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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29

What Poor, Blind "sunshlne'' Did for IA
DYING MN.

In one of PhiiaC@i pIia's hospitals
there is curly-haired, pink-cheeiled
little 5-year-oli hoy. blind in bo.h eyes
manned, twisted and a cripple for life
and yet he is the joy OF the hospital
and the light Of the wards and has
been the direct cause OF Il dying mans
conversion, says the PnjladclDhil
Press. The patients call him Little
Sunshine Every morning he is led
through the wards and the private
rooms by oTo Of the nurses and the
PATIENTS coGdla their pc; and kiss him.
In room 10 .thoTe is a coal HEAVIER, a
big, brawny fellow, dying OF an i'll
durable disease. and "SunShine's'
Crystalline purity ard innocence 50
appealed to him that the mans heart
was touched. He was reminded Of his
early childhood days. when at his
mothers knees he lispeI Now l lay
me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my
soul to keep" Four days ago the dy-
ing coal HEAVIER asked to see a ciey-
gyman. and the pastor OF a nearby
Methodist church was sent for. The
good man told Of tho sacrifice and
sufferings Of the Savior, and in the
barren room of the hospital, between
the day and the dark, the man found
peace "Sunshine's" chubby little fist
the uniniured one-was buried deep
in the great knotted palms OF the dy-
ing man. He lay still with the light
OF new-found peace upon his face.
Dear God" he murmured as the
great tears chased one another down
his cheeks and lost themselves in the
snowy linen; dear Cod. little sun
shine done it; Sonny done II The
parson said as how a little Kid could
Iced Teller, and Sunshine done it"
There was q moment of silence: then
Little Sunshine" gently withdrew his
hands from those OF the dying m"r
and whispered to the nurse: Tan he
see bod? Wiss l tould."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Short Course in Agriculture.

The coming term Of the short c0nrse
In Agriculture, which begins Dec. .,
and closes March 5, promises 10 sur
pass all previous terms IN attendance
and character of the work outlined.
One hundred and fifty Young men
have already declared their intentions
OF taking the course and have been duly
enrolled as students. Applications Will
be received at the office until the open
ing of the term. All students must reg
lister in advance, and II is advisable this
year 10 register early, as the college
may he obliged to limit the number,
and students will be accepted in the or
der of their application.
The character OF the work Is 0f such
a practical nature and SO beneficial to
those vino attend that the short course
III agriculture has become one of the
most popular courses OF the University.
The new illustrated circular descrlD-
in. the course is NOW ready tor dIstrib
utlou and can be obtained by sending
REQUEST to Il. \. Moore. Madison, Wis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
SAMOAN GROWING SNAKE.
Great Natural Curiosity That Infests
Jungies of Beautiful Island.


There are no venomous snakes in
Samoa, always excepting the snake
which crows In proof of the existence
Of this reptile there may he offered the
testimony of witnesses, eye-witpesseS,
ear-witnesses. Any quantity of Samo-
ans. and white people as WELL will give
you detailed accounts of how they
heard the snake in the dense recesses
of the bush. They tell how their ears
caught the sound of stealthy move
ments in the Tree tops overhead, and
how the faint sound stopped when they
halted to listen closer. or how il began
as soon as they resumed the march.
Inevitably the narrator closes his aC-
count by description of his escape;
he either overlook some other wander
er in the bush and found security in
good time hOmeward, or remembered
a charm which had much power. When
for any of these reasons the snake
found he was TO lose his victim he al
tered his silent tactics. He could be
heard thrashing the trees and growing
like rooster, only many times as loud,
ard as he sought some other part Of
the forest the growing was frequently
repeated, until at last it vanished in
the distance. When asked more par
ticularly as to his growing the Samo-
ans say that it is exactly like the
growing of rOOsters. There IS an equal
host Of eye-witnesses, men who have
seen growing snakes. They never vary
from one another in their descriptions
Of what they have seen. Except for
one spot Of special conditions it is new
er seen on the ground, but always on
the tops Of the highest trees. gliding
from tree to tree with remarkable IA
pidity 1t is long and slender, rarely
is one spoken of as under two arm
spans or twelve feet. seldom is one de-
scribed as exceeding twice that meas
urement. Its color is spoken of as
uniform. a steel blue or slate, and free
from spots or other markings. When at
rest it is difficult to distinguish it from
the branch on which 1t may be stretch
cd when in motion it goes far too
fast for any detail to be observed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Honor Where Honor is Due.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
None of the professions, however
honored in civilized communities, are
more deserving OF honOrs than those of
medicine and surgery. And yet as
rule they are the poorest paid and the
/ least notable among the honOred pro-
fessions. The physician and the sur
gcon are regarded in most communities
as public property, and are condemned
If they fail to answer calls night or day
when health or life is endangered in
the humblest home. 1t is seldom they
refuse and demand "a retaining fee"
or hesitate TO enter the tenement house
and minister because of the inability of
the applicant to pay.
In cities, where doctors are plentiful,
there Is more opportunity and DISPOSE
ton on the part of leading physicians
to throw oft undesirable patients be-
cause of the ample provision of the
public for the poor and non-paying
And yet even they, the poorest. receive
the advice and assistance of the wisCst
and best in the profession without a
dollar of cost. 1t is safe TO say that
from the day the Young physician Sc
cures his diploma after his four years of
patient study. up to middle life and
even longer, one-half his time and en-
ergy is given TO the public without
mUneyed compensation.
But still greater reward is due the
profession from the fact that the time,
energy, and money of its leading mem
bers have been devoted to robbing dis
ease of its terrors and protecting the
homes. The master minds of the med-
cal profession have ever been alert to
prevent disease and suffering. and thus
unselfishly diminish their own reven-
ues. How few to-day remember thank
fully the blessings conferred upon them
by the patient, untirng doctors of the
century in which we live, Before 1916
and the discovery ofanaesthesia people
lay on the surgeons table and suffered
more than death; now they know n"th-
ing of pain. Before the discovery of
antiseptics after every great injury peo-
pie had about fifty chances of dying
from suppuratiOn, gangrene, and blood
poisoning to one now. Operations for
relief once thought impossible are now
common and successful.
The discovery of tricLinosis and its
remedy, of the cure of hydrOphobia, of
the healing power of serum, of the pre-
ventlon of the terrible plaques of small
pox, yellow, typhus, and typhoid few
ers, which up to this century scourged
the world, are all due 70 this patient
profession. We read in the early re-
ports of the papers from the "health
department water impure" boil
the water and it passes almost as a
joke, when the real facts are it has saw
ed health 10 millions and turned aside
untold sorrows for muItitudes of homes
1t is but common justice to give honor
where honor Is 80 giauitcstly due.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
TIE Absent Soldiers Child.

BY the dusty roadway wand ring,
Came | To a garden lair;
Speudthrift flowers we're gayly squand'r ir
sweets upon he summer air.
Trained and treilised vine. sedately
Nursed thea buds to blossoms bright;
Trees were standing. tall and stately,
In the SuEbeams' mellow light.
Lacked nay levcly garden only
Human forms to perfect be;
Brightest spots grow dull and lonely
When but one is there to see.
Look! There comes a tiny maiden
From an angle in the wall,
With score of flow'rets laden
(She the fairest of them alb;
To Il ~hapely mound. low cIinging
In that gardens choicest nook,
This young maiden. softly singing,
All her blossomcd riches took.
With a bound I stood before her.
Why is this, my little maid"
Soft | whispered. bending DER her.
She was shy, bat not afraid.
In her eyes a teardrOp glistcned.
In her voice Were thrills of love,
And | wOr>hiped while listened
As to angels from above:
Papa far away is sleeping
With some soldier friends" she said;
lie Is in his Savior's keeping;
But we cannot find his bed.
YES in heaven his soul i living:
But ii makes HIM seem more near
II |. fow rets To him giving.
Make believe that he is here"
VIII Carleton in Every where.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
THE GIRL SAID NO.
An Unusual Sceue In Pennsylvania
Church..

Church.
A marriage was suddenly interrupted
at St. GATHERINGS chu en-. Moscow, a
short distance from Scranton, on sat
urday morning. by the bride, Miss
Margaret Moore. refusing to say the
Hateful yes" at the proper time. For
miles around in the POcOno mountain
region the friends of Miss Moore and
Timothy Foley had assembled to see
the young couple married. The pastor
of st. GATHERINGS. the Rev. r. H.
Walsh, stood waiting a the altar rail
AS the bridal party arrived. The bride
looked charming. She was at ended by
her niece, Miss Foley, and the bride
grcon's best man was Frank Daugh-
erty, jury commissioner, Of Lacka-
wanna county Mr.. Foley had already
made his solemn VOW. and the otticiat-
ing priest asked: win you, Margaret
Moore take Timothy Foley to be your
lawful husband?" Instead OF answer
ing, the young woman inquired: us
1t yet too late, father?" Ia her Walsh,
though surprised By the unusual CUES
ton. Immediately answered.: 1T IS not
too late" whereupon the bride-elect
said: Then | will not" and turning
from the altar, her face as white as
marble, she faced the suddenly startled
spectators and walked down the aisle
toward the door. 1t was a moment
of intense excitement. The priest, the
bridegroom and the guests seemed
tfanSllHeu IS the pride passed down
to the church GoGr. After waiting for
half ar hour, expecting that the bride
would return, the guests gradually dis
persed, ana soon the strange incident
became the talk OF the entire town. No
reason has leen given for the brides
strange conduct. To all questioning
the answer is that she Simply exercised
woman's privilege and changed her
mind; but this does not soOthe Mr..
Foley, who was deserted at the altar
by the woman of his choice, who never
gave hint of her displeasure until
she was asked the fna! question.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL.

The death of Col. Robert Green In
gcrsoll, which occurred very suddenly
Vt his home in New York on Friday
evening, July DIST. removes one of the
most brilliant and cultured orators the
country has ever produced. Whatever
NAV he the differences Of opinion re-
garding his political or religious views,
ono and all accord to him the highest
praise as speaker, author and lawyer.
1t is said that he could get nearer the
hearts of an audience, by his wonderful
power of description, than any other
orator America has e. er produced. 1t
il a peculiar fact that while his religious
discussions teemed with passages Of
keen wit, sarcasm and brilliant thought,
It is from his more beauti III memorial
dav addresses, hls lectures upon great
men, his eloquent pleas for mercy be
savings are quoted. The home life of
Mr.. Ingersoll was most beautiful. He
was devoted husband and father, and
in this respect, rs IN many others. pro-
Tossing Christians could well emulate
the man whom they felt called upon to
] 4 ! l. .
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Notice of Hearing

STATE OF WISCONSIN. In County Court.
Douglas County.
In the Matter of the Estate o, Louis \. Larson
deceased late at the city of superior, Douglas
county. Wis-ln Probate.
NOTICE is hcreby given that Al Il SPECIAL term
Or The comfy court to hc held in and for said
county mt the County Judges office in the Court
House in the city of superior. Douglas county,
" Wisconsin, on the 22nd day OF August lN"', a. ~
o'clock i'm the forenoon OF thar day. the follow
ing matter viii be heard, considered and acted
upon 10y the CONT.
Tie r..tit:ou of r 4. Nanwaring. admin>tra-
tor of The ESTATE of Louis \. Larson, for license
To- sell ali the real estate OF said deceased in
Douglas county to-WiI The undivided one hall
of all The following: Lots ) aud y block =, on
tar:o Land Cumpauy'S Addition Ia West super
ior lots Is and T. in block IT. and lots Il and Is
in block II in La Ecllc Division of South super
Tor, To pay debts ot said deceased.
Dated this list day of July, lN.9.
BY the Court, d. L. ROBERTS.
Gulv - - "A - County Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
KENTUCKY BELLIES REVENGE.
How German Baron Was Made to
Feel Little.


Feel Little.
This is a story Of al international
.-lrriage that didn't take place. 1t
failed to.aa, the first time for reasons
of the man in the affair, or his family.
and the second time for reasons Of re-
venge on the part of the once young
woman, now three times married. II
is safe to say that the German baron
will not daily long again with Blue
Grass belle. 1t was half century ago
that Miss Marie GoodlOe, one of the
most beautiful girls in that state world
famous for three beautiful products
girls, horses and whisky-went abroad
and formed the acquaintance or Baron
Won horde of Berlin, nephew OF the
late Prince Bismarck. They became
enga ged, and everything seemed TO be
going smoothly, when the parents OF
the young man announced that II could
not be, and the affair was broken on.
Miss GoOdloe recovered, and in time
became successfully Mrs. Shreeve, Mrs.
Ransom, and Mrs. Cuthbert Bullitt, The
first two husbands died. and divorce
separated ner from the last one q
haps the old flame fingered in the heart
of the baron, and it certainly burned
with vengeance in the heart Of the
lady. Last summer they met In Chi
cago, and again he asked her to be his.
The l0ng-awaitCd hour had come. ~
last the proud kentuckian had
chance to show the baron what sort
Of woman the Blue Grass country pro-
duces. She told the baron that she
would consider the matter, and give
him an answer in person at her home
on Nov. /. He came in advance Of the
date, ard found Louisville society wide
open. She gave a reception in his hon
or at Fountain Ferry park. and for
two weeks showed him every attention.
On the first CT this month he kne!t
with becoming baroniCal grace at the
feet of the beauty. and offered to share
his castle on the Rhine with her. With
an arise-sir-knight air she babe him
regain his feet, and when be was SUI
ficiertly braced she remarked that she
preferred n cabin in Kentucky to a cas-
tie in Germany. The baron quit Amor
lea. and Mrs Bullitt gave out the
story. Thus was she avenged.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Felt for Thousa OF Miles.

The simultaneous occurrences of an
earthquake in Los Angeles and tidal
wave in Lake Superior on the 22nd OF
July, are considered 10 bear an import
ant relation to each other, as there
have been known to be similar hap
pening> in previous earthquakes. Tie
city of Lisbon, Portugal, was visited by
an earthquake on the morning Of Nov.
l, Iz15, and il was felt 1T the same time
in cities almost as far distant as is Lake
Superior from Los Angeles.
The rumhling sound that preceles
most earthquakes was Immediately fol-
lowed by the great shock winch threw
down the principal portion of the city.
The sea retired, leaving the bar dry,
and returned in minute as a great
wave or breaker fifty feet i'll height
minutes. The waves Of shock reached
Scotland. probably passing under it,
causing temporary changes in the wat
ers of Loeb Lomond, which suddenly
rose more than two feet and then fell
to below their usual level.
This i exactly similar to the tidal
wave which i reported from Lake Su-
perjor, and which was undoubtedly
the result o. the earthquake shock in
Los Angeles, which raised the water
about three feet and came nearly To the
top of some of the docks. flooded roads
and backed no so high that several saw
mills were obliged to shut down. The
water ran over marv Of the lumber
docks and into the boiler rooms Of the
mills. At II o'clock the water began 10
recede, and at three o'clock it was nine
inches below normal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
SCHOOL TAX LEVY.

Uur people are considerably exet-
cised over the ordinance proposed in
the council TO change the charter so
that the council may maze the school
lew instead of the school board as as
present provided It would seem time
ton when the people ask forit. With
IN few years our school census has in
creased from few hundred to nearly
seren- thousand! Our people demand
the best buildings, according 70 sanitary
Tules, the best methods and highest at
tainments, and the schools must be up
tS the highest standard as set by the
State University regents. Can We eN-
pect these conditions without a large
eypenditure, OF. money? Our schools
have been expensive, and Will continue
to be. Owing to,the large numbers Of
people continually moving here new
buildings or additions will have to be
erected, in all probability, every year.
in some part of the city. to accommO-
would have 1t different? The taxes are
nigh, but they would not nor could not
be made much less by any cut which
might be made in the school levy, with
out imparing the efficiency of the
school work The taxes are never go
M to be much less, If any, in the city
or county, the expenses run about the
same year after year, and the cutlery
every now and again on retrenchment
and economy has long been the popular
string Of aspiring politicians, but in this
case the people seem to think that the
council has all IT can attend to without
assuming the duties Of the school com
missloners, who, certainly, if anybody
could know. ought TO be in position to
determine the needs of the schools.
Those who critiCise the employment of
janitors the year round would be the
tNst to charge negligence if one of the
buildings should take fire and be de-
stroyed, and how much would the levy
be reduced if the ianitors were given
three or four months vacation? Why
some D .cpls always begin cutting at the
most essential institutions, the things
which give US standing and demand
recognition all over the country, is
Mysterv that will always remain I'M
solved. Mayor Dietrich and the COM
mon council, think this matter oyer.
This is not even the popular thing to
do-the people do not want it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Notice OF Referees sale on ForecIo,ur,

Notice Of Referees sale on Foreclosure
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
Circuit Court-Douglas County.
Josephine c. Howe, Plaintiff,
Fernando +. Johnston, Hannah / Jnbr.-.,
MS wife. Thomas I. Turner. * Trustee. 80
the Estate of samuel MagOifiu deceased
NriviIle C. smith, Charles +. Birkrrr.....
and Eliza Hudson. Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that under aud ly
virtue of Judgment Of foreclosure aud sal.
duly rendered III the above entitled aclf..r
in the Court aforesaid. on the 9TH day of Jan.
gust 4. u 1899. at eleven O'Clock In the FORE
noon of that day. at the EastcrIy front door
of the Comfy Court House. in the CITY II -.
prrior. i'm the County OF Douglas and >Iaf.. ~
Wisconsin. Offer for sale aud sell az Iur.r.
auction 10 th" highest bidder FOR cash ill.,.
real estate and mort ga-ed premises directed
by said Judgment TO br sold and hrr,.uaf r.r
described to satisfy the amount Of sand Ilrc.
mcut TO wit: the sum Of one thou-.r.d fr..
hundred aud furtyti and =, TO- ur.l.-.
of said judgment at the rate of SIN prr
t.eftum per auIUuu. together with tine COSTS
and expenses OF such sale
The real estate aud mortg;-cd promise,
50 10 be sold ;s aforesaid are d"~cri'u.G a.,
fDnUwS: Lot numbered three hundred ana
-t.y"uty-thrcc C,,:H ON West Third street. I'M
the TDwn~ite of superior tu the civ uf ~.
prrioi) in the County OF Douglas and STATE 80
Wisconsin,. according to the plat 81 >ali
TowlI~itc recorded III the utiiC" Of the E,.,.
lister of Deeds in and for said Dou.at,
GRAFTON MASON.
Referee appointed 10y said
tOurt to make said sale
CATLTN. BUTLER * LYONS.
Plaintiffs Attorneys. u 1, July ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Notice of Hearing.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Douglas County. III Oo"i'4 '""''-
In the matter of the guardianship OF L[dla nan
son and John Hanson, minor heirs OF LeahHeI
Hanson. deceased. III Probate.
NOTICE is hereby given that nj Speclai
term of the County Court 10 Toe held IN ana
far said county at the County Judges office III
the Court House in the City of superior Doug
las county. Wisconsin. on the 18th day OF August
1899 al Ii O'Clock in the forenoon oil thht ga!
the fnllnwing matter will be heard, considered
and acted upon by the court:
The netition of F Il. Manwaring. guardian of
said minors for license 10 sell all of the real
estate of said minors. to-wit: The south hdu OF
the north halt of section 80 IN township = nor
OF rang. IA. west ia Douglas comfy, Wisconsin,
Dated this 18th day of July, 1879.
BY the Court.
tjy % as - ID. L. ROBERTS, county ludSc.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29

To prevent the engines Of vessel
from racing" when the screw rises
above the water, Sis. E. PutalO has in
vented an electrical regulator, The
continuance, according to Industries
and Iron, consists Of two vessels OF
mercury, connected fore and ait in The
ship. The vessels are about halls full
at normal depth. When the ship
pushes forward so as TO raise the see"
the rods connected with the resistance
are submerged one after another, 50
that an electro-magret is brought into
play. the whole resistance being short
circuited when the screw is quite out
Of the water. The electrO-magnet Up-
crates throttle valve in the main
steam pipe. which is thrown open by
another magnet. By this arrangement
the steam is turned off and on. From
experiments it has been shown that
the mercury vessels need not be more
than thirty-four inches apart on a
ship 800 feet long.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Power Of Trusts.

Your mother agrees with me exact
". Johnny" said his father, proceed
ing TO trim the twigs from a tough
switch. she thinks. with me. that
YOU need a good trouncing. and you
are going to get it, my SON" Yes"
bitterly exclaimed Johnny. You and
nav always agrees when it comes to
Iiclsin' me. You and maw's the whole
thing. I don't never have no show.
Tbs famly's run by a rrst."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
Summons.

Circuif Foart-Douglas County.
". E Bush. Plaintiff,
Frank schwalhach, W. {, Edwards, William II.
Rahr f. r. Logue. J. ID. whitney, Luclus MIL
ev. Fred J. OILS ana W. c. DclouG
Defendants
The state of Wisconsin: To the said Defend
ants. -.--.- ,-;.,,i,,
twenty davS after service of this summons; eA-
elusive of The day of service. and defend the
above entitled action i'll the court aforesaid ana
in case of your failure 50 To do. Judgment Will
Toe rendered against YOU according 10 lhe ue-
mnud of the complaint.
The summons and Complaint in this action
are filed in the office of The CLERK OF tiicul'
Court Of Douglas county. WIS
MORROW X MASTERS,
Plaintiffs Attorney :
70. Address 81 arta, Monroe county, WIS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
W nrking \ight and DaX.

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that ever was made is Or. Kings New
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siobule Of health. that changes weak
ness into strength, iis;lessness into en-
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They're wonderful in hniIdinc M the
health. Only - cents per hrx. Sold at
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