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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

to tehind the Kid. The clerks suspended
their operations and looked at Us In OPEN
mouthed establishment as we ranged our
selves along the counter.
rs the manager OF his concern In 2" asked
the Judge-"Hands off" he added. in a roar,
as the Kid, slipping her 1.-THE hand under the
brasswork protecting the counter, began to
finger the scales.
The Kid. unmoved, satisfied her curiosity.
then. Withdrawing her hand. rested her ell
bow on the counter. and dropping her chin
in the palm. gazed at the clerks with stolid
Indifference.
Tine manager is In; what do sou wantf"
! asked the clerk.
Let up. Israel" said the Judge. falling
back step. and waving his hand signifi-
cautly toward Van Hoeck,
I'VE wish to negotiate loan on the Sc
curity OF large diamond that we have
brought home from the Cape, said Van
| Hoeck.
Eight hundred and twenty carats. fust
water" added the Judge; the grandest
stone in ths almighty universal"
There was whispered consultation
among the ceI Ks, and one Went into a
private room at tho baek OF the bank. from
which he presently returned with the man
ager.
Il am the manager; what do you want?"
Van Hoeck repeated his statement
And what security can you give me that
the diamond is nune?" asked the mana
ger. with pleasant smile, or that ii is
legitimately yours to dispose OFF,
You will allow. sir. il any one he'd lost a
stone OF this kind he would have made it
unsafe for us TO walk about with it III day
light. replied the Judge. and as for its
5cn' genuine. you kin hey the security OF
YOU own eyesight.
Il do not profess to be IA Judge of diamonds.
and | can have nothing 10 do with it," said
the manager, definitiyely,
Ne streamed ont Of that bank as we had
streamed into il, and led another, bat with
no ettcr result. the manager telling US tb at
transactions of such kind were altogether
beyond the range Of his business; and we
found a third. but the manager was absent.
and by this time, being convinced that the
plan we had proposed was impracticable. we
put our heads together in counsel at the
corner of the street to determine what
course we should take.
We were disgusted with Southampton.
and. had we possessed the means, should
have gone on at once to London. where we
might have found some former acquaintance
to help us out of our present difficulty, But
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Explained.

On North Chicago cable car. Pas
senger { to man who sits beside him)-
Don't yol think that this is the worst
cable SIS sem in the country?"
No, d. no."
you surely do not mean that these
cars are well operat d."
Yes, l do"
That's very singular. Where do
YOU Iiye?"
in this town"
and think that this is a good
road?'
Yes"
what business are you in?"
Il am the manager of the road. -
ArLdHSdlC TTdreier.
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SPRIAG BIRDS, SPRING FLOWERS
Spring MiSiC. A AZ u IyiT

MUSICAL SOCIETIES and Choirs do well who
round of the season with the practice of CAN
TATAs or GlGe Collections.
Among many good Cantatas, we publish
Thayer's Herbert and Elsa Use. St. - per doz)
Romberg's Song of the Bell {C0c, $40 per d.
Bucks 10th Psalm, (Sl.O0, $500 per doz)
Butterfield's Belshazzar, ls1O0, $500 rer dzl
andertons Wreck of the Hesperus, (s5 cts
s.. 70 per doz.)
Bucks Don Munio, (sI50, $3.50 per dozD
Trowbridse's Heroes of &c. Isl. GO, $500 doz).
Hodges Rebecca. Go c's., 5000 per doz)
Andrews Ruth and Boaz, (65c, 81. 90 per doz).
School Committees, SDPGTintend8ntS and Teachers
cannot do better than to adopt our Seic, Tried
and Tine SChOol Music Books.
Emerson's Song Manual, lBk. ], 20 cts, So
doz. Blk. , 40 cts, - 20 doz, BIZ. 3, 30 cts 81 so
doz) thoroughly good graded series. United
Voices. 90 cts, so doz) Good School Songs
Song Harmony, Go cts. $500 doz For High
Schools. Childrc IS school Songs. {35 cts,
$500 doz) Charming book for younger classes
and many others Any book mailed post free
| tor retail price.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Expand the Mind

BY seeing as much az you can OF the world. But
ere you set out either as a tourist, commercial
traveller or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you go by rail,
steamship or steamboat, provide yourself with
Eostetter's Stomach Bitters, which the travelling
public recognizes as the finest medical safeguard
and preventive of sea sickness with which any
one journeying by land or water can be provided
1t furnishes to the western pioneer adequate pro
lection against malaria, rheumatism, and those
disorders Of the bowels which missma tainted
water beget Its se5atiye effect upon a stomach
perturbed by the rocking OF d ship is truly mag
zeal, and IL is a capital appetizer and nerve in
ytgorator. Excellent is it for biliousness and
kidney inaction, and il sounteracts, in re
marka bic degree, the effects Of fati que physical
or mental After wetting ard exposure in in
element weather, it should be used as pre-
gentiVe.
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A Shrewd Prophecy.
| etter nv BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Before leaving Ireland, | must men
ton that, being DESTROYS of seeing the
principal patriots there, | stayed until
the opening of their parliament. | found
them disposed to be friends of America,
in which | endcavored 10 confirm them,
with the expectation that our growing
weight might in time be thrown into
the scale, and, by Joining our interests
with others, more equitable treatment
from this nation England might be OBJ
tanned for them as well as for s. There
are many brave spirits among them. 4.
Their parliament makes good !,
respectable figure, with number of
very good speakers in both parties, and
able men of business.
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"Thus much money is needlessly
changed into stone"
6. The Pharos of Ptolemy Philadel-
Egypt, on the Island of Pharos. 1t
was 500 feet high A wood fire on its
summit was beacon to mar ners
Back of Ptolemy's name the architect,
Sostratrs, chiseled into the solid mar
bic: "Sostratus, the Crudian, to the
gods, the sayiors, for the benefit of
s ilors"
7. The Colossus of Rhodes, brazen
statue of Apollo, l25 feet high, stand
ing in the harbor at Rhodes Twelve
years were spent in building this statue,
whit h was hollow aud had a winding
sta rcase to the top 125 feet. 1t was
oyerthrown by an earthquake after
sixty years. 1t remained ruins S94
years, when a Jewish merchant who
purchased the brass took it away on
800 oame,s, each carrying 500 pounds
Natures Own Bridges.
The most remarkable natural bridge
in the world, says Golden Days, is
the Jisrel Hajar, which opens a gorge
not far from the ruins of the temple of
Adonis, in the province of Lebanon, in
Syria. 1t is flat piece of limestone
rock, from ten to fifteen feet thick,
perfectly arched on the under side
The gorge is about one hundred and
fifty feet across, and the bridge IS
about one hundred feet from the bed
of the torrent below. The bridge is
50 bro and level that good carriage
road might be made over it.
This bridge is surpassed in height
by the natural bridge in Rock bridge
County, Virginia, about one hundred
and twenty-five miles west of Rich
mond, and about two miles from the
James River. It extends over Cedar
creek. The height of the arch is two
hundred feet, and the upper surface of
the bridge is two hundred and forty
feet above the stream.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
BOUGHT BY NEW YORK MEN.
Purchase of Immense Coal, Iron and
Railroad Interests

Railroad Interests.
FLORENCE, Ala. March %. "A control
ling interest in the Tennessee Coal, IroI
& Railway Company has been sold t.
Abram 5. Hewitt, Edward Cooper, Mr..
Murphy, and others, Of New York City.
The company is the largest and
wealthiest corporation doing business
in the South, being a consolidation
of the Pratt Coal q Coke Company, the
Coalburg Coal & Railroad Company, and
other important companies. They own
millions of acres of coal and iron lands,
besides the famous Pratt & Coalburg
mines near Birmingham, and several
important branches and mineral rail-
roads in Alabama and Tennessee, be-
sides large blocks of stock of several of
the principal furnaces in the two states.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
CHAPTER II.


We marched on TO the High street. our
appearance attracting a good deal OF atteD-
ton' ana creating some amusement and
speculation doubtless. Persons on tho ~
poslte side Of the road stopped to look across
at Us. others regarded Us askant in pas.5ro
and turned round TO watch our progress. :
few children followed Us. thinking. maybe
that we were about to give some kind 81
street entertainment.
We found bank and streamed in. small
crowd collecting round - : door, as its,gun, !,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
LOSES THE USE OF ONE ARM.
Glad stones Eldest Son Suffers Partial
Paralysis.

LONDON, March 23.-The eldest son OF
the premier, w. H. Gladstone, who was
taken seriously i'll few weeks ago, will,
in all probability, lose entirely the use
of his right arm. Paralysi; in its most
severe form has taken possession of the
member, and, although the most emf
nent medical advice has been obtained 4,
no hope is held out that a recovery,
even partial, can be expected. The de-
plorable matter has proven severe
blow to the veteran statesman, who has
always been completely wrapped up IN
his eldest, and now unfortunate son.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

At court ball at which the King of
Portugal and Sir Edwin Landseer were
guests, the King, on being Informed of the
presence of the great animal painter. ex-
pressed his desire for an introduction.
Landseer was presented accordingly; when
the King, in his imperfect English. said:
oh, Mr.. Landseer, 1 am delighted 10
make your acquaintance. l am so fond
of beasts -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Some Foolish Pennle

Allow cough to run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often saw,
''Oh, it will wear away" but in most cases
1t wears them away. Could they be in
duced to try the successful medicine called
kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a positive
guarantee to cure, they would immediately
see the excellent effect after taking the first
dose. Price 80 cents and 81. Tctqt size free.
AT all druggists.
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this need not lose 100 carats. Heavensl"
he exclaimed. turning to us. you have the
greatest treasure in the worli.'
give me your hand Thorne; hold me-"
said Van Hoeck in low voice, and speak
ing Ihckly.
reeled forward; for he had tainted, either
from the want of food. from intense excite
ment, or both.
fro BE Continued
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Mrs. ELLA WHEELER Wilcox, who
Is fond of bestowing pet names on her
husband, is welcome to the following
Come to your own hanky-panky. nv
beloved old crab" Call me pet names
dearest, call me a crow"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

81 WANT TO see you pretty soon," said
the head Of the firm on pay day 10 a
young travelling salesman who was re-
ceiving a small compensation. Eyes,
sir. viii | have time to 90 down the
street a couple of blocks?" "Will it
take you long," "No; scarcely any
time whatever. All l want to do is to
spend my weeks salary" The head of
the firm saw that he got raise. -Msr-
chnnt Trnneler.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

ELDERLY Spinster lin upper berth OF
sleeping car, peering over)-Excuse
Inc sir. Man in lower berth-Certainly
madam. What can | do for you? Elder
ly Spinster-I was looking to see if there
was a man under my bed. That's all,
sir
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

WHAT doth it profit man to get
modern society novel for % cents, If he
has to buy an unabridged dictionary
and an encyclopedia before he can I'M
derstand it Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
FANNY (who is engaged to Charlie

Charles. don't you remember you said
that you would buy me the first real
handsome ring You saw? Here in this
window is a regular beauty" Charles
y -e-s; | haven't got my pocket-book
IN these pants-and they are the only
pair I've got. - erman Loke.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

COUGHS, HoARsENEss. SORE THROAT. etc,
quickly relieved by BBowN's BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs. simple and efIectual remedy,
superior to all other articles for the same
purpose. Sold only IN bo1es
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

HARRY MARRIEDwELL-Let'sg 60 to the
opera, Ethel. These long evenings are
awful dull" EtheI-"Oh, Harry Be-
fore We were married, you never wanted
to go anywhere" Harry-"Couldn't
afford to."-Time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Food for COnsnmntires.

SCOTS Emulsion Of Cod Liver Oil. with
Hypoph osphites is a nsJst marvellous food
and medicine. It heals the irritation of the
throat and lungs. and gives flesh and
strength quicker than any other remedy
known. 1t is very palatabe having none of
the disagreeable taste of the crude oil.
The Shah will be domiciled at Stafford
House when he visits London.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Consumption Surely Cured.

TO the eutOr.-
Please inform your readers that have a
positive remedy for the above named dis
ease. By its timely use thousands of hope
less cases have been permanently cur, d. !
shall be glad to send two bottles of my
remedy FREE to any of your readers who
have consumption if they will send me
their Express and P. O. address.
Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM, NJ. c., 181 Pearl ST., New
York
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo o.
We, the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney
for the las i years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and
financially able TO carry out any obligation
made by thsir firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
do O..
WALDING, kINNAN q MARVIN Wholesale Drug
gistB Tole3o o.
f. II. Van HdasES, Cashier, Toledo National
Bank Toledo, o.
Halls Catsrrh Cur. is taken internally, acting
directly uTon the blood and mucus surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggista.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

MIX stove polish with soft soap anc
coffee to give bright luster, and avoid
the dust from polishing.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

As nvigoang tonic strength for debtated females
generally and especially nursing mothers who need reliable
ative Dr. Pce Favorie Prescription has absolutely equal Its
beneficial effects wood for only builds the mothers
strength but also sauay nvigoang effect the
nursing Favote Prescription is
those weaknesses and arrangements peculiar sold by drug
under positive from the that will
satisfaction every will be refunded This guarantee
has for years been printed the wappers and faithfully carried
Propueos
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

A COLD is often the forerunner of con,
sumption and death. MAGEEs EMULSION is
the safest and best remedy known to the
medical profession.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

A CHEAP way to lay in coal-sleep in
the coal bin.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Y j CHENEY & co Prong Tnledn q
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SsI.4ae HEN WRITING 10 AD.ta
A Users please say y Gu sa " the
Advertisement in this paper.
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, "hen say cure do not mean merely to stop them
TOT time and then have them return again, mean
radlcal cure have made the disease FITS. EPII-
EFSf or FALLING SICKNESS lifelong study.
warrant my remedy to cure the worst Because
others nave failed for now receiving a
cure. Send at once for treatise and Free Bottls
on my nfalllbe remedy. Give Express and Post Oi5ce
ii. Cs ROOT, NJ G., 1873 Pearl st. New y ork.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-10-29
Sanderburg's Strength.

Writing of Tritanus, the Samnite
swordsman, whose son carried the
giant with a single finger, reminds one
of the remarkable stories told Of Sand
erburg, King Of Albania, whose
craftsmanship has never been excel
led. Sanderburg was born in the year
1414, and grew up to be a splendid
specimen of physical manhood. His
strength of arm was the most extra
ordinary that has ever been known
His sword arm was much the larger
and stronger, but even the smaller Of
the two, the quaint account says, was
gigantick inn its lordly proportions !;
belnge as muche as two lappes around
it." y lappe was 12t inches, which
would have made the biceps of San
derburg 241 inches in circumference,
or about one-four1h larger than the
arm of John L. Sullivan. 1t is to be
regretted that the measurements of the
sword arm of this Titanic king are
unknown, as they must have been
even more "gigantic in their lordly
proportions
With his cimcter he was known &c
clcave Il man from the top of the head
TO the waist at a single blow 1t is re
lated TIT when ia b4tlie he frequently
cut his Antagonist III tWoat one sweep
ing stroke
Baii4oan and his horde treated the
AlbaMn,,Es with ind.gMltlcs unDcaraDle
several OF them wore finally caught
and convicted Among the felon,
were two relatives OF D.Ulaban him
self, Ii brother and nephew. Sander
burg took it upon himself to execute
this pair The order was given tina
the king would lop the heads off these
two worthless in the palace court yard
Before the hour of doom had arrived
while the father and son were takin:
leave of each other for the last time
the enraged king rushed upon then
while they were embracing and at on
stroke severed their bodies above tn
hips, the mass of quivering flesh al
falling in heap This extraordinar,
exhibition Of strength of arm ha
never been equaled by swcrdsman
ancient or modern. John w. Wrigh
in st. Louis Republic.
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Lucky KnaDsack.

Some soldiers find it hard to throw
away their valuables even on the most
wearisome marches. A private of
the Twenty seventh Massachusetts
was a man of this class, and had often
been laughed at for his popularity.
One day. during a lull while the
army was before Petersburg, Private
h was sitting in the shade with
his back to the enemy. about ten feet
from where Gen. Stannard was stand
ing.
His knapsack, to which be had chung
in all our movements in spite of the
jeers of his comrades, was strapped
upon his back. A six pound shot
came ricochetting along the ground.
He picked himself up in wild, con-
fused manner, and began feeling first
of his head and then of the knapsack,
and when the boys assured him he
was all right, he responded only with
q sickly smile.
Gen. Stannard noted his condition,
and TO bring him to" exclaimed:
That's a mighty lucky knapsack
boy!' :
carry it.
After that it was useless to argue
the knapsack question with him.
Youths Companion.
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UndsrtOw and Overflow.

Tho old sailor sat on the stringpiece
Of the South street pier gazing sedately
at the swirls in the water alongside as
the tide swept out, when a young
man of his acquaintance came along.
.sWell, Jack, :" said the young man.
"what are you thinking about2"
The old man looked up at the ques.
toner, looked over toward the next
pier, where, as he would have said,
Ia VERY plump and stable young
woman" was sitting on the corner of a
lighter cabin. and then back at the
young man.
Write for tn papers. don't ye9" he
said.
Zone of them"
''See that young woman over
theres"
eyes"
Ever see one like her down to
Coney Island2"
yes"
"Hearn on 'em gittin' outside the
Life lines an drowndina"
Eyes.
"What should you say carried OF
'em beyond the life inesa"
1.-THE undertow."
The old sailor snorted.
Sonny, I've been readin' that ERE
nigh TO fifty year. However could
the undertow carry her out and she
on ten feet O water9 Don't ever you
write any such bilge water"
"What takes her out, then9"
ever see achip or stick in the surfa"
Eyes"
Ever see it wash up on the beachG"
eyes"
''Ever see it 60 out to sea instid9"
eyes"
''Did you ever happen to notice the
wind them ere time2"
''Not particularly"
'In course not. Nobody as hadn't
had the advantage of reg lar eddica-
ton at sea never notices important
circumstances like the wind There
never was no such thing as undertow
to hurt nobody. It's the overflow. It's
the gentle sellers as is BLOWN off
shore what carries the unfortunits
outen their depths an browns 'em
afore the streamin' eyes O their heart
broken relations what's powerless tc
render EN- any aid whatever, cause
there would never no old tomatoes and
spilled animals come for to veX sea-
shore boardin' house bosses if there
was any sech thing as undertow for to
carry of 'em off. New York Sun.
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Cured His Little Hoy.



A special dispatch from Washington says
that Hon. Samuel F. Phillips, of North
Carolina, who was appointed Solicitor Grn
eral by President Grant, and held that office
continuously until Cleveland WAS inaugu-
rated, isInot seeking office. In his case the
office seeks the man. President Harrison
no: long ago offered Mr.. Phillips his old po-
sition, which he declined. The President
then offered him the position OF United
States Judge OF Florida, which Mr.. Phillips
also declined to accept Subsequently The
President, without consulting him, appoint
ed him United States Commissioner 10 set
tie Venezuelan claims which office Mr.
Phillips has also declined, having accepted
The position of rcsden; counsel OF the
Venezuelan government AT IA salary q
$4,000 year. The President cann"l dc
better than appoint Mr.. Phillips Associate
Justice Of the Supr, me- Court.
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y The Shashin Shimpo is the name of
a Photographic journal published in
Japan.
An English lady has left $50, 900 to be
devoted to the photographing Of the
stars, planets and nebule.
There is no landscape photograph
which cannot be improved by the addi-
ton of good cloud effects, and the best
way in nearly every case II to print with
o separate cloud negative.
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ifi,tOriral Dnrunont.

\ curious. historical document hangs
IN the private Office Of Judge John j.
German at West Fourteenth street,
New York i,purports to be ihe original
commission Granted by john Han
cock. president of the United States,
on Oct 10, .7,6, to John Paul Jones,
the great naval hero of the Revolution.
The signature Of President Hancock is
in his we'll known round hand, and
the script OF John Paul Jones name
appears to have been written in the
same bold hand. Exchange
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The stalks from old asparagus beds
should be burned, and good dressing Of
manure spread over the ground. Young
plants may be set out now as well as at
any season, when the ground is in good
condition. In heavy, wet soil it is best
to plant in spring. Any good, rich gar
den soil is suitable for asparagus; newly
set plants should be lightly covered dur
ing winter.
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a sSOrtcsst0u~ Evil.


The crime Of bribery and corruption al The
polls has been on the increase IL rcccn.
years until il has become Il pmlcniON- evil
menacing The very foundations OF lir,
institutions