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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
SNAKES TAKE TIE GOLD CUBE
Two That Were Good Eatters und
Nousers When They Were Sober.

You know what a bullSnake is. of
course; it is about that long. and as big
around as this. though they vary III
size, as others do
1t was Petite Ri-clow talking. He is
the best known newspaper man on the
Pacific coast, and the most picturesque
in five continents.
The bullsnal.e." continued Petite. lis
an intelligent reptile. and ordinarily Il
model Of industry and Sobriety; but |
know two, named Napoleon and Patsy,
which fell from grace in 4 sad manner.
They are famous as ratterS and nous
crS. AZ bullSnakcs are. but these two
were especially skilled. They We're
We're owned by a friend Of mine, an
Orchariist in the Snnoma valley, and
had a wide reputation for the celebrity
and thogoUghneSs with which they
cleaned out the rats and mice OF any
ranch bUilding they We're put into.
Their o?Yurr. my friend. earned quite
an income loaning them out Al 50 much
ii day to neighbors with vermiL-iIfcstei
barns.
Another friend of mine. Il vineyard
list in the Napa valley, had an old Wine
cellar where mice and rats We're -
pecially as his wines are very good and
pleasant to sample, except tAat-Wcil,
mice and rats are not the company one
would select for u Wine-sampling after
noon.
Wei. l told my Napa county friend
of the Bullsnakes owned by my SUDoma
county friend. and he sent for them.
The first result distressed me. don't You
buIlSnakyS. with a reputation for in
tegrity and strict business principles
which extended from Pctaluma to Ag-
news. forgot their early training. neg
lcctCd the rats and mice. and took 10
wine drinking il Il manner really
shocking.
You know in those cellars wines are
drawn 10y hose from one caSll to an
other. which requires many open bunG-
holes. The cciicrmrn became nervous,
for after a bit they never knew. when
they approached 4 cask. whether the
black thing hanging out of the bung
was n section OF hose or Patsy OF Ma
poleon."
Petite paused to sip little a3sinthe
and water. He had given up vine
drinking.
a curious thing about a drunken
snake is" he resumed. that instead of
moving forward en- its belly in a crook
ed line, it moves backward on its back
in straight line. But everything came
out all right"
Indeed"
"Oh. yes. l s"Ht The snakes down Ia
Los G3toS, where they took the Kelley
cure. They are back in my friend ;
wine cellar hard at work and dead
sober. They've cleared out every mouse
in the cellar except a few red and green
ones | noticed the last time | went
there"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
More ana 5EOrc Serious,

The strike and the blockade are still
on and it is now question of whether
or not Mr.. Debs is a bigger man than
Uncle Sam. The government sent
troops to Chicago and to points in Cal
ifurnia and Colorado, this week to save
life and property and to reopen inter
state commerce, and Mr.. Debs an
nounces to the public that the first gun
fired by the government will be consid-
cred as 4 declaration of war, and that
nine-tcnths of the people will be array
ed against onc-tenth, and that he would
not like to belong to the One-tenth par
tv during the strife or be found in its
remnant company after the conflict.
Pretty high language for a citizen to
hold against his government.
Business is at a stand still and the
people in many cities are finding it diff
ficult to get enough to eat. In Superb
or we have no fresh meat and very lit
tie Of vegetables or other farm produce,
and potatoes at $500 per hushel. Our
mills are all idle for want of wheat to
grind
Very few trains are moving and these
with great difficulty. The shipping
season is passing away rapidly and no
coal to speak of arriving and So a fuel
famine is staring us in the face also.
The drouth has cut Off the crops to the
west Of us, and the grassho?pers have
devoured everything in this and other
localities. Surely the outlook is not
cheerful, but on the other hand it is
the darkest day this country has seen
in thirty years if ever in war times We
hal the equal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

Hon. O. L. Rosenkrans, of Ocono-
mowoc, is brought out by the people of
Waukesha county, for the office of
secretary Of state. The Free Press OF
that city speaks in glowing terms of
Mr. Roscnkrans' fitness for the place
ami says we know him to be a
model citizen, an honest, capable man
one who negiects no duty. He is a self
made man; started poor boy; educat-
ed himself
lie has won in business way be-
cause lie has earned success. As boy
and young man he wasted no time. II
he could not get the work he wanted to
do he took what he could get, and
hence he had experience as a stage
driver, schooI-teacher, farmer boy, day
laborer, farmer and merchant. When
the war came he was among the first to
volunteer and no man in the ranks
made a better record. There is no bet
ter business man in the state, and as the
office of Secretary Of State is the most
thoroughly business office of the list, it
needs such a man to preside over it,.
He has never been ANYTHING but a
staunch, hard working republican. IL
has been tried in public offices and
found not wanting. His acquaintance
throughout the state is very large. We
believe he Is just the man for the nom
ination and his ncighbOrs are united
for him to a man."
The Republican State Convention
will no doubt give Mr.. Rosenkrans'
claims due consideration.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Senator Davis Sound.

a Washington Dispatch of the I'd,
saws: Senitor Davis Of Minnesota this
morning received the following tel
eeram from Duluth: I'VE, the railway
employees Of Duluth, earnestly ask you
to support Senator kyle's mail train re-
solution now before congress. Please
answer.
(Signed) sd. ID. MCISSIs.
"President No 2O9, A. r. T."
Senator Davis replied in the follow
ing telegram, which needs no answer:
81 have received your telegram. | will
not support Senator kyle's resolution.
It is against your own real welfare. 1t
is also blow at the security, peace and
rights of millions Of people who never
harmed you or your associates. My
duty to the constitution and the law
forbids me to sustain resolution to
Iegalizc lawlessness. The same duty
rests upon Yourself and your associates.
The power to regulate commerce
among the several states is vested by
the constitution III cOnEtees- 1OuT
associates have usurpcd the power by
force at Hammond and other places and
have destroyed commerce between the
states in those particular instances. You
are rapidly approaching the overt act OF
levying war against the United States
and you viii find the definition OF that
act in the constitution. | trust that
wiser thoughts viii regain control. You
might a. well asa me to vote to dissolve
this government. lSigned)
&c X. DAVIS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
THE WHITE TARANTULA.
A Tenderfuot's scare on the Calves
IoI Beach.

On our way M from the beach w
We're electrified 10 see large. fuzzy.
long-legGtd something dart swiftly or
toward the house ahead Of Us.
Horror Of horrors" l exclaimed
"A white taranyula-tlle most poison
Gus species known" I added, with a
prctense Of superior knowledge. We
must kin it by all means. Us bite is
certain death. They often 90 into the
house and bite people"
! We had often seen black taranUlaS
in Arkansas but Il white one. with
eyes ON stills" rs little Joe put It, was
somewhat out Of our calculations: hut
as this was Texas We concluded il was
2 species peculiar 10 the state and de-
t"rmined to begin 4 war Of eXtermina-
ton of the ycrmiu.
Zach, picking IN Il stick. gave chase.
Round and round. up and down we
dashed. but the new specimen 10 Us Of
"hugology" had such marvellous powers
of locomotion that we made no head
way. 1t ran sideways. backwards and
frontwarlS with 4 CELEBRITY that babe us
defiance. for If Il came toward Us. with
'
field. Having often heard Of the jump
ing prOcliyitinS Of the taTantula. we did
not know what moment this vicious
looking specimen. with the adjustable
eyes. might make flying leap and land
4 on one OF Us. During one Of his last at
tackS. which sent Us sllurrying off to Il
respectable distance, our adversary
gained enough time To reach the house,
and under it went. The house stood
about TWO feet up from the ground on
piles. 50 under we went just iii time to
see the thing disappear down a good
sized hole IL the ground. Cur surprise
was increased to tiad 4 great number
Of other holes around. ana We We're
sure we We're right in the very den of q
horde Of the miserable insects
In my chldhood's days | had often
participated in the exciting paStime Of
drowning ont gcphers,' 50 | was not
long in deciding to drown this new kind
out. and away went Joe for a bucket,
while the others did sentinel duty.
Soon we were pouring streams OF
water into the hole and dcluging the oc-
cupant. but the thing seemed to enjoy
it, After several fruitlcSS efforts we
changed our tactics, and gave him
hot bath with better results As the
steamiHg tlI:d rolled down into his sub
tCTraucau home he decided i was
cooler above, AMI cam" cautiously up.
just in time 10 get a blow from :; l..I-cl
AMI 4 boiling bath from another an
ta%unist. willie the third fmpaird him
] on his Silinaj3h and bore him away in
triumph to y" cXhilityd rs our first
trophy. AS we hoItcd into the room
where the colonel My stepfathcr) sat
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Ii Passed The Senate.

The infamous Free Tree Trade tariff
bill passed the senate by five majority
NJ ten o'clock Tuesday evening. SEN
ator Till Of New York was the only
Democrat in al that country wrrcking
horde who had manhood enough t.
lcfuse to obey the crack of the party
whip lie voted NO" with a big y.
The bill now goes back to the House
far endorsement or rejection, and the
fellows in the House viii never know
Thar it is "a measure they had ever
seen before But they viii probably
swallow the desc when Grover iruwns
upon their hcsitency.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
SIGN BOARDS FOR TICKETS.
Buffalo Hi'l's Gdd Substitute for the
Usual GHen Sesarprs


In letters as tail as the somhrcros
worn hy some of his wild riders Prrra1o
Bin has had inscribed ON Sims nj his
show mis- Ierrnd.
"liistalos moi rcctjGcd after Won Inovo
the ticket windows
That si.rn secured frcn admission IN
the Wi)d West r>bibitinn ono Iav last
week 10 two mon Who tricI th"ir ho>.t
to nav tbnfr wav InIond onr Of tI,n,n
did INV il but he nrnnntty ,nt tlyict
his money hack and his tic'-nts too
When he dcnrrrrI +o bayin~ commit.
mrntarfr, fins tErI.sr mon him his nnr-
pIcyed Gaze was tjrrctrI toward the
sion
II handed Tho tfr!-a+ ec11nr . g i'm
and osl,nI fn,. w., tiIf.otl,., ,,ii +I,!l
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Talks Peace ana Means War.

ilpI'rr frv>S. lSt Inst.
Dictator Debs talks peace and winks
war. He declares that there have been
ami will he no outbreaks, that no vio-
leuce viii be permitted. And when lie
is talking these honeyed words Of peace
his emissdries are abroad stirring up
the members of the organization of
which he is the head to acts of violence.
On nearly all roads leading to Chicago
yesterday such acts were committed by
the strikcTs-trains were deraiicd, win
dows smashed, trainmen stoned. At
Carlo 4 mail train was held up 10y strik-
crs in spite of Dcbs order to let it pro-
coed. At various places in Chicago the
tracts were torn up, and AZ one Of these
4 station agent barely escaped with his
life The forcible interference Of strik-
eTs to uncouple or to prevent the coupl-
ing Of ears Is an ordinary incident. Last
evening in st. Paul the strikers forcibly
carried of an engineer from a Great
Western train. They creased the track
10 prevent the moving of trains-an
oily expression OF Debs' idea OF peace
Yet if either Of the above enumerated
acts had been committed by other men
than strikers they would have been re-
garded as criminal outrages, which CT 4
not be too promptly or sevcrly punish
ed. How does It alter the case when
the men committing them have vol
UNFAIRLY abandoned the service OF
the company they seek to annoy? As
the strike proceeds and new men take
the places Of the old ones the strikers
Will probably resort 10 worse acts OF
violence 10 prevent it, and Mr.. Dehs
will continue to tax peace in the same
strain Of weak and watery iuconsequen-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
THE INJUNCTION.
In part it reads as follows:

In part it reads as follows:
+. V. Debs, George w. Howard, L..
W Rogers and the 4. Il. L., Sylvester
kehlicr, \. Hopkins, II. Elfne, James
Hannah, John Mastcb, William Smith,
Edward ONeil, Chas. Mailer, John
Duffy, William McMullen, f. Shelby,
Fred ketchem, John Doyle and all 9TH
er persons whomsocyer are enjoined
absolutely to refrain from interfering
or stopping any of the business Of any
of the railroads in Chicago engaged as
common carriers of passengers and
freight between states and from inter
fering with mail, express or other
trains, whether freight or passe niger,
engaged III interstate commerce, or de-
stroying the property of any of the
railroads, from entering their grounds
for the purpose Of stopping trains or in
tcr:ering with property.
While this injunction, so similar to
Judge jenkins. famous order, refers to
Chicago and Illinois, it may be, and no
doubt will be repeated in every state in
the union where trouble exists, and it
Will not only serve its purpose today,
but it will stand for all future time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

The personality of Nebraska's Jun
Tor Senator, William Y. Allen, "a man
who never saw New \ ork. " i describ-
ed 10y Albert Shaw in the July mum Der
of the Review of Reviews. Or. Shaw
regards Senator Allen As typical home
grown, self-reliabIe American, the pro-
duet Of our Mississippi Valley life His
sketch Of the Senator's history and
character Is sympathetic and vivid. II
i based on a personal interview. the
dstaIes Of which, Is presented in the
Review throw many siie-i-bt~ on the
present i,p4.ist position II Washing
Ton.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Judge Jenkins Endorsed by Uncle
sam

A Chicago dispatch dated July ID,
says: "AIl last night United States Dis
trict Attorney MilIchrist in accordance
with instructions from Washington was
busiIy engaged in preparing bill COW
ering tie entire situation and when
completed it covered no less than forty
pages Of type written legal cap.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

CoUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, JUNE l6-The
case Of Mr. and Mrs. Meter, on trial
here on charge OF conspiracy 10 defraud
Mr.. Wilhelm, was ended yesterday
hy the court decision on a unique
POINT Of law raised 10y the defense.
one person, OF course, cannot be guilty
Of conspiracy The defeIse argued
that Mr. ana Mrs Meter are husband
and wife and held in law to be one
person, consequently it Is impossible for
them TO commit conspiracy. The court
sustained the defense and the pris-
ouers were discharged.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Notice OF Sale on Foreclosure.

- y T. OF WISCONSIN,. DOTGTtS Corr
> TY-lN CIRCUIT COTRT.
Susanna 7. Lees, Plaintiff
Ole &. Nuub@on. Mary Ann
NuuU~On and Nils II. Larson
Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given. that by virtue
ana In pursuance OF a judgment Of fortrlU los
ufe ana sale made and entered in the above
entitled action. on the 2Gth day II September
a -. ~ / SHAH. at the ea~tcrlv front door
OF ne 'purt House in the Cry ~ Superior
IN me county OF Douglas and state Of Wis
cgHsii- on the second day Of Juiy. I~g4 at 9
DciocA IN the forenoon. sell at public aur-
tlon 70 the highest bidder for cash. the fol-
rowing described real estate mentioned and
described in said Judgment. situated. living
ana being Iuthe county OF Douglas ana State,
ri Wisconsin. tO-Sit:
lot numbered in block numbered 800 in
nc I""h~ite Of West Superior Fourteenth
'iNl~lou according To the plat If said Bivi~-
ION ana luWn~itc on file and Of record in tn..
ono" 81 he Register OF Deeds If said DouZ-
la county.
}. Z. MCGRtTU. Sheriff
I'49JH-' Of Douglas county. Wis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

Tn" chairmcn OF the several county com
nittc,S are requested to see that cDnNrn-
lions ar" called TO elect delegates in accord
auce with the foregoing As the state cen
tril committee acts as the committee on
credentials. il is requested that credentials
Of delegates elected be forwarded 10 the &C.
rotary Of the state central committee at the
earliest possible date.
H. {. THOM. Chairman.
II It, RhSD Secretary.
Milwaukee,. June J. 1894.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Republican Convention.

a delegate convention of the republican
party OF the state of Wisconsin will be held
at the Academy OF Music. in the city OF Mil
waukee. the 18th day OF July 1894. at II
o clock noon, for the purpose OF nominating
n state ticket to he voted for at the NoVem-
her election and To transact such other bus
mess as may properly come before the con
yention.
The several counties in the state are en-
titled TO one delegate for every so votes or
major part thereof east fOr Harrison and
Reid and at The presidential election Of 1892
The representation TO which the several
49, - . 80, nr,illnl l.. f.rIlnNs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Notice of SAFE Oh Foreclosure.

STATE or WISCONSIN. D0UGIAs CorN-
> TY-lN CIRCUIT COURT
Susanna p. Lees Plaintiff.
Ludwig II. Bragcr and Bernhard
II. Bragcr.
Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given. that hv NIrue
ana In pursuance Of Judgment OF fnrrrtl5-
uTo and sale made and entered in tn" above
emitted action on the Second daV of March
\. -. l-!b, shall, at the Eastcrly front c..r
on the Court House, in the city Of superb
ia The county Of Douglas. and State uf W.
coi,NIn. on th" second day of July. l~3i q
'!pch ih me forenoon, sell AT public auri".
70 Tho ti- h"-l bidder for 10. the fu!IuwEn-
described real estate mentioned uud dos
embed IN said Judgment. situated. lyllr-, -r..
nt'luG in the county Of Douglas and -lat.'l
iecuu~iu. fD-wit:
Lot numbered 10. in Block numbered T..
~ M ip"n-Itr IF West superior. lOurfrr..A
DIVISION. according To- the plat of said ltt -
non ana IoW H~!tc ON fire and Of record IE Oh"
Once or the register Of Deeds Of said uo---
las county.
J. L. MCGRATH. sheriff
hII+juSb OF Douglas County "---
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

Invitations, Cards, Etc. IN IN, NE he. f.. IA
and yarities and ~ the lowest possible ;rIcts. at
the TIMES Jub Office. ' -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

Ole &. NuuhsOn. Mary Ann
NuuD-On and Nils II. Larson.
I,g.rI,,..-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
CROP PROSPECTS,.

From all sections of the ChicEasaw
Nation come most cheering reports
regarding the condition and prom
ising prospects of growing crops.
Wheat and oats are looking excellent
lV aud the late rains insure bOuI-
tifuI harvest unless something out of
the usual order of things happens be-
tween now and the time of reaping.
Corn and cotton are of unusual stand
and appearance and the acreage is
greatly in excess of any previous year
in the history of this country. Best
of all the farmers are we'll Hp with
their work and arc in fine spirits as
10 the outlook. Taken all in all the
prospects are most cheering for both
he sons of toll and the merchants.
The stringency of money matters,
while Ney great, will soon be over,
Is it will only be short time until
grain will be ready for the market
which VIII then be followed by
that greatest of all staples king cot
ton. When these prospective resources
become realities by naturalization,
Ardmore can snap her fingers i'll the
face of hard times and she will take
on such boom as was never before
witnessed between the Mississippi
and the Rocky mountains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
TO TIE PUBLIC.

Clubbing arrangements have this
day been made with the proprietors
OF the Daily Ardmoreite by which
citizens of the city can get their own
Popular home daily and the Fort
Worth Gazette, seven days ont of the
week, for $l.lO per month. The Ga
zette prints daily the full associated
press reports, including unabridged
market reports, and has special corr
respondents in Washington and alT
other cities Of Importance. The pro-
prietOrs of the Ardmoreite and Mr.
Joe NJ. London are fully authorized
to contract for the papers at the
above price ana will be pleased to.
bave you call on either of them and
take advantage OF this very liberal
offer. i. w. PrrrAM
Travelling Ag't Forth Worth Gazette.
May 5, 1894.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
VOLUME 1.
HIS ONLY CHANCE.

Colonel Breckenridge will soon re-
gret his conflict with the preachers.
e one appearance his canvass can
not wear with any chance of success,
is that Of testing the moral response
bility of q representative of the
people.
All liberal men have charity for a
drunkard, but there can be NO doubt
where decent men will stand in o
body when a test is made between
iHtemperance and sobriety. All men
have compassion for the individual
whose commercial honesty has fallen
before temptation. But when the
rule of commercial honesty is the is.
sue of a contest, every decent mai
must pronounce for the rule.
The preacher in politics and the
woman in politics have not been
faVorite figures. Colonel Breckin-
ridge cannot rely upon that feeling
to protect Linn in his embarrassment
A woman's and preachers business
is to do everything for the purity II,
the hsme. If that is net their bus
ness, they have very little 10 90 in
this world.
Colonel Breckinridge's only course
Ot success is to rest upon his political
services and 10 avoid conflict will
the preachers and the women ol
KeutuckV -ReDublic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
GREATEST ON EARTH.

James NJ. Brooks, Washington Az.
St. Louis, Mo, makes affidavit that he
suffered from rheumatism tor years,
until persuaded to try Drummond's
Lightning Remedy, and that by lis
use he has been fully restored. He
says tae remedy is the greatest on
earth. This is high praise, but fully
warranted by other miraculous cures.
Ii you want to be cured, send SIS to
the Drummond Medicine Co., 48
Maiden Lane, New York, and they
will send to your express address
two large bottles OF their remedy.
This treatment lasts one month, and
will cure any ordinary case. Agents
Wanted. 12w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
THE NEW GIN.

The lumber for the new gin to be
erected by Ray, Rosamond Il Co, has
arrived and the work of construction
will be begun as soon as the weather
clears up. just why the lumber and
hardware for the building were not
purchased here is not known. Surely
our local dealers could have supplied
the material, and, if so, it would have
looked much better for the town and
this welcome enterprise, had home
dealers been given the preference.
Even a small difference in cost should
not have induced resort to foreign
markets. The Ardmoreite believes
in palronizing home industries and
enterprises, for in exchange of patro-
mage lies our main hope of prosperity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
gueSA

Colonel Dodge in a recent book tells
n story about well-bred Englishnan
a visitor in this country, who was fed
by his American cousins constantly
ON thnt confectiOn yclept Washington
pie" One day, after he had been fed
too much of the confection, he felt
uncomfortable. Instead Of growing
and grumbling and alluding to the
blasted climate, like the proverbial
Englishman OF fiction, he meelkly and
quietly remarked: ''Deubtless Gem
eral Washington was great and good
mar, bat 1-~- his pie."