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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28
The Tiger of the Be lch

The octopus, who turks in the cora,
reefs or under the lodges, has only %
show himself 70 make brave man
chill. The tiendish perseverance with
which the shark follows ship day
after day melts ones nerve away.
There is death il the touch of the
Observation-Disclosures in the fall of a
whales fiukes eternity in the rush of
breakers on a rocky shore. Bat the
Guinness of all these IS overshalowed
F.. by the soft purring AID gentle tapping
of the tiger of the beach the unseen
beast who gathers a dozen victims
where another claims one.
We stand here on the sandy shore
with the surf only knee high The
sky Is clear, the sun shines brightly,
and there are hundred people about
rs. If one should predict danger he
would be lidiculed. What's that?
! The sand suddenly cuts out from I'M
der orr feet, feeling as if some one had
pulled at a rope We stood on Wa; it
q cave? Did some one pull a stick
away? No. 1t was the soft, low
gIowling of the tiger of the beach-a
note of wa. ming. It was the under
tow 1t started you for a moment,
but Won soon forget it and push for
ward iato the surf Now YOU stand
just nigh to get the should r breakers
As they roll in, and in the excitement
yol forget the cruel fangs and sharp
claws waiting for you. The shore is
only II few yaids away. Men, women,
and child Ell are laughing why should
YOU fear?
OF a sudden the water deepens.
lou push back and jump the roller
thunderi9g in, and now there is no
sand for Your feet 10 touch. The I'M
lie tow has been pulling, pushing, and
coaXlng YOU on, and now! You can
swim. You are startled but You SEQ
the shore is nigh. You strike ont
bravely, bat your legs feel as if
weighted down. The vexed waters
leat YOU and keep you short of breath
. 1ou exert more strength. You make
a grand effort. You are simply startled
ut the mysterious something which has
dragged you out.
All h See his face blanch, See
his Wild strokes! Lock into his eyes
and read the horror they express. The
undertow IS cold-cold as we'll as mer-
Giles. It has pulled him out and down
the coast foot by foot, until he sud
denly realizes that he is drowned. Ii
men notice that he is far out no one
speaks OF it. Ii they see him beating
the water they pass it by as sport.
The tiger of the beach has crept down
among q hundred people in open day
to snatch victim, and he has accom-
lished it.
Help, Help"
1t comes too late. The life guards
are too far away. Even were they
right here they could not save him
He has been looking death in the face
for thu last two minutes, and he was
unnerved before he cried ont. He cried
out because men always do in their
last moments if they die like this.
Terror ha, blinded him. He does not
see the people running ND and down
the beach. Terror has made him deaf
He does not hear the shouts sent out
10 him 10 make last effort Even as
they shout be throws up his hands.
utters a long drawn cry of agony and
the spot where we last saw his head is
now covered with foam. The tiger has
pulled him down.-Ne,r York S1tl.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

THOSE who use DobbinS' Electric Soap
each week, tdnd their name is lGaio1l
save their clothes and strength. and let the
soap do the work. Did gGu ever try it ?
II not, do so next Monday sUre. Ask your
grocer for if
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

GREAT inventions have been made this
Nineteenth century. but none more great o..
needed than DR.. Bulls Vegetable Worm
Destroyer5. Mothers know this By mail.
20 cents. John d. Park. Cincinnati. OHIO.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

TIE ENTIHE look is ably written. and
gives TRASHY information for everyone
growing fruit OF any sort or kind Sent
orange Jttd,i turnicr.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

A Nontichiari batteries Of artillery
using snoaeless powder kept I'D ire
tor half al hour without thei. positions
being disco cred
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28
German
Syrup

G. Gloger, Druggist, WatertoWn,
Wis, This is the opinion of man
who keeps a drug store, sells all
medicines, comes in direct contact
with the patients and their families,
and knows better than anyone else
how remedies sell, and what true
merit they have. He hears Of all
the failures and successes, and can
therefore judge Il know of no
medicine for Coughs, Sore Throat,
or Hoarseness that had done such ef-
tectIyc work IN my
Coughs, family as BOschee'S
r..aa. German Syrup. Last
oo'o '''0 ga" winter a lady called
Hoarseness. at my store, who was
suffering from very
severe cold. She could hardly talk,
and | tollsllcr about German Syrup
and that a few doses would give re-
lief; but She had no confidence IN
patent medicines. ! told her to take
a bottle, and ii the results were not
satisfactory | would make 10 charge
for it. \ few days after she called
and paid for it, saying that she
would never hcWithout ii III future as
q few doses had Given her relief q
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28
Established 1850.

Dresses. Gents Clothing. Feathers. Gloves.
etc. Dyed or Cleaned, Plush Garments
Steamed at otto Tietch's Dye Works. w
Water s.. Milwaukee. Send Tor Circular
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

THE world generally gives honor to
whom honor is due. " Public approval
has given SAPOLlO the first place in its
line Try 4 cake.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

No SAFER REMEDY can be hnd for
Coughs and Colds, or any trouble of the
Throat. than "BrOUa'S Bronchial TrOclt-
Cs.' Price, 70 cts. Sold Only IN boxes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

TIE pugllst who gets worsted feels
that he is in the wrong box.-Gieas Falls
RtDnbltcnn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

THE world is full of people who tire
themselves to death in looking for rest
-EdAt'S HyrR.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

SACKCLoTH. becomingly made up, and
without the ashes, looks well in lent
PicdYuae
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

It's easier 10 pop the question than
10 question pop afterwards P.HS5uTg
Ur0uicic.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

A GREEDY man should wear plaid
vest, so AZ 10 keep a check on his
stomach. -jsiyfr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28
SHIL0H'S
CONSUMPTION
CURE.

TIE success of this Great Cough Cure is
without a parallel in the history Of medicine.
All druggists are authorized 10 sell it on a pos
tive guarantee, test that no other cure can sue.
cessfuly stand. That it may become known,
the Proprietors, az an enormous expense, are
placing Sample Bottle Free INTO every home
IN the United States and Canada. II you have
Cough, Sore Throat, or Bronchitis, use il. Tor
il vii! cure yor. If your child has the Group,
or Whoopjrg Cough. use il promptly, and relief
is sire. II YOU dread that ilsidious disease
Corsumation, Use il. ASK your Druggist for
SI!IOH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, 90 cts. and
81 90. II yolr Lungs are sore CT Back lame,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28
Judge Wisely.

Don't Judge man by his clothes
God made one and the tailor the
other
Don't judge him by his relations, for
Cain belonged to good family.
Don't Judge man By his speech, for
a parrot talks, but the tongue is but
an instrument Of sound
Don't judge man by his failure in
life, for many man fails because he
is too honest to succeed.
Don't judge man By the house he
lives in, for the lizard and the rat often
inhahit the grandest structures.
When man dies, they who survive
linn ask " hat property he has left be
hind. The angel who bends over the
DIVING man asks what good deeds he
has sent before him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

n afflicted VIVA Sore Eyes. use Dr.
I>aac lhompson,s Eyc Water. Druggists
sell it. Is cents.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

Fest. easiest 10 use and cheapest. i'iSo's
Remedy for tatarTh. by druggists. SOC.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

TIE blll-poster knows his place, and
there he sticks oHktrS Statesman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

ElIS.-Ail Hts stopped free 10y DIR. KIfne-s
Great Nerve Restorer. Motifs after first dav u.s.,
Marvellous cures Treatise allO s2fV Iiul bottle free
Fit cases. send 20 br ki!Hc 9S1 -trCI -. Tlila Pa
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28

rrE,uAN's PIIIs cure Sex Headache.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-28
Hoods
Sarsaparilla
TOO Doses Ore Dollar

sold by ell druggists. 81; six rs5. Prepared onl
10y c. l. HOOD 4 co, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mas.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
Going to Canossa.

A correspondent asks: What is meant
by going to Canossa:"
The saying refers to the humiliating pill
grimage made by the Emperor Henry "
to Italy in the year 1O77. Henry had OBJ
jected TO the claims advanced by Gregory
Hildebrand, and, refusing to submit, was
communicated by that pontiff. The en-
peror at first laughed at the sentence, but
took a more serious view when he found
himself deserted even by his personal at
tendants, and resolved on journey TO Italy
to make his peace with the pope. The lat
ter was then at the Castle of Canossa, a
fortress OF the Countess Mathilda, and sit
uated in the mountains of Modena. Thither
the emperor fastened, but the pope refused
TO see him save under the most degrading
conditions.
The desperate situation of Henry com
PEELED him to submit, and for three days
and nights, barefooted and bareheaded,
clad only in a hair shirt. the raiment of a
penitent, he waited at the gate. At the
end of this fearful penance, which was I'M
dergone in the month of January he was
admitted 10 the papal presence, was alb
solved and received his dominions as a
gift from the pope. The expression has
eyer since been current as indicative of alb
ject submission on any terms imposed by
the conqueror-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
She Gave Herself Away.

Judge Davis was one day in his private
Office when ne was president of the senate
and acting vice-president. a woman came
into he room to see him. He turned and
said. We'll, madam, what can l do for
youE' She was neatly dressed il black,
with an air Of extreme poverty. She told
a wretched tale of sorrow and suffering,
wind NJ up with the climax that she and
her little family were actually starving
and lad not tasted food for two days. The
Judge seemed deeply moved. He excused
himself for not attending TO the case for
the 10 oment, as the senate was nearly ready
TO open.
He looked at his watch with an air Of
vexation, as if it were not going, and said,
"can any one tell me what time it is"
His visitor pulled out a gold watch and
told him the time. The judge said, Can
it be true that your children have been
without food for two days VIII en- you have
a golL watch in the house, The woman
saw the point Of the judges question and
called out, You are hateful old thing, -
and iJunced out Of the room. She was a
profes sional dead beat.-San Francisco
ArgOl ant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
ILLINOIS LAWS.
Before the Legislature. aud How
They Pared.

Hon. George W. Vinton, of Moline,
who is making splendid record in the
legislature by his energy, zeal and fore
sight, was in the city Saturday, and when
questioned by an ARGUS representative
as to various measures in which he was
particularly interested, said;
"Weli, there have been q number Of
measures in which l have taken psrticu-
lar interest. You know, of course, about
my worlds fair bill snd its provisions. l
believe it is coming out all right. Then
there is the bill for hospital west Of the
Illinois river. 1t is in good shape, ard l
have reason to think il will become law,
though it has involved much hard work,
I can assure you"
The proposed new banking law was a
measure which I opposed. 1t provided
that no bank should have less than S2J, =
600 and should be inspected by national
bank inspectors. The tendency of the
bill was to dry up many Of our smaller
banks. l voted against the bill which
was beaten.
The militia bill to appropriate Sl32,-
500 to support the state militia was re-
ported By the committee on militia.
The appropriation committee cut it down
to $4,000. The house failed to concur
in the bill as thus provided and restored
the Original appropriation. The bill was
thus adopted aud passed. I supported
it because deemed the amount none to
large for our state militia inasmuch as
we had already gotten rid of the Pinker-
tons and the conspiracy set
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
Stove, More Common Than Furnaces.

y comparatively very small proportion
o. the homes in the country are supplied,
Or ever will be supplied, with furnaces.
The work Of heating must be done with
stoves. They are less expensive, they heat
d single room, while there : no economy
IL furnace unless II Is used 10 heat the
entire house. And then there Is some
thing in the homeless. wandering tenant
CT aracter Of our population that will for
many years insure Permanency to an arti-
Gle Of furniture that can be moved from
house 20 house or from room TO room.
Never in the history Of artificial heating
has the condition Of eqGable temperature
been so near perfection as in the heating
stoves Of the present day. And never has
the price, stated IN the purchasing power
Of money and the labor required to pro-
duce il, been 80 low
And as the brazier and stove of the an
clients could NJ times be used for cooking,
the development Of this implement took a
twpfOld direction. While the furnace and
pa-lor heater provide warmth, the range
discharges al duties IN regard to cooking.
Fine as were the roasts prepared in the
chimney of the baronial hall, savory as
was the baking done IN the old fashioned
DCtch oven, both are equaled or exceeded
IN he kitchen range Of today. With the
SIN 4llest possible expenditure Of room, the
greatest saving Of fuel and the most per-
fec arriving 1t results, Americans may
vel assure themselves they cannot hope
TO be better served than now.-Chicago
Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

The banks always work of their silver
three cent pieces just "a soon as they can. -
says a Springfield bank man. I'VE took
in twenty-oae dollars in three cent pieces
one day over four months ago from an in
surance agent who took them in payment
for life insurance premium, and we have
only Just got rid Of them. The man who
paid them for his life insurance had col
lected them in the course Of trade" As
the three cent piece i legal tender only for
five dollars, tl.e bank was not obliged TO
accept so large a sum IN such small de
nomination. The coinage of the three
cent piece began in 1851 and ceased in 1873,
after 81 ,2S2, 0S7.2O had been issued in this
forn.-Springfield (Mass.l Homestead.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
Hot Water at Twenty-ave Cents a Cup.

\ man who had every appearance Of be-
ing well fed and IN good health sauutered
into a fashionable up town cafe few morn
ing ago and, after deliberately divesting
hin self Of hat, coat and gloves, seated him
self IL a coy corner and began TO read a
newspaper. \ polite waiter put napkin
and a glass Of water on the table and
wal ed for IN order. He must have known
his customer, for he waited patiently for
nearly ten minutes. Then the deliberate
MAJ quietly ordered cup OF hot water.
Have 1t boiling not" said he. The hot
water was soon brought, and the gentle
mar slipped 1t as rapidly as possible. When
the cup was empty he said, Bring me
anot her one and some celery"
The second cup of hot water was slipped
more leisurely, and the eating of the celery
occupied about half an hours time, the
guest reading his paper meanwhile. When
the check was brought ii read, Two cups
hot water, fifty cents; one portion celery,
forty cents" II was paid without a muir
muir. and after the man had departed the
waiter communicated to a curious observer
at the next table the fact that "a good
many gentlemans come here and breakfast
Just that way."-New York Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

THE campaign in Iowa this fall is TO
be a practical one. The republicans are
bound TO conduct their contest on the
basis OF memories scd emotion. They
are several years too late We have
gone beyond the period when they can be
successful. The present and the future
concern the people now, and the ques-
tons which affect them sre the ones
which will be factors IN the campaign .
Now the Keokuk Democrat asks
Can Iowa successfully race with the liber.
al and progressive states while shackled
with the dead weight of prohibition?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

JOHN YoCNG Brown, the democratic
candidate for governor Of Kentucky, is
reputsd TO be the only man who ever
made General Butler vince. 1t was in
the closing hours of the Forty third con-
gress, Of which both we're members. But
Ter, with 81 earnestness seemingly born
Of hate, hsd been advocating a measure
intended to give the southern people
The bill and its advocate excited Young 5
indignation, and in the course of an i'm
FASHIONED philippe be said; 10 Scotland
years ago, there was q man whose trade
was murder, and he earned his livelihood
by selling the bodies Of his victims for
gold. This mans name was linked to
his crimes. aud today, throughout the
world, it is known as Burkiug. If were
TO characterize all that was pusillsnimous
in war, inhumsn IN peace, forbIdding in
morals and Infamous ia politics l should
call it Butlerizing" This denuncistion
30 amazed and confused Butler that he
was unable to reply. but the house gave
him some satisfaction by censuring
Young.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
A Mexican Drink.

The humble but inspiring mescal il de-
rived from such imposing scientific terms
as the aguave Americana, magney and
American aloe. In his report to Agricult-
ural Secretary Rusk, Special Agent Pos
ton, of this city, says the plant is species
Of the numerous family of cacti indigenous
10 Arizona, southern California, Texas,
New Mexico and Mexico. The Aztecs,
when found by the Spaniards, used the
plant for cordage, mating, brooms, brush
Is, shoes, bedding and various domestic
purposes. They roasted the pulp for food
and fermented the juice into ''pulque."
The latter has been improved by modern
civilization into that strong but not repul-
sive drink called mescal
The maguey plant natures in seven
years, becoming cabbage headed in shape,
with prickly guards. 1t weighs from
twenty-five to fifty pounds. The various
layers as roasted by the natives are nu-
tritious and purgative. The pulp is fer
nented in a rawhide vat. The City OF
Mexico drinks 90, 600 pints of pulque daily,
Or pint per capita, which ratio prevails
generally throughout Mexico, pulque be-
ing the national beverage, like wine in
france, beer in Germany or bulge" in
Yankeedom.
Mescal flowers make excellent honey.
Deer and antelope seek them eagerly. The
stalk of the plant grows twelve to twenty
feet high, and is used in Mexican domestic
architecture. Nescal distilleries are very
simple, and more secret than any moon
sinners still. Maguey has been immemo-
rally cultivated in old Mexico, but is not
raised north OF the line. In Arizona for
twenty-five years past mescal has averaged
$50 per gallon new, with one dollar added
for each year of maturity. y higher grade
article Is called tequila, and is worth over
ten dollars per gaIlon.-PhoeniX "A. T.
Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

Let all fair women beware Of using bis
muth as a face powder, for the intense
light of electricity, now so much employed
for illuminating bathrooms and reception
rooms, even dinner tables, has an unfort-
innate way of causing the metal to glitter
like block tin. The electric light and
beauty and bismuth do not 60 well to-
uether
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

THE only way to relieve the people of
the evils i'm posed by 80 years of republic
can rule in this country IS to put the re-
publican party out Of power by giving
the democracy control OF the govern
ment. There is no practical half way
ground between right and wrong in poll
tics, any more than 10 morals.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

Miss Frances Wizards long practice in
presiding at public meetings has given her
an ease of manner in the chair that many
a man might envy. She is among the few
women who produce the impression of be
ing no more embarrassed when acting as
chairman for a large assembly than she
would feel with single guest in her own
drawing room.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

Mr.. INGALLS, is advising the republic
can party as TO its future course. Mr..
Ingalls, himself tried to act on this advice
when it was too late, and it is doubtful
if the republican party would save itself
By adopting the same course two years
later
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
Left to the Rain.

Milkman-Shall leave the usual quart
of milk on the front step, ma am, in the
morning?
Mistress of the House-No. think a
pint win be enough, it looks SO much
like rain.-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

One OF the recitation rooms at Wellesley
has been turned into parlor for the col
lege housemaids and made attractive with
easy chairs. plants, etc. 1t was done by
the Christian association.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

About once fortnight put teaspoonful
of soda in your coffee and tea pots, add a
little water AID let boil until sweet and
clean. Wash and rinse.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03

Engla and has more women workers than
any other country in proportion to popu-
lation; 70 per cent. of the industrial classes
are women
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
Thought So.

What became Of that Samuels Cir
that Potterby was flirting with last sum
mer?'
You mean the girl that Pottery:
thought he was flirting with. She mar
RED m."-London Tit-Bits
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
The Eirnt Stove.

The first step in the development of the
stove was an open hearth. In some nations
it has never advanced beyond that stage.
The Esquimau TO this day, and the Indian,
too, for the matter of that, heat their
dwellings by building a fire in the center
of the room or hut. and permitting the
smoke to escape through a hole in the roof.
The consideration Of light requires that
this hole should be large enough to give
easy egress 70 the vapor, and the larger
it is, of course, the more heat will escape.
At the same time the inmates of the dwell
ing will have the same trouble that tor
mented the life of Kit Carson's pioneer.
II he have fire enough 20 warm him he
will burn; if he have not enough it will do
him no good. Chicago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-03
Addressing a Woman.

What is a man TO DO who receives letter
in manitestly feminine hand signed by a
stranger, say, M L. Jones?" Is he to re-
ply TO Mr.. ". l. Jones, or TO Miss or to
Mrs? Is il TO be Dear Sir, or Dear Madam,
or what' Suppose it is Mary l. Jones. He
knows then that he mustn't say Mr., but
that is all he knows. Shall he address her
as Mrs or Miss Mary L. Jones' That be
cannot tell The chances are that he will
make wrong guess, and that she, on get
ting the letter. will laugh at his stupidity.
London Tit-BIts.
Mrs. Eleanor Kirk Ames. the authoress,
IS as industrious as she Is successful. She
is constantly occupied at her charming
home il Brooklyn with revising proofs,
correcting manuscripts and collating liter
airy information, As well As in creative
writing Her noted book is Information
for Authors"