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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
Strife for Sumptuous Skirts
From the New YORK Press.


81 may safely say that there is great
strife among society ladies in the matter
of dresses. You see the people in our
best society, whose patronage we have,
are exclusive. They live among them
selves. They are seen and observed by
one another wherever they 90, whether
TO the opera, driving, dining out or to
balls. The idea prevails among them
that it would never do for Il lady to be
seen twice III the same dress. For this
reason 1t becomes necessary for every
lady IN tins circle to have new dress
for each separate occasion. Then YOU
see she must have her opera dress, her
carriage dress. her dining dress, her full
dress, etc, all for each occ tsion."
IVY hat Is the average number of
dresses for a season with these ladies ,"
"WelI, 1T me see. in the winter,
what with operas, balls, dinners and all,
| suppose new dress nearly every day
is the rule. At least five new dresses a
week Is the average. In the winter
season | suppose that every married
lady has at least fifty new dresses"
Then they would average POO a
year ?"
'No; not SO high as that. You see
the winter season Is more eXacting, and
there is great variety of life. | should
think that the number would average
100 dresses year."
And how do the prices of these
range ?"
"Well, from $3.50 upward for married
ladies. For young ladies the price runs
from $3.50 upward. For married ladies'
more trimming, more elaborate STYLES
are required"
Has this craze for SO many dresses
been long in fashion ?'
We'll. it extends back some five
years"
lis there any special reason for this
extreme tendency now ,"
There is the general increase in the
lavish expenditure of money which
more and more characterizes our socie-
ty people. Then there is the special
cause to be found in increased variety
in color in dresses. 1t used 20 be that IA
few dresses suiticed because there were
only few colors and the dresses were
more simple. \ blue, pink and black
dress would make an outfit embracing
the colors III vogue. Now the number
OF shades and combinations Is almost
unlimited. so that there IS opportunity
for a great and varied display. This
naturally leads to rivalry in the choice
of colors, combinations and arrange
ments of dress. The result is that every
woman wants new dress for each sep
arate occasion, and she racks her brain
IN consultations over styles and combi-
nations -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
The Big Grandin Farm.
From The Milling World.


The big Grandln wheat farm in Da-
kota comprises about 10000 acres, of
which 1900 are under cultivation II =
600 acres being sOwn TO wheat. There
are used on the farm 10 gang plows, two
plows III gang, each cutting II to -
inches. There are 10 gang harrows.
These are & feet square, but are ar
ranged together side by side to work 81
feet wide One long eyener draws the
four with pair of mules near each end.
One man drives both teams. The adj
vantage of this system is worthy Of
notice by other farmers. 1t reduces the
number of men usually required by
one-half. There are Al broadcast
sewers, sowing s feet each, but
two of these are attached end to end
with span of mules before each, and
one man drives both spans, another
saving of half the man force. There
are 90 selt-bindlng harvesters employed
on the place. Modern improvements
have SO perfected these that only one
expert is required for the whole. es-
pecla!ly since the experienced work
men on the machine are kept from year
to year, and they are able TO attend TO
any little repairs. The harvesters are
drawn by three mules and one and one
half to two men are required to shock
the bundles from each machine. The
threshers, of which there are SIX, are
quite extensive affairs COMPARED with
those of former times or with those oil
the fails or the animals on the thresh-
ing floor of our boyhood. Each one of
these machines, driven by steam power,
threshes out from 900 10 1000 bushels
a day. They are set down in the center
Of a hundred acres of shocks and when
these are threshed are moved to the
center of another hundred acres The
working force on single thresher forms
quite little army. Thus, there is, first,
the general superintendent, eight bun
die teams to haul the shocks. with eight
drivers and eight other men, part in
the field and part at the machine as
pitchers and unioaders. Atthe machine
two men are required simply to cut the
band. There are three feeders. two at
work and an alternate. Then there are
the engineer, the fireman, the water
man, the straw bucker," who with two
mules and a pole removes the straw ac-
cumulating before the machine, a barn
man to care for the animals and the
cook and his assistant. The wheat is
received into wooden tanks holding 100
bushels each, and four men with four
wagons drawn by four mules ca n, one
tank wagon at the machine ana three
on the road, take the wheat To the ele-
vators. This saves bags and bagging.
1t will thus be seen that there is force
of 80 men employed to run single ma
chine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10

"And to think" said pretty Mrs.
Dacre, some six months later, THAT YOU
should prove to be the last of Del
names blood Royce dear; and in saw
ing YOU that awful day lifted the curse
from Lynn. How attle | knew |
should meet my fate in one of the pas
sengers on that train | signalled
Wasn't it strange ?''
Every strange" assented Royce
Dacre, regarding his beautiful wi quiz
zically. When picked you up as you
lay i'll dead faint across the ties,
knew | had met my fate. But Ethel
darling ] have no faith in the curse of
Lynn. 1T IS moonshine, my dear. 1t
is not IN the power of any mortal to
pronounce a lasting curse. God only
can do that, and his mercy is infinite.
Danish the thought, my little wife"
EthePs fair face grew thoughtful.
''Yet how well it all fits in, !" she said,
reflectively. ''The opal ring was gone
from my finger when | came back to
consciousness, and 10 trace of it has
been found. 1t must haye dropped in
to the river. Then Aunt Ellen marry
ing that dear old Maj. Darlington, your
best friend, and my m arriage with you,
brought the fultilment Of the prophecy.
For the race of Lynn has virtually
ceased, or is at least merged III that of
Darlington and Dacre."
"Mere coincidence, Ethel"
"Well," said his wife, with the very
prettiest pout in the world" il it was
only coincidence, you provoking old
skeptic, you must admit ii was very
singular one"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
COlOring Butter.

A thorough going dairyman, who has
modlcum Of common sense, writes
thus to the National Stockman:
Since the superintendent of butter
and cheese factories have adopted the
plan of frequently testing the milk,
they should he we'll aware of the fact
that the milk from the same COW is not
always the same quality. A COW has
been known to vary nearly Il pound
from one day to another in her yield of
butter from no known cause. A knowl-
edge of this fact might prevent many
charges of dishonesty against the butter
maker or the man who furnishes the
milk
Why is coloring butter or cheese,
even if the coloring matter is harmless,
any less dishonest and deceitful than
mixing rye meal and ground cocoanut
shells with pepper? 1t is claimed for
an excuse that people demand that but
ter and cheese should each have GER
tain color, or, as it is usually stated
when the subject is mentioned, the
trade demands it," This is not fair
statement of the case. All dealers and
many consumers know what the color
OF first class dairy products should be,
but large share OF the consumers can
not tell whether the color is natural or
artificial, and advantage is being taken
of this fact. People may demand yell
low butter and rich-looking cheese, but
actual consumers are few who would
take colored article i'll preference to a
white one from the same milk, if they
witnessed the manufacture and knew
that all the difference IN color was ar
tifical. 1t Is not doctored goods that
people want, and as long as such doc
toring is encouraged by the dealers it
must be with quaking conscience that
they accuse farmers of dishonesty.
And while this is allowed, and the col
oring of products of pale, tasteless milk
is called respectable the dairy stock will
be valued for quantity more than quail
ity and improvement viii be slow, if it
does not progress backward"
But" say the men with white
skinned cows, eve must do some
thing to compete with cleo" Com
pete Have you forgotten the old
saying that Controversy is a leveler ?''
The market is not the place TO fight cleo.
Laws enacted and enforced are the
proper weapons for that. Throw
away the dye-stutf and make the best
goods you can and sell them for what
they are, and quit planning to deceive,
and then you will be looking for inn
provement and will have more courage
and inducement TO combat fraud, and
efforts in that direction will be worth
double what they are now.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
Some New Health Movements.
From the PhiIadeIphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
lyspeptIcs, on rising in the morning,
do well to indulge in a few free gym
nastlcs of the movement cure spec. es,
before putting or the outer clothes that
interfere with free movements. 1t is
curious how closely some of these exer-
cises come to some of the active labor
employments which are cure for many
Ills. Follow the movements of
the reaper. first with one arm
and then the other, as though
swinging a scythe inclining the body
inwards from either hip as the cor
responding arm makes its splendid
swing. This Is nne exercise, as it
changes the position of certain dorsal
and abdominal muscles. To initiate
with clenched fists the movements Of
the wood sawyer, or TO swing the arms
III half circle upward, while the arms
are held close to body as possible, are
both splendid breathing exercises, The
Queen of Sweden takes the "housemaid
cure" for her ailments, but either man
or woman IN Their own apartments may
90 through the motion OF the laundress
at her wash-tub, always with the
clenched fist that accents the motion of
the arms and hands at the wash-board,
TO great advantage. Ali Of these move
ment exercises are good when the chilli
ness of autumn days finds people with
lan2uId circulation, and IL is scarcely
necessary to repeat the suggestion that
wise people get awake slowly. There
are uses for others than children in the
halt-sleepy stretching and gradual stir
ing TO your toilet, as the circulation is
not too suddenly called upon for aCtiyi-
ty upon sluggish conditions that sleep
has brought
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
How He Got His Name.

Long John" Wentworth once related
that he got his nickname in the follow
ing manner: "W hen" be said. 81 was
going to school down in Connecticut,
was the longest, skinniest boy YOU ever
saw. | was fourteen years old. | used
TO have a habit in these days of getting
my heels up on the seat, so that my
knees lowered above my head. | was
sitting that way one day in school, when
one of The examiners came around He
said to the teacher, What's that boy do
ing standing up on the bench? Why
don't you make him sit DOWN. The
teacher said | was sitting down. That s
the way he sits, said the teacher. Who
Is he" asked the examiner. John
Wentworth said the teacher He's a
pretty long John said the examiner,
and ever since then it's stuck to me-"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
Rye for Feeding.

The price of rye is always low, and
has been particularly Sc during the past
few years, on account of the cheapness
of wheat. 1t is the staple
food of the poor in some parts of
Europe, where much wheat is grown
for export. 1t Is the poor mans bread
In Germany and some parts of Russia.
Not enough use is made of rye as food
for stock. 1t is quite as nutritious as
wheat, and more nearly resembles that
king of the cereals than any other
One drawback, however, must be noted
Rye IS liable TO be attacked by ergot, a
fungous growth, which sometimes
causes abortion in breeding animals.
1t does this by its specific effect on the
organs of generation. Breeders say
that the very reason that makes rye
unsuitable for animals bearing young is
just W hat is required to bring barren
animals into heat and cause them to
take the male
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
No More Home Remedies.

| used to think home remedies were
The best, ar better than doctors stuff,
but since last spring, when my husband
had carbuncle on his hand, | have
nearly changed my opinion. There
were so many things which people add
yised him to try to cure it. One told
him to take the heart out of an onion,
boil it and apply 1t; 1t would cure 1t in
three days. He tried it and it did no
good whatever. Another said that soft
soap and salt made into plaster would
surely cure it in one night. He tried
that, and | thought he would die, before
morning from the pain. He kicked and
groaned and gritted his teeth all night
and in the morning his hand was fairly
cooked. ! had to wash it with milk
and water and dress it with cream be-
fore he could get relief. Another told
him to poultice it with witch hazel, but
it did no good. Then old Granny John
son had the inside skin of an egg put
on and held III place till it dried. This
drew the tears out of his eyes and some
bad words from his mouth, but did not
draw out the carbuncle. At last he said
he would have doctor. When he
came and looked at the hand he said:
''What unnecessary misery you have
suffered; this should have been lanced
a week ago" He lanced it, and it dis
charged any quantity of corruption.
That night he had good nights sleep
for the first time IN nearly two weeks.
He said he was done forever with
"home DOCTORS" and that people often
fooled around that way till it was too
late for a real doctor to do any good. |
begin to think when anything is the
matter and we don't understand it, the
best way is to have a good doctor at
once. It's the safest and often the
cheapest OHIO Paper.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
The Too Faithful Butler.
From the Liverpool Courier.


A queer episode in Connaught life was
the case of Dennis Bodkin versus Pat
rick French. The plaintiff and defend
ant were neighbors. I he latter was of
the "ould shtock," full OF airs, and pos
sessed OF an intolerable temper. He
and wife had conceived deep dislike
for Mr.. BodkiD, who entertained an
equal aversion TO the Trenches. Bod
kin happened one day to give particular
offense to the squire and lady. That
evening they entertained Il large COM
pany at dinner, when Mrs. French
launched out in abuse of her enemy,
concluding her wish ''that somebody
would cut off the fellows ears, and that
might quiet HIM"
I he subject was changed after a while,
and all went on we'll till supper, at
which time, when everybody was
happy, the old butler, one Ned Re-
gan, who, according to custom, had
drunk enough, came in. JOY was in his
eye, and whispering something to his
mistress which she did not compre-
bend, he put large snuif-boX into her
hand. Fancying 1t was some whim of
her old servant she opened the box and
shook out its contents, when % pair
of bloody ears dropped out on the table.
The horror of the company W g awak-
ened, upon which old Ned exclaimed: :
Sure, my lady, you wished that Dennis
Bodkin's ears were cut oft, so | told old
Geeghegan, the gamekeeper, and he
took a few handy boys with him and
brought back his ears, ard here they
are, and | hope you are pleased, my
lady"
The gamekeeper and the boys" left
the county. French and his wife were
held in heavy bail at the Galway as
sizes, but the guests proved no such or
der was given; tbaC it was mistake on
the part OF the servant. They were ac-
quilted. The "boys" and their leader
never reappeared in the county until
alter the death of Bodkin, who lost his
ears many years before his death.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
waEREIS THE STAMP

! spiCd In a paper one day,
While lang uidly looking Tor news,
A sentence that filled me with JOY:
I'VE pay Tor whatever we use
And sitting me down at my desk.
wrote, with a throb end thrill,
A poem of lsngih and strength.
All ihymed with unusual sk'll.
A letter neatly omposed,
kecsu c was anxious to say
That would be who ly content
With what they were willing 10 pay.
With care enclosed my address,
And stamp ito insure reply:
The stamp was pal pable geeen,
And so, / acknowledge, was /.
Twas 'one. long ago: but, alas
No recoml enfe yet hath APPEARED,
Nor has my eflusion, in print
The vision that lon-s tor il cEeeFed.
BIT not these misfortunes alone
Have seIyed my ambition TO damp:
The auction hat troubles me most
Is. " hat did they do with the stamp?
Time
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
Recovery Of Long Lost Tapestry.

"When Maguerite o. France was mar
ried to Victor Amadeus of Savoy, she
took with her to Italy twenty pieces ut
the very finest Gpbelins tapestry, illus
trating classical legends. says London
Truth. This unique tapestry, which
WAS OF immense value, disappeared
mysteriously when Napoleon in
vaded Italy, for it had been hid
denaway in case he French might think
proper TO carry il off, which they would
certainly have done. 1t had been 50
carefully concealed that, after some
years, when calm was restored, it was
found impossible to discover it, and the
two officials who had put it away were
both dead. The tapestry had been
almost forgotten till about month
ago, when the Marquis Nillamarina, the
master OF the royal household, was
makinga thorough investigation Of the
palace at Turin from roof to cellars, and
behind some huge chests III storeTO0m
in the ihest story he found
a secret chamber, IN which was con
cealed the long lost tauestrr,
and it had been very lit
tie injured by its hundred
years OF hiding. King HumbeTt has or
dered that the tapestry Is to be carefully
repaired and cleansed, after which 1t IS
to be sent TO Rome and hung IN the
Quirlnal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
Victor Hugo's Rapid Grandson.

Paris Letter TO the Philadelphia Te egraph.
Speaking ofthe Hugo heirs, | hear that
George Hugo. the poets grandson and
the only male representative of the fam
ilv in the direct line, has outgrown his
boyish delic9cy of constitution, and has
developed into a very fast young society
man. Not much troubled is he with eX
cess of modestv, as may be in erred by
his reply to young American lady
whom he met at a watering place, and
who asked him If the mantle of his Illus
trious grandfather had descended upon
him. 'Mademoiselle | hope SO. was
bis answer. Both he and his sister
Jeanne. by the wishes of their grand
father, were suffered to grow up COM
paratively uneducated, as Victor Hugo
did not believe IN forcing children TO
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
The Strength Of Iron.

The main strength of American
wrought iron is As, 900 pounds; English,
43,47l. Ultimate extension of wrought
iron is one siX-hundredth part of its
length. The working strain is from one
sixth to one-iourth the main strength
Resistance TO tlexure acting evenly over
the surface, equals one-half the tensile
strength. Bars of wrought iron will
expand or contract l5l200th of their
length for each degree of heat With
range of temperature of this country
go to Nl2Oo)-140', will expand or
contract l0S0th part Of its length, equal
to force Of 20,740 pounds, or nine and
a quarter tons per square inch of sec
ton. Tensile strength increases, in
from one to six reheatings and rollings,
from 1904 pounds to 60,s24 pounds; IN
from 6 to II is reduced again to Is ,9O4.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
How Serious Burns are Treated

The several fatal fires that have oc-
CURED recently in New York CITY have
gwen rise to the question how best to
treat injuries caufed by burning, par
tIcularly in cases of sudden emergency.
In certain parts ofthe country, more es-
pecially in the Western states, it hap
pens that the range of a doctors practice
extends over thirty miles, and it is,
therefore, unnecessary TO add that the
attendance OF a doctor upon his patient
will often involve a ride of many miles.
In such cases, where immediate atten-
ton is absolutely necessary, it becomes
necessity for persons living iii country
districts to know what measures to
adopt for alternating the agonies of in
Jured persons pending the arrival of the
doctor. Some remarks on the subject
from DIR. CuDneely, senior house-sur-
geon OF st. Nlncents Hospital, have
Just now particular degree of interest:
1t Is, | believe, a well-established
tect, said Mr.. Cunneely, ''that people
IN an emergency of this particular de-
scrlptlon commonly lose their heads.
\ larger percentage OF fatalities arises
from loss of presence of mind, where a
little selfpossession at the right moment
would stay the progress of the mischief.
W hen the sufferer is brought in, the
clothes are carefully removed, and af-
ter this the body is washed in mix
tnre OF hnseed oil and lime water and
then tenderly swathed in sheet-lintand
bandaged with cotton. Having put the
patient to bed, L administer as a stimu-
liant whisky or morphine, the latter
being invaluable in allaving pain. At
ter this, nothing remains but to watch
the patient closely, and to change the
handages from time to time as occasion
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10

From the indianapolis Journal.


DO YOU know that If a man has a
heavy trunk he can sometimes travel a
long distance on railroad without a
ticket or any money!" said a Young
man yesterday who had recently made
bis way back from Texas with but few
dollars. when | reached St. Louis
| had but . cents in my pocket. ami
/ did not know a man there | could
ask for a loan. | went to the ticket
agent, and making known my con
dluon asked him how | could
get to Indianapolis Have Won
trunk" he asked. | told him |
had, and he said he would introduce
me to the conductor. When the CON
ductor came up | WIS introduced. and
he asked me for the check to my trunk.
which gave him, and he then gave me
a small ticket, which he said would get
my trunk in indianapolis. ! asked him
how much the trunk would cost me
when | went to get 1t out, and he said
81. Well, | got through ali right, but
when | presented the ticket for the
trunk 1t cost me 50 instead Cf 81. |
have been wondering ever since who
got that money, but didn't care. for /
was glad to get back to Indianapolis
even on those terms"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-10
Salt Water and Milk.

A strange case occurred at the general
hospital of Buffalo, n. y, last week. a
woman had a serious operation per
formed. and after it was all over she be-
gan to grow very weak from the shock.
At u o clock at night life was so low that
the pulse was scarcely to be felt, and a
rather unusual resort was made of in
jecting a quart of salt water into her
veins. This revived her almost instant
", but it was only for time. Then a
pint more was injected. and one of the
doctors drove Oft rapidly TO a milkman,
and bad him fill some warm clean bot
ties with fresh milk, for which the COW
had Just been MIXED. The bottles We're
put IN warm water, and upon arrival at
the hospital n pint of the warm milk was
injected into the circulation, and snort
~ atterward another pint. This made
three piuts of saline solution and two
pints of milk Sill the patient did not
permanently revive, and, as a last re-
sort, TRANSMISSION of a small quantity of
human blood from the arm o one of the
doctors was made. All the efforts of the
physicians were in vain, however, and
the woman died 81 hours after the oper-
alton