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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
I" Cod-Liver" Oil.

The somewhat remarkable statement
and certainly discouraging to invalids-
is made in a California paper that there
is firm in San Francisco who purchase
the thousands of dogs slaughtered by
the poundmaster of that city, OF that
may have been otherwise killed, for
which they pay 40 cents each. The car
cases are conveyed to their mandatory
in San Francisco, where the skins are re-
moved and sold to the tanneries, the
hair taken off and resold to plasterers,
the hide tanned, and the denuded car
cass then boiled in a huge caldron until
the flesh separated from the bones; the
latter are ground to fine powder and
used to clarity sugar, while the oil that
rises to the surface of the boiling mass is
skinned off and made into cod-lver oil
for medicinal purposes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
Yoking Cattle by the Horns.

A correspondent of the Weekly Globe
(Canada) who appears to know what he
is writing about, replies as follows to an
article copied from the Country Gentle
man recommending the yoking of cattle
by the horns " [ would just say that
the yoking of cattle by the horns is the
most cruel way have ever seen. | have
seen more cattle ruined in that way than
by any other method. They call it the
Cuban method in the West Indies. /
claim, Mr. Editor, and know from
experience, that the cattle worked in
Canada yoke can perform nearly double
the work with the same feed, and will
last on the average several years longer.
| will admit that the cattle are more
manageable and cannot crowd, but any
thing further than that experience
teaches me better.
have seen the cattle's horns cut nearly
half off with the fastening around the
horns and also have seen the cattle ON a
vain tongue with a load, with their noses
to the ground, because they are unable to
bear the load. Does it look reasonable
that oxen can bear the same weight on
their heads than they can on their necks ?
Cattle yoked with the common yoke and
bows can 90 on the side of steep hill
better than the one yoked by the horns.
| remember an incident that happened
in the West Indies. Our cattle with
their yoke and bows climbed the side of
hill with all ease, but the cattle yoked
as the Nova Scotia farmer recommends,
slipped, and they rolled to the bottom of
the hill and nearly broke their necks.
Cattle yoked in that way are as helpless
as men with their hands tied behind
their backs. | found in one of their
herd-books on an estate in Jamaica
Island, that they had lost eighty-three
head of cattle by yoking them by the
horns. Valuing these cattle at their
common price, e12 each, the amount is a
nice sum indeed. The estate was very
hilly, but not SO billy but that the yoke
and bow oxen could work with all ease.
| claim to be farmer, but not an adj
vanced one, and | could not let these
absurd ideas pass without replying, as
have seen and know for myself"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
Rapid Growth of Black Hills Towns

Correspondence of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
The growth of towns is wonderful.
Custer City went up in two months
from three or four cabins and about a
dozen miners to 600 houses and 800 in
habitants. Then the stampede came,
and the population dropped to about 600.
Deadwood rose from nothing in one
month to 10000, which population it has
since maintained On Battle Creek,
over the ground of which l passed in
November last, where there were not
20 miners all told, now there is popu-
lation of 5000, three towns, stores, hotels,
ETC., etc. So, too, of Gaysville, above
Deadwood. In Central City, above
Gaysville, | could have purchased lots
for 81. They are now selling for $500
and $500. In Deadwood | was offered a
house and lot last fall for 1925. 1t was
sold this spring for $4,000 cash. Rents
in Deadwood run from $40 and $75 to
500 per month for small, inferior build
ings, and few can be had at these prices.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
FARM AND HOME.
How to Prevent Cow from Taking Her
Own Milk.

OWN MILK.
A Louisville Courier-JounaI CORE
spondent, writing from Texas, June Sd,
says: One of your readers wishes to
know how to prevent a COW from taking
her milk. Let him take an ordinary
halter used for horses, made of heavy
harness leather, with brow band and
throat latch. Make the nose band large
enough for her to feed with ease Then
take strip of some kind of leather the
entire length of the nose band, punch
holes one or one and half inches apart
in this strip, large enough to admit 10
or S-penny nail, and small enough to pre-
vent the head from passing through.
Then insert in each of these holes nail
with the point sharp, and sew or rivet it
on the outside of the nose band, having
the heads between the nose band and
strip, and the points outwards. When
she attempts to suck herself the nails
will prick her in the TANKS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
Household Matters.

SPRUCE BEER.-For spruce beer, take
three pounds of sugar, four gallons of
water, one ounce of ginger, little lem
on peel or essence of spruce to give it a
flavor Stir all together, warm it a
trife, add cupful of good yeast. When
fermented, bottle up close.
PUT beeswax between pieces of paper
or cloth and keep on table close by the
fatiron stand. If the irons get coated
with scorched starch, rub them over the
paper that holds the wax and it will all
come off. Rubbing the iron over the
waxed paper, even if no starch adheres,
adds to the glossiness of the linen that is
ironed
STRAWBERRY JAM.-Allow three
fourths of a pound of sugar to each
pound of fruit. Bruise the berries
slightly, and put them into preserving
kettle to cook. Stir frequently to pre-
vent burning, and let boil for half an
hour. Skim thoroughly, and put (while
boiling hot) into a jar-self sealing, if you
have them, or, if not, put branded
papers on the top of the jam; dip soft
paper into the white of egg, and with it
cover the tops of the jars, pressing it
down thoroughly 50 that the air cannot
penetrate. If the jars are glass, set them
in a cool, dark place, or wrap two or
three thicknesses of paper around them
to exclude the light, as the action of it
affects fruit, especially strawberries, caus-
ing them to ferment and lose color. The
addition of little red currant juice to
the jam improves the flavor. Boil it
with the berries before adding the sugar.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
ACROSS THE STREET.

With blush on check, that comes and goes;
watch her when she little knows;
wonder if she dreams of it,
Sitting AMI working at my rhymes,
| weave il to my verse at times
Her sunny hair, or CLEANS of it.
III.
Upon her window ledge is set
A box of Towering mignonette;
Morning and eve she tends to them
The senseless flowers that do not care
About that loosened strand of hair,
As prettily she bends to them.
Ill.
If I could once eontrive to get
Into that box of mignonette
Some morning when she tends to them
She comes. see the rich blood rise
From throat to cheek! Down go the ewes
Demurely, as she bends to them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
A HOPE.
Slowly we gather and with pain

Slowly we gather and with pain
From many tolls a scanty gain;
We strive to know, but scant our powers,
And short the time and strait the bounds,
And ever unsurmounted towers
The mortal barrier that surrounds
Our being; and the body still,
Imperious slave, betrays the will.
Slowly we gather and with pain,-
But quick the scattering again;
Whether it chance the falling brain
Lets slip the treasure it hath won
Through weary days, or sudden blow
Lays the unshattered fabric low
And all our doing is undonc
Slowly nation builds its life
From barbarous chaos into law
And kindly social ties and awe
OF powers divine. For civil strife
Still opens wide within the walls
Il he yawning gull that Will not close
Until the noblest victim falls;
Or, fierce without, the shock of foes
In one wild hour OF blood o'erthrows
The labor of the patient years;
And when at last the work appears
Complete in stately strength to stand,
Riot with parrieidal blow,
Or mad ambitions traitor hand,
Fierce clutching at the tyrant's crown,
In headlong ruin lays II low,
Or brute battalions tread it down;
Or ease and luxury, and sin.
Fell cankcrs sowH of peace, devour,
Till trappings of imperial power
Hide but the living death within.
But doubtless growth repairs decay,
And still the great world grows to more,
Though men and nations pass away.
But what if at the source Of day
Some cosmic change exhaustS the store
Which feeds the myriad forms of life?
What if some unimagined strife
Should raise 50 high the solar fire,
That all this solid earthly frame
Should in as brief space expire
AS rain drops in a furnace flame?
Yet, your faith is not the scheme
OF priestly cunning, nor dream
Which some fair illusion caught
Our ungrown Manhood childish thought;
If Christmas tells us true, 81 To-day
The Child Divine in Bethlehem lay -
ii He is Man who, past the ken
OF Science in her widest range,
Orders the law OF ceaseless change,
Content we know that lives OF men
Pass as the leaves of Spring away
That time will bring its final day
To the great world itself, secure
The Eternal Manhood shall endure.
Spectator
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14

AN Arkansas weekly lately inserted
the following in the place usually occu-
pied by loaded clippings: "Our re
spected chief being off on his annual
drunk, no editorial appears this week.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14

THIRTY years experience proves the
Graefenberg Vegetable Pills to be the mildest
and most effective medicine ever known for
the complete cure of Headache, Biliousness,
Liver Complaints, Nervousness, Fevers and
diseases OF digestion. Sold everywhere;
price % cents per box. Send for almanacs
Graefenbero Co. New York
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
Good Measure is the WatchWOrd

of honest trade. When you buy Doc
LEY's YEAST POWDER, for sale by all gro
GERS, you get perfectly full weight, just as
marked on the cans, and beside that an ar
ticle made of the very best and purest mate
rial, so that the strength can always be
trusted
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14
THE name Cashmere Boudue

THE name Cashmere Bouquet, as az
piled to Toilet Soaps and Perfumery, is reg
istered and patented as trademark by Col
gate & Co., New York. Purchasers, how
ever, need hardly to be warned against in
Engagements; the genuine article is so uni
versally esteemed as to have made the names
Cashmere Bouquet and Colgate Co.,
nearly SYNONYMOUS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14

PONDS ExTRAcT.-Large sums of
money are spent by the afflicted to find re-
lief from Piles. The Extract is certain
cure of Blind or Bleeding Piles.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14

LITTLE girl has present of rabbits;
when she goes to bed she prays: 40 God
we thank Thee specially for the wabbits
all but the cage; we had that before y
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14

The dry weather in the south has
materially injured both corn and sugar
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-18
The Greeley Monument in Greenwood
Cemetery.

The monument to the memory of
Horace Greeley, in Greenwood, is situ-
ated in one of the finest portions of the
cemetery. 1t stands upon the summit
of Locust Hill, which lies between Oak,
Landscape and Sylvan Avenues, about
a quarter of a mile southeast of the
main entrance. From this site there
are beautiful views in almost every di-
rection. The hill itself, covered with
vaults and elegant shafts, slopes gradu-
ally down to the shore of lake. Far
ther away New York Bay is seen, and
the city beyond. Upon the same hill
are the Clark and Becar monuments
and the Suydam vault. Not far away,
to the east, stands the elaborate Kelsey
monument. The Greeley vault is un-'
derground, entirely hidden. The plain
marble slab which has hitherto mark
ed the resting place of Mr.. Greeley still
remains, inscribed with his name and
the dates of his birth and death. About
the new monument there is circle of
granite two feet in height and % feet
in diameter. The monument itself is
about IA feet high. The pedestal, of
almost plain sections of granite and
with base of four feet square, rises 10
feet above the ground. Upon one side
is bronze tablet with the inscription
Horace Greeley, born Feb. 8, 1911;
died Nov. 29, 1872 Founder of the
New York Tribune" Upon the oppo-
site side is another tablet of bronze, on
which Mr.. Greeley is represented as a
young compositor standing at his frame
setting type. Upon slip beside him
is paper marked "New York, 1881"
Upon the two remaining sides of the
pedestal there are carved on the gran
ite plow and pen upon SCROLL
New York Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-18
A Case Of Premature Rejoicing.

A short time since young merchant
of this city, only recently married, re-
ceived letter from q relative IN Massa-
chusetts stating that by the will of an
uncle just deceased he had become the
possessor of the fourth part of an estate
valued at 100000. He knew he had
been favorite of the deceased, but was
too much engrossed with his business
cares to think much about inheriting
the money of others. He went home
rejoicing, and his family were of course
delighted. 1t so happened that his
wife had issued invitations for a small
party at her house for the next evening,
merely social gathering of few
friends. Our hero Immediately, to make
it something more than cold, formal
affair, and first enlarging the list of in
vited guests, took the whole RESPONSE
bility upon himself of ordering mag
nificent supper and floral decorations
to be prepared by fashionable caterer.
His wife objected to the expense, but
he laughingly referred to the legacy,
and said they could at least afford one
''grand blowout" upon their newly ac-
quired fortune. The party came off,
and was brilliant success. There
were numerous guests, excellent music,
gorgeous flowers, and sumptuous
banquet. His friends heard of his good
luck, and they all congratulated him,
of course. The bill for the entertain
ment was about SE,00O, whereas he had
previously expected to expend about
$50. The affair took place Wednesday
evening, one week ago. On Saturday
he received copy of the will, and
found the bequests were correctly re
ported, but the important fact was
omitted that the estate could not be di-
vided until his aunt was dead and q
younger cousin had attained her ma
jority. The latter event is seven years
distant, and the former may be prolong-
ed twice that period. He will sell out
his future chances cheap.-Neao York
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-18
CHRISTMAS BELLS.

4 ora9Eg Cmismas bells ring forth your joyful lay,
arcd N .uyead the gladsome tidings wide and far !
n ooI sTne tbe glorious, the auspicious day
|leae Nseon first shone the bright and morning
doll M.
ouul fhnes, Rng, 9elIs, it K;,r rlng'
theidbsur Saviour alrVs Of C our fallen race.
with h6 " bosom sacred rapture bring
ensd aa' l'aa VIC anthems u ieoeenins sia'e'
! thaass Of welcome thrill the earth and sky,
Eewra lii swell the universal jubilee.
sih re gns who, from His throne on high,
iug aEs down to set Sins fettered captives free
bWn& Ring with mirthl
fonyd Echo forth
u shAvenly declaration once again:
ll a&aT to God in the highest on earth,
[heuffnR and good will-g00d will and peace o'ard
y, III aen."
eacIflMhe gliding breezes watt your song,
th III Ind reet With happy notes the welcome morn !;
~ n bui anu ciearl the JOYFUL strain prolong-
FlDl3 hshe day our saviour King was bornl
Christmas bells,
- Merry bellsl
"l g With triumphant voice, till Time shall
havN ease,
|erd MT'ry tongue the heavily anthem swells--
..a Uhhrth the praises of the Prince of Peacel
hs tdhTsI the wsrld His wondrous love proclaim
h sA Ginning music, gratulant and sweet,
~ TaTy heart shall bless His holy name,
b6f MHry tongue His praises shall repeatl
he I'll Peace and love
- From above
DaA Alil mankind the holy Infant brings.
hucn Mmll the Christ In whom we live and move |!
In M pam MIN Lord of lords and King of kings /!
-Nes1 York Evening Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-18
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

AN editor wishes no bodily harm to
his subscribers, but he hopes that some
of them in arrears will be seized with a
remittent fever.
A LITTLE school boy in France used
his mouth for q pen-wiper, and was
poisoned nearly to death by salts of
copper in the ink.
THE Boston girl is clever. She brings
her suit for breach of promise, and then
has the trial postponed until she can
reduce her weight sufficiently to go be-
fore the jury as fearful example of the
ravages of blighted affection.-BroOklyn
Argus.
A VIRGINIA CITY (Nev.) Justice be-
came very confidential in his court
room the other day during recess, and
thus discoursed of his wife: ''Most
men make fools of themselves when
they marry. Now, called the turn
when l got spliced. Do you know,
boys, l don't never buy bit of wood
hardly. The old woman is always nos
ing round and snatching board here
and there, an she's so down ON China
men that she does all her own wash
ing. All women amt like her, though.
Most of 'em want to put in ten hours in
rocking chair. My old hen amt had
new dress for three years.
WE were surprised to hear one of our
young men utter these words few days
ago: Il have recently gin up all idea
of the wimmen folks, and come back
to perlitical life. am more at home
in this line than in hontin' the fair sects.
Angels in petticoats and kiss-me- -quicks
are pretty to look at, gin in, but they
are as slippery as eels; when you fish
for 'em and get bite, you find your
self at the wrong end of the hook
you're ketched yourself; and when
you've stuffed 'em with fruits, pastry,
doggertypes and jewelry, they will
throw you away as they would cold
potato. Leastwise that has been my
experience. But I've done with them
now. The Queen of Sheba, Pompey's
Pillar, and Lots wife, with steam en-
gine to hold 'em, couldn't tempt me.
The very sight of a bonnet riles me all
over. ."-Cotorado Springs Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-18
A French Thief's Adventures.

A curious theft took place the other
day in the aristocratic precincts of the
Faubourg St. Honore. A wealthy lady
named Letellier, who resided near the
Church of St. Philippe du Roule, went
to that fashionable church one morning
to say her prayers. Whilst there she
put her hand in her pocket and found
that some one had stolen from her the
bonboantere which she habitually car
ried, and which was very valuable, be-
ing of gold set with precious stones.
Her keys, also, which had been in the
same pocket, had disappeared. She
looked around, but saw no one near
whom she could suspect OF the theft,
her only near neighbor being an ele-
gantly dressed gentleman who was alb
sorbed in his devotions. To him Nine.
Letellier confided the fact of her loss,
and he, putting his hand in his own
pocket, exclaimed that his purse also
had disappeared. He made some re-
marks, tinged with forcible indigna-
ton, respecting the sacrilegious nature
of thief who could so profane con-
secrated edi6ce, and then announced
his intention of going to the nearest
police-st alton to make known his loss.
"And if Madame will kindly favor me
with her name and address," he added,
"I shall take great pleasure in men,
tioning her case at the same time"
The unsuspecting lady impaired to him
her address in full, and he hurried off,
to the police-station as he said, while
Madame Letellier proceeded to pay
call or two, to relate her misfortunes to
other sympathizing friends. On her re-
turn home she was met by her maid
with the announcement that a gentle
man had called, stating that he was
sent by Nine. Letellier's banker to take
her jewelry TO the bank for safe-keep-
ing, that she had hesitated to confide
the valuables to his care, and that he
had then proved his right to take them
by producing her mistress's keys. Con-
sequently, ali Nine. Letellier's valuable
diamonds, and other ornaments as well,
had gone to join her lost bonbonniere in
the possession of the adroit scoundrel
who had SO kindly sympathized with
her at the church.-PGris Letter.
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state of preservation as perfect as
though it were just built. There is
therefore but little reason to doubt that
it was adorned in a most splendid man.
ner. So, I am perfectly sure that the
whole interior of the great hall was
lined with polished plates of bronze or
brass. | believe this the more, as we
see in several ancient authors that the
Greeks had, at very early period,
adorned their houses in this manner;
for we can in no her way explain the
brazen houses and chambers of which
the ancient poets and historians speak.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-18
MERRY CHRIS TMAS.
RY MISS ALCOTT.

BYMIss ALCoTT.
:. ,ss rrsh of early morning,
y 4asa ~ The red burns through the gray,
,'1a,a wiptry world lies waiting
IA Fan the glory of the day..
s,n We hear fitful rustling
I'M int without upon the stair,
y ,ro small white phantoms coming,
Tst,b the gIeam Of sunny hair.
r tbey Christmas fairies stealing
paws of little socks to NIL!
~ ,hsy angels floating hither
ITah iheir message of goodwill:
gsst sweet spell are these elves weaving,
A. Hke larks they chirp and sing:
- these palms Of peace from heaven
! mai these lovely spirits bring:
ssy feet upon the threshold,
,sger faces peeping through,
rtb the first red ray of shine,
Gbsntipg cherubs come In view;
v.t etoe and cleaning holly,
symbols Of blessed day,
!, ibeir chubby hands they carry,
Streaming all along the way.
Esn We know them, never weary
ef this innocent surprise;
guhng. watching, listening always
Win full hearts and tender eyes,
ysile our little household angels,
Whit and golden in the sun,
c,et rs with the sweet old welcome
aNry Christmas, every one"