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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
TIE RAIN IN The SPOUT.

III cabins still thar by Sycamore Crick,
Tn deares spot on tn vearth.
But tn roofs fell in. n the latchstring's gor
\ silence is roun tn berth;
{it many a night neaf at roof I've laid,
When on y q leetle chap,
y heard tn rain in tn ole eave-spout
Com Drop, drip, drop.
Drip. droppity drap.
Oh. how loved tn drizzly nights
Though tn drizzly days was bes',
Tor 1 couldn't pillow or hoe in tn fell,
When l climed 10 roos' n to res,
Up thar with tn shingles clus to my head,
Through which b rain I'D slip;
But what was that to tn ole eaye-spout
Goin Drap, drippity, drap,
Drop drippity. drip?
N whom growed to a great big boy,
n fell inter love he'd frs,
N got yanked out by a rival o. mine,
n nv heart was thumpin' to burs',
l thort | never I'D sleep agin,
y apected all night to flop,
NV glief caved in when the ole caves spout
Went Drippity, drap, drip,
Drop drippity, drop.
" after I married n tuck tn place,
n got 10 signin' notes
Which thort receipts for hteniug rods,
Er some new-fangled oats,
Id cl NIB up inter TIA garrett thar
N lis to tn thunders clap,
y fergit IL all when tn ole eave-spoU.t
Went Drippity, droppity, drip,
Drappity, drippity drap.
I'm icIhea1ed now ez q t-lreadbar' coat,
n . citizen o the town,
solo tn farm fer ), IKE tn gals;
But when / come TO lay down
Id like TO dream q that cabin roof
n the rain a-fallin On top,
N sink asleep with tn ole eave-spout
Coin: Drop, drip drap,
Drap, drip, drop.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

lovely form of the girl who had 50
strangely drawn him near her.
The little fingers eeasel to move
over the keys; as the echoing sounds
were growing fainter she turned from
the piano, as if she were going to leave
the room.
Asshe ceased playing the face Sc amed
to come nearer, and she felt somewhat
disappointed that the music had not
driven it away. Lenora was looking
down at her hands as she turned from
the piano, and did not look up she rose
to leave the room.
She could scarcely believe her own
ewes. hut in front of her stood the
gentleman with the handsome face that
had been haunting her all the evening,
and her head touched his arm as she
rose from the stool.
They met each OF .er's glances and
! for an instant lie ora's cheeks were
crimson.
For an instant onl did her great,
! luminous eyes feast the handsome
/ face of the man ~ frolt of her, and
then the eyelids dlooped and her face
/ became pale even to the lips; but the
| color soon came back to her face. Her
little hands were tightly clasped, while
the scarlet lips were quivering.
An EXPIRE sion of perfect happiness
/ came into Rays face as he looked at
Lenora; he seemed to read her
thoughts and she his. The contest had
been severe for both, yet Ray knew
| that he had won the victory, and Lee
nora, after a terrible battle with her
self, was willing to surrender. AS yet
not a word had been spoken between
| them, yet they seemed to understand
| each other Lenora raised her eyes
and looked up in his face, while a
happy smile played about her mouth.
| Ray knew then that the victory was
complete, and he asked gently:
Now please, sing for me.
Lenora would not answer him, but
that same sweet, submissive smile
| PLAYED about her lips that he had just
seen, and she knew he would.
Ray moved to the side of the piano.
and leaned up against it while his eyes
rested upon the lovely face of the girl.
Lenora sang as she never had done
| before; her soul seemed filed with a
new life and happiness. The music at
times seemed weird, and then became
very low and touching. Now it would
rise so sweet, 50 grand, that every
nerve in the body would twinge with
its grandeur, and all the words were
of newfoUnd love. 1t seemed to
| Ray that Lenora did not realize where
! she was. and it all seemed like para
disc to him.
Il have seen handsome people and
heard grand music, but nothing to
compare to this. Oh, where am |, and
what will become of me? | Thought |
was a man, and have never known
what it is to be ruled by others, but
she is my ruling queen. The laurels
and the crowns, with my whole king
dom. / lay at her feet. Wonder whether
she knows how | feel, dear little soul,
and shall / ever be able to tell her
| how much l love her? [ believe she
knows already"
The first and second dance were
over, and it was almost time for the
third, but Ray and Lenora had forgot
ten all about the ballroom. But jean
nette had not forgtten about her part
ner for the waltz, and, as he did not
come for her, she and Charley Hall
started in search of him.
TTo M goNTTN-I-ED I
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
The Ghost of a Chance

"MateTializes' and becomes veritab.e reality
when health, will o the wsp often chased in
vain, is sought by the nervous, dyspeptic, bill
ious Invalid through the agency of HostetteT S
Stomach Bitters. Looming in the distance al
first, it is surely drawn toward the sufferer By
the Bitiers potent influence. 1t Incorporates
lise!i with his being. 1t is seen reflected in the
hue Of the countenance, the animation of the
eye. /: is felt in a sense of renewed yigoT in the
restoration OF nerve tranquility and digestion,
and undisturbed nightly repose. What person.
suffering from any of the maladies to which the
bi tiers are adapted, Will postpone the means OF
cure knG wing it can be relied upon? Dyspep-
STA, constipation, malarial disorders. rneuma-
tism, blliousness, kidney inactivity are certain
ly conquered by it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
Our Canine Population.
From the Boston Globe.

ITULn bUsIUU NIUDt-
One Of the proofs Of the eminent re-
spectabiiity Of these United States is
that We have a dog for every three in
an a o snpp eGtS on us S 600 ddPg sf
The food gwen to an average
dog every year would yield
a return of SO if fed to
chickens. Our heightened dogs many
Of them consume more than working
people, and move in the best society.
Before any strange gentleman ventures
to set foot within the gates of q south
ern plantation he waits respectfully till
the host comes TO the gate and intro
duces him to bis doc
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
He Wanted a Preacher.

FIUm Ine AIaDana WaJChmdn.
A good old colored brother thus sent
word to the bishop to send a minister
out to preach to his church in Alexan-
dria Valley last Sunday: "Send us a
bishop to preach. If you can't send us
a bishop send a sliding elder; if YOU
can't senG us sliding elder send us a
stationary preacher; if you can't send
him send us circus rider; if you can't
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an eXhauster ~ That settled it and he
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
.ERE is q remedy for cramn. sngges,

HERE is remedy for cramp, suggest
ed by DR.. r. w. St. Clair, OF London
Let the patient provide himself with a
good strong cord and keep it always by
him. When the spasm comes on let
him wind this cord around the affected
part, t4ke an end in each hand and give
them a good sharp pull. 1t will hurt a
littlc-it is useless if it does not-but
the Cramp will vanish at once.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
Decreasing the Death Rate.

The mortality among Consumptives has
been materially decreased OF late years by
the use Of SCOTS Emulsion OF Cod Ljuer oil,
with Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda.
Phthisis, Bronchitis. Abscess Of the Lungs.
Pneumonia. and Throat Affections are COM
pletciy subiugdted by timely use OF this
excellent pUlmonic. Palatabe as milk Sold
by all Druggists.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
To Save Time in Brushing Teeth.
From the New York sun.

IUII lIIt new Tux sun.
a novelty of rather small character,
but a novelty nevertheless, is the reser-
voir tooth brush. 1t is precisely like
any other brush, except that the handle
is hollow, with a big bulb on the shore
end. This bulb is filled with tooth
wash, and when it is necessary to wet
the bristles it is done by squeezing the
bulb. The brush was invented in En-
gland, and a great sale was predicted for
IT in the United States, because it is be
lieved Americans are so passiOnately
fond of saving time. The reservoir
tooth brush ought to save very nearly
two seconds a day in the toilet of the
average business man in New York City.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
a Rdaicai Cure for EpiIeptic Fits.

TO the EdH0r-Please inform your readers
that l have positive remedy for the above
named disease which ! warrant to cure the
worst cases. So strong IS my faith N the
virtues ofthis medicine that | will send free
a sample bottle aid valuable treatise to any
sufferer who will give me his p. 0. and Ex-
press address. My remedy has cured thou
sands of hopeless cases.
II. G. ROOT, NJ. C., 1S5 Pearl Street New
York
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
4 Great Sunrise

Is in store for all who use Kemp's Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs, the great guar
antecd remedy. Would you believe that it
is sold on its merits and that any druggist is
authorized by the proprietor Of this won
derlul remedy to give you a sample bottle
free? 1t never fails to cure acute or chronic
coughs. All druggists sell kemp's Balsam.
Large bottles, 30 cents and ST.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

TIE constitution of Costa Rica pre-
scribes hospitality to strangers as a sa-
cred duty and declares citizenship to
be forfeited by ingratitude to parents,
abandonment of wife or children, and
neglect of the obligations due 10 the
family
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

HANLIN's Wizard Oil is the best selling
article in our stock. We have sold four
thousand seven hundred and fifty bottles OF
it III the past six months. T. c. Smith Il
Co, Charlotte, y. c.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

Jejnnette, from her corner, saw it
all and wondered at the strange and
sudden change in the expression of his
face. Her heart sank low, for she could
not tell what the change meant 1t
was now hope against hope. Possibly,
her Ray had seen this girl some place,
and recognized her as she entered.
Perhaps she was a low-born woman,
and fear for the honor of his house
had caused the strange paleness; she
could not tell, but she felt miserable,
that she knew.
Ceriainlyno one could help admiring
Lenora; even the envious Jeanette, in
her elegant robes, of the palest tint of
green, and her magnificent diamonds,
realized that she had rival in beauty,
and, to think that that rival was her
little tramp"
"Ah the thought of it was more
bitter than NORWOOD or gall to the
proud, naughty girl
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
lose Enough.

They are working on a new tele-
scope, observed De Smith, chat will
bring the moon within sixty miles OF
the earth"
If the moon is really made OF old
cheese, remarked De Cantur, that's
close enough.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
They Had Been as Strangers.

You are unfortunate in having no sis
tiers. They have a refining influence over
a man.
Have You sister,"
Yes, three OF them
How Is 1t that you were reared apart
from em?"-Linc0ip Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
Scotch Proverbs.

A guide word is as soon said as an i'll.
\ dog Wilma growl if We fell him
Wi bone.
Every man at forty is la fool or a
physician.
Far sought and dear bought is good
for ladies.
Births good; but breeding's better.
Better keep well than make we'll
He is worth no veal that can bide no
woe.
He that Wilma when he may, shanna
when he wad.
Take pint and gree; the laws
costly.
Be the same thing that We would be
called.
Fiddlers' dogs and feas come to a
feast uncalled.
Fair word break never a bone; foul
words many a one.-Hise Saui3iqs Of
the Common FOIb.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

TIE bankruptcy of q Dakota cattle
raiser makes it matter of court record
that he wears No. II boots, for two
pairs of which Il creditor wants pay al
regular retail rates. man of such
sold standing might have been expect
ed 10 have kept his business on better
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
nm largest Professional fee An Iimi

lie largest prOteSSIOnaI Tee Tor Ilmlt-
ed service is said to have been paid to
Surgeon Major Freyer, of the Indian
medical service, for treating the Nawab
OF Ranpoor fer three months suffering
from rheumatic fever. The Nawab gave
him lac of runees. 800 900
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

COLORADO bids fair to rival Pennsyl-
vania as an OIL state. In the valley of
the Arkansas, near Pueblo, about TWEEN
ty wells have been bored, and the yield
is 1000 barrels a day. The oil is
green, excellent in quality, and, what is
better, has an agreeable smell. There
are no gushing wells as yet, but the av-
erage flow surpasses what other states
have afforded.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
How TO BE Healthy and Wealthy.
Don't worry


Seek peace and pursue it."
Be cheerful. a light heart lives
long"
Work Ike a man, but doa't be
worked to death"
Never despair. Lost hope is fatal
disease.
Spend less nervous energy each day
than you make
Don't hurry. "Too swift arrives as
tardy as too slow
Sleep aud rest aluadantly. Sleep is
natures benediction.
Avoid passion and excitement. 4
moments anger may be fatal.
Associate with healthy Teople.
Health is contagious as we'll as disease.
Don't overeat. Don't starve. "Let
your moderation be known t. all men"
Court the fresh air day and night.
ooh, ii you knew what was in the air"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
The Hor.e's Eve.


then one should make his own plans.
The Hor.e's Eye.
To be able to examine the ewes of
horses with certainty, thorough ac-
auaintance with their structure is neoes-
e.sary If when a horse is trotted with
free rein, he is seen to extend his nose
unduly, to move his ears rapily, to shy
in passing different colored objects, and
to plant his forefeet with something of
uncertainty, faulty eyes may be sus-
pected, and a specially close examina-
ton of them should be made. In exam
lining the eyes of horses it should be
seen that they are neither too fiat nor
too convex externally. as from either
form defective vision ensues. Abnor-
NAL forms are best seen by looking at
the eyes across, from position close by
the shoulders. The corn@ or outer sec
tions of the eyes are, when the organs
are sound, perfectly transparent. Any
white streaks, specks, or cloudiness III
these, or in the interior structures of
the eyes indicate that they have been in
famed, and are very liable to become so
again. To detect white specks, etc, the
eye should in clear light be looked
into in front, and from close by the
cheeks behind. When examining for
white deposits in the eyes, care should
be taken that no wEite article of cloth
ing, etc., be upon or near the person of
the examiner, as it mGy be reflected in
the eyes and deceive him. Special at
tention should be paid to the pupils in
examining the eyes ofhorses. They are
the apertures through which light
passes into the interior, and in horses
are oblong in shape and stretch across
the front of the eyes. Except in some
white or cream colored horses, they are
generally darker In color than are the
irises surrounding them. Dark colored,
hair-llk processes appear around their
edges when they are examined in Il clear
light, but they are not defects, as some
Nigh. suppose. In healthy eyes the pu-
pills contract and expand with the
amount of light they are exposed to. If
the horse is placed IN a shady place they
are large and dilated; but if he is moved
into q glaring light they contract until
they are nearly closed. In testing for
this the examiner should put the horse
in a clear light, and then place his half
folded palms over his eyes for a minute
or so. With the light thus excluded the
pupils-if they are sOund-wiu dilate
and again visibly contract when
the hands are removed and the light
suddenly allowed to fall upon them If
no contraction of the pupils occurs
when this test is fairly tried, the horse
will be blind from paralysis of the optic
nerves. This may be the case, and yet
nothing is to be seen amiss when the
eyes are looked into. Contraction of
the pupils on the sudden admission of
light is the most reliable test of this eve
affection. One eye only may be affected,
hence the test should be applied to
both. Small worms are sometimes seen
in the aqueous humOr of horses eyes
and affect their sight.-FarmiRg World.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
Plain Statements.

Hamlin's Wizard Oil certainly surpasses
all similar preparations we have ever sold.
1t is seldom we note medicine so popular
and welcome 10 the afflicted. Thompson d
Ohmsted Galveston, Tex
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

WHILE a wedding was waiting for a
Squire to perform the ceremony at Al
pharetta, Ga, the groom excused hm-
self and fed. The bride proposed to
the groomsman on the spot, and they
nere married within IN hour.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

BRIusH HONDURAS was settled by
English from Jamaica soon after a
treaty with Spain in 1867.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

FIVE dollars can be saved every year in
boots and shoes by using Lyons Heel
StiffenerS: cost only 25c
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

THE late Congress uttered $1,000, 600
words. If brevity is the soul OF wit,
what sort of entertainment have We
Lore p 01Lr er-.IOllrHnl
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
FOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE FARM
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.
Some valuable Information for the Plow-
man, Stooxman. Poulterer, Nursery
man, and Everybody Connected with the
Farm.
Plan for Yourself

The Mirror aad Farmer says: mo
farmer need sit down and expect some
one to furnish him a ready made sys-
tenn or plan for conducting his farm; he
must make it himself is the opinion of
an acute agriculturalist" That is right
to the point and good, sound sense.
There is no one who understands the
requirements of the soil like him who
has the care of it; and so of general
management, the one who has it in
charge is presumed to know more about
it than any one else, and yet it is always
proper to counsel with others, get their
views ana reasons for special modes, but
then one should make his own plans.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

TIE knocking birds in Orange, Cal,
feed on the berries that grow in the
Chinese umbrella tree, and this sort of
food makes them tipsy. They act very
foolishly Just after a hearty meal and
staIger about badly Intoxicated.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

IT is estimated London's flower trade
amounts to f25. 0D1 day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

4 CoUGH, CoLD, OR SORE THROAT should
not be neglected. BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRocuEs are simple remedy, and give
prompt relief - cts. box.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

Nut CAKE.-One- half cup of butter,
one cup of sugar, one-half cup of milk,
two cups of -four, one cup of seeded raj
sins, one cup of nut meats, two eggs,
one and one half teaspoon baking pow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

A Poland man once had occasion to borrow
q horse OF Ex-Governor David Dunn, tho
famous Poland lawyer, having to ride sew.
eral miles to see several people. He made
tho trip, returned, drove to the governors
house, found no one at home. put the horse
in the stable and then went to the store,
where he found the old Democratic leader
talking with some friends.
Il put the horse in your stable and fed
him.
"Ah right"
"Now, what's the billr'
Where did you gof
81 first went to Deacon Smiths"
How far do you call thatf'
"Three miles"
81 know better; it is three miles and a
half
"Well, call it SO. Then went over to my
brother'sn
'How many miles does that makoi"
'Sevenn
sits all Of eight"
This examination continued until the entire
route bad been covered, when the man who
borrowed the horse said: "Now, governor,
what Is the billi Tell me, and If I've got
money enough I'll pay it now"
The bill" said the governor; don't
want anything When you want the horse
take him. didn't care how far you went,
but when you undertook to tel me couldn't
afford to be cheated In the miles. Lewiston
CMe.l Journal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
To Clean Ivory Ornaments.

Ivory ornaments are quickly cleaned by
brushing them with new, not very sharp
toothbrush, to which little soap is given; then
rinse the rnameut in lukewarm water Next
dry the trinket and brush little and con-
tinue brushing until tho luster reappears,
which can be increased 10y pouring some al
cohol upon the brush and applying it to the
trinke,. Should this have become yellow,
dry it in a gentle heat and it will appear -
II new - Manufacturing Jeweler
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSTER SPEAKING.
Sir James llsnnen presides over the COM
mission with eminent dignity and impartial
ity as far as Americans can judge. He is 81
years old and graduate of the far famed
Heidelberg university In 1850 he was a
member of the commission that settled all
matters then in issue between the United
States and England He has been Judge Of
one high court or another ever since 1868
His associates on the commission are Sir
John Charles Day and Sir Archibald Levin
Smith
The most important witness so far is one
Capt. O'Shea, formerly an intimate associate
OF Mr., Parnell and if he is successfully i'm
peached, as the Irish members claim be can
be, there is really no case against the Par.
nellites, The weight Of testimony thus far
certainly indicates that the letters are for
geres; but the counsel for The Times are
heaping up evidence of general outbreak
of crime following the Parnell campaign
The trial has already resulted in some shock
ing revelations of treachery and malignity
on the part Of pretended friends of the Irish
cause.