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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

An Old MiSsOurian tells this story:
I've had about twenty-five miles 70
90 by stagc-coach in Missouri, ana it
was early spring, and the roads were
very bad The stage stated about
half an hour before daylight, and
there were five men Of Us and two
women. These last had the lack
seat. and talked only to each other.
We were not Over two miles out when
the stage got stuck. and down every
man had to get and lift and pull aud
push Three miles further on We
were stuck again, and it was the
same performance over again In
going about fOrteen miles "" We're
stu K tisc TINES, and in going the
twenty-five we liftcI that old stage
out of the RUS and holes AMI bitches
almost a dozen times
Tie five Of u, were wet, splaehe J,
muddy, and hungry, when we finally
drove up to the terminus, and you
can imagjn" our feelings when tuoS
two women got down. removed their
shdw.s an Iuunets. and stood re
vedlcd as tYO hearty and robust men.
We " re looking at them with open
mouths when one If them re-
marked
Thanks for Your labor, gentle
men. We knew the road and pre-
pared for it. VIII you imbibe:'
But we were too ind grant to ac-
cept.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

"What curious wooden hammer,


"What a curious wooden hammer,
Miss Lillian"
Yes. 1t was presented to papa
many years ago By a lodge of some
kind that he was presiding ovcr at the
time, | suppose he used it when he
wanted to open the lodge or cal. some
brother to order
speaking OF lodges, Miss Lillian,
what do you think Of men who join
them ana neglect thc.r-cr-Wjyes and
all that sort Of thiugl"
i think they are not doing their
duty, Mr.. Spoonanore.'
''SO-so do /, We agree exactly on
that. \ man who would abandon the
society cf his-his wife, YOU know, to
go down town four or five times a
week, and meet lot of other men. and
20 through the mummery they cali in
itiatj1H, and smoke cigars, aud have Z;
good time-why, it isn't right, you
know
The young woman toycd with the
little wooden hammer and said moth
ing.
And that's why feel bold to say.
Miss Lillian, That / think YOU and /
wouIl-l'm would never have any
Disbursements five should be-
cause that's the way l feel about
it, and and I've never talked
this way t. You before, Won
know, for ! wasn't exactly certain
whcther-and an that sort of thing.
When two persons agree on things like
this, it stands To- reason that there
might be other things they would also
and you haven't known me Il great
while perhaps, out feel that YOU re
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

shat melted into moment OF paric@S
bless.
4 am free all day." she murnured.
Then we can"
The Earl got no farther. for two pee
pie entered the room at this instant.
They were Count Jura and Valerie,
gorgeous in crimson satin and her
rubies and diamonds.
Roy watched his wife approach Count
Jura with graceful ease. and as he saw
the fash Of passionate love in the other
mans eyes he felt a sudden sensation
at his heart OF angcr-so great it al
most panied him.
What was it: Could it be that Roy,
Ear Of Darrell. was growing jealous Of
his lOw-bOrn wife.
Alice saw nothing Of his expression,
but she saw Valerie standing near him,
the bouquet in her hands.
I've been trying to console my hus-
band. Miss Ross. =" she said in herclcar.
sweet voice. but he would not be con-
soled You were late to claim your
promised gift of flowers. =
The Earl bit his lip. and walked
away. \ sudden wish came to him
that Valerie and her flowers were far
distant. \ veil seemed to be falling
from his eyes. He glanced from Val
cries handsome face. with its, hard,
passionate look, to Alice's sweet lovely
countenance lit with womanly tender
ness and gentlene.s, and his wife's
pleased him the most. Her bearing,
too, astounded yet gratitied his pride
and unconsciCusly his heart sweiled as
he pictured her triumph.
Valerie quick to read his clear. hon
est face, read these thoughts and she
was maddened almost to fenzy. The
girls appearance, her GOODNESS. We're
poisoned darts TO Nalcrie's blighted
heart, and she vowed to be rcvenged
and to abase the low-bOrn wife or Roy
Darrell.
FRO IlI- rD\--IvTN-r !
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27
China Training for War.

Henry BryOS the correspondent Of
the Figaro Of Paris at present travel
ing in China, gives the following &C
count Of the naval and military
preparations which are going on in
the Celestial Empire.
"A fact of the highest Importance,
which for all that has escaped the
notice Of diplOmatists, COnSuls and
my English COntrereS Of the East,
has Just come TO light in China /
mean the sudden transformation of
the Oil and child sh method Of war
fare so long in use in that country.
The Chinese art of war has become
thoroughly underlined, and tends I.
rival that Of the western nations.
The ilIustrjOuS who has brought
about this radical transformation is
the iceroY, Ii lIong-Tchang. 1t is
at Ticntsin that he is operating.
TientSin is the industrial center Of
war material, where tn Armstrong;
and the agents of Canetc krupp enter
into the competition for the accept
ance OF their deadly wares In the
tournaments Of these rivals the Ger
mans have almost always carried oil
the prizes. At Port Arthur, in the
province Of Petchill, there are splen-
did cruisers battleShips, and gun
boats built with all the recent inn
proyements Of naval sc.ence. 1t is
noteworthy that a regular tle t has
been created here in less than six
years
''Snce the last Franco Chinese war
the cclestials have opened cir eyes
That great sleepy people has become
aroused. Ii lIong-Tchang has rudcly
shaken off their night covering. He
has undertaken the task of wax ng
them up thoroughly. lie can claim
the honor of having created genuine
soldiers, organized in European style
and armed with the improved modern
rifles -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27
4 TclI-Talc Photograph.

A certain gay merchant in tine fortics
went to Carlsbad to take the waters.
In the morning he Swallowed his guam
tum Of >prudel water, but the evening
found him Il regular visitor t. the
theatre, where Il charming actress
found particular favor in his eyes.
Every day he was 10 be seen sitting at
the FeIsenIuei.c. in sweet converse
with his cnchaHtrcSs, or sauntcriug
arm in arm with her along the prone
nades. But he dill not forget his law
ful lady. He went into shop and
chose at random a number OF iu>tau-
taeneous photographs of Carlsbad life
and activity. These he sent to his wife
a Dresden. Bat. alas. the aotouishrd
public met our friend the following day
with down cast ncln and accompanied
by another lady, neither 50 young nor
50 amiahle as his flrner COMPANION.
Among the photographs ne sent his
loving wife wa.+lG Instantaneous view
on the promenade. IN which she rccolc-
nized the figure of her husband and the
surrogate with which he had cousolcd
hinsif in her absence. Needless to
say, the next train brought the raging,
spouse. What she said on her arriyai
would I'LL volumes.
THE worlds coffee output is G5u.mo
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27
WOMB AGAlNSY WOMAN.
BY MRS. NJ. E. HOLMES.
CHAPTER VII.

land and turned toward the staircase
and her own apartments.
The glimpse she had caught of Paul
Ross sinister face filed her with d
yague sense Of alarm.
What was Nalerie'5 brother doing in
.he Abbey ruins. Why was he lurk-
ing in the dark corners?
Il was a problem too difficult for the
young girl to solve: she stood before
her dlc-sing-tablc and read the cards
Frank Meredith mad given her, men
al ' determining to keep them safe,
.Or once again that strange sensation
came over her that she might need
him.
Then his offer Of friendship sudden
snl unOrthOdOX as it was. had been
like Il ray Of sunshine on her dark life
She was so terribly aIone-no re
latiOns or knSmen near to hold out
heir hands to her, q wife hated by her
husband, 9irl Ioathei by her hus-
ban ; love. Valerie Ross
She took OF her habit. and putting
IN q loose flowing gown of soft white
material sat down by the ire TO rest
and think, holding the cards in her
hand.
Her head ached with the multitude
II sorrows and vague troubles she had
o bear, so, taking out the pins. she let
The great MASSES of golden hair slip
rom their knots and fall in o OriOgs
waves over her shoulders almost TO her
'eet.
She was trying to make some plans
or her future life. She was so young
a. yet but is years had passed over
her head. hut she was brave. She saw
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

SIX prisoners filed and dug their way
out of the county Jail AT Searcv. Ark.
TWENTY thousand cigars that had been
stolen were found buried at Omaha
4 Ncb
ONEHvNDRED Kansas editors attended
/ the meeting Of the state association at
. Hutchinson
y Man named Agile from Chicago has
! been stricken with smallpox 1T New
/ Hampton, IA.
The Elkins trial was ended at BRYAN,
/ O., and the prisoner VAS sentenced to
/ life imprisonment.
JoHN SILVA. Italian, unmarried, was
! Killed by a fall Of rock in the Santa Fe
/ shaft 1T Frontenac, kas
JONI W. RENN has been appointed 10y
! the attorney-general Ia prosecute the
/ indianapolis bank wreckers
Is Il quarrel AT Atlanta, Mich. John
I Mum struck Richard Garrett with an
ak. Garrett viii probably die
TIM old soldiers Of Eastern Nebraska
\ viii hold reunion at Iccumsch, Ncb.,
4 during tine latter part Of August.
4 NrNAEY, q Choctaw, SAID to be cen
I tcnarlan and a miscr, was murdered by
/ another Indian at Talihina, l. T.
I TUE trial Of Dr. Eugene f. West.
charged with the murder of Addic Gil
moHr, was begun in San Francisco.
Is the German Reichstag Herr Lieb-
/ kuccht intcrpellated the government on
/ the condition Of the working classes.
CONSERVATIVE and progressive ele-
mcHt- of the Christian Church at Bell
/ Creek. Ind, are at war over an organ.
TIE strike at the Illinois Zine Com
I pany works, Ia Sale, H., is settled,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

Brown niece, and people wont for
get it "
They'll call you Queen when they
see You Tonight Davis cried, en-
Enthusiastically.
She was draping the dinner-gOwn as
She spoke. Alice for once determined
to shine. She chose most beautiful
robe of cleaning white satin: in this.
fitting her graceful rounded form to
perfection, she scarcely knew herself
"a she glanced in the mirror.
Her glorious golden hair was gath
cred in one great knot at the back Of
her head. her delicate throat and neck
rOs from the soft lace like marble in
their purity. She drew on a pair of
long white gloves. and then prepared
to descend, when tap came to the
door and a foOtman stood disclosed,
bearing case and a message from the
DOwa.cr Lady Darrell begging her
sons wife to don the Darrell diamonds
to night, and TO keep them in the
future.
Alice waited till the man had gone,
then hesiJatcd
Should she wear these gems?
What right had she. the low born
gin TO put them on Jewels that a
race Of patrlcian women mad worn for
wears:
Davis unlocked the case, and drew
out the @lit,ering ornaments with
slight shlicks Of admiration.
. "Oh. my lady. you must putt them on,
she cried, eNcitcdiy.
Alice hc-itatcd no longer.
She was the Earl's wife. and true
mistress o. all he owned.
: \ something thrilled TIN Ough her a.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27
The Complexion of Chinese

Is not velower than that of an unfortunate in
I1ldual whose liver complaint has assumed thu
chronic form. The cyebaiIs OF the sufferer as
sumo a saffron hue there is dull pain in the re
-ioG OF the organ affected, the tongue is coated,
breath sour, sick headaches usually but not
always occur, and there Is sometimes dizziness
oa arising from 4 sitting posture Constipation
and dyspepsia are also attendants Of LAis very
common aIlmeut, always i'll its aggravated form,
lal.lc - breed assesses Of the liver, which are
very dangerous. Hostetter-s Stomach BitJers
"Ee.l. eraaic,tte- it. a. well is the troubles COM
Ilcatei with il ANA which It originates. IN
calls and fever, complaint which always
ii ds To the BittTs, the liver is seriously in
Hoi"ei. This fine Alternative tonic removes COS
ty@nrss audiadtge>ti"u, rheumatic, nervous and
Kidney trouble and debility.
JEEpY SnIrsoN is said to have forsakeL
the plain speech of his constituency. In
addressing the House recently he fire.
qucntly used the broad "a in such
words as France, dance and chance.
lie also gave the q" sound to either
and neither.
a5,8Go FROM TEN ACRES. c
A NJ. Lamb, a market gardener in
PENNSYLVANIA. clcaecd =, 500 on five
acres Of cabbage and five acres Of
onions The reason Of this, he says,
wa because SatIc...s seeds are 80 eX-
trcmcIy early ami woadr u-iy p.oduc-
We Lightning abba-c ana King Of
the Earliest onions he had in the
market three weeks dhcaj Of any
ltler homegrown sort and conse-
emily ecels ed fancy prices. oalZer
sends - packages earliest vegetable
seed, ulticient for a family, for 81,
postpaid.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

ONE tree recently cut down in TuIarc
County, Cal, was b feet III diameter at
the lase
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27
Ifows This!

VIRGIL devoted eleven years to his
.Encid and then deemed it SO imper-
feet at his death lie ordered it to be
burned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

TEA and coffee keep much better in
glass Jars with tighlIy-littIng tops than
IN tin.
SEE Colchester Siadins Boot al. in an
other column.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

G.. &. GREEN,
WoopBrIl, \. J.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-27

NAriEE'~ coin weighing machine was
put in Use in the BANK of England in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
STAGING FELL
And With II Four Men, One Of Whom Was
Badly Injured Internally.

An upper staging on one of the new
houses going up on Western avenue gave
way, Saturday afternoon, falling to the
ground. Four men, Smith Gilley, Charles
Furbush, W. H. Miller and Mr.. Robbins
were working on it at the time and fell
about 20 feet, alighting in heap, along
with the parts of the staging.
One of the men, Mr.. Furbush, fell un-
derneath the others and was badly injured.
He was unconscious for time and when
he recovered spit blood and appeared to be
injured internally. Another man, Mr.. Mil
Ter, suffered an injury to one wrist, sprain
that will lay him off duty probably for a
few days. The other two were compare
lively uninjured. Mr.. Furbush was taken
to his home on Cushnoc Heights. 1t is
understood that some of the men who fell
constructed the staging, but it was evidently
a sighted job.
DR.. w. Scott Hill attended Miller and
DR.. G. W. Martin treated Furbush, who,
when heard from last evening, was in
DANGEROUS condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
AMUSEM ENrS.
"THE ENGINEER"

1.-THE Engineer" which will be presented
at the Opera house next Wednesday even
ing, represents life in South West Missouri,
from the domestic side, the loves, the am
billions, the disappointments of an humble
community. The home of Joe "The Engi-
ueer" is the place, "Hazel," little wait
adopted by the engineers father and left by
him at death, as a legacy to Joe's care,
"Ned Claybsnk," william of the first water
from England, Joe's family and neighbors
are the people of the drama. The story is
laid at town called Plumberville, which is
assumed. The dramatic portion Of the play
is based upon the Williams attempt to secure
an immense fortune to which Hazel is an
heiress, unbeknown to any but himself. Seats
90 on sale at the Opera house cafe and G.
W. Browns, Gardiner, this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
ANCIENT BOOKS.
First Prisoner in Old Kennebec Jail
Was a Murderer.
Records Dale From 1884 and Show Man,
Were Committed For THEFT.

Being in the Jail attic the other dsy
Turnkey Ramsell discovered set of old
books giving list of the first prisoners
committed in the old Jail that was located
on the corner Of Winthrop and State streets
and is at present a dwelling house, having
been remodeled.
The first criminal was Henry Nc
Causland of Pittston, convicted of
murder, who was committed on
October 20, 1894, by order of the supreme
judicial court. He was 81 years of sge
when committed, feet inches tall, and
Of sandy complexion. He died in Jail
August %, 1929. From 1894 to 1929 about
600 prisoners were lodged in this Jail for
crimi al causes. During this time the ma
jority of commitments were for theft,
while many were for forgery, but
only very few in the entire list from
1874 to 1929 were imprisoned for drunk
enness. Several were arrested for passing
counterfeit money.
On September Is, 1909, Eoenezer Trask,
Jabez Mieggs, Nathaniel Lynn, Adam Pitts,
Elijah Barton, Prince Cain, Jonas Proctor,
Arson Mieggs and David Lynn, all of Malta,
were committed for murder. The youngest
was 20 years of age and the oldest SO years.
One man six feet tall and SO years of age
was committed for swearing. Vagabonds,
spendthrifts, forgers, lunatics, burglars and
murderers were named in the criminal list.
The Jail was then termed the gsol. Beside
the criminal list was that of the debtors,
which filled many pages.
The books were headed in writing, name,
where from, for what cause, by whom COM
mitted, when discharged. The next books,
containing the names of prisoners, showed
that many were lodged in Jail for drunken
ness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
CURRENT EVENTS CLUB
Held It's Annual Meeting and Elected Efficient
Board Of Officers.

The annual meeting of the Current
Events Club on Thursday last was largely
attended. Pleasant mention was made of
the State Federation meeting at Auburn
Oct. 10, IL and -, which was attended by
Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Bangs, Mrs. Morse and
Miss Dana. The reception at City hall, the
greeting of guests from other states, the
helpful addresses. papers and discussions
all contributed to make most enjoyable
session.
Our club is glad to be one of the 40 COM
posing the State organic alton, and to be
connected with the general federation
(nationaD which now numbers 375 clubs
pursuing study along the various lines
of history, art, science, literature and
the matters of current interes. and import.
ance, national and international.
The appointment by the State Federation
of standing educational committee show,
desire to bring about more general intro
duction of the kindergarten and manual
training in the public schools, to promote
the establishment of public libraries, and the
opening of evening schools for those who
cannot avail themselves of day instruc-
ton.
The Current Events Club of Augusta
will meet through the fall and winter each
alternate Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Officers
elected were: President, Mrs. Anna Sar-
gent Hunt; vice president, Miss Olive E.
Dana; secretary, Miss Marion Field Mich
aelis; treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Gannett;
board of directors, Mrs. A. S. Bangs, Mrs.
f. c. Dudley, Mrs. A. H. Brainerd, Mrs.
G. M. Twitchell.
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"THE BROWNIES

Everybody is going to see their favorite
Brownies act and sing and dance, Wednes-
day. The matinee is at p. M. Special
prices, Is and 25 cents, for school children,
and to give them opportunity to all be in
when the curtain goes up, the city schools
close at 9. 30 and the outside districts at
noon. Tickets for afternoon and evening
on sale at PiDkham & Sherburne' S
after 9 o'clock this morning. The cast
contains the following local talent ::
Dan Nash, John Dunton, Ned Bean, Guy
Gannett, Chester Kingsley, Harold HIGH
born, Ernest Michselis, Martin Fuller,
Ralph Cummings, Charlie Roe, Frank
Chase, Harry Hersey, Rob Cole, Roy
Sewall, Ralph Smith, Rob Partridge,
James Stone, Charlie Kinsman, Sturgis
Bradbury, Willie Badger, Lee Hersey,
Sewall Webster, Morton Chick, Alice
Knowlton, Maude Andrews, Addie
Weeks, Bertha Newcomb, Queenie Garlic
ton. Alice Dutton. Elsie Jones, Annie
Macomber, Villa Packard, Irene Thayer,
Ruby True, Nora Turner, Mural Haines,
Blanche Webster, Vera Jewett, Alice Dins-
more, Msude Hersey, Genie Norton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
Biographical Sketches.

Howard Owen is sending to the members
of the Legislature circular to obtain in
formation for his Biographical Sketches of
the members-elect to the Legislature OF
1895. Mr.. Owen says that this will be the
most complete biography he ever compiled.
He asks the following questions
"Will you, therefore, on receiving this,
write out the main points of interest in
your own life-age, politics (present and
past), religious preferences, occupation or
profession, birth place, where educated,
public positions held, the principal events
in your history up to the present time, and
all the facts that will be valuable to me.
The work is impartial and entirely non
partisan. Please fill out the blanks on the
next page, and write out in detail the facts
in your own history, condensing the same
in space about equal to one page of this
circular"
The biographies will be published in neat
pamphlet form, with covers, for preseIva-
ton. and also in the DAILY KENNEBEC
Journal, on the assembling of the Legisla-
ture. The price of the pamphlet will be 10
cents and copies of the JOURNAL three
cents. This work is copyrighted by Cor
press and can be issued by no one but Mr..
Owen.
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1.-THE NEW SOUTH"

The present is the third and farewell sea-
con of the production of the thrilling, TO-
mantle drama that deals with the Georgia
convict system called 1.-THE New South. -
The company presenting this play is almost
identical with the one seen in it during the
long run of "The New South" at the Broad
way Theatre, New York and Boston Theatre,
Boston. 1t is headed by Joseph r. Girls
mer and Mi.s Phoebe Davies, whose names
both in the East and West are now recog-
nized as popular stars. The play will be
given in this city at the Opera house next
Thursday, Oct. 25, with the fullest atten-
ton paid to its elaborate scenic environ
ment, and other numerous details.