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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
Breathfng IA Foul ATMOSPHERE

Above all, it is filthy tolive in foul
atmosphere. We do not battle again
and again in the same water, or enjoy
eating or drinking from unwashed
dishes. Why befastidious about such
matters during the day, and careless
at night. The seeds of disease are
floating in impure air and find ready
access to our bodies. When in sleep
the organs are less able to resist the
noxious influences. When in in earli-
er times, the more careless manner of
building houses let the air freely into
the rooms around the loosely fitting
window frames, and the wide open fire
places readily drew out the fouled air,
the inmates of the dwellings, accord
ing to modern ideas, were more uncom-
Portable, but they were cleaner. The
ideal of the modern building seems to
be Theoretically closed box, impervi
Gus to air from without, niggardly in
the means of allowing the air to es-
cape, economy in the use of fuel, prod
gality in the waste of life. | do not
propose to criticise the carefully built
mouse of the present day, but simply
emphasize the additional care used
in making the dwellings warm and dry
must be supplemented by equal PAINS
taking in furnishing sufficient means
for the proper egress and ingress OF
fresh air. Not necessarily cold air,
but pure air, and this accomplished
with as little draught as possible.
The possible danger to health is in the
current of air passing SO quickly over
the body as to rapidly exhaust the
heat, producing a chill. These re-
quired conditions are readily obtained
by an open fire place on the one hand
and slightly opened windows on the
other hand, with a screen before the
window, if needed. You can readily
prove if your ventilating is sufficient,
by occupying the room for a time, and
then leaving the room, breathing the
fresh air from out of doors for few
moments, and returning your room.
Now your sense of smells a fair means
of Judging OF the purity OF the air in
the room.-Dr. S. ". BOwIes, in Good
Housekeeping.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
Monday Luck.

From the Washington star
Friday, as everyone knows, has for
many wears been regarded by many as
an unlLcky day. But there are other
DAYS of the week which are regarded
as more or less unlucky, and not few
look upon Mondays as indicative OF
what they may expect during the fol
lowing days of the week as to their
business. There is a large class who
will bemoan a dull Monday, and some
of them will court good luck by selling
to the first customer who appears
Monday morning at a nominal figure.
Others have for various reasons Sc
lected other days of the week as lucky
or unlucky. From the number OF
marriages on Thursdays and Tuesdays
it would appear that those days are
regarded as happy ones by the matri-,
monially inclined. The question OF
tue influence particular days may have
upon the luck of a couple does not,
however, appear to enter the minds OF
those who run away from their homes
for the purpose OF marrying.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
Variety the spice oC g.f1e.

There is variety in the letters received by
Mrs. Lydia L. Pinkham, testfyiug to the
cures elected by her Vegetable Compound
and the great relief afforded to thousands Of
women in ali sections. Mrs. c., of Toronto,
says: a have taken three bottles with very
gratifying results" Mrs. stephen b, OF
Sheffington, Quebec, says: u am now using
the fourth bottle and have derived great ben
eft already" Sarah c., of Eugene City,
Oregon, says: lit is the best medicine for the
female sex have ever found" Mrs c., of
Santa Fe, says: Your Compound has done
me great deal of god" Mrs. Il. s. D,
of Portland, Me, says: at has done for me
all il claimed to, and I cheerfuily recommend
il to "a sur ering as / have done. Mrs. j. II
E, of Lex ngton, Va, says: Il have taken
one bottle, and | assure you l feel great
deal better. feel strong as cuer, and I've never
telt pain in my lack since the second dose"
MORE ribbons are preferred to satin
for trimming changeable fabrics.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
The Iucky Horseshoe,

A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up "A horseshoe III the road,
And nailed it fast to his barn door,
That luck might down. upon i,im pour,
That every blessing known III life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind OF harm
Descend upon his growing farm.
But dire ill-fOrtune soon began
To visit the astounded man.
His hens declined to lay their eggs;
His bacon tumbled from the pegs,
And rats devoured the fallen legs;
His corn, that never failed before
Widowed and rotted on the tiooH
His grass refused to end in hay;
His cattle died or Went astray;
In short, all moved the crooked way.
Next spring great drought baked the sod,
And roasted every pea III poo;
The beans declared they could not grow
So long as nature acted so;
Redundant insects raised their Drood
To starve for want of juicy food;
The slaves from barrel sides went OFF
As if they had the whooping-cough,
And nothing of the useful kind
To hold together felt inclined;
In short, it was no use to try
While all the land was III a Try.
One morn, demoralized with grief
The farmer clamored for relief;
And prayed right hard to understand
What witchcraft now possessed the land;
Why house and farm in misery grew
Since he nailed up that "lucky'' shoe.
While thus dismayed DER matters wrong
An old man Clance0 To bfutgt along,
To whom he told with NORWOOD tears,
How his affairs were in arrears,
And what desperate state OF things
A picked up horseshoe sometimes brings.
The stranger asked to see the shoe,
The farmer brought it to his view;
But when the old man raised his head,
He laughed outright, and quickly said,
"No wonder skies upon you frown-
You We nailed the horseshoe upside down!
Just turn it round, and soon you'll see
How you and Fortune will agree.
The farmer turned the horseshoe round,
And showers began to swell the eround
The sunshine laughed among his grain,
And heap on heaps piled up the vain;
The loft his hay could barely hold,
His cattle did as they were told;
His fruit trees needed sturdy props
To hold the gathering apple crops
His turnip and potato fields
Astonished all men by their yields;
Folks never saw such ears OF corn
As in his smiling hills were born.
His barn was full of bursting bins
His wife presented him with twins;
His neighbors marVeled more and more
To see the increase in his store.
And now the merry farmer sings
"There are two ways of doing things;
And when for good luck you would pray,
Nail up your horseshoe the right way
LANES r. Field
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
SULPHUR and Dried Fruit.

Prof. E. w. Hilgard Of the University
OF California says that the use OF sui
phur for bleaching evaporated fruit is
InIulous to consumers. He found that
aprlcots subjected 20 the modern proc
ess OF bleaching contained nearly four
times as much sulphates as those dried
IN the old way and not bleached with
sulphur. He says also that the sui
phured fruit lacks flavor, and the first
impression on the palate was that of
an acid followed by the natural flavor
only after chewing for some time. 1t
is claimed that by sulphuring, the fruit
assumes a lighter tint and will also re-
main free from insect pests, the latter
being due to the presence of sulphuric
acid. The fruit is certainly improved
IN appearance by bleaching with sui
phur, but consumers had better use a
darker colOred article than be slowly
poisoned with sulphuric acid.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11

In a poem called '"The Organist' we
are informed that HE sat him down
at twilight hour Before the ivory keys,
And let's his fingers wander DER The
olavier as they please.
Though dark and still the empty
church, An angel fits DER head, And
passing near with dropping wings, He
leaves the player-dead." That angel
should not weary in his good work,
Sometimes when man is clawing the
ivory keys the neighbors want to hurl a
brick at him, but they would be salts
fed If an angel would hover over HIM
and leave him dead. The angel should
also hover over the amateur flute play
er. the cornetist, the ACCORDION tiend
and other musical aggravations.-NoT-
ristOwn Herald.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11

1ndJ Was NOllldll-lihct wv.
"Now you get team and move TINS
stuff lively ~ | said as | let him crawl
up off the floor.
Turning to his wife as she stood all
in tremble, | assured her that he
never had anything do him as much
good as that beating would do.
And | was right, as | am able to
show
| did not see or hear anything OF
them, except once, about three
months after, when Sevholm called at
the office and redeemed the chain, till
as much as two years had gone by. l
CHANGED TO be walking one evening,
on a street / had not seen before,
when | came to the front of a mighty
pretty cottage, with trim garden and
grass lawn in front; and | stood ad-
miring it bit, as / have fashion OF
stopping to enjoy the sight OF % nice
place, when a hand was laid on my
shoulder real hearty, and a CHEEKY
voice cried out:
Constable John Frickl Give me
your hand -
Ii you'll believe me, it was that iden-
teal loafer, Carl Sevholml
But not the first bit of loafer now.
Not much. You wouldn't meet a
smarter looking man nor more re-
spectacle gentleman in a long day.
march. 1t was a solid pleasure to
look at him and remember what a
God-forsaken scamp he had been, not
three years ago.
Come right in and see Mrs. Sew
holm,' he said, pulling me up to the
side porch, all covered in pretty vines.
"She'll be mighty glad to see you"
Pleased? You'd better believe.
Pleased wasn't half name for it. The
light OF newborn happiness and thank
full gratitude was Just dancing i'll her
bright eyes.
All, and wasn't she a picture Health
and rosy gladness of heart had all
come back to her. Soul-numbing trou-
ble had all gone. She was Just as
sweet and nice looking a lady as | ever
set eyes on; and the baby, as plump
and fresh as a spring robin, was tod
ding around like house a-fre.
House was furnished handsome, can
tell you. Everything in tor apple-pie
order. 1t was easy to see that the
old miserable saloon tipping was
played out for good.
When | stood up to leave, after en-
joying a real pleasant chat, and prom
Using to call again, Sevholm clasped
my hand as he said:
Constable John Prick, that was an
awful thrashing you gave me. My
bones ached for month. But it did
me more good than anything | ever
had. And thank you for it to-day.
1t made man of me. God bless
YOU"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11

are, beans are grown on a compare
lively circumscribed area, and any
trlvial cause may greatly enhance
prices, and thus effectually stop the
foreign demand. Some years, beans
are down to 81 bushel, and then up
to So per bushel. OF course, such ex-
IRENE fluctuations seriously interfere
with foreign trade. But let the North
west take hold of the matter, and we
should have large area 70 draw
from, and steadier prices and larger
trade would be the result. Beans are
the most nutritious of all vegetables.
They will keep from year to year.
They do not need grinding, into flour.
like wheat, and, moreover, can be cas-
lily transported any distance. Let US
have more beans especially for ex-
port. "-American Agriculturist.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
AN ANCIENT CHAIR.
JOHN ERNEST M'cANN.

Near London Town; its Monday noon;
One hundred years ago-not later;
And Peggy Wellington viii soon
Have fastened on her other gaiter.
| see her through the glass, up there;
The gaiter's On-and patch and powder
Are deity laid. All she Is fair
And proud-nO English ladys prouder.
And she's good hearted as she's fair
But Mistress Wellington il coming
She beckons for her men and chair
She enters. How my heart IS drumming!
The four stout lads clutch each pole;
They LIT the Chair; she does not see mel
Yet her / love with all my soul
Now, would you, reader, ike 10 be me
I'll follow her I'll win her yet:
II love won't win her, then my purseQ.
She Is worthy Of a coronet-
And yet she's off to q rehearsal;
She loves the stage as / love her
As uisers love the pounds they've sailed;
I'll stop the Chair-and III nctstir
Til-seel her carriers have halted.
That's Doctor Johnson, III be boundl
Aud with him Goldsmith. wise as witty;
And Boswell-thought he'd be around
Where Doctor sam was. What pity
That they should stop her Just as
Was going to declare my passion
All here comes charming Kitty Gil
Without Chart She's not in fashion.
And here comes Adam Smith and Quiu;
They bow to Peggy with fine air
While she-the angel sits within
Her painted Chair with divine air.
While they on one side talk, TIL steal
And speak to Peggy on the other
III tell her of my love she II feel
How sam and Smith curse one another.
"sir,' roars great Sam to Smith you lie
Don r.y TO tell me how Hume left Us
'YOu'--this and that mad Smith lets fly,
''Of English speech you have bereft rs, r.
But while they rave my heart l. through
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
Hi4h Houses.

Under the French law, apartment
houses or dwellings are restricted to a
height OF 81 feet Z inches in streets
varying from SO feet to Ga feet, and
buildings must not exceed So feet 7
inches when the street is IS feet 7
inches or over in width. The restric-
ton remains the same even where the
boulevard is 20 or so feet wide. In
New York, apartment-houses con-
structed during the last ten years or
1inarify range between 80 and $50
eet, often reach $50 feet, and some
times exceed ITO feet A ffteen-story
house 1872 feet high, with cupola 40
eet higher, has been projected, and
one 178 feet high has been actually
erected. The tendency to build higher
IN the air is steadily increasing. On
streets so feet wide apartment-houses
hat are twice and even three times as
high as the French law permits are
erected without restriction in New
York.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
Two Hats for a Cent.

From the New l 0rk Herald
Two of the largest stores IN New
York have been having an expensive
fight on the subject of cheap hats.
The price steadily dwindled until one
of the houses was selling hats at a
cent piece, while the other had re-
duced theirs to two for a cent. They
had cost the firm 81 dozen. 1t was
a rule that no single customer could
purchase more than single cents
worth OF hats, but some sharp shop
girls got on to the racket and sent
their sisters, cousins and aunts IN to
buy while the market was down. As
a result they laid IN quite a stock
which they are now selling to other
girls at a handsome profit to them
selves. OF course the two for a cent
hat broke up the competition in short
order, and that alluring price did not
remain long in vogue.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
Beans as "a Farm CroD,

Il should think" said the doctor,
chat the farmers on the new, cheap
land in the Northwest would go in
to the raising of beans on a large
scale" when | was IN Minnesota
and Dakota last fall" said |, "the
same idea struck me- The soil and
the climate are favorable. But posi-
bly, there would be a difficulty in pro-
curing the necessary labor to pull the
beans" '.If they should grow the
crop on a large scale" said the doc
tor, they would very soon have a
machine to pull the beans, or, posi-
bly,, to thrash them where they stand.
We ought to raise beans enough to
supply the world. As matters now
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
HOPS & MALT BinERS CO, BETRe1, Men
PHOTO-PoRTRAIT
= : ~. u. S. 9 z a NJ T.
i9K24 inches.
! 9 "a inches

There are many portraits of GEN. GRANT, as
there We're OF GEORGE WASHINGTON but the por-
Talt OF Grant by Bogaldus, taken just after his
return from the trip around the world, when at
the zenith OF his tame, III the prime of life and
IN perfect health, is the only one that Will be
known in the future The portrait OF Washing
ton by Stuart is the one known TO the masses;
even children recognize ii before they know the
alphabet. The portrait of OUR OLD COMM ASpER,
as taken at the time we refer 10, is the one that
VIII I'VE III the minds OF the people ofthe country
he saved. Millions saw Gen. Grant at about the
time this was taken Even though Gen. Grant
shall happily be spared TO his country for another
generation, he can never have portrait taken
that VIII I'll the popular eand heart as this one
does taken when at his best Hence this will be
me portrait OF history. No steel engraving or oil
painting can compare, as a likeness, with the
photograph-the mirror of the face.
No one can look at 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 quailed with fear.
We have published this portrait as a sort of Eas:
ter card OF JOY at the probable recovery OF tho
Na1ons Old Soldier Il is not for sale. I will
only be furnished to subscribersto THE EVfNINs
WISCONSIN, and the WEEKLY WISCONSIN upon the
annexed terms:
Present subscribers 70 the WEEKLY WIsooHsI
and THE EVENING WISCONSIN,, by mail can SECURE
a copy by renting 100 for the Weekly for enc
year beyond the exp. ratI0n OF the present sub
script1on; aud 81. 90 Tor two months beyond the
present subscription of THE EVENING WISCONSIN
by mall. This offer good to July LIST.
Every new subscriber to the WEEKLY WISCONSIN
Tor one year, and TO THE EVENING WISCONSIN, for
two months, sending sI.00 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 renting $500 for six
months, The extra copies viii be mailed to any
address In the United States, postpaid. AS inc
portrait is published only by US, it cannot be
purchased land ii would cost 81 if it could, II
Will be nice present to any one.
Frames, with glass, can be had with the Por-
trait, and sent by express at cost and risk OF re-
ceiyer, by adding the price of frame to the above
rates: Two inch oak and maroon frame with black
hne .oT SlOO; three inch mahogany and gilt,
Sl.bO very 1ich bronze and gilt for $500.
The portrait may be seen al every post ONCE
where the WISCONSIN istaken, by asking the Post
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Address
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
Poor emory

Washington Cor. New York Telegraph
A good story has Just leaked out
here at the expense OF Vice President
Hendricks. Just after the Inaugural
ton Mr.. Hendricks was asked to in
dorse DIR. Matthews, of Indiana, for an
office. Asthe applicant was an old and
intimatepersonal friend, he did so with
pleasure, The affair passed out OF his
mind until he was requested to urge
Intermediates attention of the authOri-
ties to the matter. He replied to DR..
Matthews note, saying that he would
attend to it at once. Then he tried
his best to remember the Office his
friend was after, but, try as he might,
he could not recall any incident which
would give a solution to the problem.
He thought the matter over carefully,
and finally made up his mind that it
must be some office where the doctor
could serve the government in the
practice of his profession. So he went
to the office of the surgeOn-general of
the army, but these officers said that he
had not asked for anything so far as
they knew. Finally he went over and
had a talk with SUPERINTENDENT
Hamilton of the revenue marine
hospital service. DR.. Hamilton told
him that he had left no papers
there, but, he added that posi-
bly, Appointment Clerk Higgins knew
something about them. Mr.. Hendricks
said that he was in a hurry to get out
OF town, and would esteem it a special
favor if DR.. Hamilton would see Mr.
Higgins for him. DR.. Hamilton said
he would, and the next day he called
He was considerably surprised and
somewhat amused to find that the
papers and endorsements left by the
vice president were documents urging
the appointment of DR.. Matthews as
Surgeon General of the revenue marine
hospital service. He has written Mr..
Hendricks informing him OF the facts
in the case, but has not, as yet, re
ceiyed a. reDly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
The Ability to Bear Pain

Is the test OF fortitUde among the Indian tribes
But we defy any Cherokee, sioux, or Comanche
to endure the twinses Of rheumat SIN without
w1neing. These, indeed, are sights at first, but
grow in intensity until they become unbeara
bic. No malady is more obstina' in its matu-
rity than that which gives rise to them. Tn,
more need, thon, OF attacking it at the outset.
Foremost among remedies for It is Hostettcr's
Stomach Bitters, safer and infinitely more ef-
fectve than colchjcum, veratrgm and nux vom-
lea, all remedies which nigh. prove destructive
OF life in a slightly excessive desc. Mine al de-
purents, also, when not positively mischeyou5,
are far inferior in remedial power to thi sslu-
tary botanic med cine. 1t entirely expeis Trom
the blood the acTid impurities which originate
the disease, and enrich as well as cleanse IL.
Constipation, liver complaint, dyspepsia, and
other ailmen.s also give way 70 II.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
That Herb.
from the Cook.l

A story is told of Whittier, the
Quaker poet, dining once at a fine
house, where the lady was not at all
fnical. The table was the ordinarily
daily routine, BUTT was elaborate and
bea atiful in every detail OF furnishing
and food. We had spinach served ele-
gantly-a dainty in the cold winter
weather. Mr.. Whittier eyed it suspi-
ciously; then presently asked his host
ess for information by the question:
''What do you call that herb ?" How
many people simply bred to plain
country life would dare to show the
simple ignorance that Whittier did?
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11

THE Swiss carry their economy to
the length OF inhumanity. The public
hiring-out OF children to the lowest
bidder still obtains in the Canton OF
Berne. A case of this kind is reported
from Biel, where the public crier, de
spite the tears and entreatles OF the
widowed mother, placed her four
Young children of 10, 8, 8, and years
for %, 81, 40 and 70 francs respect
ivelv for the remainder OF the year
thus separating the family for fear the
woman might become burden upon
the town.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11
.CoDsurnption Cure"

Would be a truthful name TO give to DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" the
most etticacious medicine yet discovered for
arresting the early development OF pull
monary disease. But consumption cure"
would not sufficiently indicate the scope OF
its influence aud usefulness. In all the
many diseases which spring from a derange-
ment OF theliyer and blood the Discovery
is a sale and sure specific. OF all druggists.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11

Mr.. (. R. HOYT, a mechanical en-,
rineer at the New Orleans Exposition,
was severely injured by a huge derrick
sole falling on his foot. He was con-
teved to his residence, and after only
three applications OF st. Jacobs OIL,
all the swelling and pain disappeared,
and he resumed his duties.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-11

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; GOO elegant
rooms fitted up at a cost Of one million
dollars, reduced to 81 and upwards per
day. European plan. Elevator. Restau-
rant supplied with the best. Horse cabs,
stage, and elevated railro, to all depots'
Families can live better for less money at
the Grand Union than at an first-class
hotel in the city.