davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
Down with the Scheme.

Is 1t real fact that the city of Super
Tor was really founded for the solo pur-
pose of making a millionaire out OF
Capt Barker? The Telegram of Mon
day has column editorial the tenor of
which seems TO be to prove this is our
mission. We quote these two para
graphs:
Surprising Capt Barker is making a
good thing on the Job; suppose he is
making large sum out of it; the work
must be done and it should be done at
once. lie il taking bonds for lis work
ana these bonds are certainly not worth
par, as they are not general bonds.
If the city must be robbed on
dredging contracts, 1t is at least being
robbed by local man, who, unlike the
street contractors, spends some of Lis
money in SUPERIOR"
Now don't that sound nice? Here is
some dredging to be done. Two men
do all the dredging at the head Of the
lake. They understand each other
and do not interfere with each others
little snaps, but for appearance sake
they both bid. One of these parties
bids 26 cents yard and Capt Barker
bids p! cts a yard for work which could
be done-sO we are informed-at a big
profit for about IS cents yard. The
Telegram virtually admits that this
would be bare faced robbery, but says
Capt. Barker should have the job, and
that it matters not how much he makes
out of the job if he only spends some
of his money in Superior-so long as he
continues to honor the sight drafts of
the Telegram printing company we sup
pose.
The city cannot pay her debts today.
This dredging is not pressing and can
be postponed as we'll as not The times
are hard, and why burden the people
with this unnecessary expense at this
time just to increase the wealth of Capt.
Barker-and few others? Down with
all such schemes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18

a most interesting Gospel meeting
was held on Sunday at the W. c. I. L.
rooms. The first part of the meeting
was song service. The music being
led by Miss Forward on the organ and
Mr.. Strand on the violin Alter some
time spent in singing and praying Mr..
Chisholm gave a short Bible talk on
Con. 6. Il. "Wherefore come thou from
among them, and be We separate, saith
the Lord, and touch not the unclean
thing" The question he said might be
asked and no doubt will be asked, will
this pay? He referred to the record of
similar efforts made by the Women's
Christian Temperance Union in other
places. Results came not in great num-
bers at a time, but more often by some
wandering one who had almost lost
hope dropping in and some seed thought
lodging in his heart had been the means
might be after some waiting, but faith
full effort brought results and if only
one soul should be saved then the meet
ing paid. He urged the workers in this
case TO take this text to themselves, if
they would DO others good they must
be known as standing on the right side
of all moral questions and must show by
their lives that they have separated
themselves from the world and belong
to Christ. This was followed by test
imony meeting in which several took
part all speaking words of hope and en-
enlargement and altogether those pres
ent found the time spent full of profit
and blessing.
We are hoping to have Rev. Mr..
Wright Of Ashland with us next Sunday.
The meetings are not continued beyond
an hour and We hope many Will take
advantage Of this way of spending
part of Sunday afternoon.
A special meeting will be held on
Tuesday at ,. go p. IN. to be followed by
a discussion on the subject, Securing
Homes for Homeless Children" A
cordial invitation is extended to ladies
to attend.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
RcnHnn for Reinicinu

When Wesley and Nelson We're trav-
cling through Cornwall, from common
to common, preaching to a people Who
heard willingly, but seldom or never
proffered them the slightest act of hos
pitality, they were frequently hungry.
They were detained some time at St
Ives because Of the illness OF one of
their companions; and their lodging
was little Better than their fare.
All that time" says Mr.. Nelson.
Mr.. Wesley and l lay on the floor;
he had my grcat-coat for his pillow,
and l had Burkitts Notes on the New
Testament fer mine.
After being here near three weeks,
one morning, about three o'clock, Mr..
Wesley turned over, and finding me
awake, clapped me on the side. saying.
Brother Nelson. let us be of good cheer,
l have one whole side yet, for the skin
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18

With a new Touring mill. big rail-
way sample yards for the grain and
mill men; two new coal docks-thc
largest 1T the head of the lakes; a new
1000 foot bridgd over the Nemadji, the
bay front filled with tracks by the
Northern Pacific; new yards, round
house and shops east of the Nemadji by
the Omaha and more new residences
than last year " hat il the matter with
Superior for 1894?
Paste tins in your hat.
Send 1t to your every friend out side
of Superior and thus prove to them that
this is 4 town that cannot be held down
nor held back nor even prevented from
progressing by the hard times, strikes,
boycotts or drought,
If you know of man who has sence,
experience and cash send him this stat
ment of facts and invite him to come to
Superior, set his stake and win a fort
uuc-leader
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
The IIOnors of SOcIaI Drinking

One feature of intemperance for
which women are wholly responsible
Is their social drinking together and
woman's drunkenness. During the last
few years beer-drinking has increased
to such an extent among the women of
respectable circles in our large cities
that the question is doing away with the
habit has become a very serious one.
In many cities saloon have a side enter
ance for women; and while the women
of America do not drink so universally
as the women of the old world, the
habit of drinking is frightfully on the
increase, and the social custom
OF society are in many ways foster
ing 1t. Early in the morning in any
large city you may see creatures drag
ged along by policeman's hand, or
hauled on dray to the police station,
people who once rejoiced in the limo
cence of childhood and the purity of
girlhood. These are the women who
figure in our police reports; maddened
by the misery and degratiou of their
own lost womanhood they have sought
a brief fOrget:ulness in intoxication.
For such there is nothing left but God s
pity. \ drunken man is a degraded
sight, one that no sober man nor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
4 Game Law.

The hunting season Will soon be open
but there are always a few persons who
want to begin the slaughter of game be-
for the time fixed by law. This season
for various kinds of game is as follows:
For hunting grouse, mallard duck,
prairie chicken, plover, quail, snipe,
teal and wood ducks and woodcock
opens September lst and closes Dec. l,
while the season for goose and all other
kinds OF duck, except the above named,
Is from Sept. lst TO May Ist.
The law says Il shall be unlawful to
take, catch or kill or have in possession
when killed or taken any Monaghan or
Chinese pheasant, California quail,
wood-cock, quail, partridge, pheasant,
or ruttied grouse, prairie hen or prairie
chicken sharp tailed grouse or grouse Of
any variety, mallard, bat or wood duck,
snipe or plover, between the first day
Of December and the succeeding first
dag OF September and wild duck Of any
variety, or any aquatic fowl whatever
between the first day os May and the
succeeding first day Of September"
The authority of the game warden is
far-reaching and an effort will be made
this fall and winter to strictly enforce
tnr game Las.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
Oar Nominee,

The papers of the West End have
been mentioning good many men who
are willing, nay, anxious to be struck
by legislative lightning in the near fnt-
ure when the county convention meets.
Almost without exception the names
mentioned have been those of men
little fitted for legislator, and without
any interest in our city beyond that of
the ordinary real estate Spectator.
Beyond this they do not care turth-
ing whether Superior survives or per
ishes. If the Republicans wish to nom
mate good man for the assembly, a man
of ripe years and experience, familiar
with every detail of the county for
years, who knows our every need and
would have influence with other as
scmblymcn in securing what we need,
they can find such a man without much
trouble. We can name him for them
And further, we will guarantee that if
they will nominate and elect our can
didate they will not have to keep a
standing committee in Madison to
watch him to prevent him from doing
the city incalculable damage, as We had
to Go the past few years our candi-
date is Col. Hiram Hayes, of the Second
ward. Let the convention not only
think twice" but several times before
it rejects our candidate.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
4 Sun Furnace.

Sir Henry Besscmcr, the we'll known
inventor Of the steel process which
bears his name, tells how he tried to
Construct a sun furnace" and failed.
His invention was intended to revOlu-
tiOnize not only the science Of metal
lurgy, but the whole world. 1t was to
attain temperature of nearly 10000
deg. and therefore fuse anything and
everything, and Sir Henry puts the
blame Of its failure to fulfill these
expectations on the stupidity of Coun-
try lens maker. The sun furnace"
consisted OF wooden building 30 feet
high and about l. feet square A few
feet from the ground was fixed q large
inclinable mirror for catching the rays
Of the sun; from this mirror the rays
were TO be reflected On Il number of
powerful superimI OScd lenses above,
which by a simple arrangement We're
to throw the enormously concentrated
rays upon whatever object might be
in the crUcible below. Such was the
mighty plan, but the manufacturer Of
the upper glasses brought it miserably
to naught, for instead Of turning them
out uniform he made them all different.
and thus spoiled the focus. Sir Henry
was so disguised and diSheartcned that
he refused TO go over the ground again.
and so the pretentious scheme !apsed,
but the peculiar furnace remains to
this day a remarkable monument Of
what might have been
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
BISMARCK ON MUSIC.
The Part 1t Played in the Unification
of GERMANY.

Prince Bismarck years ago said that
his favorite musical instrument was
hand organ. He did not mean by that
remark. however, that he was no ad-
mirer of the heavenly maid. ON the
contrary, the ex-chancellor is Il great
lover of music and musicians. In the
course of a speech for the members of
the Gesang Nercin Orpheus, of Der
men, a few days ago, he paid high
tribute To the art, recognizing its aid
in shaping the destinies OF Germany
and in carrying out his far-reaching
plans.
In music" said the prince, among
other things, Il am. unfortunately, not
your equal. Ii the multitude of things
l was compelled to study in my youth
music was neglected. But despite
that l love it. l am thankful 10
ally in my political efforts. The sound
of the German song won the hearts
l count it, in fact among the aids
which led to the success of our strife
for union. Practical examples are not
always easy to cite, but the first which
| now recall is that of the Becker
RhineSOng i'll 1871. Its influence was
mighty. The rapid adoption of the
song by the peoplc-thcn mostly par
ticulariSts-had the effect of two army
corps.
Later came the "Wacht am RhCin.'
The singing of that war-Song on the
battlc-fieldS in winter when food was
a soldier, and the heart feeling is
everything in battle. Therefore [ do
not wish the German song to be over
looked as one of the war aids of the
future | wish to thank you for the
aid given me by German singers in
approaching the national idea and car
rying it beyond the borders of the
Fatherland. We should hardly have re
manned in such close relations to vi
emma had not Haydn. Mozart and Bee
thOven lived there and created bond
of art between the Lower Rhine and
Vienna.
Yes" added the prince. our rela-
lions to our third ally, Italy, were of
musical nature before they became
political The first conqueStS which 1t
ally made with us were musical con-
quests. ! am no enemy of Italian mu-
sic. despite my preference of the Ger
mat school; on the contrary am an adj
mrer of it, In this sense l thank
you as the guardians Of muSic-Continue
to cultivate it. The German cannot re-
sist the effect Of song. He is III the
proper humor when he hears music.
1t is a fortunate thing that our ruling
families are not enemies, but Cutiyat-
OrS of music. This art would not have
reached SO high n state of perfection
in our country had it not always been
cultivated by the ruling families"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
Free Wool and lis Effect.

If wool be put on the free list, the
American wool grower will have to sub
NIT to the disadvantages of raising wool
IN this climate on even terms with his
foreign rivals, who do not have such
difficulties to contend with, and so with
out adequate protection must necessar-
lily be driven out of the business. Our
seventh largest agricultural industry,
producing annually SOS, 900 600 worth of
wool and representing an investment
OF S2O0,UO,O0O in sheep, will be des-
troyed by trade. Sheep will be
tattencd and will then be sent to mark
ct as food, and fiocks will disappear
forever. Our food supply will in time
thus be decreased and our manu- ractur-
crs eventually will be driven to buy
their wool in London or Australia.
Gold will thus be sent out of the coun-
try again, increasing the harmful in
i!ucnces that must follow with the bal
ance OF trade permanently against Us.
The wool growers would be forced into
some other industry. They would
probably plow up their present sheep
pastures when the land is suitable and
raise wheat, of which we already have
an overproduction and a surplus. 1t is
to the interest of American farmers to
diversity their industries and to pro-
duce such articles as will find a market
at home instead of abroad. The pres
ent administration favors a gIut of
few products with their consequent
cheapness to the producers.-Amcri-
can Economist.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
State Normal school.
RIVER FALLS, WIS, Aug. t. 1894.

RIVER FALLS, WIS, Aug. t. 1891
To Teachers and Students:
Your attention is respectfully direct
ed to the purpose OF the Normal Schools
of preparing teachers-former students
of this school, and those who are now
to make first choice of an institution,
are cordially invited TO attend during
this year, at River Falls.
Belief in the efficiency of State Nor
mai Schools, has been SO positive in
Wisconsin, that during the past twenty
years the number OF schools has doub-
led, and the number of students in
structel has increased from six humid
red to more than thirteen hundred.
Normal schools perform service for
common schools like that which colleges
accomplish for medicine and surgery,
for law and for all other effort that has
a settled code OF beliefs which govern
human activity. The good school pre-
sents an organized effort that is power
fully seconded by libraries and appar-
atus that is unlikely to be equalled by
any conditions that an individual can
secure III private study,-and the mu-
tual personal acquaintance of students
and teachers in a normal school, be-
comes powerful influence for the ends
of ambitious youth. These normal
school conditions invite attendance of
young men and women who believe
that study and reflection can promote
their ultimate effort to aid communities
in their purpose Of maintaining good
/ local schools.
The courses of study in the River
Falls school are parallel to those of
other State Normal schools in Wiscon-
sin, and the work is administered
under circumstances within the iustitu-
ton, that are as stimulating as those
that are presented elsewhere.
The school has thorough sympathy
of the local community and thus has
access to homes that are hospitable for
the temporary abodes of students.
The fall term of the school will open
on the Sd of September. Students will
| find 1t to their advantage to enroll on
the first days, and to continue during
/ such periods as will afford time for the
CONF ietion of specified work that shall
in time, result in the completion of a
course of study.
Cordially yours,
w. d. PARKER, President.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
Looking For Victory.

The Republicans OF the country are
looking for success all along the lines
this fall. Especially is this so in fallen
Wisconsin. Every Republican within
her borders is anxious to see her
brought back into the Republican fold
next November.
Nothing will ruin a party quicker
than the nomination gifts poorest men,
or by making injudicious nominations.
We have felt this in our state the past
Of our first retrogade movement, dis
satisfactions followed and the first
thing We knew the state was lost. No
one man, no one county has sunk Us so
deep in the political quagmire in which
we find ourselves today, but the aggre
gate of bad and injudicious nominations
has brought about our present condi-
tlons.
Now the work before US is that of re-
deeming the state, dragging it from the
mire and re-establishing its supremacy.
In order to do this the demagogues, the
Judases of the party, must be relegated
TO the rear. Good men must be nomi-
mated if the party expects success.
This applies with iull force to Douglas
county. Our present Assent vman, +.
G. Mills, hav .ng tried to nominate him
self for Congress and most signally
failed, is now candidate for re-elcc-
ton. He was elected before purely
through default. Other matters were
occupying public attention and he run
in simply because no one stopped to
think what was happening or to make
a protest. 1t was the greatest blunder
the party has ever made in this county.
1t is seen now, and it is because the
bIunder Is acknowledged that he was
defeated in the congressional conven-
ton.
II the party allows him TO be re-
nominated this fall, it will repeat its
folly of two years ago by becoming a
party to it after admitting its former
error, and it cannot find fault, under
these circumstances, If Its candidate Is
defeated. The man who loves his
party and its principles will not long
vote for such men, just because by
some chicanery in caucussing or in the
convention he gets himself dubbed the
party nominee. If the party would be
successful i'll this county, III the state,
in the union, let it nominate good clean
men, and then it will have right to
expect not only its full party vote, but
to attract the disaffected of other par
ties, and thus march on to victory.
The party must present to the masses
men as candidates III whom they can
have confidence if they would win.
Will the party do this?
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
ONLY Three.

An honest mistake was that of a col
ored man in the South, whose former
master had allowed him the use of Il
piece of land ON condition that he
the owner, should receive onc-fourth of
the crop.
When the corn was ripe the laborer
hauled three loads to his own house
and none to that of the white man
Then he went innOcently up to the great
house, to return his landlords wagon
which he had used in the hauling
well. Frank" said the gentleman
where's my share of the corn
You amt got none, sah," was the
sympathetic reply.
Haven't got any! Why, wasn't
to have fourth of all you raised|"
Yes. sab, but dey want no fourth
Dcre want but jcs' my three loads"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
T. Ii. Hills Nominated.

The senatorial Convention held at the
city hall Thursday afternoon was a very
tame affair, and I. Il. Mill of this city,
was nominated 10y acclimation, there
being no other candidate before the
convention.
Some people are born rich, some ac-
upon them. So it is with political hon
ors. And Tom sweetly smiles.
\ new senatorial committee was Gre
ated as follows: L. F. IIubbelI, Ashland ;
Currie Ct. Bell, bayfield,: II. 4. Shue,
Sawyer; \. NJ. Anderson, Burnett l.. ;
II. Mead, Washburn; VIM. Lube, Iron
W. {. Owen, Douglas one at large
will be appointed by the nominee.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
Patiently Waiting

We are waiting patiently for chairman
Walls organ to print fac smile 10 the
check from the Hon. John Johnston
signifying the return of the public fund
organ thinks the state was rubed of by
Nr. Johnston as surety for Mr.. Ferdi-
nand kuehn when the latter was state
treasurer, and engaged in the practice
Of receiving interest upon public funds
deposited in bauk.-Sertinel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
iBc Sure To Rub the Other Eye.
W. ID. PARKER, President

Nine persons out of every ten with a
Clndcr or any foreign substance i'll the
eye Will instantly begin to rub the eve
with one hand while hunting for their
handkerchief with the other. They may
and sometimes do remove the offensive
sinder, but more frequently they rub
until the eve becomes intiamed, bind a
handkerchief over the eve and 90 to bed.
This is all wrong. The better way is
not to rub the eye with the sinder in at
all, but rub the other eye as vigorously as
you like, according to writing in the
Medical Summary, who relates the
following experience.
"A few years since | was riding on the
engine OF a fast express. The engineer
threw open the front window, and |
caught cinder that gave me the most
excruciating pain. | began to rub the
eye with both hands. Let the eye
alone and rub the other eye (this from
the engineer.) | thought he was chaff-
ing me and | worked the harder. 4
know your doctor thinks you know it
all, but if you let that eye alone and rub
the other one the cindcr will be out in
two minutes, persisted the engineer.
| began to rub the other eye; soon |
touud the cinder down near the inner
canthus, and made ready to take it out
Let it alone and keep at the we'll eye
shouted the doctor pro tenn. | did so
for minute longer, and looking in a
small glass he gave me found the offend
er on my cheek. Since then | have
tried it many times, and haye never
known it to fail in one instance, unless
1t was as sharp as piece of steal, or
something that cut into the ball and re-
qulrcd an operation to remove it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-08-18
Vegetation md Electric IIIumina-
ton,

The truth about the effect of the elee-
trio illumination upon vegetation is
gradually being disc ntanglcd from the
records of a large number Of expert
mentalists. 1t appears to have been
cCncluSively demonstrated that electric
illumination exercises favorable infu-
ence on the germina ton Of seeds. and
promotes the lengthCning of leaves and
stems in herbaceous plants. Under
glass the light greatly acCelerates
from your happy cCUntenance that you
plants to assume Il more intensely green
tint. The structure is at first strongly
differentiated, but prolonged exposure
acts dclctCriOusly in this direction 1t
would seem that it has been the GUS
tom to use the light much too laviShly
Tor gardening purposes; and, just as n
too free use of liquid manure and
chemical StimUlantS will do more harm
than good to the growth Of plants too
much electric illumination has an effect
upon vegetation similar to darkness;
1t tends to retard healthy development
Hence it is that if electricity is to find
any useful application in gardening,
Eay, in forcing plants for the early
markets, it must be used cautiously
The plants must not be simply "drcnCh-
ed with light, any more than they
should be drenched with water continu-
ally; but used under intelligent guild
ance and in moderation, the effect Of
the highly stimulating rays of the cleo
tric light will probably prove distinctly
advantageous.