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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
THE DEFECTIVE NAIL.
BY SAMUEL BAXTER FOSTER.

1 looked at a carpenter mailing, one day,
Some weatherboards on in workman-ike way;
And / noticed the claw Of the hammer he clapped
To nail which the moment before ne mad
And, drawing it out, threw it by with a Jerk,
Took another instead and went on with his
work.
whats that for?" I asked him, Have nails
grown so cheap
That you toss them away as too worthless 10
NO" be answered, lit bent in the driving, and
Lest it make a bad place, to the ground it may
We 9d draw while VI, re. able, he said, with grin
"For we can't pub 1T out, once We hammerltln-
When the nau had been followed BY one that
was good,
! noticed beside it dent in the wood
The mark had been made blythe base OF the claw
Thro the strong force exerted the bent nan 10
And there the depression to eyesight quite plain,
Tho twice painted over viii doubtless remain
No marvellous incident, certainly; still,
1t set me to thinking as little things will
How habits, like nails, be they wrong ones or
right.
Can be drawn from their places when hammered
And, though drawn ere they sink to the head,
By their drawing, some traces on body and mind.
When young man seeks money and nothing
beside,
And quoting Ben Franklin, his neanness to hide,
Does small things for pef and with dark greedy
hand,
Shows the crown overhead, petty gains to com
mand,
Tho it end in that wealth he is anxious to win,
He has struck bent nail and has hammeredltln IN.
When a girl shows the world that she surely
thinks less
OF her culture and conduct than gadding and
dress:
When she eagerly seeks for a coufab with those
Whose talk sOlelyrunS upon dresses and beauX-
Neglecting home duties some gossip to spin
That nail viii give trouble if once hammered IN
When you see your neighbours small faults
through a glass
That makes them too large for the censor to pass,
And with sense OF their wickeGness, rlghteousiy
hot,
Calls one a mere miser, the other a Sot-
You are handling nail that may croOken to sin
Like a corkscrew twill twistif you hammer 1t in.
When a man, or his wife-sister-mother-t
same
Too eager to blow the dull Goals to a flame,
The faults Of their neighbOrS bring closer to view,
Repeating the stories they've never proved true,
Their nail has a flaw, is iIl-shapen and thin,
As they Il find to their cost when they hammer
ii in.
Enough for the lesson. The nails that we drive
Not through boards that are pulseless, hut frames
that are live,
Examine them well closely sean ere too late;
Should they prove Of firm metal, wel-cut and
quite straight,
Regardless of sneering, or clamOr, or din,
Place each where it should be, and hammer it in.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
PERSONAL.

LOUISA NJ. ALCoTT's works have
reached the sale of over 100000
copies.
THE father of Victor Hugo was the
captor OF the famous brigand, Fra
Diavolo.
EX-SENATOR TABOR refused to allow
Mgr. Capel to lecture in his opera
house at Denver, Col.
WALT WHITMAN, the poet, spends
much OF his time chatting with long
shOremen in Philadelphia.
BEN BUFFERS favorite flower at this
season of the year is a fragrant pink.
His button-hole contains one every
day.
HENRY GEORGE had all his ex-
penses paid and received in addition
$4,000 for his recent lectures in Scot
land
Boston papers announce that James
K. OsgOod will probably connect HIM
self with the Century Company in New
York.
PROF. AGAssIz's eldest son takes
more to fields than to books, and
owns an extensive sheep ranch in Col
orado.
EX-SENATOR FERRY, of Michigan,
has adjusted his financia! difficulties
and will shortly return to the United
States.
SENATOR JONES of Florida is the big
gest man in the Senate physically, and
is credited with more than ordinary
vanity.
DR.. GEO. c.. LoRrMER, Chicago's ceIe-
brated Baptist divine, is said to have
refused a $4,000 offer from a New
York congregation.
JUDGE E. ROCKwOOD HOAR, has re-
signed the presidency of the Board of
Overseers of Harvard College, a posi-
ton he has held for many years.
MUsURUs PAsHA, the Turkish ambas-
sador at London, is a quiet-looking
little man with a tranquil, almost
seraphic expression OF countenance.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON will enter
tain Susan B. Anthony during the
coming summer while both are at work
on their Joint woman-suffrage book.
THE judgments against Mrs. Della
Parnell have been paid by New York
friends, and her estate at Bordentown,
n. j., will not be sold as advertised.
BARON DE STAAL, the Russian am
bassador, at London, is noted for his
correctness and accuracy, and has the
reputation of being safe and cautious.
LORD GARMOYLE, who recently made
a tour of the United States, has taken
the seat of his late father, Earl Cairns,
in the House of Lords, and succeeded
to the title.
IT Is stated that the Gar will attend
the military maneuvers in Portland
in August, and then reside for two
months at Lubochonoff Castle, near
Skiernevic.
LORD TENNYSON, the poet laureate,
has three homes one at FarringfOrd,
Freshwater, Isle of Wight, one at SO
Eaton Square, London, and one at
AldwOrth, Sussex.
LEANDER p. RICHARDSON, the we'll
known journalist, has been engaged by
VictOrien Sardou to prepare an En-
glish version of one of that authors
plays for the eminent Austrian actress,
Nine. Janish, Countess D'Arco.
THE London Era says that Mr.. Irv-
ing's success was greatest in ''the states
of New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Chicago and Massachusetts" The Era
has the right idea, but its geographical
knowledge is limited. Chicago is not
quite as large in extent as either the
states OF Delaware, Colorado or
Oregon, but it has population equal
to all three.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
HOPS { WALL BIIIERS CO. Damon, Elc
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There are many portraits Of GEN. GRANT, as
there were of GEORGE WASHINGTON, but the por-
trait OF Grant by BogaTdus taken just after his
return from the trip around the world, when st
the zenith OF his lame, in the prime OF life and
IN perfect health, is the only one that viii he
known IN the future. The portrait OF Washing
ton by Stuart is the one known TO the masses;
even children recognize il before they know the
alphabet. The portrait Of OUR Old COMMANDER,
as taken at the time we refer TO, Is the one that
Will live III the minds Of the people the country
he saved. Millions saw GEN Grant at about tho
time this taken. Even though Gen. Grant
shall happily be spared to his country for RuOt her
generation, he can never have portrait taken
that viii I'LL the popular eye and heart this one
does, taken when At his best. Hence this will be
the portrait OF history. No steel engraving OF oil
painting can compare, as a likeness, with the
photograph-the mirror of the face.
No one can look ct the portrait without dis
covering the signs of character that won battles
during the war, and Of late has driven death
from his door when all others qusiled with fear
We have published this portrait sort Of Eas.
ter card + JOY at the probable recovery OF tho
Nations Old Soldier. II is not for sale 1t will
only be furnished 10 subscribers to The EVENING
WISCONSIN and the WEEKLY WISCONSIN, upon the
annexed terms:
Present subscribers to the WEEKLY WISCONSIN
and TIE EVENING WISCONSIN, by mail, can secure
copy by renting sl.OO for the Weekly iur one
year beyond the expiration OF the present sub
scrpIion: and 81 90 for two months beyond The
present subscription Of TIE EVENING WISCONSIN,
by mail. This offer good to July lst.
Every new SUI bscriber 10 the WEEKLY WISCONSIN
for one year, and to THE EVENING WISCONSIN FOR
two months. sending Sl.oo may receive the por-
trait by mail. No limit to this offer,
Subscribers to the Weekly can receive an extra
copy by sending new subscriber, and the new
subscriber may receive one. Or they may remit
s. 90 tor two years subscription and receive two
copies OF the portrait.
Subscribers by mail to the Daily WISCONSIN, can
receive two portraits by remitting $500 for six
months. The extra copies VIII be mailed 10 any
address in the United States, postpaid. as the
portrait is published only by US, ii cannot be
purchased land IT would cost 81 90 il ii could, 1t
VIII be a nice present TO any one.
Frames, with glass, can bO had with the pOr.
trait and sent by express at cost and risk oi re-
ceiyer. by adding the price OF frame TO the above
rates: Two inch oak and maroon iraHlg with black
line for 81 90; three inch mahogany and gilt,
$50: very rich bronze and gilt Tor 500.
The portrait may be seen at every post ONCE
where the WISCONSIN istakeu, by asking the Post
master, towhom we shall send copy to be posted.
Address,
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
Points About Cooking.

To spoil steak. fry it.
Cut warm bread or cake with a
warm knife.
To spoil pancakes. bake them on a
lukewarm gridde
To spoil breakfast, grumble all the
while you are eating.
To spoil potatoes, let them lie and
soak in water after boiling.
a tablespoonful of vinegarin the pot
will make tough meat or chicken ten
der.
Fish may be scaled much easier by
dipping into boiling water about a
minute.
To spoil bread, use poor flour and
sour yeast, and let it rise until too
light and it runs over.
Ii you wish to pour boiling hot lio-
uld INTO a glass jar or tumbler, it can
be safely done by first putting a
spoon in the dish.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
Comparative Profit.

An Iowa Scotchman, Andrew HASTE,
OF Warren County, Ia, aims to test
the comparative profit on sheep and
other stock, and OF a recent venture
says: During the winter Just passed
| took particular pains with 25 head
OF calves and $50 head of sheep, both
well cared for, with open hay sheds to
sleep under. The sheep will give me a
clear profit of 5000, while the calves
will barely pay cost. My ewes are
good mutton and weigh 100 pounds
each. Each fat yearling sells for So. 50
per cwt. and weighs 10 to 12Opounds.
| find grades for mutton, such as Cots
void or Leicester better than full
bloods. | want no Southdowns; one
or one-third Merino gives bet
ter wool and improves the constitu-
ton; Missouri common stock are not
good to grade from. They eat too
much for thereturns they give. Imay
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
Women on the Stage.

A woman as play actor was evil
IDENTIFY rarity in Elizabeth's time.
Tom Coryat, in his "Crudities" 1911,
p. 247), speaking of his experience st
Venice, writes: Il was at one of their
play-houses where l saw Coincide
acted. Here | observed GER
tame things that | never saw before,
for / saw women scte, thing that |
never saw before, though / have heard
that it hath beene sometimes used IN
London, and they performed 1t with
as good a grace, action, gesture, and
whatsoever convenient for Player,
as | ever saw any masculine Actor. 3"
John Chamberlain, writing to Dudley
Carston under date November 10,
1902, says: "And now we are in mirth,
| must not forget to tellyou Of a cous-
ening prancke OF one Vennor, of Lin
coins lime, that gave out bills OF a
famous play on Saturday was Seven
night on the Banckeside, to be acted
only by certain gentlemen and gentle
women OF account. The price at COM
ming it was 2 shillings or Is pence at
least"
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
A Fast and Bold Rider.

The Brooklyn Union doesn't pro-
pose to allow America to be deprived
OF any laureIs to which it is entitled.
Speaking of famous rides, it says:
There was a good deal said about
the ride of Archibald Forbes, made
after the news of the Battle of Ulundi.
Now Condie Stephens has made q rec
ord of 800 miles in six days, from Me-
shed to Krasnovodsk, in answer to q
summons from London. But he had
good roads, the best of horses for
speed and endurance, and found them
waiting for him at convenient dis
tances. Both Forbes and Stephens
are both distanced by the ride OF Joe
Rankin, then a scout and now peace
able livery stable keeper in Rawlins,
made in 1878. He was with Mai.
Thornburgh at the time of the Meek
er massacre in Colorado, and made
the life-ordeath ride for relief to Raw
Inns, 100 miles OF which he covered in
twenty-four hours-from midnight of
one day till midnight of the next. And
he had to dodge Indians and "rustle"
tor change OF horses as they say out
there. Ii the British government
wants a courier who can ''get there, J"
or the London dailies a correspondent
who 'never got Left" let them cable
Joe Rankin, Rawlins, Carbon Co., w. T.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
The Fairy Weaver.

/ never saw the weaver, OH no, no!
And never saw the loom,
Nor the little shuttle so swift and strong,
Nor the wonderful underground room;
But I've seen the work, oh yes, oh yes
Silky, soft tassels I've seen,
That the little fairy weaver WoYe
Before the world was green.
All in the cold March days, she says,
As her tiny shuttle she takes
II must hurry and weave the alder-frin
Before the brook awakes."
SO she draws her web III her fairy loomi
But where does she get the thread,
To weave the lovely alder-fringe
Around the brooklet's bed?
1t SHOWS and it blows in the upper world,
But can you not hear her sing
1.-The times are poor, but the sun is sure
To come back every spring
So she draws her web in the fairy loom;
And the tiny shuttle throws
Back and forth, and back and forth,
And the brown fringe grows and grows.
Down in the dark, dear children bark!
Thousands their work are pursuing.
Oh what might we hear, II we had the ear
To catch what they are doing!
The little weavers are weaving away,
And this l have truly seen
Fairy fringe on the alder boughs
Before the ground was green.
Mrs. ". +. Butts, in Good Cheer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
Rruin Rugged a BUSY Saw.

From the New York Tribune.l
Talking about funny things, said
a big bronzed, bearded man in the
reading-room OF an uptown hotel last
night, "the funniest thing ! ever heard
of happened in my saw-mill out IN
Michigan. We used a heavy upright
saw for saving heavy timber. One
day not long ago the men had all gone
to dinner leaving the saw, which ran
by water-power, going at full speed.
While we were away a big black bear
came into the mill and went nOslng
around. The saw caught his fur and
twitched him a little. Bruin dldn t
like this for a cent, so he turned around
and fetched the saw a lick with his
paw. Result: a badly cut paw. A
blow with the other paw followed and
it was also cut. The bear was by
this time aroused to perfect fury ana
rushing at the saw caught 1t IN his
grasp and gave a tremendous hug. 1t
was his last hug, and we lived on bear
steaks for a week. When we came up
from dinner, there was half bear on
each side of the saw, which was gong
ahead as nicely as though it had never
seen a bear. This is a fact, so help
me Bob" and the big lumberman bit
off a fresh chew of tobacco.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
And serious Business il Was.

Some half a dozen boys were play
ing theater," in Mr. Decker's back
yard, at 1875 Ten Eyck Street, New
York. They called the play "Busi-
ness" Henry Decker II years old,
was the hero of the play" and, TO
properly personate that character,
got his father's rifle and loaded it with
bird shot When he rushed to the res
cue of the maiden that was being car
ried off by the captain OF the Corsairs
he placed the rifle against the fence.
In some manner not xplaiued-per-
haps it was overcome by the excite
ment of the play-the rifle fell and ex
ploded and the birdshot found a lodge
ment in the faces, necks, legs and arms
of the half dozen actors. 1t took two
doctors an hour and three-quarters
to pick the shot out.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
An Old Account.

From an Unknown Exchange IL
A visitor who dropped up" this
morning was allowed to tell the 1ol-
lowing story, the truth OF which ne
vouched for: From the town OF
Friendship, Allegheny County, man man
named Scott drifted to the West few
wears ago and there died, according to
What seemed a trustworthy report.
In kindly remembrance of their fellow,
+ownsman funeral services were held
in his honor at one OF the local meet
ing-houses, and in these services one
Zones. a blacksmith, took part as
member of the choir. A year or two
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
lnpOrtant.

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
rooms fitted up at cost Of one million
dollars, reduced to 81 and upwards per
day European plan. Elevator. Restau-
rant suppIied with the best. Horse cabs,
stage, and elevated railroad to all depots'
Families can live better for less money at
the Grand Union than at an frst-class
hotel in the city.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
A Secretion That Contaminates the Blood.

When the bile is diverted from ius proper
channels, into the blood, which is always the
case in liver complaints. it ceases to be a healthy
secretion, and becomes poison. Its abnormal
presence in the circulation and stomach Is in
d.catsd by the suffusion of the skin with a
hideous saffron tinge, by headaches, vertigo
nausea, pain in the right side and under the
right shoulder blade, by Indigestion obstruc-
ton OF the bowels. and other minor symptoms
Order may be substituted for this state of chaos
and further bodily evil sverted by using the
benefioeut Alternative and tonic, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters which, by relaxing the bowels,
promotes the escape from the circulation Of
bilious impurities, besides rendering the action
of the liver regular, and removing everv trace
Of dyspepsia This pleasant and purely vsgeta-
bic anti bilious medicine is not only in2nitely
more effective than any form OF mercury, but IL
Is on account OF its freedom from hurtful prop
critics infinitely to be preferred to that poison
Gus drug.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27

II has been said; but when a woman Is
dragged down, emaciated, wan, and shad-
ow Of her former self, with never a cheerful
word, she can be no longer beautiful or
lovable. Nature may have been generous
in her gifts. and endowed her with all the
charms of her sex, but disease has crept in
unawares and stolen the roses from her
cheeks, the luster from her eve, and the sun
shine from her heart. But to be well again
lies in your own power. Take DR.. Pierces
" Favorite Prescription, p" it will cure you;
thousands have been cured by it. Nothing
equals it for all the painful maladies and
weaknesses peculiar to women. Price re-
duced to one dollar. By druggists.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
The Tyre and its Goose.

The Tyre, of Dry Wash, A. T.,
ought to change the spelling of its
name if it perpetrates many stories
like the following: Chilly Mascot, of
the lower divide, has an old gander
that beats the Dutch. Every Thurs
day morning he, the gander, goes out
to the front gate and picking up the
Tyre which he finds lying there, car
ries it into the house. Then he houks
loudly till some one appears and takes
it from him. This same gander also
goes to the village two miles distant
on errands, and can carry home light
articles hung around his neck better
than a boy. He was sent to jim
Bludsoe's for paper of needles the
other day, with a dollar under his
wing. To tease him Jim gave him no
change; but Mr.. Gander knew it WASH t
a straight game, and chased jim
around the store till he gave him the
change. Then he houked a pecan of
victory and went home"
BOYS as pages are now popular feat
ures at Eastern weddings.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27

THE John Brown Scaffold Com
pany" has been organized in Charles
ton, w. Va, where John Brown was
executed. The company has capital
of 81 200, and viii manufacture relics
from the lumber used in making the
scafold on which Brown was hung.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27

MENsMAN's Peptonized Beei Tonic, the
only preparation of beef containing its
entire nutritious properties. 1t contains
blood-making, force-generating and life sus-
tanning properties; invaluable for indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration
and all forms of general debility; also, in
all enfeebled conditions, whether the work
Of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if re-
sulting from pulmonary complaints. Cas-
well, Hazard & Co., proprietors, New York.
Sold nv dr,lrpists
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27

The great dIaphuretlc and anodyne Ior
colds levers and inflammatory attacks, Is
DR.. Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart
Weed; also cures collie, cramps, cholera
morbus, diarrhpa and dysentery, or bloody
fink Only so cents.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27

say | look to the mutton and not to
the wool for profit, but there is great
difference in the amount of food con-
sumed by each sheep to get the same
weight"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
BITvTERS,

II you wish &c be relieved Of those terrible sick
Headaches and thst miserable Sour StoE:-
ach. It will, when taken according to direc-
tons, cure any case Of Sick Eeo Sache
OF Sour stomach. 1t cleans the lining Of
stomach and bowels, promotes healthy
action and sweet Eecreuons. It makes pHre
blood aud gives IL free flow, thus t@;5:Hg
nutrSra emit to every part Il is lie gaRc@t,
speedfeat and suroaE Vegetable Remedy
ever invented for ali diseases Of the stomach
and liver.
J. NJ Moore Of Farmington. Mich. says: sly
su ffering from sick Headache and Sour
Stomach was terrible. One bottle or hops
and Malt Bltters cured me.
Do not get hops and Malt Sitters con-
founded with inferior preparations of similar
tame For sale by all druggists.
HOPS 4 MALT BITTFBS co. DET3oT Eca
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
Deserving of Confidence.

There is no article which so richly de-
serves the entire confidence Of the COM
munity as Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs.
Those suffering from Asthmatic and Bron-
chiaI diseases, Coughs and Colds, should try
them. Price % cts.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
Where the Scorpion Gets his Poison

When he strikes you with the end of
his tail, like a wasp, he exudes q
venomous liquid, and a man might
better hold red-hot iron in his hand
than to get tenth part of drop of
this liquid into his blood. 1t is not
necessarily fatal, particularly in the
Bahamas; but it condenses the heat
Of forty furnaces. In some parts Of
South America scorpion bites are fire.
quently fatal, but | have not heard Of
anyone having been killed by them in
Nassau. This is easily accounted for.
The scorpion likes to feed on decayed
wood. In South America, where dye
woods and other poisonous woods
abound, the scorpion feeds upon them,
and thus work into himself a good
supply of outside poison, which, taken
together with his naturally poisonous
liquid, does its work for whoever is
unfortunate enough to bestung. But,
in Nassau, such poisonous woods are
few, and the scorpions have to fatten
themselves respectfully on pine, cedar
and mahogany.