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Doesn't this Spring Weather make you think of I) .1 wmm We thought Qf it some time ago. Knew it would come, and when the first blue bird put in its appearance had ready to put on our counters nnp nf the host lines of Clothine we have ever shown. The past two days have been busy ones with us getting trie goods ready to snow, anu we are proud of them, proud of the quality and the low price we have been able to mark them at. Don't pass us by, this Spring, for we feel we can please you better than ever before, if you want a o W, uro rpn.lv to show vou every attention, and .would be pleased to have you come and look us over even if you don't purchase. We would quote you some prices, but a better way is to come right to the store then you can compare the cloth with the price and satisfy yourself that our reputation for square dealing is honestly earned. All the correct things in CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISHINGS, TRUNKS AND BAGS, HORSE GOODS, ETC, FOSTER, BESSE & CO., 317 MAIN ST., BRIDGEPORT. OPERATORS 27 STORES. STORE OPEN MONDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. Spring Overcoats are being brought cut from the camphor chests and the question of the old or a new one is before you. Perhaps if you came here and saw the beautiful gar ments and learned the reasonable prices, you would - decide on a new one. No harm to look. Cotert cloth top coats in fight and medium shades are all the style. We can put you into a corert top coat with strap seams, farmer satin lining, and modish shape for $10. Three other and better grades at $15. $18 and $20. Prices for every con dition of purse. "Conservative shades in cheviot and mixed all wool goods, $6 and $7.50. Boys' sizes. 4 to 16; $5. sizes 14 to 19. $7 JO, $9 and $12. Scotch plaids are the thing in neckwear and we have all the clannish combinations. Puffs, 4-tn-hands, Imperials, Club Ties and Band Bows, 50c BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Open Monday, Friday and Saturday Evenings. ! s THE NEWTOWN BEE. NEWTOWN, FBIDA.Y, MAR. 26. were shown the president's, pew which will be filled by McKinley during his stay in Washington. Here was a coun cil convened to discuss reforms needed in the District. Bishop Satterlee,Episco- coin. This is to meet the demands of the district of Columbia. The law re quires the Treasury to have In reserve $100,000,000 to sustain the country's credit. At every political change the, CIRCULATION: JAJUAET 1.1888, LAST WKEK. 000 8100 The HomeCirde. BDILDIHQ MONUMESTS. Through 'He we build our monuments Ol honor, and perhaps, ol lame; The little and the great events Are block! o glory or ot shame. The modent, humble, and obscure, 1-lvlng unnoticed and unknown, May raise a shalt that will endure Longer than pyiamlds ol stone. The carveu statue turns to dust, And marble obelisks decay, But deeds of pity, laith and trust No storms ol late can sweep away. Their base stands on the rock ot right; Their apex reaches to the skies ; They grow with the lncreaslrg light Of all the encircling centuries. Our building must.be good or bad ; In words we speak, in deeds we do; On sand or granite must be laid The shalt that shows us falBe or true. How do we build what can we show Tor hours, and days, and years ol toll Is the loundatlon flrjo below Is It on rook or sandy soil? The hand that llita the lallen up, That heals a heart or binds a wound, That gives the needed crust and cup, Is building upon solid ground. Is there a block ot stainless white Within the monumental wall On which the sculptured skill can write 'He bullded well, o should we all?" pal, spoke on the Sabbath question. The j Treasurer's the money has to be counted. thought is to do away with Sunday mails, I When Morgan succeeded Nebeker he papers and needless traffic that "the gave Ja receipt for $740,801,419 8, a man servant and maid servant" may be count that required three months to.com- included in the Sabbath rest. Dr Crafts, plete. It was the largest note that ever who is r.hp Wrtinc unirit in "Twentieth passed from one administration to the Century Reforms" told how to get the I treasurer under another matter before Congress. The President I Some of the best work In the treasury of the W. C. T. U. urged that .the Little I is done by women who have become very bill be strengthened, excluding the sale I expert in detecting counterfeit money, in of intoxicants from the Capitol building I estimating values of burned and mutilat- nnil ornnnHfl a measure which hssledmonev. and as counters. The mas. document. The first draft by Jefferson is shown, also the desk whereon it was written. Here aie ONE OF WASHINGTON 8 FAMOUS FOUR SWOBDS, since passed the Senate. Mrs H.U18 most eloquently pleaded for a law raising the age oTthe protection of girls to 18. In the evening we went to the First Pres byterian church TO HEAR TALMAGE. siveness of the vaults, the severe system in every detail impress the visitor with the diznitv of our government and its solid financial basis. The Washington monument is an obe lisk 555 feet In altitude, the highest work of masonrv in the world. It is built of We were impressed with the number of P"e wnite maryiana marnie, us gieam- r hnnr looting neonle. who need- "g top may be seen ior many mues j r - - - it - - ed to have the mind of the Master made around. We went up in the elevator and tried to enjoy the peerless view, but un fortunately one of the highest winds known on the coast waa raging, so our glimpse of the city, the heights and Georgetown had to be hastily taken, and A Visit To Washington. IN .LOVE WITH THE CAPITAL CITY. very clear. Our first visit on Monday was made at the Bureau of Engraving, a branch build ing of the Treasury. Here are printed government bonds,the National currency, nnatacp and revenue stamps, etc. The plates, we are told, are carefully guard ed. The original plate Is never printed from but a replica is made for actual use so that government may not be its own counterfeiter. Our guide told us to ex amine the engraving on a United States bill. It is the most beautiful money in the world. The bills are printed upon a specially prepared, silk-fibred paper, the process beinn a trade secret. The print ing is accomplished wl-h the greatest accuracy, for if more than two sheets are in the least Imperfect (each sheets makes four notes) the labor is deducted from the operator's wages. Thirty days are consumed in the successive processes to Dear Editor ot The Bee : Again we are on the train, flying toward home. As it will be several hours before we arrive I wj,ich each piece of currency is subject In New York, I will Just fetch my I ed m tne bureau, from the time it comes fountain pen and pad forth from my 1 1 8nk-flbered paper, until ready for "grip sack," and tell you about my 'lBlt delivery. Each piece; ofj work passes to Washington while my enthusiasm is I tnrougri the bands of 30 different people hot. The three hour ride from Phlla-1 We counted 10 different processes that at the risk of losing all our head gear. We walked down, that we might see the tablets presented by 40 states, 16 cities and 37 fraternities and societies We were filled with indignation to find that some execrable vandals had mutil ated the designs, carrying off spokes to wheels and even the entire busts of fig ures in a sitting posture. Among the historic stones are contributions from the ruins of Carthage, Vesuvius, the Alexan drine Library and the Tomb of Napoleon at St Helena. Greece sends a marble from the Parthenon. China, Japan, Si am and the Cherokee nation are repre sented. The tip of the monument is an aluminum plate on which is inscribed "Laus Deo." At 1 o'clock we presented ourselves at the White House, supposing the president received on this day for an hour. We found however that he had discontinued this little courtesy since his summer va delphia U.full of intere.st,affording charm- Lvery m0TulDg at 9 o'clock, a million catl0D' 80 we had t0 content selves Ing glimpses of the Delaware river and I a0iiarg i8 brought over to the Treasury bay. We could not fall to see tba.t tna waKOn , made of steel, attended by a Wilmington Is a breezy and beautiful I force oI nardg. Here the sheets receive City. At Havre de Grace we crossed the I tne red geai and the flnai count. mouth of the Susquehanna. We rode I Tne gy8tem of rapid counting by over two expanses of tide water, which I WOmen,experts is quite wonderful to the we were told are "Bushy" and "Gun-I nitlated. With lightning speed they powder" riven. They are bits of the I count and examine, noting the red seal Chespeake. I must not omit to tell yon I and blue numbers at the same time. bow Intently we looked at Baltimore. I Eacn expMt mU8t count 32,000 notes a That it Is an imposing clty.with myriads I day Finally the money Is packed In a of churches and stately public buildings, I pIajn brown paper, sealed with long Is very evident. It is a city of homes too 1 8tiCKa f sealing wax and made ready ' as the multitudes of little brick bouses I for tne national banks. A large amount . attest. We were eagerly surveying tho I ot tne money Issued is UBed to redeem bridges and regular, wide streets, when 1 0id money. .Wornout bills are made Into we entered a tunnel, both long and ag-1 piles, secured with bands of paper, then gravatlng, for we knew the things we I taKen to the canceling machine where wanted to see were existing calmly .over j tney receive four unmistabable, iquare our head. All signs of snow here disap-1 COrnered holes through them. After peared. It was like finding' earliest I Demg cut into halves, they are ready for spring in January. We were very com-1 tne raacerator, a huge, spherical machine fortably entertained at "La Fetras," a I fitted with closely-set knives. tnmnarannA rinnan. rnamf And homelike. - ' , I a uiT t low nm.i.ARft with promenading through the vestibule with its fine screen of Tiffany glass, and the sumptuous East .Room, furnished in soft brown colors. It is lighted by three immense chandeliers glistening with pen dants of cut glass. There are life size portraits of Jefferson, Lincoln and Mar tha and General Washington. The guard even left his post to hurriedly tell us that the last canvass was cat from the frame in 1814, and carried by Dollie Mad ison across tli e Potomac ; by her thought fulness saving this and the precious doc ument of Independence when the British Admiral Cockburn burned the Capitol and President's house. The four-storied granite structure of the State, War and Navy Departments, ranks as the largest and most magnificent office building in the world. It has 000 rooms and two miles of marble halls. The entire structure is fireproof, for the records deposited here are priceless. Wax figures in glass cases exhibit army and navy uniforms from Colonial times to the In the corridors are models of our war vessels and firearms of every de- and some volumes of his diaries, Frank lin's staff, a wax replica of the great seal of the United States, a silver set present ed by citizenB of Philadelphia to Capt Hull, commander of the Constitution, to commemorate his victory in 1812 oyer the British man-of-war, Guerriere, and the latest insertion, a long roll of yellow pa per, mysteriously inscribed, and an ele gantly embroidered yellow sash, the cre dentials of LI Hung Chang. We next took a walk over to the Smithsonian Institute. Here are tens of thous mds of birds, fishes, reptiles, lnver tibrates, sponges and corals, besides the wonderful Yucatan and Mexie wrought stones. We wandered about this vast collection which Illustrates Dr G. Brown Goode's definition ot a really educational museum "a collection of instructive la bels, each Illustrated by a well-selected specimen," until our heads could not hold one bug or bird more. For a rest, went over to the capitol. I wondered, Mr Editor, if we would fall upon the stones and kiss them devoutly, but when the moment came, sentiment gave place to New England hardihood, and we strode up the flight of granite steps with the pride of a man sent to the lower bouse. The mammoth building (was astir with life. We repaired at once to the Senate Chamber. The vice president was perch ed up on high while Senator Vilas pre sumably spokefor the United States pro tection of the Nicaraguan canal. We ex pected to find all the desks occupied with attentive listeners, and were dismayed to learn that many prominent speeches have a comparatively small hearing. The most dignified body is the (Supreme Court. The robed justices sit In front of a raised gallery, supported by Ionic col umns, the chief justice being in the cen ter. On the floor are desks for the conn cil. The case of the Union Pacific road was being presented with gravity becom ing the occasion. The Hall of Repre sentatives, so full of buzz and stir, seem ed like another life in spite of the awe inspiring mace and the dignity of the Sergeant-at-arms. Speaker Keed, a mag nificently imposing man, read a resolu tion favoring a scheme to promote the commerce of the United States and Can ada by means of a canal, in tones loud enough to be heard up to the state cf Maine, but each representative bustled as if he had the entire responsibility of all govermental affairs upon his shoulders and to attend to at that particular moment ot time. the pages hied hither and thither, and there was as much noiee as in a mission Sunday school. How any business ia ever properly transacted, In the midst of so much disorder, ia unintelligible to -the unltiated. ot the "whiBpering gallery" where the softest whisper can be distinctly heard at a distance of fifty feet. The columns ' of the Senate chamber are topped wib Latrobes' tobacco capitals. At the foot of the east stairway are the cornstalk columns. These have been jocosely called the American order of architec ture. I consider, Mr Editor, that it is every American's duty to go to Wash ington and study the Capitol. The build ing is replete with historical paintings, frescoes, carving, bronzes and statuary, and nail down the floor to be in readi ness." And just here, Mr Editor, our time was up, and so much mofe to be seen. We reluctantly hurried to the train. We had been told that a week would be re quired to see Washington. We are sure that A SEASON WOULD BE TOO SHOKT. We endeavored to work systematically and see all we could in the secular day and a half which was ours. We noted the buildings that we had not time to while the wilderness of departmental enter) a8 the Court House, the Postofflce rooms is both imposing and confusing, department, Ford's theatre, now the It is satisfying to our pride to know that Lincoln Museum, and others. We were for majesty, elegant symmetry and adap- charmed with the wide and ample tedness to Its purpose, the capital build- beauty of the city and its perfect pav ing is unsurpassed by that of any na inj9. We hope there will be, if there is tion. It was getting late so we took a not already, a suitable statue erected to ride around by the White House and out t .'infant, who laid out uDon so eenerous Connecticut avenue, where we could a plan our National capital. Our glimpse see the groups of carriages and of darkey life, especially about the the pretty ladies who were at- trrp&t market, was amusing. We were tending the afternoon receptions, nained to see so many white negroes A ride past the Zoo and out to Cherry with pretty faces and gentle manners. Chase, completed the day. On Tuesday The negro seems to be desirous to show morning we went directly to the Con- his equality ; especially upon street cars, gressional building. I often wondered where he will squeeze himself in between why my friends never attempted to de- ladies who take it mildly, as if there is scribe it to me. As we entered the cep- no help for it. It seemed to us a para tral marble hall and there burst upon dise for elderly people. In the depart- us the inflnate detail of carved and mo- ment, a certain honor is attached to sale work,Illumined with artistic touches those who ave been many years in of gilded splendor, it was apparent at their positions. We noticed,!too,a prom once that all description would be futile, inence given to the older men in the In the ceiing, in finest mosaic, amidst a churches. most graceful tracery of leaf and flower I am sure, Mr Editor you will see that are the names of nearly every one who j ain jn i0ve with Wabhington and am has done something significant for the 80rry I am on the train rushing for New world, as if the "white stone" bearing England. The climate is an attraction. the "new name" had been anticipated. we feel very comfortable however. We The tympanums are filled with exquis- know we ought to have gone, every one ite frescoes of the Muses, and represen- told us so, and we see now how much tations of Progress painted in colors of WP would have lost if we had staid at exquisite delicacy. We read on a mural home and plodded for our daily bread- block, written in mosaic, this sentence, with the wish that all the readers of lOn the bleak Atlantic coast, shall the xhe Bee may visit our Capital, I am geuius of Athenian art liye again ?" The Li. aincerelv. ("H. ft. Munson. myriads of reproductions in ceiling, and wall and floor, give an emphatic answer. The majestic reading room with its col umns of etherial pink and yellow marbles DEATW00D OH TUBERCULOSIS. Dear Friends : You all know that this fatal disease, tuberculosis, has during the last few months created a great deal tolb nd feelinflr. It is only within well provisioned and reasonable, a quiet place to spend the Sabbath. We awoke lata time is thus placed In the presence present. th nnxt mnrnlni? to find the dav verv I nf the Treasurer, the Secretary and the rainy, but we set forth to go to church Comptroller of the Currency, who con- scription. Fifty thousand books are co!- .reform,! ourselves at Vernon Place .tltnta the destruction committee. The leciea m xub t. af, to. ..i.L.., kI ia Ith water which ness attaches to this room tor here the ftl MLHUmBh VUU1VU MUUVHi ivi ivv i jiuiu UCLVUiQD uiiavu vr v - is severely simple, but fervent. After j binds it together so that it Is rolled out original paper of the Declaration of In the silent prayer that closes tbe order of I into bookbinder's board, or made into I dependence is sealed in a steel safe. It worship, a number of people approached souvenirs. The bond vault of the j geem8 that Jn 1818 it waB iDtrasted to B. us and greeted us very cordially, asking treasury is Jshown to visitors. The us of it we knew where we crossed the Clerk holds up a package worth lino. Tn th Afternoon we attended the ftl 000.000. which be allows us to touch beautiful Metropolitan Methodist through the grating. No. 2, besides half Pess that caused the signatures church, where Gen Grant attended. We 1 as much Bilver, holds 3,000,000 Jn gol!to fade and nearly destroyed the entire G. Tyler, a teacher of penmanship, to make a fac-simile. He subjected it to WE WERE HUSHED TO SILENCE IN THE Rotunda, as we gazed up at the beauti ful ceiling, representing tbe Apotheosis' of Washington, painted in soft, dlapan ous colors. Statuary Hall pleased us beyond any part of tbe Capitol. The circle of columns made of maible taken from beneath the Potomac river, as the guide said, is unique and presents some grotesque faces as one looks at them. We met a delightfully social young lady from South Carolina, who was spending her 'second season In Washington with her father. She had studied the "points" ot Capitol, and amused us by awakening sundry echoes, from behind pillars from stones in the floor and mak ing voices come out of tbe historic clock, besides the well known mystery 1 y : SEEMS LIKE A VISION OF THE CITY, one of whose foundations is onyx. High up in the dome above the lantern is a gilded finial representing the Torch of Science ever burning. The exquisite representation of Science ana the effect of the torch, like the blaze of a ruby, will ever be one of the most enchanting of memories. The building will hold 4,500.000 books, 2 000 000 more than the largest existing library in Paris. There is a map room, and a space devoted to graphic art. It requires no Imagination to belieye that the foliations of leaves, the flutter of daintiest petals, the deli cacy of myriad feathers, and the gilding of gold dust, have been wind-tossed and arranged by fairies in easy grace and suddenly transmitted into stone. We hastened through the botanical recent years that the medical and yeter I . ... . . A. - J gardens, the Medical Museum with its inary profession nave come vu rcKiu horrible revelation of human suff erimr,' milk as an Important Item In the etiology but showing the means of relief, and the of this disease. Dr Sternberg says fisheries. The National Museum again more common mode of infection, es detained us. ft was very refresing to peclally In children, is probably by way sit beside a fountain surrounded by of intestinal glands from ingestion of palms and study the model of the beau- milk from tuberculosis cows. Infection tiful Statue of Freedom on the summit from this source has been proved and of the Capitol. We took our lunch here the "Bacilli" found in milk by such that we might nave time to examine the careful experimenters as Dr Bollinger m relics, the symbols of the religions and Germany ; also by Dr Ernst in Boston races, and only left because of limited This revelation of Bacilli of tubercul time: We went over and examined the osis in the milk of cows is of recent avatam for keeDlnir records in the Pen- dates. Formerly when the disease was sion Bureau. "This is the hall where considered purely hereditary. It was the Inauguration ball will take place," visitation ot God when "Bacilli Tuber we said to an old soldier J "Yes," he ans- cle" was discovered and the diagnostic . ni.,, - t,,nn.a fternnt tuberculin. Now since we can demonstrate that one source of danger is in tuberculosis cows, it is self evi dent that this source of contagion should be stamped out by destroying those cows that tbe tuberculin test show are contaminated. Dr Shakespeare of Philadelphia states that fully one-fifth of all the deaths of infants and children feeding on ordinary milk are due to tuberculosis, commenc ing in some part of the digestive track. Dr Hamaker of Meadville, Pa., states that since tuberculous cows have been eliminated from the herds supplying the city with milk there is a great deal less disturbance of the digestion of children than formerly. A great many farmers and cattle dealers during the last year or two have been condemning this tuberculosis law, which they ought not to do for the State has only wished to lend a helping hand to the farmers in their struggle for freedom from this evil. Some of the farmers bave attained .a correct under standing of this disease, and have been willing to make a little sacrifice in order to win greater success. And when we too to think of it we should not think more of our cows than we do ol our own flesh and blood. Should you see some of your dear friends die with con- umption you will feel very different in regard to this disease. Therefore my friends think of this matter seriously and act wisely. Dr F. G. Atwood, Minortown, Conn. THE BRIDGEPORT SICSIC STORE. The largest assortment of sheet music music folios and instruction books in the state can be found at 63 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport. They sell the best music for 10 cents a copy. There you wlU also find all kinds of musical Instruments at the lowest prices. They frame pictures to order and carry an immense stock of framed and unframed pictures of all kinds. They buy, sell and exchange sec ond hand school books and carry a fine line of blank books and stationery. They sell day books and ledgers containing 600 pages for the small sum of SI. If you wish any visiting cards they will furnish an engraved plate with 50 cards for fl. If you have a plate they will furnish and print 50 cards for 50c. Work and stock guaranteed first class, and all The Bee's readers are invited to call and examine samples. Wedding invitations, announce ments on cards, etc., can be ordered of The Northrop Publishing Co., 63 Fair field avenue, Bridgeport, at prices that will surprise you. ' town, S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook, W. Hurd, Stepney Depot. N. Den't allow the lungs to be impaired by the continuous irritation of a cough. It is easier to prevent consumption itua to cure it. Oue minute cough cure taken early will ward ofl any fatal lung trouble. E. F. Hawley, Newtown; S. C. Buli, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co., Stepney. Spring humors, eruptions, hives, boils, pimples, sores, are perfectly and per manently cured by Hoou's sarsaparilla. the best spring medicine ana one true- blood purifier. Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup tions, burns and scalds are soothed at once and promptly healed by DeWitt's wiich hazel salve, tbe best known cure for piles. E. F. Hawley, Newtown; S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley &. Co., Stepney. Hood's pills act easily on the liver and bowels, ache. and promptly Cure sick hes.d- It is surprising what a "we bit of a thing" can accomplish. Sick headache, constipation, dyspepsia, sour stomach, dizziness, are quickly banished by DeWitt's little early risers. . Safe pill. Best pill. E. F. Hawley, Newtown; S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Bake man, Botsford ; B. Hawley & Co., Stepney. The base of Ayer's hair vigor is a re fined and delicate fluid, which does not soil or become rancid by exposure to the air and which is as perfect a substitute for tbe oil supplied by nature in youth and health, ai modern chemistry can produce. They are so small that tbe most aensi- ! tive person takes them, they are so ef fective that the most obstinate cases ot constipation, headache and torpid liver yield to them. That U why DeWitt's little early risers are known as the famous little pills. E. F. Hawley, New town ; S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook ; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford ; B. Hawley & Co., Stepney. '''Success Is the reward of merit" not ot assumption. Popular appreciation is what tells in the long run. For fifty years, people bave been using Ayer's sarsaparilla, and to day it Is tbe blood purifier most in favor with the public. Ayer's sarsaparilla cures. DANGERS OF THE GRIP. The greatest daDger from LaGrlppe is of its resulting in pneumonia. If rea sonable care is used, however, and Chamberlain's cough remedy taken, all danger will be avoided. Among the tens of thousands who. have used this remedy for lagnppe, we have yet to learn ot a single case haying resulted in pneumonia, which shows conclusively that this remedy is a certain preventive of that dread disease. It will effect a permanent cure in less time than any other treatment.' The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale 'by E. F. Hawley, New- Many cases of "Grippe" bave lately been cared by Ooe Minute cough cure. This preparation seems especially adapted to the cure of this disease. It acts quick ly thus preventing serious complications and bad effects in which this disease often leaves the patient. E. F. Hawley Newtown; S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co-, Stepney. " A person is prematurely old when Saltiness occurs before tbe forty-fifth year. - Use Hall's hair renewer to keep the scalp healthy and prevent baldness. Wholesalers and Retailers, 86 WALL STBSET, BBLDGEPOET, CONN. " Try A Bottle of Their COUGH SYRUP'" rine an(5 Tar " For Coughs and Colds, 25c a Bottle. if