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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24

Look to your stove pipe.
Clean out your chimney.
Encourage home enterprise.
Another quire added to the cir
culation Of the TINES this eek.
Buy your goods from home
merchants.
Get your election tickets at the
TINES office.
Sheriff Desimval has gone on a
little tri p to the west.
In a few weeks we expect to
enlarge the TINES to seven column
paper.
The elegant residence of G. G.
Jones, in Duluth, with its costly
furniture, was destroyed by fire last
week. Partly insured.
Hundreds of dollars may be
added to the value of property by
judiciously planting fruit and orna-
mental trees.
We breath easier now. The
new counterfeit 81 900 notes now in
circulation can be detected by their
GREASY feel"
What is left of the machinery
of the old water power mill at Iron
River, is being hauled up to town
for James Bardon, who has pur-
chased it.
Mr.. Garriety is still hauling
supplies to Staples numbering camp,
work in which is ordered TO be con-
tinued till April 10th.
In town the roads are bare, dry
and dusty, but five or ten miles
back from the lake there is snow
enough to make Indifferent sleigh
ing.
One of Peyton & Kimbalrs
horses was quite severely cut last
week by breaking through the ice
near Munger & Gray's mill.
L. N. Smell, of Thomson, was
IN town this week to see what ar
engagements he could make for the
getting out and saving of cedar
fence posts.
Notice the change in the time
card of the L. S. g. NJ r. r..
Trains now leave Duluth at A. NJ.
and arrive at st. Paul at 500 P. NJ. !;
leave ST. Paul at $50 A. NJ. and ar
rive at Duluth at 4.2OP.M.
The first Lake Superior steam
cr is now expected to leave Duluth
on the 18th Of April, and already
considerable flour has been for
warded from Minneapolis for ship
ment to the Eastern markets Hvia
the Lakes. st. PauI Pioneer Press
We learn that the auction sale
at Zachan's brought in between
six and seven hundred dollars. Our
people need not talk Of hard times
and scarcity of money when they
can spend the above amount for
articles that they probably would
not think of buying except under
the stimulus Of an auction sale.
The failure of Capt. Ward, of
Detroit, Michigan, announced in
these columns few days since, will
not affect the running Of Ward s
line of steamers on Lake Superior
u speclal arrangement having been
made with the creditors in regard to
these vessels, and the agency at
Duluth TO remain undisturbed. st.
Pad Pioneer Press.
In the case OF Geo. L. Brooks
VS.. Douglas county, for judgment
upon county orders the Court, at
the Polk county term, upon motion
of District Attorney Richie, en-.
tered an order ruling out the plain
tiff's complaint on the grounds that
it contained several causes of &C.
ton not separately stated and to
which the defendant has separate
defenses; plaintiff to pay ten dollars
costs to the county. The ruling in
the Douglas case was likewise in
favor of the county.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24
$500 LOT.

One set Gold Front Pin and Ear Rinps
One Ladies' Long Neck Chain.
One elegant Locket for the above.
One Ladies +" Pompadour" Watch Chain
One rair Stone Sleeve Buttons.
One pair Engraved Sleeve Buttons.
One Amethyst Sto- Ring
One Gents Large Seal Ring.
One Ladies' Band Engagement Ring
One set Spiral Shirt Studs.
One Gents Lake George Diamond Stud.
One Beautiful Scarf Pin.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24
The Superior Times.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

his paper is kept on file in the Office of
L. r. Booth, General Eastern Agent, Chicago
& North Western Railway, 415 Broadway,
New York City. Our friends, when in New
York, are cordially invited to call in and read
it at any time. They will always be welcome.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24

nlar10-17-Gn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24

To Our HOME READERS -
Town and County orders are re-
ceivcd at par IN payment of ad-
vance subscriptions to the TIMES.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24

Great Failure of the MiItons @ old .JeweIrv
Company in London.

Their Entire Raise
ahe
Vgin Gold
than etenthpa oft h eN"~~41
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24
JAMES BARDON,
Real Estate Agent,
CrDrpYop yVrocoNcrN
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.

OUPERIOK, w ISCONSIN.
Will buy and sell lots in Superior, Duluth
and neighboring towns and lands surround
Ing, pay taxes for non-residents in any county
in Wisconsin or Minnesota, and transact a
general real estate business
Makes speciality of locating lands along
the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad
with the Bonds of the Company.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24

To every new subscriber who pays
us So 90 or its equivalent in value,
we will send the TIMES, for one
year and present Autograph copy
of our "New Sectional Map of
the Country around the Head
of Lake Superior" This map
shows, upon scale of two miles to
the inch eUarx
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24
DULUTH and SUPERIOR

and the government improvement
thereon, the DYKE, DULUTH
CANAL, BREAKwATEB, ELEVATORS,
BLAST FURNACE, Docks, ETC., etc.
1t also shows the exact locations
of Duluth and Superior with their
several Additions and Divisions,
Opeota Shirt Lake Ron du lac.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
The Truth-Teller,

1t Is worth while now and then to have
what is called the truth told you about your.
self. There are times when such truth-telline
is OF great and immediate service. But have
noticed that persons who plume themselves
upon speaking the trxth to their neighbors are
persons who really have have no.special devo-
ton to truth, but who have, on the other
hand, passion for making people uncom-
portable. They do not love their neighbors;
they hate them, or are Indifferent to them.
With them so-called truth-teling is merely a
form of self-indulgence.
How would it do, the next time the village
truth-teller comes around, for you to tell the
truth to him2
"Kind friend, thank thee for telling me
that my daughters manners are rude, and
that my uncle, the parson, should be spoken
to about his method of public prayer, and
that my Sunday best -go-.o-meeting stoye pipe
hat is two seasons behind the times; but let
me reciprocate thy kindness by informing
thee that thou art selfish old gossip, without
enough brains to perceive the whole truth
about any situation, but only silly half
truth, or miserable distorted-truth, which,
from the best of motives, advise thee to keep
to thyself. ."-T''The Old Cabinet" Scribner
for Julv. -s-t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
New Series-Vol. 17-No "a

Q silver dollar would never circulste very
largely, on account of its weight, and that II
| il should be coined as full tender it will bt
held principally by the Treasury and banks,
and to be represented largely by paper money,
principally by one and two dollar bills. The
advocates of the single gold standard will
most likely agree to any proposition that does
not involve the expulsion of the gold coin
from the country; further than that they will
not go. and, although they are quiet just now,
they will present powerful opposition to any
plan which is likely to deprive the country Of
the advantages of gold as the principal money
Of payments.
DIR. Linderman, director of the mint, who
foresaw the great decline which has taken
place in the value of silver, and the practica-
bility of substituting silver coin in place of
fractional currency in advance of the full
resumption of specie payments, is understood
to entertain the opinion that there win be in
the near future relaxation in the European
demand for gold coinage purposes to an
extent sufficient to render possible the acqui-
sition and accumulation in private hands as
well as the public treasury of the additional
stock of gold required for resumption in the
United States.
DIR. Linderman bases his opinion chiefly on
the fact that Great Britain, France, Germsny,
the Netherlands Belgium and the Scaninavian
States are all amply supplied with gold, and
that Russia, Austria, Italy and Spain will be
for some years to come, to adhere
10 irredeemable paper money, and will not re-
4uire, or be able to procure, any considerable
quantity Of the precious metals.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
SILVER AND GOLD.
The Three Propositions Before
the Country for tine Use 4
of silver. ~
A Washington special to the Cincinna

A Washington special to the Cincinnati
Times says: l4l taa iaq -
There has been considerable discussion and
consultation here, during the past week. in
reference to the silver question The various
plans may be briefly outlined as follows:
First-The coinage for depOsitors Of asilyer
dollar of 41aa grains, with unlimited legal
tender power, which, il adopted by Congress,
it is believed by those most familiar with the
subject, would place this country substantially
upon the silver stand, and for several years to
come. This dollar would be legal tender in
the payment of all duties, public and private.
and receivable for customs duties :
Second-The coinage of q dollar Of the same
weight and fneness, on Government account,
and issued in exchange for United Safes
notes. This may be termed the Sherman
plaa. This would require United States bonds
and customs duties to be paid in gold.
Third-The making Of the subsidiary silver
coin exchangeable at the Treasury, at par,
for the full legal tender money, and no issue
to be made after the issue of 10000, 900
authorized by existing laws, except in ex-
change and for the full legal tender money.
Also, to make the trade dollar legal tender
to the amount of 800, and coin it on Govern
ment account. This plan is Substantially that
recommended by the director Of the mint in
his last annual report. ii'a
Notwithstanding the conflicting reports As
to the views of the President and Cabinet, It
is considered probable that the Sherman plan
will receive the support of the Adminissra-
ton. p-H NA.1
The persons who urge an unlimited legal
tender dollar with, unrestricted coinage, for
depositors, are divided in opinion as to what
tho weight of the dollar should be. Those
from the northwest prefer ''the dollar of the
fathers" or of 420f grains, while Senators
Jones, Bogy, and others, favor dollar Of
400 grains, in order to make the relative valu-
alton in The gold and silver coinage % to
l53, or the same ratio - the French.
{. Thsrs seems 70 be general belief here that
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

Mr.. Delaplaine, the Charge d'Affaires oi
the United States at Vienna, furnishes to the
Department of State the following interesting
information concerning certain remarkable
war resourse of Turkey, the so called Treas
ures of Islam.' The Sheikh-ul-Islam has re-
Gently sent delegation of Doctors of the Law
to the Cherif Of Mecca, q direct descendant
of the Prophet, for the purpose of demanding
funds to be applied in defense of the Islam
faith. 1t is customary on these solemn occa-
sions for the Cherif to assemble the College Of
the Elders charged with the guard Of
the Prophets tomb, which will de-
eide upon the appropriate sum to be furnished
to the Sultan from the 1reasure of Islam in
order to aid him in the war against Russia.
This treasure is formed from those annual
offerings Of the pilgrims which are accumla-
ted in the Kasbah of Mecca. These sepul-
chres, which serve as offertory chests, are
placed within the court of the Mosque. Each
pilgrim daily casts into one Of these coin AZ
an offering. which constitutetthe aims prescrib-
ed by the Koran as one of the essential ele-
ments Of the pilgrimage which every Mnssul-
man should make at leatt once in his lifetime
to the tomb of the Prophet. Accordingly,
every year about one hundred thousand pill
grims come to Mecca, who sojourn there
month; consequently sum Of at least three
millious of francs are annually received In
these ofertory chests. Every pilgrim depos-
its, in fact, an offering varying in amount ac-
cording to his means, but which on the ave-
rage may be estimated as equivalent to five
francs at least per day. Considering that there
are rich Mussulmans whose offerings attain
even the amount Of one hundred thousand
francs during their pilgrimage, that the re-
suit is that the Cherif of Mecca receives on
the average the value Of fifteen millions of
francs in annual offerings. One of the offer
tory chests was opened during the period of
the Russo Trukish war in 1923. Several large
sums were withdrawn, but il was afterwards
again closed A second chest was opened in |
1854, during the Crimean war, but the third |
has not been opened since 1415, during pa
Rod of now four hundred and sixty-two !
years. IHasmuch as the annual concourse Of |
pilgrims has rarely fallen below one hundred |
thousand, it is coniectured that with most |
liberal allowances the accumulat6n of money
in the last named offertory chest cannot be
less than two hundred and fifty million francs,
and it is fully believed that the total amount
Of the Treasure of Islam will exceed six
hundred millions Of francs, and even attain
much higher sum.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

SPEvKNe of the presentation Of the free
/; dom of London to Gen. Grant, the Herald
says: In Loudon the freedom OF the city has
decided point. That part of the British
metropolis called ''The City" has its own mu-
nicipal government, the remainder of London
being governed by Parliament. So far is this
the case that the Lord Mayor has within the
city limits privileges which take precedence
of all the royal family except the sovereign,
and the sovereign, by custom, cannot enter
the city unless the Lord Mayor gives formal
permission. The Freedom of the city is
thus seen to be no ordinary courtesy. 1t is
-proffered by the corporation of the city only
to eminent characters, and the occasions are
not frequent. 1t is consequently regarded as
one of the most marked compliments which
can be paid public man. The ceremony is
an impressive one. Citizens meet at Guild
hall and vote to give the invitation, after
which the party concerned, being notified OF
the warrant, appears before the City Cham
berlain and receives his formal permission.
His name is placed in book Kept for the
purpose, together with the names of the vari-
Gus officials who vouch for his good citizen
ship. The Chamberlain administers an oath
of fidelity, and gives him gold box contsin-
ing parchment promising the franchise of
a Freeman of London" to him and to his
children dwelling within seven miles of the
city. Nor is this barren privilege, for the
holder of it has certain valuable rights and |
if he chooses to insist on them. |
He may engage in retail trade without being |
taxed, and if his children become orphans
they may he made the wards of the city.
There are variors other privileges which we
need not specify. Among the persons who
have been invested with the Freedom of the
City are General Blucher, NJ. Theirs, the Em-
oerors of France and Russia, the Shah of
Persia, and the Sultan Of Turkey.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

effects of their ewn pernicious EXAMPLE. II
is trife irritating to listen to their disclaim-
ers of sympathy with the ''extremists," !" who
have made temperance kissing and . by
word among respectable people. It is 9 bit
rssping to the original Adam in an old-fash-
ioned tectntaler, who has denied himself that
be might save his fellows, to be told that he
is looked upon by the people Of the new de-
parture as fanatic; but he understands exact
ly what that means, and should forgive it and
forget it..
1t is a comfort and encouragement to know
that the results of intenperance have become
50 well appreciated that '.men of moderate
views" cannot keep on with their wine-drink-
ing without doing something against their
consciences. 1t is even amusing to see them
hold to their wine-glasses with one hand,
while they gesture furiously with the other
about the abuses Of the excise law, and stand
upon their rights as freemen, gentlemen, and
Christians, with one foot, while the other is
lively in kicking the illegal rum-seller.
But we would not make fun OF them, for,
however much they may be blinded as to
their own position and the position Of those
principles and policy they have derided for 50
sany years. they are to be congratulated that
hey have awakened to the fact that some
hing must be done, and that they hsSe a duty |
o discharge in the matter. Nay, we are will
ng to go farther than this, If they prove |
themselves to be in earnest We will fellow |
heir lead, knowing, of course, where an ear
,estly pursued purpose will conduct them.
All the earnest workers for temperance land
n common conclusion; ard the total alb
tainer may be sure that if these men are in
arnest they will soon be in his company.
There is no help for it, as he has thoroughly
earned by experience and observation.-lDr.
|. G. Holland; Scribner for July.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

Mr.. PACKARD of New Orleans, was be-
sieged by a swarm of newspaper reporters in
Cincinnati, but they all succeeded in extract
ing nothing from him save that his trip north
has no political Significance, and that he is not
talking politics now. To The Gazette repor-
ter he was q little more communicative than
to the others, saying: "Nicholls is in and
am out, and that's all about it. There has
been no change in affairs; the country is SIM
ply waiting to see what the result will be,
whether the colored will be more oppressed
than in the past. There isn't much trouble in
the State; occasional outrages, as in other
States, but very little except during election
times l suppose you know that when the
Republican party went out of power it went
out to stay. An effort may be made at the
next election, but it won't avail anything
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
The New Temperance Movement.

There seems to be revival of the popular
interest in the temperance question, not only
in this country, but in England. Indeed, it
seems to us that the peculiar phase which the
revival presents in this country is born of the
English facts The terrible state of things
in that country among the poor, which has
given rise to such noble efforts for temper
ance by Cardinal Manning, haa reused, at
last, the ecclesiastics of the English church,
and it is becoming quite respectable now in
England to work for temperance. That
makes it respectable here, of course, and it is
really very encouraging to see wine -bibbing
clergymen and church members trying in .
moderate way, to counteract the Legitimate
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
Ravages Of Mice in Different
Countries.

/ Iuo ulct0ioi Oi the ilItl6 00fO-mIc6
is done SO very quietly and adroiIly
that few are ever caught at it, and
much OF the blame Is put on the moles,
squirrels and woodchucbs, that have
enough sins of their own to answer for.
The meadow mouse of Europe, which
is very like our own, forty or fifty
years ag0 came near causing O famine
in parts OF England, running the crops
before they could get fairly started, and
killing almost all the young trees in
the orchards and woods. Mere than
30 900 of the little rascals were trapped
10 one month in single piece of forest,
beside all those killed by animals.
About u year ago, too, similar dis
aSier was threatened in Scotland, where
millions OF mice appeared, and gnawed
eli the young grass at the root just
when it should have been in prime
condition for the sheep; and when that
was all gone they attacked the garden
vegetables. The people lost vast num-
bers OF sheep and lambs from starva-
ton, and thousands of dollars worth
of growing food; but, finally, by all to-
gether waging war upon them, the
pests were partially killed off. The
mice did not in either case come sud
denly, but had been Increasing steadily
for years previo, Q. because the: game
keepers had killed so many of the
"vermin" (as owls, hawks, weasels,
snakes, etc, are wrongly called) which
are the natural enemies of the mice,
and keep their numbers down. Farm.
ers are slow to learn that it doesn't pay
to kill the birds or rob their nests; but
the boys and girls ought to understand
this truth and remember it. In this
country, the greatest mischief done by
the field mice is the gnawing of bark
from the fruit-trees, so that in some of
the Western States this Is the most
serious difficulty the orchsrdists has to
contend with. Whole rows of young
trees In nurseries are stripped of their
bark, and Of course die; and where
apple seeds are planted, the mice are
sure to dig half OF them up to eat the
kernels. This mischief is mainly done
10 the winter, when the trees are pack
ed away from the frost; or, il they are
growing, because then the mice can |
move about concealed under the snow,
and nibble all the bark away up to the
surface. Rabbits get much of the
credit of this naughty work, for they
do good deal oft on their own sc-
The gardner has the same
often finding, when he un-
covers rare and costly plant In the
spring, that the mice have enjoyedI
good winter quarters In his straw COW
ing, and have been gnswing to death
his choice roses. Millions of dollars,
perhaps, would not pay for all the
damage these small creatures thus ac-
complish each year In the United
States, and / fear they will become
more and more of plague If we con-
tinue to kill off the harmless hawks,
owls, butcher birds and snakes, which
are the policemenappointed by Nature
10 look after the mice, and protect US
against them.-[St. Nicholas for July.