The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-07-14

ring the heavy storms OF last fall
the waves washed over the Point,
from the lake into the bay. 1t is to
prevent like occurrence and further
wear that the present work is con-
templated. Would that the only
connection between the Bay of Su-
perior and the lake was at this an
cient outlet!
"Johny, have you learned any
thing during the week % asked a
fond mother of her fve-year-old son.
"Yeth'm."
CIV ell, what is it?"
sNever to lead small trump
when you hold both bowers"
The secret of success, after all,
is not so much in the Unborn talent
SO much prated about, as in every
man having a trade, and following
it strictly. The rat preys upon the
husbaudman's storehouse, and the
human "rats' who, not having a
business of their own, seek to un-
dermine and pull down the business
of others, to gain living, are the
evil of the times. If they would
use half the energy displayed in
their dishonorable and often cruel
warfare upon their fellow men, they
would soon become prosperous and
respectable themselves.
Mr.. S. S. Gardner of lNadena
writes US that the small pox at that
place is under complete control ;
''onlY six cases, no new ones, all do
ing well and nearly ready to turn
loose; no excitement here and no
cause for any. None have had the
small pox but those who have been
in direct contact with it. If only
the truth was told there would be
no cause for alarm elsewhere" We
are glad to hear this. What we
published last week we obtained
from our exchanges and from gen.
tlemen who lately passed over the
road.
Some Of our grocerymen Will
recognize this character. He
enters the grocery store, runs his
fingers into every sugar barrel and
laps up couple of ounces; takes a
nibble at the back of herring
eats handful of nuts then goes to
the cheese, and cuts off slice just
to taste, then, as a matter of course,
must have a few crackers, and Eper
haps before he makes up his mind
20 purchase quarter OF a pound OF
tea, be has eaten up the profits on
50 worth Of groceries. To wind il
all up, after getting trusted for the
tea, he leaves the store munching 9
couple Of apples. This is no pic.
ture Of the Imagination, but reality,
except that the nibbler does not even
always purchase a quarter of 9
pound Of tea.
We are sorry to see our old
friend Lorenzo T. Slayton limpine
about on crutches. He is disabled
by sore leg, the result of injuries
received during his four years OIL
active service in the army during
our late war. We don't know but
that the man who said republics
were ungrateful told the truth, for il
there is any class of men deserving
Of official patronage it is those who
stood III the gap when danger
threatened, and who are painfully
suffering the results of their patriot.
ism and courage, rendering them
unfit for bodily exertion. The coun.
try is full of men like Mr. Slayton,
competent, capable, able to I'll any
position, while the offices are toe
often in the grasp of the politician
or wire puller whose infinite cheek
or services in some ward convention
is his only qualification. 1t is time
the rule was reversed, and we are
tempted to ask what have become
OF the high sounding promises made
to soldiers and sailors of the late
war by the platform Of the Cincin-
natl convention of last year?
EPITAPHs. Here are two from
the old graveyard at La Pointe.
Wis: Greeted to the memory Of
William Scott who was shot as q
mark of affection by his brother"
And "Struck by thunder p is the
startling inscription over the grave
of an Indian chief.
As far as heard from the following
from the grave yard i'll San Diego