The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-10-12

and the flowers lie Wlthered and
sere, when the forest puts on its
annual robes Of scarlet and gold,
when the breeze becomes fresher
and more bracing, when the crack
Of the gun reverberates through the
silent aisles of the woodland, when
everything has a tendency to make
man pause and mediate upon the
uncertainties and vicissitudes Of
life, what is sweeter than to sit on
rail fence and peacefully devour
raw turnip.
In another column Mr.. Geo. M.
Smith gives his views on the agri-
cultural capabilities of our soil. Be-
ing an old settler here and having
travelled extensively in other counties
and states, and withal, close OBJ
server, Mr.. Smiths views are en-
titled to considerable weight, if his
testimony could add anything to. the
already very generally admitted
opinion that the red clay soils of
this county, when once brought in
to subsection, stand without a rival
anywhere for the raising of all the
grains, grasses and roots commonIto
this climate. The early settlers of
California thought the soil would
produce nothing. Now the wheat
and fruit products of that State is
worth more money than the yield
of gold. The early settlers here
thought the soil was not good for
much, or that it would not pay to
cultivate it. Now after 25 years
they are just finding out that it will
yield 80 to 40 bushels of wheat to
the acre! Let many of the grum-
blers here go to work in the soil, and
they will stand a much better
chance of regenerating the place
than by waiting for "Flournoy ct.
al." to pay their delinquent taxes!
On the main shore of the ST.
Louis River lust south of the Big
Island, hid away in thick grove
of evergreens, is lonely grave. A
wooden paling encloses neat head
board, painted white, into which is
inserted a pane of black-stained
glass bearing in clear-cut letters the
following touching inscription:
| LYDIA Adlaida johnson
Born July II, 1856
| Died Nov. 9, 1853.
"a breath of air is life,
All vanity and strife;
The grave alone has lasting peace,
Here tears and all affection cease"
The little child was the daughter
of Andrew M. johnson who former
ly lived within a few rods Of the
grave in log house, the body Of
which is still standing. Mr.. John
son now resides in Chicago, and is
an agent for the Gun ard line Of
ocean steam ers. We first saw the
grave in 1860, and never visited it
again until last week. The lapse
of ls years seemed to have made
very little difference in the appear.
ance of the paling or board.
But the trees have grown up thick
and strong all around the lonely
sleeper's last resting place as if to
shield it from the intruders gaze
and the worlds rude storms.
We call attention to the card
of Mr.. D. A. Petre, Druggist, Du-
luth. Mr.. Petre has recently pur-
chased the drug stock OF DR.. Wal
bank, and will continue business in
the latters old stand. He has Sc
cured the services of 4 Mr.. 7. A.
Towns a thoroughly competent
druggist of whom the Duluth Tri-
bune speaks as follows:
F. A. Towns formerly of New
Hampshire, who visited this city
during the past summer and who
made while here, quite number OF
pleasant acquaintance, is now pre-
scription clerk in Douglas Petre's
drug store. Mr. Towns is a pro.
fessional druggist, and, as we be-
lieve, thoroughly competent and
reliable one. To prepare himself
fully for that business he took a
very thorough course in chemistry,
under the instruction of a quite eel
ebrated English chemist, DIR. Char
les Goesman. He then served hi.
time in learning the drug business,
and after that, he was engaged in
that business for himself, some
eight years. Mr.. Towns is strictly
temperate, and an exceedingly
pleasant and courteous young gen
tleman, and, as we believe, a thor.
oughly worthy one. We congratu-
late Mr.. Petre upon his good for
tune in securing the services of SO