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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-11

The Athletic Club and the Base
ball Association may be amalga-
mated. In the event of their doing
50. q wooden bicycle track and a
cinder path will be made. 1t Is
hoped the combine Will be made.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-11

Some of the wheelmen, who
were out looking at the race track
last night, say the track IN It's
present condition Is too soft to
make fast time, and will probably
be from ten TO fifteen seconds
slower than it was on July 11th.
But they are going to put in big
!icks for those medals just the
same.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-11

THE PREMISES or BERH.
s& tania street, one block east OF
Thomas Square. lately occupied
by MIR. w. &. Peacock having frontage
Of 300 feet. The House contains twd
large Sitting Rooms, Dining Room, two
Bedrooms, Hall, etc, together with
Servants Quarters, Stables, etc. Fer
further particulars, apply to
368G-tf w. G. PEACOCK d co.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
what IL = Temperance Pledge?
1t is simply the promise of man or
lOman to abstain from all IntoXicat-

1t is simply the promise of a man or
woman to abstain from all lntoxicat-
ing liquors, and like any promise, to
make 1t good, requires an honest in
tentiOn and the ability to keep it.
1t IS naturally expected that any one
Will he able to keep such promise.
'Of course / can keep it." SAYS the
victim OF drink, and he fully believes
that he can, but the results of ObServ-
alton and experience haye proven that
we must not be too sure; there has Of
ten been failure of those who have
signed the pledge, to allow us to in
dulge in confidence in the ability of
man alone. We have been forced to
believe that the will of the man has
become incompetent, simply demon
allied slave TO the passions. Men do
not like to believe this of themselves,
and yet this article may come into the
hands Of some man who is just such a
slave; who has broken pledge after
pledge, and given up hope in despair,
and yet there is hope.
In the affairs of this world, if the
promise If one man is not broad
enough and strong enough to meet the
requirement, if he has not enough in
his own person, he begins to look about
for "iaCkiHg,' for endorsement; and
if he can get a good name on his pa
per he is all right. He NAV not own
a dollar; he may have been even PROV
en- muuthtul. careless about his pro
misses; bUt he Will be accepted in bust
ness circles to the extent Of the "hack-
I0- he can get. T,;ke notice however.
the dishonest and untruthful do not
yet Endorsement 80 i'm this matter
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
Mortgage Sale

Lebrecht Won BOrnstcdt. mOrtgagor. on the
Nltn day of May A. y. 1870, mOrtgaged to Carleton
College, mortgage, lot No seven n of block No
tlghtv-six ls6l of Superior Improvement Com
pany's addition to West Superior according TO
the plat thereof file and If record IN the Office
of the Register of Deeds OF Douglas county Wis.
consin, wherein said land is situated, to secure
the sum of twelve hundred dollars (S12OOCW
with interest at eight per cent. payable semi
annually, June LIST \. y, 1893 In and by said
mortgage SAID m0TlgagOr agreed that he would
during the tendency of said mortgage, pay all
taxes that might for any and all purposes be as
scSsed and imposed on said premigeS as soon as
payable each year and that in case he shOuId
neglect OF refuse to pay The same the MORTGAGE
might pay surh taXe- and the amount so PAID by
u SholIl, with interest at eight per cent, be Il
lien upon SAID premises. payable forthwith and
secured IN the same manner as the principal and
interest mentioned in said mortgage This
NOR gage was filed for record in the Office Of The
Register of Deeds Of said Douglas county on no
27th day Of May 1890 and was duly recorded il,
book OF mortgages on pages 402 Ft} and 40I.
There Is now due on said mortgage the sum of
thirteen hundred ana sixteen dollars and sixty
one cents for principal and interest due and nm
laiI, the rorigaEor failed 10 pay the taxes on
sdld parcel OF Iahd when the same became due
ana the mortgage has tins day raid for dclfr-
quent taxes OU said parcel of land the sum Of
one hundred and forty three dollars ana eighty
uhle cents. no action at law has been brought
Tor the recovery Of any part of the same and
le.'l4it ma, peen made tE the mortgagOr in the
payment Of said sums
Therefore. IN pursuance Of the power Of sale
contained M such mpTt-are and the terms OF
HE lat ate ln such case maize and provided the
,i"Ng described parcel of land viii Doe sold by.
- - .'-.'..el -.'t 't->i.. AT LLe ii"IL door
~ thg count house IN superior Wisconsin, on
tuesday The 7lta day eff April a. D. 1894 at ten
then que on the debt secured bv sai.i mort o.
lTAciiaI anu interest 'hc amount Uaid for
taxes aud interest thereon. and the costs aaG
said mn-tgeEc-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14

James G. Blaine once used these
memorable words now SO WILDLY re-
called:
i" / love my country and my coun-
trymen. | am American, and rejoice
every day of my life that am. en-
JOY the general prosperity of my com-
try and know that the workingmen of
this land are the best paid, the best
fed and the best clothed of any labor
erS on the face of the earth. Many of
them have homes of their own. They
are surrounded 10y all the comforts and
many of the Injuries of life.
" shudder, however, at the thought
that the time must come when all this
will be changed, when the general
prosperity of the country will be de
stroyed. when the great body of work
ing men in this land who are now so
prosperous Will hear their wives and
children cry for bread; that the day
must come when the great factories
and manufactures Of this land Will
>hu, down. and where there is now life
and activity there VIII he the silence
Of The tomb. And the reason Why this
must be is this, The great southern
Wing Of the Democratic party are de
,2rujncl ~ establish the doctrine of
free trade in this land. They viii he
assisted hy t1@r northern allies The
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14

of the principle of protection, will de
cline to engage i'll business. Conse-
quently mills VIII shut down, and the
workingmen will be thrown out Of en-
ployment.
THE people will then see, as they
have never seen before, that they can
not be prosperous and have work while
this principle is threatened In the
midst of their suffering they viii learn
that the only way they can be prosper
Gus and happy is to vote for the party
that has built up the industries by
which they have gained a livelihood,
because they will then see clearly that
when the mandatory is shut down
there is no demand for the only thing
which they have to sell, and that is
their labor"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
Senator IEIil SPEAKS.

Senator Hi OF New i 0rk, the next
presidential nominee Of the Democrat
ie party, made speech in the senate
n few days ago. It was a scathing az
raignment OF the administration and
was, on the whole, 4 very able speech
Abiding TO the tariff affairs and OF
the changed condition Of the country
in 1877 and 1890 he said:
IAN extreme reduction Of tariff du-
ties at time when the treasury WAS
swollen with surplus Of $lhU,0po,He
when the country was reasonably pros
porous, wien all OuT Industries We're
in operation and when al our work
ingmen were employed, assumed 4
different aspect and presented a diff
ferent question when proposed now
with large and growing treasury de
fcit instead Of a surplus staring us IL
the face, with orr Industries paralyZed,
our manufacturers closed, our work
ingmen Idle, and following upon the
heels Of one Of the most disastrous
financial panics in our history. Y hat
was safe and prudent and wise then
il would be criminal folly TO attempt
now. The present was no time Tor
craftsmanship. and Democrats and Re
publcanS alike should strive to solve
existing problems III 4 spirit OF broad
patriotism.
OF the income tax Senator Hill said:
against such a scheme, unneces-
sary, illtImed and mischieyOus-sud
denly sprung upon the country III the
hour of its distress, un Democratic III
its nature and SocialiStic III its tenden-
cles-I enter the protest of the people
of the state Of New York. They ut
terly dissent from any proposal to get
revenue for the general government
by taxing incomes. Their dissent Is
practically unanimous and altogether
implacable
He intimated that the tariff bill was
constructed on lines laid down by the
administration; that it was an anon,
alous state of affairs when the preSl.
dent should be able to give congress
information as TO what had occurred
in committee of the house, and said
that Sin these latter days the dlStlnc-
ton between the functions and pre-
negatives of the executive department
on the one hand and the Legislative
department on the other do not seem
To he always observed. The truth Is
that the first information which con
gress had of the alleged details of the
proposed bill was III the message it
self
But the strangest part OF this I'M
precedcnted proceeding was that III
fact that very date of the message, to-
wit, Dec. a. 1893, neither the full com
mittee of ways and means, nor the
Democratic members thereof, had
agreed upon any income tax 'or upon
other internal taxation.
The senior senator from Indiana,
Mr. Voorhees,, calls this allegation a
noisy and resembling charge Let me
tell You that it is net half as noisy as
tie constant v!ttlpcratlonS we hear on
every hand from blatant demagogueS
Who are abroad III the Land loudly IN
weighing against the Weal,h Of the
country and impudently demanding its
coniiscation thro' every means which
their deylllsh ingenuity can invent"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
The Cleveland liaIge.


Here is a story from actual life that
IS too good to be lost. \ lady in Ma
comb, wife of one of our mechanics
who voted for Cleveland and reform,
was down town the other day doing
some trading at one of the leading
grocery stores. She was well acqualnt
ed with the proprietor, and after
through ordering goods, fell into a
chat with that gentleman. After a
while She suddenly started up and said,
: Well, this won't do! | must hurry
home and finish my husbands Cleve-
land badge" The grocer is a Repub-
lican and he flew up i'll minute, say
ing, l should think you would be
thinking of ANYTHING but making
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
A Job for the Preacher,

The mountain circuit rider met me at
the foot of Hurricane Gap in the Pine
mountains and we rode along together
and about mile from where the roads
forhcd we were stopped by a mountain
ecr, with q Winchester, whom the
preacher knew. He presented me in
due form, and when the native knew I
was an outsider" he didn't hesitate to
talk
Il just stopper yer" he said to the
preacher, ter AK yer to come up to
the house in the mornin'"
rs anybody sick" inquired the
preacher.
No. and the mOuntainCer hcsitated
You know you have been a talkin' ter
me fer a long time erbOut gittin' re-
igion an | been hOldin' OFF,
The preacher smiled and looked
pleased, for there was a tone of peni-
tence in the natives voice.
We'll, I've crbout made up my mind
that I've got ter the pint when some
thin's got ter be done. Jim Gullins
come by my place this mornin' an
killed one Nv my dogs when | was
away. an you've hecrd NE say what |
thought Of jim Guilins many a time
afore thiS:"
The preacher nodded sorrowfully this
time.
We'll I'm goin' down to see Jim
now continued the mountaineer. AN
if l git him III be ready to jine the
meetin' house when YOU come up in the
mornin'; an eff jim gifts ME you'll have
a funeral 10 preach SOS you won't lose
nothin' by it. nohow. I must be gittin;
along; good-by," and singing his Win
chester into the hollow of his arm he
hurried away through the thicket leav-
Ing the circuit rider and me sitting on
our horses in the road completely
knocked out by the suddenness Of it all
and the peculiarly Detroit Free Press,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14

Cleveland badges these hard times and
| can't imagine what sort of Il badge
YOU would make" I'm tell YOU what
it is sir" the spunky woman re
tortcd, it's a patch about the size of
a palm leaf fan on the seat of his
trousers; its the prevailing fad up in
the second ward since the present ad
ministration came in. Why, even the
Republicans are putting them on, and
there never was more approximate
badge in the world" and with a smile
the woman passed out, while the some
what sold grocer solloquized.
That woman diagnosed the case
precisely. Its as appropriate badge
for Cleveland and reform as the Skull
and crossbones is the proper coat Of
arms for poison label"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14

One day on powell's river in the Ten
nesSee mountains | rode up to a com
fOrtablc-loolling farm house to inquire
the way and l ran plump into one
sided "scrimmage" between a sharp
viSagcd woman ana Il measley little
little man al wood pile She was
scolding him right and left and he was
taking it silently.
Hello" l broke in. How far is it
to TUZeWgilE'
She looked up and stopped scolding.
'fourtcen miles the way you've got
ter 90" she replied
WHO lives here"
Il do
That wasn't very definite, but didn't
let IL bother me in the slightest.
Thanks, | responded. Gould I get
my horse fed and a snack for mysclfY'
No. But you kin half mile furder
down the road"
BY this time She had come nearer the
gate
'Iou seem TO be having some trouble
With your farm hand" said at
venture.
Yes, he's the LATEST, orncricst white
man in these parts"
How long have YOU had him.
About four years"
Why don't you discharge himT'
Can't do it very We'll. mister"
Why, is labor scarceT'
NO, not skeerce. edZactly. but I'm
kinder use ter him and he don't give
me no back talk"
But l wouldn't be annoyed by such
help"
Well. mister. yer can't quite call
him help. l reckon he's too ornery fer
that"
Then why not send him OFF,"
Didn't l tell you I couldnt?"
She was getting hot again.
Why notE' l persisted Are you
under any obligations to him.
In course l amt; he's my husband"
oh / laughed and l got away In
time.-Detroit Free Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
Tile first Of the meetings for prayer

THE first Of the meetings for prayer
aud bible study, was held on Tuesday
last and III spite of disagreeable wealth
er, was fairly we'll attended. 1t proved
pleasant and profitable and it is hoped
that mothers especially will take the
advantage Of coming together once a
month TO council with each other and
to pray together for their children. 1t
is not the intention that these gather
ings be confined to members of the "
C L. L. Women of all denominations
Or whether associated with any church
or not, will be heartily welcomed.
Seven names have been recently ad-
ded to the membership roll. These are
expected to be present on Tuesday
next when they will be formally re-
ceived, after which the subject of IIy-
giene will be presented for discussion.
Members are requested to come pre-
pared to take part in the discussion or
to read items bearing on the subject
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
His 5r:2i1s Gone.

Exchange: Lena-"Fred didn't blow
his brains out because you Tilted him
the other night; he came and propos-
ed to me-"
Maud-''Did he? Then he must have
got rid of them in some other way"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
Perhnns He Lad To

Miss Faith Cure-Dear Mr. Loncacre.
I wish you'd try divine healing for your
Umbag0.
Mr.. on-acrn-ThaGks. Miss Faith.
but I think III stick to NV Uorous-
)laSrcr.-Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
w. O. Il u
MotO:-,,-for God and Home and Native Land.
OFFICERS

Regular meetings First and Third Tues
days of each month, at $50 p. m, in Mrs. Pas
GOES DarIor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
what Siiai. pc Pat En Pace Of the
saloon?

If You destroy the saloon, what viii
you put III The place of it? Nothing,
gentlemen absolutely nothing If |
Kill a rattlrsnakc, am in no fever to
make his place good in the general
economy of nature. The saloon is Just
as deadly foe III the moral world.
Believe Ll1, my brother temperance e
formers, our sole business is to XII
that snake. This maUdIin plea that
Worlingmen must have some refuge
from their miserable homes breaks
down the moment You think Of the
women ana children in those same
miserable homes If we address our
selves TO any phase If this problem, it
VIII not be to furnish places to draw
eff the men by Themselves, but 10 make
the homes places where the entire fam
lily can live in normal dccency and
comfort. The saloon is always and cv-
eIyWhere the deadly foe of the home
1t would be poor business for reform
erS to replace it by some DEVICE which
perpetuattS one OF its worst features,
the telling away Of the men of the
family TO life Of separate masculine
amusement and indulgence. -Rey. J.
IL. EcOb, OF Albany, III the Outlook
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
GOspei Truth,

Tho local e1crtiar If Tuesday had
moi ! local but National i,nport 50
far as the heads If tho tvo tickets
wore eoncrrnad tLnI I,a.r rcfrpsputr1
the ayrraoe ability III the pearle or His
town \nt !, u,rd was isr,,,sht a,raiust
- 49, 81
''''''i. i'''''' "''' 80, ~ -
'''''i' '"li''" ~ va ''''
hu' upon 'iit I.''''i'"l l.''.'' "''''''
tdch ltIi'S'ill''. il'' - I'''''''''i
P"i'9 '''''f''' nv W. wiz INNS =
uoi S'hitii0 - ~ lt"l'l'' ~ ioli'i
cdi event oi "ta''lA SHOWS "i'i' 0"-
Pet'ot ci'h W iolAa ~ me IAN e!'t-
ions anu ms dhof' "ila "tSout "il
local Issues is most gratifying 10 All
lhey eau II WedsocN, hli' IL
should he called paddock. The phrase
IS 4 good one, aud IS 70 lie aSCrihed to
MIS-. bfamlitli of New lefk clty,'"iIo
las written fer Me&SiS. harper x
brothers The Wee ones OF Japan,
me very brightest DOCK ABOUT habieS
ana mothers that mas appeared for
long time. Light hearted, swect-tem-
T,e pnited to thair husbands in ..nad.
lock So absolute i their submission
An exchange says that there Is
only one newspaper man IN heaven,
Low he got there is not positively
known, but 1t Is conJectured that he
passed himself of for minister and
stepped il unexpected When the
dodge Was discovered they searched
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
WITH TIE JOLLY FELLOWS.
WHAT THE WITS HAVE FOR Us
THIS WEEK.

She Was Under No Obligations to
lima job for the Prcncher-The
Wrong AnEcI-Hope for Young
Poets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
MonSOl Family.

on the survey into Manchuria, is the super
intendent of the road. DR.. Robertson Is q
young physician who was connected for
some years with the Chinese navy, and
who Is now in charge of the viceroy's big
naval hospital at the Kaiping coal mines,
and MIR. Garland is the English traffic man.
ager of the two Chinese railroad systems
The two Chinese officials are well-educated
Chinese gentlemen and they speak Eng
lish perfectly. Mr.. Chun Oh Ting was for
years consul general of China to Cuba, and
he Is now In charge of the coal mines here
managing a capital OF millions, and Mr.
Tong. his secretary, is a graduate Of Yale
College and one OF the brightest young men
of the empire. Both Of these men are clad
In official Dress. wearing gorgeous silk
gowns. big cloth boots and black silk caps
with red buttons in the center of their
crowns. They are good takers, and are full
OF information concerning China The spe-
cial train which We have might be that of
an American railroad president. and we
travel in IL with as much ease and comfort
as we would have, were We a congressional
party travelling to the funeral of Senator
of the United States at the expense of the
government. The train consists OF an en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21

till It reaches the great desert of Gobi, above
Thibet. 1t is more than 1.2iD miles long in
a straight line, and with its windngs up the
Mills and down tho valleys 1t measures all
told distance Of more than l.JlD miles.
This wall is about thirty feet in height or
as tell as Il three-story city house. Its
width ut the points where / have visited IT
ranges from fifteen to thirty feet. The aver
age p1riOr is not more than fifteen feet
wide, and IL you viii imagine n solid block
OF three-story houses fifteen feet deep, built
across the United States from New York to
omaha, You can get a faint idea OF the size
of this great wall. Such block, however.
would be easy to construct in comparlsgn
with the work needed fer this vast fortin-
cation. 1t would cut The plains of New
YORK, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois AMI Jss.a
where the soil has much clay and where the
railroads could carry the materials.
Over the Mountains
The great wall of China IS built right
over the mountains. 1t cIiisl5s up crars so
steep that the bricks had, 1t Is said. to he
carried on the backs OF goats. 1t crosses
peaks taller than the Allegheny mountains.
and at enc point goes over one which is
five thousand feet above the sea. large
part of 1t has a foundati ton of granite blocks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
BRIDGE ON IMPERIAL RAILW.AY

CINE built on the English plan at the Chi
neSe car works at Tong Shan, OF an open
car In which are carried the sedan chairs
end the coolie bearers needed for the trans
portation Of the ladies in our trips away
from the railroad of a second special car
which can be used for smoking or loafing;
Of an open observation car in which we ca n
sit outside and watch the every varying
panorama Of Chinese farming scenes and of
the vice-regal car proper.
The Vicc-Rcgal Car.
This last is made of Siamese teak finished
In the natural wood. 1t Is as hard as ebony
and it takes on the rich dark color of oiled
chestnut. 1t contains half a dozen rooms
which are furnished in foreign style. The
sofas are upholstered with the finest of blue
and silver brocaded silk. and there are
plenty of tables and easy chairs. The walls
of the car are in blue and gold. The win
dows are large, and those al the top OF the
car and serving as ventilators are of stained
glass. Pictures Of the finest Chinese
embroidery hang upon the walls, and the
harder is filed with plentifsl supply of all
sorts of things. liquid and solid. 1t was
after n good dinner that we took our trip
to the great wall. We spent some hours in
walking about it. We climbed to it's top
and examined the great towers which crown
L at every few hundred yards, and in our
American shoes tramped over the brick
SavementS which were trod by the Chinese
warriors who built it, ncw more than two
ments and examinations of il a the breach
where the railroad is to pass through it on
its way into the Manchurian wilds.
The Wonderful Wall.
The great wall of China.
What a wonderful structure II is ard how
mighty it must have been before the days of
gunpowder and cannon. 1 have seen the
pyramids, but this massive wall impresses
me n ore forcibly than they. The greatest
of all the pyramids is an immense Pile of
stones, covering thirteen acres and reaching
to a height less than that of the monument
at Washington. The great wall of China. II
the brick and earth composing 1t could be
carried to the valley of the Nile, would car
pet the best parts of Egypt, and it is a
work intellectually greater than the monu-
ments of the Egyptian kings. / visited it
where II runs through the Monaghan noun
tains, about ninety miles from the city of
Picking. and / found there nm even more
solid structure than that at Shan Hal
Kwan. on the edge of the sea. 1t begins
here at the head of the gulf of Pechili and
runs up and down the mountains, clear
across the boundary of northern China
separating the country from it's vast tribu-
tary provinces OF Mongolia and Manchuria