The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-05-26


time by w elter's steamship line, di-
rect from the battle fields of
Hoffyergottenuff. Hereafter the
foreign department of our paper
will be full of interest, as our new
war editor will walk Spanish, talk
Turkey and be Russian things
generally.
-Hematite as rock, or demtite
as a brick, are nothing new in the
formation of this country. Swine
ford is enough of a go5ogy man to
know that himself. Another thing,
too;-we don't want Swineferd,
when he is writing US an open let
ter in reply to this, to fall back on
Sam Fifelds big feet; because Sam
never falls on his feet.
Half the people of the world
are idle for the want of some over
seeing eye to set them to work. The
advice which Hayden gave the er-
ratio poet Keats. TO settle down to
some definite purpose, needs be
given TO almost one-half of man
kind. There are but very few per-
sons that would not find themselves
comfortably well off if they would
take hold of any one of hundred
pursuits and stick to it. Industry
and economy will make a most
wonderful change in many house
holds.
There IS no truth whatever IN
the rumor that Oliver ST. German
is to take charge Of the geological
expedition connected with the Ca
madam Pacific Railway. Oliver
has big thing where he is and no
inducements held out by the Cana
dian government could prevail up
on him to sacrifice his own mining
interests at home.
Mr.. r. w. French, formerly OF
old Superior, has the contract to
furnish all the material in the hard.
ware line, for the new $4,000 hotel
which is under rapid construction
at Ashland. Mr.. French is, we are
glad to learn. well located and dong
fairly at Ashland. He also is hall
owner in an extensive hardware
store at Priuce Arthur's Landing
with Mr.. Geo. Ii. Kennedy, ar
old Superiorite. Success to them
say we,
We predict a long spell Of
weather. One thing we have
noticed in our long career of use.
fulness, that is the sun always rose
before we did. 1t might as well be
understood now as at any other
time, that when we make a careful
meteorological diagnosis of atmos.
pherical phenomena, we are gen
orally correct We don't want no
Smithsonian Institute man to try tc
palm our researches off as his own
in this matter either.
We had big notion to get ar
extra cut this week when we heard
Sam Fifeld was in Duluth. But
upon reflection we concluded not, as
but few .knew him. lie was bare.
footed and travelling incog. He
showed us some old specimens, and
told us he had been to the Black
Hills and that tie Indians had gone
through him &c-but we know he
lied about it. His eyes stuck out
and he looked pretty hard as he
was twisting cattle's tails, on the
Duluth dock to secure a deck pas
sage down on the Manistee.
Our old fellow citizen Oninda-
kumagut, promised US some rural
items this week for our household
column; but now excuses himself
by saying he is busy kalsomining
his wigwam, whitewashing his nets
and putting up a new lightning rod
&c. We will have communica-
ton from CHS mark" next week.
We notice by the Pioneer
Press that Hank Fifeld was in st.
Paul lately. We want Hank to
come up and see us the next time
he leaves home. st. Paul is quite
chunk of village, and all well
enough in its place; but then if he
wants to see life, let him come up
here and gaze around.
Gen. Bill Knight, proprietor
of the popular Island Hotel at Bay.
field is one of the jolliest and best
natured landlords we ever knew
Bill has novel way of advertising