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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
A SUGGESTION IN NAVIGATION
Captain Should Not Lay Out His Vessels
Course Alone.

Captain Should Not Lay Out His Vessels
Course Alone.
All theories about magnetic attrac-
ton and unknown currents will have
to be dismissed, so far as the Paris &C
cident Is concerned. says the Philadel-
ph.a Press. 1t demonstrates one weak
feature in the method now followed by
determining the course OF a vessel at
sea. The captain Of q vessel deter
mines the course without consultation
with the other navigating officers. II
he makes mistake, there is no check
on him, unless the man on the bridge
discovers land or a light that causes a
change. The suggestion made some
time ago. that more than one officer
should take part in laying the course
OF vessel seems to be a wise one
The captain could, for that matter. pro-
coed as he does now, but if another Of
hcer were required TO make separate
calculation and give 1t to the captain,
q mistake such as that made by Capt.
Watkins might easily be discovered in
time to avert disaster. Age and ex-
perlence co not guarantee freedom
from error. Accidents more often hap
pen 10 the experienced captains than
to the inexperienced ones. Perhaps in
a long course Of years they are apt
slightly TO relax their vigilance, and
then comes the danger. The captains
OF all the steamship lines lay out the
course OF their vessels without check
OF any kind from other officers There
would appear to be need Of change in
that respect.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Some Thoughts of a Queen.

Harper's Bazaar: The world will con-
as long As she lives. 1t is not alone the
fact of her being a queen, nor yet that
of her being an author as well, which
attracts the worlds gaze to her: neither
is it the fact that her sorrows have been
many. One is sometimes inclined to
think that her confidential attitude has
something To do with it, her readiness
TO share her own views and emotions
at any rate. of most of them in her lat
est book. Thoughts of Queen, pub
lished in French. Here is what she
says about women:
\ woman is expected to give her love
freely, TO take care of q household, and
TO educate her children; moreover, she
must be pretty, elegant and lovable.
let IN spite of all this, men say that
women are weak. Among savages the
woman is a beast of burden; among the
Turks she is regarded as a creature who
Is fitted only for luxury. Europeans
claim that she is useful for both pur-
poses. When woman gives herself
away she fancies that she has given
whole world; the man. however, be-
lIeves that she has simply acquired pos
session of a new toy. A woman would
be stoned if she began TO do those
things which man of honor NAV do
with impunlty. A woman who is mis-
understood is a woman who does not
understand others. An unhappy wo-
man is like a flower exposed to the
wind; for long time she remains
closed bud. and as soon as she begins
to flower she withers. Man often gains
his end through the brutal strength of
an OK or bear; woman under similar
circumstances uses the tactics of the
timorous mouse, or those of the muir
derous snake that coils around its vic
TIM. A woman's virtue must often be
very great, since there are many cases
"he.e 1t has 10 suffice for two.
What she has TO say of suffering is
worth considering:
4 beast when IT suffers goes off alone
to some lonesome place: it is only man
who let's everyone know when he is
suffering.
The queen forgets 10 mention, how
ever, that out of the spectacle of suf-
ferIng, sympathy, mans richest pos
session, is bern
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Where There Arc No Taxes,

LIQUIDS Island, on the coast OF Maine.
near historic PemaQuid, In the Lincoln
county town Of Bristol. is one OF the
very few places on earth where there
are no taxes. This island. otherwise
known as MuscOngus, was overlooked
when Maine became a state, and was
put into no town or county 1t was
said that during the war the people
cast their votes for a time in the town
OF Bristol until some election officer
discovered the illegality Of the vote.
The island was first settled by John
Loud, deserter from a British man
of-war. and his great-grandchildre
are now prominent Inhabitants By
voluntary contribution school Is main
tained. the parents paying 81 for each
child. The school term averages eight
months in each year, and there is an
average attendance of eighteen schol-
ars. Catching bait for the fishermen
OF Boston, Gloucester and Portland is
the most profitable business of the
people, but when bait is slack in run
ming they turn their attention to lob
STEERING, mackerel fishing and catching
porgies for the big oil and fe:tilizing
factory opposite the island IN Bristol
After successful haul of bait a large
white flag Is hoisted on the high
ground in the center of the island
With a glass may be discovered far out
at sea whence come the Grand Bankers
and others like buzzards attracted by
the casualties Of battle. The people
have comfortable homes and are pros
porous and cOntented. Like the fisher
men Of Deer Isle, they are famous for
their skill as .4ilorS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
SPANISH BRANDS
On n WOmAn's Back Identified Her as
an Adventures.

On u "OmAn's Back Identified Her as
an Adventures.
New York World: The arrest In this
city few days ago OF young woman
whose back bore the marks OF the
three-lashed Spanish whip. and whose
left ear had been shortened by the
executioner's knife, bears evidence to
the fact that barbarous treatment OF
criminals Is still practiced in the South
American as we'll as in some European
countries. Louise Johnson, alias Lit
tie LOU" whom the police call the clev-
crest confidence woman in the country,
was arrested recently on a charge OF
shopltfting. The police seldom have
difhculty in apprehending her. for the
missing ear Is tell-tale mark. In
this respect the woman's case Is similar
to those OF score OF other crooks who
have felt foreign prison fortunes and
have been released. marked for life.
The case of the Johnson woman is
regarded by Capt. McClusky. chief OF
detectives. as probably one Of the most
remarkable In It's extreme cruelty that
mas ever come under his observation.
The wife OF big Tom" Bigelow, the
English bank robber, young. educated
and beautiful. she was arrested in Bra
I'll less than five years ago, charged
with robbing a Spanish countess OF
several thousand dollars worth Of dia-
monds. She had a typical South Amer
lean trial, was sentenced to receive 40
laSheS NOV
her left ear cut off. Forty lashes usu-
ally means death to a woman, but this
dld not alone satisfy Brazilian Justice.
l hat the woman survived her punish
ment Is remarkable, but as a criminal
she Is no longer a success, for though
Sne wears her hair plaStered down over
the spot where the knife passed she
cannot hide the disbursement. Some
months ago well-dressed Italian was
arrested by detectives who regarded his
actions in the banking district as sus-
piclous. He was questioned at police
headquarters, but protested his limo
cence OF criminal intent He was
about to be released when one Of the
detectives observed an ugly scar on the
mans forehead. On examination. it
proved to be a brand. the letter IT"
Questioned, the man confessed that he
mad been released from Servian
prison. where he had been branded as
thief Several instances are on record
at headquarters where prisoners have
been proved international criminals by
the marks OF the knout and the whip
upon their bodies.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Sugar Making in Old Mexico.

1t has often been wondered at that
Mexico. with climate admirably
adapted to sugar raising, has never en-
tered into competition with the United
States. Official figures show that the
republic of Mexico Is now producing
annually about $4,000 tons of sugar. all
made from cane and with the most
primitive machinery. 1t Is all CON
sumed at home. Figures which are
also official show that Cuba produces
annually a million tons OF sugar. or
twelve times more than Is produced
In Mexico. and on one-fif.h the num-
Der Of plantations. The reason ad-
vanced for this difference is that Cuba
employs modern methods of machin-
cry. while Mexico does net. There is
no likelihood that Mexico will come
into the sugar market as an exporter
for a great many years. Cuba, how
ever, Will develop with great rapidity
IN the manufacture of sugar, and under
American direction her factories are
expected to almost double their output
within a decade. Mexico cannot hone
to be q formidable rival in the sugar
producing industry until she discards
her old custom OF manufacture and
adopts at least some OF the modern
labor saving appliances.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Value of Hayti.

The mention of Cuba reminds me
that every business man | talked with,
whether native or a foreigner, ex-
pressed the greatest regret that Hayti
was not included with Cuba and Porto
Rico. AS one OF the leading politicians
of the Island put the case a short time
ago: Uncle Sam is enlarging his kitch-
en-; he 10 getting another place ready
for another pot; be has Cuba for one
leg, Porto Rico for another, and the
third must go on this island 1t is well
Tor Us all to look the situation fairly in
the face. The reader will remember
that rice and beans cooked in a three
legged pot compose the national dish
of tire Haytains.
"lIayti would undoubtedly be an &C
QUESTION. lit is remarkably fertile is
land, inhabited by docile but unam-
bilious race, who, with steady govern
ment and rights assured. would devel-
op into good citizens. 1t is country
lrce from the pests that generally in
lest the tropics. During my residence
saw only three snakes. They were
between five and six feet long and
about one inch Unexpectedly harm
less; there Is not 4 poisonous snake on
the island. | SAW one scorpion, which
- llaytian crushed to death with his
naked foot; there were no flies to speak
OF, and | never required mosquito
net day or night The climate is
healthy, with the exception of one or
two small. places, which could be easily
made perfectly liyable with ordinary
sanitary precautions. You can have
your choice of climates. In some pac-
es YOU are meyer warm, and in others
you can never get cool. The cloudless
blue sky is an unknown quantity, SO
far as my experience was concerned.
The heavens are filled with floating
clouds. beautiful in form. and in color
like opsls-an eyer-changing beautv. "
harper's Magazine
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Oldest OF the PoDes.

Leo Mi. bids fair to be the Oldest of
the popes. The scars of the operation
performed by DR.. Mazzoni on the aged
pontiff are said to have thoroughly dis
appeared. Three weeks ago, when the
physicians removed the last bandages,
the pope said jokingly to his doctor:
Now, Dr. Mazzoni. how many years OF
life can you promise me?" Il believe,
confidently" replied the physician
that your holiness will live to be over
100.' NO. no." answered the pope,
you are stretching my years a little
too far" The Roman correspondent
of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt, however
who reports this chat between patient
and doctor, thinks that the doctor may
prove true prophet. as Leo XIII. ex-
hibits signs of such extraordinary men
tai vigor and his memory seems abso-
lutely uuimpaired.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
TYPEWRITING is PERMANENT
Question Of Durability of Record. Made
subject of State Supervision.

Question Of Durability of Record. Made
subject of State Supervision.
The permanency OF typewriter rec
ords is subject OF no little Importance
and 1t IS worthy OF note that a series
OF experiments is being conducted In
Boston With a view OF establishing the
relative value OF the leading brands OF
typewriter ribbons. Robert T Swan
the state commissioner of public rec
ords for the state OF Massa chusetts Is
doing some good work In this direc-
tlon- He finds that OF the different
colors used for typewriter ribbons. the
red. green, blue and purple are not Der
manent. black being the only one that
will stand the tests to which he sub
Jects the writing. The legislature OF
Massachusetts,, which recently ad-
1ourned, passed an act permitting tyne
written records to be accepted as Off
cial when approved by the commits
sioner of public records. New York.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey having
previously taken similar action. In
other words, no such records will bs
accepted unless the materials used are
up TO the standard. and the commits
sioner Is expressly authorized By the
statute referred 70 70 withdraw his
approval at any time when he shall
find that the articles used fall below
such standard. This is an importan:
matter which should be acted upon in
every state. for the illegible is some
thing that ought to be carefully pro-
rided against. otherwise it were much
better 10 keep in force the provision
that legal records shall be written onIv
with pen and ink. 1t is possible. We
think. 10 produce typewriter records
that are quite as permanent as any pro-
duced by writing with a pen. and in
view OF the greater legibility of the
former as we'll as their economy of
production. ii is desira bic that this
should be done. While the states gen
orally have no official corresponding to
the commissioner OF public records Of
Massachusetts,. II ought 10 be made
somebody's business to supervise the
matter OF permanency OF public rec
oCCs.-Albany Law Journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
VALUE OF SMALL INVENTIONS.
Enormous Fortunes Have Been Made
from Simple DeyiceA

Enormous Fortunes Have Been Made
from Simple DeviceA
The inventor Of the roller skate
made 100000. The gimlet pointed
screw has been responsible for more
wealth than most silver mines. One
hundred thousand pounds In frst-class
securities would not represent the tor
tune made by the ma1 who hrst
thought OF copper tips to children's
shoes. Even a little thing like
common needle threader Is worth
+ 10000 year to It's owner, while the
return ball"-a wooden ball fastened
on piece OF elastic-yields 10000
per annum; this is only one Of the
many profitable toys. We may men
ton the Dancing Jim Crow which
produces $4,000 year: the wheel of
life" worth in all fun e1oO 900: the
walking figure. John Gilpin," and the
chameleon top" The sale Of the last
named toy has been enormous and the
profits also enormous. Indeed. the
chameleon top" as a profitable inven-
ton, has probably excelled any one
discovery In modern times, however
valuable and important this may have
been. AS far as profits are concerned
the invention Of toys pays better than
those OF anything else. Money has been
and always can be made more easily
out Of simple patented inventions than
out of any investment or occupation
Great discoveries take so many years
and cost so much TO perfect that the
fortunes made from them are small
compared with those we have in
stanced. The man who discovered that
a candle If tapered at the end would
stick firmly into It's socket patented
the idea and afterward founded the
largest candle factory in the world
Might not anyone have thought Of this
simple device? Out OF the millions
who own umbrellas, how many realize
that these unfortunately Indispensable
articles represent wealth untold! The
frame, the cover, the materials used
all are the result Of numberless ex-
periments and patents An umbrella
years ago used to be made of whale
bone and bingham. It weighed as
much as a portmanteau. Alpaca was
substituted for Bingham. then silk for
alpaca. Each change meant a fortune
to the inventor who brought it about
For long time the ribs were solid;
then Samuel Fox arose. took the UNI
brella and cut grooves along It's ribs.
He designed the patent paragon
frame" He lived to see his invention
used universally. At the death Of
Samuel Fox his heir was benefited to
the extent OF fl79, OOO-the residue Of
total profit Of at least C 500. 900
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Notice of Hearing.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Douglas County. In County Cont
In the matter of determining the descent -,
certain lands i'm Douglas county Wisconsin ~,
,hc heirs n law of lanes Matthews. deceased
late Of Clear Lake, Polk county Wisconsin
NOTICE is hereby given, that at a general
term OF this court held on the LIST day of An
gust l-g9, the petition of Phoebe Mathew. m
Clear Lake, Polk Co, Wis an hcir at law NJ
SAID dcredcnt. was filed Ia This court. PRAYING
judgment determining Ihc descent Of certain
lands in DnUGi"s county, Wisconsin IT, Fhu..T.
Mathews aforesaid. only heir at law OF james
Mathews. deceased:
That. pursuant t. an order made herein q, A
general term of this court, held on the 1St dav
of August seq III" said petition will he hea ri
at special taT.. of ,-- court 20 be held on The
18th day DF Scp.uuI.s i~.'' at iro O'Clock IN the
forenoon uf That aal .u the office of the County
Judge. ~ tine court house iu the city OF Superior
Douglas county, Wisconsin:
That the lands in respect 70 which the descent
i sought 10 be determined. and 10y the judgment
established. are situate in Duugius county Wis
cuuSiu. and are described a. follows:
Lots and in Block No. in CSlvcgO addition
to South superior. in the city of Superior
Dated this lSt Gay of August 1899
BY the Court,
ID. f. ROBERTS
"a , u lg) County Judge
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Japan's Rocky Islands.
The empire Of Japan today COM
pr,ses about 1000 900 rocky islands
Two Political ms,

One Of the first things done by
stranger visiting Albany, says the
Philadelphia Call, is to pay 25 cents
and put himself at the mercy OF a cap
itol guide The guide makes a pro-
found and obsequious bow, like a pres
tidigitator about 70 charm an audi
ence, and proceeds to lift the veil which
hides the mysteries OF the great build
ing. On a recent occasion the guide
led the stranger regretfully past Nc
Ginty's' empty frame. and proceeded
to identify the heads Of notables that
decorate the stairway. He did fairly
well until the stranger pointed out
Shakespeare and Homer and asked
who they were. Them" replied the
guide. undaunted, ARE the heads of
two politicians whose names / disre-
member"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19

People would find much less diff
Guilty with ready made shoes" said an
experienced salesman. III they would
stand up to fit them on instead of sit
ting down. Nine persons out OF ten,
particularly women, want a comforta-
bic chair while they are fitting a shoe.
and 1t is with the greatest difficulty
you can get them to stand for a few
minutes. even after the shoe is fitted
Then, when they began walking about,
they wonder why the shoes are not so
comfortable as they were at first trial.
Exercise brings q larger quantity of
blood into the feet and they swell ap-
preciably. The muscles also require
certain space, In buying shoes this
fact should be borne In mind"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
TRANSFERS. EOR lie WEEK

II o Thompson To Jennie THOMPSON. 1t
20 bi l3 Weruyss add, und !: lots 2,-2e
bl IS SID Of Ii A
Josie f Doud to + Broberg. W Is # of
portion Of E 1920 Of nw4 Of ne4 OF
L { ( Co to D W Dunn. lot blk 4osw
Sup 18th div
Consolidated Land Co to T O Morris
settle. blk 363 Sth st
Alma Anderson to b T Randall. It0bl
Is Sup Central div
J Butler to u A Hunter, Its IL IA blk
5Burbank's add II
Shift TO II W DeForest, lots to IL blk
ls7 Sup 9th div 81
l. & X Co to II W Wadsworth, lot 8 blk
179 W sup 6Ih div g
Consolidated Land Co to " Cranwell,
blk - u 9Th st
F. d Whitford TO State Trust Co, blk As
4th st
sup Land Co to T Randall, Its II II
Is II Il blk .. Its Is 10 blk Il, II ; big.
1t 81 blk p. All sup Central div. Its
Is TO u blk "a, Its 70 = blk ~ lots %
blk 81 all sup LIST div
Z Needham To ID + Smith ID T Smith
and W Maynard, Its : 5 blk Man
mems bOul add
Ida Hail to A Moores. bl Is on Wat
s sup Land Co, lots 1 . blk 10 Sup La
Belle div
Nelson to Moe. same des
State and County 10 L Williams, lot
439 " End st Sup
f Lyons and b Millane to \ Rus
sell, IL Il bl 9th div w sup =
L " Winter 10 T. Marshall. 1t y blk IA
ItaSc;. div
l. Il Go TO Arminta Christie Its a =
bl $50 18th div " sup
EliZ Pleas to Lena Lewis, Its 1 blk y
La Belle Div
Same to B T Randall, lots 10 70 blk ID
Webster div
Dul & sup Inv Co to S Bacon, lot les
W 2nd st
\ L Swinburnc to Galway Inv Co, lot
Il Ol 40 " sup LIST div 63
Shtf to Wilson Land Co, lots = Ul Is W
sup lSt div e
Shift to F Mclean, lots 6 10 blk Mer-
ram Park add L.
w Howard to q Geddes, So neL el2 n
WI of 7-461l 81
Johnson to j johnson, NV cor of ne
a nw14 2i6-l2
J johnson To u johnson. Se1a nwA 2
1912
J Anderson to Edquist, nwl4 se14
Still
Consolidated Land Co to Mary Dopp,
ei. c12 Of NV Il blk Il W 18th st
Shift TO W Allen, n OF nela of mel g.
1914 lC
d o Mcclure to Tom Bardon, all tim
Der on VIA nw1 2-47-lp 3
Cora smith to Northwestern Coal
Ky Co. sw14 ana sw14 of sell l2-4s-l4
Beaver Dam Lumber Co to Bella
Dobie, lands in &c II ard 45-I2
q F bailey to L J Williams, und y sw
!. 6i1-l2
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-19
Summons.
In Circuit Court-DouglaS County.


Hiram HAYES and Sarah s Bradshaw as exccut-
riy and trustee under the will of Peter r.
bradshaw deceased, and sarah ;. Rradshaw,
in nor own riyht Plaintiffs,
William H. Rice and Sarah Malinda Rice. his
wife. Mary J. Jacoha and Andrew Jacoba, ner
husband Sa rah J. Delaney and Joseph X. De,
laney her husband, Henry A. johnson ana
Marv E. Johnson, his wife, John r. Johnson
and Katie s. johnson his wife. and the un.
known owners of former lots u, 10 and II, OF
block Il in the townSite of Middletown In the
city of SUPERIOR. in the county of Douglas,
Wisconsin being now a part OF lots 4S. po,
ylo i1i 500 in Bradshaw ana Hayes addition
Ia The townsite of Mddletown IN the city OF
Superior beie!iua.i's.
The State of Wisconsin, To the said Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty DAYS after the service of this sum
mons exclusive of the day of service. and de
fend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid: and in case of YOUR failure so 10
do Judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint of
which copy is herewith served upon you.
GEO B. HUDNAII. Plaintiffs Attorney.
7. o. Address, Superior, Douglas county
Wisconsin.
NOTF-The above entitled action has been
commenced to quiet title to a part OF lots iHN-
500 500 SOL 5O6 in Bradshaw and Hayes add
ton to MIddletown i'll the city of superior, ac-
rording To the plat thereof recorded in the Once
of the Register OF Deeds of Douglas county,
Wisconsin. GEO. Il. HUN AL"
Gy ~ a ) l. 10 % s. 30 plaintiffs Attorney