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H. HAAS,
Cotton Factor
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CoMM1<sIoN MERCHANT.
No. So Carondelet Street,
p. 0. Box 27l7. New Orleans
Liberal advances made on shipments
of Cotton, Rice and other Produce also
advances made to Cotton, Rice and
Sugar Planters OBJ 1st MCrtgags Sc
Curly.
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LOCATION most healthy and
pleasant, or the Alexandria Branch
Of the Morgan N. O. and Texas
R.R. - miles by rail from Yer.
miIionville. Beautiful Fairgrounds
and avenues of oak trees Bull
D1NGS comfortable. CHURCH
new and magnificent, divine SER
vice impressive. FARE substantial
and wholesome. EDUCATION pa.
tcrnal, cnltiyating the heart as
well as the Mind. Classical, Sci
entitic and Commercial Courses.
Special attention paid to Book.
keeping and Penmanship. TERMS
moderate. Per Session Board,
Tuition. Wasting $3.50, Bed & Dcd-
ding $40, Medical Fees lO.-F'irst
Entrance Or matriculation Fee 10.
-OPnNING of Session 1889,
October 18th REFERENCES:
Preside MT of st. CHARLES College
Jesuit Fathers, n o.
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TOR

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wealthy those who do not improve their on
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Their own l~osai.ties ANY ono Can 10 the work
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
Chestnuts and Chestnut Trees in Italy.

[From the london Daily News.J
Siguor Schira, inspector general of
forests, IL au interesting report, says,
among other things, that the famous
chestnut tyee on Mount Htna, which
still lives, measures sixty-four meters
III circumference at its base. It's age is
estimated diiierenly-sone attribute TO
it T. 600, some 1000 wears, and recent
studies give it at least so years. There
are some other famous chestnut trees
III Italy, notably one in Montamiata, IN
Tuscany. The deplurable custom of
late years to destroy The forests has de-
pflved Italy Of many noble chestnuts,
but 1t IS to be hoped they VIII be pro
tected by the new scheme OF the minis
ter Of agriculture for TewOodiDg the de-
nuded mountains. Ia the north of italy
the chestnut grows at an altitude of
from 400 to 800 meters above the level
OF the sea; IN sunny situations even at
Il 200. In the south the zone of growth
| Is between 500 and 200 metres above
the level Of the sea. Almost all tue tai
ian provinces cultivate the chestnut,
these trees occupying q total superdce
in Italy Of about 496. ia acres. The
| most are found III thesprovinces of Lnc-
ca, SoL drio and Genoa. Ia Lucca, for
example, 1852 per thousand acres Of
| the territory are occupied by the chest
nut. The otalannual produce of chest
nut (fruit) is about 5,798, 436 quintals.
Those of Cuueo are best, both for quail
ty and quantity. The expectation is
10000 quintals at profit of about 3
100000 francs. There are several
methods Of preserving the fruit-from
sugavirg the cbestnuts to slightly boil
ing and then drying them, or laying
them, when newly gathered in Novem-
Der, among perfectly dry sand in vases,
and burying the vases IN dry earth.
where they will remain fresh and good
untIl the next June.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
What is Demanded of Reporters.

[From the Boston Transcript
"This viii never do. said local edi-
tor to the new reporter. fYou say that
The man w0s killed. That is too tame.
You should have said that he was crush
ed into q shapeless mass, or, his 'reeking
corpse presented a gastly sight. Then
you make the bald statement that the
doctor was not needed The services
of the physician were not called into re-
quisition'-that's how you should have
put If. That's journalism, that is. Then
you say nothing of the 'sickening spec
tacle, and you are painfully neglectful
of the fact that the mans features
were distorted out of all semblance of
humanity, and you haven'ta word to say
of scattered fragments OF Of blood
or bruises, or 3 the screams of the bor-
rfed spectators. No, it will never do:
journalism has no use for You, young
man. Go into something more congen-
ial; go into the ministry, or secure the
position Of lecturer to a deaf and dumb
asyIum
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
HERE AND EsaEEFF2.

Two companies Of rcEulaIs we're recently or
dered from Fort Sill to Fort Reno. to replace
troops sent il pursuit Of the Oklahoma raid
ers. The former party encountered a blizzard
of such severity that on their arrival at Their
designation tifty-seyen men we're sent TO the
hospital
AT a meeting of the board of directors of the
Western Union Telegraph Company at New
York, on the 10th inst, the papers were form
ally signed leasing all the lines aud property
of the Mutual Union Company for ninety-nine
years.
TIE death roll on the 10th inst. includes ex-
Gov. Marshall Jewell, Of Connecticut. who
died after short illness Of acute pneumonia,
Charles r. ThoTne. q well-known leading
man of the Madison Square Theater. of New
York; Gen. 6. f. Granger, of Maine, a volun-
teer officer of the rebellion: William Words
worth. Of England, the last surviving son of
the poet; John ". Hopkins, a leading Michi-
gan lumberman Of Grand Haven, and Gen.
John A. Kellogg, of Wausau. Gen. Kellogg
was only Ill two or three weeks; his disease was
neuralgia Of the heart. He was on old resi-
dent OF Wisconsin, and served with distinction
IL the war of the rebellion. Gen. Kellogg en-
tered the army as lieutenant in the Fifth Wis
consln heglment, and was mustered out as
commander Of the famous Iron Brigade, Wit
the rank of brevet brigadier general.
CAPT. PAYNE, the Oklahama raider. has bsen
captured with his entire outfit. and will be
turned over to the civil authorities at Fort
Smith.
PERRY H. SMITH. Chicago millionaire. Is
insane and an appHcatonfor a eonservator has
been filed.
WHILE officiating at a marriage in Peru, H.,
on the night Of the 9th INST, Rev. George F,
Bronson, pastor Of the Congregational Church
q La sale, fell dead at the feet of the coupIe
Just as he had pronounced them man and wife.
CRAs. BALDwIS SEDGwIcK. a congressman
fIom 1858 TO 1862. died at Syracuse n. Y. on
the 7th inst. aged 6S years.
Ex-Gov. DAVIS died a Austin. Texa :. on the
7th inst, after a short illness.
THE principal chief of the Usage Indians.
Joseph Pawnee Nopawash, is dead. aged 4s.
He ruled the Osages for more than twenty
years.
AMONG the combinations oy the senate on
the 7th inst. were the following: Yyman L.
Lincoln, OF Iowa, IS agent at Fort Beiknap.
Postu asterS. Louis s. Fisher, Sparta, Wis.,:
Mrs. Maggie B. AIkeus Canton, Oak; Chas
". REYNOLDS, Gruudy Center, Ia; W. Francis.
Acklev, Ia; Fevette ". Crane. NagBa ist1u
Ia; Robert Il. Spencer, Algona, Ia; Justice \.
Rhodes, Jefferson. la.
AUGUsT DIEFENTHAL, German immigrant.
died soon after landing il New York. and was
burid in the potters fieid. His brother In the
west wrote tbat the deceased had money.
The body was exhumed s.nd $4,000 were found
ii the undershirt.
SHocKs Of earthquake were felt at Wcs-
borough, n T., and Bloomington, H.. on the
5th inst. On the day previous shocks were
felt II Agrain, Hungsry and Mureia, Spain.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
The Elephant Who Did Not See the
IOka

[From Chambers JournaI.l
The Rev. Mr.. Watson gives yerv Gu
rious story in illustration of this animals
wonderful long memory Of wrong suf-
Tered, One of those pests of society, " a
practical joker" visited caravan in
west OF England fair and tried a stupid
trick upon an elephant there. He first
doled out to it, one by one, some ginger
bred nuts, and when the grateful animal
was thrown off its guard he suddenly
proffered it q large parcel wrapped in
paper. The unsuspiciOus creature ac-
cepted and swallowed the lump, but I'M
medediately began to show signs of III
tense suffering, and snatching up a
bucket handed it TO the keeper for water.
This being given 1t. it eagerly swallowed
quantities of the fluid "IIa!" cried
the delighted joker : I guess those nuts
were a trite hot, old fellow" 90 You had
better be off," exclaimed the keeper,
"unless you wish the bucket at your
head" The fool took the hint only Just
IN time, for the enraged animal having
finished the sixth bucketful, hurled the
bucket after its tormentor with such
force that had he fingered a moment
longer his lie might have been forfeited.
The affair had not, however, yet con
cluded. The following year the show
revisited the same town, and the foolish
Joker, like men of his genus, unable to
profit by experience, thought to repeat
his stupid trick on the elephant. He
took two lots OF nuts into the show with
him-sweet nuts In one pocket end hot
in the other. The elephant had not for
gotten the jest played upon him, and
therefore accepted the cakes very eau
tiously. At last the joker profered a
hot one; but no sooner had the injured
creature discovered its pungency than it
seized hold of its prosecutor by the coat =
tails, hoisted him up by them, and held
him until they gave way, when he fell to
:he ground. The elephant now inspect
ed the severed coat-tdls, which, after he
had discovered had eaten all the sweet
nuts, he tore to rags and flung after
their discounted owner.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17

and after about half of the distance was
compassed the two travellers were sore
from continuous humping ana grinding
against the side of the machine. Final
ly the driver got out and walked, leav-
ing the others to be dragged slowly
along over a highway hill of holes and
unexpected ruts. The artists stood this
for time, whom one of them said:
Look here, Bill, didn't We give that
driver So for the labor OF taking us on
this pilgrimage? Why, then, is he com
fortably walking along there beside the
road? BY Joye, let's get out and make
him ride! l do not purpose paying him
and do all the work myself" This
opinion prevailed, and the artists, dis
mounting, forced the unhappy driver to
get into the carnage and ride the remaln
Ger Of the way while they themselves
proceeded on foot, to their great con
tentment and satisfaction.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
England's Fast Train.

According to the Engineer, the Fly
ing Dutchman, the fastest train in Eng
land. only makes 531 miles, and that
not from London to Exeter, as the man
on the street viii tell you, but only from
London 10 SwindOn, run of II miles.
The average speed Of the journey from
London to Edinburgh bv way of the
Great Northern IS only Al per hour.
The splendid Great Northern and Mid
land trains 30 Leeds do not exceed an
aversge OF 45 md t3.5 miles an hour
respectively, and even the astounding
109-mile run of the Great Northern from
London to Grantham IS 1T the rate Of
81 miles an H0ur only.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
SUPERIOR WISCONSIN, SATURDAY FFRRTr ARy = 1899

RALEIGH, N. c., dispatch announces the
assignment of W. C. Battle with Liabilities al
S235, 900.
THE Reading, Pa, Rolling Mills. employing
Gee hands, have resumed operations after sew
era weeks Idleness.
ALBERT II. OSBORN has been confirmed as
register of the land Office at Bayfield,, Wis,
and Geo. w. Fay at Menasha,
AT New York. on the 5th inst, Mr.. Walcott
completed his task of eating thirty brace Of
quail IL thirty consecutive days. About So, 600
were up on the result.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
How They Got Their Moneys Worth.

TOM me bOstOu JOuTlaI.I
OF all the determined efforts made by
men to get their moneys worth, that
which was made by two Boston artists
last summer was among the most orig
inal and ingenious. They were visiting
Quebec, and were seized one day with
the idea Of going 10 a town some twenty
miles away which offered many attrac,
tions to searchers after the picturesque.
So they hunted up an old caleche and
covenante7 With the owner thereof to
take them to the desired spot for the
sum OF IS. This bargain arranged they
gt aboard the vehicle and started.
a. roads, however, were execrable,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
Mitchcraft in England

Witches have not disappeared from ru-
raj England, if unlettered country folk
are to be believed. An evil genius of
Plymouth has lately caused good deal
OF trouble for a young man of the sea.
He set sail with crew of a fishing
smack, but his health failed, and a ply
stefan advised him that be was in DANGER
OF losing his sight. The master bade
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17

him consult white witch at Plymouth.
and the sufferer took this course:
Thereupon that uncannv person declared
that NOT the young mariner only, but
the whole smack as well was under a
spell, and suffering from the enchant-
ments OF sotcerers. Then the master
himself called on the beg, but the spell
could not be broken. Finally the youth
went into an ipfrmary, and is there re-
covering his sight, while the law has
helped hlIn to recover his wages, which
the superstltlons smack-owner had
stopped. The Plymouth witchs trade
has, however, not been interfered with.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
An Eccentric Man.

Jonathan T. Wells, Of Brooklyn, was
an eccentric man. On probating his
win witnesses testified that they had seen
him with his undercoat on over his over
coat. On ore occasion he appeared at
the breakfast table with his drawers over
his trousers and his hat on, and at
another time with his dress coat over
outside Of his overcoat; she had also seen
him on the stairs undressed, with a sheet
wrapped around him, ard with his vest
over his coat. He had the habit of wear
ing numerous buttons on the waistband
Of his trousers.
NARROW velvet ribbon continues in use
for bCY7pat etrir rsc
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17

"WnLIAAI, my SOD, says au econom-
ical mother to her son, ''lor mercy 5
sake don't keep on tramping up and
down the floor il that manner you'll
wear out your new boots. he sits
down. There you go--sitGDg down!
Now, you'll wear out your new trouserzl
I declare, I never see such a boyi'
From the french.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

0S the night Of the 9sh inst, burglars raided
tbe Savings Bank at Wyandotte. Mich. eight
miles below Detroit. They blew open the safe.
obtained ~, 800 cash and fifteen city bonds. on
ebich payment lss been stopped.
CHAs. d. sEEBAcH. New York bartender.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17

Kent His Promise.
TFrom the Texas sifdngs. ]

Two gentlemen, one Of them legis-
lator, strolled carelessly past saloon.
After they had passed twenty steps be-
vond the saloon, the legislator stopped
and said:
Let rs so back and drink. -
Il thought you promised your wife
not to drink while you were IN Austin?'
No, didn't promise that. l prom
lsed when | came TO q saloon I would 60
past, and | have kept it like q man. l
have passed the saloon; now let us 60
back and get drink as a reward for
keeping my promise.
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et rs 90 back and drink. -

DR.. AGSEw, of Philadelphia, has
turned dentist. He has extracted from
s mans stomach some false teeth sval-
lowed with q raw oyster.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17

NARROW velvet ribbon continues in use
for bonnet strings
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-06
Louisville.

Bicycles are becoming popular. We
have several good riders in town.
The HOOn family gave concerts at
Keim's Opera House on Thursday and
Saturday evenings of last week.
A runaway team broke down a tele-
graph pole mile west of town, making
1T rather difficult talking over this line.
Slusser 81 Matthias have put in a soda
fountain, and Clark, the baker, will get
one in during the week. Turn on the
"sWeetened wind"
A Sabbath-schOOl concert at the U. b.
church on last Sunday evening was well
attended, and the exercises are said to
have been very good.
Prof. Beltz announces an entertain
ment for Friday evening, to be given by
his classes, assisted by Misses Cassidy
and Bates of Canton.
We are informed that Prof. Beltz will
give several terms of instruction in the
village during the summer. The Pro-
fessOr is a very successful teacher, and
we are always glad to see him at work
here.
A horse attached to spring wagon
running away from Sam CheVaux on
Sunday evening. made quite stir on
Main street. Turning the corner at
Fridays u Beuchat's shoe store, the
wagon was upset and Sam thrown out.
He held the lines, however, and with
some assistance the horse was stopped,
after dragging him some distance. Mr..
ChevauX Is somewhat bruised but not
seriously injured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-06

Now come the Commissioners of Ac-
counts, in their report upon the frauds
In the United States ComptrOller's Of
lice, and intimate that the dishonesty OF
the clerks is attributable to the INSULT
cheney of the salaries they receive.
at Is certain" they say, "that no
system or organization can succeed
without the aid of honest and capable
agents and clerks, and 1t cannot be sup
posed that they can be had unless reas-
enable salaries are paid. The business
man. as a rule, pays for honesty, talent,
and experience, and gets 1t. 1t cannot
fairly be considered that 81, 900, or 81
200, or $1,000 year is reasonable sal
ary for clerk who has the responsible
ity Of handling and accounting for mil
lions Of dollars year."
1t Is a curious doctrine that we can
not expect man to maintain his integ-
rity at $1,1OO, $1,000 or $1,000 a year.
Even so far as mere efficiency Is con-
cerned, the theory of the Commission
ers of Accounts, that fair salary will
procure competent service hardly seems
to be confirmed by their own action. 1t
Is their duty, under the statute, once In
three months, and oftener IL they deem
1t proper, to examine all vouchers and
accounts In the Office Of the Comptroller
and Chamberlain. How does 1t happen
that little defalcation Of $169, AGO so
long escaped their attention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-06
WHAT OUR NEIGHBoRs SAY.

The Defiance Democrat says, General
Rice is not candidate for Governor.
The Auglaize County Democrat in
dOrses the declaration OF its Toledo name
sake that the record Of the Democratic
party will not be changed to accOmmo-
date any prOtectiOnlst.
The Cambridge Jeffersonian wants to
know, IL both of the constitutional
amendments were ratified by the people,
what would be the purpOrt Of the Con-
stitutiOn upon the traffic In liquors.
The New Lisbon Patriot says the
labOring element In COlumbiana county
is thoroughly aroused, and the most In
telligent Of the wOrkingmen declare
they will never support the Republican
party again.
In view Of the Republican Convention
coming before the Supreme Court deci-
sion on the Scott law, the Lancaster
Eagle thinks the Republicans will have
to adopt platform to ''cotch the coon q
comm or a goin'"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-06

The fOrestalling speech of Senator
Sherman at Mansfield begins with a
glittering statement Of what the Repub-
lican party has done. Let us help this
by adding the part which Mr.. Sherman
took In all this. When the first Repub-
lican House was elected, Mr.. Sherman,
candidate for Speaker, stood before 1t
for many days in the posture of apollo
gizing for his Endorsement of Helpers
Impending Crisis. When 1t was prOpO-
sed to Congress to enlist slaves as
soldiers, Mr.. Sherman argued that
after they had served their country in
war the survivors should be remanded to
slavery. In 1864 he started out in the
Chase movement to supersede Lincoln,
and led off in a speech in the Senate,
charging Lincoln with being too CON
servatiVe of slavery. The sad fate of the
POmerOy circular caused him to drop
that. In 1868 and onward he advocated
the payment of the bOndhOlders In
greenbacks, unless they would knock off
part of the interest. In 1875 he was for
Tedeeming the greenbacks. Some years
after the redemption act was passed, he
discovered that 1t meant to reissue
Cincinnati News.