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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

B. F. LAWSON, of MattoOn, ILL.,, has
a COW that sheds her horns like deer
in the summer, after which they grow
out again in the fall.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

~, I HE goid d' & from the mines in
Ihlpet' ~rlte a missionary, Is so
plentiful that 1T is used to cover the pin
nacies OF tn' pagodas, and is made in
10 laois, hairs, couches, and orna-
ments for the people.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

w nat more can a man
wish? There were nine each
side, and yet there were six
men less than at first, and
eighteen less than when he
last went round.
1t Is easy to explain how
the sergeant was deceived
The corner rooms are
counted on two sides OF the
house at once. The more
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

there are in these rooms, the fewer
there are in the whole building, and the
fewer there are in the corner rooms
the more there are in the house.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

LYONS Patent Heel Stiffener, the only
tT yention that will make old boots straight
as new.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

A MOVEMENT is on foot in Oregon to
induce the government to reserve as a
national park thefamous Crater Lake
end its surrounding country.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21


sion to alter the arrangement, so
that they might have little amuse-
ment.
The sergeant gave consent on con-
dition that there should be always
nine men on each side of the house,
and then retired to rest.
About an hour afterward he went
his rounds, and found the men ar
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

He counted carefully
There were nine on eacl
side, SO he went peacefully
to bed again, quite satisfied
with the conduct OF his
men, and little imagining
that four soldiers had gone
for a walk in the town, as
you may see if you count
the numbers in the plar
ADJOINING
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

VOUIINOU, dIINI WdtS Sd UISHtU.
Z Made bold by their sue
0 cess Ill pulling their leader,
the men agreed that half
= should leave the building,
only eighteen remaining be-
g hind. While they were gone
the sergeant came round
for the last time and found
! o the arrangement as follows:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

" IN. HANSCOM, Oshkosh, Wis. who
wa Tor seven years so afflicted with piles that
NE vas unable to attend to business, is entirely
cuI ed by the use of Coles Carboiisalve. Price
70 and 50 cents, at Druggists.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

mine on each side" he
thought, certainly / am a
lucky fellow to have such O.
- trustworthy set of men I'M
der me-" And yet there
) were four more soldiers
than there were at first,
: and eight more than when
he last went round. Truly,
"things are not what they
SEEM"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

RELIEF is immediate, and cure sure.
! iso's Remedy for Catarrh. so cents.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

Dy UIII5 OIS VOoIVIOII OI IIIS
3 men, the brave sergeant
had nine stationed on each
: face OF the building, and SO
flattered himself that it
3 was well guarded. By and
the soldiers grew tired, and
: not seeing any signs of
danger, they knocked at
3 the door of the center
Lr0nnn anH aSEnH 1nnrn,ic-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

Not long afterward the truants re-
turned, bringing with themf four friends.
There were now twenty eight men in
the building. For the second time the
sergeant went his rounds and found
the rooms occupied as follows:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

Soon after the sergeant had retired,
four more fresh soldiers came in, so
the number of the detachment was in
creased to thirty-two. Once more the
vigilant sergeant went round. Once
more he found nine on each side, and
went back to his room without
suspecting mischief.
Why should he be doubtful when
there were always nine on each side?
By and by four more men came in
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21
The Sergeant and Soldiers

An exchange tells this story OF a
French sergeant to whom was entrust-
ed the oversight OF twenty-four SOL
diers, and who, doubtless, had a
chance to find out for himself the
truth of Longfellow's statement that
"things are not what they SEEM"
In the building which the soldiers
were to occupy there were nine rooms,
so he arranged his men in the follow
ing manner, taking care to keep the
center room to himself, SO that he
could thus manage 4 sort of a warlike
"puss in the corner"
Rv this 6iSpoSi+iop Of h 10
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21

and the number in the
building was raised to 1 7 l
thirty-six. The men were
at first afraid that they = = -
would be found out, but
after a little while they Z Z
managed to arrange them
selves so that the magic = - -
number should still be
found on each side-neither ! z /
more nor less.
And so, for the fourth time the ser
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21
Useful and Practical.

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-21
Entert aiming

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And so, for the fourth time the ser
geant counted, and was satisfied.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
CRIME,

CHARLES COOPER. formerly of Nc
Lean County, ILL.,, was shot and killed
at Harold, ID. T., Sunday morning, by
his brother-in-law, William Todd, the
dispute originating in family matters.
Minneapolis, while crazed with drink,
shot and killed Peter Gross at AnOka
Mimi. The men were strangers to each
other, and there was no apparent cause
for the shooting,
In Springfield, Tenn, yesterday, some
boys were teasing William,Cox idiot
iC vagrant, when he shot Henderson
Fletcher, Jr., fatally.
In quarrel about trivial matter in
Webster county, KY, W Wednesday, Boyle
Baker shot and seriously wounded j
Is Curtee. Being pursued by the friends
of the latter, he emptied Lis revolver,
jumped into the river and was drowned.
AN old man named Willis Roach, who
WAS attackes by four robbers near
Frankfort, Kentucky, was rescued by
his son, who shot and killed two of the
desp.radoes and fatally wounded a
third.
HORACE l.. MCGINNIss, oae of a party
of roughs who visited the Schuetzen
park, at Wilmington, Delaware, and
threatened to burn down the buildings
unless served with lquor, was shot and
killed early yesterday morning by Theo.
Becker, the proprietor.
L. IL. AUFDEMORTE, recently redt mp
ton clerk i'll the United States sub treas
nry at New Orleans, who 2bsGonded in
June with $4,000 of the government
funds, has been arrested at Monterey,
Mexico, with two alleged coufederates,
one OF whom, Rice Shepherd, il a no.
torious counterfeiter.
Ii. A. TRETZ, the absconding agent of
the American Express Company and ST.
Paul Road at New Albin, Iowa, was
captured after a chase of over 2,006
miles Ly Route Agent Flynn, and was
placed IN Jail Tuesday at Wauken, Iowa.
in default of bail.
THE supposed murderer of Arthur
PrelIer, known as Maxwell, has been
fully Identified az II. NJ. Brooks, of
Cheshire, England. He now protests
his innocence, and says that Prelier's
death was caused by an overdose OF
morphine, which he frequently used to
relieve insomnia. This will be Brook s
defense at his trial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
ACCIDENTS,

A FIRE at Watcrville, Kansas, destroy
ed the Adams House, and other build
ings; The total loss being 100000
A FIRE at Golden. Illineis, destroy ed
several stores and residences, causing a
loss of $4,000.
FRANK MOVIE, II years old, commit
ted suicide between the graves of two
brothers in the cemetry Is Yorkville,
Wisconsin.
THE ENorthwestera Furniture Factory,
at Minneapolis, was partially destroyed
by fire Wednesday afternoon, at loss
of 10000; Insurance, 81, 900.
AT Sherman, Tex, the grain ware
house of o. I. Wells, and the residences
of Edward Dwyer and E. A. Aldrich
were consumed. Total loss, 100000;
insurance, $4,000.
By runaway accident at Ionia. Pa,
Jacob Group was fatally injured and
his wife and two grandchildren serious,
ly hurt
THE roundhouse of the Providence
and Springfield Railroad at Providende
was burned at o'clock Friday morning.
Loss, s45, 900.
THE Ida House, at Sparta, Wisconsin.
together with the armery of the Sparta
Rifles. the Democrat Enterprise PriEt-
isY office, and other buildings were des-
troytd by fire Sunday night, at an es-
timated loss OF over $4,000.
THE house of John Failing, of Tekon-
shs, Mich. was destroyed by fire Mon
day night, and his wife, three children.
and himself were terribly burned. Oae
child died Tuesday morning.
A TRN THOUSAND dollar fire occurred
i'll Paducah, KY, Tuesday morning. A
new unoccupied residence, still IN the
builders hands, and the residences of
! Henry and Brack Ovens were destroy
! cd. All we're insured.
WHILE cars were ascending and de-
scendinS the inclined railroad at the
Cabin Greek Coal Mines, near Charles
tows, w. Va, Wednesday. the loaded
car broke loo.s and collided with car
in which were Layton Oakford, presi,
dent of the road, and three other per.
sons, all of whom were illed.
The lumber and sfool-mill, spool.
sheds, and other buildings of John Nc.
Greger, in South Lincoln, Neh., were
burned Sunday. The total loss can net
yet be ascertained, but there Is under
stood to be an insurance of $4,000 or
] the property.
| A FIRE in Texarkana, Ark, DESTROYED
the Arlington hotel, the telegraph office
the postoffice, the Pacific and SoutherE
express office, and the Western Union
telegraph office. Two squares on the
Texas side were also destroyed. The
loss is estimated at $l5o,00o.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Dynamite Demons.
STILL WORKING IN COLORADO.

STILL WORKING IN COLORADO.
DENVER. Col, Aug. 26. For the
past two months numerous attempts
have been made to wreck trains on
the Denver & Rio Grande railway, by
the use of dynamite, but probably the
most devillsh attempt yet made was
the one discovered this evening in
time to prevent great loss of life and
destruction of property.
Owing to the several explosions un-
der trains. heretofore mentioned, and
the terrible effect upon the locomotives
which the dynamite has had, q very
close watch of the railroad tracks in
this city has been kept, patrol being
maintained constantly. The Salt
Lake express was due at 9;10, and the
Leadville express had left at $50 A
watchman patrolling the track in the
meantime, discovered near the limits
of the city, and about the place where
two locomotives have already been
blown up, large quantity of dyna~
mite placed upon the track, and so ar
ranged that it could not avoid being
exploded under the locomotive of the
incoming express. The dynamite was
taken up carefully, and filled the
watchman's hat. The amount of
dynamite was much larger than could
have been placed in any of the other
explosives, and would undoubtedly
have wrecked the train, which was
very fast, at this point, there being a
steep down grade. The attempt
grows out of the strike in the Denver
& Rio Grande shops.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES,

THE transfer of gold coin from the
San Francisco mint to Washington
through the mails has been resumed, the
amount already shipped in this manner
being about $11 .000,0 600.
1T is semi-officially announced that
Mr.. Vanderbilt has secured control Of
the New York, Ontario. and Western
railroad, and will incorporate it into
the West Shore Central system.
THE Wisconsin Insurance Commits
sioner claims to have discovered evil
dehce showing that about seventy five
companies in that state are doing busi-
ness in violation of the law, and esti-
mates their collection the past year at
500, 600.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH. the tragedian.
ncw an inmate of an insane as, lum, is
gradually passing into CON itlOn Of
stupor, and no longer allud-s 70 his
stage days. The physicians think he
will not live more than year.
THE apple crop in the New England
and middle states will fall below 70
per cent. of an strengthening this
year. The yield in England will fall
below the needs of that country. The
tobacco crop in Clinton county, Penn
sylvenia, has been seriously damaged by
a hail storm.
THE Maumee Valley Monument asso
citation has been organized at Turkey
Foot Rock, twelve miles from Toledo,
the site OF the battle of Fallen Tlmbers,
in which General Wayne won his de-
cisive victory over the Indians of the
northwest. Congress will be asked for
An HDDrODrintiOD 20 mark the historic
ground with suitable monuments.
THE train carrying the first install
ment of tea over the Northern Pacific
road, which left Tacoma on the 9Th,
reached New York at noon Tuesday,
making the run of 3,37S miles in eight
days and four hours, the fastest time
ever made by freight train from ocean
to ocean.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
How Ii Affected HIM.

A bashful-looking individual strag-
gled into the clerks office at the court,
house, and sliding ap to a reporter.
inquired In q husky, blushing whis.
per:
rs this where you get your license
to be married7'
The news mau referred the appli-
can't to Capt. Tirrell, whose Bland
countenance appeared behind the
desk, ana the following colloquy took
place.
Capt. Tirrell-You want to get mar
ried, ehH Pretty warm weather for
that, mt it9"
The candidate for matrimony looked
decidedly in the affirmative, but guess
ed not.
Capt. Tirrell Does the woman yeu
want to marry live in nennepin coun-
ty2
Candidate-Oh, l guess so.
Capt. Tirrell-Is she Is years of
age2
Candidate-I guess SO.
Capt. Tirrell-Has she ever been
married before2
Candidate (servously)-I guess SO.
Capt. Tlrrell-But you mustn't guess
about these matters, you must swear
to them. What has become of her
last husband?
Candidate-I guess she got di>
voree.
Capt. TIrrell-Do you know that2
Candidate desperately Yes, III
swear to it.
Capt. TIrrell-Well, you may take
off your hat and raise your right hand :;
do you solennly swear that the allie.
cations in this affidavit are tlue2
Candidate guess so; Is that all2
Capt. Tlrrell-That is all the swear
ing you have to do at present; 1925
Candid Ate-Thank you sir Good
day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
The Epidemic of Crime.

" hence comes this epidemic of sui
cides aud murders2 Recent discussions
hSys named several causes. Hon. @. III.
Reeve, of Indiana, charges it to infidel
teachings-holdiug that hopelessness Of
future state cripples fortitude for bear
ing hfe's ills. Another declares suffering
from the universal business depression
the cause. A third writer attributes it
TO increasing insanity, physician
thinks much of the tendency is inherit-
Ell, while temperance advocates lay the
responsibility upoa strong drink.
Sres-thinkers have committed suicide
but so have orthodox churchmen.
tInascial straits have beset many, but
the wealthy have also taken their lives.
Insanity and dissipation have preceded
suicides and family murders.
One feature common to almost every
suck crime challenges attention. Well
nigh every report of suicide and family
murder mentions the perpetrstur as
having 'for some time been subject to
melancholy" Whence comes this ?sAn
recognized medical authorities tell us
that the fire which consumes the brai n
Is always kindled by arrangements Of
digestion: that good digestion is imsos-
siols without pure blood. and pure
blood is never known when the liver
and kidneys are out of order. Under
such circumstances. a preventive should
be sought, and fer this Warmers safe
cure Is a soyereign-a fact conceded by
the best authorities in the land, and it
Is especially commended ly the cele-
brated DR.. Dio Lewis Rochester. DEM
ocrQt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
Home Decorative Notes.
Real Estate Record.

Real Estate hSCOru.
Leather splashes for washs,ands are
novelties.
Flo floss may be obtained in the
most beautiful art shades
Fans Of largo and original sha pc
are very pretty placed over doors.
Chiptz pattern or all-over decor
ated ware is quite popular for toilet
sets.
An ebony table has a branch of
the trumpet creepcr painted on the
top.
Steel baskets, suspended by chains,
add much to the attraction of richly
appointed fire places.
Always hang up your broom, and
you will perceive that a less number
will be required during the year.
Long, narrow, upper colored lights
of stained glass constitute a charm
ing addition to rich patterned por-
there's.
Pretty house aprons are Roman in
effect, and embroidered with an edge
in rich Oriental colors In Roman de-
signs,
Richly carved oak chests, with
massive wrought metal hinges, are in
cluded among the necessary hall fur,
nishings.
Vases capped with monsters heads,
such as dragons, in variegated colors,
are among the lmportations of Jap
anese ware.
The richer table scarfe employ all
sorts of beautiful silken fabrics; gold
conching and appliques seem to be the
leading favorItes in decoration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
FROM THE CAPITOL.

THE Marine Hospital Bureau has,
throu gh the secretary of state, called
ON the Canadian authorities for more
detailed information in regard TO the
character and extent of the small pox
IN Montreal and other cities near the
border.
IT has been decided at the Postoffice
Department. that the Federal census of
1880 and Federal censuses hereafter to
be taken shall be tie basis for dctermin-
ing where special delivery offices shall
be established.
the counsel for the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company have applied TO the
Interior Department for rehearlng in
the case recently affirmed by Secretary
Lamar relative TO the lines of the ter
mlnal limits of the road in Washington
territory. Assistant Secretary jerks
will grant the hearing upon his return
to the city.
SECOND COMPTROLLER MAYNARD has
disallowed an item of 1878 in the &C
cou-tS of Pay Director Waliack for the
use Of the navy yard at Norfolk, on the
ground that every safeguard provided
by statute an. by the navy regulations
relating to the purchase Of supplies in
igencies appeartd to have been disre-
gtrded in this particular transaction.
THE chief signal officer has issued an
order prohibiting officers of the signal
corps from availing themselves of passes
or free transportation from railroad or
steamboat companies while on inspec
tion tours. A. the allowance ON these
trips is very small, the officers consider
it great priyation, and viii hereafter
regard inspection duty as great hard
ship.
THE secretary of war has instructed
General Miles, in command of the De-
partment of Missouri, to hold troops in
readiness to enforce the presidents
cattlemen on the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe reservation. By the terms of the
proclamation the cattlemen will be
compelled to remove their herds by
Sept. 4. The troops will be held at Ft.
Reno.
WARRANTS have already been issued
by the Treasury Department. for the
payment of undisputed claims against
the Worlds Exposition at New Or
leans amounting to $18S, ,020. There re-
mains only about $91, $50 to be paid on
account of claims the justice of which
is admitted by the managers of the Ex-
position. The balance of the Con
gressional appropriation of 1885, 600,
amounting to $S5 600 will he reserved
for the payment of such dlsp4ted
claims as may be found just and equit
able.