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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-27

Patsey Cardiff endeavored to get on a
match with Wilson yesterday, and the only
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
Life without Sugar.

FROM Nornnn aSazlne.J
Besides the natural sweets we have
taken to producing artificial ones. Has
any housewife ever realized the alarm
ing condition of cookery in the benight-
ed generations before the invention of
sugar? tits really almost too appalling
to think about. So many things that
we now look upon as all but necesaries
= cakes, buildings, made dishes, con-
fectionery, preserves, sweet biscuits, lel-
lies, cooked fruits, etc, were then prac-
tically quite impossible. Fancy at
tempting nowadays to live single day
without sugar; no tea, no coffee, no
jam, no pudding, no cake, no sweets, no
hot teddy before one goes to bed;
the bare idea is too terrible. And yet
that was really the abject condition of
all the civilized world up to the middle
of the middle ages. Horace's punch
was sugarless and lemonless; the gentle
Virgil never tasted the coDgenial cup
of afternoon tea; and Socrates went
from his cradle to his grave without
ever knowing the flavor of peppermint
bull's-eyes. How the children managed
to spend their Saturday as, or their
NtehIy oDOIus, rs pioiouho AJ cpOir,
to be sure, people had honey; but hon
ey is rare, dear, and scanty; it can
never have filed one quarter the place
that sugar fills in our modern affections.
Try for moment to realize drinking
honey with ones whisky and water. or
doing the years preserving with pot
of best Narborine, and You get at once
a common measure of the difference be-
tween the two as practical sweeteners.
Nowadays we get sugar from cane and
beet-root in abundance, while sugar
naples and palm-trees of various SORTS
afford considerable supply to remoter
countries. But the childhood of the
little Greeks and Romans must have
been absolutely unlighted by single
ray of Joy from chocolate creams or Ev-
erton coffee. The consequence Of this
excessive production of sweets in mod
ern times is, of course, that we have be-
gun to distrust the indications afforded
US by the sense of taste in this particu-
lar as to the wholesomeness of various
objects. We can mix sugar with any
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
net yourself, and let him manage it

quiet yourself, and let him manage it
all
And as Rolf, in the other room, heard
the suppressed sobs of the bereaved
daughter, he resolved within himself
that not all the police agents in Christen-
dom should wrest Ethel Dewgrove from
beneath the agis of his protection. With
these reflections in his mind, he went
out to see the midnight train rush in.
pause second on its hurrying way, and
then steam onward, like fire-throated
monster, with a vertebra of moving
lights.
"Well, we've got 'em" said SimSon
Pike, the conductor, as he swung stout
old lady off the lower steps to Rolls
protecting hand.
SCOT whom?'
"The forgers. Went on to Shelton's
Point. Jones arrested EN-. Them's
EN- by the far -window," with jerk of
his hand toward a certain glimpse of
re dish light, where dull, wicked pro-
file nodded occasionally. Real good
luck it was. Wish it had been me laid hold
of emp Rolf stared. Then his inner
convictions had all been erroneous. He
had wronged the tall, hazel eyed girl by
the bare suspicion that she was aught
but one of Gods most innocent earth
angels. What dolt-a block head, he
had beenl What an idiot! Well, at all
events, he was glad she never had sus-
pected it.
marry Rolf Otherbrae? Marry an
insignificant young ticket agent, with
your splendid fortune? Excuse me,
Miss Dewgrove, but"
@And why shouldn't I marry him?'
Ethel flashed out to her tall, portly
lawyer. "He was good to me when 1
was all alone-he is noble and true and
and love himI"
"Oh, if that's the case / have moth
ing more to say" dryly commented
MIR. Farley, thinking in rather mourn
full way of his own son, whom he had
mentally destined for the East Indian
heiress. you are of age, and, of
course, entitled to make your choice"
And so Ethel Dewgrove married the
young ticket agent whom she had new
er seen before that stormy December
night, when her father died of heart
complaint in the solitude of the waiting
room.
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A Rich WOman's Wretched Death.

lcIon lne hlDaHy Argue
There has lived for many years at
Lake Mahopac woman named Eliza
Baldwin, well known in that vicinity
for her eccentricities and stinginess.
She was the wife of uncle Henry"
Baldwin and the sister of the late
Reuben W. Baldwin, who for years
kept the Baldwin hotel, at Lake Maho-
pac. All her relatives are we'll to do,
her husband Is wealthy, and she was es-
timated to be worth 100000. Yet she
lived alone, apart from her husband,
who was unable to endure her temper
and arrogance. She had two sons, who
years ago went west. Lately one of
them returned to see his mother, but
was refused admittance by her, she
claiming that he came after her money,
not to visit her. Her husband at one
time Was DESTROYS of selling
some property and required her sigma
ture to the deeds. She refused to sign
until he had transferred to her one-third
of all his property. Mr.. Baldwin in
dulged her in many ways, and built for
her, on farm of thirty acres, $4,000
house, and handsomely furnished it.
AohO Sooh IooScooiou, Dut ubbl6 Dy lltble
sold for cash the furniture and house
bold articles. She lived most wretched-
ly, denying herself enough to eat and
using in winter the least possible fuel.
The people of the vicinity had grown
accustomed to her oddities, and there
fore paid no attention to the fact that
lately no signs of life or activity were
manifest in her house. One of her
neighbors, however, had some business
to transact with her. She won't to her
house, and after repeated knockings
was unable to gain admittance. The
door was then broken in. Mrs. Bald
win was found sitting in chair before
an empty stove frozen to death. On a
stool beside her was piece of pancake
and cup containing some frozen soup,
the only edibles in the house. After
the funeral the Rev. Mr.. futile and the
Hon. Saxton Smith, the only persons in
whom Mrs. Baldwin placed any conf
dence, made search of the house, and
$4,000 in cash was found, and it is
supposed as much more remains hidden
in undiscovered hooks.
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CHANGES.

Like one who hears with sudden throb of sad
ness
The lingering cadence of an old refrain
Which wakes the echoes Of some vanished glad
With tender pain.
o stand now with mingled pain and pleasure,
After long absence, at a well-known door
Which guarded once my darling, my heart
treasure
In days of yore.
still bloom the roses with their old-time sweet
ness
Round this dear cottage in my native land;
Trimmed is the hedge with all its 8onted neat
ness;
The old elms stand.
) till slopes the lawn in beautiful graduation,
Like soft carpet of the richest green;
Still leaps the fountain with its light pulsatlon,
Frightening the scene.
Years have not changed II; now then the river
Winds in the distance like silver stream:
Through the old orchard still the sunbeams
culver
And brightly CLEAN.
All but no voice of sweetest meditation
No ripping laughter greets my listening ear;
AL the bright scene but bresthes III desolation,
she is not herer
Not herei not here" the murmuring elm tree,
sigh it,
Her cherished roses mournfully reply it
In odors sweet
Der the soft lawn the shadows westward creep,
Darkly enfold me at the rose-girt door
In deeper shadows lies my dear love sleeping,
To awake no more
-9oston Transcript
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

ABOUT twenty-five years since MAJ On & Ham
lin announced important improvements in reed
instruments, then known as melodeons. So
considerable were the charges and impr We
ments that they CLAIMED for their new iHstru
ment another and better name-urgan or cab
met organ-by which it Las become universally
known, and obtained wonderful usefulness anc
success; about $4,000 organs being now made in
this country yearly, while American organs are
largely exported 10 every civilized country.
The same company now offer TO the public
an improved Upright Piano, which they have
been experimenting upon snd testing for .
number Of years. and confidently claim pre-
sents Improvements Of the greatest practical
value. A distinguishing characteristic Is that
they entirely dispense with wood IN holding the
strings, which are secured by metal fastenings
directly TO the iron plate, 20 securing perfect
vibration and more pure musical tones with
much greater durability. The changing condi
tons Of wood, so Objectionable IN euch a mat
tfr. sire entirely avoided. The Improvement
certsinly seems to tie one Of great Importance
Boston Irdceia'.
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4 Cunning Fox.
n NHHHI1g TUX.
From the st. James Gazette.

IRON the ST. james Gazette.
A fox has made an interesting con-
tribution to the discussion on reason
and instinct in animals which is per-
picking contemporary. In a recent
run of the Fitzwilliam hounds, reynard
being hard pressed by his pursuers
headed for the railway line, and calmly
lay down on the permanent way. An
express train was fast approaching, and
the chances were that the hounds
would get upon the line and be cut to
pieces. Reynard ensconsed himself in
a safe position in the six foot, and
awaited the event. There was nothing
for it but to give up the game to him.
The hounds were drawn off just in time
to avoid danger, and the fox made off
quietly. Was this reason or instinct +?
Foxes can hardly be born with sn in
stinct to lie down on railways in front
of an express when hard pressed by
the hounds. On the other hand the
reasoning process by which the fox
concluded that prudent master would
not risk his hounds on the line, is de-
cidedly complicated.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
Taxing Limbs of the Law.
From the Baltimore American.l


Il understand" said a well-known
court officer yesterday, that but let
me tell you story. Once upon time,
say forty years ago, there was an old
lady christened Nell Gwynn by the
boys. She sold apples, cakes, etc,
about the courts. Young lawyers were
scarce in those days, but the young law
yers then were rich. One day Old Nell
took it into her head to tax all the young
lawyers So on their admittance to the
bar. | have said the boys were rich
they were also generous, and when Old
Nell made the proposition they simply
laughed and complied with the old la
dy's fancy. The practice continued
during Old Nell's lifetime, and many
50 note crept into her purse. Then
Petherbridge, the crier of the supr eme
bench, thought it was good field to
cultivate, and the yonng lawyers of his
time were induced to follow the example
of their predecessors, the limbs of the
law of Old Nell's time. SO the custom,
not a law, continued, with this difference,
however, that the fee is not exacted.
Now, the young lawyers are not scarce,
neither are they rich; but they possess
one attribute of those preceding them
they are proud. And while some of
their class can still well afford to she'll
cut the S5 which it has grown up to be
the custom to present to the crier, the
others generally follow suit because
their pride will not permit them to re-
fuse the contribution.
''But what did you start out to say2"
asked the reporter to whom the story
was related.
'Oh," was the response, 81 was going
$685. s-s'-r--r had heard that as re-
form judges were upon the bench, a
movement might be made toward lop-
ping off few of the unnecessary, and
some of the unlawful court fees"
do / understand you to say that
this fee is exacted of all the young men
admitted to the barr" said the reporter
eyes, say so; and not only that; il
is looked after until it is paid, too"
rs the crier dependent on theee fees
instead of salary?" was asked.
sol course not" was the answer; che
gets his $1,000 a year like all other
bailiffs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
A Convenient Coal Bin.

In cold winter weather it is disag rec
able passing through snow to reach the
coal bin, yet in few cases is there suffi-
cient room for the coal, either in the
cellar or woodshed. A correspondent
of the Prairie Farmer describes an ex-
cellent means of reaching the bin with
out going out of doors, and at the same
time using no inside space of the wood
house. Simply place the bin on the
outside of the woodshed, with the bot
tom sloping. SO that the coal will run
through hole cut in the side into the
scuttle on the inside of the shed. OF
course the bottom of the bin must be
higher than the scuttle. The opening
for the coal is usually closed by slid
ing door.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

thing We like, whether it had sugar in it
to begin wirh or otherwise, and by
sweetening and favoring we can give a
false palatableness to even the worst
and most indigestible rubbish, such as
plaster OF paris, largely sold under the
name of sugared almonds to the ingen-
uous youth of two hemispheres. But
In untouched nature the test rarely or
never fails. As long as fruits are IN
ripe or unfit for human food they are
green and sour; as soon as they ripen
they become soft snd sweet, and usually
acquire some bright color as q sort of
advertisement of their edibihty. In the
main, bar the accidents of civilization,
whatever Is sweet is good to eat,-nay,
more, is meant to be eaten; it is only
our own perverse folly that makes us
sometimes think all nice things bad for
us, and all wholesome things nasty. In
state of nature the exact opposite is
really the case. One may observe, too,
that children, who are literally young
savages In more senses than one, stand
nearer to the primitive feeling in this
respect than grown-up people. They
unaffectedly like sweets; adults who
have grown more accustomed to the ar
titicial meat diet don't, as rule, care
much for buildings, cakes, and made
dishes.
MAY 1 venture parenthetically to
add, any appearance to the contrary
Notwithstanding, that am not a vege-
tartan, and that / am far from desiring
to bring down upon my devoted head
the imprecation pronounced against the
rash person who would rob poor man
of his beer. 1t is quite possible to be-
lieve that vegetarianism was the start
ing point of the race, without wishing
to consider it also as the goal; just as it
is quite possible to regard clothes as
purely artificial products of civilization,
without desiring personally to return to
the charming simplicity of the Garden
of Eden.)
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
| Prairie Farmer.

For young girls wear are shown some
rich colored Roman-plaided surahs
combined with dark shade of vel
veteen; for instance, one dress of dark
ruby vigogne is trimmed round the
lower half of the Skin. with killing of
ruby velveteen. with straight panels of
the plaid set between the pleats. Above
this is bagging Fedora tunic of the
plaid, which shows a rich blending of
olive, golden brown, ruby, with hair
lines of deep gold color. The trim Hun
garian bodice is made of the velveteen
over q vest Of the cav Roman plaid.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
Does Any One Care For Father.

Does any one, IRE aught for father7
Does any on think of the one
Upon whose tired, bent shoulders,
The cares of the family come?
The father who strives for your comfort,
And tolls on from day unto day,
Although his steps ever grow slower,
And his dark locks are turning to gray.
Does any one think of tn due bills
He's called upon daily to pay,
Milliner bills, college bills, book bills,
There are some kind of bills every day.
Like patient horse in a tread mill,
he works on from morning till night
Does any one think he Is tired,
Does any one make his home bright?
Is II right, just because he looks troubled,
To say he's as cross as bear?
KIND words, little actions and kindness,
Might Danish his burden OF care.
lis for you he Is ever so anxious,
He will toll for you while he may live;
In return he only asks kindness,
And such pay Is easy to give.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
A Prize i'm the Lottery

OF life which is usually inexperienced until il
ID lost, perhaps never TO return, il health.
What 8 priceless boon 1t is, and how we ought
to cherish il, that life may not be a worthless
blank to US. Many OF the diseases that flesh
is heir TO, and which make life burdepsolne.
such al consumption (scrofuIs Of the lungs
and other scrofulous and blood diseases find
complete cure in DR.. r. V. Perct's Golden
Medical Discovery" when all other rtmsdies
have failed. DR.. Perce's pamphlet ca con.
sumption mailed for two stamps. Address.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, BufTa-
10
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
A Bad Omen.

We should be heedful of warnings. Nature
gives US such. Inactivity Of the kidneys and
bladder Is an omen OF danger. The diseases
which attack those organs ale among the most
fatal and obstinate, and are usually preceded by
the above symptom of growing weakness. The
best invigorsnt under such circumstances is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a safe as well as ac
tive remedy. The proper degree OF energy IS
impaired TO the operations of these important
secreting and dischsrging glands, without over
stimulation, by the Bitters In that respect as
in Others it surpasses and Is preferable TO dur
cites which overset The article is also remedy
for and preventive OF chils and fever and bilious
remittent, and cures rheumatic ailments, dyspep-
STA, debility and nervousness. Don't delay if you
experience the we'll known symptoms Of sny OF
these ailments, but use the Bitters al once.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
RatiOns for Cows.

Maine is cold state, where winters
are long, and much food is required to
keep up the animal heat; yet expert
ments made by the Maine Agricultural
College have led to the conclusion that
upon ration composed OF % pounds
of hay, 3 pounds OF bran, 8 pounds of
cotton-seed meal, and B pounds of corn
meal, butter can be made at a cost of 10
cents per pound. This upon the sup
position that hay is SO per ton. This
ration, in Maine, would cost:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

cord and embroidery. A wall pocket
with many compartments tackled on the
inside of closet door may serve many
valuable purposes, especially where
there is a family of children and great
many other things lying around" A
label on each pocket will keep things in
the right place, and prevent the shoe
laces from getting mixed with the calico
pieces or the knitting work.
1t takes time to create places to put
things in, and it takes time to keep
them in place, but not more time than
it lakes to hunt them up when they may
be anywhere and everywhere and be-
long nowhere. The satisfaction of
knowing that at moments notice, in
the middle of the night or in broad day
light, one can put her hand on what
ever in her domain is called for, is a
great satisfaction to the orderly house
keeper, and one which she will eontrive
In one way or another not to do without.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

From the chicago 1rDune,J
The spectacle of man hunting game
for living on State and Twenty second
Streets is now to be seen in Chicago.
interviewing the hunter, he said ::
Snow birds is no common dish, and
when Teller feasts on such delicacies
he has to put up 'andsomely. However,
make right smart Twin at the bust
ness, an if the police don't modest me,
hope to stow way right smart sum
fore spring. tried to kill them with
stones and arrers but it wouldn't work.
l wouldn't be lowed to use powder and
ball, so l JUS buys this air-gun, put a
slug in her, and let drive. See this
bag? Three dozen since morning; got
'em all on Twenty-second Street. The
bag was filed with dead snow-blrds,
which in few hours were served for
food in a restaurant. The birds are
numerous along the cable-car line, and
at this season of the year are very tat.
When dressed they are about the slze
of small egg, and are luscious to the
taste. A restaurant keeper who had
over 100 in q window was asked what
was the cause of the demand for such
diminutive game. He said delicate per
sons and invalids were the classes that
called for the dainties. ave have any
amount of calls for quail" said the
speaker, 1but when e person orders
snow-birds on toast, you can rest as
sured that he is an invalid or else hls
stomach is in disordered condition.
With the usual side dishes, four snow
birds will cost sixty cents-pretty stlff
nr;ce. but the invalid must have EN-.
IT will be noticed that whenever a
writer misspells word to give point TO
a Joke, the compositor sees to It that
the word is spelled correctly. This Is
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

Fon dyspepsia, indigestion. depression of
spirits and general debility, in their va
nous forms, also as preventative against
fever and ague and other intermittant fevers.
the Zero hospnGrated Elixir OF Calisaya,"
made by Caswell. Hazard Il Co., New York.
and sold by all druggists, Is the best tonic; and
for patients recovering from fever or other
sickness II has no puugl
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
IN shooting ARRAY at Gordon, Black
Hills, Charles Reckley was seriously, if
not fatally, wounded by Del Ennis


When you visit or leave New York city, save
Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire, and
stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand
Central Depot: 600 elegant ICONS fitted up at a
cost Of one million dollars. refused to Il and
upwards per day. European plan. Elevator.
Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse
cabs. stage. and elevated railroad TO all depots.
Fauihcs can live better for less money at the
Grand Union than st sny first class hotel III the
clty.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

a PARTICULARLY handsome costume,
suitable for walking or skating, shows a
skirt of plain cloth in very dark blue,
trimmed with fiounce of velyeteen put
on in large box pleats, each pleat being
held in place by large ornamental
button of silver fox fur. The upper and
overgarment is Vandyke tunic polo
naise of velveteen of a rich blue, Dor
dered about the edges of the various
parts OF the jacket, bodice, tunic, and
the skirt, so that the one garment ap-
pears like three. The hat worn with
this garment is a toque of velveteen,
with full crown, shirred down the CEN
ter, and finished with band of the silver
foY {ur
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

Mr.. J. 81. RHODES, of Cleveland, sec
rotary of the Garfield National Monu-
ment Association, reports that the con-
tributions to the monument funds, up
to December Is, were S132,399.64.
This sum is drawing per cent. inter
est
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

CoLE's CARBoIIsALvE is the favoIite Hous G.
hold Remedy for the cure OF Cuts Wounds
Chi blains, Poisons, Bites Of IGsects, and Skin
diseases. Get the genuine. 25c snd 75c, at
Druggists or by mail. ]. ". COLE g. Co.
Black River Falls, Wis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07

WAS AFFLICTED with CataTrh and Cold IN the
Head. l tried many remedies without any
beneficial effects. AT last used Ely's Cream
Balm, which efectuaUy cured me.-N. Fl. J.
HIILARD. Dentist, Bordentown. n J.