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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

ters in the relations of the sexes.
Nothing is more significant in the
affairs of mankind than the asSocia
tions Of young men and young women;
in the home, in the church, and in
the social circle. The keynote of
society will be found in the manner in
which the young people meet, mingle,
love and marry. And this is true the
world over, because the future genera
tion depends upon the purity, stability
and success of the present generation.
1t is a>simple fact Of human expert
ence that any man is liable to fall in
love, or get in love with any woman
with whom he may be intimately asso-
ciated, under favorable conditions
And it is equally true that any woman
will naturally look upon any man as a
possible lover, the circumstances not
absolutely forbidding. This is true in
the nature Of the case and is no dis
paragement to either party. And on
this universal and well known fact is
based the common law Of propriety
which among all races and nations
regulates the social intercourse of the
sexes.
Such being the fundamental fact,
the welfare of society demands that
the young people should. above all
things, be so brought up and educated
in the science of human life that they
will not allow themselves to fall in
love, nor get in love, nor be intimat tely
associated with any except suitable
and proper persons for them to marry.
Love being blind, as common report
expresses it, all the more should be
made matter Of right reason, and
the wisdom of ripe experience. To
this end parents and guardians ought
to have something to say about the
associates and associa tions Of their
sons and daughters and their possible
lovers. Marriage is not Of necessity a
lottery scheme, and even Cupid is sub
ject to some sort of control among
people who use their reason. 1t is a
very unfortunate and unworthy idea
which young people still in their teens,
sometimes have, which leads them tC
take their social destiny into their
own hands regardless Of any legal OF
moral considerations, and without re.
spect for the commandment with
promise: which bids them honor theil
father and mother for a good reason
1t is not a matter Of fate, but OF folly
which results in one divorce in every
three or four marriages, as in some
parts of this country. 1t cannot be
good society in which such results are
possible.
"The time-honored traditions O
Latin etiquette, which forbid tina
Iyoung people should be left alone to
gether for a moment, even when en-
gagged" as referred to by F. Mariol
Crawford, in Cecilia, seem very ex
treme to us in this crude country; bu
is it not infinitely wiser and bette
than the other extreme, of Yankeedom
where boys and girls meet in promis
cuous, unregulated associations b
night and by day, without chaperone
or question?
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

A suit in ejectment has been brought
to the Court of Common Pleas, May
term, by Edward Troy, against John
Philip Egan for possession of the prop
erty the latter now occupies in Tinker
| fold
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Theron Beardsley Of Dodgingtown,
who has been confined to his room all
winter, is now able to get about by
the aid of crutches. DR. Hart Of Bethel
is attending him.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

ing inches: but Mr. Davis suggests
having a tall board fastened to some
wall, on which the height of all the
members shall be regularly measured
and marked. Any boy can make a
simple board; and the record in few
years becomes an interesting and valu-
able possession.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs BenjaminHandfeld, who recently
bought the Bassett place, is having
the house built over and thoroughly
renovated. She expects to spend the
summer here and will como al soon al
tho carpenters have finished their work.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs S. F. Thompson Of New Haven
visited in town, Tuesday, the guest of
her niece, Mrs r. H. Beers. She is
the daughter of the late Capt Julius
Sanford
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Miss Abbie Peck is improving her
residence on the Boulevard by newly
siding it on three sides. New windows
will also be put in. Edward Botsford
is doing the work.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs II. w. Wright recently spent a
few days in Shelton, where she was
the guest of her sister, Mrs Wheeler.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Theodore r. Davis and the May St
Nicholas are likely to start an epidem-
ic Of family measure-boards. Most
families make spasmodic efforts to keep
ssns rseorN Of the little ones inereas-
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Dennis Cavanaugh, who was fright
fully wounded in the recent assault
has improved so rapidly as to be able
to 20 out doors on pleasant days.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs M. e. Botsford Of Lake George
district remembered The BEE repre-
sentative with some fine apples, one
day last week, that were as crisp and
fresh as the day they were picked.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

?. L. Konalds is expected to arrive
in New York on or about May 20, and
will probably bs In lswtown . day or
two lister.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Howard Upton of Bridgeport spent
several days, last week, with Mr. anc
Mrs H. W. Wright.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Frederick Andrews, Sr., has been on
the hospital list for few days. He
fell over a rack, injuring side, and later
was unfortunate enough to have his
horse hit him in the leg.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Spring hats, an unusually handsome
display, can be found at the big mil
linery store of E. II. Dillon s. Co., 9S6
Main street, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs L. S. Patterson and grandson,
Eddie Bassett, spent Easter in New
Milford, the guest of Mrs Patterson IS
daughter.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs Albert w. Fairchild returned,
last Friday, from visit with her
daughter, Mrs Ernest Wilson, in New
Haven.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Alexander Hart of Danbury was in
town on Tuesday doing tuni ing and
other work on planes.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Miss Amelia Bresson Of New York
has visited for a week with Mrs LUcien
Pierron,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

=. A. Martin of Woodbridge spent a
few days, recently, with Mrs M. E. Bots
ford at Lake George.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

DR. H. E. Waite left on Monday to
attend medical convention at New
Orleans La.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Frank Banks has entered the employ
OF Fl. B. Coger for the summer months
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs Hervey Wheeler will take charge
of the ''cradle roll," to be organized in
connection with the Congregational
Sunday school.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

IrSN. y. =. Ferris has returned tn
her 1Mv In S1yav ptpsst; xftsK i WIN.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

B. H. Sherman of Botsford is i'm
proving, after short illness.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Miss Emily Porter has returned,
after three weeks visit with friends
in Bridgeport, New Haven and Bran
ford,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Miss Fannie Hoyt, daughter of J. P.
Hoyt, is now at Atlanta, Ga.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

c. w. Northrop of Sugar street has
been laid up with the grip.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

John Troy of Norwalk was with his
brother, Martin Troy, who has been
i'll at Botsford, last week, assisting in
his care. His mother, Mrs Margaret
Troy, of Norwalk, is with him this
week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Philo Nichols of the Park City was
a Sunday guest at Mrs Addie Nichols
on Mt Pleasant.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Hon Theron Platt was in New Ha
ven, Monday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

ter's sojourn with her daughter at
Warren, Pa.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Martin Troy of Botsford has been
quite ill the past two weeks with in
fammation of the bowels, but is now
on the gain. DR. Gordon and DR. Wales
Of Monroe are attending him.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Miss Sarah Crouchley of New York
has visited Mrs H. E. Mott and other
friends.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mrs Hannah Terrill has opened her
residence for the summer. She has
passed the winter with her sister, Mrs
William BOtSfOrd.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Mn BENJAMIN NaAdfeld Of Esv
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24
SOCIAL TOPICS, NO. 10.

AsSOCIATIONs.-B O. O. WRIGHT.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-04-24

Little Olive Marion Corning has been
quite ill with bronchitis, but is now
slowly improving.
The sun., 1903-12-23

Total Depravky Of Insnimate Thinp"
some are venerable classics that are now
museum pieces; some are characteristic
Of their authors. q good many others are
not. John G. SAKE, for instance, might be
treated better.
Where 40 many inconspicuous lights
are admitted the omission OF names
like Petroleum v. Nasby and Max Adeler
seems strange; though, perhaps, 1t may
be due to publishers objections. The
inclusion Of anecdotes, we fear, rather
injuries the books. While famous bit OF
elderly literature may be accepted as a
classic or a masterpiece, less respectful
terms are applied to well known. antiquated
stories and jests, particularly when time
has dulled the point. These the editor
seems to enjoy. Any one OF the volumes
may be taken up. however, with the aseur-
ance that there is some good matter in 1t.
The sun., 1903-12-23
A Lunar Guide.

There are various ways OF popularlzing
science. The British way Is to leave out
all essential facts that present any difficulty,
the American way is to try to put the diff
culties into language that intelligent people
can comprehend. We have rarely met
with a more successful feat Of rendering
a difficult scientific subject Ineligible to
the common intelligence than Prof. William
H. Pickerings "The Moon published by
Doubleday, Page Co.
Prof Pickering, brother of the director
of the Harvard Observatory, has been
known for years as the astronomer In charge
of the Harvard expeditions in tropical
climates He established the observatory
at Arequpa in Peru and was engaged more
recently in observations in Jamaica. In
this popular monograph he tells everything
that is known about the earth's satellite,
without sacrificing a particle Of scientific
accuracy, in language that any one who
will exercise ordinary attention must under
stand. -
Il is the scientific facts connected with
deals With, though he tells Of the. ideas 81
the old astronomers, too, and OF the super
stitions and fancies attached to the moon.
He has nothing to do with the moon IN
poetry or sentiment or IN loves young
dreams. Nnat IL KNOWN dUout VIC iioiSeo
satellite of this earth, or its twin. as the
professor prefers to call it. Is all expressed
in plain English,
The photographs are wonderful and are
very judciously selected. There are
charts of the moon, with the weird classical
nomenclature that makes the helpless
York, and there are Photographs Of 1t.
too, full and in sections. The best and
most interesting photographs; however.
are Of sections Of the lunar landscape,
repeated four and Ave times. In diherent
phases, and all taken in the clear tropical
climate, where the chances for atmospheric
The sun., 1903-12-23

and Thomas Cook d Son in a Guide Through
Netherlands India" compiled by order OF
the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschapij
by j. F. Van Bemmelen and G. B. Hoover
and translated from the Dutch by B. j.
Bennington The transl alton is literal
enough to be very entertaining.
1t is guidebook of course, but guide
book to an interesting and almost un-
trodden part Of the world. The lands Of
spices, OF coffee and of tin are completely
out of the range of ordinary travel. There
is savagery enough among the natives,
no doubt, but it is q milder, more tropical
form than in India or in the islands further
east. Java, Celebes Banda, .,Ternate are all
names full of the romance Of discovery,
and through them all the traveller may
be personally conducted and wander about
in safety and comfort.
The sun., 1903-12-23
Books for the Young.

Some Of the magazine articles written by
Mr.. Ray Stannard Baker descriptive OF the
latest picturesque phases Of science are
gathered into q Boys Second Book of Inven-
tions Mcclure, Phillips Il Co. }. The chapters
deal with radium, with the electrical fur
mace, with wireless telegraphy. with the sells
mograph, with Santos-Dumont's balloons
and Peter Cooper Hewitt's electric light
with lighthouses and with other matters.
These are described in popular language, are
illustrated and give information in as con-
venient form as the general reader will
care for.
Two fine boys with plenty Of spunk and
mischief are led through various adventures
in walsh. the Wondermaker," by George
Manville Fem (E. p Dutton 4 Co... There
is much pleasant description of country
life and country superstition in England.
and. notwithstanding the exciting episodes,
tho tone of the book Is healthy and manly
throughout.
On the other hand, we have seldom found
in child's book 80 much that is objec-
tionable as in THE Manor School, by
Mrs. L. 7. Meade The Mershon Company,
Railway, N. J.). The incidents are sem
sa.ional, and are not worked out cohe-
rently. The picture Of school life is very
unpleasant, being designed apparently
to bring out the ugly and repulsive at any
cost and the sentiment Is sickly. We have
glimpses here and there Of an author who
can write we'll, but these are hidden at
once by mere melodrama. English girls
described as being from thirteen to sixteen
years Of age wear very short skirts and are
small for their ago, II ws may trust the il
lustrations.
A good and genuine book dealing with
plain country lie has been written by Anne
Helena Woodruff in Betty and Bob Fred-
erick A. Stokes Company. There Is nothing
original in the plot: two orphan children
farm, where they are treated kindly and
come to know new world. Whenever
that story is told by some one who knows
the country and knows children, 1t Is worth
repeating and will be Listened to WITH pleas. pleas.
friends in this book, children and grown
ups, birds, beasts, trees and flowers
We imagine that in Old Egypt, BY H.
Pereira Mendes (Frederick A: Stokes Com
pany), is intended, for children; 1t Is 2
Of Moses himself, from the bulrush stage
to the point when he begins to oppose
Pharaoh. 1t shows the deplorable con-
dition OF the Jews during the Egypisn
bondage and is animated throughout BY
q religious spirit.
Bits Of Manhattan archDology and history
are related in the guise Of biography in
-Four New York Boys by John w. Davis
Educational Publishing Company, New
York;. The episodes are four: Indian.
Dutch, English and American, the last
belonging to the Revolution. Instruction
rather than entert ainment prevails: We
can't say that We fancy the spelling "Spuyt
den Duyvil."
Animal stories are often attractive even
when they possess no great merit. This
may account for "Bobtail Dixie. by Abbie
n. Smith Educational Publishing Com
having reached fourth edition. When
these books are photographed, the
narrat or should discriminate between what
a dog might underst and and what he cannot.
In this real dog has been studied, which
makes up for other faults.
The sun., 1903-12-23
TRAVEL.

S. l.. Bensusan gives a vivid pic
ture of one Of the slave markets in
Morocco-where men, women and
children are sold into bondage to-
day. A. s. Forrest, the English
painter, has made illustrations in
color to accompany this paper. H.
H. Lewis tells the story of a voyage
made on derelict- hunter-a vessel
sent out for the purpose of destroy
ing the half sunken wrecks which
imperil ocean travel.
The sun., 1903-12-23
EIGHT
SHORT
STORIES

Among the eight notable short
stories of the number are tales by
Mary F.. Wilkins, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps Ward, Arthur Cotton, Van
Tasscl Sutphen, Mrs. Stepney Raw
son, Grace Ellery Claiming, Philip
Nerrill Mighels-all are vital, strik-
ing stories-stories that mean some
thing and are worth reading.
The sun., 1903-12-23
American HumOr

An anthology of American humor in prose
and verse will be found in six little volumes
of less than 200 pages each, published by
Doubleday, Page & Co., entitled Little
Mast erpieces of American Wit and Humor,'
and edited by Thomas l., Mason. The selec-
ton seems to be made in accordance with the
editors individual tastes rather than with
any settled plan. unless it be to have some
proportion Of old and new in every volume.
Some of the pieces are excellent and not
very easy to find, like Mrs. Walkers "The
The sun., 1903-12-23

Professor Thomas f. Lounsbury
of Yale discusses the question els
English Becoming Corrupt?"-an
article in which he takes up the
coined words of to-day, and points
out the dangers of further corruptions.
The sun., 1903-12-23
Mount vernon viii Aid Butler.

MOUNT VERNON, n. Y, Dec. PA fund
"as started in Mount Vernon to-day to aid
The residents of the fever stricken city Of
Butler Mayor Brush has appointed a
rommittee Of leading citizens to devise
nans for obtai ming contributions. The
Mount Vernon committee may forward
Iothng and supplies as well as cash,
The sun., 1903-12-23
Two Poets.

Mr.. Archie Bell of Cleveland, who is hii
own publisher, views life as through q
glass, darkly. He cannot keep his feelings
to himself, but hurls them in rhymeless
lines OF varying length and rhythm at his
fellow creatures, whom he calls Cattle.
with the subtitle, SO that there may be
no mistake, of THE Human Species" One
extract may be made to combine Mr.. Bell s
point Of view and his poetic merits:
! am discontented.
! am angry with the world.
Thoughts Of socialism long ago attracted me-
And now my heart thrills with
Anarchsm and not,
II had the red Tag
or the Brotherhood OF Man
! would naunt IL wildly
And run from house to house
With the brand OF IRE.
would destroy houses OF luxury,
Clubs. theatres, depots.
And tho places of commerce. where fortunes
are made
They all trafnc In men souls.
I would throw a bomb that would wreck them all.
For ! am dissatisfied With earth.
People iniudicious enough to prescribe
for their friends ailments might advise
Mr.. Bell to administer blue pill to his
muse.
The author of that amusing burlesque,
the "Love Sonnets Of an Office Boy Mr..
Samuel Ellsworth Kiser, makes another
venture into the same field in Soul Sonnets
of Stenographer" (Forbes 4 Co.. Boston,
The point Of view Of the sonneteer is es-
sentially vulgar and commonplace. and
we have found only here and there line
or couplet that is funny. Mr.. Kisers
technical skill has increased greatly; his
verse is so good that it seems q pity that
his talents should be wasted on such q
trashy subject
The sun., 1903-12-23
Theatre Party OF Two Hundred.

Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Warren of las
,.adison avenue gave a theatre party last
ght for their daughter Charlotte. There
ere 200 guests, who occupied all the or
hestra seats and the lower boxes at the
Vaudeville. Afterward there was a supper
VI Sherry's.
The sun., 1903-12-23

error are least. These are simply won
derful Many are derived from the
Arequipa observations. but Prof. Picker
ing adds to these the discovery Of the lunar
canals made in Jamaica.
Astronomers will welcome this book,
but it should attract the general reader as
we'll. The moon is with us good part of
the time, the photographs will make many
Of the spots recognizable to any one who
will take the trouble OF looking. for them
even without a telescope, and there is no
excuse for most of us not turning lunatics
with the help Of Prof. Pickering For
the young and tender hearted he covers
with tho mantle of science a most fasci-
mating pursuit.
The sun., 1903-12-23

Catllay and Beyond.
A most attractive little handbook comes
to Us from j. Il. De Busy, Amsterdam.
The sun., 1903-12-23
Miscellaneous.

THEE MIRIAM coYRIERE AGENCY, lsosn ~,
New York city. makes a specially OF couaciem0ously
furnishing TO parents full Information q good
schools professors. tutors and goveNN16s0 sup
piled. Established 1880
The sun., 1903-12-23
SCIENCE.

Professor Ernest Rutherford,
F. R. S., contributes striking scien-
tifc paper on the new theory Of
matter-one of the important scien-
tifc theories following the discovery
of radium.
The sun., 1903-12-23
PUBLICATIONS.
HARPERS
MAGAZINE
FOR
JANUARY.

This number of Harpers Magazine
is scarcely less beautiful than the
remarkable Christmas number-(con-
ceded to be the most beautiful maga-
zine ever published). Edwin A.
Abbey, r. A., and Howard Pyle
both contribute pictures in color
there are eight vivid short stories and
many illustrated special articles.
The sun., 1903-12-23
METH BOYCE
AT ALL BOOK SHOPS
FOX.DUFFIELD& co. NY.

RARE--Masucco's Noyeis, vo'taircs Teles Mol
Flanders, Ovid, Martials Epigrams. CHRISTMAS
booss, PRATT. lsl 9Th az.
The sun., 1903-12-23
AMERICAS
UNC0NQUERED
MOUNTAIN.

DR.. Frederick Cook, the famous
explorer, gives the first complete
and authentic account of his attempt
(made in the interests Of Harpers)
to ascend Mt. Mckinley, the highest
peak on this continent. His article
is graphically illustrated by remark
able photographs.
The sun., 1903-12-23

Ethel Watts Mumford has leaped lightly
from a cynic' Is calendar and book of Linn
ericks to versihcation Of "A Hundred
Love Songs of Kamal-ad-Din Of Ispahan. p
Louis H. Gray, professor at Columbia
University, Is the translator and the Eng
lsh edition Of the book, already published.
has awakened considerable interest though
FitzGerald has not tottercd on his throne.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-02

ner land was worthless and that s150000
or more could be obtained for the land.
Humphreys did not threaten to put
Sumner under guardianship. Ellis ask
ed what Humphreys fee would be and
the answer was the same as Mr..
Highton."
Mrs. Buffendeau denied that she had
ever told Sumner that she had employ
ed Humphreys for him. She told the
old man that she had employed HightOn
and she mentioned Humphreys but the
old man at once answered that he
didn't want to have anything to do
with Humphreys, and that ended the
matter. On another occasion Sumner
told her Humphreys had spoken to him
and he felt like hitting him. She
had never heard Sumner say that
either Humphreys, Thompson or Wat
son was his attorney.
The witness declared that when
Thompson failed to show up at the trial
one morning Highton complained to
her and the Ellises, saying, He's repre-
senting you children and l want him
here" She said that at the trial High
ton appeared for Sumner and Thomp-
son for the Ellises.
The letter to Highton, regarding the
Maria Davis settlement was signed at
Highton's request said the witness, for
his protection. He was greatly OPP
posed to the settlement terming it
blackmaiI and said that in AZ years
practice he had never -7countenanced
such a thing. When Humphreys found
out about the letter he said that If he
had known they had signed such a
letter he would never have taken the
case. She. had personally paid 1925
to Highton out of the $500 cash retainer
he received.