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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
THERE WAS MONEY INT.
An Inventors Brilliant Idea That
brought a Dime.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
He came into the sanctum on tptoe,
and sank into chair SO noiselessly
that only the aroma suggested to the
editor that he was not alone.
Il have dropped in said the strang-
er in a corc.liatory tone, Ito unfold to
you the beauties Of a new scientific
preparation in which l am interested.
Don't start. l have not 1t with me.
l simply want ID call your attention
tc it as al expert and gentleman, and
to ask your advice as to the advisable
ity of forming a little stock company
for its manufacture. There's big
money in it, too"'
The editor didn't happen to be hur-
ried and he looked at the stranger with
more encourag cement in his eye that
he might otherwise have done.
What is your mysterious prepara-
tion?" he asked.
Il call it magnetic starch" replied
the stranger
Yes" said the editor, encouraginSly.
1T is ordinary starch, you know,
heavily magEet,Zed. You put the mag
netic starch on a shirt bosom and the
wearer is filled with the most pleas
ing magnetic thrills. You put it in a
shirt waist and the girl who puts it
on is at once magnetiZed to high de-
gree. 1t eXhilarates the system,
soothes the nerves and composes the
mind. One beauty about it is its sus-
ceptibility to the effect Of metals. A
man who puts on the magnetic shirt
collar is just as likely as not to find
dime before he walks a half block. The
metal draws the lucky man right to it.
OF course, the ladies have to exercise
some care. There was young woman
who put on one of my starched collars,
ard in five minutes she had drawn
every hairpin out Of her head and her
golden hair was hanging down her
back
The editor yGwned.
Say said the inventor, eagerly, edo
you know that if they'd given me the
job of starching the white shirts OF
those Greeks they'd have thrashed the
life out Of the Turks? I'd have used so
much magnetic starch that when the
Turks presented bayonets the Greeks
would have just flown right at EN-.
They couldn't help it, you know The
steel would have drawn EN- clear
across ten-acre field, and they'd
have trampled all over those heather
Turks. Why"
Good day" said the editor.
Story worth a diEle?' quoth the in
ventor.
The editor thought it was.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
81 NMO\S
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
In Superior Cuurt-DJUglaS County.
X. l.. Cove, Plaintiff.


STATE OF WISCONSIN,
In Superior Cuurt-DoGglas County.
X. L. Cove Plaintiff,
Superior Consolidated Land Company On corpor-
atom. SolOn J.. Perrin, as Receiver OF the said
superior Consolidated Land Company. Vii.
liam II. Hollis, as Trustee under n mortgage of
said superior Consolidated Land COMPANY.
recorded i'll volume 81 of mortgages ON page,
4Si, in the office of the Register of Deeds of
Douglas county, Wisconsin, Anna ID. Scott,
James T. Scott, ana Merriam ID. ThrDpp, rs EX-
ccutorS of the last viii and testament of
Thomas \. scott, deceased and Maria A. del
Rio, Defendants.
The state OF Wisconsin: To the said Defendants.
You and each of you hereby summoned TO
appear " thin twenty days after the service of
this summons, exclusive of the day Of>crVicc. and
defend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid; and i'll case of your failure SO To do
Judgment VIII be rendered against You accord
ing to the demand of the complaint, of which u
copy is herewith served upon YOU.
W. +. PICKERING.
Plaintiff 5 Attorney.
Post Office address
Superior, Douglas County. Wisconsin.
To the above named defendants and each of
them
You will please take notice that the complaint
OF the pantln i'll the above entitled action is
now on file i'll the Office of the clerk OF the L.
pcrior court for Doug las county, Wisconsin.
Dated September 18th. 1897.
W +. PICKERING
Is Is - o . . lG 23 3ol Plaintiff Attorney
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Notice OF hearing.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DOUGLAS county. in County Court.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,.
Douglas county, in County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph L. Black.
burn. deceased. late Of the town Of Gordon
Douglas county. Wi>.-Iu Probate.
MOTTO F. is herct given that N general term
OF the County court To- Ice held i'll and tor said
county. at The County Judges flee in the COur;
house, III the city of superior, Douglas county.
Wisconsin. on the .d day OF November 1877 at
o'clock IN the forenoon at that day. the follow
ing matter will be heard, considered and acted
upou by the court:
The petition of John T. Rackburn of Shell
Lake. Wis. asking that l.. IL Mead, of shell
Lake, Wis &, DC appointed administrator OF this
estate.
lated this It'll day OF October, 1891.
BY the Court,
10 10 81 il. +. ROBERTS County Judge
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ST VI MONS.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,.
In Superior Court-Douglas county.
=. l.. Cove. Plaintiff,

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
In Superior Court-Douglas county.
=. l.. Cove. Plaintiff
Superior Consolidated Land Company Ia cOrpor-
atom. Scion L. Perrin, r. Receiver OF the said
Superior Consolidated Land Company William
II. Hollis, as trustee under mortgage of said
Superior Consolidated Land Company, re-
corded in volume n of mortgages page 49,,
i'll the Office of the Register OF Deeds of Douglas
county. Wisconsin, Anna ID. scott, James J..
Scott, and Merriam ID. Thropp. Il executors of
the last Will and testament of Thomas 4. Scott,
deceased, and Maria 4. del Rio, Defendants.
the State OF Wisconsin; To the said Defendant Is:
You ana each of YOU are he reby summoned to
appear within twenty days after the service of
this summons. exclusive of tie day of service,
and defend the above entitled action i'll the
court aforesaid; and in case of Your failure 20
do, Judgment Will be rendered against you
according To the demand of the complaint of
which Il copy is herewith served upon YOU.
". f.. PICKERING.
Plaintiff 5 Attorney.
Post Office address
Superior, Douglas county, Wisconsin.
To the above named defendants and each of
them:
You will please take notice that the complaint
OF the plaintiff in the above entitled action j.
OH file in the office of the clerk Cf the SUI
pcrior Court for Douglas county, Wisconsin.
Dated September 18th, 1881.
W. +. PICKERING
Plaintiff Attorney.
Is Is p o > 9 Is % 3O)
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Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIt

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
ASHLAND. Wis. September 3oth, 1897
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof i'll support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before W. II. Locke.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Douglas county,
Wisconsin, at Superior. Wisconsin, on November
10th. 1897, viz Lars J. Larsen Homestead Entry
No. 1867 for the NV i of the NV a of Section
il, in Township IL north. Range 10 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Robert Simpson. John kybcrg,
Andre ~ Anderson. John Sivertson. all of Lake
Nebagamain, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
q. L. kUNTZ.
20 % 10 IS 80 II 6) Register.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
Journalistic SpllnterS.

The indictment of Is men in Ken
lucky for white-capping again proves
that bad luck goes with the number Is.
Chicago Record.
1t is said that young man in Berlin
who tried to kiss his sweetheart 10000
times in ten hours fell unconscious after
$3.50 oscillations, 1t often happens in
this country that man falls uncons-
cious after kissing another mans sweet
heart.
Reform has struck Chicago stagg.--
ing blow. A gang of street laborers
have been discharged for loating while
supposed to be at work. There's hope
for municipal reform indeed when Chi
cago insists on CITY employees earning
their wages.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Mr. Langtry, husband of the Jersey
Lily, died on Friday in lunatic asylum.
This Is sad intelligence; but Mrs. Lang
try the other day won some hundreds
of thousands of dollars on horse-race
and received congratulations on her
luck from the Prince of Wales. This
intelligence is the reverse of sad. and,
in the opinion of worldlings, makes a
favorable balance in the fortunes of the
Langtry family Chicago Inter-Ocean.
A Michigan doctor asks: care we
dying race 2" and answers the question
in the affirmative. Isn't that rather
rough on the results of his own profess
sional practice?
Uncle Hold" Boies Of Iowa doesn't
need a microscope to see political stu
alton. He declares that the Chicago
platform, on which Mr.. Bryan is still
"orating' with undiminished huency,
is back number and ought to be
thrown INTO the lumber room.-New
York Tribune
&4S<4<
a real pleasant time doesn't begin at
party until some one breaks the ice
Ny lbS
one who is absent. The guests look for
a moment at each other as if in doubt,
then all plunge in the hole. and a good
time follows.-Atcheson Globe.
A&4R
William J. Bryan is now probably
making moe money than any public
entertainer. But this business of show
ing himself and his eloquence around
the country for 30 per cent. of the gate
money seems likely to make Mr.. Bryan
a Popocratic presidential impossibility
long before 1900 by turning him into
plutocrat of the deepest dye.-Roches-
ter Democrat and Chronicle.
The high priced husband of Anna
Gould is about TO engage In politics. He
will be real good thing for the French
heelcrs.- Washington Post.
George Fred Williams is a puns.er.
He calls the press of Massachusetts the
''sup-press." That's because they fail
TO express his expressions i'll way to
impress the people with the conviction
that he ought TO be governor of Massa
chusetts. Hence George Fred is de-
pressed.-Ncw Haven Palladium.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
Notice OF Hearing.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Douglas county. in County Court.
In the matter of the estate of John f.. Olson. de-
ceased late Of the city of Superior Douglas
county, Wi>cOu>in-In Probate.
MOTTO r Is hereby given, that at a special term
of the County Court 10 hc held in and for said
county, at the County Judges office in the Court
House, in the city of superior. douglas county
Wisconsin, on the 10th day of November. 1877 at
ten O'Clock III the forenoon of that lay the fol-
lowing matter will he heard considered and
acted upon 10y the court:
The petition of Catherine Louisa Olson " dow
OF deceased. residing i'll superior. Wis, praying
that administration Of said estate he granted To
herself
Dated this 18th day of October 1897
BY the Court.
j, +. ROBERTS. County Judge
(oct I6- o3@W
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

can fill, on short notice
all orders for invitations and programs
and guarantee satisfaction. Special at
tention is called to our samples Of en-
graved Invitations. They are a little more
expensive, but they are the very best
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
HpriCleS,

Say. boy" said Uncle Moses, as he
paused in spelling out the war news.
What is 1t, uncle?" What is dis yah
Perry Icicles l see so much about? ~
indianapolis Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

y27ANTED-SE FAITHFUL MEN
w or women TO travel for responsible g.
taEli>hrd house in Wisconsin. SALARY $50.
payable 80 weekly and expenses. Position
permanent. Reference. EmclLSe >cif-nd-
dressed stamped envelope. The National.
Star building. Chicago.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
A Bright Youth.

Poet-"But how do you know the ed
itor is too busy to see me?" Office Boy
"By de len~th Of yer hair"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
81 VI MONS.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
III superior Cuurt-DuuglaS county.
X. l. Cove. Plaintiff,


STATE OF WISCONSIN,
III superior Cuurt-DvuglaS county.
X. l. Cove. Plaintiff,
Superior Consolidated Land Company IN Corpor-
atom. Scion l.. Perrin, Receiver of the said
superior Consolidated Land Company. y illam
". Hollis l. trustee under NOR gag. of said
superior Consolidated Land Company re-
corded in volume ~ of mortgages. on page Isl
III the office OF the Register of Deeds of Douglas
county. Wisconsin. Anna d. scott IamcS T.
scott. and Merriam h. 1h'opI', executors of
The last viii AMI testament al Thomas 4. scott.
deceased, and Maria A. del Rio. Defendants
You AMI each OF YOU are hereby sum
The service of this summons. exclusive of
the DAY of service. and defend the above
entitled action in the court aforesaid: ami
IN case OF y"UT failure - To- do. judgment viii
be rendered against you according Ia the de
mand of the complaint. of which a copy i, here
wiki served upon you.
W. F. PICKERING.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To>t Office address.
Superior Douglas County, Wisconsin.
To the above named defendants and each Of
them.
Gnu v i'll plense take notice that the COMPLAINT
Of the plaintiff in the above entitled action j
EuN or file III til" o:'lre Of the clcr, IF the ~u-
pvrIur Court Tor douglas county Wisconsin
la.cd September Il,h. 1871.
". PICKERING.
IS IS = o:9 e $50
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

Judge Twohv, of st. Paul, has fixed
the price of stolen kisses at So each.
That will make them sweeter than
ever.
-Minook gold dust contains more
carets to the ounce than the klondike
product, and it is expected that lot of
miners will turn up at that point next
spring
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23

Uncle Hold" Boies Of Iowa doesn't
need microscope to see a political stu
alton. He declares that the Chicago
platform, on which Mr.. Bryan is still
"orating" with undiminished tluency,
is a back number and ought to be
thrown into the lumber room.-New
York Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

| had no sech chance ter see sech ole
oman agin in dis worl'. De ol'est oman
in de worl'-ef de troof wuz ali told"
Aunt June's anger had cooled some
what when she reached the store at
which she did her trading. The but
ter was weighed and she began select
ing supplies in exchange for it. If she
was slow the merchant was patient;
for Aunt June's butter was of the best
and there was always a. demand for it,
There were 40 cents to be traded out
when the town clock in the courthouse
steeple struck 10.
"Lor, marster," she declared, "Im
'bleeged ter g'long back home. Hit
am twelbe erclock and de chillen, ain
got q bite ter eat. I'll be 'bleeged ter
come back and finish ter-morrer."
you'll have to get through to-day,
Aunt June" said the merchant. 1.-THE
store will be closed Tomorrow; it is
George Washington's birthday"
Aunt June dropped the hank of yell
low yarn She had been lingering for
some minutes. 'Marster," she ex-
claimed, "who tole you dat?"
"Who told me? Why, I don't know.
Everybody knows that; it is in all the
papers"
The black face wore a puzzled eX-
preston. "Yer dom sesso."
why, yes" said the merchant, snil-
ing, why shouldn't it be? We all love
George Washington, Aunt June"
Eyes, sab; yes, sab; sholy; ter - be
sho'."
She finished her trading and went
out to arrange her packages in the
cart; she was puzzled; she didn't at all
understand what it all meant; yet there
was a pleasant something about it, too.
dat chile sholy been and done some
thing and not let on ter we-alls, his
pappy and me-" was her thought. Then
in her honest old heart she felt twinge
of regret for her anger at the bridge;
she wondered if the old negro could
have been right after all.
"But naw," she unused, "h:t couldn't
"a been in de winter time he wuz bawn.
members hit wuz in de summer, be-
kase Jake wuz threshing wheat dat
day. And dey wuz cabbage fur dinner,
fur Lie Ann come ODER and cooked it..
Nav, sab, dey-all am sholy wrong"
At that instant a gentleman to whom
THE woman and her team were familiar,
passing at the moment, called out pleas
antly to her:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
I DON'T WANT TO.

X . vi
There's lazy little sprite, that takes SUI
preme delight
In spelling children's faces. Deary me!
such tiresome, tiresome elf I've wished
often to myself
He was out of sight forever at the bottom
OF the sea.
Just look at Freddy's lips when asked to
pick up chips,
Or rock his little sister, baby Grace.
Il don't want to" Chats his name) be-
gins his little game,
And you'd hardly know twas Freddy's
pretty face.
How quick his ugly mask. though twas an
easy task,
Slipped DER little Ellens face to-day,
When mamma kindly said: Please, daugh-
tor, bring my thread:
Twill take you but moment from your
play"
81 don't want to-" There he goes, whln-
ing always through his nose.
Spohfng all the lovely faces. Deary me!
The smiles he puts to rout, and the dim
pies. I've no doubt,
II they were drops of water would al
most AL the sea!
Julia A. Williams, in Farm, Field and
Eireside
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
Wasps ms Fly Catchers.

The wasp is always accepted as EN-
blematical of irritability and petty ma
Lightly, but even the wasp plays ben
efcial part in the work of nature. A
man who owns an estate in Ireland
saw number of wasps buzzing around
some cows. They were all busy catch
ing flies. A white COW drew more flies
than the others, because the moment
a fly alighted it Yves plainly seen against
the white background. There was a
constant stream of wasps flying away
laden with flies, probably TO feed the
young wasps in their nests. In about
20 minutes the observer calculated that
between 300 and 400 flies were caught
on two COWS lying close TO him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

"Shet up! You recllin 1 don't know
what he wuz? Yer think amt got a
scrop of sense. Telling me bout George
Washin'ton's bufday? l say it!''
Il heerd it ODER in town." said the
negro.
'.Des listen at dat, will somebody's"
cried Aunt June. What town got ter
DO wild George Washin'ton, I'd lack ter
know? Talking bout de town saying
hit 'uz George Washin'ton's bufday!"
The negro broke into a laugh.
"Well," said he, 1T am de sho' fac. Dey
say"
'.Shet yo' mouf. l dom want hear
none yo' big talk. wonder eff yer takes
me fur fool, or a what? Letting on
i dom know when's George Wasnin'-
tons bufday! Hit ain ter-morrer, l tel.
yer. Ter-morrer ain no mo- his buff
day dan it's mine. l reckon / ought
ter know when George Washin'ton wuz
Dawn. reckin l wuz dar at de bawn-
ing"
The negro broke into laugh so loud
| that his fellow-workmen looked from
their work to smile encouragingly. and
wonder what had tickled him so. He
stumbled back to them bent almost dou-
BILE, and holding his sides with both
hands, laughing until the tears chased
each other down his dark, furrowed
cheeks.
To him it was great joke. He sup
posed Aunt juno had merely disputed
the question in order to prove herself
not lacking in the general knowledge
OF the day. BUT when she stated, las
a clincher," he said afterward, that she
''was there" the joke became so funny
that he could not contain himself.
Aunt June gathered up her lines and
clucked to the white mule. cit up
dar!" she exclaimed. "You's Citing ez
lazy ez one of desc here town niggers;
dat you is"
The mule started off rather brskly,
but not too brislly to let Aunt June
hear the parting shot from the bridge:
Look out, folkses; look out. Oar
goes de opest oman in de worp. Look
at her well. You ain gwine nebber
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

Uncle Jake, her "ole man." There were
seven pounds of fresh, yellow butter in
the tin pail at her feet, in exchange for
which she would bring many comfort
to the cabin that she and Jake had
bought with their own savings; the
deed of it was safely registered in the
clerks office in town. .......
Aunt June scowled, grunted, and then
sighed for the less fortunate ones of
her race; but as she said, the town negro
had no love for the quiet country life
that had been her prosperity. .4
The wagon had passed through the
last tollgate when Aunt June spied an
acquaintance among some workmen
who were repairing bridge over which
her team must pass. She pulled up the
mule and beckoned the man to her.
He came promptly, and stood with his
hand upon the mules back while pass
ing the compliments of the day.
''How you do, Mis- Pennin'ton?" said
he. 81 ain see you in long time"
Use toler'ble," was the reply. you
alls well?" ..
"Toler'ble. Gwine ter town dis
mawning, Mis- Pennin'ton?"
"Yes, sab. hab some butter ter
fetch in, and some groceries ter fetch
out. Pears lack dey-alls at home keeps
me toler'ble busy gwine in town fur
groceries; but Jake and de chillen am
hearty, and so am L; we ought ter
be thankful fur that, i tell 'em."
"Yessum, dat you ought. Plenty hab
got de health and de appetite what
amt got de groceries, l tell yer, Mis-
Pennin'ton. Dat dey is"
DAT am fac" said Aunt June, CIV
ing the big basket a turn. g Pears lack
you-all's toler'ble busy ter-day." .
"Yessum; Yves trying ter finish dis
here bridge ter-day, bekase we don't
work ter-morrer. Hits George Wash
in'ton's bufday." u. .s.. u.. .a-
Aunt June Strengthened herself with
jerk: .s ...a n....a.a
what dat you say? Hits whose buff
day." .r. m. .-........
Instantly the negro assumed the
grandeur of enlightener. "Hit am de
bUfday OBJ George Washin'ton; de-"
What dat you saying?" demanded
Aunt June, uncertain whether to take
the man seriously and be angry, or
whether to laugh at him for joker.
The man grinned and patted the
white mules back. "Yessum, hit am
George Washin'ton's bIfday. He
Iwuz-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18

started in the valley it would keep on
growing there and not go to the expense
of running long root to the top of the
hill.
The people who live at Lusl have dis
cussed the matter a good deal, but it
was not until recently that they discov-
cred the real reason for the strange APP
pearance of the tree. A botanist came
along and it was all as plain as daylight
to him.
"Why," he said; "that ledge was once
covered with thick layer of good soil.
At that time, probably good many
years ago, the tree started. Then the
winds and the water began to wash the
soil away, and the root had to go deeper
and deeper down the ravine in order
to get food. And at last it has reached
the great length OF As feet, and it may
grow even longer If the soil continues
to wash away."-Chicago Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
Buoy Suggested by a Boy.

1t is stated in the Boston Post that
the inventor of the whistling buoy,
"that godsend to the sailor" got the
first idea of the device from seeing q
small boy pushing an ordinary tin
horn mouth downward into hogshead
of water. The air thus compressed was
forced rapidly through the small end,
with a whistling noise, and that same
principle is now embodied in all the APP
paratus supplied by the government,
the rising of the tide or action of the
waves driving the air into the htrn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-18
PETS RIDE BICYCLES.
Cats, Dogs and Monkeys Which Enjoy .
Spin on tho Wheel.


The bicycle and the pet animal have
come into juxtaposition and the re-
suit is the appearance of various sorts
of riders such as the average bicycle
manufacturers never made any allow
ance for. Cats, dogs, monkeys and even
parrots are now members of the
"world-a-wheel," and the bicycle ami
NAL is rapidly becoming almost as pop
ular an institution as the wheel itself.
1t is custom begun, perhaps, more
as a joke than in earnest, but it 10 a
joke which has been developed into
sober-minded fact. Those persons who
were accustomed to take their pets
with them for walk or drive now
carry them on their daily spin, perched
on the handlebars or the riders shout
ders, or comfortably curled in a bas-
ket.
One of the first Of the bicycle animals
was parrot whose owner lives in Chi
cago. During the summer it was a GUS
tomary thing to see the bird clinging
to the handlebars of the machine, turn
ing its head from side to side, appar-