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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
CASUALTIES.

PALATKA, Fla, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the Sth. Fiftv-six
business houses were burned. Loss
S750,0OO.
PROF. JONES, Miss Ella Carpenter. a
teacher in the public schools, Eta Teter
and Edith Braugh, students, were
drowned at Mount Pleasant, Ia, on the
evening OF the 7th while boating.
A FIRE at Napoleonville, Ia, on the
8th destroyed almost the entire bust
ness portion of the place. Loss $780,
| 900.
A FARMER named BARLEY Marin was
run over and killed by a train on the
North Western road near Milwaukee, on
the night of the 18th.
FIRE on the 7th, DESTROYED the whole
sale clothing house of Theodore Dressed
& Co. Syracuse, \. Y. causing a loss of
$4,000, and making idle l 900 people.
THE general store of Hart Bros, Re-
public, Mich, burned on the 7th. Loss
100000.
AT the dynamite works of Fl. W.
Slump & Co, near the village of
Stouchsburg, in Berks County, Pa. on
the 9th, a terrible explosion occurred.
| which resulted in the death Of three
men and the fatal injury of two others.
| The force OF the explosion was felt for
q distance of eighteen miles
A DISPATCH of the 9th reports the en-
tire destruction by fire of Silver Plume.
a small mining camp in Colorado, with
the loss of several lives and 100000
worth of pro .)erty. It is thought the
| statement is exaggerated.
AT Downs Station, III, on the even
ing of the 81, two children got hold of
a gun, with the usual result; George
| Bethel, aged y, was killed.
JOHN F. CRDnfoN was killed at Bed
| ford Station. Ont. on the Sd, bv a pre-
mature explosion of gunpowder. Al
| pheus Brown was injured in a frightful
manner
| FREDERICK HOFFMAN and Casper
Meyer were drowned by the eapsizine
of their boat at the mouth of Fox River
/ Oshkosh, on the Sd.
Dr.. HARDIN's frame block at Louis.
lana, Mo. was destroyed by fire on the
Sd. Loss $4,000; insured.
INCENDIARIEs soaked the walls of the
Knoxville coal mine, near Pittsburg
with kerosene, on the 3d., and fire
The loss viii reach $4,000.
:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
A Very Narrow Escape.

From the Chicago Heraid.]
All the ghost, murder and explosion
stories had been told, then grizzly old
captain took fresh chew of tobacco
and observed:
The narrowest escape l ever see was
that of man who came here in the
hold of a vessel loaded with pig iron.
He crept into the boat when she was
empty and went to sleep, and when
they came to load her they covered him
up with iron. suppose there wasn't
less than 500 tons of the stuff on top of
him, and he was in that position for
seven or eight days with nothing to eat
or drink. When they got down to him
they took him out, and amore surprised
lot of dock wollopers you never see."
"How did he work ii ?" was asked.
Work what?"
why, how did he escape being
crushed ?"
"He was crushed. He was as fiat
and thin as that there sail"
Il don't see where the narrow 'scape
comes in then," said the hneman.
well, do" continued the narrator,
aand so would you if you had seen them
just take him ont through seam in the
side of the boat"
Then the meeting broke up.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
How a Yankee Earns his Salt.
From the New York Sun.


Some Yankee has devised a new
method for sailing cattle. The old way
was to dump handful of salt on a
rock in the pasture or in the barnyard.
Frequently il was dumped on the
ground. In any event it had to be
dumped somewhere with reasonable
regularity to keep the cattle in good
condition. The Yankee wished to save
labor and to save salt. Devices to save
something are the chief ends of Yankee
inventive faculties, you know. This one
made his into firm cylinder nearly
five inches long by three inches in di,
ameter. hung it by iron spindles on q
bracket, put lacquered tin bonnet over
If to protect it from the weather and
nailed it on the side of barn or fence
post or some other place where the crit
tiers could get at it easily and lick it
Then he took out patent and sold hif
salt rollers for twenty-five cents each
including bracket, printed direction;
and sworn to testimonials.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
Matt O'ReardOn's Romance.
rErnrn a. Cinninnati Ennn,rer


At the City Hospital in Louisville
last Monday, in the presence of but two
or three friends, died Matt O'Reardon,
one of the most popular song writer's of
recent years. Young in years, but brok-
en- down by disease, with shattered
nerves and wrecked mind, for a year
or more he might have been seen lying
about the bar-rooms stupid from strong
drink. Now and then some lover of
music would stop in front of some IA
miliar haunt of O'Reardon's and listen
to waltz played with the skill of a
master. Sometimes, fired by drink, he
would sit at bar-room piano and play
some composition of his own with fer
vor and pathos that drew tears from
those about him. Years ago he fell in
love with Alice Oats. He certainly
thought she loved him in return, but
one day he found out his mistake. He
was told that his love was not recipro-
Gated.
He Immediately began to drink
heavily, and from that time to the day
of his death he was seldom free from the
influence of drink. He obtained a num-
Der of engagements on the stage. but
he broke them all. He could never be
trusted to keep sober any length OF
time. Some weeks ago he was taken
sick and Manager Whalen of the Grand
Theater succeeded in raising g little for
him and getting him to the hospital
The very day he died Mr.. Whalen re-
ceived So from the actors fund. II
came too late, however. O'Reardon
wrote MY Dream of Love is Ger
shortly after his unfortunate love
affair. He also wrote Gathering Shells
by the Seashore," "Only an Ivy Leaf,
Marriage Bells" and many others that
have been sung all over the world.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
BADGER BREVITIES.

NORMAN WINTERS, pioneer of Hor
icon, died at Madison, OAK, OF appolexy
GEORGE FUNDAL, one of the crew of
the steamer White Eagle, fell into the
river at La Crosse and was drowned.
JOHN SPENCE, of Fort Howard, raised
5000 pounds of grapes, for which, at
the market price, he viii realize 1850.
THE marshes in the towns of Aurora
and Rushford, Winnebago County,
yielded 4,163 barrels of crauberries dur
ing the past season.
OUT of l ZOO bushels of wheat belong
ing TO farmer at Fairchild, Eau Claire
County, only about 300 bushels was fit
for marketing, heavy rains having
spoiled the rest,
WARREN LoNGLEY's thirteen acres of
corn, in Sullivan, Jefferson County,
yielded 1,560 baskets, or l20 bushels to
the acre. The variety is known as the
white Dent
Fl. J. WnTzE, of Sister Bay, Door
County, planted four potatoes from
which he raised 50 pounds. A huge
beet, raised in his garden, measured 20
inches in circumference.
WILLIAMS & FINN will have about
$4,000 gallons of syrup to show for their
acreage of sorghum at Helena, Iowa
County. They manufacture at cost
of about 10 cents gallon.
MAMMOTH potatoes are being exhib-
tied in all sections of the state by jubi-
liant farmers. AT Rushford, Winnebago
County, Samuel Carly produced one
weighing 3 pounds, s ounces.
ERNST PFNGsTENs death in the town
of Hull, Marathon County, was a singu-
lar one. While chopping timber, he
reeled, fell face downward into shall
low puddle and drowned. He had long
been subject to epileptic fits.
G.. E. TAYLOR brought five stalks of
sorghum in Plover that yielded him
three quarts of Juice. One of the
stalks measured fourteen feet. Mr..
Clark is doing fair business at his
boiling establishment in Plover.
B. BONES, of Racine, supplies local
sauerkraut factory with the raw mate
rial Several acres of his farm are de-
voted to cabbage raising; out of two
tons recently delivered not one head
weighed less than - pounds. One
weighed 30.
AT La Crosse, on the evening of the
31st. a switch engine ran over man,
crushing him so badly that he died in
about an hour. Letters in his pockets
showed his name to be Lewis Wheeler,
of Taylor, Trempealeau County. A let
ter post-marked Blair, IN the same coun-
tv, charges him with having desecrated
a church and defiled graves, and threat
ems mysterious punishments. Wheel
er's breath showed little If any trace of
| liquor, and it is surmised that he COM
mitted suicide by throwing himself on
| the rail.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
A Fortune from a Flower,
From the New York Pnst.1


The gorgeous dahlias which so brill
iantly ornament the gardens at this
time, and are so effectively used in
decorations, are of Mexican origin.
They were first introduced into Ger
many by Dahl; their name was then
~Bidens Magnifca;" afterwards they
were called dahlias, iu honor Of the man
who found them. They were, when dis
covered, quite single, having only one
ray of petals about golden disc; the
colors were scarlet, yellow and white,
the latter being distinct from the others,
having smaller flowers, and being of q
dwarf habit, with leaves much divided
and fernlike in character. The English
were the first to attempt the doubling
of the dahla, which was priced by roy
atty, and so jealousy guarded that those
in charge of them were sworn to secrecy
as to the cultivation it was considered
a great privilege even to see them grow
ing. In a few years semi-double
flowers appeared, and ultimately the
perfect double dahlia was obtained
which sold for five guineas a plant
One grower netted G26,000 in two years
from his crop.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
CRIMINAL.

AT Bryant Station, Tex, on the Sth,
the bodies of Bernard Schiller, an old
Bohemian, and his wife and child were
found. They had been dead several
days. There was no clue to the muir
derers.
AT Buffalo, \. Y, on the night of the
Sth, in a fit of jealousy, Frederick
Rose shot his afianced wife, Mrs. Louis
Bork, and then committed suicide.
DURING the absence of the family, on
the 8th, tramp ransacked the house OF
John Atkins, at Waukesha, Wis. On
the return of Mr.. Atkins, the man was
discovered in the kitchen. Seeing
his escape cut off, the villain shot Nh
Atkins dead
\ STORE IN Lancaster County, Pa,
was broken into and robbed on the
night of the 9Th. 1t is thought the
Buzzard gang are at work again.
At Chicago, early on the morning of
the 9th, Mrs. DR.. Schuyler Gardner
shot her husband and child and then
committed suicide
u NEHAAN real estate agent OF Jersey
City, \. j., named Bartholomew Hass,
shot his wife and himself on the 9Th.
He was drunk.
CINCINNATI reports number of elee-
ton rows, resulting in the death of two
men and the serious injury of several
others. A constable whose name is
not given, was killed at Chicago by one
Jack Wattaw.
JACOB SCHMIDT, a prisoner in the
Milwaukee house of correction, com.
mitted suicide on the 4th, by hanging
himself in his cell.
VIM. JONES, who attempted to kill
Chas. J. Guiteau while he was being
conveyed from the courtroom to the
prison, has been acquitted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
THE BALANCE.
Both Sid, Claiming Victory in the
Empire State.
The PRESIDENCY Resting on the Result of
be OfficiaI Count.

Advices rom New York up to the
morning othe 10th, leave the state still
in doubt, ech party claiming victory
by smallplurality. Errors favoring
both sides ave been discovered in the
footings election precincts, and the
matter wi only be settled by the Of
fetal canvas
The foll8ing table shows the states
carried slthe electoral votes obtained
by Blaineind Cleveland respectively,
with the dubtful states:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
Murder Will Ont.
[From the Chicago Herald.I

[Fr0m the Chicago HeraId.l
Say, mister, would you 'blige an on
fortunate man wild"
mo, sir; go away. l have no money
for tramps."
But it isn't money | want, SIR"
THE old game of something to eat, I
suppose-starving amt you, as usual?"
"No, / hain't. Don't want nothin' to
heat. But | saw yer readin' a news
paper. an, waited to ask We to do me a
little favor. I've got caught by the
weather, have-fust time in all my
travels. Hyar am way out in Mime
sofa, an nights gettin' too cold for box
cars to be comic table sleepin' places. | We
got to hustle back to New York, an !
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
Solomon 0utdOne.

When Solomon was asked to decide
which of two women a child belonged
to, he called for his sword and proposed
to cut the child in two and give half to
each; the real mother went into hyster-
les, and Solomon decided in her favor
But at the mixed court Of Friday morn
ing, says the Shanghai Celestial En-
pire, an actual division wss made, and
Solomon's Judgment was put in the
shade The chattel in dispute was a
black dog, with his tail clipped bare ex-
cept at the extremity, which still re
tanned some long hair. The dog was
quite unconcerned, and went snufing
around the arena and under the court
table at the magistrates feet, or where
ever his tether would allow him to ex-
tend his explorations. The claimants
foI the dog were butcher and a wash
erman. The butchers assistant held a
string, with the dog at the end of it.
The washerman held basket in his
hand containing hair which he had
clipped from the dogs tail, and which
he produced in proof of ownership.
Mr.. Howes, Inspector of Markets,
stated that he had known the butcher
for many years, and that he had seen
the dog at his place; and that he be-
heved that the dog belonged to the
butcher. 1t was also stated by the
police that an experiment had been
tried at Hongkow Police Station; the
washerman called on the dog, but it
would not follow him; but when the
butcher called, the dog heard his mas
ter's voice and knew the sound thereof.
As a last resort to prove that the dog
loved him and belonged to him, the
washerman pulled off his jacket and
showed a plaster stuck between his
shoulder blades, saying that the dog
had bitten him there. The magistrate
| declared in favor of the washerman SO
far that he was allowed to keep the
basketful of hair, and the butcher was
allowed to take the rest of the dog.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15

cause an excess of uric acid, and render
the body liable, on exposure to wet or
cold, to an attack. We know that old
people are proverbially liable to rheu
matism. The reasons for this are not
far to seek. One is that joints and hga-
ments are harder and sitter, and very
often contain deposit-urate of soda.
Another is that, as a rule, people up in
years eat more than is necessary to sup
port life, under the mistaken notion
that they want deal of nourishment to
keep them up. l say that on the con-
trary, the wear and tear of tissue is but
trifing compared to what it was in
early manhood, and that far less
food is required. Therefore, if an
elderly person would live long and be
free of aches and pains and be calm in
that is great desideratum--
he or she must live abstemiously, more
or less
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
GENERAL.

THE president has fixed Thursday.
November p, as Thanksgiving day.
ABEL D. BREED, mining speculator.
of New York, suspended on the 9Th.
giving preferences to the amount of
S166,000.
The remains of Virginia Lovall Far
ragut, widow of Admiral Farragut,
were inferred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
New York, on the Sd. Gen. Grant. VIM.
NJ. Evarts, Admiral Porter and other
distinguished persons were present.
THE lease of the st. Pauls Eastern
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15

didn't know but you could tell me if
thur was any murder there recently an
the murderer got away and hain't been
got yit. If there is any sich l wish yer'd
tell me all about it. / want to confess
the crime. Tried the old Nathan MUIR
der racket over in Minneapolis, but
that's no go any more. They won't take
a poor feller's word for nothin' no more,
not even when he confesses he's a MUIR
5arar
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
The Chinese Baby's First Shave.
rFrom the Portland oregonian.

When Chinese boy is l month old
his head is shaved and a bladder is
drawn over it, and as his head grows the
bladder bursts and the cue sprouts
forth. The first shave is made the oc-
casion of magnificent banquet and the
guests are expected to make the host a
handsome present in coin for the newly
shaven baby, with which bank ac-
count is started to his credit. This is
the most pleasant feature of the affair
for the baby, as the razor always pulls
and he cannot take part in the feast.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15

Grand Trunk Railway to the Milwaukee
Lake Shore & Western road, for ninety
nine years, has been filed in the office
of the secretary of state at Madison
The owners of the leased line are to re-
ceive 30 per cent. of its gross earnings.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
EVENING.
CONNECTIONS

AT GREEN BAY-With Chicago s n. ". R'y
TO and from OCONTO. MARINETTE. NfENOM-
INEE. CRYSTAL FALLS, FLORENCE, ESCA-
NABA. NEGAUNEE, ISHPEMING, MAR
QUETTE HOUGHTON, LANSE, and ali
points in the iron and copper region, also AP-
PLETON. MENASHA. NEENAH, OSHKOSH,
FOND DU LAC, MILWAUKEE,, CHICAGO
and all points south and east.
with Milwaukee S Northern Railway for MIL
wAUKEE and FL points north sad south on
that line.
AT NEW LONDoN-with Milwaukee, Lake
Shore s. Western Railway to and from all
points on that road.
ATGRAND RAPIDS-With wisconsin Division
Of the Chicago Milwaukee S st. Paul R'Y.
AT MERRILLA-J-With Chicago, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis d Omaha Railway 30 and from
EAU CLAIRE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, Me-
NoNoNEE, Wis. HUDSON, SALTWATER,
ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS. and al points
beyond.
At wINONA AND LA CBOSSE-vlth c. q
n. W. R'y and c.. N. & st. P. R'y to ana
from REDWING, HASTINGS, ST. PAUL,
MINNEAPOLIS, and all points in MINNIE
sofa, DAKOTA, IOWA AND NEBRASKA,
DURING season of navigation, with steamers
for all points NORTH and SOUTH on MIsSIS-
sIPPI RIVER
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
THEPASSENGEREQ QULPMEN7

ef this road has laleiy been improved and In
creased. and now embraces all the modera I'm
proyements and coayeniences that tend 70
make travelling by rail safe and cOmfoI Itsble.
IP YOU are travelling between any Of the above
named points, see that your tickets read over
this line.
For time cards, rates, and Information net
setainable from local agents. apply 70
TIMOTHY CASE,
GenV Passenger Agent,
GREEN BAY Wis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
S SEii()ESs |
INlE j..
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE,
AND ST: paul:

II owns and operates over 900 miles q road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
Dakota; and its main lines, branches and connec-
lions reach al the great business centres Of the
SoEEl7 50 and Far West, II naturally answers the
description q short Line, and Best Route between
CHICAGO, uilNE aukee. ST. Paul and
minneapolis.
Chicago. Milwaukee, Portage. La
crosse and = mona.
Chicago. 1siiu auRee. ortonvtue,
9HeEGeeu and EIIendale.
Chicago uIiw aut1ee. Eau Claire and
Chicago milwaukee,. waussu and
F1errIiis
Chfca@C. F7EtyEsukee, Beaver Dam.
kUu5 dsg s4ac and Oshkosh.
Chicago milwaukee. Wackeshn and
ssCgsEU UsssOW0c.
GhEc@ae. 8Eia&Eaukee. uad:sou and
zfrEaEFEe az Chem
GhICuGos milwaukee. OWhtonna-
TE@8fSEtD and E=rIbauIt.
Chicago. skeloIt, Janesville and Min
CHICAGO. EIgin, Rockford and Du-
Chicago, clinton. Rock Island, Cod ar
Bsa94Gs and Tama.
Chicago. aes uoines. Council Bluffs
Ch8caza, canton, sioux City, sioux
E&sfe and EanktOns
GhEesaEu. UEllSstsza4ec, Albert Lea and
saGa5scrn -tsauesota Points.
ghtCsaGU, HsItss aazee, Mason City,
1zIfcHsssE ana Cham beriain.
A0GiS EstaHd, Dubuque. 81. Paul AND
tggstsr polls
DaE sanrf. aaImaF, ~. Paul aad
Nina LaDoiEs.
EfI8EG a-gEee. KacEBe, ReloiE, kreepOrt
anG kE8cEE ISLAND.
Mitchell, B0I-ey. Ashton and Aber-
deem
gJim River Valley Line.l
FsfsfE4g8n8s >geeDPrs and the F1uess
Etntsu C0rs s8s The 8p0rFd are run on the
man .las -f rLe CHECsGD, uTLWAT-
AAsE Il. zE. t'AEE Railway, and
ever altH r p1id 70 passengers by courteous
eBl-.s Is at t-a Company.
3. 5 MerTiH. s. w. H. Carpsntss,
lt.l #l-l-sers Gen4 Pass Agent
> T. Clark, Geo. n. Hsaford,
GeH- eHEt. Asst Genl Psss Ags
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
Rheumatism and Diet.

From Cassel's Magazine.I
rheumatism is as often as not, caused
by over-eating, and especially by over
indulgence in meat, which is certain to
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
milwaukee, LAKE SHORE
&WESTERN RAIL WAY.

TEE BESI EOUIK TO
Oshkosh, Fond du Lao, Appleton,
keenah and Menasha, Mani
towoc, Sheboygan and
Milwaukee,
La via the following bnag
{, ST P, Il & Omaha TO HaiIan
G.BW. & St Paul TO New London da,
\, L S. ! Western to Destination
"Close connections at all Junction potnts.. -
g. g. 81. BRRD, Il. p. WHITOOMB,
6enr Supr. Gen1 Pass. Ag9
Con. z. WArKR q MASON Sis, MuwAUKKA
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15

The use Of the term
Short Line" IN connec-
Ton with the corporate
name Of q great road, con-
yeys s1 idea Of Just what is
required by the travelling
pub ic-a Short Line, Quick
Time and the best OF ac-
cCmmodauons-aIl Of which
sat Railway IN America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-05
Men VINO MEAN WELL

In the great out door worth men hold the sceptre
position Of wives and mothers the possession Of
wealth does not wholly exempt them from work and
worry. But bear heavier load than othexs the
anxeties for tomorrow added to the labor and toll of
to-day.
The average husband and father do-snt understand
nor appreciate this He eats drinks sleeps and attends
to his business and takes 1t for granted that the women
Of his household will do the same Are they sick, He
doesn't know seem to except when asked
to call physician Then he thinks the whole business
Ii bore and nuisance He is not hard hearted man
necessarily but merely thick headed thoughtiess-
probably the latter mostly. The run I'D stairs
down stairs and every where-doins that "woman's
work. which n. var done-and IS it any wonder they
break down and get sick? That backache that pain in
the chest, that other ameht or ~eakness-is it any
wonder your wife has it? Not at1sll The wonder is
that she wasn't dead long ago
Why don't you act the ounce of preventonm prin-
ciple? box of BENSON'S CAPCINE POROUS PIAS-
TIERS in the house will money and suffering
These pasters the best the most modern the most
scientific, the effective For all the troubles of the
kidneys, liver stomach: for local rheumatism neural
Sla and all pains and aches Of the body they are
ror to all others Unlike the dull slowacting lasters
with which doubt you have often felt disguised and
impatient Bensons prompt and will relieve serious
cases III from three to twentyfour hours No others
will accomplish this. anything approaching it,
Get box and give it to your women folks use when
they have need to do 1t is the most economical
thing You do.
The word Capcine is cut in the genuine Look for It.
Seabury Il johnson, Pharmaceutical Chemists New
York. 1t