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The times., 1899-10-15

SAYS Anne Sutherland: "A great light Of
charity and l1indliness is shining behind a
bushei of modesty in Joseph jefferson, with
whom / was touring a few seasons ago.
Never was there a more affable and good
hearted gentleman. / have seen Mr. JET
ferson come into the house under many
different circumstances, but ! have never
known him TO miss the good morning with
which he greeted everyone, from the prop
eTty man up and down. On numerous &C.
casscns my dressing room has been next
10 MS and, the grand old man Of the stage
being a bit deaf, ] have heard dozens OF
tales Of woe poured into his ears-neyeT
without elieiting a generous response. Jo-
seph Jefferson is a credit TO The American
theatre-and not merely because he is an
excellent actor, either"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

The question" says the Port
Gibson Rcville, is often asked by
people coming to this section of
Mississippi why it Is that farmers
here do not pay more attention to
the raising Of stock. The queS-
ton Is never answered, for no
reason can be given, save that We
have gotten into a rut and can't
get out. There are large areas Of
land IN this county that are better
adapted to stock raising than to
snything else; in fact, a great deal
of il is toomeven to be cultivated.
1t would seem that the reverses
met with last year by our farmers
would induce them to turnto some
thing more profitable that cotton
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
IDLE SPECULATION

1t is hard to say whether Wasb-
ington county met in mass meet
ing to di,approye Of the McLaurIn
administration or to endorse Mr..
Ierger for United States Senator
At any rate it is very strongly
hinted that Mr.. Yerger will come
out with living coIors soon. and
whether he flies. runs or walk, he
will add to the interest of the all
ready Interesting campaigp.-
| Hattiesburg Progress.
There !, not the least basj, for
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
Fer A. That and A. That

there that one among us
at Is ashamed and u that
this wee school where We nave
lved'
a that ana a that
graced ne d be ana a JnaJ
A the schoOl Is a wee bright point
~ we mustleaye TINS dear Old school
4 iisht the world ana q that
Il Il snow you Iheh WhaJ we We oten
#baf Girls can do and a'tbat
r. that and a that
i Il make our mark and THAT
lord 's af eartb and aftbot
p VIII be an LIZ ~
ne will write and a'that,
tllIIeSome Will teach and some Will
b some will dance and a,that
"a thaJ ana a that
eer be friends and a that
I'M moi forgat and a mai
We studied Physics and History,
Lih' Nreek and a that,
."5 "o'St VI ar NeoillCliH,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

idea shall be ralog,tod to tba i'm.
pecunions nosf
= ~ 'o,''ig"l 'oC !" LINUS VIII
'''l ANU ''''o,'' Il II "oeS io'
I'I'o o'0IIO," 'no ''0"' curing 'ne
present "'eN'
'''N' 9"'uLoaS Is IIe Gay SET
Io' '"o primary eIec''ou' AZ
.''"' primary III 'Ilo race ol lno
I'" ana constitutions III Ihe lace
VI '"e oIooI oI 'Ho S'aIc executive
co IHNlI'Jee InaI none ouU 4 Iallneu
selection Of delegates to the state
convention; in the face of the pro-
test Of the Baptist and Bishop
Galloway against allowing men to
participate IN the nomination of |
officers who are not qualified elec-
tors; in the face OF the protest of
the press and people all over the
state, the Kinds county executive
committee refuses to rescind its
order, and oI5 men, whose names
were stricken from the recent
whisky petition in Kinds county,
will vote at the primary next
Saturday.
Judge Bramc, chairman OF the eX-
ecutiye committee of the Law and
Order League here, at the capital,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

lhe announcement of Dr..
lOblns Of Vicksburg for the long
m was received here with some
PprlSe, as no one, it seems, had
slightest intimation that he
ltemplated making the race.
hettime ago DR.. Robbins an
|nced himself "a candidate for
'Vernor, bat the general i'm
FSSion was that he had with
wa from that race. Exactly
~ result will follow IN a polih
way this announcement is hard
uetermine, as DR.. Robyns has
particular holding that he can
Ills own. He will doubtless
D Warren, his native county,
where the rest Of his strength
cannot be stated with certain
Fnonl the reports received
E be viii make his canvass on
onal issues. Further develop
It's resulting from his candi-
J will be awaited with Interest,
lhey can by no meaus be .
Cd with certainty. Times
aocrat.
0e Brandon News says 10000 /
'e' were shipped out of the F.
e 10 market in the last twelve |
''nS, all fattened on Mississip- /
,l' aud it wants the good /
Z to 90 Oh until the all-cotton
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

FoR REM furnished rooms
.ocotei in residence portion ofclty'
Ron 1872. Greenyille, MISS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-01

Table Oil Cloth, 10 cents 4 yard.
i' RACKET STORE.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
A Most Remarkable Sun Spot.

There is now visible on the surface of
Ordway, proprietor of the telescope on
the Common, is by far the most remark
able seen for over 20 years. It's appear
ance has been great surprise to OBJ
servers, as, according 10 the astrOnOmi-
cal almanac, this is the eleventh or off
year for sun spots, and besides this il
appeared with suddennes$ which is
usual. When Mr.. Ordwav took his
last look at the sun Thursday night no
indications of it, not even the slightest
faculaeS, were visible. But on Friday
morning it was there with the utmost
distinctncss. The large black spot in
the center is about -, CnU miles in diam
eter, and this is surrounded by pen
umbra about 10000 miles across. At
some distance from the outer edge of
the penumbra are other spots which
have broken oft from the large one,
forming a ring part way around the cen
ter. These number - In all, most of
them being included III the arc on the
upper left hand side of the central spot,
and others III group on the lower
right hand side. There were only three
or four at first, and the rest have brok-
en- off since. They are from 5000 to
/ 900 miles in diameter; that is, the
larger ones are considerable larger than
the earth. From one side of this outer
circle to the other the distance is from
%, 900 to 300, 600 miles The central
black spot, which is the most interest
ing part of the phenomenon, is slightly
balloon shaped, and on the right hand
side its edge is very ragged.
There have been only a few small
spots before during the present year,
and for | weeks there were none at all.
The last large one before this was that
which appeared Sept. 3 of last year,
and had such an effect upon the earth
electrically that telegraphing was done
between It. Louis, Chicago and New
( York With no batteries attached to the
wires. This one lasted II DAYS. and
when it disappeared it had broken up
into 81 pieces. 1t was not, however,
nearly as large as this one. covering an
area of only about l75, 600 square miles
over all.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
How the old America Won the Cur
In 1881.

The America sailed for IIayre and ar
rived there early IN Auru,t 1881 She
rapidlv fitted m for I'll. ror-anj tLeu
proceeded TO Cowes. The visitor ar
rived on a dark night. and il mrst have
been an interesting moment when the
dawn showed hel to the great fleet Of
English boats full of yachtSmen strain
in. Then eyes to size UP the stranger.
The Yankee craft was about as differ
ent from an English yacht as could be
lana -iuvd, with her great beam and
shallow hGi}, while the typical English
cutter ef the uerIod Was o the plank
ou-eud' variety. She soon showed her
met;lu Ly defeating one of the fastest
beats IN brush into CuxrS. ana t;ii,
achievement made il more Iif,;rul; for
her t. arrange her races. Al last. how
ever, She was allowed to..ail under the
regulations of the ROYAL Yacht sauad-
ron in the race around tie Isle Of
Wight for cup offered bv the ROYAL
aCit squadron. In those ,taYs no al
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
Admiral SChley Was Up Tree

Imagine a digEilied officer Of the
United States navy retreating up
tree? Well, here is something about
Admiral Schley which has been sent
10 Aunt Beth for publication in the
Young Peoples corner. He tells the
story himself, referring to his boy
hood days so it must be true: Il was
returned from fishing trip one day.
when, looking down the lane, l saw a
big. mad bull making toward me. bel
lowing with fury and tossing the earth
with his horns. | scarcely had time
to think what to do only TO observe
tie Infatuated beast tear that fence to
smithereens, and |, seeing that avenue
OF escape closed, climbed an apple tree
l got a perch on the topmost limb of
the tree, and would you believe it,
that animal kept me there until night,
believing and butting away at the
trunk. Finally as night drew on he
LEFT, when l came down and went
home, However. I was not mach
alarmed at my position, but took it
ccoilv, ieeling that was safe. I want
to see if that ole tee which rendered
such protection to me still stands"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
The transportation Mans Hour.

TSe activity nf the countrv's trans
rortatioD ,,,,.r,,i..s i,,s tr,,,, H.. I,.,i,,-
nirr fairly indexel tn, rr,ytl If tl,s
nations prnSperitv. When nil the rail
Uays and steam shin lines ara hnsv W
NAV be sure that the country at large
isn't doing any Iaugui,hin. 10 s.,cak of
Had the TRANSPORTATION business Tins
wear simply maintained the activity 81
the wear preceding We should have
Known simply that the wave of Iu,I,,st
rial prosperity vas rolling Oh" With
out dimiuuiion. But tins wear ; artiy-
itv is almost rs much IN rNrrs, of last
wears as last wears was i'm excess o.
that OF 1856. Even now. before tbpra
is any demand. excrpt on Southern
lines for ears with which - ..mnya Tho
crops" the greater number If ill.,. r.,i,-
roads declare themselves short q. ,.ar-
with which ~ carry tho niles Of fr,i,-hr
being crowded upon their platforms. \
ear famine IN midsummer. The like
was never heard Of. |; has come. too
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
A sample Of Feminine VIII

Lady Blessin gton, who was accorded
the name OF the gorgeous" when
Prince Louis NAPOLEON. the last en-
peror Of the French. was in exile in
London, was remarkably courteous to
him, extending her hospitality in the
most lavish way. After his accession
10 the throne OF France she was in
Paris for a season, and somewhat nat
uraiiy looked forward TO an invitation
10 the TUileries. Time passed and none
came. But a, mptuous ball given
elsewhere the emperor passed in full
splendor OF his triumph Catching
sight OF his henefactyess- he smiled and
asked: All. Lady Blessington, You
remain in Paris for a tine?' Yes.
sire" said she; and your
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
BLIND FARMER IN VERMONT.
Successfully Tilis the Soil Though Sight
less for Years.

From the New YORK Times: La
fayette Stearns Of Rutland, Vt, is 4
man who has mastered one Of the most
trying Of physical infrmities and made
his life useful when others would have
given way IN despair. Mr.. Stearns ls
farmer, 70 years old, who, though
blind for eighteen years, has during al
but two Of those years carried on the
cultivation of ten acres OF land. For
two years after he became blind MI.
Stearns was obliged to lay aside all
labor, though brawny and physically as
able and anxious to work as ever.
During this period he tried many times
to plant portions Of his garden by
kneeiing and trying to perfect meas
urements with his implements. one
morning the idea came TO him that ne
would take two stakes ar string,
and suspending the latter from the
stakes could construct a satisfactory
guide. Mrs. Stearns set the stakes for
the first row to be planted across the
garden. With this assistance he
planted his first acre, setting the stakes
S'ci AOI tdt4l ht" TOW, OpLtA I'LL = i-'o>''
urements with the short hoe handle
which he carried. while on his Bonded
knees he opened the hill, planted the
seed and covered it over. Before ne
could do much gardening he carmen
money churning for neighbOrs. In TINS
way he earned enough 10 purchase
covering for the addition to his house,
and afterward built he staging him
self and laid half the covering. MI.
Stearns mows, rakes and prepares
enough hay to keep three COWS and
horse. For moving, the stakes are set
at the outer edge of the field by Mrs.
Stearns, with the string suspended at
such a height that with each swing or
the scythe the blind mans forearm
just touches it When he has moved
a swath across the field he sets the
stakes over the width OF a swath,
which he measures with his scythe:
then, guided by the string, he makes
his way back across the field. In this
way, when once started, he mows an
entire meadow, and the neighbors al
lege that even at 20 years OF age he is
brisk man to follow with a scythe.
Working entirely on this principle, the
blind farmer plants. hoes. weeds and
harvests all kinds Of farm products.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
ERMINE NOT POPULAR.
Eurriers Failed to Make 1t Fashionable
In England.

White fox and ermine are not pOpu-
lar furs in this country, though abroad
they are in great demand for large
wraps or pelisses Of fur, says the Corn
hill Magazine. One would think that
for a theater cloak in winter time
such a pelisse would be charming. As
it is, Russian and Polish ladies have,
with the Chinese. almost a monopoly
Of these handsome garments. All
fur peliSses Of fox or marten are the
very things for sIeighing in. and these,
with the ermine cap, make pretty,
day driving in the snow. Ermine new
or seems to attract in England. 1t is
reserved for little children and very
old ladies. 1t is quite plentiful, as the
little ermines are only stoats turned
white in the winter, but, as there are
Siberian and Canadian stoats, they
have closer under fur than the English
breed Some years ago some wealthy
fur dealers made an arrangement with
some leading cCstumers for a great
coup in ermine fur. The furriers
bought up the ermine. and the cos
tuners agreed to design dresses to
suit it and to start the fashion. But,
for once. the combine" was a COM
pIete failure. People DO not long for
change in fur as they do in cOlors or
woven fabrics, or even in the designs
Of costume
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
FEELING OF BEING STARED AT.
\ Psychologist Who Says That 1t Is All

Nou~en-F.
There are scores Of scientific people
in the world that seem to find no bet
Ter fun than demolIshing popular 10
tiCns about things, says the New York
Tribune. Here, for instance, is Prof.
E. B. T!chener, Of Cornell university,
who discusses in a letter to Science the
widespread belief that person sitting
quietly in an audience occasionally
becomes aware that he or she is the
object Of scrutiny. and on looking
about, finds that this is true. The
Cornell expert declares that there are
some facts underneath the suppOsitiOn,
but that the facts have been misinter-
preted. That's only polite way OF
saying that people are awfully mistak-
en-. In the first place, il is pointed out
that a nervous disposition to turn
around in ones seat, glance over ones
shoulders, and perhaps tumble the
back hair is a common trait of many
well-bred as well as many ill-bred folk.
In the second place. it is argued that
in any large and we!l-flled auditorium
there Will always be several persons
so seated as to be looking. naturally
and not by design, toward the spot
where any individual might be. Con-
sequently, If the individual turns
around and begins to survey the house,
he can not fail to catch the eye of some
enc, who will thus appear TO have ='n-
gled him out. The muscles are always
under more or less unconscious strain
that calls for some sort Of motion 20
secure relief. 1t is this that deludes
q person into the belief that he must"
turn about in his chair. Prof. Tichener
more mysterious than the disposition
to turn ones ear so as better to catch
a sound. That this Cornell person is
a heartlcss wretch as we'll as hard
ened skeptic is evident from the cold
blOOded way in which he presents his
final plea. He asserts that he has ex-
perimented with a lot of people that
pretended to lie sensitive to the gaze
Of other persons, or to be able thus to
influence other people. And he says
that he invariably gets negative re-
suits" BY which he doubtless means
that the sensitive folk cannot be per
suaded to look around at the proper
moment and in the right direction, and
that those who lay claim to special
capacity for controlling others fail to
control EN-. The COLLINS will catch
Prof Tichener some night "if he don't
watch out
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12

The cup won by the America on Aug.
-, 1851, remained the property of the
owners Of the Yacht until lS5I, when
they presented it 10 the New York
Yacht Club. providing that it should
be offered az trophy for a race with
any challenging Yacht of not less than
thirty nor more than 800 tons.
1t should always be remembered in
looking over the long list of British de-
feats for the Americas cup that our
rivals have been under decided dsad-
vantages. First of all is the necessity
of making the challenger fit to cross the
Atlantic. a condition which the English
consider a particular handicap in the
case of Ealkvrie III. Almost more I'M
portant is the difference between yacht
Ing conditions here and there, the shift
ing winds and currents from inland
bays of Great Britain changing radi-
caliv the requirements or a crack rae
ing machine. The victorious Nigilant
III 1894 crossed the ocean-in the short
est time OH record with the exception
of one race, where all possible sail was
of course carried-but her career in
English waters was disappointing, for
she won only four races to the Britain
Mas twelve. Yet American enthusiasts
can remember comfortably that the
conditions are not nov SO disadvantage
Gus to the British challenger as they
were TO the America III 1851, as that
craft had not only the above mentioned
handicap to overcome, but had in add
ditiou to sail against a whole fleet, of
which some vessels were more than
twice her size.
The two boats this year seem to be SO
much alike that the result will depend
largely upon handling and seamauship,
should arouse more enthusiasm and
more anguish among the sea-sick throng
Of sporting Iand-lubbers than ever be-
fore. While Sir Thomas Upton is a
gentleman who has heretofore succeed
ed in pretty much everything he tried,
and while all accounts agree as to the
businesslil-e way III which he has gone
about his present task, one could hardly
he an American and conversaut with
the history .! the Americas cup with
out believing IL the bottom Of his heart
that this trophy Will not cross the ocean
III the nineteenth century.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
BRIDES DIViNELY TALL.
Some Junos Have Been Led to the Ivy
meneal Altar of Late.

Some Junos Have Been Led to the Hy-
meneal Altar of Late.
In one respect the brides Of the year
drawing to a close have aroused COM
ment never before perhaps called forth
in any one season. So far as physique
has been concerned, they are group Of
gOddesses, whose stature in several
instances emphasized the fact that the
bridegroOms. in the matter of inches,
fell considerable short of Olympian
proportions. Miss Catharine Duar. the
favOrite of all her set. who married
Clarence Mackay last spring. was a
young Juno who oI crtOpped her hus-
band by an inch or two. hre George
Vanderbilt, another June bride, is tall
CT than her husband. The young duch-
ess OF Marlborough, by the way, had
the better Of the duke IN inches, as we'll
as in millions. And now another
Englishman, Harold Barring. who has
Just married Miss Marie Churchill, will
also look up to his wife in more ways
than one So it has gone until people
are beginning to raise their eyebrows
and wonder where this inverse proper
ton is TO end. a physician who was
addressing a womans club the other
day had something TO say on this sub
ject. He declared unequivocally that
girls sre taller, stronger. better than
they were twenty-five years ago" He
said, with Quizzical smile that his
only fear is that We Will produce a
race of girls six feet tall with broth
ers only four feet six" He thinks that
parents coddle their children too much,
and said that there is more sickness
caused by oyerdressing than by under
dressing.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
Summons.
In Circuit Court-Douglas County

IN tIttlt NbuIt--IfDti- ld> ''t'i'tN
Hiram HAYES ana sarah : bradshaw as cXecut
nix and trustee under the VIII OF Peter L.
bradshaw deceased and sarah :. Bradshaw,
in her own right, IIalhtHs.
William H. Rice and Sarah Malinda Rice, his
wife. Mary J. Jacuha and Andrew Jacohd, her
husband. sarah J. Delaney and Joseph X. De.
luuey, her husband. Henry \. johnson and
Mary +. johnson, his wife, John +. Johnson
ami Katie :. Johnson his wife. and The IN
known owners OF former lots II, u and Il, OF
block l. in the tOWlI>ltv of NlHGlctoWn IN me
CITY of Superior in the county OF Douglas.
Wisconsin, being now part OF lots ~. ~,
~ "a 5l6 in Bradshaw ami Hayes addition
L. the tOwuSilc OF MidGlCLUWn III ihe rliE OF
superior. lCfCnddllJS.
The State OF Wisconsin; To the said Defendants:
You are hereby summoned To appear with
!l twenty days after the service Of this sum
mons exclusive of the day uf service and de
frnG the above entitled action it, the court
aforesaid: and i'm ease 81 YOUR failure 50 Ia
do Judgment will he rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint, OF
which copy is herewith served upon you.
GEO. b. HIUNAIL, Plaintiffs Attorney.
=. O Address, Superior, Douglas County.
Wisconsin,.
EOTE-Thc above entitled action has been
commenced To quiet title 10 Il part Of lots ~,
500 5J1 ~ :06 in Bradshaw and Hayes add
tiuu To MIddivtown III the city Of superior, ac-
cordiug to the plat thereof recorded III the Office
81 the Register OF Deeds of Douglas county.
Wisconsin. GEO. b. lit INALI.
iiy l. 10 - So Plaintiffs Attorney
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
ST NNONS.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,.
Douglas County. In Circuit Court
Charles ". Leland. Plaintiff,
TahpZ NJ Robinson and -R0bIu>nu. his wife
Laura \. bay and Leonard Day, Defendants
THE State OF Wi~conSin: To the said defend
ANS ana to each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, eX
elusive of th, day OF service and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid. ami
in case Of Your failure 50 to do judgment Will he
rendered against you according 10 the demand
Of the complaint. of which IA copy i herewith
served upon you.
GEO. b. HJDNAlI,
Plmutiff'S Attorney.
=. 0. Address, superior, Douglas County, Wis
causin. liulyM