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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01
Republican Senatorial Convention.

A Republican Senatorial Convention for
the oath Senate District will be held at the
Court House, in Hudson on.
MONDAY THE 5th DAY OF.UtY. 1875,
at one o'clock, p. NJ, for the purpose of
electing two Delegates to rep, esent said
District in the Republican State Convention
to be held at Madison July 9TH. >,75. The
representation in said Senatorial Convention
will be based upon the resolutions of the last
Republican Senatorial Nominating Conven-
ton, giving one delegat, at large To each
Assembly OiStrist, and one delegate for each
one hundred Repub lean votes or major
fraction thereof as shown by the vote for
Governor in 1878, to-wit:
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett. Doug
las and Polk, Assembly District, "A; Pierce
County Assembly District, s; St Croix
County Assembly District, IL
BY order of GEO. c. HOUGH.
HANS r. WARNER,
AUGUST ZACHAU.
Senatorial District Committee.
Dated, June Cd. 1875.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

condition of omr town, which, though
the depri sSion in bushes, all over
the country is very great, is proba
bly, enjoying as good time as it has
for years, while oar prospects are
oery fattering. Yea, verify, breth-
rem, let us not be despondent, but
Grid mp onr loins and take courage,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

Mr.. Geo. I1lconb'> rcSldenc-,
situated on the corner of Fifth St.
and Neftleton avenue, presents an
inviting appearance TO the eye now
a-days. 1t is surrounded by fac
yard, ornamented with beautiful
shrubbery and magnificent shade
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

Mrs. II. w. Shaw ha~ a fine
collection OF flowers and plants in
her conservatory, which presenp a
very refreshing view from the street
anil are the admiration Of every
passer by.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

A couple OF superior ladies,
young, but purky, attera severe
chase, on Saturday last, captured a
Prrcupine, down near the Nemadii
ri, er. The @iris put him in a
barrel, intending him as The faunlr
ton for a meuagerie, but during
the evening Mr.. Porcu broke CON
tinement and skipped To the jungle,
being seen %pce that time 10 more
forever so far already. The young
lad Is mourn his departure very
much, as he was quite a curiosity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

RAIN AT VILLA Frenchman
has discovered method by which
he can bring down rain whenever ii
is needed or, rahter, draw moisture
from the air. He claims that ~prinl-
ling Of chloride Of calcium upon the
surface Of the ground Is en- irely
effective
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

We received, last week, two
very pretty songs, price 81 cts each,
from the publisher, +. v. Helmick,
music dealer and publisher, 278
West Sixth ST., Cincinnati, .. We
presented them to young lady ac-
quaiutance Of ours, and She say S
hey are yery pretty, and after hay
inc heard her sing them, we have
concluded they are, too One of
them is entitled Darling Aroon,' -
The first verse OF which runs thusly
Come my little darling one tonight,
Come when the twlukiing stars are shining
bright,
Come when Luna sheds her radiant light
Darling Aroon.
Whisper then sweet words f love to me,
Meath the shadows Of the old elm trees,
FIJI my souI.with joy and ecstacy-Darling
She camel
The other song rejnices in he be-
witching title Of pretty Little
Jakey, a new Dutch song and dance
the first verse OF which the type say
is about So So:
Mine old Songs vas now all play'd out,
/ dluk YOU want something new;
Uud now | got Won rite a va, quick
Dor | tl{tL viii -a,,t
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

The side walk along by the
Superior House, during the past
week, his developed into rich
"bonanza In fact, it is decidedly
rich-too ''rich" to wo,k.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

In a week or two Superior will
be quite lively with summer visitors.
We hear of quite a number who are
expected by that time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

Rev. DR.. Rice intends preaching
an appropriate sermon on ) lnday,
the 4th of July.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

A new lot Of goods, consist
ing of bntter, hams, shoulders, etc,
just received at August Zachan's.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

The Relf-Cournoyer case is
still before the Circuit Court.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

Comprise large and varied assortment Of Patterns
for Ladies', Misses and Childrens Garments of foreign
and domestIe DESIGNS by the most accomplished
MOdtSteS. They are tie most perfect fitting. most
elaborate and vet the most simple patterns ever pre-
sented to the public and take the lead wherever intro
duced. Agents tClilted. Send for illustrated Cata
logue. Address,
domestic" Sewing Machine Co.. Eew-York.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01
sa|AlIzi I'LL sl&

Rank the highest for Durability, Perfect Work. and
Ease If Operation. They the most silent. light
running and servceabe, the easiest to sell, aud most
willingly laid for and answer every requirement in
the family and mandatory. Liberal terms to
Agents Address,
So nor,oS'i~" Sowing Ha.r'no Co.. ynw-vork.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

A SHARP MAx-The sharp man IL
mistaken for the wize one, but il just
~ different from wize one az he is
from an honest one. ......
He trusts tew his cunning for success,
and this il the next thing tew being .
rogue.
The sharp man IL like razor-gen-
orally too sharp for anything but .
shave.
These men are not to be trusted; they
are so constituted that they must cheat
somebody, and rather than be idle or
lose a good job, they win pitch into
their best friends.
They are not exactly outcasts, but
live close on the borders of criminality.
and are liable to step over any time.
1t il a step from cunning to rascali-
ty, and i. IL short step that il always
invitin tew take.
Sharp men have but few friends, and
seldom a confdant. They learn to fear
treachery by studying their own na-
ture.
They are always bizzy, but like the
hornet want n heap of watchin.
The sharp man IL always vain ono.
He prides himself upon his cunning,
and had rather do shrewd thing than
a kind one.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

Spectacles become necessary when
yoq frst ncticeyourself goingto thewin-
dow instinctively for q better light. or
when Jour eye gets tired, BY lookins at
any small thing near at hand, or q
dimness or watering il manifested, 90
as TO cause indistinctness. First par.
puehase No. 30; and an you :observe the
symptoms abOvs named. GET Ne. Is,
and 80 on. The glasses should be near
enough to the eye almost to touch the
lashes; they should be washed every
morning IN cold water and carried In Z
pocket By themselves. Braxilinn pch-
bic makes the best lenses Avoid read
ing before sunrise and after shnset.-
Read as little as possible before break.
fast, or by artificial light; do not sew
ON dark material at night, and use no
other eyewash than pure, tepid. soft
water. Babies eyes are often injured
BY allowing the glaring sunlight to fall
upon them. i
Exercise is worth more than all the
medicines in maintaining health. If it
rains, take an umbrella and let it rain
on; if it is cold, walk or work faster; If
it is windy, turn around and go the
other way; if it rains, halls, SHOWS, and
blows, ALA: once, so that you have to stay
indoors, then live on bread and water
that day, not an atom else, and you
will need no exercise to work it up.
1t should always be borne in mind
that large share Of our little aches
and pains would pass off about as soon
by letting them alone as by doing or
taking something; and the more we
''take," 1.-THE greater is the necessity for
taking"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02


A'vine that stood besides thriving oak
Grew weary Of the Iabor '9f f''f Etr
OF seiftuprcrt, asd thus she plainly spoke
Unto ber stronger neighbor: -
"' prithee bend your handsome trunk TO me,
Ny noble forest brother: % =
That, mutually embracing. we may Be
Supporters Of each other.n it
sNay," said the tree. g! was not made 10 bead;
I'm strong and seifreIisnt.
As oaks are wont,-bpt you, my pretty friend
Are twenty times a. plant
$50 csspyoar s,ssder arns around me, dear;
FsAe6 - ull1l<1 ftcaetE1f
HsTb rs Son azure cloud, nor ever fear
The r6ughest wind or weathe: ~
"Nay. nay" replied the foolish Vine, 81 hate
10 seem so much your debtor;
fou do the twining, now, and PH be straight;
I'd like II vastly better"
'Nsture wills otherwise," Tire Oak replied,
"However you may grumbie;
The moment such a silly plan were tried,
Together we should tumble
"Come you 10 me; and. taking Natures course,
Wen keep our proper places;
j to the twain will give my manly force,
And you your maiden graces.
'But IL. perverse, You live alone,
With none 10 hold or cherish
Your slender form. before you're fairly grown,
You certainly will perish.
"Or II, instead Of fondly ciinging fast
To one who would protect you,
You fiirt with oihers--all tie trees at last
Will scornfully reject YOU"
"I see,-I see" exclaimed the mrsing Vine,
'1he weaker must be nourished;"
Then ciasped The Oak with many graceful twine
And So they grew and fiourished
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02
The Cars OF O1LcLorHs.-An OIL

THE CARS OF OILcLoTHs.-Ano OIL
cloth requires careful treatment, and
should never be scrubbed with brush.
After being swept with the long handled
hair brushes that are made for the pefr.
pose it should be carefully washed with
a large, soft cloth dipped into milk aud
water-half and half; or, il the milk il
not obtainable, tepid water without
soap. The latter ruins oilcloths by ta-
king off the brightness of the paint,
and it should never be applied to it.
Hot water is also very injurious TO it;
either Of them-soap or hot water
tending to injure the oilcloth more than
the wear of it; when washed over wipe
it of with soft, dry cloth, and il will
always retain a bright look. In pur-
chasing an oil-cloth, it il very desirable
to obtain one that has been made for
several years, as the longer it has lain
unwashed the better it viii wear-the
paint becoming harder and more durs-
bic. An oil cloth made within the year
is hardly worth buying, as the paint
viii be defaoed in a short time.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

at frst. and the balance in easy
monthly payments. are the terms Of The
New Elias Hover Sewing Machine. in
every respect the hest and, ,mest perfect
machins in use, No man has any ex-
cuse for not presenting to his wifss
mother, or sister one of the superior
mashines. The price b low. and hs
can hase.Ais own time to pay for it,
When one considers the low price q
which il is sold. and he fAst .Ahat = -
detnonstrxted ifs supo6fol ~
clnef SnzeHifs -sdfp gln9 49, 81
elegant work, and above al, the terms
ON which it is sold, the wonder is that
there is not Howe Sewing Machine in
every home in the State.
The Southern people should bear in
mind that the "Howe" is not sold akan
advance of fifteen dollars over New
York prices as is the case with some
competitors. ]. p Grcenwell, Agent,
Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

sA slip of grammar in a recent
number of the Atlantic Monthly has
revived tho discussion as to the neces-
sity of a new personal pronoun singd-
lar that will do for either sex. The
Atlantic permitted itself to say: ave
would rather set a boy or girl upon
some one poet nearest akin to their
mental aptitude" Now this peculiar
blunder is very frequent. II only
occasionally found in the bat wri-
tings, it is because the proof, reader
mterposes his correction before tie SEN
tence reaches the public, for ,evdy edi-
tor knows how often even careful wri-
tiers make the mistake; while in ;he or
dinary utterance of the day it is % COM
mon as air. 1t may be noted in the
printed regulations of almost eve Try car
and steamboat, and is ubiquitous in ad-
vertisements and announceinets-as,
for instance: Every passengei must
pay their fare on entering the car"
etc. To avoid this blunder, ether an
awkward Observation-Disclosures b made,
such as, Every passenger must pay
his or her fare" etc, or else one Of the
sexes must be boldly ignored. 1t is
true that the pronoun of the masculine
gender may be used in these cases as
representative of the entire human fam
lily, but the instincts of justice are
stronger than those of grammar, and
hence the average man would rather
commit a solecism than ungallantly
"sguelch the woman in this jaunty fash
ion," as contemporary forcibly puts
! it. Certain writers assert very decided
ly that no pronouns are needed beyond
those we already possess, but this is
simply n dogmatic opinion, unsupport-
ed by the facts. No matter what pc
dants may say in the matter every man,
of dispassionate Judgment must see
that if nearly all the writer's in the
country, learned and unlearned, are
continually betrayed into definite er-
ror Of grammar, and an error which can
be avoided in many instances only BY
either a clumsy circumlocution ora hall
statement, there does exist a radical de-
feet in the language TO cause it. Ii
will be said that English-speaking peo-
pie have managed to get along good
many centuries with the present supply
of pronouns; and this argument sounds,
no doubt, very conclusive to some peo-
pie. 1t is so old aud venerable an ar
gnment that perhaps it ought to re-
ceive little respect; its equivalent was
used when gas, railways and steam.
boats were proposed; and it has at.
tempted to bar the way to every i'm
provement in our civihxation.-APpte.
{ tons Journal
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

OPIUM EATrNo.-Throughout the
whole country, the vice of opium eating
is becoming fearfully prevalent, partic-
ularly in those sections which are sup
posed to be most exempt from this and
kindred social scourges. In the cru
sades against the liquor traffic and the
spasmodic efforts that are periodically
made to promote and advance the cause
Of temperance, our philanthropists ap-
pear entirely to have lost sight of the
monster evil that is growing up in our
midst, and that is year after year as
suming such terrible and alarming pro-
portions. Only the medical faculty
have the means of ascertaining the ex-
tent to which the practice prevails,
and even they can only approximate
the actual figures by a rough es-
innate. 1t is estimated that of ths
whole amount of opium consumed
in the United States, only about
third is employed in its various
forms for medicinal purposes, while
it is maintained that not more than
one fifth is so used. What becomes of
the other four-fifths? This question
is fraught with serious import. There
is not physician or a druggist in the
country who is not conversant with
more than one case of individual ruin
caused by this insidious and almost
ineradicab!e habit. There is hardly a
village in the land that does not num-
ber among its population its proportion
of opium eaters, laudanum drink.
ers, or morphine consumers, and the
sale of these articles is not confined
to the village drug store or the apotb-
ecary's shop, but even the grocers have
a supply of the coveted stimulant for
their regular customers. The familiar
sign displayed in some shop windows,
"If you don't see what you want, ask
for it," has for the initiated meaning
that is we'll understood. Many women
of fashion, and literary men, become
the slaves Of opium; anu concerning the
working classes many tale of woe and
suffering. mental and physical, is to be
found in the medical records of our
great cities. Occasionally they find
their way into the puplic journals,
but they fail to do more than elicit a
passing remark, while the great and
growing evil which threatens eventual
ly to rival in its proportions and the
number of its victims the prevailing
vice of intemperance, is hardly deemed
worthy Of the slightest consideration
at the hands of our so-called philan-
thropists. Not few of the inmates
of our lunatic asylums have been de-
prived of their reason by long and
excessive indulgence in the use of opium,
for insanity is sometimes the result,
and the unhappy victim finds only in
death release from his sufferings.-
Three hundred thousand pounds Of
opium, independent of the supply used
for medicine, is annually consumed in
the United States; comparison with
China shows that we consume more
opium than the Celestials in proportion
to our population. There is certainly
a wide field presented here for great
movement OF the benevolent against the
ruin wrought am ong thousands Of oul
population BY this terrible vice.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

RUNNING FOR OFrIcE-I never run
for office but once. At the earnest So
hcitations Of some of nv friends. in an
unguaried moment allowed myself to
be announced as q candidate for Justice
of the Peace. Previous to this fool
move had been considered decent
kind Of man, but the next dav when
the Bugie came out it was filed with
accounts of my previous history that
would have curdled the blood of a Dig
ger Indian. A susceptible public was
gravely informed that was not At for
the Office. that was almost fool. be-
sides had come West under very sus-
Picious circumstances. / had starved
my deaf old grandmother to death and
then sold the remains TO a soap factory.
] had stolen hand organ from a poor
blind cripple and run away with the
proceeds. j had sold my grandfather :
coffin for fourteen dollars, and buried
the old gent in a boot box. In utter
despair I rushed around 20 headauar.
tiers, Withdrew my name and swore a
solemn swear that / would never in.
dulge in politics again. And / nayc,
rnT'saAAs esM .ijiLs.ts #i.s
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02
A SPELLING LESSON.

We publish the following interesting
account for the benefit Of those of our
readers affected with the photographic
mania, now SO prevalent in all parts Of
the country. 1t may possibly afford
both entertainment and instruction.
The spelling is Websterian, which is
generally regarded as authoritative in
the spelling matches:
The most skillful gauger I ever knew
was maligned cobbler, armed with a
poniard and ferule, who drove ped
dler's wagon, using MULLEN stalk as
an instrument Of coercion, to tyrannize
over his pony shod with calds.
He was Galilean Sadducee, and he
had a phthisicky catarrh, diphtheria,
and the bilious intermittent erysipelas.
A certain sibyl, with the sobriquet of
s'Gypsy," went into ecstasies of cachin-
nation at seeing him measure out a
bushel of pease, taking up two peas at
a time, and try to separate saccharine
tomatoes from a heap of peeled pota-
toes, without dyeing or singeing the
ignitible queue which he wore, or be-
coming paralyzed with severe hemorr-
hage.
Lifting her eyes to the ceiling Of the
cupola Of the Capitol to conceal her un-
paralleled embarrassment, making an
awkward courtesy, and not harrassing
him with mystifying, rarefying, and
stupefying innuendocs, she gave him n
conch, bouquet of lilies, mignonnette,
and fuchsias, u treatise on mnemonics,
a copy of the Apocrypha in hieroglyph-
les, daguerreotyres of Mendelssohn and
KosciusLo, kaleidoscope, a dram phial
of ipecacuanha, a teaspoonful of naph-
tha for deleble purposes, ferrule for n
cane, clarionet, some licorice, a sur
eingle, d carnelian of symmetrical pro-
portions, a chronometer with movable
balance-wheel, a beautiful box of dom
inoes, and cateehism.
The gauger, who was atrifficking rec
tiRer and parishioner Of mime, prefer
red wooden surtout (his choice was
referable to a vacillating, occasionally
occurring idiosyncrasy), wofully utter
lnk THIS RpotneSm Lille Is cneckereu;
but schism, apostasy. heresy, and vii
lainy shall be punished"
The sibyl apologizinglv answered ::
"There is a ratable and allegeable diff
ference between a comfortable ellipsis
and q trisyllabic dipresis.' We re-
Piled in trochees, not impugning her
suspicion, nor haranSuing the audience.
Thus "Gypsy" remained in the ascen-
dant. Her ascendcncv can never again
be queried by any qucasv vulgar quean.
The gaugcr being cachectic aud suf-
fering from ptyalism and an anamic
diathesis. next wen. TO an eleemosyna-
~ institute, near the demesne of the
Khan, where the physician, rhetori-
clan much given to syllogisms. and
snyecdochinal exegcsis of lunar svzy-
gy, gave him chalybeates and antiphlo-
CYSTIC fehrifuges Noticing his coryza,
he prescribed an errhine. and lachry-
.nose. he suspected lachrymal fis.ula,
and advised dacryocy ystosyrinsokataklei-
sis Therenpon he went into hysteric
paroxysms.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

Jusr WHAT He SAYs.-A writer in
the st. Paul Press tells new story Of
Horace Greeley. Horace wrote note
to brother editor in New York, whose
writing was equally bad with his owr.
The recipiento of the note not being able to
read it, sent it back by the same mes
senger to Mr. Greeley for elucidation.
Supposiug it to be the answer to his
own note, Mr.. Greeley looked over il,
but was likewise unable to read it. and
said to the boy: ''Go take it back
What does the d-d fool mean -
AYES, SIR" said the boy, that jusi what
be says" .. ,s,l
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

FRErTINo.-There is one sin which
everybody underestimated, tolerated
with undue tolerance, and quite too
much overlooked in our valuations Of
character 1t is the sin of fretting.-
II is as common as air, as universal -
speech; so common that unless it rises
above its usual monotone we do not
even observe it. Watch any ordi-
nary coming together Of people. and
see how many minutes it will be
before somebody frets-that 10, makes
a more or less complaining statement of
something or ether, which, most proba-
bly,, eSery one in the room, or the stage, or
the car, or the street corner, as it may be,
knew before, and which, most probably.
nobody can help. Why say anything
aboutit? Itiscold, tits hot, it is wet, tits
dry; somebody has broken an appoint
ment, i'll cooked meal; stupidity or
bad faith somewhere he's resulted IN
discomfort. There are always plenty
of things to fret about. The days will
always have more or less bad weather,
or weather inconvenient to somebody's
fixed plan. All men 60 astray, speaking
lies and making blunders, as soon as
they be born. 1t is simply astonishing
how much annoyance and discomfort
may be found in the course of every
days living, even at the simplest, il
one only keeps sharp eye out on that
side Of things. Even Holy Writ SAYS
! xra n "a h,,rn to- trouble as eparkS ffv
upward. But even to the sparks flying
upward, in the blackest of smoke, there
is blue sky above, and the less time
they waste on the road the sooner they
will reach it. Fretting is all time
wasted Oh the road.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02

FINE FIauRrxG.-The other day a
horseradish-looking chap called at a
boarding house and inquired the price
per week. Being answered sfour dol
lars" he said: -Four dollars for seven
days, two dollars for three and half
DAYS. one dollar for one and three-quar-
ter days, fifty cents for day or 30, two
shillings for two meals, ten cents or 50
for one meal. guess III take break
fast with you" But he didn't