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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

Charles Anderson Dana came OF good
old Puritan stock and was born. August
Is, 1919 at Hinsdale \. II. While he
was but babe his parents moved to
Gaines, on the Erie canal. i'll New Y ork
state, and there most of his childhood
was spent. the family subsequently re
siding in Buffalo and later in Guldhall.
VT. His schooling was limited 10 two
winter terms at Gaines. At an early age
he proved to be an omniyorous reader.
and his favorite books as 4 youth We're
"Thaddeus of Warsaw Pilgrim
Progress" Robinson Crusoe' and Ivan
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

PiSO's Cure for Consumption is the
only cough medicine used i'll my house.
u. G. Albright, Mitiiinburg, Pa, Dec.
II '11
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

Alexander the Great had Il large
number of wives. and was accustomed
to reduce them to obedience by using
the fiat of his sword as II corrective.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

EFT Permanently Cured. No ITS after
r. - first days "f Dr. kline's Great Nerve Re
stOrer Send for FREE 42.on trial bottle ard treatise.
DR. 4 H. KLINE Ltd. 95l Arch Street Philadelphia p
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
CHARLES A. DANA DEAD
Veteran Editor of the New
York Sun Passes Away.
His Paper was His Second Self-Services
to the Nation.

New York, Oct. 1S.-Charles Anderson
Dana, the veteran editor of the Sun. died
Sunday ut 80 y. IN. at his summer
home at GlencoSe, l.. l. He was '>
years old
About his bedside when death came
were grouped the members of his fam
lily. They were his wife. his son. iaul
Dana, and his daughters, Mrs. Eun're
Brennan, Mrs. Ruth Draper and Mrs.
Zoe UnGorhill. with their husbands AMI
children.
DIR. Hall OF Boston, who had been IN
attendance on Mr.. Dana for several
weeks. was also by the bedside. Death
came peacefully. and the editor died
with Il few faintlymurmur"d words OF
farewell on his lips.
Mr.. Dana's fatal illness was the first
serious illness of his entire life. The
cause of death was cirrhosis Of the liver
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

was in good spirits, and bent on making
our visit pleasant one; and l, whiH
had | to trouble, little more than the
troubles of others? l found letter from
Claudine was waiting for me when l ar
rived at Mirfeld. She was we'll, and she
loved me; a year or two will soon pass
away: my father will return; he will see
her, love her, and all will be right.
AS soon as l found suitable opportu-
nifty, | told Lord Rothwell Of our visit to
Estmere Court and the information | had
extracted from Mrs Payne. He listened
silently, and his kind brown eyes looked
full in my face Us | spoke. There was II
half wondering, half serious expression
In them.
you have told me more than Laurence
ever did, he said Some things grow
darker, some lighter. Is there such a
thing as fate, wonder, Philip? Nalen-
tine went to Estmere Court not knowing
it was his fathers house."
| told him more than l had told Nulen-
tine, for l gave him Mrs. Paynes last
statement as to CHEESEMAN'S knowledge of
Sir Laurcnce's impending return. A look
of great JOY swept into his face as he
heard me. | had never seen him SO ex-
cited Fate he cried. Fate. The
purest, sweetest woman will be righted, If
not in the eyes of the cruel world, Mt least
in her husbands eyes, and he will be all
the world to her. And now to find the end
of the coil, and to trace it back to Ches-
hams villainy. | am beginning to grow
superstitious, Philip, and to believe that
your hand is destined to unveil the plot"
How far do you think a gentleman
may stoop for this end?' I asked.
What do you mean!"
Il have no quarrel yet with Gresham.
He is Il nan who talks of the sins of his
youth with cynical indifference If
counterfcited friendship for him, and
trusted u some day getting a clew from
a boasting remark Of his, would the end
justify the means!'
Rothwell looked at me, and his eyes
were full of tenderness almost woman
ly He laid his hand on my arm.
"Anythirg you can do with respect to
Chesham, anything short uf actual crime,
will be UNSUITABLE. l say it distinctly.
Counterfeit friendship If you can; make
yourself Il companion of his cups and his
carouses; lose your money to him at cards
i will pay the losses cheerfully; win his
confidence. if you can, by admirins his
evil deeds. You will be justified in all
by the end in view. Philip, | say again,
there is fate in this"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

for him rs wen as secured friends and
his two years experience was far frorl
being pleasant, though undeniably profit
ah!e III the sense that it gave him wide
opportunity TO study human nature.
U,sacces,ful Venture in Chicago.
With the death of Lincoln and
| change iii the cabinet Dana found him
self cut Of place. Naturally his
thoughts reverted 10 newspaper work
and H. was soon installed as managing
editor Of the Chicago Republican, :, ia-
per subsequently merged into the Inter
! Ocean. The failure of this enterprise
was great surprise to Mr.. Dana'S
friends, vii" fit that the mans inherent
I ability ought to hr sufficient To bolster up
any project. EHI in this instance :hcle
were Unsurmnuntahln obstacles. am! fail
ure WAS the inevitable result.
Nj Dana returned to New York,
where lie fauad several of his former az
s@"i;'te' ready Ia Join with him in sPrn"-
ing control # THE infant sun. From
! that day until rC WAS uHWillingiy forced
to lay aside til" harness he WAS ''",iiI'r
of TIE Sun The success of the paper.
tn" Intense personality Mr.. Dana inject
/ "d int" il. are too familiar to newspaper
readers throughout the country 10 vuT-
rant more than passing mention hero.
But aside from his Influence i'll poIIt."tl
and social affairs there stands out pr
rmlnrnt'y ore great work which NJ.
Dana accomplished through the III ,diun
Of the Sun-thp raising Of newspaper
work IL the dignity Of il profession. Mr..
Dana had always had his ideas on a. IS
snhIect-adyanccd Treas perhaps theE
might have been called when he was on
the Tribune. He saw that if Journal SIN
were ever Ia attract to its ranks any >2l-
siderable men Of real talent the reward
must be greater. At the first oppurt uui.y
he put his theories in practice, and u IS
conceded that too high Salaricd Staf
was what wrecked the Chicago kepub-
| lican. In New York. when he tock
charge of tn" Sun the conditions Wci"
more favorable. Within IL year the sal
aries of the editorial and reporto".al
StattS of the Sun We're. IL the aggregat",
equal 10 the combined salaries If he
statfs of the Tribune. Times and IIcr"l,..
Reluctantly these papers were Compelled
to follow suit. and the salary STANDARD
has never since been lowered
Personality OF the Man
Mr.. Dana enjoyed life Never really
idle, h" managed to combine the Ilpre
active duties with instructive pursuits
which made all his recreation profitable
IN more senses than one. While an az
dent lover of literature. and il might he
mentioned parGnthetically that he mad
mastered eight live languages besides the
two dead ones, Latin and GFcel,-!le
| thoroughly enjoyed the opera. found III
terest i'll Il baseball game and had ben
Known to attend Sparrlng matches. In
his later years he perhaps found his
greatest recrcativC pleasure in and about
his summer home, Dosoris $50 named be
cause II WAS once Il Wifc'S doWry dos
uXoris'D. on an island i'll Long Is'and
sound. whose forty odd acres he had
transformed into a pleasure garden, a
home Of dogs and doves and donkCgS. Il
bed of begOnias. geraniumS and orchids.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
TT BROUGHT her STRENGTH.
Story of How St. Paul Woman was
Induced to Follow the Indians Ex-
ample, and, Like Them, She En-.
joyed Health.
Other SuferingW omenShould
Do Likewise.

The Kickapoo Indian Remedies, as Sold
To-day, Are Identically the Same as
They We're When Used by the Indians,
and Still Prove Themselves in Every
Instance to be Restorers of Health.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

Nitllthat
" hiCh,
unierOr-
binary
circuln-
stances,
would be
but q
trihing
disorder.
If won-
en- would
but lOas
the Kick
apoo In
dian
women
did.
and in
} stead OF
taking
NOV FHTg q
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price IS cents
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

for him rs Wen as secured friends and
his two years experience was far fror.i
being pleasant, though undeniably profit
able III the sense that it gave him wide
oDpOrtuuity TO study human nature.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02

port are with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs Charles Judson.
Mr. and Mrs Gustave RehnheTg and
daughter of Long Island have been the
guests OF Mr. aud Mrs @. q. Rehnberg
Mr. and Mrs George Benham and the
Missis Edith and Nellie Benham of
Waterbury have recently visited at E..
S. Hawley's.
Mr. and Mrs Charles e. Quick enter
tanned company from Norwalk over Sun
day.
The Village Improvement society
gave a strawberry festival and dance,
Thursday evening. Although not as
well attended as usual nice little sum
was raised for the society.
Charles Perley added very nice new
barn to his already handsome place.
The Roarbeck family, who have been
occupying part of Lewis Curtis nous
for some months, have moved to Water
bury.
| Mrs Jane Nichols of New Haven has
been visiting at L. B. Gray's.
Harold Foote, who has been at E. S.
Hawley's suffering with rheumatism
is some better.
Mrs Lydia Laborie entertains hei
niece, Miss Osborne.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
BRoOKFIELD.
PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
A young ladies' whist club meets for
organization with Miss Henrietta Rug
giles, on Thursday afternoon. Its hoped
Is members will join.
w. f. Wildman, who has been sick for
several weeks, is slowly improving, being
now able to walk about some.
A lady with four-year-old son stop
ping with Mrs Parker In Obtuse have
been quite afflicted. The boy was taken
sick soon after arriving with what proved
to be diphtheria and died in few days.
The mother was soon attacked with it,
but recovered having been treated with
antitoxin under the care of DR. Griswold
and DR. 4. III. Smith.
Rev Francis Whitcome and family are
spending the week at St Paul's rectory.
Mr. Whitcome sails on Saturday for
Europe where he will spend two months.
Mrs Whitcome and family spend the
summer with her parents at Annandale,
N. Y.
Miss Chole Curtis is home from We'll
lesley, Miss Theodora Skidmore from
the Moody school and Miss Miriam
Taylor from New York.
Miss Bishop of North Haven is q guest
at the rectory.
John S. Thornhil was elected COM
mittee in Obtuse district, last week.
Robert Green and Herbert Lake are
agents for the Columbia wheel.
The select school of Miss Winnie Skid
] more closed, last Friday.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
NICHOLS.
PERSONAL JOTTINGS.


Miss Florence w. Lame left this week
Tuesday for her home in Cheshire.
Mrs BlaZier and daughter, who have
been boarding with Mrs Benz, have re-
turned to their home.
Mrs Edwin S. Fairchild has purchased
a new Hub wheel Of Ellison & Middle
brook.
Charles Tomlinson of Shelton has visit
ed his grandfather, Lucius Nichols.
Mrs Kelsey and daughter, Josephine,
of Sharon have spent week with LIE wis
NJ. Curtis.
Miss Grace Nichols rides new Berk~
shire bicycle.
Mrs S. w. Nichols has been sick but is
recovering.
Misses May Nichols and Grace Hawley
are home for the summer vacation.
Charles Hubbell and Mrs Harriet
Plumb of Bridgeport were married, Sat-
urday evening, at the parsonage by Rev
Jesse Rollins.
Charles French has sick horse.
Mrs Henry Patchen of Bridgeport has
visited her mother, Mrs Nathan Warner.
A party of wheel-women rode to Black
Rock, last Tuesday.
Walter B. Curtiss has been quite poor
ly.
Miss Winnie Munson of Bridgeport Wis
tied Mrs N. B. Curtis one afternoon, last
week.
Rev John Peck has had sh ock. He
is considerably better at this writing.
His son, John Peck, Jr., sails FOR Europe
soon.
Harry N. F. French attended the
graduation exercises of the Bridgeport
High school, last Tuesday evening.
Mrs Willard Ingalls, entertained COM
pany over Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
LONG HILL.

Miss E. Augusta Higgins of Bridge
port spent few days with Mrs L. B.
Beach, last week.
L. B. Buddington off, Bridgeport
spent two days last week with f. a.
Beach.
Mrs John NJ. Haugh and children are
home from Long Island City for few
weeks stay with Mr. and Mrs n. Hall. -
Mr. and Mrs t. }. Northrop Of Manga
tuck have been the guests of their daugh-
ter, Mrs w. N. Hurd.
A fine line of fresh confectionery can
be found at Hurd's. His soda water also
attracts considerable attention.
Long Hill friends are quietly smiling
at the experience Peter Gabler and Mil
ton Barlow had, last week Tuesday night.
They started home from Shelton in the
shades of the evening and after driving
until midnight had gotten as far as East
Village, where they had TO inquire the
right road home. Where they got off
the road and what roads they traversed
is mystery to them as well as their
friends. The funny part of it is that
both gentlemen have irreproachable
characters and the first named gentle
man has driven over the road for 20
years or more. But for once he got lost
on dark night.
keeping house for Louis Wakeley, has
returned to New jersey.
Mrs L. B. Beach and Mrs r. FL. Beach
visited Mrs John Beach in Bridgewater,
recently. Mrs J. Beach is slowly recov-
ering from her severe illness of the
winter.
Miss Harriet Mallett of Tashua has
been entertained by Mrs Granville Dun
ming.
Mrs Caroline Hnbbell of Bridgeport
and Mr. and Mrs John Laimveer and son,
Frank, have been guests at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs G.. f. Hadley.
Although 81 years old, Charles Haw-
ley is hale and hearty and able TO be
about as usual.
Mrs L. B. Beach is in New Fairfield,
the guest of her cousin, w. B. Hamlin.
r. Ne. Frost of Bridgewater was the
guest OF his cousin. Mrs IT. Ell. Beach, on
Sunday Of last week.
D. G. French Of Bridgeport called at
E. 81. Beach's home, one day last week.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
FATALITY AMONG HORSES.


There has been quite fatality among
horses in Reeding lately. First j. L..
Sanford lost one, then two of Patrick
Green's died and ON Friday J. M. Beers
had one drop dead on his way to Nor
walk with load of hay.
D. S. Sanford, his sister, Miss Belle,
and niece, Miss Helen, arrived from their
Brookline home on Saturday to spend
the summer.
On Monday Mr. Sanford and his cousin,
S. G. Shaw, started for New Haven to
attend commencement and their class re-
unions.
On Tuesday evening Prof Drake gave
his double entertainment of the phono-
graph and the Passion play at White
heads hall. It goes without saying that
in the beauty of the pictures, and the
it was we'll worth all it cost. 1t was
not only pleasing to the eye, but stirring
to the religious emotions. 1t is truly a
Owing to the rain there was small
audience.
DR. Taylor of Georgetown preached at
the Methodist church on Sunday in ex-
change with Rev B. G. PiIlsbury.
On Tuesday workmen from Danbury
completed the telephone, and the Ridge
is now in communication with the out
side world.
At a meeting of the joint board of
selectmen and school visitors the sum of
$240 was appropriated to each school for
the ensuing year.
Miss Lillian Woodruff has been en-
gagged to teach the Foundry scnool.
Reuben Wheeler is committee.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
BRIDGEPORT.

Mrs jerks Of Rosedale street, who is
in Providence, r. L., for her health, is
rapidly improving.
Miss Rose Harrington, teacher at
Black Rock will leave tomorrow for
Milwaukee to attend the teachers con-
vention. From there she will go to st
Paul, Mimi, to spend her vacation with
relatives.
The friends of Miss Emily ADJUST in
this city will be pleased to know that she
is enjoying her summer trip and is now
in Mass echusetts.
Mrs L. B. Mclaughlin of Fort Edward,
n. Y, is visiting friends on Washington
avenue.
Ernest Bridge, superintendent of the
spinning mill at GreenvilIe, N. Y, has
been the aguest of j. J. Howarth. On
Monday he left for his home accompanied
by Mr. Howarth, who is spending a few
days in that place.
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 will 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 81. If you
wish any visiting cards they will furnish
an engraved plate with so cards for 81.
Ii you have plate they will furnish and
print so cards for SOC. Work and stock
guaranteed first class, and all The BEES
readers are invited to call and examine
samples. Wedding invitations, announce
ments on cards, ETC., can be ordered of
The Northrop Publishing Co., So Fair
field avenue, Bridgeport, at prices that
will surprise you.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
BETHEL.
SCHOOL NOTES.

SChOOL NO1hos
The members of the graduating class
of 1917 received many handsome gifts.
The floral gifts were placed about the
platform as fast as brought in and before
the exercises commenced there was a
huge bank of Leautiful flowers.
The following scholars of Room No. l,
in the Center school, were present every
day during the term Eva Stearns, Grace
Slack, David Seaberg, Ruth Stone, Ken
meth McGregor, Milton Stone. Absent
one day, Bernie Dolan, Eddie Taylor,
Irene Judd.
The children of the Bethel Center
school collected, during the past week,
$3l so for the sufferers in India. The
Elmwood school raised So so, making
the whole amount $35. The money has
been forwarded to the treasurer of the
fund, Rodney Dennis, of Hartford. Quite
large amount was also raised by the
scholars of the Grassy Plain school, the
total of which we have not learned.
News.
Mr. and Mrs Nathan Ives Bennett of
New York expect to spend the summer
at their summer residence. The family
come up on Saturday, this week.
DR. A. E. Barber, wife and daughter
leave town on Friday of this week to
spend the summer at Chautauqua Lake.
The doctor has finished his haying and
turns his horses out to pasture while
away.
Fl. Fl. Baird cut mammoth crop of
hay off his Plumtrees sand hills. A lib
eral coat of phosphate, with plenty of
rain was the making of the crop.
Rev Fl. Q. Judd of Huntington, L. T.,
spent last Friday night with his brother,
Fl. C. Judd, on Maple street. Mr. Judd
came over on the boat to Norwalk with
his horse and carriage and was on his
way to New Preston, where his family
expect to spend the summer in Mrs
JuJd's old home.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Keller of Califor-
MIA are the guests of Mr. and Mrs Frank
Mackenzie on Grand street.
Mr. and Mrs FIeweuen Barnum are Wis.
iting friends in Plumtrees.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
SOUTHBURY,

Miss Augusta Stiles and Miss Sarah
Hine attended the lawn social given on
the grounds of j. FL. Whittemore in Mid,
dlebury.
Mrs Z. B. futile has returned from q
visit with friends ia Bristol and Water.
bury.
Mrs Mary Stone and Mrs Lydia War
ner have returned from the sea shore.
Robert johnson and sister spent Sun
dav with their cousin, Mrs Albert Lum
of Quaker Farms.
The Catholics gave dance at the hall
on Wednesday evening.
Mrs Sheffield has been a guest of Mrs
Cyrus Gray and Miss Alice Stiles.
A friend from Bethel spent Sunday
with Miss Ottie Amber.
A meeting of the w. G. T. U. was held
on Friday afternoon.
The next meeting of the Bible class
will occur on Thursday evening, July s,
at 40
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
GREENFIELD HILL.
LIVE GRANGE TOPICS

The fair and entertainment given by
the members of Greenfield Hill Grange,
last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
was a decided success. They cleared
800. In the lower hall tables were
spread where cake, ice cream and straw
berries were served, and fancy articles
sold. Besides the rendering of the farce
Murder will OUT" by the Grange Dra-
matte club, there were several attractive
featuren. On Wednesday evening Miss
Lottie IKoos of Brooklyn gave several
several fine recitations, Mrs Nellie Brad
ley of Bridgeport gave two very fine
solos Music for dancing was furnished
by S. Bulkley, Miss Clara Bradley and
Bert Banks. D. Perry was the prompt
er. Much credit is due Mrs Clarence
Bradley, who had charge of the fair.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
The Sterling Bros. Co.

family of Ausonia, visited at Stiles Love-
lands, and Mrs d. M. Sullivan of Bridge
port at Louis Goulett's.
Mr. and Mrs Charles French arejentet-
tanning Mrs George Gowdy and children
at their pleasant home.
Mr. and Mrs Birdsey McEwen have re-
Gently visited their son, Fred McEwen,
who lives near Waterbury.
Miss Helen Wells is visiting her
brother, D. c. Wells.
Miss Alice Sherman is on the sick list
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
WEST REDDING.
AN ENJoYABLE scnooL GATHERIN

AN ENJOYABLE SCHOOL GATHERING.
Miss 81. M. Madden had picnic for
her scholars, last Friday, the last day of
school. All OF her scholars were present
and most of the parents and neighbors.
Her scholars returned home late in the
afternoon, saying it was the best picnic
they ever attended. Ice cream, cake and
lemonade were in abundance. Miss
Madden has been very successful teach
er and WAS much liked by her scholars
It Ii hoped she will return another year.
Mrs Raymond of Danbury ID visiting
her sister, Mrs Daniel White.
Mrs KimbaIl of New Haven is visiting
her parents, MIR and Mrs s. A. Barnun.
The EpwoxtIl League gave strawber
~ and Ice cream festival, Thursday ev~
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-02
SOUTH BRITAIN.

BELIEVE IN LABOR SAVING MACHINERY.
South Britain farmers seem to take ad-
vantage Of the latest in labor saving ma
chinery. We saw in operation on Satur-
day on the farm of Samuel Pierce, one of
the hay loading machines. 1t did the
work with neatness and dispatch. Among
the farmers owning this kind of apparat-
us are q. B. and Ezra Pierce, w. e.
Mitchell, Samuel Pierce and Will Platt.
P. H. Rusher has been improving his
residence by coat of paint, Manville
Brothers doing the work. Mr. Rusher has
made marked improvements on this place
since he took hold of it..
Ambrose Taylor has purchased a tract
of timber of w. E. Mitchell and his steam
saw mill will soon be in operation.
Mr. and Mrs Mortimer Fairehild of
Bridgeport, who passed two weeks at the
pleasant homestead of Mr. and Mrs w e..
Mitchell, returned to their home, last Sat-
urdav. Mr. Fairchild has been suffering
from nervous prostration and was much
benefited by his visit.
Everett Plat is preparing to build q
verandaeand make other improvements
On his house. Charles Mallett of Wood
bury is furnishing the lumber.