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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
THE POULTRY YARD.
Poultry Notes.

GREEN food, gravel, ground bone,
pure water, and good dust bath, arc as
important as regular feeding and warm
shelter.
You can soon grade up common
flock so that, for egg and meat produc-
ton, they Will compete fayorably with
the pure breeds.
AVOID having your hens too fat, as
eggs from such are less apt to be fertile.
They should be kept with appetltes
moderately sharp.
PLYMOUTH ROCKS are not persistent
sitters with us, but when We come to
market them, they pull down The scales
and FIJI lip the platter nicely.
FEEDING poultry just when you think
of it, or get around to 1t, Is poor policy.
On the no care, no feed plan, breath of
eggs and good flesh is sure to follow.
BREAD and butter is good, but if YOU
had to make three meals a day from 1t
for six months, you would like a
change. The fowls like variety as well
as you.
THE Partridge Cochin is undoubtedly
one of our prominent breeds. They are
we'll fitted for city or rural life. They
are extremely quiet, hardy, healthy, and
good winter layers. Their flesh Is good
and presentable in color-the color that
suits the majority of the American peo-
pie. They are handsome in plumage
and possess a good share of useful
qualities.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

THE APIARf.
Apiary Notes.

ALoosE, slack-looking apiary is I'M
pardonable.
TO SECURE cells above a full stock,
you must use perfect excluding zine.
IF you mean to observe or celebrate
Arbor Day this year, set out a linden, or
two or a dozen. This Will give you shade
and honey plant too.
\ WRITER in the British Bee Keepers
Adviser has noticed droues crowdIng III
given area at time of queen fertiliza-
ton so as to resemble a swarm.
There is nothing that arouses the
anger of bees and causes q quicker te-
sentiment than crushing them between
combs and Under hive covers. by using
some kind of mat over the frames, a
large part of this difficulty Will be re-
moved.
ONE who has never cared for bees
should remember that bees, like animals,
are very apt TO return to their old homes
if they are near by. In buying a hive,
get them some distance from where You
wish to keep them, or you may find them
gone some day:
DR.. MILLER says: 4 have mdde the
mistake of raising some very poor queens
by giving the bees no uusealed brood
whatever, except some Just Matched, or
eggs alone, and then supposing they
could not raise q2orn, from anything
but very young Larvae.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
FASHION NOTES.

WHITE Saxony lace is used for dresses. |
DOTTED muslins are revived for EN-
pire gowns.
NARROW brimmed sailor hats are worn
again.
PIQUE fats and sun bonnets are liked
for children.
GLOVES match costumes instead oil be-
ing In contrast.
MoUsSELINE DE SOLE is used for plas-
irons and undersleeves.
DRAPERIEs are rapidly disappearing In
favor of straight skirts.
STRIPED India silks are newer than
those with detached figures.
LARGE soft silk ties, the color OF the
gown, are much worn.
DARK greer twill silk is the popular
material for nice umbrellas.
SLEEVES of different color and fabric
from the gown increase IN favor.
CHtDREN's hats are trimmed with
Wreaths of flowers laid fiat on the brIm.
CREAM white paper and envelopes
lined with pink are among the novel
ties.
TRAVELLING bonnets are trimmed with
an Alsatian bow of velvet edged with
gold braid.
ORANGE MORE is nsed by fashionable
dressmakers as a garnlture for white
WOODEN gowns.
LARGE white straw hats trimmed with
flowers viii be worn more than ever
during the summer.
EAsY-FITrING ''sac" gloves of heavy
kid, loose wristed and without buttons.
are worn with travelling dresses.
l., 4 a. I.
OF iallle Ffanca.se wear better than
those with the heavier cords.
NECKLACES Of gold beads, now so
fashionable, have the large center
bead set with a handsome diamond.
SAsHEs are tied in a soft knot, instead
of bow, in the middle Of the back,
with two ends falling nearly to the foot
of the skirt.
SOFT finished piques with delicate
cOlored grounds streWn with small flow
ers or white figures are used for summer
dresses.
More tailor gowns are worn in
Paris this season than ever before.
They are only just beginning to be APP
preciated by French women.
For dressy occasion a small mantle is
more effective tnan a jacket, no matter
how costly in fabric or how enriched
with embroidery or other garniture it
may be.
A BRoAD-BRNIMED, fiat. crowned direc-
toire hat of black open work horse hair
is feed with rows of pink baby" rib
bon run in and out Cf black lace. and
has wreath of pink roses around the
crown tied by large bow at the back.
BRoCHE alpacas are among the most
popular of new fabrics. They are light
and silky III appearance, shed the dust,
are not cdsilF Crushed, end make ex-
ceedingly dressy yet Ine&pefIsiFe cos
TUNES. a little MORE or passementerie
is used for trimming.
A pRETTY tea-gOWn is of black Chan
lilly lace draped oFet pink silk, with a
soft front of pink creme de Chine, held
in position by ribbons OF the same
shade, which are carried across c
shoulders, terminating in the form OF a
Y at the back, Under the hanging lace
sleeves are closely Fitted ones of pink
silk
A STYLISH brown straw sailor hat has
seven rows of bright rel baby" ribbon
around the crown. There are two large
rosettcs of the same kind OF ribbon,
one red and one brown, with an aigrette
between them, arranged upon the
side. This is tue newest way of trim
ming this style of hat.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
keepii,g Flowers.

A great deal has been written on the
preservation of cut flowers, but the
matter is still imperfectly understood
bv most people. 1t is important to
know. not only how to take care Of
them after being cut, but how to cut
them. On this latter point practical
hint NAV be of service to our readers.
II might not occur to them that it
made any serious difference whether
the stems we're broken off or cut with
the knife IL scissors.
A sharp knife is the right tool for
this purpose, as it leaves the sap yes
sells of the stems open for the absorb
ton of water, while scissors crush and
compress these vessels so that their
absorptive power is more or less de
stroyed Like injury may be done by
breaking off the stems, especially if
they are tough. II the flowers are
put into water immediately the ends
of the stems should be cut with Il
sharp knife, as the sap vessels will
probably have become clogged with
coagulated matter.
Cut flowers often suffer from too dry
an atmosphere. 1t IS difficult to avoid
this in our artificially heated rooms,
but we may at least put the blossoms
in the coolest part of the room. Near
a window, and especially bay-win-
dow, the temperature is generally sew
eral degrees lower than In other parts
of the room, as YOU will see if YOU will
test it with thermometer. The best
authorities say, moreover, that the
flowers should have the benefit of
light, and even of sunshine i'll most
cases, though there is popular preIu-
dice against exposing them to the lat
ter. On the other hand, they suffer,
as plants do, from sudden alterations
of temperature and from draughts.
In the case of blossoms that fall to
pieces easily, it is a good idea to let
fall drop of gum or mucilage into the
center, which will keep the petals to-
gether at the base. To prevent this
from running out before it hardens, the
flowers should be kept upright by put
ting their stems through the bottom Of
q sieve or sticking them in sand. With
the aid Of camel's hair brush or "a
pointed stick large number of flowers
may be gummed in a short time.
When flowers have been carried a
long distance IN close boxes or eases
they often appear withered or worth
less, but with proper treatment they
may be revived and restored to their
original beauty. Instead of at once
being put into vases and exposed to
the hot dry air of the parlor, they
should either be spread out on wet
flannel or moss and covered with a
dish-cover or inverted box, or else put
i'll pans containing moss and water or
wet sand, in which they can be set up
right, and then shut up in the dark for
a few hours. If they do not regain
their freshness under this nursing
there is no hope for them, but in all
ordinary cases their recovery Is GER
tain. -yO1undIO Of ChemiSbV.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
Keeping Supcriious Horses.

1t is comparatively few farmers who
can accomplish all that they expect.
They lay out plans that require more
men and team help than they can COM
mand. OF late years it is increasingly
difficult to hire reliable farm help; but
horses are always to be had for the
money if the farmer wants to purchase
them. 1t is in this way that many over
stock themselves with horses. The evil
is the worse for the fact. that an idle
horse in the stable is a temptation to
the owner or to his family to drive
around the country, instead of attend
ing strictly to their business. We be-
lieve that farmers do we'll to visit each
other and learn different and improved
methods of farming; but the season for
this is mainly in winter, when farm
work is not pressing. 1t is hardly pos
sible for a farmerto leave work for any
thing in the growing season without
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

when it comes the custom to encouraoe
and cultivate the inclination to convert
the greatest amount of food into the
most profitable returns, and TO breed
out traits that have tendency for form
ing surplus flesh, Tn qe may have a
pleasing effect to the eye, but flesh
forming COW during her milking term is
Improbable in the dairy, and no matter
how royal her lineage may be, she is not
to be depended upon as reliable
breeder of profitable dairy stock.-Jer-
cau RuIJ.fin
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
THE ORCHARD.
Insect DeStroyers

FOR the currant or gooseberry worm
use White Hellebore, Yeratrum album.
1t can be busted on the plants with a
dredging box or q bellows, first poinr
over bushes and sprinkling them with
water. Or powder can be used in water.
one ounce to three gallons of water. an
plying with a whisk broom, asprinkling
can, or a hand force pump.
For the cabbage caterpillar, the In
sect EXterminator, and the Pyrethrum
powder, are both sure IN their effects.
They can be busted on the plants with
bellows, and this is the best means of
applying them; some recommend using
the powder in water, one ounce to gall
Ion of water, applying it with "a force
pump, but carrying water is more labor
ious and sometimes can be provided
only with considerable difficulty; be-
sides, it is unnecessary, as the worms
are on the outsides of the leaves, and
can always be reached by the dry pow
der. Cabbage and caulihower growers
provided with bellows and the Insect
Exterminator can bid defiance to this
pest.
The cherry and pear slug can be de-
stroyed by the Exterminator or the
Pyrethrum powder, an ounce to three
gallons of water, applied with d force
pump.
Orchardists should not fail to use the
means now at their disposal for the sure
destruction of the Goblin moth, the
great pest of the apple orchards, and
producing greater loss therein than all
other causes. Paris green or London
purple, one pound to 200 gallons of wa
ter, applied to the trees with "a force
pump, Will kill this insect. The appli-
cation should be made promptly at the
time the blossom is falling, and again
about two weeks later This substance
at the same time rids the trees of cankcr
worms, leaf rollers and the tent cater
pillars.
The curculio, which stings plums,
cherries, and sometimes pears, can be
destroyed by the same means as the
Goblin moth, applying the liquid at the
time the blossoms fall, and twice again
at intervals of ten days.
Plant lIc5 of all kinds, and many other
insects can be destroyed by the kerosene
emulsion, or mixture of Kerosene and
soap. 1t can be prepared by taking soft
soap one quart, or hard brown soap, or,
what is still better, whale oil soap, one
fourth pound; two quarts hot water, and
one pint kerosene. Stir till all are per-
manentIy mixed Then to one part Of
this mixture add fifteen parts of water:
force pItmp is the best Instrument to
apply it with, as d powerful stream
sends it into cracks and seams not
otherwise reached. - Fic6S Magazine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

Why should DR.. Picrce's medicines not
distance all competitors in amount of sales,
as they are doing, since they are the only
medicines sold by druggists possessed ofsuch
wonderful curaliyes properties as to warrant
their manufacturers in guaranteeing them
TO cure the diseases for which they are rec
commended. You get q cure or money paid
for them returned. The Doctors Golden
Medical Discovery" cures all diseases
caused by arrangement OF liver, as bilious
ness, indigestion or dyspepsia; also all
blood skin and scalp diseases, letter, salt
rheum, scrolulous SORES and swellings and
kindred ailments
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
It's Often Thus.

From the Terrc Hautc ENpross.
In the dry goods house: Mrs. Dove
leigh Edgar, You had better let me
carry a ,ew Of those bundles. Pm
afraid they are more than you can man
age"
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures. You know
as well es J that it is my duty and chief
delight 10 bear your btirdens, mt dear
(Admiring glances and murmuTs from
all the other Women).
At Home: Mr.. Doveleigh-" Maria,
90 get bod of coal, aad be quick abottt
it And, say The next time you Rave
su h a loi d Is tn g to bring home,
you'd Letter hire DIR Y, do you hear?
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
Bits of Information.

Clear ice two inches thick will bear
the weight of a man.
Mount Everest, IN Thibet, IS the
highest elevation On earth-29, 600 feet.
Until 1776 cotton spinning was per-
formed by the hand spinning wheel.
Glass windows were first introduced
into England in the eighth century.
Albert Durer gave the world a
prophecy of future wood engraving in
1927
Cotton first raised in the United
States Virginia. 1921; first exported
from United States, 1747.
America was discovered In 1872; the
Franco German war, 1s70-71; battle of
Bull Run, July q, 1861.
The first electric telegraph, Pad
dinFton to Dravt6n, England, 1885.
Morses telegraph was invented the
same year.
\ barrel Of rice weighs COO pounds:
ether first used IN operations, 1874;
I; firfin of butter weighs 56 pounds;
pyramids first erected 2l70 b. c. (D.
The average human life is thirty-one
years; the greatest depth of Lake
Michigan is 900 feet; kerosene has
been used for Illuminating since June,
1926
Grinpowder first used by Chinese 4.
y. Sc; the first horse railroad was
built in 1867; modern needles first
came into use in 1915: coaches were
first used in England in 1869
\ storm moves thirty-six miles per
hour; hurricane moves eighty miles
per hour; gold was discovered in Cali
fornia in 1913; the first iron steamship
was built in 1880; cotton gin invented
by Eli Whitney, 1893
The Bible contains 3, $50, $50 letters.
773,746 words, 3l,173 verses, 1,1S9
chapters, and 66 books. The word
"and" occurs 46,277 times. The word
Lord" occurs /, $50 times. The word
reverend occurs but once, which is
in the 9th verse of the l11th Psalm.
The middle verse is the Sth verse of
the 116th Psalm.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
A Youth Marries an old woman.
From Peslh Zeitnng.

a curious wedding has just taken
place at LODI. A young man. Is years
Of age, and of good post on, for some
unaccountable reason married poor
widow with a numerous family. The
"blushing" bride is in her 74th year /!
The happy" bridegroom has now
eleven stepsons and daughters, the old
est of whom is 80; besides twenty-three
grandchildren and twenty-three great
standchildren-and all that at IS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
,lNer- Driving Drift UorsnS.

The true draft horse is too heavily
built for fast driving He has strength
of limb to get over the ground rapidly
if necessary, but his weight makes his
feet strike too heavily on hard roads,
and this evil is intensified when driven
fast. 1t is this that gives currency to
the idea that heavy horses have naturally
poor feet. They are not adapted to the
work, and thus wear out before tn 9ir
time. If always driven slowly, draft
horses remain in good condition until
they are old. They are not = nervous
horse, and with horses, as with men, it
is worry; not work, that kills.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

Prof. C. \. Fernald says: The best
way to destroy these is to shower the
trees with Paris green when the apples
are the size of peas. Be careful to
shower early, as late on, vi hen the APP
pies are larger, and hang down on their
stems, there is a chance for the lodge
ment of the powder, thus endangering
the fruit, but taken in season there is
not the slightest danger from its use.
The female lays from fifty to sixty eggs.
She goes about and deposits her eggs in
the blossoms, being careful not to leave
more than one egg in blossom; if she
sees her sister has been there before
her, she passes on to the next. l have
never seen but one worm in an apple.
If there comes rain, it IS necessary to
shower the tree again. There is danger
in using Paris green too strong, and
many have injured the foliage in this
way. have found one pound of the
Paris green to 125 gallons of water
amply sufficient to destroy them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

An kMHIGUous Wife
"Mrs. Dawson says that | am perfect
fright, even in the handsomest dress"
Husband-"Does she ?" Wife-''She
does. Now do / look ike right to
YOU, John ?" Husband" Look like a
fright to me? No, guess not. ] tell
you, May, it takes good deal to fright
an mo -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

What is it?" ] asked.
The sun ketchin the tops of the peaks,
he replied.
He took d couple OF torches from the bum
r,ls he carried and began TO light them at
the end Of the one he Had last used.
Wont you wait little-it will be light In
half an hour" | said.
Not down there" he replied; ITS pitch
dark mt noon in that almighty hole. Now.
he added. when the torches were well 1T,
take one of these, kick the snow well of
vour feet. keep one eve on me. and t'other
on the rocks and leave the rest to Provl-
dence.
With this last Injunction he stopped
down. and passed through the opening. We
followed, but singly, for we needed both
hand to make the perilous descent.
FRO BE CoNTINUED.)
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
tcrInin in Corn Hbtises

Mice make serious work among corn
In the ear i'll cribs. They work around
freely among the ears where cats cannot
follow them. Rats kill off the mice, but
are themselves worse than the 3ermin
they destroy, The best security against
termin III corn houses is to set the
building on posts capped with tin pan
so that mice cannot get around it. Then
if not brought in they cannot effect an
entrance. The corn house should be
cleared of all rubbish, cobs, and the
like at least once n year
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
Salt as "a Fertilizer,

The value of salt to make crops grow
does not mainly depend on the manurial
elements that it contains. 1t makes
those in the soil available. 1t is of lit
tie value on land poor in vegetable
matter. Wherever manure has been
used without due result, apply salt and
note its effect. The best salt is now
very cheap, and considering the greater
ease i'll distribution, costs less on the
land than the coarse Humps of impure
salt mixed with earth that used to be
sold for Putting on land:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
BARHEE TO frst customer in landl-

BARBER TO inst customer IN IandI-
SHAVE, SIT 10 second customer)-
Take chair, sir. shall be disengaged
who has recognized in the glass oppo,
ard enemy a-as; l wish to be
shaved and-ah-then | should like my
head washed-shampoocd, y know
ard atterward my hair cut, and-care-
fully curled." Llableau. L PgMcL.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
Get Hoods

If you have made UP your mind TO buy Hood $
SarsaraIilIa do not be induced To take any other
Hoods sarsaparlIa is a peculiar medicine, pos
scs.ing, 10y virtue Of its peculiar combination,
proportion and preparation, curative power
superior to any other article of the kind before
the people. BE sure TO get Hoods.
Il had been taking Hoods sarsaTaHlla Tor
dyspepsia. and in one store where tried TO buy
bottle The clerk tried to induce me 10 buy their
own instead Of Hoods; he told me theirs would
last longer that Knight takci ii on ten days Tlal'
that if J did not like il ] need not pay anything
etc But he could not prevail on me 10 change.
I told him / knew what Hood SaTsapariia Was.
had taken il, il agreed with me. was perfectly
satisfied with Hoods Sarsaparilla, and did not
ant any other I am always glad 70 sPeak "a
good word for this excellent medicine MRS.
Ella \. GoFF, 81 Terrace street, Boston, Mass.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

MERCHANT to applicant Tor s.tuati0n)
What is your name ~ Applicant
BILL Jones'" M.-"How old are you ?'
A.-"Fiteen." M.-"Fiiteen You are
very big for your age" A.-"Oh you
see ,s,,. my father is a plumlber ~, NJ
I'm q plumbers bill. That's always
biz for its age
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

PEOPLE do not discover until tao hfe that
the so-called washing powders not only eat
w their clothes, but ruin their ssin, and
cause rheumatism Use ao'hWg but Dob
bins Electric Soap. Have your grocer
l.nnn il
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
IARE Won the oirI WHO was

CARE you the girl who was to come to
our house as nurse" asked fashion,
able lady of the healthy looking girl
who had just entered the room. 81
am, ma am" II have examined your
references, and | Gnd them satisfactory.
You may begin next week." But if
We PLACE, ma am, Ia Ike tOask yez van
question" "What is ?" els its baby
or a poog dog that I'm to look alther ~
-McrcLaut Traruer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22
A GREAT TREASURE.
The Strange Mystery Surrounding
Its Disappearance.
4 STORY OF EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST.
By FRANK BARRETT.
CHAPTER XVIII.

HAD written q few
hurried lines from
Sacraincnto. tell
Ing Sir Edmund
tnat Lola had tax
en- the Great Hes
per. and intended
to re store it as
soon rs the snow
aaJi melted and
a IL ow e. us to
reach the cavern
in which it was
concealed. In an
swering this letter
he wr0tef
Are1. reading
your good news,
Edith and | won't
for a short stroll
through the park,
where we cncOun-
tered poor ' an
HOcck. W il 0 5 0
Voc = begone ap-
pcarance appealed
once IA orc 20
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-22

DoNr make an { , ifyou meet a girl Of
the () bearing huge psraso with
handle that looks like an p, because
they're iashionable-SbOe aud Leather
ReDOTter.