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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27
FIRST PATRIOT OF WAR.
Monument to Memory OF William Con-
way Unveiled at Camden, Me.

! A memorial to William Conway, the
FIRST patriot of the war of the rebel
! lion," has just been unveiled at Cam
den, Me, the native town of the war
7 hero. He was sailor in the United
! States navy, and while on duty at the
Pensacola navy yard, January ~, 1861,
was ordered by one OF the officers OF
the yard to haul down the American
flag, this officer and others proving
unfathful. Conway refused to obey
. the order.
The facts became known, and Con
way received the thanks of the navy
department through Secretary Welles,
and q gold medal was presented him
by about $50 New England men living
in California.
In honor of this sailor the memorial
just unveiled at Camden was erected.
The memorial consists OF a huge
bowlder, to which has been affixed a
bronze tablet, bearing the following
Inscription.
William Conway's loyalty to his
country and his flag was made the
subject of official reports in connec-
ton with the Court-martial Of Capt.
James Armstrong, who was in charge
of the United States navy yard at
Warrington, near Pensacola, Fla, at
the time of its disgraceful surrender
to the confederate forces.
Capt. Armstrong, who was veteran
in the naval service, became com.
mandant at the Warrington navy yard
against his own protest that he was
too old and too feeble for duty in that
climate. The executive officer was
Ferrand and he hailed from New Jer-
sey. Next in rank was Lieut.. Rem
shaw, OF Pennsylvania.
They married sisters, southern wom-
en-, whose every sympathy was with
the cause of the southland in the great
struggle then being precipltated. Far
rand and Renshaw,> while nominaily
the support of the aged commandment,
were in reality conspiring to have the
navy yard surrendered to the Florida
rebels. The confederate states had
not yet been formed
January 3, 1861, the headquarters of
the army at Washington sent an Or
der to Lieut.. Slemmer of the army,
who was commander OF the three
forts, to take measures to secure the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27
A SUNDAY CLOSING CRUSADE
By EDWIN j. WEBSTER

Pat Weldon, thick-set, red-faced
with an air of dignity, stood in front
OF his saloon, an ominous frown on
his face.
AS the political leader of the Ninth
ward, the pivotal ward Of that assem-
bly, district, Mr.. Weldon felt that he
was at all times entitled to the most
respectful treatment. 1t was certain
that John Mcdowell, the principal
owner of the local baseball club, had
acted in manner to lacerate the po
litical leaders self-esteem
1t isn't his refusing me season
passes" thought Pat, "and 1t isn't
his throwing me downJwhen | asked
him as a personal favor to give Tom
Wilson try az pitcher on the nine;
its the ingratituie of the man that
jars me. After all the trouble | TOOK
this spring to see that his SUNDAY
baseball games wouldn't be interiered
with and now he's trying to get up an
opposition party in the Ninth ward"
Ne was still wrathfully considering
the matter when the evening paper
was uGIINtltus IIt t3lihSSN 'h - $3.50
guidly. Among the local items was
one relating to a meeting OF the Min
listers association. Ordinarily Pat
was little interested In the doings OF
this association. But the report OF
the Committee on Sunday Baseball
Games" caught his eye. He read II
with increasing zest.
According to the paper, the rev.
Ezekiel i. Jones, a young ana ardent
leader in municipal reforms, had been
appointed an investigating committee
OF one TO attend the game scheduled
for the next afternoon which was
Sunday. If Mr.. Jones found that the
law was being violated he was to ap-
ply for warrants for the arrest OF the
proprietor of the team and tho play
cry As he read the resolution passed
by the Ministers association CLEAN
OF qualification crept into the eyes OF
Pat Weldon, political leader.
The good man who Is after the
ball players means WELL but he don't
know all the ropes" solloquized Pat
81 can let him take the leading part
while fix things with Tommy Evans,
the police justice. The Rev. Ezekiel
i. Jones, OF the Third Church, and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27
His First Experience Under Fire.

In the Army and Navy club. Wash.
ington, Gen, Chaffee told this story
of Gen. Carr, says the New York
Tribune. At the outbreak OF the
civil war Carr left Troy as a colonel.
His first engagement was at Big Beth
ell. and he was pretty green officer.
1t happened that confederates were in
ambush in the immediate neghbor-
hood. and from safe hiding place
they opened fire on tho northerners.
Carr. so the story runs, instantly put
spurs TO his horse and dashed up TO
q group of officers. Excitement and
bewilderment were apparent upon his
young face as he approached the par
". They are firing upon my regi-
ment" he shouted, My God Now
what is TO be done?"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27
YOUNGEST Civil War Veteran.

The officials OF the pension office
think they have discovered in Lys-
ton u. Howe, of Streator, ILL.,, the
Youngest volunteer of the civil war.
He enlisted in 1861. when only tea
years and nine months old, and served
for four months. when he was dis
charged on account of his youth He
enlisted again in 1862. when II years
and months old, and served until
the end Of the war The record WAS
brought out in connection with an an
plication for increased pension, which
was granted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27
Gasoline and Alcohol.

The greater safety OF alcohol, as
compared with gasoline for CONNER
cial uses, is due to the fact that II
will not ignite from pure radiated
heat, as gasoline does; that water will
extinguish burning alcohol while 1t
will only spread fire Of gasoline, and
that the flames Of burning alcohol ra'
dates very little heat while that OF
gasoline radiates heat very rapidly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27
Wonderful Discovery

It has been the aim Of scientists for
years to find some liquid preparation
which would possess anodyne. astrin-
gent and antiseptic properties and yet
be OF such consistency that 1t would
penetrate, first, through the skin, then
through the muscles and finally to the
very bones, exerting on it's way down,
healing and pain destroying proper
ties
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27

IL consists Oh Il mlA-
ture of vegetable and
mineral oils forming
an amber colored liquid
of pleasant odor and
taste, which, when used
as directed, restores
vitality and strength
and gives PROMPT relief
to all pain.
Applied to cuts,
sores, burns an d
bruises it heals, as ow.
ing to it's antiseptic
properties, no puS or
matter can form In any
wound where this Won
derful oil Is used.
If you have rheuma-
tiSm, piles, pain in
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27
Denatured Alcohol.

Denatured alcohol is used In q hat
factory at Manchester England. The
manufacturers use the spirit, recover
1t, and restill the product In their own
factory, and use it over again until
It IL used UP.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27

back or catarrh, write Mr.. Zaegal and
he will be pleased to mail you sam
pie bottle free.
Address your letter to M. R. Zaegel
& Co., $50 Main ST., Sheboygan, Wis.
1t is free now, so do not fail to write
to-day. stating the nature Of your COM
plant.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27

Max r. Zaegel, a graduate OF the
Philadelphia College OF Pharmacy,
established at Sheboygan, Wis, as a
chemist for the last 23 years, has
discovered this long sought secret.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27

Mr., Patrick Weldon, OF the Ninth
ward-there'n be team that will
make Johnny Mcdowell think he is
trying to slde.step cyclonol"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27

toSi.2S. Womens Hoes. 81 90 to $3.50.
Miases' q Childrsn's 0aoes Sc IS to 3I.oO.
Try w. L. Douglas Wonen's, Misses ard
Children's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes,
II could take you into my large
factories At Brockton, Mass. land show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. L.
Douglas shoes. His name and price is stamped
on the bottom, which protects you against high
prices and inferior shoes. Take no subsfi.
tufe. Ask your dealer for w. L. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
fast Color Yeiets used: they uW not W,ay bydssu
Write for illustrated CataIog of Fail Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS, Dept. IL, Broekton, Macs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
HER WORK.

The death of Mrs. Jemima Luke
aged 80 years, occurred few days
ago. The name, perhaps, does not
mean much, but If we turn to one OF
the good, old songs in hymnal, one
of those that sound SO much in har-
mony and in place at religious ser.
vice that one almost wonders how
they can be written by anyone not in.
spired, we will find her name as the
author. Her life was quiet one, but
it was not without It's good works.
Surely 1t is something to have quieted
and softened the heart Of age with
lines so simple and sweet as the fol
lowing:
II think when read that sweet story
of old,
When Jesus was here among men,
How He called little children as
lambs to His fold,
I should like to have been with then
then,
wish that His hands had been placed
on my head,
That His arms had been thrown
around me,
And that might have heard His kind
voice when it said:
Let the little ones come unto Me-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
car is forty-one feet long, has four In
stead OF two trucks and sixteen instead
of eight wheels
TWINS STICK SIDE BY SIDE.
Michigan oetesenarlans Have Bee,

Michigan octegenarians Have Been
lnseparable All Through Life.
Scholcraft. Mich, March 8.-Cronies
from infancy the Finley twins have
been, and although today beyond the
allotted span Of life, being more than
four score years of age, they are as
inseparable as they were when they
were playing with the papooses In
southwestern Michigan. They are
William and Archibald Finley, and they,
were 81 years old November 13 last.
The Finley brothers are natives Of
Boston and come from old Puritan
stock. With their parents the twins
came to Kalamazoo county seventy-two
years ago and have since lived in and
about Schoolcraft They made the trip
from Boston to Detroit by water and
! came here In stage.
During all the years that these men
have lived in Michigan they have been
separated but little. Unlike other boys
they refused the society of others
They always preferred to be left to
play alone.
When they grew up and assumed re.
sponsibilities they always worked to-
gether. They were side by side while
scores of acres of woodland were be-
| ing cleared. They were always side
by side in cultivating the farm. Until
the last few years, when Archibald be.
gan to fail, the brothers looked Sc
much alike that 1t was hard for ever
some of their most intimate friends Il
| tell them from the 6t1ies: Archi Il h 4
Is quite feeble and dose not get ava,
from him home often. William own,
| a cigar store at SchOOlcraft The twins
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
BlGAMisT TAYLOR OUT.
Martlnsburg Preacher Out After Two
Years, Service

sigourney, March 8. Rev. I. B. Tay-
lor. the Methodist Episcopal preacher,
who was sent to the penitentiary from
Keokuk county In April 1904, Is now
a paroled prisoner, having been releas-
ed from custody several days ago.
Taylor was sent UP for the crime Of
bigamy to serve sentence OF four
vars. He came to Martinsburg on an
appointment from the Methodist Epis-
cepal conference and while there
married prominent young woman
by whom he has two children. He
was located by the Delaware authori-
ties and taken back there on charge
of wife desertion, having been previ.
ously married in that state. While
serving work house sentence for de-
sertion the Keokuk grand jury In
dicted him for bigamy and he was
brought back here, tried and convict
ed.
The citizens in the south part, of the
county do not approve OF the parole.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06


the big Missouri issue. Throughout
the same long period the democrats
controlled the legislature, except in
two terms, when it's branches were d.
vided Who is responsible If the en-
forcement of the laws in Missouri has
been reduced to a FRAGILE The is
sue proposed, when stripped of hum
bug, is approval of delinquents who,
at the end of thirty years suddenly
claim to be reformers.
'If Gov. Folk is the unique cham
pion of law enforcement, severing a
long chain of democratic governors
who allowed the laws to be broken
with impunity, it must be remarked
that Folks election was due to the
votes of 10000 republicans, and the
| democrats who have become enamored
of law enforcement should give due
credit The issue suggested is one OF
condemnation of the democratic state
record for a third of century, with
Folk as an alleged spared monument.
Republicans are not responsible for
| the prolonged violation of the laws re.
ferred to. Their party is historically
law abiding and law enforcing. For a
| generation no party in Missouri, ex'
cept the democratic, has had chance
to- enforce the laws Of the state, and
it takes prodigious lot of cheek for
a party to come forward with law en-
forcement as a slogan after running a
state for thirty years and electing all
the governors during that time, except
one, whom the republicans elected fol
them The proposed democratic issue
is democratic indictment"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
TRIBUTES TO HENDERSON.

Colonel Hepburn.-Colonel Hender-
son was q very remarkable character.
The fact of his coming to this country
as he did, the child of foreign parents
his people in humble circumstances
without the aid of wealth or acquaint-
ance, and pushing himself, largely by
his own energy, to the second place in
the government, stamps him as a
strong man.
Captain Hull--Colonel Henderson
was a man Of great personal magnet
ism He was a man of high ability
and craftsmanship. Had he remained in
public life. as he could have done, hc
would have become one of the great
leaders Of this country.
Major LACEY have known Colonel
Henderson for more than forty years
and always felt for him the warmest
personal regard. After my election to
congress our relations Uecarne very
close and friendly. In the many hard
contests in the sixth district / never
called upon Colonel Henderson In vain.
He repeatedly has spoken in all parts
of the district. and have always re-
garded him as one of the most effec-
tive political orators in the United
States. He was always outspoken and
earnest in his political subjects and
never found wavering in the defense
of the principles Of his party. AS a
parltamentarian he. was able and
ready, and as a floor leader in the
house was one of the strongest among
the distinguished men who served
with hin, during his twenty years OF
congressional life.
Judge Walter I. Smith, deeply
deplore the sad end Of the brilliant
life of Colonel Henderson. When j
came to congress he was in the height
of his success, universally admired,
respected and loved, because Of his
great ability, forceful character and
power as speaker, he was generous to
the young and inexperienced, and es-
pecially to those Of US who came from,
Iowa. / shall always remember him
with sincere gratitude.
Judge Conner.-Colon Henderson
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
RAILROAD NOTES.
New Rock Island office

The freight department Of the Rock
Island, together with the car service
department Of the company has made
Davenport the headquarters Of a new
office, that Of travelling car agent. The
institution of. the Office OF travelling
car agent was effective March /, and
for the position the superintendent Of
car service Of the Rock Island has
chosen j. r. Pickering, who has been
located at Kansas City, Mo-
M. d. Ballantine Of Chicago, super
intendent of the car service depart
ment of the Rock Island, was in Dav-
export Thursday and officially INSTALL
ed the travelling car agent into Office,
with headquarters in Davenport.
The duties Of Mr.. Pickering in the
capacity Of car agent is to hasten the
movement of foreign cars, those Of 9TH
er lines which are in the territory Of
the Rock Island.
lines, Is charged rate per day while
cars are in use. and delay means adj
ditional expense. By fastening the
movement Of the equipment to desti-
nation points, the expenditures from
this source Will be decreased.
Golden State Again.
A. report has reached the Rock Is
land railroad officials here that the
Golden State Limited will again be
running by the first Of April. Since
last fall this train has been running
from Joliet to Kansas City over the AL
ton tracks and local people who have
wished to travel to California have
been compelled to go as far as Kansas
City on the regular trains, and many
have taken other roads from Kansas
City. The Golden State Limited has
been sorely missed here and the news
that it is to return will be welcome.
A Large Car.
The largest freight car in the world
is being constructed by the st. Paul
railroad shops in Milwaukee. The
largest freight cars at present are of
100000 pounds capacity and they are
looked upon as monsters The new
car will have capacity Of 100000
pounds. 1t is being built to transport
a 80 ton section of a base for blast
engine which the Allis-C Chalmers com
pany is shipping to Bethlehem, Pa. The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
A SUDDEN AWAKENING.

When a man awakes after a long
sleep and declares that it is wrong to
sleep, those who hear him smile at
his inconsistency. When a politician
declares that the methods by which
he has gained Office, are vicious and
absolutely wrong, he is looked upon as
little inconsistent, too And when
the same politician demands a longer
tenure Of office the inconsistency
reaches such stage that it becomes,
If not laughahle, at least worthy of
note
Just now such politicians are num-
erous. This is season of reform
A reformer in politics can generally be
set down as man who has given up
hope Of retaining his prominence
through real worth and who resorts to
the theatrical and the unusual to put
himself in the limelight.
Down in Missouri, where the s.mys-
ferrous stranger" asserted himself In
1904 and where Folk, even though a
reformer, was a little scared by the
republican gains, the democrats are
now talking reform. This is, in Mis-
souri, as elsewhere, pretty good In
dication that the end Of the rope is
getting dangerously near and that the
materials for splicing are few. No
more marked example of the inconsis-
tency could be selected than the pres
ent position of the Missouri democ-
racy. The st. Louis Globe-Democrat,
in an editorial reference to the subject,
strikes the nail fairly on the head. It
says:
The democrats of Missouri, Judging
from the talk of their leaders, claim to
have just made a great discovery in
political issues. They propose to go
into this years campaign with plat
FORM declaring that the enforcement
of the laws is the chief need Of Mis-
souri,, and that Gov. Folk peculiarly
represents this policy. AS the demo
Gratis have held the governorship con-
tinuo,lsly for more than thirty years,
the question arises why law enforce
ment should be such a novelty in Mis-
souri,. Gov. Folk was preceded by the
uninterrupted line of democrats, en-
braciAg Dockery, Stephens, Stone,
FranHs, Morehouse, Marmaduke, Crit
tended Phelps, Hardin and Woodson.
It seeN hs strange that obedience to the
laws trough executive action, is now
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DID YoIl uNnD2

If Willie or Jennie submits to you,
fond parent, composition" or an
essay" prepared for school in which
the spelling is of such kind that you
have to rub your eyes and turn the
scrambled sheets upside down and
sideways before you can understand
the meaning, don't chastise the child
for a lack of ability to learn how to
SPELL 1t will only be an expenditure
of time and temper for nothing, and a
yourself For be it known that the
superintendent department of the
National Educational association, at a
recent meeting in Louisville, recon-
mended that the phonetic spelling is
right. Just why they don't make it
"fonetic" is not clear, but they have
chosen some other words to change.
The reforms contained in the resolu-
ton of the superintendent, if adopt
ed by the National Educational asso-
citation will affect the spelling of
twelve words in all in the schools of
the United States. The following are
the changes recommended:
"Bizness," for business; "enuf" for
enough; 'fether'' for feather; ines
ure' for measure; "plesure" for pleas
ure; red" for read; ruff for rough;
"trauf' for trough; thru for through;
"tuf' for tough; "tung" for tongue,
"yung" for young
Upon the motion of Dr. 3. Benjamin
Andrews of the University Of Nebras.
ka, the resolution was adopted recon-
mending that the words be used here.
after in all its publications instead OF
the larger forms, and that the depart.
ment be recommended to urge that
superintendent and teachers hereaft.
er in appraising words in pupils writ.
ten work shall give credit for those
words spelled after the style Of the
National Educational association.
So remember that when your
"yung' hopeful comes thru" the
door and offers you the "plesure" of
reading labored screed, 1t is your
"bizness' to stand right up to the
"trauf," tho" (?) it is "tuf'' on you
and, having red" the article thru
to remember and hold your 'tung
when tempted to "mesure" out punish.
ment. For the will of the educators
must be done. We tried to get
''fether" into that sentence, but it was
too heavy a subject and must be men
toned all alone "Mesure" provided a
pretty strong test, itself.