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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01
SUPERIOR, WIS.,, SATURDAY, DEC. /, 1883.
The Duluth editors have ahan

The Duluth editors have aban-
doned the system of computing popu-
lation on the basis of five persons to
each voter, that system placing them
III very bad light before the public,
and so one of those very cute fellows,
brother Woodbridge of the News COM
pares Duluth with Superior on the
basis of the number of newspaper is
sues made per week in the two towns.
Certainly new, novel and entirely
original basis for calculating the popu-
lation, and the only consolation he can
get out of the plan is, that while he
virtually admits that Duluth has but
about 5000 population, he can reduce
the population of Superior to about
476. Brother Woodbridge says in his
paper of last week:
Superior says we have 5000 peo-
pie. We will grant its assumption for
a moment and do little example in
proportion. If Duluth with twenty
one newspaper issues per week has
5000 inhabitants how many inhabit-
ants must Superior have with its two
issues per week? About 476!
Now he might have passed that off
as pretty good joke on Superior had
his brain capacity not given out with
that effort. But becoming sort of weak
in the upper story he forgot all about
that item, and in the same paper APP
peared the following item:
THE evening Times, in order to
hold its own, has been trying to reor-
ganize on strictly democratic plat
form and tap the bari until the close
of the next campaign, by which time
it expects something will turn up. The
sooner the stockholders of the Times
learn that three daily papers are too
many for Duluth the better it will be
for their pockets"
Now let us apply little of his own
argument on the newspaper basis, and
it does not require much figuring to
arrive at the conclusion that in all
probability Duluth has just about
twenty newspaper issues per week
more than the demand calls for and
this would reduce the population of
Duluth to about 238. OF course we
do not endorse this plan of computing
population, but give it simply to show
the massive intellect of some of those
fellows over there.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01

Peter Cooper once said: "In all
towns where a newspaper is published,
every man should advertise in it, even
if nothing more than a card stating
his name and business he is engaged
in. 1t does not pay only the adver-
tiser, but it lets people at distance
know that the town you reside in is a
prosperous community of business
men. As the seed is sown, so the fruit
recompenses. Never pull down your
sign while you expect to do business, "
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01

A barge drawing fifteen feet of
water attempted to get into Superior
harbor and got stuck in the channel
She remained there until her load
was lightened.
We are free to admit that we were
not little surprised at finding the
above bold, barefaced lie in the col
umns of the Duluth Herald of last
Saturday. The Herald has heretofore
been quite respectable in its tone, and
left the dirty work of lying about Su-
perior to the Times and Tribune. But
the above item convinces us that Mr.
Bunnell, of the Herald, can wollow in
the mire of falsehood as we'll as Mike
Mcclure or the Tribune man.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01
= BOsE WATER.

a curious fact about water is that
it is the rust of the metal known as
hydrogenium. When oxygen com
bines with iron it form a reddish rust,
and the metal becomes in time disin-
tegrated. In this condition it is said
to oxidized, Now, water is simply
oxidized hydrogenium. This metal is
present in the sun and all the planets
in enormous quantities. Indeed it is
said that the human body is composed
of d pals of water, mingled with
some lime, iron, and certain salts.
Chemistry has revealed to Us many
marvels, but none greater than the
composition of common water-Dem-
orest's Monthly for September.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01
Assistant General Odell has su

Assistant General Odell has sue
ceeded Herman Haupt as chairman Of
the executive committee OF the North
ern Pacific beneficial association, and
Division Superintendent Kimberly has
been appointed to fill the vacancy in
the executive committee.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01

Though badly defeated, Ben But
Ter is not discouraged, and promises to
make it lively for the boys in all fut-
ure campaigns while life shall last.
Ben does not seem to have much in
fuence however.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01

1t is quite probable that the next
Congress will restore John c, Free
mont TO the rank of General and put
him ON the retired list. Congress
should do this if it does not. John C..
Fremont deserves better treatment at
the hands of this government then he
has received, and it is not yet too late
to make partial amends for past neg
lect and unjust treatment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01
The war between France ant

The war between France and
China has begun. An engagement
took place at Haidznong ON Thurs
day of last week. This was a French
garrison ar / in defending it the French
lost 80 killed. 1t looks as though
they would have a bloody time Of it
before they get through.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01
OLD PAPERS.

Just the thing for light wrapping
paper, the buttery shelves, and put
ting under carpets, for sale at the
TINES office.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01

Martin Luther, it may truthfully
be said, was the father of our public
school system, and he was also in fav-
or of compulsory education. In one
of his addresses delivered in 1924, he
used this plain and forceable Ian
guage:
IF a state in time of war can oblige
It's citizens to take up the sword and
the musket, has it not still more the
power and is it not its duty to compel
them to instruct their children"
and added: . 1t is my desire above
all things else that every child should
90 to school or be sent there by Il
magistrate
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
Trying to Swallow a Cat.

The Atlanta Constitution of the 10th
inst says: Mrs. Ward lives with and
takes care of Mrs. Ashley, who is par.
TALLY deranged. Day befure Yesterday
Mrs. Ward heard the shrill angry CRY of
cat proceeding from Mrs. Ashiey's
room. At first she paid but little atten-
tion to it, but finally the cats cries
became 40 frequent and loud that Mrs.
Ward entered Mrs., Ashley's room to as.
certain the cause. AS she opened the
door sight that struck terror and amaze.
ment to her heart met her gaze. There,
IN the middle Of the room, sat Mrs.
Ashley. In her hands she held the
hind legs Of cat, while it's head was in
her mouth. The cats cries and struggles
indicated clearly that it was an unwilling
prisoner, and it was also apparent that
Mrs. Ashley firmly intended swallowing
the ntniber of the feline tribe which she
held In her hands and mouth. At first
ilrs. Ward could not see what Mrs.
Ashley was trying to do. but as she con-
tinucd i!'ing her mouth with moro of
tue cats l. cad and neck at each opening
oi her jaws, her intention became appa.
rent. Horrihed ut what she saw, Mrs.
Ward grabbed the cat and attempted TO
take it from Mrs. Ashley but Mrs. Ash.
ley had made up her mind and declined
to relinquish her grip on the cat, aud it
was not until the !uckless quadruped had
been nearly pulled in two that she gave it
up"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30

ing swiftly and rcsistiessly onward to but
one END, destruction; enguliiug hope,
happiness, and strength making parents
chlldless and children orphans manning
the galiows and filling the prisons sap
ping strength, individual and national
ana sweeping thousands of good rcsolu
tions before It's resistiess current rnarshy
ana treacherous its banks, where idiDcy,
lunacy, and crime flourish like rank
weeds.
How chamele0nlike in its aspects |!
AT first how joyous and tempting in its
many allurements to both youth and
age how bright and fascinating in its
promise of forbidden pleasure and lows
, anticipated; how apparently small and
Insignificant as it winds its way in and
out of the events of daily lie; how
cheerful in its frothirg, foaminc conviv;
si!ty; how green The fields, iuxuriant
the shade, and tronical!y magnificent the
fiowers that deck its banks; how easy
the sailing, how unheeded the ripplcs Of
warning against the PROV, or the wrecks
of other lives as they float hopelessly
by!
With what reckless hiality and aJan-
IN the pleasure parties glide along it's
N.-'SoN a. 'o''''iiy VI IlDW swiftly
the shores are receding, and how near
the gloom and despair that are slowly
settling over them Then. the first
roth OF JOY gone, and with the terrible
consequences oftheir action staring them
full in the face, they awake to realiza-
tion OF their dreadful fate, and with
trembling hands endeavor TO steer for
land. Too late: already the ill.omencd
nightmare birds Of deb., dishonor, and
disgrace perch upon ard rend the frail
bark, whore thin boards alone separate
them from the now foamiug waters be-
meath.
Then is the terrible force and swiftuess
OF the current realized; then it is that
hopes and promises and good resolutions
so often fail to turn the doomed craft
from its course; then, too late, that the
foulness aud pollution of the stream are
seen then that the staring and ghastly
faces of dead and-go hope, happiness,
and ambition, dropping astern, are lost
to sight forever. The banks no longer
green and luxuriant, but brown and
scorched the air hot and sulphurous;
thirst intense, craving, dominant delir-
lum Imminent; the joys no longer Joys,
the pleasures now become burdens.
No longer the little ripping stream
that The word "no' might at any moment
turn from its course, but the angry,
see'hing, troubled sea Of drunkenness,
the black clouds Of despair, and the
sulien roar o! the mighty breakers Of
crime, disease, or dishonor, against which
So many once promising lives have been
dashed and hopelessIy wrecked, and
whose CHASTITY skeletons, strewing the
beach or stranded high upon the shore,
tell sad tales of misery, despair, neglect,
and destiiution.
Oh, for breath Of the cool fields
where the golden grain is ripening Oh,
for draught from the crystal stream
that moves the miller's wheel .-Hurpers
Weekly.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
Kelly and .The Old Tlcket.o

CHICAGO, H., August 10, lss3.-Mr.
ii. X. McGrath, of Jefferson City, Mo-,
has received the following letter from
John Kelley:
New YoRK, August ii, 1888.
My Dear Sir: have to acknowledge
the receipt Of yours of the 3rd inst, con-
tanning two newspaper clippings relative
to the Presidential canvass. Permit me
10 thank you for your disposition to as.
sist me. In my opinion we should not bs
too decided in our opinions relative to
the canvass. We should nominate those
who are most available and popular with
the people, and whose records can stand
the test of the investigation. If the old
ticket should be nominated the question
for III to decide in our best Judgment is
whether we could succeed or not. So
far as right is concerned men ought to
act on their convictions of right and bio.
out the disgracefui record that our oppo.
nents made against US in 1877 in Con-
gress.
There have been published in the
Eastern papers articles headed "Histori.
cal Justice" This probably means that
the old ticket should be nominated.
Should 1t be nominated It will be SUP.
ported With as much vigor and effort as
that made in 1876 by US. I am, very
truly yours.
JOHN KELLY.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
Recognized as q Liar.

Uncle Hank Allen was perhaps the
smoothest and most accomplished fiar in
Central New York. Why, the old mans
lies were 80 smooth, go artistic, that,
while listening to them, you imagined
YOU was listening to. Elder Oleveiand's
Bible stories.
One day they were all talking. about
potato. bugs in uncle Hanks grocery,
which was sort of village farmer q club.
Old Hank scratched his head, thought
fully and remarked:
Gentlemen, you don't any of you
appear to know anything about the.
ravenous nature of them potater- bugs.-
You may call me liar, but I've had
potater. bugs walk right into my kitchen
and yaak red.hot potatoes right out Of
the oven. Waiting around the potater;
patch for the second cropl'e 'exclaimed Old I
Hank with Q sneer. !"Waiting9 Why.
confound your eyes, / was up at Town
eend's esore yesterday, and saw potster-
bugs up there looking over Townsehd's
books to see who had bought aesd pota-
ters for next year. Idid, by gosh r. ....
r, me whole grocery was stil! when
heard a pin drop. Finally q Ionp. lean
man from Woodman's Pond raised him
self up near the door. He was evident
ly q new. conner, and was not acquainted
with Mr.. Allen. Pointing his long fin.
ger at Uncle Hank, he exclaimed:
You are a liar - g.
Uncle Hank looked over his glaases ut
the stranger long ard earnestly. Then
holdipg out bis hand he inquired With
"When did You get acquainted with
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
How Ants Bury their Dend.

1t is the general habit among many
species OF ants to bury the dead very
carefully. The following interesting
account is given by an Australian obser-
yer: II saw q large number of ants sur
rounding tho dead ones, and determined
to watch their proceedings closely. Four
or five started off from the rest toward
hiilock short distance away, in which
was an ants nest. This they entered.
and in about FIVE minutes they reappear-
ed, followed by the others. All fell into
rank, walking regularly aud slowly two
by two, until they arrived at the spot
where lay the soldier ants In few
minutes two of the ants advanced and
soak up the dead body Of one of their
comrades, then two others, and so oD
until a.! we're ready to march. First
walked two ants bearing q body, then
two without burden then two others
with another dead ant, and 60 on, until
the line was extended to about forty
pairs, and the procession now moved
slowly onward, followed by an irregular
body Of about 200 ants. G5easic7aliy
the two laden ants etopped, and, laying
down the dead ant, 1t was taken up by
the two walking nnhurdened bchind
them, aud thus, by occasionally relieving
ooeh othS's thoy NtIlSeu at q SANDY spot
near the sea. The body of ants now
commenced digging with their jaws
number of holes in the ground. into
each of which dead ant was laid,
when they were carefully covered over.
This did not quite finish the remarkable
circumstances attending the funeral of
the ants. Some six or seven Of the ants
hnd attempted to run of without per-
forming their share of the task of dig
ging; these we.o caught anu brought
back, when they were at once attacked
by the body of ants and killed. A single
grave was quickly dug, and they were all
dropped into it.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
Decidedly Cool.

An Arkansas volunteer in the Mexi-
can war, riding on horseback, came
across an lllinoisian who told him he was
wounded, and asked to be taken up and
conveyed out of danger. Arkansas
placed him on behind his saddle, and
fastened him to himself with leather
strap. While they were fastening from
danger, grape shot took Illinois head
of, but Arkansas thought he had only
tainted from fatigue and pain. When q
safe place was arrived at, the horseman re-
leased his charge, and seeing his head was
gone, exclaimed: "These Illinoisians
are the greatest liars. Here's rascal
with his head cut off, when he told me
he was only shot in the leg. You can't
believe word these fellows say p'- War
Notes.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30

- A man who was demonstrating to a
crow that there was no such thing as
hydrophobia, was the first to climb up q
BARRIERS pole when small yellow dog
came ru shing down the street.
.-ASyracuse soda fountain exploded
the other day, breaking young mans
leg and his jaw. We have always tried
to impress the female mind with tho fact
that the blamed things were loaded.
Physicians prescribe Browne Iron
Bitters for indigestion, weakness, lev
spirits, etc.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30

- Every man Is religiously inclined
when on his knees,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30
: A Mississippi Senator, Nr. George
works in the field with his son.


- Gen. Grant does not like to travel
on Sunday If he can help it. The other
day Gen. Porter telegrnphed to him in
the Catskill Mountains that directors
car was at his disposal for trip to Long
Branch on Sunday. Gen. Grant politely
declined it, saying: Il always tried not
10 travel on Sunday when I held Office,
and there does not seem to be any reas-
enable excuse for it now"
GIVEN UP BY DocroRs.-"Is It posi-.
BILE TINT Mr.. Godfrey is up and at work,
and cured by 80 simple remedyW
assure you it Ia true tha. he is en-
tirely cured, and with nothing but Hop
Bitters; and only ten days ago bis doc
tors gave him up and said he must die p
"Well adayl That's remarkable! l
will 90 this day and get some for my
poor George-I know hops arc go5d."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-30

= If long Branch correspondent is
to be believed they are wearing very ccol
dresses at that popular resort this sea.
SON: He says: Nothing but coral
necklaces can be seen upon society
bellies this SEASON."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24

THE SUPREME Court Of the Ter
ritory will tomorrow decide upon
the petition of Belle Harris for
release from Imprisonment. The
case can he very simply stated: TIE
lady refused to answer certain
questions which she thought she
was privileged from answering; she
may have been mistaken, but
should there not, in the very nature
of things, be limitation to punish
ment for mistakes? And if this be
the case, has she not been punished
with sufficient severity. The
inficting of a penalty means
simply / recompense, and is it
proper to consider that Miss
Harris has not expiated her offense
The penal code of Utah provides
that crime can only exist where
there is an intention to commit it,
and there is clearly no intention
so to do in this case. If the argu-
ment of the counsel opposing the
petitioner were to prevail, the lib
erty of the citizen would be held at
the caprice of the Judiciary, and no.
body would be safe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24

TIE CONTENTS Of the HERALD
this morning are as follows:
Isr PAeE--Lstest Commercial, Miscsl-
lsneOus, elc
ID PLeE-Correspondenco-New Settle
nents, etc.
SD PAGE - Correspondence The
South.
4TE PAGE-Edi!orials etc.
5TR PkeE-Telegraphic News-Aiscel-
lsneous, etc,
6rH PAGE-Heat From the SnD.
.7rE PAGE - Correspondence Our
French Letter.
9Th PAGB-Grist Mills in Minneapolis.
9TH PLeE-Telegraphic Newa-Miscel-
lsneous, etc.
10TH PAGE-Literature.
nth PGGE-Poetry-A Simile--Tcla-
graphic - The President and the
Irish.
18TH P4GE-Fittesn Years AgO-Local
Items, etc.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24

What is needed at this juncture
Is a revision of the laws. Let the
remedy be made commensurate
with the disease. If men will per-
sist in being brutes, let them be
treated like brutes. It is not what
the humane and decent element
want, to make pugilism and dueling
respectable by light punishment or
no punishment at all. FOrbearance
long since ceased to be a virtue, and
if r0ughs and so-called braves are
able to ply their calling with i'm
punity because of laXity in the laws
themselves or in their administra-
ton, we must have a new deal
throughout. If the shadow of the
peDitentiary produces no gloom in
the minds of those who shoot for
honor and punch for money, let US
see what efficacy there is in the
whipping post or the penal colony.
Let US haYe not only punishment
but public degradation and COM
plete deprivation of all civil rights
forever, and it will be tolerably
certain that thereafter aristocratic
shooting will not be popular and
Sullivans will not achieve such
fame and wealth in a lifetime as
they now acquire in a year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24

''Your Honor" said Costello, "we are
ia a position to show that this mans
name is not Belmont, or at least that he
has u .ed another name"
eYou lie, sir!' shouted the witness,
springing half way from his chair, and
bringing his cleuched fist down with such
violence ON the arm that the sound
&c oed around the court room. His face
was flushed, and his eyes seemed starting
from his head as he gave the lie to Mr..
| Costello, but the excitement passed away
almost instantly, and einking back in his
chair, Mr. Belmont turned to the court
and said: 81 beg your Honor's pardon;
| l don't mean to be in contempt of court,
but this is beyond human endurance"
After some further firing,
Mr.. Belmont said:
e'I will SWEAT, Mr.. Bangs, was car
rird away Into using an expression which
should 1ot have Used, but which is ex-
sctly true. But I will explain that years
and yesrs sgo, because L was very
young NJ hardly 21- and Entrusted
with great interests, and from the mo.
meut | took an interest in politics, the
opposition Bounced upon me with the
most Infamous lies, one OF them by
man who is dead now, whom l hsd be-
irisuied, and who came to me after
ward and went upon his knees and beg
ged my pardon for defsmiag my poor
mother" AS he said this Mr.. Belmont's
voice faitered and he almost broke down.
SUDDENLY recovering he exclaimed ener-
gettically: 81 bear the name Of my
father and my grand father, and am
known by that name where was born,
-hoDorablY born-I swear it! wish l
we're 20 years younger. and not holding
position of trust. No man should then
say anything different to mel"
Every fair-minded man who
reads the account of the trial and
the disreputable course pursued by
Devoy's attorney, must regret that
the libeller was not punished mora
severely. His whole object was to
extort money from the Belmonts
by defaming them. and what is
more villainous and cowardly, at
lacking the reputation of the
mother. The punishment provided
by the law Is never too severe for a |
depraved wretch like Dewey.
August Belmont is not only one
of the most honorable men in New
York, but ne is in the front rank of
sturdy and consistent democrats.
For many years he was chairman
of the democratic national COM
mittee, and administered its
affairs in a way to COM
mand the confidence and admiration
of his party, and win the hearty dis
like Of the enemy. If the demo-
cratic leaders were actuated by the
honesty and faithfulness to prin-
ciple that have marked the career of |
Belmont the course of the party
would have been marked by |
fewer defeats, and of course
more triumphs. No one has
ever believed the wicked SLAM
ders uttered against him by the red
Fenian hoWlers, hence the |
vindication in court is of moment |
only as Furnishing one of the many |
depraved Wretche5 who unfortun-
ately get control Of types and ink,
only to abuse the profession of |
journalism.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24
DIED.

NIxoN.-In the Twenty-frst Ward,
Salt Lake City, June sd, 1888, Thomas
Hope Nixon. sged 81 years, 8 months,
and l day.
Deceased was born in Middlewich,
Cheshire, England. baptized q member
of the Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints in 1912; emigrated to Utah in
1866; was a teacher of the Twenty first
Ward Sabbath School.
Funeral services at 4:SO p. m, 10 the
TweBty-frst Ward Meeting House,
Friends Of the family respectfully
invited.