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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
SPRING DEBILITY.
The Best Spring Medicine Ever Discov


Every one needs spring tonic-a remedy
which will strengthen and inyigorate the
system and tone up the action of all the
organs. The spring is the time above g II
Others for the sick to get well; ii is the
time for the comparatively well to keep in
good health by the use of judiciously Sc
lected spring medicine.
With the advent of spring comes malaria.
nervousness and debility. A weak and
tired feeling, if neglected, always results in
nervous and physical exhaustion. Cure
these diseases, or guard against them by
the use of DR.. Greene's Neryura Nerve
Tonic, which Is the greatest and best Of all
spring medicines. This wonderful remedy
is recommended by physicians. druggists
aud the people everywhere as being the
most marvellous in its effects of any known
medicine. If you are nervous, irritable,
depressed and cannot sleep nights, use this
remedy by all means, and your nerves will
become strong and steady and your sleep
calm natural and refreshing If YOU wake
tired mornings with dull head, bad taste in
the mouth, no appetite for breakfast, aud
feel weak, languid and exhausted this re-
markable remedy will clear your head, give
You an appetite and restore your strength
yigor and energies. If you have dyspepsia,
indigestion, billiOuSness, constipation, kid
ney complaint pain and weakness in the
back, this remedy will give you sure relief
and cure. 1t is perfect specific for nervous
debility, neuralgia, nervous or sick head
ache heart disease, palpitation, paralysis,
nunbness, trembling and all nervous dis
eases.
Use this remedy and you will never re-
greet it. 1t is purely vegetable and its
wonderful effects afford a safe sure and
positive cure. Dc not be persuaded to take
anything else, for this remedy has no equal
1t is tn greatest medical discovery Of the
age. All druggists keep it, Price 81 per
bottle. If your druggist does not have it,
he will get it for you. Its discoverer, Dr.
Greene, 30 West 18th Street, New York, the
great specialist in curing nervous and
chronic diseases, can be consulted free, per
SOnallv or nv letter
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
A Remarkable Case.

A Mound Prairie, Ill.,, lady writes as
follows to Chicago paper: Last Sep
TENDER my little boy was eating piece
of watermelon, and from some reason a
seed lodged in his windpipe. and came
very near stranglng him at the time
started for doctor, but he became bet
ter, and we thought that there was moth
ing WRONG; but ever since there has
been a rafting or wheeling In his throat,
particularly when he has taken cold, or
is excited in any way. He was healthy
boy before, but since has been gradually
failing. We were not sure there was
anything in his throat, thinking the
trouble to be stubborn cold, and gave
him medicine for it. The doctors
thought so, too; but four days ago, the
boy feeling better, was playing, and hay-
ing his head down and feet in the air,
began to cough, at the same time pdtting
his hand to his mouth, came to his
mother, saying, "See what l coughed
up" and sure enough, there was a
melon seed. The kernel was gone, but
the hull or sides were as sound as
ever and in perfect form. 1t had been
in his throat since the 10th of last Sep
TENDER up till four days from date He
has at no time been really ill, only at the
time of eating the piece of melon, when,
as said before, he came near strangling
but has grown thinner, eating very lit
tie and getting weaker all the time.
think it would have killed him. Since
be ng relieved of the melon seed, the lit
tie boy is better of what we thought was
cold or throat affection, some even
saying they knew he had diphtheria.
The boy is 5 years old. The seed was in
his throat nearly five months. The case
is so remarkable that | thought | would
write you, as have never heard of such
slippery thing as a watermelon-seed
lodging in the throat before. 1t is 1lso
true in every particular
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
Meaning of America.


The meaning of the name AmeTigo
has often been discussed, the only thing
certain being that it Is one Of those
names of Tcutonic origin, like Hum
berto, Alfonzo, Grimeldi, or Garibaldi,
so common in Northern Italy, which
testify to the Gothic or Lombard con-
quest. Americ, which occurs as early
as IA A. D., is probably a contracted
form of the name Amalaric, borne by a
king of the Visigoths, who died in 53l.
A Bishop Enrich was present at the
council OF Salisbury in o07, and an Amer
icus Balistarius is mentioned in the
Close rolls Thirteenth century,.
1t has been conjectured that the stem
is i'm, from which we get the name of
Emma. The meaning of this is not
known with certainty, though Ferguson
thinks it may denote ''strife" or "noise."
Since, however the name is probably of
Gothic origin, and since the Amalungs
were the royal race of the Ostrogoths, it
is more likely that the stem is ANAL,
which WAS formerly thought to meal
without spot" but is now more plau-
sibly connected with the old Morse ami,
"labor," work" The sutfix ric, cog
nate with rex, reich, and rick, means
erich" or powerful" and therefore
the most probable Specification of
Amerigo is "strong for labor"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
Gen. Sherman's Chestnut
From the Chicago Herald.

Gen. Sherman was in Chauncey De.
pew's Office at the Grand Central Depot
recently, ''just for chat" Mr.. Depew
had stack Of letters on his desk as big
as a beehive. That made the old gem
tleman remark: Half of my letters are
requests for autographs and locks of my
hair; but | generally get even with
EN-" chuckled the veteran rubbing his
bald head. 81 have printed reply for
all such requests now. 1t reads: 1T is
impossible for me to comply with all the
requests for autographs, and l cannot
send any more locks of hair, because /
have discharged my secretary, whose
hair had entirely disappeared under
constant application of the scissors, and
the orderly who now serves me is en-
tirelY bald'n
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
SOAP PEDDLERS In WALTHAN.
Sharp Trick Played by Crowd of Tin
Grant Vendors.

Grant Vendors.
Two or three days ago Chief of Police Bur-
leigh, of Wsltham, learned that six or seven
strangers were III the city peddling what pur-
ported to be Pesrline, and that III connection
Herewith they were perpetrating what was
practically fraud 1t seems that they had
two teams and were canvassing the town very
thoroughly. Going from house to house,
they would offer packages Of what they called
Pearllne, although in der to save themselves
from the grip of the law, they had labeled
tlrsm @Periine" With every eight packages,
which they sold for 81, they gave eight bars
f soap. The Chief encountered them on tho
street. and two of the men-one on each team
who seemed to have the handling of the
business gave their names Isaac G. Wor-
cester and Hiram Belding They claimed, in
response TO the charge that they were ped
ding with out a license. that they were selling
goods of their own manufacture and that
they were giving the soap away. Before the
case could be presented to Judge Luce and a
warrant obtained they had all skipped" the
town, and numerous families are now be-
wailins the fact that they have lot Of worth
less powder and light bars OF poor soap,
worth, all told less than % cents, to show for
a good dollar. The names of the party, as
registered at the Prospect House, where they
stopped while in Walthanl, are f. II Barnes,
john Goodwin, c. D. Ossood, c. A Frost, j.
Malcolm, H. Carroll, and c. H. Haley. Dos
ton H.ral6
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
Took il Out in Rides.
From the Evening Wisconsin


Chief Engineer Rummele, of the Mil
waukee, Lake Shore & Western Rail-
road, said a few days ago that the heavy
Rhinelander towards Hurley is nearly
completed from Rhinelander to the
Flambeau Reservation, distance OF
about forty miles. No treaty has yet
been made with the Indians for the
right of way through the reservation.
The Lake Shore officials had some ex-
perience in making treaties with In
dams four years ago when they
acquired the right of way
across the Bad River reservation.
A gentleman who was present at the in
terview when the treaty was consummat-
ed, recalled the process to-day with a
good deal OF amusement. First the In
dams demanded for the right of way
800 600 and the perpetual right for all
members of the tribe to ride on the road.
When this was declined the Indian men
all went out of the council chamber and
held consultation for two or three
hours, sitting on the rail fences and the
stumps. When they came in again Land
Agent Thayer offered them So per acre
for the land and 10000 miles of trans
portation between the reservation and
Ashland. The Indians accepted the
offer, and it is related of them
that the tickets were divided up among
the tribe most of whom did nothing
else but ride until the tickets were ex-
hausted. Two or three level-headed
Indians, who had business interests in
the pine woods, husbanded their tickets
for some time
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even, and the far greater one III any
attempt to set their captive free.
Now, my black friend, if you don't
do just as l tell you We'll very proba-
bly, have our hair lifted, and poor Mr.
Gray Will be burnt alive and your dear
young mistress viii perish In the noun
tains. Do you think you can follow
my directions
"Golly, boss, course L kin.
very well, then; see that you do in
every particular, an now let's hurry
on. I've an idee whar they'll camp to-
night, an it's right good spell ahead. :"
Skete was nimble as cat, and his
long sleep had rested him wonderfully,
so he had no difficulty whatever in
keeping up with Rube's long strides.
Night had now set in, but still RUDE
continued his journey until at last he
moderated his pace and bent low down.
Skete initiated him instantly.
"Hist!" breathed Rube softly.
Skete glanced in the direction he
was peering, and saw at considerable
distance, on q broad ledge of rocks, a
fire, around which We're forms moving
about.
There they be-" whispered Rube,
"the numbering varmints, and they are
going to camp there, tonight, too,
blast the luck not a spec O chance a
rescuing Lester tonight; all we kin do
Is list to lay low and follow on to-
morrow
Without word Skete crouched at
his side, munched the bit of meat he
gave him, and waited for the time to
come when the redskins would move on
and they We're again to move after
them.
Rube grumbled no little over his
disappointment +; he had hoped so
much from this night, and well knew
that at the end of another dav thev
would he in far more dangerous coun-
try.
What can't be cured must be en-
dured, he growled under his breath,
then he gazed at the patient form of
Skete and whispered:
"Skete
ayes, boss"
you must not go to sleep this night;
one snore, one start, and we are lost.
Dye understands
Yes, boss.
And, hard as the task was, he never
closed his eyes that night, though he
faneled, as did Nora, that it would
never end.
At early dawn the Indians were astir
and began preparations to start.
III was relief TO Rube and Skete to
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10

! IMAM as many W eStern
scouts and hunters, and in their midst,
mounted on splendid horse, rode a
| woman.
They made their way as rapidly and
| silently as possible up the trail; at the
head rode man well known to every
hunter and scout and to every soldier,
no other than the famous detective,
| Robert Claire.
All, little Nora dreamed of the
friends who were working for her night
and day, III many ways
"Are We not near the end of our
journey?" inquired the lady, turning
her pale, anxious, but still beautiful
face to the soldier on her right.
Il really cannot say, madam; but /
should judge the rendezvous of the
outlaws is not very much farther. Mr..
Claire, | believe, said we would reach
it little after midnight"
The lady drew from her pocket a
small gold watch, and although the
light from the stars was too dim to see
its tiny face plainly, by placing her
fingers on the hands she ascertained it
was about eleven o'clock, not later.
She replaced the watch and tried to
be patient. What it cost her to pre-
serve such studied calm only her own
aching heart could answer,
Nora little Moral" she whispered.
ooh, my God have I found you but to
lose you after all these years. And to
think, oh, my darling, that you are in
his treacherous, cruel power! Oh, l
fear l shall go mad before this torture
ends The etective--heaven bless him
for his noble work was going per-
emptorilv to order me to remain at
| home; but, ah when L knelt at his feet
and told him why | must be one of the
party, his kind heart relented, and he
consented to what they called my mad
wish.
Il wonder if / should count the stars
/ awhile, if should bear this dreadful
journey with better patience. All, the
leader pauses
Turning about in his saddle, Robert
Claire addressed himself to his men in
low, firm tones. His orders as to their
best manner of advance and attack were
clearly given, then he faced about, and
once more continued his way, but every
one felt that the supreme moment was
at hand.
The way was growing more danger
Gus, and they were compelled to use
caution at every step. Silence other
than the footballs of their ponies re-
| NAMED unbroken until
The same terrific noise like the ex-
plosion of hundred-yea, an infinite
number of-cannon.
For an instant all was confusion but
high above the rearing and stamping
of the ponies rose the woman's voice.
What can that be? Oh, tell me, what
has happened?"
Robert Claire answered at once:
"The scoundrels have touched off
their magazine, for what reason l can
not say. Do not be alarmed, madam
no one in Satan's Roost is in the least
danger whatever. Evidently some
other foe has approached their secret
home, and they have blown them sky
high. Let us hasten on as rapidly as
possible, our presence may be needed. P"
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was extremely rough, even dangerous,
but their sure-footed ponies had long
been accustomed TO such ways, and
plodded sturdily onward.
Iron Dan was wrapped in his own
gloomy thoughts, and the two men on
foot kept silent
Nora, herself weary and faint with
hunger, heartily wished their journey
at sn end
"Satan's Roost will be worse than
ever without Skete, she thought "Oh.
dear. if only knew that all were safe
| should not worry about myself. /
don't believe Iron Dan means me any
personal harm. I'm pretty sure there's
question of money at the bottom of it
all; there generally is, and I'll re-
nounce all claim if it viii help save
those / love" Then she continues ::
Surely, we can't be far from Satans
Roost! Oh, how tired | am"
Suddenly Iron Dan paused, and Nora
wondered for what reason, when there
followed the most terrific noise, like
hundred cannons all in one, and she
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
Pet Ratt1eSnakeS.

Mrs. James, of Syracuse, kas., dis
covered her 5-year-old boy stirring
around in a basket of old clothes that
had been placed in corner of the
Woodshed to be out of the way. Upon
the child looking up and hastily leaving,
Mrs. James concluded to see what he
was about, and to her horror discovered
nest of rattlesnakes, six young ones
and an old one with eight rattles. A
scream brought Mr.. James to the scene,
and he hastily disposed of all of them
Questioning the child, it was learned
that he had been caring for the snakes
since warm weather. He could handle
the young reptiles as he pleased, and
the old snake never objected.
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me, if you amt got that there girl we
were just out hunting. We heard a
shot short time ago, and we came
across this way to find out who it
might be. We had an idea that fool OF
darky and the girl was into muss. F"
Has the negro escaped also?'
"Why, to be sure; twas him as got
the girl out under our very noses; but
where is old Skete-I don't see him ?"
Iron Dan looked at Nora question
ingly, but she remained silent.
The lady don't seem willing to tell
us where he fingers. / found her fly
ing from the clutches of a wildcat and
shot it; that was the shot you heard.
| suppose the darby will turn up by
and by all right; he seems to possess
a charmed life. In the meantime, if
you two are not tired, | wish you
would dismount and permit Miss Fair
leigh and myself to take your places
[ am deuced tired; have tramped
many miles since yesterday"
But where's your horse, Iron Dan
where's the beauty, Black Joe?"
Dead, said he, hoarsely.
"Dead?" repeated jim, in astonish-
ment.
Yes, the poor fellow broke his leg
on oHr way here, and / had to shoot
him. "
The men remained silent, and their
sympathetic chances betrayed tina,
they understood what Iron Dams loss
was to him; his fondness for his pet
was well known.
Miss Fairleigh, permit me to assist
you to mount; we must hasten or We
will not reach Satan's Roost before
midnight. Come on, boys, you can
follow on foot; the mountains are
none to safe for any one to be out all
alone"
And Nora, much to her disgust and
dismay, found herself once more rid
ing up the mountain trail behind ID an
LeFane, on their way to the outlaws
secret home.
She realized that she had not the
slightest chance of escape now, as the
two grim sentinels stalked on behind.
Yet she felt relieved by their presence
She was not as frightened as she had
been when she found herself alone
with Iron Dan. She rather liked that
latter name; she knew it suited him,
and his story of the accident to his
horse was no doubt true
How hard he is, how cold, how pit
less, yet | fancy he loved his horse
from the way his voice sounded. Oh,
] wonder where Skete is, and if they
have discovered any way to rescue Les
ter. How can | bear such uncertain
ties, and now to find myself prisoner
again, how dreadful. What can be
Iron DaE's reason for carrying me off
in this ridiculous style. He has all
papa's money; has proved his right to
1t. Nh! | wonder if he really doubts
his right to the same, and if these pa
pers Skete gave me will not Gust him
from his seemingly secure position.
Surely he has some particular reason
for keeping me prisoner so long. l
shall find it out, no doubt, soon. l
wish | had examined these papers to-
day, but ! forgot all about them. /
could remember nothing but Testers
great danger. :
The trail they were now following
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felt, or fancied she felt, the very mount.
aims shake.
The ponies reared and plunged, and
only by Jim Gregory Selling the rein
of the one Nora rode did he prevent il
from tumbling down the mountain side.
"Merciful heaven Nora cried, "what
was that?'
Even III the dim light she could dis
tinguish the pale, frightened faces OF
her companions.
Iron Dan was the first to speak.
Some fool has touched off our mag
aZine.
"But who? There is no telling that
it was only the work of fool"
ANY way It's lucky for us we were
not very near it. Let us hasten on and
see what has happened
Better be little slow, " said Jim; 81
shouldn't wonder but we have lots o
foes around"
I'm not thrusting my head into a
moose with my eyes OPEN" said iron
Dan, and then, all at once, he remem-
bered those mysterious sketches, and,
in spite of himself. felt slight SILVER
pass over him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
A Queer Shelter from the Blizzard.
From the Duluth Paragrapher

Eric Johnson, farmer near Sioux
Falls, was caught in recent blizzard
while out watering his cattle in the field.
The stock stampeded and huge OK Law
down to die. With the inspiration of a
prophet, Eric killed the beast, and re-
moving its contents betook himself ia
the interior, where he passed comfort
able night. In the morning his patent
adobe home was frozen shut, and Eric
little knew whether he would be gath
cred to his fathers or his children. Res
cuing parties, however, finally heard
the dead OK talk, and marveled much
among themselves, but finally chopped
him out, and from this incident thew
have changed his name to donaldson.
He feels as if he had been close to the
portals of Nineveh.
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i WONDER II IT'S TRUE.
TX ci1oEGIA tfItLARDE A,IBRIpaE.

TX cf-oEGIA 1fItLARDE AaBRIDGE.
2cno say 10 o E q butterfly
Sis-s1Ing ct each flower.
LIVING on the sweetest things
in each fairy bower;
Never stopping long at each
Shrine of loyeliness,
But, i'll transient tenderness,
Loving thai, and then this.
Wings Of ever-changing tint
Has this butterfly;
One they call Filtration,
And the other Coquetry.
But the heat of midday glare
And the evenings dew
Sometimes rob these pretty wings
OF their varied hue.
And when mornings silver lights
Gentle blessings strew,
This fair butterfly lies dead
! wonder if it's true
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anu Scoiicu SUI pIlocu at tuo CouIbo
taken by the Indians.
"Skete, he whispered, II clare to
goodness eff l don't believe they are
striking up in the mountains whar that
robbers nest is you told about. What
did you call it?"
"Satan's Roost, boss. GEES Skete
knowed long time ago dey maxim
tracks dat way"
Il wish to goodness they'd run across
dozen O yer road agents an git into
fight. 1t wouldn't take me long
to leap in and slash Testers thongs,
an cut an run with him, leaving the
two sets O villains to fight it out"
Il wish dey would, too, boss, but
what you suppose dey want to go
towards Satan's Roost for?"
Il haven't the least idee, but no doubt
it's to steal something, or possibly be-
cause they may be friends; anyway
you an mes goin' to keep right along
after them, an no doubt we'll find out
what the varmints are up to-"
This day passed without making
much progress, and even RUDE was
puzzled at the dilly-dallying of the In
dams.
Nevertheless he and Skete were as
close in their neigh borhood as they
deemed prudent.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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Exceptionally Fine Art.

Troy has bright but cratic four
year-old who creates much amusement
and no end of perplexities for his par
ents. Not long since while visiting at a
friends house he was attracted by a pic
ture of the Saviour, and the following
conversation ensued:
Mamma. who is that ?"
THAT is Jesus"
" Where does He live ?''
Why, He lives in Heaven dear"
They take pretty good pictures in
Heaven. don't they. ma? ?"
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NITRUvIUs, celebrated writer who
fourished under Julius Caesar, tells us
that the flowers Of the violet were not
only used to adulterate or counterfeit
the celebrated blue of Athens, but were
also employed to moderate hunger, to
cure ague, inflammation of the lungs,
etc, and the blossoms worn as gar
lands were considered as charm
against falling sickness The Romans
used to put large quantities of violet
petals INTO casks and cover them over
with good wine from this infusion they
procured a drink called riOIalum,
which was used only on festive occa
tons. The petals of roses were also
used IN the same fashion, and called
rOSdltltm.