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Lbeut lcflty iOofu.l
Edward Everett was not a magnetic ora
tor, who could sway masses with bis i'm
pa.sioned words and stirring gestures. His
sentences, always carefully constructad and
committed to memory, we're uttered with
precssion. c~loarneas aud force. Ills gestures,
though sometimes Too Uniform and measured.
wcrs yet sxprussive and eracofui. HIS tones
were rich and varied, and his language was
chnste. elegant, and, % times, poeucal. His
nature was too fasitlious bis temperament
too sold. his <~eusiuvoness to reproach too
keen. his constitutional reserve too hhbltunl
nni Icptlling, " suceacd In those arenas OF
public debate whare heavy hlowa wore given
and takel, and whore the loud voice, the
rustic manner, The hnle-fellow socinlity and
reckleas daring had often more 10 do with 10
suits than the most exquisite and polished
phrases and n charming voice IN congress- he
failed.
He failed, not only 10 acquire the influence
due TO his superiority hs a scholar and
speaker, hut he failed also In the simplest
perception Of st~atesmanshlp. He shrAnK
from responsibility; b. dreaded innovation;
he could not encounter, In q bold, manly
way, the hostile sentiment OF a clique or
party, much less OF a nation, and he fell into
an almost abject timidity and irresolution,
which was hardly ditgnised under the name
OF conservatism He did not grapple with
the great questions OF the day with any dis.
csrnment: be bowed almost ~obesquiously
toward the past and graat traditional names;
he trsmbisd like one ignorant and supar-
rtitious before the future He took counsel
rather Of his approximations than Of his con-
ndnnoo-
, 1884-11-18

lMefonhnl lraFcler.l
Softly the moon shed its silvery light upon
the evening air.
Tho diffarance between the moon and a
gooso "a, that the gooss sheds feathers. This
l. less romantic, probably, but good goose
feathers are worth 20 cents a pound, more
or less
They stood beneath the silent stars, Arthur
and Evangeline; not the goose and tho moon.
She In the glory Of young womanhood, and
he In a ESQ suit OF clothes.
It Is astonishing what trust tailors put In
manhood
@Oh. Arthur she said, alot US Zee from
this place; from the wrath of an angry
father and the torturing taunts Of a mar
cenary mother
At this season, she should ave said. aist
US musquito from this place. eto., y but a
young woman In love can't tell a fiea from
a mosquito, and We must not censure too So
verely.T
aBut It Is possible, Arthur. We can fly
beyond the sea, the deep blue sea, which lies
between US and happiness, and beneath the
sunny skies Of Italy in the dolce far Monte OF
hat lotus land wp may Lu Id about us q
beautiful palace whose foundation shall be
love, and whose su-perstructuro shall bo the
perfection Of earthly bliss"
The girl had spent all her ch~swinR-gum
money on 10-cent novels, and all her time In
playing Pauline In an amateur dramatic
club.
"Ah, darling. the pict ure you paint Is toe
lovely for realization no walled
OF course he knew she painted. Any fel
low can toll that when he gsts close to a
girl
"why, loves Oh, Arthur. whyf"
Because, dearest" he agonized clear down
70 the knees of his pants, 4 haven't money
enough to buy tickets zcruss tho brfny. and
the walking on that road calls for gum shoes
which am also unable to put up oollateiak
for during the present. depressed condition Of
trnde.T
-Be trade n she shrisksd. and they parted
forever.
, 1884-11-18

A pugilistic set-to in the outskirts Of
tho city was one Of the elegant and intel
Ieetual recreations afforded the citizens Of
Cheyenne Sunday afternoon. The en-
counter was witnessed by about Eve hun
drcd people, and at least one Of the gen
uemanly combatAnts had hisnasal append
age denuded ofits superficial integuments.
The exhibition, judged from a coldly crit
zeal scientific standpoint. is said to have
been quite meritorious. and several local
reuflemen, Influenced By this example,
have gone into active training. prepara-
tory to bloody mill with other local
gentlemen who are Influenced by similar
aspirations.
Fistic encounters of this kind on Sun
day afternoons should be enthusiastically
encouraged by those who have the good
Of this grand and glorious Republic at
heart Exhibitions Of such a kind and
on such n day will tend to drive all
mawkish seutimentality from the breasts
Of the rising generation and it win broaden
and strengthen the intellectual grasp Of
those who have arrived at mans estate.
What more superb cdiication for peace
full Sunday afternoons than to watch
skilled gentlemen artistically modify each
others physiognomiea, until at length
they look on the one hand like a promis-
cuous chunk Of raw beef and on the other
IKE the fntiRued remnant Of a decayed
pumpkin pic.
Il is sights such as these that elevate
humanity far above the groveliug oondi-
lion OF the brute and place him On a
proud pinnacle as the only reasonable
animal within the whole scope Of creation.
OF course il is somewhat of an innoya-
ton to have exhibitions of the sort on
Sundays in Cheyenne. but the police
should overlook such foibles because Of
the moral effect which is liable to be K
ercised on the community.
The only fear is that Il pngilisiic meet
ings are had regularly every Sunday, the
pleasure Of witnessing them may pail
from very m~onotony. We hope, there
Fore, that some enterpusing citizen will
Import 4 few maiadors from Mexico 50
that the ~cxtravaaant delights Of bull
batting mny be interblended with the
graceful charms Of est lighting.
The only fault to be found with Chey-
onne is that there aps not sufficient rc-
Liking aud ~ilao,ent pleasures for tho
young on Sundays. but happily we arc
now in a a. % achieve an uninterrupted
succession OF cheerful mud instructive
pastimes-
The authorities Sims boldly and pub
iicly give the matter a. counienance so
that Cheyenne may nf onco assume a
%pre-eminent place among the cities Of the
american continent which her wealth,
her situation, her culture and her I'M
bounded iborality Of views. Justly entitle
her 10.
, 1884-11-18
Al THE rNo,sr.sousr.


ssfI's G.lIsntry.
r-Gathx7 Inter r1au with Nj. Donovan,
Il saw Q Brown taken out OF the CO.
g~ins-house. You must remembsr that dur
ing the night. or rather before tho dawn,
Col Lee had the gates Of the armory opened,
and he took the marines In and had ssntries
Plsnb1d. la the morning, befors it nas
bright day, the marines made the attack.
Failing 70 beat tho doors In with siedas-
hammsn. Col Lee at the gate, who was
standing behind one OF the g~abs-posts,
made a signal with his hnger. Immo-
distsly two llnss Of marines ran to the dag
staff IA the middle Of the yard, where there
was q ladder of about forty fost They
seized this and ran against the door, and at
the second blow 1t gave way. Then Browns
men fired and rounded one marine In the
fnce and shot another so that he died. The
first persons 70 appear were the hostages
Lewis Washington came out bowling In the
most stately manner left and right, as II be
wero the hero Of tbs occasion. He was a
rather One looking, portly old fellow. Most
Of the men with him looked tired and
worried.
The railroad running outside OF the
grounds bad been crowded with people, and
when they saw that Brown wa captured
they dropped on that treslework and poured
into the yard Igot up very close, and my
attention was attracted In the first place 70
old Brown We had not been surs who he
was, but Maj Russell, one Of the storming
party. said 10 me; 4 know that man; he q
Osaawatomio Brown, from Kansas, and this
Is an abolition raid
Russell" continued Mr.. Donavan, awas 9
gallant fellow, and 1 never knew what be-
came OF him Tho other officers there,
after tho engine-houss WINS en-
tered, struck at Brown with THAR
swords and behaved badly. John
Brown, after he was taken to the superin-
tendsnt's oflcs and put on one side, while the
dying marine with the priests attending him
was on the other side, heard a shout raised OF
Hang himf He iookod up at Russell and
said: 4 had you covered with my rife, sir,
and could have killed you. but I spared your
life. and l expect % as a United States
officer 10 protect mo- With all the dignity OF
a gentleman Russell put his hand 10 his hat,
salutsd Brown, AMI said; 4 am Obliged &c
you, sir, for saving my life. As long as ]
ave a life you shall be protected with it,
That" said Mr.. Donovan, ais ono Of the
little incidents in that long and almost ab.
surd tragedy which 1 can remember with
satisfaction They wero two gentlemen and
brave men"
, 1884-11-18

MARY A. Denison'B Florida Lottcr.1
We have here a veritable Topsy In our
nelgh5orhood, a little black monstrosity,
with a repulsivo woman's face and shoulders
aud figure, a dwarf at that, ind claiming 10
be only . yean old. Like Topsy, she Knows
no mother, no relations, and says she
-growod." The other day / was vending
my W a towards my good nalghbors, who
have given a homo TO this pitiablo object
whom, pcaring rthe house. l hoard tho most
woe-bsgone sobs and groans, and language
after this fashion:
@Now Lord VIVA TO yo' go taks ole Jack
away TO. oh my Lord he lay down dar IN
do sand, an dnr amt no tomb stun obor him.
ord did 20 rnvp Jacks souli Oh, Lord,
dom ssnt po' Jack TO do debbil. Jack'n l
ollea wor good friends-'n oh my Lord Jacks
gons dsadi Die under do piazza n nobody
know It tnl he Emor 70; n dey bury him
'thout no prar or nothin. Oh. Lord, l makes
a prar-eavo po' OLE jacks soul, COS Jack n
mes friondA" Then followed sobs and
grcana. Il was Topsy, performing the last
sad rites over a noble old hound, who had,
It seemed, breathsd his last ingloriously
under tho house
Jack had been a great dog in his day. He
was noted for his adherence to ~strungerz As
soon as a family took up its abode In this
place, Jack would tako up his with them,
for Ave or tx weeks, acting either a. watch
dog or hunter, Finally his day camo TO an
cnd, aud poor Jack lived round on the COM
munity. a shadow OF his former self. When
We located in Palmer, tho second or third day
came Jack, cadaverous and hollow-eyod, yet
still capable Of a midnight Erowl We fed
him and docscroi him, but all to
no purposo. but Il Il not every
dog that il hcnored with a grave and the
tears and prayers OF even a poor black
wretch like Topsy.
Topy came 10 tho door a minute after, a
most hi locus smile on her strange face.
~Hty, what have you been dolngr' |
as,l1. Shs hung hor head.
-Waa that you 70 heard praying out
thorci7 I nskedi
"Ho, mis-, Is playing circus was the re-
uos.xe.
So much for Topsy's reliability,
, 1884-11-18

Ths Nashville World has made a strike
against platitudes, or, as The Bostonian
says, chestnut" il formally announces
hat tripod dull thud," @hrs hend" and
Adllsd to It's utmost capacity" Ars hereafter
TO be excluded from the columns OF that
Journal Now It should 70 e tribe farther.
1t should keep its gun loaded in readiness
for the next man who sstsps forward
and makes "a few wel-chossn rsmarksp
and also for that other man who Is HtAken
wholly BY SURPRISE but Etil Is able to MAXI
- nsat respons&H
, 1884-11-18

Now that excitement over the National
contest is little less than a memory, tho
newspapers take the opportunity to brag
about the immense uumber Of papers
which they printed on the day after the
election. Tho Boston Herald carried of
the palm, having printed tho phenomenal
number Of 800, O30 copies. or sufficient to
furnish every man, woman and child in
Wyoming Territory with about eight pa
pens each. This is by long odds the
largest number Of papers ever issued in
a day from one establishment in this
country. The nearest approach to these
figures was made by the Herald itself the
DAY after President Garield's death, when
270,4 40 papers were printed. On the
morning after the election. the New York
World claimed to have printed 225. 900
copies, the New York Herald
10000 copies, the New York Jour
nal 20l 500 and the New York
Times lac. ZOO. The latter figures are a
uife larger than those which represent
the circulation attained by THE LEADER
the same day. The Boston Herald fg-
ures seem simply enormous, and are so,
but when it is remembered that the actual
daily circulation reached year in and year
out by the Petit Journal, Of Paris. is oTer
100000 copies, the circulation attained by
the American paper on a day when there
was an extraordinary demand for news is
relatively insignificant
Howeyerethe Boston Herald is proba-
bly, not only satisfied, hut a little proud Of
is own figures, and most other American
papers arc perfectly willing to ret them up
as the high-wnter mark which they hope
sometime to attain.
, 1884-11-18

Fraxieris Root Bitters arc not a dram
shop beverage, but are strictly medicinal
in every sense. They act strongly upon
the Liver and Kidneys, keep tho bowels
open and regular, make the weak strong.
heal the lungs. build up the nerves, and
cleanse the blood and system from every
impurity. Sold by druggists. sl.0O.
, 1884-11-18

To fAston knife handles that have become
loosened take powdered resin and mix with
It smnn quantity Of powdered chalk or
whiting. FIJI the hole In the handle with
tho mixture, heat the tag Of thu knife OF
fork and thrust in. When cold it will DO
securely fastened.
, 1884-11-18

My father, says Mr.. W. NJ. Harrison,
proprietor Of the Waterloo, Iowa. Dye
works, tried a great many remedies for
rheumatism without effect, and finally
tried ST. Jacobs oil, the great pain cure,
and was cured.
, 1884-11-18

The young man who condsscsnds to marry
must nave dollars with a wife. Beauty he
will degrade II he can-but be will wed
deformity, physical, mental and moral. II il
j. backed by money.
, 1884-11-18

A sure cure for little grubs in the skin,
Rough skin, etc. IL will remove that
reughaess from the hands and face and
make you beautiful. Price a0c. Sent
by mail Gray & Pearss. Sole Agents.
, 1884-11-18

Tho "coachman's hat has a broad gilt rib
bon round h crown, a tuft Of feathers and
rosetts Of vslvst fastened with a slender gold
whip, thecord Of which n knotted 70 The
handlo
, 1884-11-18

Meet at Odd Fellows Hall at 1880 p.
~, hnt and third Wednesdays and
second and fourth Sundays at 2 p. m.
IL. T. GOODWIN. NJ. w.
JOSEPH GRAINGKR. r. s.
, 1884-11-18

Douglass shsrlsys All women have ideals,
and there Il not thers cannot be n mors
dangerous piecs Of hsa~rt-furnitura
, 1884-11-18

II must DO admitted that the Republi
eau party trihed with it's fortune -Prori-
desce Journal
How odd for a smart man to try
90 light a wet pipe with a burnt match
Philadelphia Hme.
The prime cause Of the Republican
defeat was a lack Of funds" Laughter
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Recruits for the noble army Of the Office
seekers are as scarce ns June-bugs in
June =Phfnddphia Tine
Well, VIC followed where the white
plume waved" but we seemed to have
got lef--Sf Ioais Globe Democrat
, 1884-11-18

Al the Star Restaurant. Open all
, 1884-11-18

Longmont Patent, Longmont Patent,
Lonsmont Patent
, 1884-11-18

Every smoker should uy "Little
Joker.
, 1884-11-18

A. the Star Restaurant Open all
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-01
Opium-Smuggling i'm India.

The Times of India, says: 4 good
deal OF ingenuity is displayed by
opium smugglers in the provinces in
running their contraband goods. In
one case which came before the author
tiles last year, two and a half maunds of
foreign opium were found slowed away
in the saddles of two camels, and IN
another case five and half maunds of
the same material were found packed
in vessels supposed to be full of oil.
On examination of these vessels 1t was
discovered that tube running down
the center of each was filed with oil,
the remaining portions of each being
filled with opium. In both these cases
the opium had been brought from Hol-
kar's territory, and the smugglers were
caught at Nimar whilst attempting TO
run it into Bombay presidency. De
spite the successful detection OF the Of
tenders in these instances, it is daily
becoming matter of great difficulty to
detect opium-smuggling. The well-to
do importers of contraband opium rare
" attempt to run the drug IN person.
They generally employ poor agents, such
as grass and wood cutters, who are not
often suspected, and to whom period
of Imprisonment does not much matter,
their employer in the meantime helping
their families.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-01

very considerable loss as comnared
with making a like amount from an.
other younger animal.
IL the dairymen of the country could
see that their own interest lies in elevat-
ing the quality of all their products.
and ungrudgingly feeding their skim
milk and other by-products to the
calves which they now deacon, thus put
ting them rapidly on the road to profit
able meat production, it would be an
lmmeasurable benefit to the country at
large. More and better young meat.
producing animals is pressing need of
the country at large to-day. When the
supply OF young animals is sufficient to
meet the demands of the country no an
lmal grown for beef alone will ever be
permitted to live beyond two years.
There will always be old COWS, bulls and
oxen enough to supply mature meat"
for the small number of people whose
habit of eating old, tough meat is in
durable.
1t may not be amiss to quote in this
connection two of the ''facts" which it
is claimed have been established at the
ontario Experiment Farm at Guelph,
viz:
1t is 30 per cent. more profitable
to prepare and dispose of fattening cat
tie at 2 years old than to keep them up
to 3 years.
No cattle beast whatever will pay for
the direct increase to its weight from
the consumption of any kind or guam
tlty of food Breeders Live Stock
Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-01
How to Teach Geography


Here where the child lives is the
place to commence. Let him draw a
correct map of his immediate surround
ings, locating every place accurately,
and keer him at it until he can do 1t
alone, without any aid. The average
teacher will be surprised at the rapid
ity which will be made. Then branch
out from home in all directions till the
whole surface of the earth is clearly and
accurately mapped out before the mental
vision. If in the country, the township,
its roads, big streams. town or towns,
railroad, etc., must be taken up and
mastered. Next the county, with It's
railroads, rivers, canal, townships, and
towns, cities, and villages, must be
thoroughly learned, so that the town
ships may be given readily in any order,
etc. Then the state first in bare out
line the body, afterward the railroads,
rivers, canals, towns and cities; the
arteries and veins through which throb
and course the life-blood of its com
n cree. Locating the home county and
the bordering counties, if the state be
large if small, all the counties, the state
institutions, for criminals, unfortunates,
or education. When this is thoroughly
mastered, the surrounding states, and
so on. OF course the teacher will he
compelled to make a great many maps,
but ne will be amply paid for bis trouble
in the enthusiasm enkindled and re-
suits accomplished. I tried it thorough
ly in teaching in the country, and all the
above work and more too was accom-
plished in one term by little shavers
Just beginning.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-01
Household Hints,

WOOD may acquire an oak, walnut, OF
cherry tree color by staining it with or
binary tlncture of iodine diluted with
spirit until the exact shade is obtained
White shellac must be added to the 10.
dine solution if the stain is to be made
permanent, or the wood after the stain
is applied may be French polished. The
iodine may be laid on with a rag or q
brush.
CUCUMBER soup is very easily made
All the ingredients required are one
quart of stock, the yolks of two eggs. a
teacupful of cream, and small lump OF
butter. Put the butter into a saucepan
and after sliclng large cucumber very
thin and scattering salt over it, put the
slices into the saucepan and brown them
slightly. Then pour the stock over
them. Mix the eggs with the cream
Just before serving.
TOMATO sauce which will keep we'll is
made of one dozen perfectly ripe toma-
toes, two teaspoonfuls of the best pow
dered ginger, one head of garlic chopped
very fine, two tablespoonfuis of vinegar,
one dessertspoonful of cayenne pepper,
and one of salt Put the tomatoes into
a stone jar and let them stand in a hot
oven until they are tender. When cold
remove the skins and mix the above
named ingredients with the pulp and
Juice in the jar. Then put it away in
bottles and seal tightly. This sauce is
said to keep well for years. The toma-
toes should be in the oven for several
hours, and become thoroughly cooked.
To free canaries and other cage birds
from the insects which infest them, the
following method is recommended by
one who has successfully practiced it for
years. Every night just at dusk the
cage or aviary is covered with a white
cloth. During the night the parasites
will crawl from OFF the birds on to the
cloth, where they may be seen running
about when the cloth is removed at day
break. The insects may be killed by
putting the cloth into boiling water. A
repetition of the process will soon cleal
away the pests without injuring the
birds. Insect powders will no donb
hilI parasites, but the birds as well.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-01
Keep the Best.

The New York Tribune says that one
capital error-because waste of capital
on the FARMS to keep poor horses and
COWS. A $50 horse is not worth one fourth
as much as one that is worth 500. II
will eat as much and cost as much for
harness, and will neither do as much
work nor live so long. A $20-cow, that
makes three pounds of butter in a week
| costs as much for everything, labor and
utensils included, as one worth 500
that makes ten pounds week. Another
error is to work poor land. Many a
man has broken his back and lost his
heart on poor farm which he has suf,
fered to run down by bad management
He has spread his labor and capital ovel
100 acres, when by combining himself to
twenty-five or thirty, he might have be-
come happy and rich. The way to re.
| pair such a capital error is to begin with
one field and get that in good condition
and let the rest lie, and so go on through
the farm. One rich field will then make
it easy to enrich another or two; and
while the beginning Is slow it is down
hill work, and as the end is nearly
reached progress is fast and easy
The worst of all capital errors is for the
farmer to neglect his own improvement
and education. A man who has $780,
| 600 in a farm and stock, may easily
have twice as much in himself and make
his work pay 10 per cent. on his value
de is the greater part of his capital and
1t is the greatest of all errors to misuse
himself
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-01
Covered Runs.

No one who has once used a covered
run for fowls, will be apt to do without
it. Any sort of roof Will do, so It is
in a sheltered spot. Let roof project.
ing from six to ten feet be built along
the wall or fence and run the entire
length of the yard. You have no idea
how the chickens will use it and APP,
preciate it in wet and stormy weather
1t should be SO built, as to be exposed
to the sun and sheltered from the cold
winds. 1t is a good idea to have it
foored, and this covered to the deoth
of several inches with sand or dry
ashes. In stormy weather, this males
splendid place to put the coop con-
tanning old hens and little chicks. Even
in dry weather it viii be noticed that
when not feeding, the fowls consider
the covered run as popular resort ior
sun baths, dust baths, and quiet refsc,
ton.