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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

The latest official appointment at
Washington is congressional boot
black. The office is a new one, and was
created out of hand by its present occu.
pant. A l0-year-old chap of Mime.
apolis worked his way to Washington
and started for the Capitol, where he
called out Congressman Nelson, of
whom be had heard as good fellow
and friend of workingmen. 81 am Dan
Appleton, said the boy, from Mime
sofa, and | want the privilege of black
ing congressmen's boots in this build
ing. Nelson took him to Architect
Clark, who gave him the desired per
NIT. The boy installed himself in of
flee without an inaugural, and is making
money. 1t is case of genuine West
ern 1ankeelsm. The boy has in him the
making ola president, or something bet
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
The Last Slave Cargo.
From the Augusta CGa) cbrouicl

From the Augusta (Ga) Chronicle.
Probably the most interesting charac-
ter Eereabouts Is a negro man who was
one of the cargo of the Wanderer, the
last slave ship to bring TO this country a
load of captives from Africa, Lucius
Williams, as he was christened by one
of the young ladies of the ia nily into
which he was sold, or "Umwaila," as
he was called in Africa. lives in small
hut on the outskirts of Hamburg, across
the river from here. Since freedom he
has earned a livelihood working gar
dens, ga wing wood and whitew ashing
He was a little surprised when asked
about bis early life, but talks well, once
he has begun, requiring to be ques-
toned frequently, however. As Um-
Walla, he was born IN Guinea. according
TO his story, not far from Liberia. One
day, when ne was about 10 years of age,
he was sent to bis aunt to carry her
some pinders to plant. When he was
going through the woods two strange
black men seized him and bound his
hands. He cried terribly. and they
soon gagged him. They sold him to a
native, who took him to Liberia. There,
for the first time in his life, he saw
white man, and he was terribly fright
ened at him.
Umwalla was then taken to the Wan
derer, where large number OF captlYes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
The New French Army Rifle.

Recent numbers of the Rivista di Ar
tlglerIa Genlo, the Militar-Zeitung,
and the Revue Militaire Suisse contains
articles descriptive OF the Lebel repeat
ing rifle, particulars of which have until
quite lately been successfully kept secret
by the French war Office. From these
it appears that the Lebel is a bolt-action
weapon; that the magazine, which holds
either eight or ten cartridges, is placed
beneath the barrel in the forearm of the
stock; that the iced" is to the rear,
and Is accomplished by means % car
rier or trough; and that the French
government, IN perfecting the piece, has
lnfrlnged upon the patent rights OF the
Austrian inventor, Schulhof, and has, IN
return, offered him compensation to the
amount of $4,000, The barrel is exter-
nally of five faces, and is rather thicker
than usual. 1t is 26.33 inches in length.
Its interior is rihed by means of four
grooves, each 10 millimetre in depth
and the twist is from rlglt to left. Meas
ured from the bottom OF the grooves, the
calibre is .3l49 of an inch. The ritling
has a twist of one i'll 9.499 inches.
The bullet, which is of hardened lead
coated with nickel, is 1.tSl inches long,
and weighs PSI. 4S grains. The powder
is a secret com pound of gun-cotton and
collodion, and produces no smoke. lit
tie noise, and very slight recoil. The
hayOnet has straight grooved blade of
quadrangular section, and is 20.47 inches
long. 1t can be alternately used as a
hand weapon, and is provided with a
nickel-plated hilt. The perforr Iances
of the rifle, which is sighted up to 1000
metres (2,lS7 yards, are extraordinary.
The muzzle velocity is 2,194 feet per
second, as compared with l ,253 in the
case of our own Martini-Henry, l ,4l0 in
that of the German Mauser on. 7l-S4),
!. 444 in that of the Russian Bergan, and
,437 in that of the Austrian Mann
licher. 1t is not astonishing, therefore,
that at 220 yards the bullet can pierce
over fifteen inches of oak-a penetration
which would probably enable it to tray
erse the bodies of three men in sue
cession and to smash through every
bone that it might encounter on its way
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
"A Wells Fig Int.
From the Caledonia Advertise

FROM the CALEDONIA Advertiser.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hall of Clinton, Ia, who
has recently been here visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. W. II. Wilder, met with re-
markable experience at Rochester last
week. She was the guest of a friend,
Mrs. Page, or this city, whose husband
conducts a harness business here.
Among other places the ladies visited
was Powers art gallery and the tower.
While at the latter place Mrs. Halls
veil became detached from her hat and
slight breeze quickly waited
it over the railing and ont of
reach. Down it went toward the
Main Street walk, 100 feet be-
low. The ladies stood and watched
its slow and wavering descent until it
had nearly reached the pavement. Sud-
denly it struck another current of air
and was borne upward again. The
ladies watched its graceful movements
curiously and became more and more
interested as the airy fabric slowly trav-
eled back in almost the same route it
had taken in It's descent, and their sur
prise knew no bounds when the veil
actually returned to the tower and set
tied down fairly and squarely on the
owners head. Mrs. Hall declares this
to be the fact, and those who met the
lady here certainly have no reason to
dOubt her word
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
Emile ollivief's History.
From he Philadelnhia Ledger.

Emile Olivier (the "hght-hearted'
Prem er o. Napoleon IIl.l will probt-
bly, rompl-te by the end of this year his
great work on the war of 1870, and of
which he recently said: Two follies,
dangerous IN cir conseque ces, have
taken hold Of p ople's m nds; the first,
that liberty ruined the empire, the sec
oud, that our army was weighed down
hy superior numbers. ! shall de nolIsh
these two iallacies, and / shall especial
!y point out that our mistortunes were
due 10 ltck commanders, ana not TO
the greater strength of the enemy. The
Germans have said this long ago, but IN
FRANCE 1t does not appear to be recog-
niZcd -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
Tobacco-Chewing Must Go.

FROM the New York sun.
There Is one old-time habit that used
to be widely prevalent IN the United
States, especially in the West and South
the tobacco chewing habit-that has GER
talnly declined IN the present genera
ton. The manu- acturers of chewing
tobacco say that the trade in it has not
grown with the growth of our popula-
ton, but that IN many states it is less
than half as large as 1t used tn be
before the war. In the New
England states it tas become of very
s light account. We think all old-time
New Workers will agree in saving that
the chewing habit has fallen Of greatly
in this city and state, and that far fewer
worklngmen are addicted to it in these
days tnsn lormerly. The states i'll which
1t now has the greatest hold are Ken
lucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Arkan.
sas. 1t is an WHOLESOME habit, often
slye TO ladies, and ought to disappear
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
Tripped a Lady in a Car.
From the Albany Argus.

fToIn lne Albany SrSu'-
Riding In a street car the other day |
was an interested spectator of an Incl
dent that afforded quite diversion to
number of persons who happened to be
in the right end o; the car. Shortly
after my entrance stop was made to
permit a young lady aud II gentleman to
get on, and as the TONER, who was
young as well as exceedingly handsome
and graceful, passed forward to accept
seat that was gallant y offered, she
tripned over the Outstretched foot OF an
individual that was sitting at the rear of
the car. In an instant she was at
almost full length in the bottom
of the car, while the exclama-
tons of the passengers and the
black looks they directed at the ex-
tended stumbling block should have
caused the owner to sink through the
seat, Tor ho does not sympathize with
pretty girl in distress? Quicker almost
than she went down she was on her feet
again and gracefu lv acknowledging the
courtesy of the gentleman who sur
rendered his seat. Embarrassed she
certainly was not, and ! said to myself,
there is typical American girl who
knows enough to make the best of
everything. But her escort looked like
a thunder G 'oud and as if he would ike
to punch the head of the fellow who
had caused all the trouble But me
didn't. He contented himself with
occasionally stepping vigorously on
the still extended and of
tending foot, without the least sign of
consciousness from It's owner, while the
passe Hgers awaited the denouement. FL
nally, with lurch from the car rs an
excuse, the foot received another fero-
Clous dig that was so pronounced as to
almost twist the man out of the seat.
Thinking that perhaps he had really in
jured the man, the escort muttered an
excuse that was received i'll great
equanimity, with the gratifying explana
ton: "Oh, don't apologize; it's
wooden one, and used to being stepped
on" And the young lady? Well, she
was as serene rs ever, and apparently
oblivious TO her surroundings, and then
the wooden leg got up and lett the car.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
A Bit of Dramatic Criticism.
From the Norristown Herald.

From The NorristOwn Herald.
The varying emotions springlng from
a snowwhite gown of brOcade given
with force and power that were cut
low and worn over tucker of fine old
lace, evincing skillful expression of
subdued passion and hanging sleeves IF
brocade pulled no so as not to conceal
apparent faults of e,ocution and antique
girdle Of turquoise ana brilliant med
allions joined by rare refinement of
speech and motion which convey Il
gown of dead lea brown cloth, slit up
the sides and open in front over an
earnestness which is never subordinate
to the robe of black satin, which Is q
mass Of jet ornaments from throat to
hem, displaying a much higher order of
dramatic ability than she evinced last
snaGnn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

IHaEE are no buildings in New York
twenty stories high, Some OF the sugar
re6neries i'm Williamsburg might reach
over fifteen, counting cellars, but no
other buildings go even 80 high as thai.
he Potter luilding il eleven stories
above the pavement. and the Tribune
Guiding would be called ten. Both
aaNe easements and cellars, which
might be used TO stretch the number
ot@ories to fourteen. These are about
.1e highest down town, but the new
Times building viii be thirteen above
HE pavement, IT is understood, or six
.een IN all. The highest apartment
a.uS- in New York, and undoubtedly
e Che world, Is the Osborne, in Flttv-
seven q treet. II rises - .ert above
lis Sidewalk, and ha~ eleven stories in
,r"ntand our cen in the rear. besides
aascmen he nalhousie, in Fifty
smith Street. has nlnr stores in front
thur d Their ar alloy I ide-
s..N Tn, Naverro. he la uta. the
eisea, a. other .um us tail fits have
rom nine u twelve stores.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

Virginia City theaters. The parties en-
ter the tunnel almost at their own
doors, Chamber INTO car drawn by sew
eral mules and are carried the full
length of the tunnel In com paratively
short space OF time Once there they
are hoisted up a shaft | $40 feet deep,
issuing within few minutes walk OF
the Virginia City Opera House. The
route is cool IN summer and warm In
winter. The cars are so clean that the
best OF dresses may be wo n without
disastrous result 1t is novel way, GER
thlnly, OF going to a theater. although
somewhat trying TO timid beginner
nerves.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

The idea of a war on Chicago meat
is rePelled by the Chicago Times
WItn tie declaration that Chica-
% meat is all right. 1t is good
leather 1t may BE good leath-
81, bat the recommendation OF 1t as
meat, Il. THESE terms, Is bout as bad
is any OF the attacks that have been
made upon II from abroad.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
The Religious Test in Philadelphia
From the PHILADELPHIA Record

From the Philadelphia Record
From what country are you?" was
asked in court of common pleas No. 4 =,
of a man who had applied for natural
ization papers. Pm Hungarian, was
the answer. When about to take
the oath he said he neither swore nor
affirmed. Don't you believe in a
God ?' he was asked. 81 do not be
said the officer, 81 don't see how | can
naturalize you"
What is all this talk ?" asked Judge
Arnold, who was signing the naturaliza-
ton paper, and when he was informed
he told the man that he could not be
naturalized, as he could not take an
oath of allegiance. lie said: Owe don't
want any more infidels in this country;
there's enough in it as it is, and the
man left discOmtitcd
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

IHg London Referee declares war on
tAe United States and the American
press because G5ubert and Sulnvan's
new opera Is not successful. The Ref
cree should lot be too bell cose. The
peope the UnIteI states appreciate
these ,avorte authors ofughJ opera; but
.Hey viii not appreciate them any more
for a sporting papers sIang-whangiDg z.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
\ New Industry.

\ new use for WORKOUT saws and car
penters' tools has been discovered. The
useless tools are gathered up and sent
to machine shops, where they are used
for the making Of surgical and engineer
ing instruments. Carpenters like
to avail themselves of the OPP
pOrtunitv IL dispose of their cast
of tools without loss, and the
OH iron Is quite as good as new for the
purpose for which it is wanted. The
enter rising individual who devised
tins economical scheme is making a
fortune ont of ii, as he should. The low
sum Ire pays to: tie material is perfectly
satisfactory to-the owner, who is glad to
dispose Of it at any price, while the
amount he receives for II affords him an
a ME nrnlif
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
Progress.

1t is strange that while almost every
industry has been greatly improved
during the last twenty-five years. there
are one or two trades which have not
advanced a step. The clay-worker,
for instance, uses the same ma
chinery and methods that were in
use thirty centuries ago. Wooden
ships are now made in much the
same way that they We been for long
years. But of all Industries that of rope
making is the most antiquated in its
methods. The ropemaker still ties a
wad of tow around his waist as he did
years ago, and passes backward 2,l6O
feet an hour coiling up spun yarn and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
Hundreds of Birds Killed Nightly

From the New York Evening sun.
The migratory birds are beginning to
dash themselves against the BarthOldi
light. This morning Mr.. Wallace, the
taXidermist at is North William Street,
received 227 beautiful warblers that
were killed last night. Referring
to the self-destructiOn OF the birds,
Mr.. Wallace said: when we stop to
think that all of them are insect eating
birds the slaughter is terrible" Among
the specimens were Maryland yellow
throat, the black-throated blue warbler.
Tennessee warbler, black-throated green
warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, orange.
crown warbler, myrtle warbler, black
cap warbler, and several varieties OF
native SnarrnMS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
Dunn Has Gone and Done IL.

John Dunn, the renegade Zulu leader,
has entirely renounced civilization and
has taken two or three dozen Zulu
wives By bi,th he is a Scotchman.
His father was trader in Natal. John
went out 10 South Africa when very
young. and has never returned. He
traded among the Zulus for his father,
ard by and by took liking for the peo-
pie and the country and settled per-
nanently there. He scon became an
influential Zulu.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
Too Good t. be True.
Arlo Bates Stories.

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes and the
venerable DR.. Peabody. of Cambridge
once had an appointment 10 see statue
of Eurvdice. DR.. Holmes arrived first,
and when few moments later his friend
drove up in cab he greeted him with
the very obvious pun:
'Ah, you rid, ! see
Dr. Peabody was wonderfully pleased
with this sally, and on his return home
attempted to repeat it for the benefit of
his family.
"Dr. Holmes was extremely witty this
afternoon" he said I'VE went to see
the Eurydice, and when drove up he
said Just as quick as flash: All, doc
tor, | see YOU came IN a buggy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

4 FEW We r ago The Little Church
Around the Corner" became suddenly
ttaons, owing 10 the humane treatment
~"9Wn by the rector 10 a deceased actor.
ne change from that day to this is
~aoWn by the kindly care given our
ealing actors both in sickness and after
te2,a. NJ church. amt no rector il the
ana would now refuse religious burial
any man orwomm owing to associa-
ZION win the theater. The religious
#tess : practically unanimous in Its
-.a1!y treatment OF the actor. although
..l-l depreeaung tine drama. Why Cal
.AlSts shouIi feel averse TO dramatic
sLeseHtatIons.s Eot easily understood
alle!it stancs as a historic fact that
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

TIE rumor that Bergman wants to
fight duel with Mackenzie provokes
the universal suggestion that by the
showing OF these eminent physicians,
the most deadly meeting possible ould
BE 10 have Them perform tracheotomy
IN each OTTER.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

SPAIN is again reported 10 have
reached a critical stage in her politics.
The frequency Of this crisis warrants
the belief that this one will last until
next buI tight attracts the attention of
the populace 20 the really important
aspect OF Spanish llIe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
HEANEN AND EARTH

BY F. W. F4BER.
j D, re are no Shadows where there is no Sun;
There Is no Beauty where there is no SHADE.
Ana hi Things IN two lines OF glory run
DarAhsss ana light ebon and gold inlaid
God comes smoDg US through the shrouds OF
air
ana his dim track is like the svery wake
Lclt py yon pinnace on the mountain lake
fadlng and reappearing here and there.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

TIE eminent Prof. Bergman, of Ber-
Iu, proposes to meet his professional
rival and enemy, DR.. Mackenzie, in a
duel Given just the right opportunity
ami the greatest man on earth is more
than likely to make a fool of himself.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

CORPORATIONS in Canada seem to be
possessed with the same idea that Is
prevalent among the corporations OF the
United States. namely, that it would new
ar do to let one railroad cross another
without having a little civil war over it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
4 Queer Marriage Fee
From the AIlanta JournaI.

"When ! was living in MiddletOwn,
Ky" said DIR. Morrison, 81 was called
upon to marry a couple, which l did.
Alter the ceremony the groom said
nothing about fee. 4 few days later |
met him on tine street. and calling me
off to one side he asked me If l would
be willing to take my fee in something
besides money. l told him that would
be all right, and he left me promising
that | should not be forgotten. The
next day he kept word, and sent
me load of wheat straw, a stack 0 hay,
and a Jug OF molasses."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

CALVIN frequently adjourned church
service to attend plays. The PLAYS
were, however, strongly religious. One
hundred years ago Puritanisn was so
strong that public plays were rare and
theater-going was classed as a deadly
Gin - NSooiS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

JAMES PAYN, the novelist and CORE
-pondent, has come to the conclusion
aatthe only salvation of our writer's,
anil literary classes in general, lies in
gong to bed early, getting ten hours of
sleep and understanding that brain
work needs more complete and certain
reruperation than ordinary physical la
har. The Office and necessity of sleep
Is getting to be better appreciated. Lit
t.e is heard nowadays about burning
midnight oil. Obedience TO physiologi-
.al laws, alone, VIII enable man to es-
ape mental breakdown, at an early
aGe. Genius can not override natute.
4 is impossible to turn night into day
ST q habituully do two DAYS work in
one Common sense and method are
letter than brill nee, and judgment is
u the end ahead Of genius.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

Tue new Persian minister, Ghooly
Khan, says the women of this country
are the most beautiful in the world.
Which leads the Philadelphia Ledger to
conclude that Persia has certainly sent a
dipl0matist who Is destined to make his
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03
SUPERIOR TINES,
SUPERIOR, H.

cmrrs SITTING BULL AND GALL are OPP
nosad 10 the division of the Sioux
reservation. They look upon the
movement as a scheme 10 gerrymander
them out Of "deestrict. Divided
t-ibas need no chiefs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

10 sympathy will be wasted upon the
lead merchants who fell under the
weight Of a trust in that material.
Tie thud Of their drop had rather a
pleasant sound; the "dull, slckening"
feature was entirely absent
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

Miss HOTTER (who is extremely sensi,
tiye)-If you care anything for my feel
inCs, wish you would 20 over and ask
that bred man to stop staring at me.
Mr.. Leobart-Wby didn't you speak OF
it before I'll teach the bastard les
SON, Marches bravely over Good
evening. Mr.. Shears. I've had some
trouble making collections, but III set
tie that little account early next week
Fine evening, isn'tit? Comes back
think the coward won't trouble you
again, Miss Horter.-1ime.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

TUE East Baptist Church, New York,
has sanctioned cremation by conducting
religious exercises in connection there
with; bat instead of the mortal remains
at one OF the communicates of the
chrgh, the crematory-an urn on the
aimr-reduced to ashes a mortgage on
the church building. a dirge was
payed as the pastor applied the match
NJ tae Cancelled legal document The
SCENE WAS more than slightly dramatic.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

TIM problem OF pure water for cities
y getting to be not only more important,
1ut more difficult Of satisfactory solu-
ton. The city ofParis now proposes to
-a }I2 miles and draw off one of the
swiss Alpine lakes into her reservoirs
and supplypipes. Lake Neufchatel is
noted for its perfectly pure water, fed
ay the SHOWS that are frost-curded and
clarified. and constantly supplied from
above the line of possible human con
animation. The expense of this new
enterprise will be not less than $780,
eo,&0. The pipes must be carried
twenty-five miles by means OF mountain
tunnels. But the first law of life in
these DAVIS is to secure pure water. and
No expense can be too great which sup
plies great city with wholesome drink.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-11-03

Euaa iiAGGARD is of the opinion that
>lan ~ has been made a prisoner by
natives of Central Africa who consider
nina cd, and desire to worship him.
fIa--lrd wouldn't be Haggard if he
didn't venture some such sensational
explanation Tor SANKEY'S disappearance.
+ tue great explorer should never
aemn make his appearance, Mr.. Hag-
gard Will see to it that all mystery as to
his taking off is properly cleared up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-07
Drummer Resorts.
AVON INN.

, KEY EAST BEACH. n j.
Applications for board seaside resort can
now DO made 10 SANDMAN 4 SMITH,
4