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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
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THE VILLAGE BAND.
1t Sercnaded the Editor and He Men
TONED 1t in the PaDer

1T Scrcnaded the Editor and lie Men
toned L in the Paper.
The editor of the Blankville Clarion
was gentleman who had once been
the musical critic of daily paper in 4
large city, but had turned his back on
city journalism, from choice or neceS-
sity, and was spending his declining
years as chief molder of public opinion
and leading citizen in a quiet country
village.
Blankville boosted brass band, the
players of which were youths belong
ing to the best families of the place.
This band came one evening to the
dwelling of the editor, and played sew
eral Of its choicest pieces. The next is
sue of the Clarion contained the fol
lowing acknowledgment.
The editor of this paper is under OBJ
legations to the members of the Blank
vile Cornet Band for a serenade last
Thursday evening.
among the selections performed, as
nearly as we could make out, was the
Grand March from Norma, together
with spirited variation of what SEEM
ed to be the immortal Portuguese
Hymn There was also a startling and
original rendition of Down Went Nc
Ginty,' with bass drum Obligato, given
with remarkable freedom of express
sion; and the cOmpOser-Or arranger-
with pleasing unconventionality, mad
woven into the theme several strains
from the Overture to William Tell
The young men who compose this
band are among our foremost repre-
sentatives of the rising generation OF
Blankville. They are, without excep-
ton, large, strong-lunged and athletic.
1t must not be ascribed to undue civic
pride when we say that, with the train
ing these young men have had, musical
and otherwise, we doubt If there Is a
basel ball team anywhere in the cOUh-
try that could stand before them mo-
ment.
'In the manner in which they at
tackled the andante passages Of what
we took to be the 'MontroSe Quickstep,'
there was noticeable q vigor, an aban-
don, a muscular grasp, as it were, that
swept everything before 1t. In all our
experience we have never heard 'Schu-
bert'S Serenade' played as they played
it. 1t awakened profound emotions In
our humble opinion it would have NOV
ed the composer himself to tears.
1T is marvellous what the modern
system Of gymnastics-or something
in schools is doing for the training Of
our young men. 1t fits them for hard
work. 1t renders them strong and self
reliant. AS musicians, it makes them
Independent of each other. 1t makes
them even Independent of composers.
Thanks, gentlemen, thanks for the
serenade. May the choicest blessings
of life be yours-and in the name Of
the plying angels, don't come again"
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JEWELRY AT THE MINT.
Large Sum Paid Annually by the Govern
Inent for Old Gold and Family Plate.

Inent for Old Gold and Family Plate.
Shortly after the holiday season the
mint is overwhelmed with deposits of
gold iewclry for melting. brought by per
sons unable to keep the valuable trinkcts
or jewelers. dispoSing of patterns out of
date.
From 1873 down to last year the
amount of money paid out by the govern
ment for old gold and Plate annually has
increased steadily. The high-water mark
was reached in 1891, when the govern
mcnt paid out for plate and Jewelry ST.,
O35,710. In 1873 the amount was $774,
21S, and it reached the million mark in
1880. aid two million mark in 1886 and
the three million mark III 1889. Except
for the year 1891. when it went to four
millions, it was between three and four
million dollars until last year, when it
mint melts nine-tenths of the plate and
jewelry presented to the government.
Payment is generally made i'll gold when
jcwelry is of that metal.
Ziegler Jones, of the weighing depart
mcnt of the mint, said yesterday that the
principal metal received was gold. rs the
mint did not recon silver but simply re-
many people who deposit jewelry ut the
mint which is very valuable, but out of
style. Many of them are stirred up i'll
the matter by reading of rObberies. and
realize that the keeping of old jewelry is
4 temptation for servants and sneak
thieves. Only this morning a poor Rus
sian left Il heavy gold medal to be melted
1t was given him for bravery in his native
army. The net amount turned over to
the aStoniShed foreigner was $50.
by far the greatest amount of metal
is sent to the mint from jewelers., dentists
and assaycrS. As a rule, we do not ac-
rcpt deposit which will net in the assay
under 500. The hard times have Il very
great influence on the amount of jewelry
received from private individuals. Phil
adelphia Times
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OregOn's Christian MARTYRS.

eleven years of the united life Of
DR.. and Mrs. Whitman had passed."
writes George Ludington Weed of DR..
Whitmans patriotic achievement in
saving Oregon to the United States, in
the Ladies' Home Journal. I'm all his
labors she had been an inspiration and
4 support, sometimes the only one. But
the life of romantic beginning was to
have tragic ending. Whatever the
causes of that ending, direct or remote,
or whatever their relative force, the
result was one of the SaddeSt in Amer
lean history. In it DR.. and Mrs. Whit
man must ever be recognized rs the
Christian patriot martyrs Of Oregon.
The fatal day was November %, 1S47.
The full tale of it's horror need not here
be told, though the incidents are at
hand. The partly lifted curtain re
vealS enOugh-Dr. Whitman'S fall by
the tomahawk at the age of forty five,
and Mrs. Whitman's by the rifle at the
age of thirtynine. There was shall
low grave invaded by wolves, and then
a deeper one, which until now has been
without a monument. Twelve others
Of their household, butchered with
them, share their grave. But the mem
DRY Of the long forgotten hero is being
revived. A bronze statue is being
erected near the spot in the region Of
his triumph and martyrdom. AS In
palace car | was hurried through it,
where his lone wagon had tediOusly
sought the way, he seemed every
where present, and each mountain a
monument recording his deeds.
The Oregon saved from falling into
the possession of the English by DR..
Whitman's heroic efforts means the
Washington, Oregon and Idaho OF to-
day, a territory of two hundred and
seventy one thousand square miles.
equal TO New England. New York,
Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Delaware.
Maryland Virginia, West Virginia and
three COnnecticutS-
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F1pJjsh Plum Pudding.

For English plum pudding clean.
wash and dry one pound Of currants,
stone one pound of raisings. Mix the
currantS, raisinS, one pound of suet.
chopped fine, three-quarters Of a pound
of stale breadcrumbs, quarter Of a
pound of brown sugar, the grated rind
of one lemon, half pound of minced.
candied orange-peel, n quarter of a
pound of -four, half of 4 grated nut
meg. Beat five eggs: add TO them half
a pint of orange juice, then pour over
the dry ingredients and mix thorough
". Pack into creased small kettles or
moulds. This will make about six
pounds. Boil for ten hours. Serve
with hard sauce.-Mrs. S. T. Rorar, III
Ladies' Home Journal
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THE DEBUTANTE'S BOUQUET.
Begun as n Compliment, it Has Now b
come Nuisancp

come Nuisance.
What used to be a pretty and signif-
cant compliment, a debutante's bouquet,
has gradually degenerated into a positive
incubus. Time was when a girl who
made her bow to society was able to hold
III her two hands all her floral tributes in
honor of the occasion. If by any. chance
she could not wear or carry all that had
been sent her, the somebody whose
flowers had been sighted had every rea-
son to feel agsrieved. AS years went on.
though many somebodieS had to feel
sighted, as it became physical impos-
sibility for the debutante TO bear the
burden of all her bouquets. They waxed
not only in number but in size. 1t be
came the vogue to have them stacked up
on a stand designed especially for the
purpose, which, placed behind the girl,
formed an effective background. Still the
bouquets grew larger and more numer-
Gus, and instead of one stand, several
were necessary. Nowadays no debutante
dreams of making use of the flowers sent
her, even as a background. The bout
quets are heaped upon piano tops, mantel-
pieces. book shelves and every other
available space, being confined not to one
whelming the whole house. An unwrit-
ten law that the several lunches should
be kept intact makes it impossible to ar
range the flowers with true decorative
intent. As one guest put it after leaving
a recent presentation:
''Such masses of heaped-up flowers re-
mind me of nothing SO much as a fu-
neral The incubus of the thing is
shared by the sender as well as the
debutante. 1t is the duty of everyone
who knows a girl about to make her de-
but to send her flowers, but there are
times, especially when one considers the
fate that will befall them. when he would
willingly forego the privilege. About the
only persons who derive any real benefit
or even satisfaction from the debutante
bouquet habit as practiced today are the
inmates of hospitals-the ultimate des-
tinaton of most of the flowers that APP
near at social functions
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Two Famous Women Pirates

Speaking of this remarkable ad7entur
css recalls two others, the famous Mary
Read and Anne Benny, who were sue
rcssful pirates when piracy flourished
along the Spanish main. The first named
was an English girl who had worn boys
clothing from childhood to hide fam
lily secret. For awhile she served on an
English warship and then sailed for Cuba
on merchant vessel. which was cap
tured 10y pirates. She Joined the gang,
and thus met Anne Bonny. The latter
was also disguised as a man, and, not
knowing Mary to be a female, fell il
love with her, revealing her own sex.
Mary was then obliged to make a similar
revelation. The pair served at their pro
fessi0n for many years. Finally they
were taken prisoners by war vessel.
Mary Read was sent to a prison in ia
maica. where she ended her days. What
became of Anne is not known
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that nothing can be done to remedy it?"
Quite sure" was the hopeless reply.
Il can hardly understand the need for
separation, seeing that the wife herself
is blameless."
In this case it is unavoidab be-
My story is a sad one" observed Lord
Mountdean, "but it is not so sad as
yours"
He then told Of his sad marriage, the
death Of his young wife and the strange
disappearance of his child, as the reader
knows it. i
Can you imagine my horror" he con
tinued, when l found that all trace Of
my child was lost? The poor doctor had
met with some terrible death, and the
woman who had charge Of my little one
had left the neighborhood Can you i'm
agine what this blow was to me? Since
then my life has been spent in one unceas-
Ing effort to find my daughter"
How strange said Lord Arleigh.
did you not know the name of the
nurse?'
Yes, she lived at little place called
Ashwood. l advertised for her, | offered
large rewards, but l have never CLEANED
the least news of her; no one could ever
find her. Her husband, it appeared, had
been guilty of crime. My opinion is that
neighborhood where she was known, and
that both she and my dear child are
dead"
ut seems most probable" observed
Lord Arleigh.
"If l could arrive at any certainty as
to her fate" said the earl, Il should be
my cousin, Lady Lily Gordon, for four
years, but l cannot make up my mind to
marry until l hear something certain
about my daughter. In regard to your
case, l am a great believer in the good
old proverb that two heads are better
than one" replied the earl. Il think it is
just possible that l might have some idea
that has not occurred to you; might see
some way out of the difficulty that has
not yet presented itself to YOU Please
yourself about it; either trust me or not.
Al you will; but, if you do trust me. rely
upon it l shall find some way Of helping
you"
at is a hopeless case" observed Lord
Arleigh, sadly. Il am quite sure that
even if you knew all about it, you would
not see any comfort for me. For nv
wife's sake 1 hesitate to tell you, not for
my own
Your wife's secret will be as safe with
me as with yourself" said the earl
Il never thought that it would pass my
lips, but | do trust YOU" declared Lord
Areigh; land if you can see any way to
help me, | shall thank heaven for the
first day | met you. You must hold my
wife blameless, Lord Mountdean," he
went on. she never spoke untruthfullv.
she never deceived me: but on our we'd
ding day | discovered that her ather was
a conyict-a man Of the lowest criminal
type
Lord Mountdean looked as he felt,
shocked.
But how" he asked, eagerly, could
you be so deceived!'
That l can never tell you; it was an
act OF Hendish revenge-cruel, ruthless,
treacherous. | cannot reveal the perpe-
traitor. My wife did not deceive me. did
not even know that | had been deceived;
she thought, poor child, that l was ac-
quainted with the whole Of her fathers
story, but l was not. And now, Lord
MOuntdean, tell me, do you think | did
wrong!'
He raised his careworn, haggard face
as he asked the question, and the earl
was disturbed at sight of the terrible
pain in it.
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Let BrOthcriy Love Continue.

The question. Are We an UngratefuI
People" was touched upon i'll these col
umns recently, with the general concIu-
sion that. while we may be less mindful
than we should be of the little amenities
of life still we have hearts, and they are
mostly in the right place.
An instance in support of this reassur-
ing belief comes to hand in the pathetic
case. chronicled in the New York city
newspapers, of two brothers who stuck
to one another through life, and i'll death
were not divided. They We're past 90
years of age; and, being reported i'll and
destitute i'll the old house where they
lived alone, We're removed to Bellevue
hospital. Each. though hlpleSs, was anx-
iouS to take care of the other When
asked if they had any friends, both gave
the same reply: Tine best friend | have
in the world is my brother. here
ON their cots, side ty side, they lay
dying. Yet neither appeared to have any
thought of his own suffering, but asked
continually that something he done for
his brother. The elder one died first,
saying. "Goodhy. John. dear. God bless
YOU Less than four hours after this
farewell. John breathed his last. The
next day--it WAS the day after Christ
mas-the Two brothers lay side by side
in the mOryue. where an aged woman
who had been their friend came and ilen-
tilted the bodies. promising to notify rel
ativeS who would see that they were
buried together.
Such is real incident from the great
epic Of daily life in the metropolis. and it
points its moral better than some fiction
-Lcslie'S Weekly.
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PRES. M'kINLEY FREE SILVER.

bntue of giants is going TO take
place this summer on 10000 farms in
America, not in talk or votes, but in
yields. Salzer's two new potato mar
vels are named as above, and he of
fers price for the biggest potato yield.
also $500 in gold for suitable names for
his corn IL inches long and oat pro
digfes. Only seedsmen in America
growing grasses, clovers and farm
seeds and selling potatoes at $50 a
barrel. The editor urges you to try
Salzer's Northern Grown Seeds. and to
Send This Notice with 10 Cts. in Stamps
to John y. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse.
Wis, for IL new farm seed samples,
worth SO, to get g start, and their
big catalogue en-.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
WIsCnnSin RaIonIS-

Patents for the following Wisconsin
Inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler. IS and so
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee.
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
|. f. BaSsford. Milwaukee. assgr.. locking
device for wheel hubs; j. J. Guidinger,
Northern, elevator for grain sef-bnders;
J. S. Rowell. Beaver Dam. roof covering; j.
7. Runkel. Milwaukee. car coupling; II. {.
Swan. Oshkosh. spring shackle for vehicles;
+. c. Trapp, assgr., Port Washington, re-
yolyino chair
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What Do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee Have
yon tried the new food drink called
GHAlN-O: 1t is delicious and nouIish-
ing. and takes the place of coffee The
more GraInO you give the children the
more health Won distribute through their
systems. GrainO is made of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades of coffee, but costs
about Il as much. All gTocers sell it. 15c
and 25c
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
Negro Criminals,

The excessive number of negro erin
inalS is a cause Of concern even In
Maryland, one of the most northern OF
the Southern States, and in which the
colored population constitutes only
about one-tftl Of the whole.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
Never Content

Some people are never content with
anything. They will not find exactly
what they want even in heaven, if they
know some one Is there ahead of them
For instance, some are great sufferers
from neuralgia. Friends have told
them what is best and certain to cure
them. Not content with what is said
they suffer on. Pain ravages and dc
vastates the system, and leaves 1t
barren waste. st. Jacobs Oil has cures
thousands. Just try it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
Try Grain-C. Try Grain

Ask your Grocer to-day to show yon a
packageof GRAiN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury as well
rs the adult. All who try it. like it.
GRAlNO has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains. and the most delicate stomach re-
ceves it without distress. a the price OF
coffee. 1oc. and % cts. per package. Sold
by sill yrocers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

Henry Labouchere always dictates
his work 10 a shorthand secretary. Al
though he ha- To q great extent given up
the active editorial work in connection
with London Truth. he makes a point Of
passing Oh all the proofs each week.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
big catalogu,

Mrs. John Biddulph Martin. who is
perhaps better known as Victoria Wood
hull Martin. is becoming quite a familiar
figure among the great tnancers in Lon
don. Mrs. Martin. as most people know,
is the widow of the late John Bidduiph
Martin, a partner in the oId-esta blished
banking firm of that name in Lombard
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A Financial Strait

How do you stand on the financial
question:
II think I shall stand pat. At least
when l went to the bank | was told
l could not draw. "-Indiapapo Jour.
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flank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
the senior partner OF the firm OF +. j.
Cheney & Co. doing business In the City
of Toledo. county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presense this 9th day of December, A. d.
1SSS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

For many years the exact burial place
of James Otis, one of the Revolutionary
leaders, has been shroudcd in mystery.
1t has now been discovered that he was
inferred in the old Granary burial
grounds in Boston.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
1t Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry

And is the only cure for ChilbialDs,
Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen S
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all druggists and shoe
stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted. LEROY. n. Y.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

A letter sent to a native prince in In
dia is a very elaborate affair. The paper
is specially made for the purpose, and is
sprinkied with gold leaf. Only the last
few lines of the somewhat lengthy docu.
ment contain the purport of the letter
while the remainder is made up Of the
usual roundabout and complimentary
phrases. 1t is folded in a peculiar way,
with the flaps outward, and placed in a
crimson and gold tint, with a slip-knOt
of gold thread, attached to which is a
ponderous seal. The address, written on
a slip of parchment is attached to the
outside bag. These details are very i'm
portant for polite letterwriting in India
and if any of them were omitted il
would be an insult to the person ad-
dressed.
The wearing of orange blossoms as
hridal de. ora ION origin ted In the days of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

A shoe dealer in New York says that
on account of the newspaper ridicule wom-
en- have almost entirely discontinued the
practice of sending slippers to their pas
tors at Christmas.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

Five is the sacred number of the Chi
nese. who have five planets, five cardinal
points, five virtues. five tastes, five mu-
steal tones, five ranks of nobility and five
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

Gold ore running from see to $50 fer
ton, has been struck on Williams creek.
near A Ashland Or.
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Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children.

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York,
cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach Teeth
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. Over 10000
testimonials. They nerer tdd. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address
Allen S. Olms,ed, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

Surveying by photography is gaining
ground. Over 10000 square miles have
been photosraphically plotted and sur
yeyed by the encouragement of Canada.
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We will forfeit $1,000 if any Of onr
published testimonials are proven To he
not genuine. THE PISO Co, War
rem, Pa.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

The largest dog in the world is Nero,
owned by Wayne Bailey of Rutland.
Va. He weighs nearly 800 pounds, and
measures 6l2 feet from tip TO tip.
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Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in % and 90
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
gerOuS.
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Figures have been collected in sub
urb of Berlin showing that A per cent. of
all the children work two TO three hours
at home before school hours.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12

rlro Permanently Cured No fits nervousness after
. first days use OF Or. Kline's Great Nerve re-.
storer Send for FREE s2oo trial bottle and treats
DR. 4 H KLINE Ltd, s3l Arch Street Philadelphia "a
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~
I SEAL !

Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken int, rally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. Ioc.