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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

The body Of a man was found
/ floating in the lake near Duluth last
Tuesday morning. The Tribune says
of it:
'The dead man was Of stout, chunky
build and dressed in good ready-made
clothing nearly new. His boots had
not been worn long enough to take out
the thin leather that is commonly
pasted over the sole. He had on also
a complete suit of red flannel under
wear, heavy for the season. At the
direction Of the prosecuting attorney,
Mr. d Autremont, all the clothing was
preserved In the side pockets Of his
pantaloons were found sixteen cents
in change, half-a-dozen almonds and Il
p4ol check bearing the name Of y.
Bouchard, who was formerly proprie-
tor Of the Montreal house, and who IS
now III Superior. Ia the hip pocket
WAS found the naturalization papers Of
the deceased, made out at jamestown,
Dakota, May II, 1882, in the name Of
Louis Primmau. In signing, the de
ceased had simply made his mark. "
The finding Of these papers which es-
tablished the fact that the man was 4
French Canadian, together with the
general appearance OF the body after
the clothing WAS removed, dissipated
the suspicious of some, formed by re
garding the head and features, that he
was a negro.
The most curious development of the
autopsy was the finding, in India mix,
on the left arm, thename " Louis Fou-
cauIt" which, quite evidently, is the
true name of the deceased, which for
some reason hc wished to conceal"
There were D marks Of violence on
the body, and the internal organism
was in healthy condition,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

News reached here Tuesday that the
propeller Isle Royalc, had sunk near
Susie Island where the passengers and
crew had been safely landed. The
Duluth Tribune Of Wednesday morn
ing contained the following notice Of
the affair: Cody, LaNaQue u Co.,
the owners of the propeller Isle Royale
received telegram Yesterday, saying
that that vessel had sprung a leak and
gone down eighteen miles from Wash
ington harbor, and that the crow and
passengers were safe and at Susie Is
land, the date Of the accident was not
given but probably was Saturday or
Sunday. She had no freight and it Is
thought but few passengers. The Isle
Royale was valued at $4,000 for in
surance purposes though she cost her
owners more than that and was insur-
eel for $4,000. She was formerly the
Agnes and was built at st. Claire in
1880. She was of ninety-one tons
burthen, aud rated -. Cooley, Ia
Vague Il Co., bought her in Seplem
Der 1888, and rebuilt had rc-christen-
ed her. 1t IS supposed =he will be q
total loss.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

Zone of the greatest curiosities Of
the present day, found among the
pines of Wisconsin, was discovered
near Knowlton a few weeks ago
Ii was in the form Of a potriGed
squirrel and was taken from the heart
of tree by some woodsmon. It was
Of a brownish color us hard as a rock,
and was as natural as life," even to
the kink in It's long bushy tail. How
The little animal found its way into
tic heart Of the tree is a mystery, but
it IS supposed that in years, or per
haps centuries gone by, it became pet
riied. The curiosity was carefully
packed and sent by William Mulhol-
len, its owner, to President Cleveland,
from whom personal letter Of thanks
was received last week to the sender,
and saying that it would be carefully
preserved and placed in the public
museum at Washington.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

the next annual convention Of
the Wisconsin Press association viii
be held in Whilowalor August 10
and H. The editors will then take q
trip to Ashland, starting the morning
Of the 12.h, via Sheboygan, Manito-
woe and Kaukauna; there will be a
banquet that evening at the latter
point, and Ashland will be reached on
the afternoon OF the 18th. The 18th
(Friday) will be devoted to a steam
boat ride among the Apostle islands,
and on Saturday the return trip will
be made.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

a man in FaribauIt Mimi, order
ed a set Of teeth made by dentist and
after they were made the man failed
to pay for them. An execution was is
sued and the teeth sliced by the sher-
If and extracted from the defendants
mouth. The Faribault Democrat
contains the sherili7s notice Of sale Of
said teeth.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

The collector Of customs at San
Francisco puts the arrival of Chinese
since the passage Of the restriction act
by congress to July 1, 1885, at 10, 636,
and the departures at 33,410, which
does not look as If the Pacific coast
was getting transformed into a Chin
tse town.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

In HAY the Chronicle, Of Augusta,
Georgia, celebrated its 100th birthday,
by giving q very extended review Of
its past career On the 18th Of Dec
embar, 1893, General George Wash
ington died, Of what the doctors called
"Cyuarche tonsiliaris, . after an III
ness of2I hours, and nearly a month
later, the news got down to Georgia
and on the 8th Of January 1900, the
Chronicle published the announcement
in an editorial as follows.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

Everybody knows how the sud-
den cessation Of a laundering band Of
music causes remarks to be shouted
out in tone like a locomotives whis-
tie. The other night at a perform
ance of Only q Farmers Daughter"
at the Duluth Opera House the or
chestra crashed out few final bars.
and suddenly stopped, when the voice
of a lovely little thing in pink was
heard yawping at the tor Other lungs,
don't my new hustle hang like q
daisy?"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

A prominent criminal lawyer Of
California has recently made the fol-
lowing announcement in he san Fran
cisco Call: Hereafter I viii not de
fend any Of the criminal class. pre-
fer to aid in sending that class to State
Prison, where they more properly be
long, rather than keeping them free
to prey upon the community, as I haYe
heretofore done, To my sorrow
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01
DEISKSLNG BEER.
8 Dangerous Place for Boys-A Few
words OF Warming.

Now, my boy. tell me just one thing
want to know Why should a boy
drink beer? You say you don't know?
Wen, neither DO | though | know
good many reasons why a boy should
not drink beer.
| often notice at eating houses and
lunch-counters a thing which has
bad look. There are a great many
boys drinking beer with their monday
lunch. They are clerks, errand-boys
and boys who are earning their Lying
in various ways. They see men drink
ing beer, and SO they initiate the men.
Whether they like the taste Of the
beer or not / don't know. But they
think it looks manly; and you know
boys will put themselves to a great
deal of trouble and Inconvenience to
do what men do. You see this in the
trouble The boys take in learning how
to smoke and chew tobacco.
l want to whisper in the ear of ey-
cry boy who takes a glass Of beer at
his lunch that he is in danger. I do
not say that one glass Of beer Will
make hIm dangerou-Iy drunk or leave
him lying inseusible in the gutter or
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01
LEelne,I,.r. Jan. s. 1900.

GEORGIA,
Wednesday, Jan. s, 1900.
AtoNc the important events which
the revolution Of years, days, and
hours continually bring forth, 10 inter
est the feelings and engage the atten-
tcntion Of mOrtais, gladly would We
have it in our power TO select those
only for publication which were calcu-
lated to excite pleasing sensations. But
III the yicissitudes of human affairs,
and the diversified state of man, it be-
comes q duty TO communicate painful
as we'll as pleasing occurrences, and to
give publicity to events Of individual
and national distress.
WITH heartfelt sorrow therefore, we
have 10 announce the melancholy It'd
ings Of the death Of that iliustrious
friend Of mankind and father Of The
American people, General GEORGE
( WASHINGTON, late President of
the United Ssctcs and recent Com
mander-in-Chief of the American
armies.
This affecting event occurred on the
/ 14th December, and was produced by
an inflammation Of the throat, which
L ,lCi - ~ Eif ft III ,m9,,a ,",i
duced that fatal catastrophy which
spreads the veil of mourning over
Columbia S land, and fills with grief
the hearts OF al her citizens 7en5i-
grrat man. s.rnnorf4J h. consn;1gs rec &C.
titu1a awaited tba hour whfrb drew
I The cns-a;, hstvoan him and ten5nof-
Al co.c..rls ,rfth that .feaiy e;rn,1ess
ana rlacid serenity for which he was
so emiaently DISTINGUISHED, and which
the yirtuaus and the GOOD only can
experience: retaining to the last mo-
ments fiji p9.se-sjon Of his wonderful
powers. he lid adieu to earthly engage
ments and with peaceful composure
entered into nossr4sion Of those lows
which are the sure .evards Of a Well
spent life.
ErLocu0fs on the character Of this
illustrious deceased are rendered need
less ni5 " tAe coii7Fllq2o' stations ne mas
r I'D s' - a nj ~ 1niyer
/ sal esteem which his virtues secured.
Having long been The admiration Of
mankind, long relgned IN the hearts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

Last Monday John Suudberg, OF
Marshland, 4 boy eighteen years OF
age, was struck by lightning and in
stantly Killed. lie and his father were
cutting hay on the farm, and it com
mencing TO rain the old gentleman
went to the house leayias the boy at
work, and on his return n few moments
after, found the boy lying dead in
the swath.-Buraett Co, Sentinel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01

The yaR-yaa Of The southern
states has been known 10 drop from
the apex Of its leaf, between sunset
and sunrise, enough water to fill a tea
saucer. The rain tree, though grew
ing in comparatively dry places, drops
enough moisture in a night to make
the surface Of the ground actualiYwet
General Grants remains VIII be
buried at Riverside park, New York
Oh Saturday next. ,Eo >,a sast
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01
Buckinghar1's Dye
AssEG&EE'S SALE

The undersigned vii offer At public sale tht
Ili,s.--gAI uish Iuluho- Company mll proper
MIR alI me lands arpuFtenauces thereto au1
tff 3iT5sr. thereon located ia Superior City Doug
la, county. Wisconsin .,.-4,;,,,
-,Ich bubble sale viii take place ut the ctlct
NON said properly on TUesd8T the Jwcnty-tliti
IN lav 81 August g. r.. las5, at ten o'clock IL
he forenoon OF tlyaf day -; ~.
r, ans and conditions OF sale VIII be given OF
'i'T ~ any Information inquire Of G. ". Lusk
Find du Lac, or Leaudgr Choate, Oshkosh, Wis
Dated July 18th, 4. ?. 1S>5
C. W lDrk,
IFANDEK CHGATE.
,sfaa,ecs Of Paige SeSnith Lumber Company
iy3ji-2
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-01
SIz2k ;csi>; Carpets.
New York Herald.


Down in dingy, dim and dirty lit
tie basement under a rickety old build
ing on the Bowery is carried on an in
dustry whose products are as beauti-
full as they are fashionable. 1t is a
new freak in fancy work and rather
Il sensible one.
This new wrinkle is nothing more
nor less than a silk rag carpet. Old
silk dresses, sashes and ribbons are cut
up into little strips, the coIors mixed
Unfortunately together, and woven
into thick rug ike . Turkey carpet.
Threads of gold and silver braid are
run in to give the mass an occasional
glitter here and there. Then with ell
aborate borders attached they are
hung up to act rs portiers or window
curtains.
This little Bowery cellar is the only
place where they are woven. Little do
the occupants Of fashionable drawing
rooms imagine that the pretty fabrics
are made by the brawny Milesian,
with spcctacIes and a black pipe, and
that by the aid of two Pickering can
dies set in the dust Of the cumbrous
loom he blends the clorors together
with the eye Of an artist,
s5PurEcon 81. E.rE.5s3a Immortality.
Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon has produced a
sensation by an article over his sigma
ture in the recent issue OF Tie English
Monthly Review. In this he rarfatas
in detail the story Of the death last
year Of Justice Williams in a brothel,
and other facts brought out in the re-
cent Jefers case. He makes this ex-
ample from high official life the basis
Of denunciation Of English immoral
ity, and says:
Sodom in its most putrid days could
scarcely exceed London for vice. To
cur utter disgust and horror, the
names OF the greatest in the land are
openly mentioned in connection with
the fiIthiest debauchery and most hid
eous evils that drag in the wake Of
vice. These things are alleged to be
the chosen luxury of certain heredi-
tary legislators and rulers in England.
Woe unto thee, England, when thy
great ones love the harlot'5 houset3p.
/ Deep Is cur shame when We know that
our judges are not clean and that so
cial purity is put to the blush by mag
istrates Of no mean degree; yea, tha5
courts Of justice lend themselves t.
covering up and hushing up iniquitiss,
Yet shall not God be gricyed by such
a nation as this? What is coming
oyer US? What clouds are dmkening
our Sky?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-15
Strawberries on Muck.

Several members of county horticul-
tural society over in Michigan were I'M
able to raise strawberries on muck land.
Prof. r. G. Kedzie, to whom the case
was referred, replies in the NeaU York
Tribune that such soil is minus seed ma
terial, although rich in the elements for
growth of leaf and stem. AS remedy,
Prof. X. remarks: "Isuggest the use of
some common commercial fertilizer con-
tanning soluble phosphates and potash,
for strawberry plants on mucky soil. It
should be worked into, the soil early in
spring, but not applied directly to the
plants. Wonderful results in strawberry
culture have been secured by the use Of
dried blood, 300 pounds being worked or
raked into the soil between the rows of
one acre of strawberry plants. This
should be done as soon as the ground be-
tween the rows can be worked in the
spring. "-PrGirie Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-15
New Laws of Florida.
CHAPTER 3,5S7-[No. S2.l

An Act to provide for the payment of
jurors and witnesses in criminal cases
tried before Justices of the Peace.
The people Of the State of Florida, rep
resented IN Senate and assembly, do enact
as follOws:
SECTION 1. That all jurors and and wit
nesses in criminal cases tried before Jus
tees of the Peace shall be paid fifty cents
for each case in which they shall be sum-
moned, and the sa ne shall be a charge
against the county.
SEC.2. That all fees which shall be-
come due to jurors and witnesses under
Section l of this act shall be noted and
charged by the justice in his dockets as
costs, and shall be paid by the county as
other costs are now paid which accrue
in criminal cases in justice courts to the
justice before whom any such case shall
be tried, who shall receive the same and
pay it to the jurors and witnesses to
whom it shall be due; Provided, That
nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to prevent the assessment against and
the collection of all costs. from the de-
fendant or defendants
Approved February 16, 1885.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-15
Pruning Pear Trees.

1t is too late now to give general
pruning to pear trees-they would bleed
too freely. Where the head is excess
lively thick few center limbs might be
cut out, and ends of limbs covered with
wax. The wax to be used in preventing
limbs from bleeding can be made by tax
ing four pounds of common resin, one
pound beeswax and one of tallow, and
melt and apply to wound made. You
may diminish the leaf growth by pinch
ing during the spring many of the young
sprouts. The top branches of tree draw
larger proportion of the the sap than
the lower, and if they are long they will
keep strong, while the lower branches
will be enfeebled. When trees are neg
lected they form too much wood, and the
wood takes the vitality from the devel-
opment of fruit. If you prune any it
must be slight and the end of limbs
should be waxed.-,Southern Agricultur-
ist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-15
Sugar Planters Hopes.

Hope is blessed thing-it buoys up
when all else fails-and this one charac-
teristic has been the constant accompan-
lment of sugar planters, for these many
years, without anything more substan-
tial to build upon.
There is such thing as hoping with
out reason" We do not believe such has
been the case with our advocates of
the sugar industry. Sometimes we al
most lose hope, but still, when we look
about us, and CLEAN crop statistics, we
cannot help returning to the conclusion
that, after all, and under all circum-
stances, cane can be made the most prof.
table crop.
The principal reason that we advise an
adherence to cane, is its adaptability to
our soil and climate. 1t produces more
than than twice as much marketable
goods to the acre as any other plant.
1t is nothing unusual, even at the present
low prices of sugar, for the planter to OBJ
tain from 500 to $3.50 worth of sugar and
molasses per acre, and that, too, on land
which can be bought at from $40 to 500
an acre i'll it's improved condition.
From the above statement it will be
seen that it is the expense that's running
the planter--for there is no reasonable
complaint about production. Therefore,
since planters have, of necessity, now
more generally than ever, turned their
attention to economizing plantation eX-
penses and eliminating personal and fam
lily eXtravagances-since mechanical gen.
ius has come to their aid in the produc
ton OF some most important labor-saving
implements-we are are sure all have
great reason to hope for the future of the
American sugar industry.
a few years ago, even when sugar sold
at ten cents pound, some planters fail
ed to make money. Now, with the better
facilities afforded them, we know of
good number who have made money at
five cents per pound. If one can do SO,
all should under like circumstances.
But it takes money to make cheap sugar
and we have nome" We admit this is
sadly true in many cases, and as evil
dence of this want and even worse, heavy
decisive see plan atoms daily chang
ing hands. Still, we are hopeful that if
planters but determinedly look at the
situation in a business-like way-if they
are willing to sacrifice all that false pride
which has led so many to over-crop them
selves, and borrow money to do tiff
they and their sons, ifneed be, will throw
off their coats, take the plow-handle, and
recommence in small way, determined
to pay for what they actually require be-
fore they get it,then, with plenty of corn,
meat, fowls, milk, butter and mules of
their own raising, and as much cane as
they can afford, without debt as money
crop, we are sure prosperity will soon
again attend them. To some this sacri-
flee would be too great to the aged and
physically incompetent, but the young of
the land have no right to despair-in
fact, it is unmanly to do so, with such a
plant as cane to cultivate,
and with soil and climate so generous
in all respects.-Sugar Bowl.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-15

and water sprouts, with little thinning
to open the head of the tree. | prune
vigorously every year from the first, cut
ting back from one-half to two-thirds the
length of the shoots of the new wood.
and thinning SO as to keep the head
of the tree very open. The result is
vigorous shoots, and little of the fine
brush that dies along the branches
of nearly all the ounce trees | have
seen. Meech's Prolific treated in this
way sends out fruit stem from every
bud left; and other varieties show great
improvement BY this means alone l
haverestored fruitfulness to barren trees.
Lastly, be sure to feed the trees well
every year. A good time is in the fall
and winter; when rains are sure to carry
fertility to the roots, and IN the spring
add sowing of salt to season their
food. Any fertilizer is good I get it
from the stable, the privy, the poultry
yard, the street gutter, the compost heap
and all Vegetable and animal remains,
which includes ashes and the house-slops
of the chamber and wash room.
In cultivating the ounce do not use
/ the plow. The cultivator often goes deep
enough to injure the roots. The best
feeding roots of the ounce are near the
SuIldCS VI CllO SIOuuu. Ol6du CuIbuT0 Will
be found as beneficial in ounce culture
as with hoed crops of good husbandry.
By keeping down all the weeds and grass
there is no harbor for the borer at the
collar of the tree. In two years, with
acres of ounce trees to care for, have
seen but one borer; while my neighbors
have theirs bored to death. / have not
time to write more at present, but if any
of your readers are interested to learn
more, especially how l make manure
enough for plant of five acres from one
house, if they will write to me / will send
them circular, etc., in which they will
learn how to get a wheel-barrow load
day for every horse, OK or COW they may
keep.-W w. Mech, IN GREEN'S Frat
GrOUer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-15
Ounce Culture.

A reader of the Fruit GroWer asks
through the editor that l will give my
method of growing the ounce. l will
avail myself Of your paper as the means
OF benetiting many who are now interest
ed in this long neglected fruit. l have
only time to epitomise, as | am engaged
in preparing Manual or Hand Book
that will cover the whole subject most
fully. The first thing is to plant the best
varieties. The Portugal is most excellent
but so shy bearer as to receive little
favor. The Orange was long regarded as
superior, and is still in great favor with
many. 1t ripens too early to secure the
highest perfection, and rapidly decays
when ripe. 1t is also uncertain as to
bearing. The Anglers, which some con-
founded with the Orange, is much more
vigorous grower and ripens very much
later. tits also an uncertain dependence
for fruit, but like the Orange, when it
does well is very satisfactory indeed.
Rea's seeding, or Monmouth, as it is
often called, is very productive, and the
fruit is very large and fine but it has the
drawback of tenderness in some parts of
the country, and has never gained gener-
al favor. Itripens little late, later than
the old Pear ounce, which is also inferior
to it. Meech's Prolific is the latest ac-
cession, and is the greatest acquisition
to the ounce family that has yet been
made. Experience in New England
and Middle States has shown it to be
superior to all others in every desirable
requisite of both trees and fruit.
Unsurpassed in vigor OF growth, it show
ed in 1884 the wonder never before seen
of fruit matured on trees all the way from
one up to ten years Of age, with no off
year after any of them once begin to
bear. This variety has always been so
superior as to command the highest price
in all the markets where it has been
sold. Customers once using it want no
other variety.
In the second, place the ounce, to be
successfully grown, wants good soil and
| location. Instead of being stuck into
some fence corner and left to the ravages
of insects, put it in a good soil that will
mature paying crop of corn or potatoes.
1t will do well in dry soil if we'll work
ed. 1t succeeds in a moist soil, but
breads wet feet.
In planting the trees be sure to dig a
wide hole, at least two shovel blades
deep. Fill in the top soil with rich
earth, like the bottom of ia poultry yard
or the wash of the roads, and cover all
with wide spread mulch. Nothing pays
better than great care in planting
In the third place discard the old theo'
ry that the ounce should have little
pruning more than to cut out dead wood