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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

Lillian ChiIde DcLong, the I'm
riyaied eIocutionists is billed for an
entertainment in Superior next Thurs
day evening. Cur information CON
corning the event is very limited, bat
we believe She comes under the au-
spices Of the NJ. Z. Church and will
give her readings and recitations in
that church. j Z. Irish, late Con-
sui to France from this Stale says of
her-'I consider her to be the peer
of any reader now before the public"
Next Thursday evening.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

And the old folks laugh when they
find that the pleasant California liquid
fruit remedy, Syrup Of Figs, is more
easily taken and more beneficial in its
action than bitter, nauseous medicines.
1t strengthens the Liver, Kidneys,
Stomach and Bowels, while it arouses
them to healthy activity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

Mrs. Anderson has added much
to the looks of her second street pro
perry by building new fence, new
steps with iron railing and by soddlng
the bank. These improvements add
much to the general appearance OF
the town,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
Sale Of Forfeited State Lands


Office OF Commissioners Of Pubic Lands
MADISON, WIS sept. lst 1855
Notice IS hereby given that all the School, Uni
verSity Agricultural college, Forfeited NOrtgaged
and Swamp Lands in the state OF Wisconsin,
which have been forfeited by reason OF non-p8y-
meut of interest Tor the year Of 1883, viii be offer
cd for sale az public auction, at the Capitol in
Madison. uu the 18Th day of December, \. ID. 1855
unless sooner redeemed according to law, said
sale will be commenced ~ 10 o'clock. 4. Nj, ana
continue from day 10 day until al of said lands
shall have been offered.
said lands VIII BE offered by Counties, in al
phgbctiCal order.
Among these are the following described lands
in Douglas county, which viii be Otered at the
price named opposite each tract. unCer the head
ing Total Amount dae State" which includes
the principle due at the time Of forfeiture: the
interest the same to January st, 1889, and three
per cent damages. the cost Ct advertising. and
all taxes which have been -etuTued against the
land and remain unpaid. Said landswin be sold
subject 10 all unpaid taxes assessed against the
same not inCluncd hersin
The percentage paySule at the time Of purchase
Will be fixed bv the Commissioners at the sale.
ERNEST 6. THINE
Secretary Of tate,
H. B. HARSHAW. Commissioners
State Treasurer. OF the
c. + ESTABEDGN. Public Lands
t-..faE. -Tf
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

Mr.. Q. -. Hubbard, Of Sparta,
this state father Of Mr. Hubbard who
was recently murdered 1t Hawthorn,
is in The city This week attending the
examination of the Italians accused
.or The crime. and ii Is hoped that the
uIvoacs may BE found 1a. aaI .aL-
IF punished.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
LAND OFFICE AT ASHLAND. WISCONSIN

Notice is hereby given that the foilowiug-uam-
ed settler has filed notice ofhis intention tomake
final proof in support of his claim, and that the
said proof VIII be made befor the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court for Douglas county, Wis, at Super
lor Wis on
NOVEMBER 18th 1855
viz: Oscar F. Anderson. I'D. Z. 525, for the NJ
SNI and NW4 SEA, Sec p. TIP. A y Range II
". lie names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land viz: Gust Herman Peterson Gustav
Blur. Andrew G. Johnson; Hans SIher, all of
Hawthorne, Douglas County. Wis.
q. W. CARHINGTON, Register
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

The following letters were remain
ing uncalled for at the close of bust
ness Sept. 18th and unless called for
within the next 50 days they will be
sent to the dead letter office.
A. II. Blanuct Chas Blade, f. j. Iirysic, J.,
K. Daughpes Willie f. Dobns, Edward Francis
Blanche Gibson, W S. Gardner R. J. Graham
care OF Horny Newman ,. spear Harrison, John
thomson, T. l.. Zones, Frankie Lahore, W. J,
Manson, Lettle Miller. Nets y. Medknin G. Ne
Kay care of " Mckay Israel Peterson, VIM Lns-
tare, Pete Ryiie Harry NroomAn b c. Ward,
julia Ward B. =. Woodwork. G. Z. Wright, Nell
Olson, 7, o. Olson, }. NJ. olson.
JOHN A. BARDON, +. NJ.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

The Western Cottage Organ is
better voiced, quicker Of action, and
in all respects better than any other
medium priced organ extant. Prices
from SIS to 5125. Gail at my store
and satisfy yourself that such is the
case. II. A. GEORGE.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
a larra dalaralion of the Rennh

"A large delegation of the Repub-
lean scandinavian and Swedish yot-
crs went to the West End las Tues
day evening, to attend the republican
meeting held there. The speak
inE was all In their own lGneuage, and
Judging .rom tde outward appearances
OF tae Ii,.ners we conclude it vas a
-l-a .gAa.a.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. /
Ashland Wis Sept % 1855.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. /
Ashland Wis, sept. %, 1855. !
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has fled notice of his intention to
make iual proof in support Of his claim. ard
that said proof VIII be made before the clerk of
the Circuit Court for Douglas county, Wis, al
Superior Wis.
NOVEMBER 18th 1885
viz, Gust Herman Peterson, III. E. SIC, for the
NWl{ Sec 81. Tp. A. y Range l. ". He names
the following witnesses 10 prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation OF said land. VIZ;
Gustav Blur. oscar Anderson. Andrew &. John
son, Hans Silher, all Of Hawthorne Douglas Co,
Wis. G. ". CARRINGTON, Register.
s-s,f
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

Complaint having been entered at this office by
William Lambert against Thomas Buckley for
abandoning his homestead entry No. COZ. dated
4 phil 18th ISL upon the 81 NNli and SW4 of
A. T. Range i ". in Douglas County Wisconsin,
with a view 10 the cancellation of said entry the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear at
this Office on the t1tl day Of November. 1855, at
10 o'clock A. N. tr respond and furnish testimony
concerning saidaNczal abandonment.
LLOYD =. BOYD. Receiver.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
povGLAs COUNTY corRT-IN PROBATE.


Notice is hereby given that at the special term
at the County Cour; % De held III aud for sad
County iu the Court House In the Village Of eu-
D. I~s~ the following matter will he heard
ana considered. The PETITION 81 Edward Evans
g. have administrator appointed for the esi'te
zst ( ret-fF-
ult-. S,g.llls,r --.1i iss,
RICHARD p AEi}N.
g.-.sr County Jldce
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
The Superior Times
J. LUTTE. CHRISTIE, Publisher.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY AND CITY,

Two Dollars 4 Year, in Advance
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICER
Ashland VI. -rr.t q. ->-N

Notice is hereby given thGt the fol3owiuE-uam-
Ell settler Las fled notice 81 hi. intention 10 make
final U~roIin support of his claim and that said
pgoafWi,} DE made before the Clerk Of the Cir
"u3tcouu toF Douglas county, Wis. at superior
Wis. on
NOVEMBER 10Th. 1855
viz Gustav Blur HI Z. 5Il for the SE}f sec 81
TIP. e.. y. Range T. W. lie names the following
witnesses tu prove is CoUtiuuus, residence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz. oscar f. And
ersau. Gust Geraau Peterson. Andrew O.. john
SON, Haus SilIer, al ofIiawthoruc Douglass Co.
Wis q. ". CEREINGTUN, Register.
s1ant
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
NutEce to Contractors,

Sealed proposals wiz be received by the under
signed Hrti Tuesday OctoDeT 10th 1885, al ,, ?.
for grading Second Street between HOliinshead
and II. John avenues, and for building all re-
quirId wal ks and culhcrtS Profile and spccid-
cations can be seen at the court house. The right
to reject any ana all BIDS is reserved.
I. B. BANKS.
Village Engineer
rs-FeFss-ss z7='s1-s .z'a~, sss1s4-.1ss,'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

IIalITE7T" \ IUTI.Nls
T O. Address Superior. Douglas co. Wis
The above summons together with the Com
plaint ina sai6 action filed in the Office ut the
Clerk of the Circuit Caurt for said Douglas county
on the 18th day of August. A. u. 49,.
tATIIN s. HUTIER.
s22r3 Plaintiffs Attorneys
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

=. SUI scn5e for The TINES
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

JOHN A. BARDON. =. NJ
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

LAND OFFICE At ASHLAND WISCONSIN
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13

JAQUEs & IfU0SnS. MORTGAGE
ATTORNEYS for Mortgage. s29u l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-07

The great crop of suckers which is
being harvested monthly by the Lou
isiana Lottery swindlers is probably
Increasing steadily. The scheme
presents tempting opportunity, to
court the fickle goddess. Apropos of
this subject q good thing is going the
rounds: One of Beauregard's old
soldiers sent him a dollar and re-.
quested him to send him a lottery
ticket which would win big prize.
He said: 81 was always at my post
and never disobeyed orders. l came
out of the war without clothes enough
to wad a shot gun" The General
answered; my dear comraue. 7
send you a lottery ticket that / hope
will draw prize, and beg leave to
give you the following advice: If
you stick to the lottery four years as
you did in the Southern confederacv.
you will not have clothes enough to
wad pop gum"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-07

horses. and Rube-for it was indeed
he-sat down on stone almost with
In reach of Tan, to wait and watch.
Tan was not long determining what
to do. He softly arose, with his gun
In hand, and made dash toward the
robber, and laid him senseless. upon
the ground with blow from its butt .
Ripping his belt In twain he bound
his man hand and foot, then ran, fill.
ed with exultation. to arouse the
party.
"Hillo-ee! Captee, allie wakee up
he shouted excitedIy at the mouth of
the cave, me come. Me bloke
Ruoe's head, gotee him tied up plen-
ty tight. Whewpee me gittee the
watchee. Be plenty quick robbees
got allie hosses. but coming back plen-
ty soon. Be yely quick, captee,
commee out, hidee till they come,
an' XIII 'em plenty Tnore.'t
We were greatly surprised, but
from this jargon, and more like it,
we soon learned what was necessary
to be done in order to save our horses,
and also to capture some of the
robbers, which we did when they re-
turned-killing two, wounding two
and capturing four besides Black
Rube.
Our surprise was still more COM
plete when. coming to examine Tan's
prisoner, we found that he was the
acknowledged Black Rube by his
men, and that he was also our veri-
table Indian guide.
This explained how the robbers
had been so successful in their opera
tions, and also the shooting between
the Indian and Chinaman.
Well, we returned with all our
horses, also those the robbers had
previously stolen, and our prisoners,
yet, after all, rather crestfallen, for it
was clearly not by our own skill and
management that we escaped falling
into the robbers hands.
Tan got the watch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-07
A Tax on Old Bachelors.

Chicago News.
A Spartan law forbade marriage
until men and women arrived at
their full strength. and there was an
Athenian regulation that men should
not marry until they were 80. The
Athenians at the same time favored
married men, giving them the pref
erence when vacancies occurred in
official life. The Roman did the
same. They would help married
man so far that if he had not reached
the age limit assigned for position
as many of the years were dispensed
with as he had children.
These favors did not altogether sue.
ceed as a marriage bait, The young
men of the empire had at one. in
fact, to be forced as well as bribed in
to marriage, the censors going so far
as to insist on all the bachelors pledg-
ing themselves on oath to marry 10
given time. Penalties were, in adj
dition, laid on celibacy, and these
and other disabilities on the single
men were not removed until the time
of Constantine.
Taxes on bachelors have been I'M
posed by many nations, including
our own; but no more remarkable
law on the subject was ever passed
than by the local authorities of
Eastman, in Massachusetts, in 1896.
In that year these functionaries pas
sed law to the effect that every ,un-
married man in the township should
kill six blackbirds or three crows
yearly while he remained single, and
that. as penalty for disobeying the
order, he should not get married, and
no one should marry him. until he
had destroyed the number of birds
he was in arrear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-07

A plat of 66 acres of land in New
York city, valued at S2O.OOO, 900, is
claimed by VIM. Weber, of Dover,
Maine. and other defendants of Will
fred Weber, who purchased the land
IN 1916 and leased 1t in 1874 for a term
OF 200 years. The heirs will mold a
meeting in New York January 20
and make efforts to recover the
property.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-07
COLLECTION OFFICE!

V7nTY can live at home and make more
NbEss money at work for us. than at any
tEEl thing else in this world. Capital not
i UU needed; you are started free. Both
sexes; all ages. Any one can do the work.
Large earnings sure from first start. Costly
outfit and terms free. Better not delay. Costs
you nothing to send us your address and find
out: if you are wise you will de- so at once.
II. HARTLEY & Co., Portland, Maine.
, 1888-04-05
Chinese and the Bicycle.

Although the shackles of authority
hold in check the murderous mob, howl.
ing for my barbarian gore outside, a con
slant stream of officials and their friends
are admitted to see me and the bicycle.
In making an examination of the bicycle,
the peculiar ''Ki-ngan-foo squeak" finds
spontaneous expression at every new sur
prise. A man enters the room, peers
wonderingly into my face-squeakl-
comes closer, and looks again-squeakl-
notices the peculiar cut OF my garments
squeak observes my shoes-squeak-.
sees helmet on table-squeak l-sees tho
b~icycle-squeak !-goes and touches it
squeak finds out that the pedals twirl
round-squeak!-and thus he continues
until he has seen everything and
squeaked at everything; he then takes u
lingering survey of the o to satisfy
himself hat nothing has beer overlooked,
gives a parting squeak and leaves tho
room.-Thomas Stevens in Outing.
, 1888-04-05

Very few people rave ever estimated
the value of the fuel which feeds the
sawmill furnaces in the form of sawdust,
which moves directly from the saw to
the fiery gulf into which it is dropped by
the automatic sawdust feeders in the
mills. = Rating it at the price it would
bring provided it could be saved in the
form of inch lumber one would stand
appalled, at the figures.
Fol- every million feet of lumber piled
IN the docks, coming from the circular
saw, about 200, 900 feet of the best por-
ton of the timber passes into the Fiery
furnace as fuel, in the form of sawdust.
Or, to make it more comprehensive, in
the year 1882, the mills on the Saginaw
river cut over 1000, 900, 900 feet of white
pine lumber, which was the turning
point in the output.
During that year 200, 900, 900 feet of
pine timber passed into the seething re-
ceptacles which produced steam, and was
consumed for fuel. Suppose we estimate
the cost, 200, 900, 900 feet at $14 per
thousand straight measure" and we
have the enormous sum of So, 800, 0O0l
This looks like a pretty expensive fuel
account for the mills on the Saginaw
river, but that is what it would amount
to in the form of lumber instead of saw
dust. -Timberman.
, 1888-04-05

Another curious feature in Chinese life
is reported in the native press. a diff
Guilty having been found by a good look
ing humpbacked girl in procuring a hus-
band, the go between discovered that an
identical difficulty prevented a certain
humpbacked young man from getting a
wife. She accordingly arranged a match;
but as each party was of very eligible
quality in other respects, each of the re-
spective parents insisted upon obtaining
a surreptitious view of the amorous one
on either side. The go between accord
ingly arranged that the girl should be in
terviewed as she sat at her spinning
wheel with her hump deity inserted in
n hole in the mud}Mall, while the man
was introduced as he was conducting
home a water buffalo and leaning over
its neck with his rain coat negligently
thrown over his back. The marriage
took place, and it Their became too late
for regeneration, as it had been Endorsed
by law.-San Francisco Alta.
, 1888-04-05
wheat rhre.hIng out we.t rodny.

The men now are no longer the farm
ers' boys of the neighborhood come on
to help; they are nomadic fellows from
somewhere-nobody knows where-to
help harvest and to help thresh. They
are rough, swearing, drinking fellows,
with whom the farmer has as little to do
as possible. In Dakota the threshers
even carry a tent and a cook, and feed
and lodge the hands whom they take
with them. In this way the farmer
hardly comes in contact with the men,
and all of the old time hustle and neigh
borliness are gone.
There are picturesque phases to the
modern methods, with its traction en-
gines, the sleeping tent and the cooking
car, but the spirit which made the old
time thrcshing a festival, the circum-
stances which made of it a delightful
meeting together of neighbors, are, in
many places, a memory. The growth of
the farms in area, the further increase of
machinery, the change in products-all
are working to render the farmer more
independent of outside help, but, at the
same time, separating him from the fell
lowship of his neighbors.-Hamlin Gar
land in American Magazine.
, 1888-04-05

Irrigation is by no means a new plan.
1t is ms old as history, if not older. Both
in the Old World and the New the irri-
eating canal has beer an important
factor in civilization. The valleys of the
Tigris and Euphrates We're made the gar
dem of the worlds civilization by it, and
with the destruction of the system of
irrigating the fields, once made fertile by
it, again became arid, sandy wastes.
The Romans used irrigation to increase
the prOductiveness of certain parts of the
Italian peninsula, and tbeir old system is
still in use, and makes fruitful $500, 900
acres. When the Spaniards conquered
Peru, Prescott tells us, the realm of the
lncas was n garden in fertility, owing to
a vast system of excellent irrigating
canals. The Aztecs of Mexico knew the
secret of the irrigating ditch and be-
queathed a knowledge of it to the modern
Mexican. In the Salt River valley, in
Arizona, the H~emenway expedition has
found ample evidences of a complete
systems of canals which rendered what
is now almost a desert PLAIN a fruitful
valley capable of supporting thousands of
people. 1t is no new plan, then-no new
idea-that is now being brought into use
to reclaim and f~ructify the non-arable
lands in the vast states and territories of
the west and southwest.-CleYeland
Tpn1er.
, 1888-04-05

1t is a mistake to suppose that cold
drinks are necessary to relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks. as a rule, increase the
feverish condition of the mouth and
stomach, and so create thirst. Expert
enc shows it to be a fact that hot drinks
relieve thirst and ''cool off, the body
when it is in an a%bnormally heated con-
dition better than ice cold drinks. 1t is
far better and safer to avoid the free use
of drinks below go degs. in fact, n
higher temperature is to be preferred;
and those who are much troubled with
thirst will do well to try the advantages
to be derived from hot drinks. instead of
cold fluids, to which they nave beer ac-
customed. Hot drinks also nave the adj
vantage of aiding digestion, instead Of
causing debility of the stoIIach and
bowels. Boston Budget.
, 1888-04-05

The Courier des Etats Unis publishes
some interesting notes on the marriages
Of German and Austrian princes. Royal
blood appears to have been for some
time Mt a disco INT in the matrimonial
market. A br ther of the empress of
Austria married a plain Miss Mendel.
The Archduke Henry married a singer
in the Gratz theatre, a Fraulein Leopol-
dine Hoffman. An uncle of the emperor
of Austria fell in love with a position,
who was the daughter of a postmaster.
She was a great horsewoman, and, as
there was no position for his highness at
the Brandhofen station, where she lived,
she volunteered her services, put on the
leather breeches, cracked her whip, and
started out on the road to fame and fort
une.-New York Sun.
, 1888-04-05

The statement as to pauperism in Eng
land and Wales during the quarter ended
Christmas last shows that the number of
paupers gradually increased from 704, ITO
at the end of the first week of October to
1853, 146 at the end Of the last week of
December. The latter number represents
a proportion of 26.S paupers in every
1000 of the estimated population. This
proportion is by a small fraction less than
that of the two preceding years, though
the number itself is greater than in any
year since 1877. In London during De-
cember the number increased from 102,-
$50 at the end of the first to 1O4, 09T at
the end of the fourth week. This last
number is greater than in any year since
1873, and the proportion, PAT in 1000,
is slightly greater than in any of the pre-
ceding four years, though in only eight
of the preceding years was the proportion
Of pauperism to population smaller than
in 1SS7.-London Times.
, 1888-04-05
Old Men in Prison Garb.

There We're three men, apparently in
firm and gray with age, at work shovel
ing the snow from the sidewalks on
Nicholas street, and the three were con-
spicuous inasmuch as that they wore the
prison glrb. A white headed senator
from down near the sea, who tottered
past, halted when he saw the trio of
veterans ia uniform, q I'D murmured to
his colleague who c.ec ted him: Life
is not wortl. living whor the evening of
it is spent IN that :"-Ottawa Free
Press.
, 1888-04-05

1 was a very ticklish ~youngster, and
my comrades sometimes used that weak
ness for their own amusement. One
boy used to show me how little effect
tickling had upon him; but one hot sum
mer day, as he was lying reading. 1
tickled him on the ribs, and he almost
went into convulsions. l found that he
was far more sensitive than any boy in the
company, and he revealed his secret to
me under condition of my never telling
any one else. By holding his breath ne
became pachydermatous, and would let
anybody tickle him as much as they
pleased; but of course they always gave
it up at once when they saw his stolid
look. l tried the plan, and it worked
admirably and it is my only protection,
even unto this day, for my cuticle is as
sensitive as ever. - r. Mcmillan in
Science.