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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
Shakespeare Very Vulgar.
From "Aristoeracy. "

'You are talking of Shakespeare
Pray don't mind anything she says.
She knows positively nothing about
him."
$50 she tells me. And l confess am
surprised. In America we have the
greatest veneration for him. l thought
il was the same here in England"
81 M sorry to say | N rather ignorant
myself about him. | believe there's an
actor in London who, under the pat
ronage of Lady Burdett-Coutts, has been
doing some of his plays lately. I'm sor-
~ TO say I've not seen them
Sorry ~ exclaims Lady Henry, "I'm
sure if you'd been with me YOU would
be sorry. You know Berkeley Niiliers?
l thought YOU did. He's gone on the
stage, you know. and Henry Irving,
whose real name, by the by, is John
Brodribb, ii seems was originally aclerk
IN the city in an insurance company's
office of which Berkeley's father was a
director. So Irving engaged him for
very small parts at his theater, and one
night last summer he sent me an order
for box with note begging me 10 go
and see him act. Just TO please the
poor fellow, don't you know, | went. 1t
was one of Shakespeare plays-'Ro-
meo and Juliet think there is such a
play, isn't there ?" and she looks at
Allen for enlightenment.
Il believe 1 have heard of play of
that name attributed to Shakespeare"
Allen answers, dryly. The sarcasm Is,
however, quite thrown away.
Thanks. | thought you'd know
YOU yan-Americans know everything.
l never saw such people. Well, as
was saving. | went TO see this play, and
Of all the dull. trashy. tedious, vulgar
productions as it was. | don't think |
ever saw anything more utterly absurd.
Men were fighting with their swords
out every two minutes, somebody was
taking poison every three. and such
rubbishy stutf as the people talked
making, 1t was, nauseOus and vul-
gar from beginning to end. Now, fancy
a man being such an utter idiot as to
talk to a woman like this, and fancy her
putting up with II / remember it
especially because It's Stiffness made a
great impression upon me. Romeo
talks TO Juliet under the window late at
pight-imagine any lady going IN for
such things-and SAYS: Would | were
a glove upon that hand, that | might
touch that cheek " Just fancy that
It's positive drivel, and about on par
with the rubbishv stuff in the railway
stall novels which my maid pores over
all day long. It's Just the sort Of thing
she would like to have said to her by
her young man IN Fortnum x Mason's
shop"
Il quite agree with you, Lady Hen
~, ;" shouts Lord Bevndour, from the
bottom of the table" Shakespeare.writes
most aw I'll rot. The other night went
for something better 70 do-to see Irv-
ing as Sigl0ct in-I forget the name of
the play. Sbylock is a Jew. and he lends
a merchant a lot Of money, and takes as
security a pound OF the poor chaps
flesh. If Gilbert or anybody else put
such stuff as that into their plays in
these days they'd be Missed of the stage
IN no time. Shakespeare, indeed The
Jews in this city want better security
than that nowadays. Try 'em and see. -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
FARMERS AND THE TARIFF.
What Would be the Effect of Free Trade
on the Farmer

What Would be the Effect of Free Trade
on the Farmer?
From the New York Mail and Express
The farmer who votes for the free
trade party because he thinks he can
buy foreign goods cheaper than he can
now purchase American goods is not a
wise man. 1t Is true that English goods
are sold cheaper than American goods,
but, rs We have shown over and over
again, this is due to the fact that the
English manufacturer pays much less
for his labor than his American com
petitor does. If free trade should be
established in this country, the Amer
lean manufacturer would be ruined,
and the American farmer would
soon follow. Why Is this Be
cause the American manufacturer
would not be able to procure tie
skilled labor that he now employs. at
the low rates which he would be oblig-
ed to offer if his products were forced
into competition with the products of
European factories. In other words,
the United States, under free trade,
would be common market for all the
world. Every product would come
here. and the prices would be governed
by the country paving the lowest rate
of wages In order TO sell our own
products, therefore, in our own markets
and 10 our own people, our manufact-
urers would be obliged 10 cut down
wages TO the lowest point obtaining IN
Europe, because European prices are
low on account of the low rate
of wages obtaining there. Now,
the question is, would our American
workingmen consent TO work for such
low wages They certainly would not
50 long as there are cheap public lands
in the country that may be purchased
or obtained under the presumption or
the homestead laws. The American
workingmen would become farmers,
and would enter into competition
with the farmers who are now prosper
Gus because the protective tariff has
made a home market for farm products.
The farmers would lose by this reduC-
toni in the number of occupations in the
country. The tariff has operated to draw
farmers boys from the fields into the
mills and the factory towns, and by
building up these great industries has
given the farmers a market. The result
OF the abortion Of the free trade policy
would be to draw operatives away from
the mills and factories to the farms.
The products of the later would be in
creased, their prices would fall, and the
markets would be diminished. That
would be the result of a free trade pol
icy to the farmers. Do the farmers ike
=.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
Ration for Driving Horses.

Prof Z. w. Stewart of Lake View
gives the following advice in the Coun-
try Gentleman:
"A ration for good drivers NAV be
made by grinding two parts corn with
five parts oats, and with this let the
ration for each horse be compounded as
follows: Ten pounds cut timothy hay,
SIX pounds oats and corn mixture, five
pounds wheat middlings, and two
pounds linseed-oIl meal. Let this
ground feed be all mixed together dry
ard then mixed with the moistened cut
hay and given in three feeds, but prin-
cipally morning and evening. This is
an excellent combination for health and
strength. The oats and middlings and
oil meal Will furnish abundant food for
the muscles, and help in replacing the
waste of bone. The small amount OF corn
viii make up a proper balance Of car
bohydrates, the oil meal viii keep the
bowels IN tine condition, and give a fine
glossy coat. Ifthis ration is given by a
careful feeder, he will always find his
horses in satisfactory condition. There is
too little attention paid TO the mineral
constituents OF foods for horses. The
strength Of horses depends largely up
upon the quality Of bone as well as
muscle. The mineral elements of bran
or wheat middlings, as at present manu-
factured, contain a large proportion of
phosphoric acid and lime of the best
quality for making healthy, springy
bone as well as albuminoid matter for
the muscles. This specific ration IS Civ
en- for medium size horses of 900 to
1,I0o pounds. Iflarger and the work is
exacting, add l pound to the corn and
oats and l pound 10 the bran or mid
dlingS.'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
ENOUGH TO KNOW.
\ Contest Between Protection and Some
thing Else.

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
It is at any rate a contest between
protection and something that Is not
protection"
That quotation is from recent issue
of the London Daily News and relates
to the political conflict now being waged
in the United States. 1t was employed
by Gen. Harrison in his sledgehammer
speech delivered on Saturday night, to
illustrate and enforce this truth. 1T is
Of no concern to the American work
ingInen TO know what that other thing
Is; it Is enough to know that it Is nat
protection"
In the settlement of this question of
national policy-industrial protection or
free trade-which within month
American voters will decide at the
polls, there can be no cropping in the
dark. The familiar history Of this eoun-
try during the pas. sixty years Il
torch OF illumination whose brightness
permits no misreacing OF these facts:
Every revenue tariff has been followed
by business and industrial depression /;
every return to the policy Of protection
has stimulated industries and set our
throbbing workshops again IN motor" -
The quoted words are Gen. Harrison's-
They are the history of American tariff
legislation epItomIzed.
It Is with these known results OF pro-
lection and free trade, not with theories,
that American woTkingmen are going 70
deal in deciding which way they viii
vote. II Is as idle as II Is false to tell them
that President Cleveland and the na-
tional Democracy Of to-day stand for
tariff refow- and do not conten plate
free trade. Workingmen whose daily
wages, and bread and butter, and bone
comforts and home necessities for wives
and little ones are st stake, are not go
ing 10 spit hairs or weigh tricks Of argE-
nient- Whatever else the proposed
policy Of Tire Democracy - & = ~ IN
dastrlaI prot ecfi0n-
- much IS that AZ east, every bass
and crater Of the Democracy admits :
and beyond that the intelligent wage
Garner or farmer or manufacturer g n
different Whether he lst1830Tzned OF not
Is r 81 much &c thougn q neH slsssta-
tafe foT bread wsre - Ge offered =
hungry men. Convince them thss & e
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
Heidelberg Getting Noisy.
From the London Times.


Heidelberg has Of late years lost some
of the attractions which made It one Of
the most charming places Of residence
on the continent. The delightful calm
and quiet Of the quaint Old town Is fast
giving wav to noise and manufacturing
hustle. The view from the castle
grounds, formerly SO picturesque, IS now
defOrmed by a number oftalI chImneys,
which rise on the banks of the NeCkar,
and remind the English visitor unpleas-
antly Of Manchester or Glasgow. Worse
than these signs Of industrial develop
ment, which, at least, are silent, and
only offend the eye by day, there i an
other nuisance introduced on the Neck
ar, which harnesses the ear, not only by
day but also by night-namely, q num-
Der of tugs, which blow most fearful
fog horn az they pass the town. What
the blowing Of the horn NAV be for II Is
difficult to see The NeCkar IS broad
enough for ships and RATS 10 pass, and
If it were not, one would fancy that in
the neigh borhocd OF a town Ike HeIdel-
berg other signals might be used 10
warn ships at a distance and prevent
collision. The blowing Of the most
hideous fog horn has converted the
charming Neckar Valley into a noisy
thoroughfare worse than the strand or
Cheapside. The people Of Heidelberg
are in a fair way OF driving away visitors
fond Of picturesque scenery and quiet.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
HOME PROTECTION.

The English want to bling Is their tea,
Just as they did of yore
But we viii bounce them out
on tariff good and stout,
While we wave the Old Tag at orr door.
Chorus
Free trade, never
The tariff forever
Then wave the old Tag boys
Tie red. white and bluei
And shout Home Protection forever.
Let Canada wait and knock at the gate
With her ships of lumber and wool
Their beef and the hides
The farmers supplies
ola England shah pay Il they come.
Chorus
Go visit our schools. count the boys and girls
say. what shall they do when grown
shall We pay our money to foreign foe
And let our children III poverty grew
ta3ras-
Let railroad men give work 70 the poor,
We can make our own steel 81 home;
Then pick up the diamon-s and dig out tht
gold,
The lead, and iron-a wealth untold.
tt0rBS-
We are banded states, with Fedora head-
And together are iuSepegably wed;
We know no South, we know no North
And the EsSt Is the same as The West.
Chorus
Prince Bismarck spake the truth when he said
A tariff had made Us great
Then raise your banner. aud wave cur lag.
And away away with the bandanua rag.
Chorus
Gen. Hsrr son Is the working mans friend,
And Morton. Is good ana true
] hen place them in the President chslrf
Hurrah, Tor the led white and blue
Chorus -HH-aHsss Hteoasig,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
The wondrous Weather PLANT.
From the Pan Mali Gazette.

FROM Inc Ea4 Mall Gazette.
That remarkable specimen Of the
vegetable world, the weather plant, "
continues to excite considerable interest
here. Men Of science who on its first
discovery were unwilling 10 express an
opinion on It's prognosticating virtues,
now agree after extensive experiments,
that the shrub is in truth prophetic.
Thlrty-twO thousand trials made during
the last three years tend to prove it, in
falibility. The plant itself is legume,
commonly called the 'Paternoster-pea,'
but known in botany as the Abrus Pere-
ginus. 1t Is a native Of Corsica and
Tunls. It's leaf and twig strongly re-
semble those of the acacia The more
delicate leaves Of its upper branches
foretell the state of the weather forty
eight hours in advance, while It's lower
and harder leaves indicate all atmos-
pheTic changes three days beforehand.
The indications consist in a change in
the position Of the leaves and in the
rise and fall ofthe twigs and branchlets.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
Poultry Topics.

Let no one who has neglected his
hens or feeds spasmodically expect a
full supply of eggs Immediately after
commencing a systematic course offeed-
ing. 1t often takes weeks anu months
to put neglected hens into condition to
be good layers.
One of the greatest troubles in feeding
poor grain is not IN the loss as com
pared with good grain. but IN the fact
that overheated or musty grain causes
many of the diseases which ordinarily
atfiict fows.
The vast BODY of citizens in London,
England, some so rich that they never
count their money, and some so poor
that they never have any to count, eat
every wear four hundred thousand cat
tie. one and half million sheep. eight
million chickens and game birds, not TO
speak Of the many different kinds Of
fish.
Care must be taken in feeding laying
hens. Wheat and buckwneat are con-
sidered the best grains for the produc-
ton Of eggs, while barley and oats are
the best TO build up the flesh and mus
Gle. In summer very little corn should
be given them, as II Is very heating and
dries the blood and tissues, but IN win
ter, If mixed with other grains ii may be
fed to the fowls with advantage.
On MANY farms q good supply of bones
can be secured simply for the gathering
up. and during the winter they can be
used very profitably. If you have
mill they viii pay Wen for the grinding,
but if not they can be broken up fine.
Small potatoes that can be saved out
when YOU are sorting either for market
or putting away, cabbages that did not
head up, carrots that are too small to
use, can all be gathered up and stored
for the poultry during the winter. Much
ofthis is material Of small value, and
can be used to a good advantage IN feed
ing poultry during the winter.
The poultry production of the United
States last year was valued at SGl7 ,0G0,
600, which is $50 ,000, coo more titan the
value of the corn crops, and SlI5, CO.,,
coo more than the wheat crop. Farm
ers who say poultry Is a triffng thing
To handle, let them compare these fig
ures. duly weigh the importance of the
actual facts, and then say what they
honestly think of this great industry,
that VIII pay them more for the labor
than any product on the farm. 1t is
We'll 10 consider advice that is good and
sound and not Lo.d to the same old ruI
continually. simply because you have
always done 50. Are you ready to give
it your support or leave 1t to some
of your neighbors possessing foresight
sufficient 10 see its Importance Proc
teal Fdrme.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
shelter for Dairy Cows.

The cool autumnai nights are upon Us,
Wien cows should be sheltered from
the chilling effects Of the dews and
rains Many farmers who provide shell
ter for their stock in winter, fail re-
member that leaving their cows O t dur
ing these chilly nights Is quite Is dam
aging as exposure 10 actual n NeZInG
weather. No costly, elaborate stru ture
is necessary. A stFawthatched Sd. i
a better covering than the opan sky. es-
peciallv if rain or heavy dew L.. f ing.
Numerous experiments prove that the
WELD of milk Is largely diminished by
exposure 10 cold and vet. Self-interest,
therefore, as we'll as humanity alike
suggests that cows should be sheltered
from dews and rain as Well as from the
blasts Of ginter.-Prdif Farmer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
Watering Horses.

There are few men but what know
how irving Il Is 10 work hard on an
emptv stomach or when suffering for
The want Of water 10 slake the thirst,
saws the National Stockman. Yet there
are nlentv OF men throughout the eoun-
try who compel their teams 70 work
rirl1t along from morning until noon or
from noon until night without relieving
their thirst or appeasing their appetite.
The ravenous way IN which horses
drink when an opportunity Is given
them often indicates the suffering they
must undergo before they get Il. Dur
inc The hot weather i i probable that
more surferingis endured for the want Of
water than from the want OF food
There may be some excuse for not be-
In, able TO relieve this suffering Tor
food. as the matter Of feeding horses
more than three times day would be
attended with some trouble. Bus there
i but little excuse fol starving horss 5
for want of water The time It taxes 70
provide water in a neld where ths=e :
none. or To unlock the traces and iead
the horses 10 stream aT trough tilat :
not too Jar distant, viii be- more than
made 10 In the brisk walk and Tie
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
A Serious and Startling Truth.

1t is serious not only in its general
bearing, but serious IN its direct and
personal application to every man in
the United States who works for wages,
or who pays wages TO workiDgmen- 1t
Vas uttered by James G. Blame at
Adrian, Mich, On the 4tb, and i worthy
to Be long pondered by every person
who reads this page
T7ere u a contest GosHq on ~ 1883
srb5eh agtsf b dee5ded 57sE 51Gy o. d he
for a eenerasion. bssaHss The pr0tecttEe
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The ueqr affef Ioe -sH al hGge an 0ppor-
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
Two OId-Iime MinstreIs.
New York Cor. Hartford Times.


New York still has Two survivors, at
least, OF the good old minstrel days.
They are Billy Birch and Dave VAN
bold. great fayOr1tes in the jolly troupe
that was known everywhere az the san
Francisco Minstrels, and Of which the
inimitable Charley Backus was the
head. Both are now quite gray, but a
good deal Of the old spirit is in them
still Birch has had hard luck since the
famous troupe was broken up by the
death of Backus. He never was much
of hand u save money, and what he
did save disappeared IN the whirlpool.
Of Wall Street long ago. He has since
returned to burnt cork two or three
times, but somehow he can get the old
grip again, and he may now be e0nsid-
cred retired for good. Wamb IL LEFT
the troupe before il disbauded and took
a good deal OF money with him. tie
put ii in a safe place and L able TO 1--we
comfortably IN one Of the Broadway
hotels. Birch was a capital second to
Backusin the comic business. and VAN
bold was the sweetest singer ever heard
on the minstrel stage. But they had
their day and ! suppose 1t is all right.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
BraZiTs Prime Minister.


Credit has justly been given TO the
Emperor of Brazil and to the Imperial
Princess for the part they played in
freeing the country from the stain OF
slavery. But to the present prime
minister belongs a considerable pro-
portion of the honor and glory. 1t was
under the auspices Of the cabinet pre-
sided over by Senator Jeao Alfredo,
which was formed last March, that the
law Of abolition was passed. Senator
JeaO Alfredo CoTrea de OliveIra
was born in Pernambuco in 1885,
and took the degree of doctor in
civil law in 1858. He was elected q
member Of the Imperial Legislature in
1851 and 1868. In 1870 he entered the
cabinet presided over by tie Marquis
of It. Nincente. and retained his post in
the next cabinet, the Rio Branco adj
mInistration. He served as minister
from September, 1870, until June, 1875,
in various departments. He is de-
scribed in Brazil as a Conservative, but
IS understood 10 be more liberal than
some of his party. He is exceedingly
popular, and enjoys the fun confidence
Of the Emperor and the Princess, as
we'll as the favor of the people
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
FOR THE FARMER AND FAMILY.
study of an Old Garden


Bubble like the hollyhocks
DadCed, burst, and Haunted wide
gypsy beauty from cir stocks.
Morning glor Is, bubble Owed
swung III honey hearted hocks.
Tawny tiger lilies flung
Douolets slashed with crimson on:
GRACEFUL girl saves, fair and young
Like Ctrcassians, in the sun
Ala6aster lilies swung.
An. the droning OF the'bee
In his dusty pantaloons
4ulnbllng IN the RearS dc Us:
IN he drowsy afternoons
Dreaming il the pink sweet pea.
An. the moaning wildwood dove,
Wlthlt throat of amethyst
RuHied Ike shining cove.
" Mich wind 20 pearl hath kissed
Moaning, moaning OF It's love.
And the insects gossip thin,
From the summer holiness hid,
IN the leaiy shadows green.
Then at eve the katydid
With us hard UNMARRIED din.
Often from the whispered hills,
Lorn within the golden dusk
Gold with gold of dafiodils-
Thrilled into the gardens musk
The wild wall OF whippoorwills.
From the purple tangled trees,
Like the white. full heart of night,
Solemn with ma lestlc peace,
SWsm the big moon, veined with light
Like some gorgeous golden fleece.
Madison Cdrreia
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20

IL you cut down a tree in the month
of its growth, and cut it right oft al the
butt and not trim it our any, in a few
days that tree will be seasoned. Il do
that, says an expert, when We cut oak
timber and leave the limbs on. When
it is cut in June We find it seasoned III
December when We 90 TO take up the
winters frewood. We find if it is cut
when the sap is out of the wood that il
soon becomes sap rotten. If you cut
beech, poplar or birch for rails or posts,
cut them in June OF July ana let them
lie with their limbs on. You will have
wood then that is not rotten. You Will
have fine poles out of the birches or
poplar, for they will be seasoned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-20
Vigorous Potato Tops.

A good deal can be told of field Of
potatoes by good judge merely seeing
them as he passes along the road.
Though the tuber is under ground its
productyeness is usually indicated by
the more or less vigorous growth of
stems and leaves above. Too many
small stems indicate a great number Of
small potatoes. This Is often the fault
of varieties that grow their tubers in
bunch. Those which spread more will
bear much heavier seeding. The Peach
Blow extends its ROOFS 50 far that a
whole potato of this variety may not be
too mach for seed, though if planted
whole only three or four eyes will grow.
Those which start first absorb the
strength that belongs to the othe rs, and
these consequently remain dormant.