The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
Journalists SpilntcrS.

been made acquainted with the fact
that the house of God is not generally
regarded as an appropriate locale for
the delivery Of JacobiLic harangues-
Inter Ocean.
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Within two wears the Emperor of
Germany has made $50 speeches. He is
reaching Tor the title, "the William ].
Bryan OF Germany Press, Philadel-
phia.
A football player IN Georgia has died
from injuries. and the legislature seems
unanimous in its stern resolution to
stamp out this infamy of a game by a
special statue making ii a crime to play
it. Unhappilv the same feeling against
the sport known as Iynching is not ar
oused when a negro is strung up bv a
Georgia mob.-Sprlngfield Mass Re
publican.
Mr. Theodore Durrant is still living
on the instalment plan.-kansas City
Star.
In the game in MINNEAPOLIS Saturday
the only feeling regarding disabled
man was that he was delaying the game.
The savage cries, Fake him OF the
field ~ when a young athlete lay with
ing, might well have resounded through
the Roman amphitheater 1000 wears
ago when q slam gladiator encumbered
the way Of further s.aug hter.- Crosse
Republican.
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Confession may be good for the soul
but it isn't the soul that the lawyers
on the other side worry about The
thing that they are interested i'll is the
eck.-Clcveland Leader
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The real seal question: VIII the seals
be settled before the question is?-Phila-
de!phia Times.
\ New Yorker from abroad has in
troduced Il barkless dog. We almost
dare hope that tie songless cat may yet
come.-Denver Post.
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II is now said that Sovereign is will
ling 10 accept the Vice Presidency. The
public is willing to lay Sovereign on the
shelf, but not on sucil a high shelf
Some less exalted form of ohscurity be-
fits Ltm.-kansas City Journal.
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Two pairs of socks have gone missing
from the United States Army stores
somewhere between Philadelphia and
st. Louis. As the case from which they
were distracted did not pass through
Washington while Congress was in SEES
sion, and never was in Kansas, no sus-
picion attaches to a Kansas statesman.-
American Craftsman.
Mr.. Stead's new book, sat ms In
visible World" although aimed at New
York, can have no terrors for Il city
glons made visible to the naked eve by
the World and the Pioneer
Press.
-Rt Rev. Monsisnor Louis Caillet,
who has been associated with the work
of Catholic church of st. Paul Tor the
past forty years, passed away at his
last, utter Il lew days illness, having
been smitten With brain trouble on
Friday, being found in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition from which he never rallied
The latest statistics regarding the
Wisconsin University 90 TO prove that
lis Influence as an educational instltu-
ton is bound to be felt the world
around, havln. sent out two graduates
to A,aska; four to Canada; two To China
SIN to Germany; one to India: two TO
Japan; one 10 Mexico; ole IL Russia
and one TO Scotland.
-EX-Pres. Fairchild, Who has been
connected with Oberiin LOAiu) college
fer siXtythrce years celebrated his
elghtieth birthday Thanksgiving day,
Nov. 18th. 1t is sad that Mr. Fair
child had attended chapel prayers
l., 900 times and had heard over 81, 900
rccit2tlurs, ami that until Il few years
ago lie knew by face and name every
person who had graduated from ODer-
In during the first bali century OF the
school management.
How the Bible Cane Down to U.s.
is the title Of an article by Dir. Clifton
ii. Levy in the December number OF
the American Monthly Review OF Re-
views. Dr.. Levy traces the history o!
the various versions 0! the Scriptures
OF portions of the most celebrated man
uscrlpts and printed texts. In view
OF the recent revival Of interest in bib
lic;ll discovery ami textual criticism,
this attempt TO give a popular eXposi-
ton Of the subject VIII doubtless be
warmly welcomed.
The Wisconsin Free Library Com
mission has just issued an illustrated
pamphlet which describes quite fully
the free travelling libraries which are
now doing SO much good III this state.
In May, 1886, Senator J. II. Stout started
sixteen of these little libraries on their
rounds in Dunn County. He has now
thirty-seven such libraries. J. II. Witter
has twenty seven in Wood county, W
II. Bradley five IN northern Lincoln
county and the Ashland Library Asso.
clation has thirteen. There are nearly
Ole hundred, ali told, now at work il
the state and they are doing 4 word oil
good. Tie commission could use other
hundreds il it had them. Through
these libraries the commission has ais,
distributed thousands OF magazines and