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| Curious Custom.

The Ilindus celebrate the anniversary of inc new year by festival called Hoolv. in honor of Krishna, one oI thelr many false gods. It is a season or gen eral rejoicing. when everybody IS on an n equality, and the distinctions of caste ,
 are forgotten for the time. Itmight De called :. rcd day. for all the people who can afford it dress in red clothes and they go about throwing a red-col- ored powder at one another or spur U ing it. with water from a syringe on the passers-by. During the three or four days this red-letter feast lasts
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No WOM E sing nale ne1gA~0 For the Christmas long ago, When the old log-eabin homed us
 From the night of binding snow, And the rarest joy held reign, tnd the chimney roared amain, With the freight like a beacon
 Through the frosty window-pane 4hr the revel and the din From without and from within, The blend of distant sleigh-bells
 With the blinking violin; The mufiled shrieks and cries Then the slowing cheeks aud eyes The driving storm of greetings, Gusts of kisses and surprise. aing in again tie mirth O6 Che circle round the hearth With the rustic Sinbad telling us
 The strangest tales on earth! 8ad the Mistrel Bard we knew, With his 'Love-i-er so true" Likewise his Young House-k' yarpen.
 ter
 Aud flowed Henry too! And forgetting ne'er a thing, Lift a gladder voice and sing 0f the dancers in the kitchen
 Clean from start to 'pigeon-wing! Sing the glory and the glee And the joy and jubilee Tire twirlins ferm-the quicl1ened breath The sigh Of ecstasy. The eyes that smile alone Back into our happy own The leaping pulse-the laughing blood The trembling undertonei Hn! pair us off once more4 With our feet upon the floor, BHt our heads and hearts in Heaven, As they were in days of yore! James Whitcomb Riley, in Interior.
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PAPA HAD TO SPOIL IT ALL
t3y Talking About s New Years Bil Just
 at the Wrong Time.

By Talking About & New Years Biii dast
 at the Wrong Time
 It was New Years day and the t'iii' Miss Snobberly was entertaining I caller. The caller was shining light in the inner circle of society and 2 potential aspirant for her hand.
 "0. Mr. Oldfam,s she cried. taking him to the end of the room, ssee this darling old colonial chair which ar rived yesterday from papa s ancestral home in Vermont. Did you ever see anything sweeter in your life"
 Why, really, Miss snobberly, it is delightful bit of furniture, and no doHbt full of the most delightful assoel- ations."
 'sYes. indeed; it belonged to ah-the
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HER CHRISTMAS GIFT.

How It BeIped Him Out of an UnpIeas-
 ant Predicament.
 It was aii on account off his having d conscience. Most of the fellows in his class, had they been in the same fix, would not have worried about the mat ter atail, but that was not his way. AL though he had been knocking around college for three years and over, sowing wild oats as rapidly as any, yet he had never for an instant lost his boyish
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fsR{RfS ] MAS. Iss5.

Turkey, apple sauce, cake and rais- ins,' replied one of the men at my elbow.
 That sounds like old times. I didn't know there were any turkeys nowa- days. Say, Tanks, hey yer anything over?'
 With one common impulse half q dozen men sprang to the top of the em- bankment with their hands full of good things.
 "'Come overl' shouted a corporal. who stood at the elbow of the entrench- ment. Guess we've got enough left to give some of you Christmas dinner.
 Three men in butternut clambered over their earthworks and met our men as they advanced over the debat- able ground between the lines. To our surprise, the federals came back with a
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good supply of tobacco, which was quickly distributed.
 Say, Tanks, called the confederate who had opened the conversation,
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everybody appears to have been dipped in tub of ak beer, red powder, the pet monkeys even not escaping. All this is taken in as good part as snowballing IS with us.-United Presbyterian.
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we-uns wish you-uns merry Christ masl'
 '' Same to youn we all shouted back, and there was no more shot or shell along that part of the line for the re mainder of the day..
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Christmas morning [ found some un- l.15ovn n3iscreant had made me pres enf of a bottle of hair dye.-IeNas 9iI1-
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Santa Claus is about the only per son who knows what the small boy wants.-Judge.
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There is no true Christmas present which doesn't bear the stamp of the Christ Child upon it.-Young Mems Era.
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Insult to Injury.

Bald-Headed Man-I can't find words to express my indignation at an insult l received this Christmas.
 Pete Amsterdam-What was the in suit?
 Baid-Iieaded Man - When I got up
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Suibterrun enn London

1t IS now generally recognized
throughout Europe that the under
ground electric road offers the sim
plest and best solution of the problem
of rapid transit for cities. and the ra-
pidi1y with which underground lines
have grown in favor has drawn attcn-
ton to future possibilities in the util-
iZation Cf the earth below the surface
for commercial and other purposes 1t
has been proposed in crowded cities
where land is of high value and mimi
cipal restrictions have been pass 1
limiting the height of otficn or other
buildiI gs that buildings should 90
downward, and that as many sto les
might with advantage be built IndcT-
ground as above ground. Operations
TOW going on in London, Eng, seem
to point to an extraordinary develop
mcnt of underground resources in cities
in the carly future. On emerging from
the River Thames the new City and
Waterloo line will, in It's passage up
Queen Victoria street. run for n part
of the way underneath the lOw-leSCl
main sewer which in it's tu.n runs
along beneath the District Underground
railway. SO that at this point In the
city there is. first. a busy main thor
Oughfore, below that q steam railway
then a huge metropolitan sewer, then
an electric railway, reaching Its ter
minus at depth Of about SO feet below
the streets, and here il will comnuni-
cate with another line. the Central Lon
don. which will lie at A depth Of so
feet
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28

In no other part of the world is the
fan an article of so great importance
as In the East; this is not alone due
to the climate, which makes it a neces-
sity for cooling the air." but 10 the
special significance attached to it as a
symbol OF authority. and in some cases
as an emblem of royalty.
The origin OF the open fan. which
the japanese call uchiwa and the Chi
neSe shan is lost in the mists of an
tiquity. The Chinese claim that Ii
was brought into use in the Celestial
empire by a ruler who came 10 the
Dragon Throne Il. G. 2691. Where 1t
came from they do not state. but we
find it mentioned in the literature G.
the ancient Assyrians and Egyptians.
and specimens have been eXhumed
from their buried city The carly
Greeks must have been accustomed to
its use. as we find various representa-
tons of ii on vases and other articles
Of decorations belonging to them His
torianS disagree as to it's origin, as
Well as to the date thereof Some claim
that the wings and tails of birds made
the first fans, others that the leaves Of
trees formed the original cooling ap-
paratus. Feather fans are certainly of
ancient date. but it is not at all i'm
probable that Eve, whose inventive
genius fashioned gowns Of fig leaves,
made Use of the broad leaf Of the palm
for moving the air and cooling her
self. Cooley Magazine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28

Perhaps 1t was not an old Forty
miner" who gave the following dcscrip-
ton, but 1t was a man who knew the
work In question. Like most enthusi-
asts, however, he undertakes the trial
and disappointment involved.
It's the prettiest work / ever did.
It's the fascination of il; when you We
struck it pretty rich and see your gold
right in front Of you. when your
piling it up every half hour OF the day,
with nugget now and again as big as
bullet to cheer you.
And then when the evening comes
and you count it up and find it a hun
dred odd dollars, just picked out o the
earth that day, well, there's nothing
like it,
Then, when you don't strike it. you
always think you're going to next day:
md it's just as exciting hearing other
men tell In the evening what they've
pulled out rs it Is counting your own.
Why. I've been three months at q
time without making a dollar and with
out a cent in my pocket, but, gec-whit-
taker, thu excitement OF IL don't give
q man time to think how hard up he Is!
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Science in Flushing Sewers.

The flushing of open sewers is not
a matter as to whose investigat ton the
nj jority of scientists would be particu
larry enthusiastic, but some resident
Cornell graduates have taken up the
subject so thoroughly that they have
developed some most interesting facts
which 60 TO show what an effici mt and
valuable process this branch of n Citys
health department may be constituted
The object Of this inquiry is to deter
mine how far the effects Of flushing
will he felt in sewers of various sizes
and also at what distances the gates
or tanks must be placed to obtain the
best results in reference to the guam
tity Of flushing water. the diameter Of
the sewer and its grade. Preliminary
experiments have been conducted on
an open channel of considerable length
provided with gate, and the instant al
which the front Of the wave reaches
various points of the sewer is recorded
by electrical devices. Similar means
are also provided for Indicating the
depth of the advancing wave and its
velocity at every ten feet of the length
Of the sewer. In some Of the expert
ments the water is colorcd. 50 that il
tells its own tale upon a strip Of paper
as il flows down grade These practi-
cal experiments are being followed up
by careful tests In the laboratory. Here
the various phenomena OF a flow Of
water through oritices of all kinds.
varying in sizes. aud under heads up 10
800 feet, are studied and recorded.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28

Nearly all great scientific discoveries
have been combatted and misunder-
stood, even by the intelligent Even
Sir Charles Napier fierccly opposed the
Introduction Of steam power into the
royal navy, and one day exclaimed in
the house Of commons:
Mr.. Speaker. when we enter her
majestyS service and face the chances
of war. we 20 prepared to be hacked to
pieces by cutlaSSeS. to he TidClled with
bullets, or to be blown to bits by shot
and shell; but. Mr.. Speaker, we do not
go prepared to be boiled alive"
The last words he brought out with
tremendous emphasis. Steam power in
mcn-of-war, with boilers which at any
moment might be shattered by an
encmy's shot this was 4 prospect he
could not face
Yet in few years he found himself
in command of the largest steam navy
the world had ever seen.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Report OF Revenue COMMITTEES.

Washington, Dee 2G.-I our commit
tee believes that ii IS the duty Of the
house OF Representatives to which body
the constitution commits the Inaugural
ton of revenue bills, 10 frame and pass
measure that will yield not far from
1900, 900 sufficient to put an end TO the
difficiencv-and TO do this without de-
lay too, leaving the others whore CO.
operation il required 10 finally place
such legislation on the statute books to
meet the responsibility in their own
way. And the presidents special mes
rage setting forth SO pOIntedly the seri-
business OF the situation and the neces-
eity for the promptest action. only
emphasizes the duty Of the house"
Continuing the report says:
"Your committee has not undertaken
general revision OF the tariff on pro-
lection lines, as majority hope can be
done in l897-99, not only because they
know that such tariff legislation would
stand no chance of becoming law, but
also because general tariff revision
would require many months and the
need is more revenue at once. We be-
lieve, however, that this need of more
revenue is SO great that a simple meas
ure increasing all duties of the dutiable
list, and taking from the free list of the
present tariff few articles that were
slwavs on the dutiable list until Aug.
p, 1894, and which have always been
important revenue producers. and linn
iting the operation OF such legislation
to about two years and half until the
present deficiency of revenue is over
como ought to receive the approval
even of those who do not favor pro-
tective duties on patriotic grounds; and
that the fact that it may incid entaIly
encourage the production Of many arti-
cles that We require at home instead of
abroad will not be regarded az a ground
OF opposition under present circum-
stances"
Upon the subject of bond issue the
committee declares that the authority
asked IOr bV the secretary OF the treas
ury to issue bonds at lower rate and
for shorter term than those now au-
thorized should be granted.
I'm granting this authority however"
says the report eve have included in
the bill provision that the proceeds of
bonds sold Under the act Of 1879 and I'M
der the bill which is proposed shall be
used exclusively for redemption pur-
poses, our object being to secure such n
separation of the redemption fund from
tho ordinary cash in the treasury as
rili maintain and protect the reserve.
We also provide that such bonds shall
h. offered for sale in such manner as
~ invite investment among the masses
Of the people"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
HIS Royal Highncss Docs Not
Want to Fight the L. -.

From the New York World OF the 18th.
Sandringham Dec. 4.-Sir Francis
knollys Is desired by the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of York to thank
Mr.. Pulitzer for his cablegram. They
earnestly trust and cannot but believe
the present crisis will be arranged in a
manner satisfactory 10 both countries.
and will be succeeded by the same
warm feeling of friendship which has
existed between them for so many
years.
From the Bishop of London comes
the following:
With all my heart l pray God TO
avert from this country and the United
States, the crime and disaster of war
between them, and hold it the bound
en- duty of every man Of both countries
to avoid all provocative language and
all he scientiously can to promote
peace. +. LONDIN.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
mnNs!ics at Home.

Apropos to home gymnastics. which
every one should try to practice occa-
sionally, if not daily, they should be
OF such nature as to expand the chest,
raise the shoulders, draw back the
head, and give erectncSS TO the form
Going up and down stairs and an ordf-
nary amount of walking give the lower
limbs abundant exercise. The appli-
anccs provided ShOull be Of such 4
nature as 10 produce the Required re-
suit with the least possible expenditure
of time, and for this purpose there is
nothing equal To pulley weights or
chest weights. \ pair of light dumb
II IS weighing from l to pounds
and a single one weighing from 10 l.
pounds are also desirable for wrist. arm
ard back exercises. Wooden dumb
bells nowadays are preferred to ircn
CncS. because the latter chill the blood
To The chest weights and duml,-bells
should be added one pair of light In
dian clubs. The use Of these pieces Of
apparatus need not disturb any one
else in the house. and from five 10 fif-
teen minutes daily work. although 1t
may not make Il Sandow of you. may
add inches 10 your chest and strength
To Your arm
The cost-always Doi1t which in
sistS upon considrration-hecd not be
great. Dumb bells cost from 20, TO
Ace n pair. and Indian clubs weighing
from ! 10 l l. pounds. 40C a pair
Boston ADVERTISER
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Southerncrs Happy.

Senator Hil's bill proposing to repeal
the statute which prohibited ex-con-
trderate officers who had been commits
stoned officers in the Z. s army or
navy from holding positions in the
army or navy was passed, Dec,
18th 1895. Thus another evidence of
The unfriendly feeling between the
North and South has been wiped away.
The measure was supported most heart
ily by Republicans as well as Demo
o-ats One Senator, Mr.. IIawley, rep.
from Conn, could not refrain from put
ting himself on record, by saving that
he now favor the bill, but justified the
act whiei it was now proposed to re-
peal ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
FEARS GROUNDLESS.
I'D Date.

Mabel, my child. come here"
There was a world Of tenderness in
the fathers tone and manner as he
careSsed The dark brown. wavy hair
Of the pettcd daughter who came in
answer to his summons and sat on a
low stool at his feet, says the Chicago
Tribune.
You have always found me willing
to make any reasonable sacrifice for
your comfort and happiness, have you
not, my daughters"
Yes. papa
Your home is not an unhappy one
is it:''
"Oh, no
You would not turn your back upon
il unless your calm and deliberate judg-
ment seconded the impulse of your
heart, would you. my child:''
Why. papa, what is"
Pardon me. dear. but the time has
come when | must speak Of a matter
that concerns me greatly because it
concerns YOU. | have observed Of lare
growing inclination on the part Of
Young Mr. Sp0onamore 10 seek your so
ciety. Now, while Mr.. Spoonamore Is
a harmless and well meaning young
man, against whom nothing can be
said on the score of personal character.
disposition of family connection, he Is
hardly the sort of man / should Sc
lect as a fitting mate for you, Mabel
He is not your equal intellectually
You must have discovered that To
encourage him, my child, would be an
act Of coquetry to which l hope you
could not bring yourself. l think 1t best
to speak Of this now because he may
presume upon his acquaintance with
you to hit at 4 nearer tie
"He-he has done SO already. papa"
Then my admonltion has come too
lateT
"Why-he asked me last night to
marry him"
And you, Mabel exclaimed the IA
Their, with an anxious tremor in his
voice. ''Can 1t be possible that you"
Don't be uneasy, papa" replied the
queenly girl Il turned him down In
great shape"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Notice 70 Creditors,

STATE OF WISCONSIN-DDUGL COUN-
y ty-In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of W nfam H. Shoop-
man, deceased, late OF the city of Superior, in
Douglas county Wisconsin-In Probate.
Letters of administration having been granted
to Rudolph W. SChimmel ESQ, of the city of SUI
perior, upon the estate of William II. ShoOpman,
deceased, late of the city of superior. in Doug As
county, Wisconsin, and an order having been
entered herein the 10th day OF Decen Der, 1929.
limiting the time for creditors TO present their
claims against the said estate for examination
and allowance TO six months from and after the
10th day of December, 1895.
Notice is hereby given, that the said county
court will, on the first Tuesday of each succeed
ing six months hereafter at regular terms of the
county court then to he held. at 10 O'Clock a,
of said days at the Office of the County Judge, i'll
the court house, in the city of Superior, Wiscon-
sin receive, examine and adjust all claims and
demands of every person against the estate Of
said deceased.
Claims should be verified and filed before the
expiration OF said six months.
Dat cd this 10th day OF December. 1926.
By the Court,
ID. F. ROBERTS,
Dc j County Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
The Revenue Bill.

In response to President CleveIand's
message asking for revenue sufficient
TO run the government, the comrnittee
on WAYS and means in the house pro-
ceeded to report on Thursday A heat
cd discussion was INDUCED in by prom
inent Republicans aud Democrats Mr..
Ding!ey, chairman of the committee,
Iaid that the committee felt it their
duty TO act at once in the matter, at the
special request of the President. The
bill was finally passed bv vote of POS
TO 81, the Populists voting with the
Democrats. II is hardly likely that the
bill rs it now stands will meet with the
approval of the President, Ms it savors
too much of protection.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Cutting IN Old Ties.

Ii would hardly be thought that it
would be worth while TO construct a
machine expressly for the cutting up Of
old ties for fuel and yet the operation
OF 4 new Shcaring machine which is
used for that purpose. is said 10 have
been found most satisfactory. The
blades are about eight inches wide. with
4 clearance between them Of about one
inch. 81 that old spikes. etc. en- pass
through. The machine is driven by a
belt wheel. and runs ar about twenty
strokes a minute. cutting 10 cords Of
wood per day from old ties and rple-
graph poles The pieces are crushed
in cutting. 80 that they can be split
lCrCJnwiS,, with IN aX
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Broad Tires rs Rollers.

Farmers can take a useful hint for
the improvement OF country roads from
the construction Of the Maiden Mass
watering carts. These wheels are shod
with very broad tires that are made TO
do duty as road rollers, and the gauge
OF the forward pair Of wheels is set so
as TO come inside the track Of the hind
wheels. This is a practice which could
be followed with advantage in other
vehicles used on country roads. In
stead Of cutting up the roadway with
narrow tires. heavily loaded and fol-
lowing IN the same track, every heavy
wagon could be made a road-roller Of
very considera BILE value, and material
reduction in the cost of road main
tenance would follow.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
SlIDlnlDnS-

CIRCUIT COURT.-DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Melville c. Smith
Plaintiff
VS..
Sidney Streatfeild : summons
and K. II. COmbe.
Defendants. ,
The State of Wisconsin, To the said defendants
and each of them.
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons eX-
elusive OF the day of service. and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid; and
in case of your failure so to do. judgment will
be rendered against you according to the demand
Of the complaint; of which copy is herewith
served upon You.
CATLIN. BUTLER ( LYONS
Diff Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS
2. o. Address. Superior, Douglas County, Wis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
Likely to Have Another Court.

tie number of courts cuts any fig
ure IN the importance of a city Super
Tor will certainly be at the front. With
tircnlt, Municipal and Superior courts
already established. and a strong APP
peal from our people to senators and
representatives TO support Congressman
jenkins bill asking Tor the establish
ment of a term Of L. :. Court in Super
Tor. it looks as though we should soon
have another courtt to add to our list.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-28
summons.


STATE OF WISCONSIN,.
Douglas County. In Circuit Court.
Arnold Shauklin. Plaintiff.
Robert :. Hatcher and Georgia II
Hatcher his wife; Mrs. Louise Hatcher
Gomez; tthe said Robert :. Hatcher and
Louise Hatcher Gomez being the sole
heirs at law of William Fl. Hatcher de
ceased1 John VI. Lamb and - Lamb
his wife, and Irwin W. Gates,
Defendants.
ST MMONS.
The State OF Wisconsin: To the said Defend
ants. and each Of them:
1Ou are hereby summoned TO appear with
in twenty days after service OF this summons.
exclusive OF the day of service. and defend
the above entitled action in the court afOre-
said; and in case Of your failure so to do,
Judgment will be rendered against you ac-
cOrding to the demand of the complaint.
Ii. W. AUSTIN.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Post office address, Superior.
Douglas County, Wisconsin. d21ff