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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17

don't think Mrs. Kingsley ever got into
her Sunday clothes in such hurry in
her life before, while l spoiled two
deavors to be On time. We quite as
tonished the parson by our haste, and
at the conclusion of the ceremony L
would have forgotten to give him the
usual fee" if he had not reminded
me of 1t.
We had secured the coveted mar
riage certificate, signed and sealed,
and were now safely out of our diff
culties, as we thought. We hal
omitted one precaution, as We presented
the certificate to uncle. It was all
right with exception of the modern
date.
Why, how is this ~ said my uncle,
gazing at the document through his
specs, 81 thought you were married
over year ago."
very solemnly.
allow comes it, then, that the certif-
cate is dated to-day2" he asked in a
voice of thunder.
We were struck speechless, both my
WIG ana 1.
"Come, said my uncle, 81 see there
has been some trickery here Own up
to it, or l will never forgive YOU"
l did own up to it and tell him the
whole story. | expected it would make
him angry, but it did not; for he
laughed heartily and said 1 was clever
rascal, and he was proud of me.
"But how about the gold goblet and
pap spoon2 You haven't been drawing
the wool over my eyes about them, too,
have you -eha"
told the truth about the goblet and
pap spoon.
Why, you are regular trickster, "
said my uncle. l believe you would
deceive satan himself. But | won't
get angry with you, for used to play
the same games when [ was young"
In a word, we became reconciled, and
my uncle settled upon me sufficient
income to enable me to quit my irk.
some duty as clerk. He has gone
back to Vermont, and I can but say in
conclusion, that when he pays us an
other visit, can show several "little
people" that call my own, and with
| out telling a falsehOod.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
The Work Of Time.
BY REV. T. HEMPsTEAD.

BY REV. t. HEMPsTEAD.
Day after day Triumphant Time
With restless scytne and mildew breath,
Where valleys creep or mountains climb,
Sweeps on--the strong ally OF Death.
He never tires /; the sea-bird's wing
Turns weary from the misty sea,
Tired of the storm, the wall and ring
OF winds that through the darkness fee.
That wing is folded when the night
Comes down in gloom upon the world
The sandy shore and lonely height
See those wet pinions calmly furled.
The unseen hands in Wonder pine
That swell the round and regal crest,
When summer suns forget to shine,
Are folded in dreamless rest.
Not so with Time. child of earth
Proud of thy strength, thy golden prime;
Those locks where sunbeams make their mirtE
Shall bleach in lites December rhine.
Since morning broke along the hills
What lights have died what birds have flown
What lilies in the blast that kills.
10 earth have fallen, dust-bestrown
The sunset fades along the hills,
And cool the evening shades descend
Before another morning fills
The arch, what hopes in night shall end
A thousand homes shall know the cloud
Which falls where hope and spring are DER
thousand heads IN grief be bowed
For eyes that open here no more.
We toll for ease, we fret for gold.
We die to build shining name;
Our lips grow dumb, our pulses cold
What cares relentless time for fame?
Withdrawn into that duskv gloom
The Past, and locked with all its bars
Are cheeks that matched the rose in bloom,
Are names that walked among the stars
Brave deeds that kindled through a land,
Electric words, unrivaied song,
The minds that mans redemption planned
The eye that chained the sureing throng.
What are they now, and what are we?
OF them how small our praise or care!
Time flies; we fly with him to be
Shades gathered to the 81 .adows there
sexton gray o busy spade
BE ohthe among the clay aud stones;
Be hearts from bruise and breaking laid,
To dust fall back the aching bones.
But sadder far than silent street,
Or name that men pronounce no more:
Than palace made the OWLS retreat
Or grave with brambles tangled DER,
Is this to know that feelings fade,
And melts the charm from earth and V.
That hearts which beat may beat though dead
Aud hottest Aspirations die.
Speed faster, strong, all-conquaring time,
Our fading days before thee drift,
Ill thou from that eternal cline
AT last the awful curtain lift
And what was dark, and sad, and strange,
Seen here Through earth's cold, murky night
70 wise, aud good, and fair, shall change
In that serener, broader light.
Our Monthly for Nay.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Flirting as a Fine Art.

DR.. Samuel Osgood in Harper's Magazine for May
The science of society amounts to lutte
true art unless certain genius goes within
the knowledge; and who will deny that
there is certain natural gift for social
influence, as there is for all beautiful arts {?
Some persons have a rare social witcherv
WHO have not any other form of genius,
and some women, of very moderate abil-
ties ID other respects have On art of pleas.
ing that amounts to fascination. One
woman in famous attire will gather a great
crowd of notables In grand house and
give them great supper, and all shall be
fat and dull while some winsome little
body, without any hashy costume or par
ade, and even without rare beauty, will
entertain her circle of guests in charm.
ing way of her own, and make them all
at home with her and each other. She
plays upon their various tempers and
traits and associations, as master hand
plays upon the harp or piano. have
sometimes thought that womanly charm,
and perhaps even what in the best sense
is called flirting, could be made one of
the fine arts, and consecrated to charity,
and even to religion. That bright girl
taxes that half dozen strlpllngs IN hand,
and touches each in turn with playful
grace, until they are willing captives to
her spell, and ready to buy her PIN cush-
ions, or watch chains, at the fair, or 60 tc
church and worship by her prayer-book.
There is line, indeed, beyond which this
| flirting ceases to be fine art, and be-.
cones quite business.like and unitarian,
a practical Operation in making a mari ct
and bagging husband-a useful but not
always ideal result Yes, as the world
goes, great deal of true missionary work
Is done by charming women in managing
men In an artistic and legitimate way, and
the Virgin Mary has not all the work of
such intercession in her hands or in her
eyes, although Henry Heine naughtily
called her the counter girl of the Catholic
Church, who won over the Goths and
Vandals.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
How They We're Caught.

Some weeks ago gang of thieves
arranged plan for robbing the safe OF
the Treasurer of Pike county, Ind By
some means the Treasurer learned OF
the contemplated raid. He thereupon
prepared some bogus county orders,
and placed them where the thieves
could get them. Then, in company
with the County Auditor and two others,
secreted himself where he could watch
operations At the designated time
the burglars made their appearance,
broke into the Office, and stole the
orders. Two or three days after, some
of the bogus orders were presented,
and as they only called for small
amounts, they were paid, the Treasurer
waiting further development. When
they had quietly walked into the trap,
it was sprung, and three of the raseals
gobbled. They are now in Jail await
ing trial.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Captain Jack Of the Red MOdocs.
Air" captain links"

All" captain JInks.
I'm Captain Jack of the red Modocs,
WHO grimly at the government mocks,
Enthroned among the lava rocks
For Pm the pest of the army.
I've led them many weary dance.
Weary dance, weary dance:
For dirty, savage, red nuisance,
I'm an awful pest to the army,
Killing and sealping. and drinking rum,
always thought the best of fun
fill the soldiers came then off / rur,
So as not to be caught by the army.
g Don't take his home p the peace men cried,
The peace men cried. the peace men cried
And hard and fast tho hands they tied
OF those cruel men Of the army.
tolled them to my mountain lair.
The peace men led them In the snare,
In which l managed to g take the hair
OF the bravest man in the army.
The country then did wildly shout
DID wildly shout, did wildly shout
: Let these Indian scoundrels be cleaned cut
By the boys in blue of the army
am Captain Jack the Modoc red;
Around me is a fatal web
Of cleaning steal and eager lead,
Ia the vengetul hands of the army.
And sabre stroke and pistol crack
Will end the life of Captain Jack,
And all the rest of the wolfish pack
That have torn the braves of the army.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Disraeii's Generous Jewish Patron.

\ London correspondent writes :
''The episode about Mrs. Sarah Will
Hams is romantic enough. The old
lady-she was nearly 100 years old
when she died-was a stIict Jewess,
and she read with delight Mr. Dis
raeli's defense of their race, forgiviDg
his profession of Christianity for his
maintenance of the dignity OF Judaism
Mr.. Dlsraeli was as amused as he was
surprised when he received her first
letter, expressing her respect for his
services, limiting at her wealth, and in
vltiDg him, together with his wife, to
stay with her at Torquay when their
engagements would permit. Fortu
nately, Mr.. Disraeii's lawyer saw some
thing more significant in the matter
than an ordinary compliment. Iu-
quiries We're made, and, i'll the end,
the invitation was accepted. For years
an annual visit was paid to the vener-
able lady in her Devonshire home, and
the initiated smiled at the oddness of
the friendship. But she kept her word,
and legacy of some 940, 900 proved
In substantial manner the reality, on
her side, OF the attachment
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Pension Decision.

The Commissioner of Pensions has
announced the following highly i'm
portant ruling: Section 9 of the act of
Marco 80, 1873, provides for no addi-
ton to the two dollars pension in any
case. 1t is consolidation of section
2 OF the act of July 25th. 1866, and
sections and of the act OF July 9th,
1868, with an amendment to the former
section SO as to give the same increase
to the widow of soldier or sailor for
the children by former wife as to the
children by herself, and to the widow
of an officer, as we'll as a soldier or
sailor. 1t also gives the increase to all
children under sixteen years of age, of
officers as well as soldiers and sailors,
instead of all but one where there is no
widow, or where she has died or re-
married. In other respects it embraces
the provisions of the three sections
named
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Sleeping Under the Clothes.

Miss Nightingale gives the following
advice: There is reason to believe
that not few of the apparently unac-
countable causes of scrofula among
children proceed from the habit of
sleeping with the head under the bed
clothes, and SO inhaling air already
breathed, which is further contamina
ted by exhalations from the skin.
Patients are sometimes given to q
similar habit; and it often happens
that the bed-ciothes are so disposed
that the patient must necessarily
breathe air more Or less contaminated
by exhalations from the skin. A good
nurse will be CAREFUL to attend to this.
1t is an important part, SO to speak, of
ventilation. 1t may be worth while to
remark that when there is any danger
of bed sores, blanket should never
be placed under the patient. It retains
dampness and acts like a poultice.
Never use anything but light Whitney
blankets as bed covering for the sick.
The heavy, lmpervious cotton counter
pane is bad, for the very reason that it
keeps the carnations from the sick
person, while the blanket allows them
to pass through. Weak patients are
invariable distressed by great weight
of bedclothes, which often prevents
their getting any sound sleep what
ever
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
EiIe { curt of the Vatican

The Gerarchia Cattolica for 1873,
published at Rome, gives some curious
statistics about the Cardinals of the
Roman Catholic Church. The total
number OF the existing Cardinals is As,
but there are ~ vacancies Twenty
one OF the Cardinals are upward of 70
years of age: the youngest Cardinal is
Prince Lucien Bonaparte, who is 45,
and was made Cardinal at the age of
40. OF the other high fun ctionaries of
the church, including bishops, Wears
Apostolic, and Projects Apostolic, the
total number IS 975, (this is inclusive
OF Monsignors Mermiltod) One hun
dred and three of these appointments
are vacant. Of the present Cardinals.
8 were appointed by Pope Gregory
XVI, and 81 by Plus TX. During the
long pontiication of the latter no fewer
than 81 Cardinals have died. most of
whom were appointed by himself The
number of NunciCs and internucios of
the Holy See at forign courts is eight
one in Austria, one in Bavaria, one in
Belgium, one IN Brazil, one in France.
ore IN Holland, one in Portugal. and
one III Switzerland. Besides these
there are three delegate In the South
American republics and the West In
dies. The diplomatic corps accredited
to the Holy See consists of represen-
tatlves from Austria, Bavaria, Brazil,
Belgium, France, Monaco, Peru, Portu-
gal and San Salvador. 1t thus appears
that though there is Papal Nunclo at
Amsterdam, Holland does not send a
diplomatic representative to The Pope.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Strike of PUld!ers.

A serious strike has occurred among
the puddlers employed in the Phoenix
Iron Works, situated at the manufac-
turing town of Phenixville, on the
Schuylkill river, about twenty miles
above Philadelphia Ali the workmen
engaged in the establishment are mem
berS of the trades union, and have
threatened to strike if their demand for
reduction in the hours of labor and an
advance in wagesis not acceded to- The
proprietors refused to consider the de-
mand, and the consequence was that on
Thursday several hundred "puddiers !"
went out on strike, and this depart
ment Of the immense works has been
closed temporarily. The establishment
is one of the largest in the coun-
try, some of the heaviest castings for
buildings and bridges being turned
out. The puddlers want an advanced
schedule of 1925 per ton for boiled or
quality iron, and Sc. 60 per ton for pud-
died, being an advance of IS cents over
the ruling prices. Working twelve
hours a day, each man is capable of
producing ton of iron per day 81. 10
was thus earned by the puddler and
$40 by the ''helper." The trouble
cannot last long, as the firm have UNI
der contract the construction of new
iron bridge over the Schuylkill River
ut Girard avenue in Philadelphia, which
is to cost 81, 900, 600, and the castings
were under way at the time of the
strike.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Trade and Manufactures.

CoTroN mills, a Memphis paper
observes, pay well in the south 1t
gives the balance sheet of one in that
city which runs 100 looms and 4.O24
spindles, and realized last year $780,
353, equivalent to % per cent. on the
capital stock. A mill i'll Augusta, it is
also said, running 500 looms, paid two
years ago dividend of 20 per cent.
"The nearer" it aptly remarks, @the
cotton mills are to the cotton fields the
greater are the profits
ACCORDING to the census returns,
which show wonderful increase in the
value and diversity of the manufac
tured products of the entire country,
the eleven states whose manufactured
products exceed 800, 900, 900 annually,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Pay OF the Clergy.

The salaries of the bishops, curates
and lay officers of the Church of Eng
land amount to seventeen million
dollars. Fifteen million dollars are
expended for the education of the
poor, and as much more for current
charities. Including taxes, the estab-
lishment costs over fifty millions annu-
ally. The average income of the clergy
does not amount to fifteen hundred
dollars year, and the church expends
nearly as much upon the education of
the poor as upon the maintenance of
the clergy-of whom the London Tele-
graph says "that they are thoroughly
hardworking men all agree
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
THE WILL OF JAMES BROOKS.
Concerning Credit MObf'
lier stock.

lier stock.
The will of the late James Brooks
has been admitted 10 probate. 1t was
executed April 2Sth, 1878, and a codicll
made the 3Oth. He bequeathed to his
son, James Wilton Brooks, oDe-half
interest in the Evening Express and in
the Express building. To his wife,
his Fifth avenue house, and 800, 900
in land grant bonds of the Union Pa
cifc Railroad, on condition that she
renounces her dover right in the per-
sonal and real estate IN Park Row
also his horses and carriages. To Will
liam Tracy, lawyer, in trust for his
daughter Virginia, all his real estate
in Washington, including the house
1918 street; also thirty-two 81 900
income bonds of the Union Pacific
Railroad also thirty five s., 900 first
mortgage bonds of the same road.
To his daughter Mary Nelson,
five Western Division Kansas
bonds of $1,000 each, and So, 500
in st. Louis, Chillicothe and Omaha
Railroad bonds, free from the control
of her husband. To Der husband,
Charles H. Nelson, twenty $1,000
| irst-mortgage Union Pacific Railroad
bonds, on condition that he defend all
his other property against the suits in
stituted by the United States or other
parties. Five thousand dollars due
him by his brother, DR.. Geo. W.
Brooks, is devised for the purpose of
paying the mortgage Oh his house III
this city to that amount. All his other
property, personal or mixed, he be-
queathes to his son, James Wilton
Brooks, and names as ais executor
William Tracy, of New York. The
oodicil to the Will makes it condition
that his son and his daughter Virginia
shall only enjoy the property left them
by paying in equal parts all taxes
which may become due on the house in
Fifth avenue during tie life of his
wife, and makes such taxes liens on
their estate, and that the son she'll pay
her S., 900 and the daughter 1000 per
annum during her life time
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
were as follows:
The MOdocS.

Among numerous letters received at
the War Department is one from an old
army officer, now residing in Memphis,
Tenn, who has seen considerable
service in our Indian contests. He
writes eff the Government will give
me $4,000 head for every Modoc kill
ed, | will guarantee their determination
and agree to retire rich. Allowing for
seventy of them it would only cost the
Government $4,000, which will be
dirt cheap" In speech made in Con-
gress year ago it was argued that on
the present system it costs the Govern
ment 81, 900, 900 to kill an Indian. IF
that rate holds good, the determination
of the Modocs will be an expensive
undertaking. Besides the cost in
treasure, it is estimated that to van
quish them In the Lava-deds will
necessitate the sacrifice of hundreds of
lives.
The late DR.. Guthrie left an unfinish-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Brandy from Figs,

A novely III brandy has made its APP
pearance in the San Francisco market,
and promises to be used by consumers
of that article. 1t is stated that from
eight to ten pounds of dried figs will
make gallon OF brandy that can be
sold at s1.3O per gallon. AS figs are
very plentiful i'll California, exceeding
the demand, it is very probable that
should the experiment prove success
full that phenomenal State may be able
to add another large industry to it's
products.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17

M. FAYE, well known in scientific
circles in France, has submitted a new
hypothesis as TO the cause of the phe-
nomena known as sun-spots, which, says
the main conditions of the problem.
According to this hypothesis, these
appearances are due to worthless devel-
oped in the philosophers of the sun, in
consequence of inequality of condition
at different points.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17

A NEW method of preparing coffee for
the market, invented by DIR. Doyen, of
Paris, is now very popular in France.
After burning, the coffee is ground to
very fine flour, which is then slightly
molstened, mixed with twice its weight
OF powdered sugar and pressed into
tablets. Coffee prepared for use in this
manner, it is claimed, pound for
pound, to be susceptible of far more
complete utalization.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17

The late DR.. Guthrie left an unfinish-
ed autobiography.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-06-14
Tsssisssiai is.I..

III. Beach, Of the E..,e .,,h,..
ssa "'' e''''.' hume br'ken by ,,vin. ,I,',
''''m k'g IN Sunday. '"'""a
william tauyhl.n made =. n,,,,,,.
!"'m drowning 10 cn'ss'nx ten Nil. s'' aye
ran! Spe'se'. aged q. Va. drow,,,
shs West Gs'la,in y few d.v. ~. IN
oo''e falling while ford'"g the stream ,e' us
IT. non'e'. the pioneer farmer ~ a.,
".s' Yellowstone, has In 4, acres ~ c,, "e
This sc~s.'n. " crops
The As""s G"~rier .avs-siocc n. -,
l." the 'u1iy cInventr,n was i.s, -
nave taken the prrcsu,uu ~ t,,;,
their ""'s'"h"'cs with burksk n 's
The Courier hss i"irnui ,, tia. - ,,.,
~ po'spect"rs have been j,nnj,y m,,;.
claims q C'~rk's Fork. anil the oriv,nu, ".'
p''e'"Fs have gone there with a l.r,r ,.u.
]" receiver Possession. |, I. sid that u ~.
S"'a"d Is mt give" W p.s..csbIy. p,~"s
VII" have I" take back page ~ I'm. h,.,,.s
~ mining ''scri'rn, 49," 10 !, !. we'll ku .~.
mat both parties are well armed, full Of vi,
and eager H"r the fray. ."
M Fay. photographer y. B,z.,,n, =.
r's's {" take views ~ ,l~ Mammoth H.,
Sp''nSs. t'st his anpsr,,u. ana h NJ nj.
o'Fsrs drowned In fording the Es,, Gu,,.
TIN. ">
The military reserve ., tho hcsd If IN.
0s''"''" valley. uls'n which il krn,., r,,,
E'I''. II {" he enlarged by thu ahli,op ~
"" more adjacent src'i ma. "r ,0.D !. r.,
W. q. Elwa ia tell. tic .Y;.,,uu.u Tia,
~ Laf''"txne y ID Elwa.rs mil IN R,,,,
F'rk. tho tnars nt1tc killed. sane ,i,e:..,
hogs his spring.
Hawk So''''" hH all his pass,ru, NJ
mules IL T. J. Dem+rs
THE ~lsrti"n precinct In C.s),r In. h.o,
changed fn'm F'rcss Il ", M.yvlle
NJ. A. v. Curry. County Clerk ~ M.u,
ss,". VA IN Tr's u few do, s go y, Fl,i.n
Missouri.
The Victoria h"ie At Silver Star In.
opened "u' ~ feet vide If gual ore.
Governor Puts has appointed ~ N,,.r;..
Po''ic. 8 r. Dunlap, If Bsnnsck: W "
dslacy. IT Helena: and Owen Gurr;, 4,
~ MsrR''"r o'un'y.
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S1sis wise sho ssss GIT " she expG5Sesef
Ut WtisceA THE N.snsans sUs~kly pspsss
qs"r Ksnsss prosperity ~ s'ss'srass MN
'sns ~ sui,se:sil's sss'ck Ia aes N"ssb ssd
ss,u,h Csmlsny. N"w htss y sls "1alc5sl
action 1T sks Fssusers Sisse C.sWves,tsn Isrjss
II T"I~ka. Ksn,as. March - and q. l07S
ssaesnl.iei In sccs,rslensv with call isesssl
by llss Sisis Ds,srd of AsSicsls0rs tn uarss
ss.d desiss ways asd means Sos their psss-
~se relief and fsssss psotscsioa." Forty
crun,iss we're rspseses'sd. Ths following
wss sds,psrJ ~ TIVE slxsh rspolssissa:
Rrs.isek. That lhs psscaics 1T vs'siag mo.
''"isipsl ls,ssds y pern,cious !" IL s6.cas.
''snsi vim incvi,siiv bring 'ankss pssy ard
ruin u" the Isol'Ie. and we m ,h~srf'sscl
'"pposed {" Oh laws s,lOwiny lhs kssa"st
'Of sucls ltssstls"
T.is 10 the rxpsriencs IT Ksnsas, and IL
tag ridden py,,pIs ARE now necessi'sisi :"
..sgs"txs . S'sis ns'vrmev', !" ess'ju"c's''"
~hi ,in,ss Ut other oppressed States u rid
"r relrvc ll,rs,ssrlves u Whist extent they
.sn 1t ,hc n,.'ssys'I,es and o'rlpsaak'ns sha'
arc crushing aud drpss'isx ii'csn. Will
Montana In wise In time. aud sl,,ks DIV"
Tue hydra lMsalcj ussnsl.r that seeks ~ q
TEN t.r thirty yesss IN the sul'~'a"ss IT 'he
n:!rrs IT ibis 10 yet fair dls's's'"f Let y
's,i stop with .lete ting the que ss:hr'ae pro
p'sesl i'ut refuss municipal siL I" any prs
vs,c .,sIs,r.'k'ns In ,hs' lsi"sarIe istafrtv:
is-s than that 10 bui Gathering Ike sHAbs
around Q q s,sss that y 10 Cs,ns0ms st lost