Do we advise change of air and try to
lead them to Mt Sion? - Do we tell tbem
that thousands have been healed from
that very disease by waters drawn from
the wells of salvation? How do we feel
when we see our fellow creatures thus?
when we see our friends? when we see
those dearer ..and. nearer than friends?
Is the feeling deeper and the anxiety
more racking than when we see the
physical) decay? We nave to confess
that it is not, and to our shame we con
fess it. We think .more of this mortal
Coil, this lump of earth that will soon
mix with its own element, than we do
of the heavenly spark, the Immortal soul
will not pass away, but which we can
keep with us forever if it can be brought
to God. Friends, . we are inconsistent,
we are wrong.; By ll means let us feel
for those In suffering of body, but let our
soul go but more , to those, who are in
danger of losing their souls. For the
simple reason, that the soul is greater
then the body.
John calls himself the spiritual father
of Gaius ; and the words of my text are
as those of a father to his son.
PARENTS WISH MANY TBINOS
for their children, great things, and
sometimes impossible things. .Par
ents that do not wish great and
noble things to their children are
worse than the faithless. - Suppose we
were able to know the wishes of Ameri
can parents to-day in behalf of their
boys and girls, of what nature do you
think most of them would be? Beyond
doubt wealth and fame would be far in
the1 lead. We can iudare thus from their
practice. They think that if they ean
give their children good education, and
enough money to start them on a pros
perous career, or keep them in idleness,
think they have done their duty towards
them. It Is a shameful nearlect. Raver.
day, the soul is fed on crumbs, and not ence and deep piety are more than mil
very wholesome crumbs at that. See Hons; rood .character is, more than n
how much trash in form of literature is I knowledge. And thai hm.M tu r.nht
Yon can pay as little as 1.50 for good working pants.dark and me
dium dark mixtures. Pants of better quality $2 and 3.50 these we
will guarantee strictly alllwool, no shoddy, made tor good hard
wear, seams triple Sewed and buttons that can't come off. uur
8 50, 4.00 and 5 OOjare good enough for Dress or Business, thi-y are
the Tailor made kind without the extra profit attached to them.
FALL AND WINTER
OVERCOATS.
We thought we gave a" grand display of values last year in our
Men's Overcoats, but compared with this year's production, they
are way in the shade, shows what progress we are making In the
clothing business. Our Celebrated "Home Rulers" Overcoat at $10
is better this year, dont seem possible but it's a fact. This over
coat without exception is the best garment tor a ten dollar bill in
this country- Our 13 60, 15, 1 8, 20, 25 an 3 (30 overcoats are wonders
ollfciloriDg art. Fall weight Overcoats, are here in Thibet, Diago
nal Cheviots, Clay Worsteds, Gray Worsteds and Covert Cloth at
7 60, 10, 13 50, 15, 18, and 20.
BOYS'
DEPARTMENT
Is brimful ot new and handsome styles lor school, play or dress.
Mothers who have to provide School Garments tor boys will find
it to their advantage to come here. Every style for the large boy to
the smallest youngster in Kilts will be lound here. Quality always
decides the price. Here are strictly all wool Short Pants suits,
8.60, 3.00, 3 60. i 00, 5.00, ft 50, 7.50, 8.50, $10 Boys' School Pants in black
and blue Cheviot and Fancy Casaimeres, a thousand pairs at 60c,
our special school line.
Boys' Special School Caps in Etons and Golfs 25c and 48c. Boys'
Dress Tarns, Hats and Caps, 48c, 75, 93, 1.25. It you cannot suit your
boy in the place yon have been in the custom ot purchasing come
to the largest Boys' Outfitting establishment in town.
Boys' all wool odd short pants 50c,our special finer grades 69c,89c.
Boys' Long Pants Suits. Just before the Boys go into our Men's
Department to get fitted, the intermediate sizes. We save their
money, costs just as much to make the larger sizes, 16, 17, 18 and 19
years as our Men's, but we make a difference of $2 on a suit in your
iavor. Xiberal values in handsome Cheviots, Worsteds and Cas
simeres, 5 00, 7.50, 8.50, 10.00, 13 50. Boys' Long Pants (odd) $1,1.25,
1 50, $2, 2.0 and 3.50.
We've all our Boys' Overcoats, Heelers and Ulsters. If you can't
get suited in the place you've been accustomed to purchasing.come
to the largest Boys' outlining establishment in Connecticut.
ALL KINDS OF
UNDERWEAR.
For all kinds ot weather. If yon want medium weight we can suit
you, ii you want Winter weight we can suit yon, can't help it. We
have all the best makes in medium an i finest made. Cotton fleec
ed underwear 48c, White and natural wool 48c, Wright's Health un
derwear 89c, camels' hair underwear 98o, white lambs'. wool under
wear 98c, red medicated underwear 98c, extra fine lambs wool un
derwear in red.white and camels' hair color.Glastonbury and Item,
ington mills make 1.50. You've paid $2 lor it before. Our fine
grades are made by the Medlecott, Norfolk, New Brunswick and
George Starrman, these last are the finest that can be made. We've
our full stock ot Sweaters, Cardigans, Hosiery, Neckwear, Gloves,
Flannel Shirts and other seasonable Men's and Boys' fixings.
327 MAIN, STREET,
Cor BANK.
BRIDGEPORT,
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Agents for the Hecla Powder Company Dynamite.
and instilled into every child. It is far
better to see a young man starting in
life with a noble heart and worthy pur
pose, than with a large estate. These
people love their children dearly but
they do not do their best for them. The
other day I heard a man praising his
children ; he told me how much he
thought of them; but that man gives
them but the least education, and no
spiritual education ; as soon as they are
grown strong enough to work they have
to go, for he Spends his money on what
is not bread. Yet in a sense that man
loves his children. But I can see him
condemned by another who goes further
in his expressions of love, by helping
his children materially. But not spirit
ually there 1b no justice done unless there
is spiritual training given. .The young
should be made to feel that they have
souls ; and that those souls are of more
value than anything else. " ,
This is a glorious way of looking at
worldly success, this way of John mak
ing it to follow the spiritual. If the
time will ever come when spirituality
will be the chief aim of man, and spirit
ual success made the standard ot all
other kinds of success, then this will be
spiritual world, and much more pleas
ant to the bulk of mankind. That must
follow. For when we follow God's ar
rangements and order we go through
the world a great deal easier than when
we violate these. ; We have to pay for
violating the order of things. ; And he
that puts body above soul must pay for
it. It is not so, and he can not make it
Things will go wrong some time.
THE FIRST IN OB.DEH
spirituality; and when we observe
this order, and follow it, we can enjoy
life fully. - Said one that understood the
order perfectly : "Seek ye first the king
dom of God and his righteousness; and
all these things shall be added unto
you.". It is the divine order ! Be filled
with divinity, then you can go anywhere
through the world, its riches nor pover
ty will not hurt you. But if yon will
fill yourselves with the world first you
are not sure to fill your soul with riches
divine.
Sometime we hear it said of some per
son, "He is not rich, but he is one of
nature's gentlemen; the salt of the
earth." What a compliment! What a
testimony to character! With such
credentials man can go anywhere ; into
the very Holy of Holies of the Universe,
unto the very presence, and into the
heart of God. '
There are some like Gaius more pros
perous in soul than body or riches.
They seem to work hard, but have only
enough to carry them through, enough
' to pay Nature her fare. They may be
unable to bny a home of their own ; liv
ing in a rented bouse, sojourning in the
land all their days. But you can not
imagine what riches those people have,
unless you happen to be of their number.
They live in their Father's house. The
mountains are its pillars; the vaulted
sky its dome. Death is only a veil to the
room where they intend to spend most
of their time, the temperature is more
even there. They are not poor ! . You
see they are going to stay at their Fath
er's home, the old home of man. What
else is needed in such a .home but health
and life'. And these they have. Eternal
life is theirs. This is prosperity of soul.
That we have not long ere this been able t
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A BRIEF HIST0ET OF WATEST0WI-
To trace the exact history of Water
town one must go far back into the
early history of Connecticut.
Its history properly begins with the
exodus of many settlers from Hartford
and adjoining colonies in 1640, who set
tled Farmington. Certain banters and
explorers irom f armington, in tneir
trips through .the western forests, dis
covered the land on the Naugatuck
River, where the city of Waterbury now
stands. They were struck with the de
sirability of the place. So favorable was
their report and such the disposition of
the early settlers that they began at.once
to think of etnisrratton. The Farmins-
ton people petitioned the "'honored gen
eral court" for liberty to make a settle
ment, xnis was in tne rail or 1673.
The first we hear of any settlement in
the "Northwest Section" is 1n 1701 when
John and Obadiah Richards settled
there, hut Just at that period the IndiV
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ans were very turbulent, and this prob
ably prevented any permanent settle
ment, ine nrst permanent settlement
was made in June of 17il bv Ebenezer
Richeson and Jonathan Scott.
After 1730 the population increased
rapidly, and in 1732, '-the people," says
Bronson, "had become so numerous and
so Incommoded in attending meetinar.
that they began to think of obtaininir
for themselves 'winter privileges ;' that
is, the privilege of hiriDg for them
selves, during tbe winter - months
at their own expense, a minister, and of
neing exempt aunng tnat time from old
parish (Waterbury) rates."
After several appeals of this descrip
tion to the Legislature their demands
were acceded to, and 173S saw their so
ciety incorporated by tbe name of Wert-
Dury. soon alter it was made a distinct
society and its boundary lines were de
nned, tine Kev John Trumbull, athlete.
divine and poet, took up bis duties as tbe
nrst clergyman, in 1739.
History is silent concern n? the town
of Wertbury up to the Revolutionary
War, and all that can be said about that
epoch is that there are in tbe old records
of the town certain statements relative
to the equipment and provisioning of
troops for the Continental army.
ine town was more or less connected
with the war of 1S12 from tbe fact that
the interests of several merchants, who
did a great deal of importing, were at
stake.
In 1S10 the town may be said to have
outstripped its mother city, Waterbury.
It is a peculiar fact thpt at that time
Waterbury people did all their slum
ping in Watertown. In 1S15, however.
wnen tbe wave of manufacturing in.
dmtries swept over Connecticut, mnat
of the moneyed inhabitants of Water
town removed their intesests to Water
bury, which was then showing cocsil
erable promise as a manufacturing center.
In the late war it was well renresen-
ted in the army of the north, and names
wen Known in tne town are enrolled
upon tbe honor list' for bravery. .
it may De wen to say a few words
upon the ecclesiastical history of the
town. Tbe first church wa the Con
gregational, founded in 1758; the next
Chris-. Church, in 1764. and then tbe
Methodist, in 1853.
watertown at tne present ia almost
essentially a manufacturing town, its
silk and other factories representing
most of Its money. Farming is of conrsa
carried on to a great extent, bat it Is cen
tered mostly on the oatsklrU of the
town. Tbe Taft School Annual.