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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
Notice for PnSlsca.ion.

LAND OFFICE AT ASHLAND. WISCONSIN
AlT lIth 1873.
Notice is hereby given that lie following nam
ed settler has filed notice OF = inter ion ma Ike
final proof in support If his caim and that said
proof will TIC made before Cle-& If circuit Court
NJ superior, WIS, ON June Iih. lSNS. viz Edwin
johnson u. :. No. is0 far the eNl1 ,. IT,. IS
Range NV Iie numcs the f,luS'iI- witnesses to
prove his continuous re>ideIIce uuon, aud cult
Walton of said land. viz:
Theodore Bergren, \. l. Madin, Jonas 8nder-
son, Gas Johnson al OF DougIas Comfy Wis.
u. W. cARRINGroS,
a2im16 Register.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12

On \ and reliable Medicines are the best
OSN to depend upon. Acker's Blood Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm
purities of the Blood In every form of Scrof-
ulous. Svphilitic or Mercurial diseases, it is
invaluable. For Rheumatism, has 10 equal.
Joe d. Conan.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12

The officers installed at the |. O.
G I. hall last Monday evening were
as follows:
. Kate Christie, c. T; Alma NJ Pet
ersou, Y. T.; Alluna Christie, Chap. /;
A. +. Mckay, Secy.; Lydia Tubbs,
Treas; John r. West, Mar; Maggie
Welter, Deputy Mar; Alice Leamon,
Guard; S. J. Barton, Sen; H. A.
George, p. c.; Mrs. A. F. Mckay.
Supt. of Juvenile Templers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12

One of the first things the new
village officials should do is to go to
work and make Belknap street of the
new town and Fifth Street Of The old
town good street for general travel
between the East and West Ends.
This can be made. and without much
expense, beautiful drive, and we are
in favor of making this route all that
it should be, and we do not see how
any sensible man can raise a single
objection to the plan.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
Notice For Publication.

LAND OFFICE At ASHLAND. WISCONSIN,
March 3nth 1855
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by OHf Workman against Sven J. Johnson for
July 3lst 1883 upon the SCI. sec rs. III Il \
Range II W, in Douglas County Wis. with a
view 70 the cancellation Cf said entry the said
parties are hereby summoned To appear at the
Office ofClerk OF Court Douglas County Wis ON
the 18Th day OF May lNSS. 10 10 o'clock A. NJ. TO
respond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment And on May 18th 1855
at 10 O'clock \. Nj. said testimony will be review
ed and decision rendered by Register and Re
ceivcr Ashland Office at Ashland Wis.
c. W. CARRINGTOS.
Dp.,lc tor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
Bnfterick Patterns.

Mrs. Jane Pascoe has just been Civ
Ell the sole agency for the popular
Butterick Patterns. and has just re-
eeived large stock Of them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
STOCK FOLDERS MEETING.

The Annual meeting of Stock holders of the
St Louis River Water Power Company. viii be
held at the Office of the Company, in Superior
Douglas County Wisconsin, at ten O'Clock ~ NJ
Wednesday, the 23rd day of May. A. D. 1855
J. II. BUTLER, Seey.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
An Elegant Substftute.

For oils, salts, pills and all kinds Of
bitter, nauseous medicines is the very
agreeable lruit remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Recommended by leading physicians.
Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co., San Francisco, Cal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
We VCOSON y

r. warranted, is because it is the best
Blood Preparation known. 1t will posi-
lively cure all Blood Diseases, purifes the
whole system, and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Remember, We guarantee it.
Joe ID. Conan.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
Syrup Si Figs

Is Natures own true laxative. 1t i;
the most easily taken, ana the most
effective remedy known tn cleanse the
System when Bilious or Costiye; to
dispel Headaches, Colds and Fever>;
to cure Habitnal Constipation, Indi-
gestion, Plies. etc. Manufactured
only by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
san Francisco, Cal. For Sale ~ l..
u. Newton.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-12
SUPERIOR BAKERY.
Cd St. opposite Nicollet House.

We make it a speciality to always
keep on hand Fresh Home Made
Bread, Pies, Cake, etc, made of the
choicest grades of flour.
Candy, Nuts and Sweet Cider
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
cedents. DIR. johnson himself laid

cedents. DR.. johnson himself laid
down the law that reading should be
done as inclination prompts one; ne
was in the habit of dipping and skim
ming himself, as he tore over the pages
with knife or finger; he resented beng
asked if he had read book through,
saying that he had read it as zone does
read such books Scott had accumu-
lated his rich and miscellaneous stories
by casual studies of congenial subjects;
it was only when he was beggared ana
shaving for his creditors that the
author of "Waverly' and editor OF
Swift consented to cram for his
Life of Buonaparte. There is some
thing pitiful in his rueful praise OF the
magnificent notion of Constable, who
kept crushing the enslaved genius OF
the night-lamp under piles of contem-
porary treaties and ponderous files OF
the ''Moniteur." But Southey was,
perhaps, the most melancholy example
of the literary voluptuary broken into
harness. He could seldom write ex-
cept on subjects that pleased MIN. In
the face of disappointments he fondly
believed in fame and a future as an
English classic. He bequeathed to the
more kindly appreciation of posterity
the poems that had scarcely cleared
the publishing expenses. He devoted
valuable time and untold trouble to
unpopular histories of the Brazils and
abstruse annotations Of Spanish lltera-
ture; and laboring indefatigably all the
time to maintain his family, he only
managed to make the two ends meet
by more paying ''pot boilers for the
periodicals. Leading the existence OF
a Woodworking hermit among the
Cumberland hills, he was compelled to
surround himself with a costly library.
Yet for the life of him, unless for special
purposes when the collar was chatting,
he could spare no time to the books in
which he could have reveled, and when
the literary Tantalus died, worn out,
the collection was dispensed which
had never been enjoyed. BackVood's
HdO0zG31e.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
A VENEZUELA INN.
Where Bats and Scorpions Share Quarters
With the Traveller.


The usual country inn all over Ven
ezuela reminds me of those of Mexico,
Spain and even Northern Africa, for
the Moors introduced their mode of
living and travelling into Spain, and
the Spaniards adopted it for their own
country as well as for the colonies,
which they founded only after the
downfall of the Moors. All these
posadas, or fondas, or fonditas, are
built IN square shape, with an interior
courtyard, frequently adorned with
flower beds and palm trees. and sur
rounded by galleries. The traveller,
after descending from his horse, is
usually shown to one of the large, airy
rooms with stone floor and high cell
ing, in which three or four folding beds,
consisting of canvas stretched over
wooden frame, and probably one or
two chairs, are the only pieces of furni-
ture. In larger towns of 5000 to 5000
inhabitants there will be even a wash
table, but its presence is not insisted
upon by the weary traveller, who can as
well do his washing in the river or the
acequia. Sometimes one room has to
be shared with two or three fellow
travellers, invariably men, for stopped
at posadas where female travellers have
not been seen for years. There are, of
course, no glass windows in any of the
country "hotels,'' but the windows
are barred with heavy iron gratings
and wooden slaves. On convenient
places under the ceiling there are iron
hooks and rings, for the weary tray
eler frequently carries his own ham,
mock, ON which, suspended across the
room, he prefers to pass the nights
sheltered against the attacks Of cent?
pedes, scorpions or minor bloodthirsty
things, but without defense against
bats, some of which are very large. |
did not sleep in many rooms without
few bats as room mates. Even in pri-
waite houses on the haciendas of the
wealthier planters they fitted about
the room. When they became too
familiar and approached my face | got
up, and. shaking sheet, drove them
out of the window; but they invariably
returned, without, however, ever set
Ting down on my face.
One might be able to keep snoring
fellow-travelers out of the room by en-
gaging all the beds, but sometimes,
when guests are numerous and accom-
modations scanty, one can not help
sharing the room with them. The al
muerzo and the comida are not the
best. but there are always eggs,
chicken, salad and coffee to be had,
while in the larger towns red wine is
included in the meals and not paid for
extra. The reader will probably not
be tempted to undertake any travels in
Venezuela, but | must confess | have
Jared worse in many countries with the
reputation of being far more civilized
than our sister republic. Travellers
after riding on horseback day after day,
sometimes for weeks, are usually so
tired that they will sleep anywhere
and SO hungry that they will eat any
thing. AS precaution against acci-
dent, | invariably carried a bottle of
brandy and few tablets of chocolate
along T. Sur.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
LITERARY vOLuPTUARlES.
Reading for Mere Pleasure as Agains
Reading for study.

Reading for Mere Pleasure as Against
Reading for study.
Perhaps the greatest pleasure in life
is an ill-regulated passion for reading.
Books are the best of friends, the most
complacent of companions. Unlike
their authors, they have no suscepti-
bilities to be ruffied. You may toss
them aside in a passing fit of impa-
thence, to find yourself on as pleasant
terms as ever with them when your
humor changes. In that silent, though
eloquent and vivacious company, there
can be no monotony, as there are no
jealousies; and, indeed, Inconsistency
becomes duty and q virtue, as with
the sage King Solomon among His
hundreds of wives. We may talk of
tossing cherished volumes aside, for
the literary voluptuary has nothing in
common with the luxurious collector.
The passion for exquisite Elzeyirs, for
sumptuous editions in superb bind
ings is almost invariably antipathetical
to the love of reading. The collector
is curious about margins. Typography
and castings, but comparatively indif-
ferent to contents. A library got to-
gether regardless of expense can sell
dom be a place of real enjoyment to
any one. least of all to its possessor.
The books one loves will be there
nay, you are bothered by an embar-
rassment of riches but you scarcely
recognize your most familiar friends
in their court dresses, and you APP
proach them with formality in fear
and trembling. Having no claim
to- the genius of a Johnson or
De Quincy. you dare not
make free with them in their fnery as
those distinguished scholars would have
done. On the other hand. the voiupt-
uary, with rare exceptions, has little
in common with the scholars who read
with purpose and drudge on severe
system. Drudgery and methods Of all
kinds are inexpressibly distasteful to
him. All is fish that comes to his net;
he is grateful to the men who have
been laboring to please him, for some
times. although not very often, the
hardest work makes the lightest read
ing. But admiration or gratitude does
not lead him to imitation. even if he
have the memory, the mental grasp
and the style of a Macauley. Yet for
the free-and-easy fashion of his self
indulgence he can quote eminent pre-
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11

head of the family. Time, A:15 a. N.
The mother in bed and husband asleep
deeply and snoring unsteady.
Mother Ito husband Say. father,
John Denny has proposed to our Clara.
Old man stand the assault for mo-
moment, and then, waking up, ex-
claims profanely: 80, it's you, is it?
Pretty time to get in bed with cold feet.
What the deuce do you want nowP
The mother-Ain't you ashamed of
yourself to talk that way to me9 say
that John Denny has proposed to our
Clara, and she loves him, too.
Old man-You don't tell me so,
Sarah. He's too poor Do you know
what he makes week now?
The mother-Only twelve dollars.
Old man-O, he's too poor. She
can't marry that church-mouse.
The mother (now taking sides with
her daughter)-Daniel Webster Jones,
l want to ask you what salary you
were getting when you cried and blub-
bered for me some twenty odd years
ago?
Old man Tin November tone of
voice)-You know, Sarah Jane, I told
you then, and you have not forgotten
it.
The mother-Well, tell me now,
Daniel You hear me!
Old man-Oh, eight dollars per
week.
The mother-Well, you got me in
time, and I guess our Clara can have
the young man she loves. He now
beats you by four dollars week. We
give our consent. You hear me,
Daniel?
Old man-Yes, yes, dear All right.
Now go to sleep. It's late. Good
night, dear.
The cats executed a regular break
down of hilarity on the outer window
ledge of the bathroom. 7Td-Bits.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
A New York Comment.

A large number Of Chicago girls met
one evening lastweek for The purpose of
forming Ladies' Anti-Slang Society"
The meeting was called to order, and
Miss Sadie5De Pork was elected presi-
dent. Before taking her seat, she said
in Il clear, calm. well modulated voice;
Really. girls. ] am too badly raftleq
BY the hohofronferred upon me to giyfs'
you much Of my gun~ IS tHUhrst lie
ever tumbled to anytfss of this Prt.
and 7 hardly know just Glitch
on. However. I'll try to b6asufhcrently
up to snuff not to let any fiiSA light on
me while doing the PRESIDENT f-this-so-
ciety act, I'm with you in this move,
and don't any Of you forget it. All
over our land slang words and phrases
are multiplying like flies in sorghum
time, and It is our duty to help knock
this crying evil as silly as possible
Let our motto be: Shoot the slangist J"
--- It'd BITS.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
SINGULAR FUNERALS.
Burial Rites Observed in Different Parts of
the Globe.

Burial Rites Observed in Different Parts of
the Globe.
It makes all the difference in the
world whether dead Chinaman is a
member of the order of Freemasons or
not, and whether or not he is rich. Ii
he is Mason his funeral is the occa-
sion of great spread and display in
chinatown. A brass band is hired to
play in front of the dead mans resi-
dence, and also accompanies the body
to the grave. 1t would seem that
noise, and not the appropriateness OF
the time, is the object in view, for the
friends of the dead man are perfectly
satisfied, no matter whether the tune
be some German waltz or the "Boulan-
ger March, On the way to the grave
prominent Chinaman sits on the
hearse and scatters pieces OF colored
paper along the route, the object OF
this being to occupy the attention OF
the evil spirits which are supposed to
follow the departed Chinaman until
the grave closes over him. In the
coffin with the body is placed pack OF
Chinese playing cards, in order that
the spirit of the dead man may have an
opportunity of making a little change
during his long and dark journey. At
the grave food is placed around the
coffin, but after the ceremony is con-
Guided this is taken to the lodge-rooms
and the friends eat for themselves and
the dead also. No Chinaman is ever
buried in this country whose body is
not some time, usually after the lapse
Of two OF three years, taken up ana
carried home to China by his friends.
This is sacred custom among all
Chinese, and the body of Chinaman
who has been dead three or four years
is no uncommon freight on the
steamers plying between San Francisco
and China.
The natives of Peru place their dead
in sitting posture, with the head be-
tween their. knees and their arms
crossed on the breast. Ropes OF bark
were tightly bound around the BODY,
which was then wrapped in cloth and
then bound until it resembled mass
of cordage rather than any thing else.
Bodies thus preserved, and from which
the air was entirely excluded, are con-
.stantly being found among the ruins OF
the old cities devastated by the
Spaniards. The ancient Mexicans OBJ
served much the custom, adding to II
the sacrifc of hundreds Of human be-
ings, in many cases the victims freely
giving their consent to die, believing
that by this means they the more surely
| reached the abode of their gods and en-
Joy everlasting peace.
The ancient Egyptians celebrated .
funeral by feasting and drinking while
the work Of embalming, which took
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11

seventy days, was going on; bit
throughout all they remembered that
no one is exempt from death, and to re-
mind them of the fact skeleton was
placed in the banqueting hall. where it
remained during the feast. Sacrifices
were offered to the gods and the flesh
used for food among the priests and
guests. In the case of great lord or
rich person costly monument was
erected, but the poorer classes were
laid in the ground, sometimes with no
embalming and at times even without
a coffin.
There are in Africa almost as many
burial customs as there are tribes of
negroes, each having its own peculiar
ideas and manners. The majority OF
tribes, however, bury the dead and de-
stroy ali property belonging to the de-
ceased, even taking down the house
If it be chief of high rank the more
barbarous tribes kill numbers of slaves
to serve him in the next world and
bury his favorite wife alive in the same
grave with her deceased lord.
The Hindoos burned their dead and
sometimes sacrificed human beings at
the funeral of any parsonage OF note
The snttee, or widow burning. among
great personages was a very repulsive
feature of the ceremony. The ccremo-
MES We're conducted amid feasting,
singing by dervishes, and dancing by
girls. Sometimes the mourners dashed
themselves with knottcd cords and
sticks until they fell exhausted from
exertion and loss of blood. - hicago
Ne,cS
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
THE SHAFTS WEALTH.
Jewels and Gems Worth One Hundred NIL
lions OF Dollars.


What he terms his museum is q
curious place. 1t contains profusion
of costly articles and objects of art such
exists nowhere else at the present day,
it being the opinion of well informed
Europeans, who have viewed these
treasures, that their money value Is
perhaps twenty-fold that of the so-called
green vaults at Dresden.
1t is impossible to give exact figures,
for they could only be obtained after a
long and minute inspection and valua-
ton by experts; but roughly estimated,
it is probable that there is more than
800, 100000 worth Of jewelry, precious
stones. coined and uncoined gold, costly
objects de vertu, fine porcelain and
glassware, old weapons and armor.
table ware and ornaments of of exquisite
Persian and Hindu workmanship,
etc. The so-called peacock throne "a
part of the plumber Nadir Shah carried
off from Delhi one hundred and fifty
years ago) is alone valued at many
millions, even after number Of the
large, rough and uncut jewels have
been broken out and stolen.
1t is an incongruous place, this mu-
scum. There you will see vases of
agate or gold and lapis lazuli, said to
be worth millions. and alongside of
them empty perfume bottles of Eu-
ropean make, with gaudy labels, that
can be had at wholesale at five
cents apiece. You will see priceless
mosaics and exquisite painted cups
and cans and vases. which were
presented by some European potent
ate; and side by side with them you
viii notice horrible daubs, veritable
ten-cent chromos, picked up the Lord
knows how and where. You will per-
ceive glass cases filled with huge heaps
of rubies, diamonds, emeralds, sap
phires, turquoises, garnets, topazes.
beryls of all sizes and kinds, cut and
uncut; and cheek by jowl with these
your eyes will see cheap music-boxes,
w's-harps, squeaky hand-organs.
The Shah must also be in condition
to ''bull' the market on pearls, for
here is. for instance, a big glass case,
twenty-four inches long by eighteen
inches wide and high, that is more than
half filled with beautiful pearls, mostly
from the Persian Gulf fisheries, of all
sizes and degrees of loneliness. In a
separate long case the orders and deco
rations Of the Shah. coming from near
ly every country in the world, are kept
On exhibition; but the crown jewels
are in little box that is always locked,
and for which the Shah himself for
ever, waking or sleeping. carries the
keys. The contents of this box and Of
the several vaults where he keeps his
piles on piles Of bright, shining, I'M
used money, he never allows Others to
view, although the museum may be
visited once year by the European
diplomatists and the friends that they
vouch for. Cosmopolitan.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11
WoMAN's PERvERsiTY.
A Mother Consents to Her Daughters Mar
riage Because the Father objects.

A Mother Consents to Her Daughters Mar
riage Because the Father Objects.
SCENE Place, parlor. Time, twelve
midnight. She in his arms. He hug
ging her with an elaborate intensity
damaging to the strings of her uphol-
stery.
He-Darling. love you better than
life. BE mine. sweet one, forever. BE
my wife, angel Of my existence will
you, pet?
She (sofdy murmuring) Yes, dear
Johnnie.
Nineteen double esthetic distilled
kisses in one minute by the clock.
Grand tableau. The cats sing in joy
full unison on the fences in therear.
SCENE III. - Place. family sitting
room. Time. 12:45 Il. M She blush
ing by the stove. Her mother. rather
wrathy, sitting in the straightest-
backed chair in the apartment.
Mather-Good gracious, Clara. what
made him stay SO latep have been
sitting up waiting for you until am
half dead for sleep Why. it's nearly
ore clock.
She Well. ma. don't blame him. 1t
was all my fault. (Ah! the dear girls;
they always defend the men they love
until they legally get them.)
Mother-Why. Clara, what makes
you look so funnyp So you love this
young mani sasA4ssl
She (blgsiing more so. and speaking
with the verbal difficulty Of heartfelt
emotion) Yes.sdear ma. and he loves
me, and promised tonight 70 be his
wife. Z
Mother Good-gracious sakes alive,
child. Why. he isssfoo poor to marry
you. What does he make = week move
She--Twelve dollars, ma; but Oh hts
prospects arc so bright, and we are both
Young and can wait and we will, ma.
Mother Well. you can never marry
him. He is too poor. Clara.
She weeps. not only in wholesome
manner, but with elaborate historical
ornaments.
Mother (relenting a little) Well. go
to bed now, my child. It's very late.
I will talk to your father shout tins
matter
The cats sob in painful harmony on
the roof of the extension. s.1
#
SCENE IU-Place. bedroom Of the
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11

The health of the family: Joseph.
love, you told me you never drank be-
fore we married" mo, shweet; never
did. Only been dwinking your helsh
ever shinsh.'' "But, Joseph, when
baby was born you swore YOU"
"shwore, dearp Never shwear. Only
been dwinking babysh helsh ever
shinsh. "-I0wn Topics.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11

Teacher = Correct the sentence:
The liquor which the man bought was
drank !" Smart boy-.sThe man which
bought the liquor was drunk. '-Har-
card Ldmpooas.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11

The authorizations of California and
Colorado, "Cal." and .sCol.' look so
much alike in ordinary handwriting,
and letters have SO often gone wrong in
consequence, that Californians are
beginning to abbreviate the name Of
their State thus: ''Calif.n
St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-11

Getting up with the son is a com.
mon practice where there is teething
boy baby in the family.-Egchange.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-02-05
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THO I. y u G l. Y
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cuaEo .y CUTlCuRA.

My skin disease. which resisted sew
srai popai ar remedies and other rene
les advised By physicians, has been
cured 10y your EUTICURA REMEDIES.
they surpassed my most sanguiue ex-
pactaiions and rapidly effected cure.
]. G. ARENTRUE,
VISCESSES. IND.