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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
SENATOR MILLS GETS RICH.
Oil Wells on His Land Rapidly Max
ing Him Fortune.

Austin. Tex. Aug. 30-Lieut-Gov.
George T. Jester, who for the past sew
eral days has been serving as acting gov
eTr0r during the temporary absence from
the state ~ Gov. CuIberson. is of the
opinion that the oil fields al Corsicana are
destined TO equal the oil fields of Penn
~ylv.nia and Indiana in point of pro-
duction. He states that the fields are
being constantly developed. and that oil
in paying quantity is struck in nine wells
out of ten. The total production of the
wells in and around Corsicana is now
about 300 barrels daily. New wells are
coming in almost daily. and the limits of
the fields are constantly being extended
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03

ME Hubert was severely kicked hy hors-
and it is a wonder that the child was
not instantly killed. L seems that q G"a
tleman was riding by on horseback whnI
the little fellow ran up behind rGf horse
This frightened the animal. which kick,
the child viciously in the chest. knorhiu-
him senSeless He was picked ~ tol
dead and carried 70 ms h"ma
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
THROWN FROM A SURREY.
Ex-Mayur SeCor of Racine Victim of
al Runaway Accident.

Racine. Wis Aug. 3O.-[ Special !
Ex-Mayor NJ NJ. Secor WAS badly in
iured in runaway while driving in a
surrey this morning. One of the wheels
Of the surrey came off and Mr.. Secor
wa. thrown violently to the stone pave
ncnt. resulting in a cash over the left
eve. which was several inches long. and
tho breaking Of collar bone He was
also internally injured. The attending
physician states that the injuries are So
we're and that il * not safe 70 say that
he will recover from them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
AN UNLUCKY MAN.
Baraboo Telephone Man Nurse. the
Last of Series of Injuries.

BarahO0. Wis, Aug. go Special =
". !. Bell of this city is tiilrsinf two
broken ribs and numerous bruises as thF
result Of an undesirable experience yes
torlay. He IS manager of the Baraboo
Telephone company and while making
some repairs near Reedsburg he stopped
his horse in close proximity 10 some
bushes. The animal stirred NJ hornet :
most and made a sudden plunge forward
as Mr. Bell was standing up doing some
work The manager was not prepared
for this move and sustained severe in
iurics in falling backward. Bell has been
struck by lightning. stunned by an cleo
trir wire. fallen from high poles and sew
.rhl other severe accidents.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
"A LIVELY FIRE.
Loss of Half "A Million at Nashville,
Tenn.

Nashville Tenn. Aug 30-Fire broke
ont at 2:10 o'clock this morning in the
fifth floor Of the large establishment of
the Phillips Ru'torff mandatory, deal
er> in stoves and tjnware on College
street. and spread rapidly. destroying this
building and these occupied by 4. J..
Warren. furnirur, dealer: Phillips X Sc
v.n>ou. stoves and tinvare. and the Da-
Vie Printing company. The building uc-
yupieI 10y the American National bank
was considerably dana ged by IRE and
water. Th, loss is estimated at S5eo. 900
ana is covered 10y insurance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
Obituary Mention.

Appleton. WIS. Aug. 29-Alrs. Adeline
'ompeau Of the town Of Auburn. died al
her home recently after an Illness of two
months The next day the husband, Jo-
s'Ph Conpeau. dcd. Mr. aud Mrs. Com
p"eu We're both aged about 80 They
were old and respected citizens of Auburn
md community, having moved there early
IN n. Cos
EIkhorn, Wis. Aug "a Special. /
Nvln Il Glapp died here last night al
me residence Of his sou-in-law. + NJ.
Waffle. Deceased was ~ years of age.
IL came from Taunton. Mass. and has
boon a rcsldenr II this county sine. SIC
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
THE PIER COLLAPSED.
Excursion Party at the Dclls Meets
with a DisaErceablc Accident.

1lilbourn City. Wiz. Aug. 3o.-iS2e-
rial. An accident happened to the
steamboat pier leading to "Witches
Gulch." yesterday morning. which might
women and children had the pleasure Of
the day married by fright and sudden
wetting. Will. large party was max
ing landing from the steamer over
frai and narrow plank walk. it gave
way and precipated everybody into swift
running water about three feet deep. The
older people made their way 70 shore
rarrving the little ones The pier will
undouhtpdlY he repaired by more sub
~tantia structure.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03

New York. Aug. 30.-Medical officers
At Camp Wikotf. Montauk Point. deny
that there have been deaths AZ the camp
hospital FROM yellow fever. The two
men whose deaths here Yesterday was
said TO be attributable to the disease
named were. according 10 the surgeons
in charge. victims Of pernicious mafarial
fever. which those unfamiliar with mala-
rial fever frequently diagnose as the lat
ter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
Try New Motor CyCle.

kenosha. Wis. Aug % The motor
Cyclo which has been constructed at the
Sterling factory. made It's first trial trip
Saturday and was very satisfactory so
both the inventor. Mr.. Rae of CIica&o,
and the builder. L .. Spillman of this
city. The motor cycle is built on Al IN
tircly new plan and it moved along 80
smoothly that il seemed TO an observer tp
no rnrfpct
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03

Cairo. EGyrr. Aug. 3o.--A brigade Of
=rirndlv Arabs. commanded ny MAJ. Stn
lrt Wurtley. It i announced ii : dis
sa.,h from Wad-eI-Obail. dated ye>tcr
ay. " hiCh has been pushing ar"unt ON
uran. the H5rvjsh camp near khar
uu. Nth the view ot cutting of the
l,tt Z the forvcS nf tho kkaEfa. had
hy>r brush with rhe enemy 81 tie
i>c hank q thr Me ana captured tTe
zen and craiu-iaden boat
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
OLD MORGAN MILL BURNS.
Fire at the Oshkosh Sawmiil Dc
efroys Lumber at Loss of $4,000.

Oshkosh, Wis. Aug. 81 Special. j
Fire of an unknown origin destroyed III"
old Morgan sawmill this afternoon. The
mill was filled with lumber and the loss
will amount TO about 5000
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
Sells Fall River Mill.

Fall River. Wis, Aug. So Special ]
The roller Touring mill here was >0id
yesterday To a NJ. Hunt II Columbus,
bE Assignee W. c. Leit>ch. The amoun'
paid is about $4,000 Mr.. Hunt Y
srart rh- mill right away.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03

''I"hn" exclaimed Mrs HySter in a
halr>r Whisper. Their, are burglars in
tHis hon" or 'l~e the water pipes are
lur>tiu-,
Nr Ily>ter turned over and said:
W,l yon can find ont which it is. and
them It'll see what can to about it, =
4 mum,ut later Mrs Hy>ter exclaimed
"lehu. | am >ure there are burglars in
thr hou>, t;ct m.
What" h., asked Would you have
me- get up and leave You here 10 fight
them alone: Never, | shall stay here
10 this h"d AMI protect rou to the bitter
md lit Bits
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
Earbers Close on Sundays.

Chippewa Falls. Wis. Aug. 30.-ISpe-
Ella. THE BARRIERS association in this
city circulated a petition recently 70 close
all shops in the city on Sundays. On the
2Srh all were closed with one exception.
whom the BARRIERS threatened to have ar
rested
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
Biz Cranberry Crop,

WauSlukrt Ms Aug % Special
Ihe cranberry crop Viii be enormous this
year. y the <NampS are full of the fine
fruit. About lt-n bushels will be shipped
from here this season
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03
Starfs Paper at ElYOy,

Baraboo. Wis. Aug. 30.-lSpeciaLl- j
{. l.. Coward. formerly OF the Waupun
INES. will issue a new paper at Elroy,
Thursday. Septe mber !. II viii be called
the Elroy Leader.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03

i be report 81 the New York Aque-
duet commission shows that the cost Of
~, new agnsdpef NJ 10 date il S37.1qS,-
l22
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-03

-LeadvilIe Is shipping ore at the rate
Of %. 900 tons a month.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
Friends in disguise-at masque ball.

The big, hearty, healthy man is con-
tlnual irritation to his dyspectic friend.
Constipation is the root of nine-tenths of
the sickness of men, and of large pro-
portion of the sickness of women. 1t can
be cured easily, naturally and quickly.
Nature ia continually working as hard as
she can to throw off impurities, and to
force out poisonous refuse matter. When
there is an impeachment, DIR. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets set the wheels working again
without any trouble. They assist ma ture
in gentle, healthful, efficient way. There
is nothing violent about their action, and
yet it is just as certain as If it were twice
as violent. "You do not become a slave
to their use." They are different and bet
ter than any other pill for the cure of con
stipation, headache and kindred derange-
ments. Almost all druggists understand
this, and we are conscientious enough to
tell you so. The druggist who tries to sell
you substitute is not safe man from
whom to buy medicine Send 81 cts in one
cent stamps to Worlds Dispensary Medi-
cal Association, Buffalo, n Y, and receive
Dr. Pierce's 1908 page Common Sense
Med cal Adviser" profusely illustrated.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
OLD ENGLISH LAWS.
The Unlimited Powers Which a Fa
Exercised Over His Offspripg,

The Unlimited Powers Which a Father
Exercised Over His Offspring.
In England less than 100 years ago
the husband had power to choose his
wife's associates, to separate her from
her relatives, to restrain her religious
and personal freedom, and if the need
could be shown even to chastise her
moderately, as though she We're child
What constituted sufficient cause for
corporal punishment was left for the
husband to prove and the court to de-
eide, but so universally was the mastery
of man over his wife's body recognize
ed that trial for wife beating was al
most unheard of.
Under these old laws of England the
father had power to dispose of his off
spring, by deed or legacy, until they
were 81 years of age, and the testament
tary guardian s right over the children
superseded that of the mother, who had
absolutely no legal control over them
and was entitled to nothing from them
save their reverence and respect. She
had no right even to their services, ex-
cept in the case of the mother of an
illegitimate child, who was entitled to
its control and custody. Upon marriage
the husband became entitled to the
wife's goods and chattels, to the rentals
and profits of her lands, to her earnings
and to the custody of her person. In re-
turn he was bound only to supply her
with shelter, food, clothing and medi-
cine, which he could do out of her per-
sonal earnings, or out of the profits of
her properties, should she be an heiress.
If father died interstate, his personal
belongings were divided equally be-
tween his sons and daughters, but in
the case of real property a son, though
he be younger than all his sisters, was
the sole heir. In England less than a
century ago it was not unusual for a
man to sell his wife into servitude.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
WHAT'S THE TIME?
When You Ask. Tell Which of the Six
Kinds You Mean

When You Ask. Tell Which of the Six
Kinds You Mean.
There are few questions more fire.
quently put than "What time is it?''
"Can you tell me the true timer A
stickler for exactitude might reply
''What kind of time do you mean? Do
you mean solar or sidereal time? APP
parent time or mean time? Local time
or standard timer" There are all these
six kinds of time, not to speak of Others
1t is only within the last two genera
tions-within, indeed, the reign of our
sovereign, Queen Victoria-that the SUBJ
ject of the differences of most of these
kinds of time has become of pressing
importance to any but theorists. In one
of the public gardens of Paris little
cannon is set up with a burning glass
attached to it in such a manner that the
sun itself fires the cannon as it reaches
the meridian. This, of course, is the
time of Paris noon-apparent noon, but
1t would be exceedingly imprudent of
any traveller through Paris who wished,
say, to catch the l o'clock express to
6ot LIS WAUGH ny tnG gun, lOr IL IL nap
pened to be in February he would find
when he reached the railway station
that the station clock was faster than
the gun by nearly full quarter'of an
hour and that his train had gone, while
toward the end of October or the Begin
ming of November he would find himself
as much too soon.
Until machines for accurately meas.
uring time were invented, apparent
time-time, that Is to say, given by the
sun itself, as by sundial-was the
only time about which men knew or
cared But when reasonably good clocks
and watches were made it was very
soon seen that at different times in the
year there was marked difference be-
tween the sundial time and that shown
by the clock-the reason being simply
that the apparent rate of motion of the
sun across the sky was not always quite
the same, while the movement of the
clock was, of course, as regular as it
could be made-Leisure Hour
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
UNCLE SANS DOMAIN.
With All of His Extravaganza He Still
Owns Over 100000, 900 Acres.

With All of His Extravaganza He Still
Owns Over 100000, 900 Acres.
The idea that Uncle Sam is at present
landless old fellow has generally TAX
en- possession of the people throughout
the country. This, however, is a great
mistake. He still has land enough to
give each one of his 70, 900, coo children
a nice little homestead If eight acres
each and still have a ranch of over 49,
600, 900 acres left. In other words, your
dear old uncle still owns something
over 600, 900, 900 acres, distributed as
follows throughout the various states
and territories:
Alabama, 532, 339 acres; Arizona,
%, 400, 211 acres; Arkansas, 1929, 042
acres; California, 43, 841, 044 acres;
Colorado, 4,037, 204 acres; Florida,
1897, 662 acres; Idaho, 1862, $50
acres; Kansas, 1,046 $50 acres Louis
lana, $40, 020 acres; Michigan, 522, 431
acres; Minnesota, 6,240, 049 acres; Mis-
sissippi, Al, AL, 220 acres; Missouri,
497, 764 acres f; Montana, 71,432, GIT
acres; Nebraska, 10, 500, 353 acres; Ne
vada, 61,578, $50 acres; New Mexico,
56, $685. 47 acres; North Dakota, 81,
385, 1893 acres; Oklahoma, s, 105, 238
acres; Oregon, 80, 892, 318 acres; South
Dakota, 1880, 718 acres; Utah, A,
207, $40 acres; Washington, II, 958, $50
acres; Wisconsin, asa, 107 acres; Wy
oming, 40, BAL, 588 acres; Alaska, $780,
500, 600 acres.
About one-half this vast amount of
land lies, it will be seen, in Alaska, and
it is very certain that this will never be
available for homestead purposes, but
for mining purposes it's value in cold
coin may prove to be even greater than
though it were arabic. The larger part
of the balance lies in fertile and pro-
ductive states and is all subject to home
stead laws
Those who want homes should avail
themselves of the more liberal than
homestead laws of the United States.
This is the place for the surplus labor.
st Louis Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05

Upon the iron highway, wreathed in smoke,
Or east or west the clanking engine reels,
The weary dust spins onward at the stroke
OF half hundred wheels.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
ONION CULTURE.

Large Onions Grown In One Year by
Transplanting-Fertil For Onions
"Onion sets have been very largely
grown around Philadelphia, but during
recent years this crop has declined in
favor because growers have learned to
grow large onions in one season by
transplanting, remarks a writer in
The Rural New Yorker who describes
the manner of growing both of these:
In growing sets the ground is prepar
ed as for large onions and heavily seed
ed, about 40 pounds to the acre being
used by some growers. Gathering the
sets is an expensive operation, as it
must be done by hand, and it cannot be
done by careless or incompetent labor, as
the operation must be deftly performed.
Injury to the root crown must be avoid
ed when running the loosening trowel
or knife under the row, and the sets
must not be bruised. The usual price
paid for this labor is cent running
yard for four row beds. The sets are
dried outside and stored in unheated
buildings, the loft of the truckhouse
being the usual place. The sets are not
put on shelves, but stored in crates 4
by feet square and about four inches
deep, the bottom being made of ordi
nary laths one half to three-fourths inch
apart. The crates are piled one on top
of the other, with small wooden blocks
put across the corners, SO as to keep the
crates about an inch apart, and thus
permit free circulation of air. They
are not stirred during storage. Freez-
ing does not hurt them, but they bruise
with touch when in this condition;
hence handling should be avoided. Dur
ing wet season they sprout much more
readily than when dry, being easily af-
fected by the moisture in the air.
In growing onions one year from
seed, they are sown in the open border
as soon as the ground can be worked in
the spring or in cold frame in March,
being ready for transplanting in about
six weeks Both roots and tops are
trimmed a little when transplanted.
Onions treated in this way may be
ready for market by Aug. 1 with good
culture. Fall planted sets are used to
produce solutions for spring USE
In the journal mentioned the ques-
tion, "What fertilizer for onions?' is
answered to this effect:
In the spring as soon as the ground is
dry enough-that is, when it will dry
and crumble behind the harrow-sow at
the rate of 70 bushels of good unleached
ashes and one ton of ground bone per
acre, or, what would perhaps give more
nitrogen, one ton of special market fer
tilizer put up by some reputable maker.
If the ground has had good coat Of
stable manure not leached by outdoor
exposure, three-qarters of a ton of some
good superphosphate will do without
the ashes. Then harrow. When it is
thought to be narrowed enough, then
harrow some more. Thoroughly mix
and pulverize the top three or four inches
of fertilizer. Rake over thoroughly to
level the surface and remove all stones,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
Fighting the Peach Borer.

In lecture before the Massachusetts,
Horticultural society Professor Singer
land is reputed as saying: six sub
stances tried proved partially effective
OF these two might be termed mechan-
ieal-the old "mounding system" and
tarred roofing paper carefully tied
around the base and extending below
the ground. This seemed to protect
against two-thirds Of the borers White
paint kept out from one third to one
half of the insects. White paint and
paris green killed many of the young
trees. Coal tar was very effectual, only
a few borers succeeding in getting start
ed in trees brushed with it, and it did
no injury to the trees. The following
proved sure death to the trees: Paris
green mixed with glue, raupenleim
German caterpillar lime) and dendro-
lene.
Nothing was found which would
keep all the borers out and not injule
the trees. A wash which has to be az
piled more than once a year will not
pay, for one can dig out borers quicker.
The digging OUT process is certainly
the surest yet devised and can be done
with about as little expenditure of time
and money as it will take to apply
washes or mechanical contrivances thor
oughly enough to keep the borers out
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
Glass Mirrors of the Ancients.

M. Berthelot has from time to time
unearthed vast amount of valuable in
formation respecting the chemistry and
technology of the anoients. His latest
researches have reference to some glass
mirrors found near Rheims and which
date from the third and fourth cen
turtles The glass was coated with me.
tallic substance and also with layer of
whitish material. The metal proved to
be lead, with no trace of gold, silver,
copper, tin, antimony or mercury, nor
was there any organic substance pres
ent, showing that no extrsneous mate
rial was used to cement the lead to the
glass The mirrors appeared to have
been cut from hollow blown glass
globes, and it is possible that before
being cut the molten lead had been
poured into the interior, adhering to
the previously warmed glass. The whit
ish layer consisted of lead carbonate and
lead oxide formed by the oxidation of
the lead coating and calcium carbonate,
which had been deposited from the wa
ter of the district in which the mirrors
were found. and Iron.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-05
TROOPS AND DRINK.

The Curious Statistics Showing What Eu-
ropean Nations Pay For Them.
The friends and advocates of "uni-
versal peace and the foes of intemper-
ance and inebriety are pretty generally
agreed that the expenses attending war
and war ornaments and liquid bever-
ages of an intoxicating or exhilarating
kind are unduly large. There is an old
proverb-it is not Swiss proverb, of
course-to the effect that man who
drinks more than he should "drinks
AXE Swiss, and it is for this reason,
perhaps-and residents of the republic
of Switzerland say for no better one
that the fame of residents of Switzer-
land for sobriety is not as farreaching
as the fame of the Scotch, for instance,
for frugality. A recent computation
which has appeared shows that the an
aual expenditures Of the Swiss for wine,
beer, cider and brandy are 175, 900, 600
francs, six times as much as is spent on
the army. Germany expends, or, more
properly, individual Germans expend,
$500, 900, 900 year on liquid refresh
ments, distilled or chiefly
beer and Rhine wine-and $3.50, 000,
900 year on the German army. France
expends in a year $500, 900, 900 on
drink, chiefly wine, and $40, 900, 900
year on the maintenance of the army
of the republic. The Italians expend
$3.50, 100000 a year for liquors. wines
and oordials and $50, 200, 600 for the
italian army, the expenditures being i'll
about the same ratio as in other nations.
Austria Hungary expends less upon
liquor in year than any other country
of the first class in Europe, amounting
20 about 1928, 900, 900, though persons
who are familiar with life along the
blue Danube might not unreasonably
come to the conclusion that $500, 000,
600 Of this sum was spent in the city
Of Vienna alone in lager beer. Such,
however, is not the case. In the noun
famous districts, particularly in the
Tyrol, Pennsylvania and i'll Croatia,
very little wine is drunk, and though
Hungary produces large and steadily
increasing amount of wine very large
proportion of it is exported to other
countries. Relatively not much of it is
kept for home consumption.
The Austria Hungarian army costs
$40, 900, 900 a year, or less than one
third of the cost of the liquors con-
sumed in year The Russians expend
$500, 900, 900 year in liquors and
$3.50, 000,0 a year, or one-half as
much, for the maintenance of the army.
England expends $3.50, 600, 900 year
on beer, ale. wine, porter, gin, rum and
smoky whisky and 500, 900, 900 year
on the maintenance of the British army
No one knows exactly how much is
spent in the United States ON liquor in
a year, especially in prohibition states,
but it is supposed that the whisky tax
en- for medicinal purposes costs each
year more than does the maintenance
of the regular army.-New York Sun.