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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Echoes OF . Famous Cave.

Every reader Of history will recall
the story of the cave constructed by
Dionysius. tyrant of Syracuse, as a
prison. which was ingeniously shaped
like the human ear SO that even the
whispers of the prisoners might be
heard. A traveller who visited the
cave tells a wonderful story of some
experiments in acoustics that he
made there. For example. standing at
the entrance. he struck the edge of a
sheet of letter paper lightly with his
finger three times, when there came
from within the great ear three heavy
blows. as loud and resonant as though
they had been made with a sledge
hammer on the roof of house of iron.
He then ratified the sheet Of paper
lightly and that feeble sound was in
creased a millionfoid, reverberating
through the cave like the roar and
crash of thunder When he spoke or
whistled every note was repeated as if
a thousand stentors were inside and
calling to him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
PREDICTS AN OPEN WINTER.

Is this going to be an open winter?
The sign readers say it is The law of
averages says it is not. According to
the sig rs in the woods, the winter will
be mild, for the plants and animals
are making their preparations in a
manner based on an instinct that tells
them it is going to be an open winter.
There has been no such warm weather
in the past two years, that according
to the law of averages, otherwise
known as the law of compensation,
a hard, cold winter is due.
So anybody can take their choice of
beliefs. Unfortunately they have not
their choice of winters, for in this case
what is to be will be- The only ques-
ton is one of finding out in advance
what is to be.
Eyes, it is going to be an easy win
ter on the wood pile said an old
woodsman who has hunted and
trapped and watched the various
moods and phases of the woods for
many winters. "There are many
signs that say SO, but the one that ap-
peals to me, and that settles it, to my
mind, is that muskrats are tearing
open the warm houses they had built
against the coming winter. This
means that they have "hunch" that
the winter ia pOinp To he mild and
that they will not need houses SO
warm as they had built. You say it
might be because of this hot spell
No, that is not the case. 1t is sign
never knew to fail.
"The law of averages?" l don't
know what that is, but l do know
what The action of the muskrat
means. ."-Leader.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
>>DS<
JOKE ON JEFFERSON.
How the Bones of SIoth Deceived tho
Sage of Monticello.

Sage Of Monticello.
sttainments in natural history, and
particularly of their recogn tion by the
great naturalist, Button, to whom he
sent specimens and information. With
he iattery of a French courtier, Buff
fOn wrote Jefferson: Il should have
consulted you, sir before publishing
my natural history, and then l should
have been sure of the facts" This so
his ability in that direction that he
was shortly after led into a mortify
ing error
In Greenbrier county, Va. in 1896, a
deposit of bones, supposed to be those
of mammoth, was found and sent to
Monticello. where Mr. Jefferson set
them up and pronounced them to be
those of a 'carnivorOus clawed animal
animal entirely unknown to science"
A curious sight might have been wit
messed by people who irysh along the
route of travel between Monticello and
Philadelphia, when the vice president
of the United States, on his way to
take the oath Of office and assume the
second place in the gift of the nation,
carried wagon load of bones for his
baggage. He delivered them to Dr.
Wiser, the naturalist of the American
Philosophical society, with a labored
report under date Of March 10, 1897
entitled "A Memoir on the Discovery
of Certain Bones of an Hitherto I'm
known Quadruped of the Clawed
Kind, in the Western Part Of Vir-
sinia." DR.. Wiser at a glance pro-
nounced them the bones Of the COM
mon sloth, or giant edantate," and
showed Mr.. Jefferson several other
specimens Of the same kind. The vice
president was greatly humiliated. and
the scientist called it "Megalonyx JEFF
fersonlf-a name by which the ami
NAL has since been known to natural
lists. Fortunately, for his sensitive ma
ture, Mr.. Jefferson's lack of humor pre-
vented him from recognizing the sa-
tire. The bones are still exhibited IA
the Academy of Sciences at Philadel-
phia.-Baltimore Sun.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
The New Store May Not Open.

William f. Muse, trustee for the
new store, operated by G. Guthrie, is
in the city to take charge of the affairs
of the store. Mr.. Muse represents the
John V. Farewell company Of Chicago,
coming from the credit office OF that
concern. His firm is the principle
creditor of the New Store. In speak
ing of conditions in regard to the New
Store this afternoon Mr.. Muse said
that it was mere guess work as yet as
to conditions. The liabilities are like
ly to run in the neighhorhood OF
$50 900 while the assets may not be
more than S12, 900. The appointment
of a trustee is for the benefit OF
creditors but Mr Muse said that there
was talk of some legal complications
and this would be decided by this
evening. Mr.. Guthrie is now III MIN
nesota comforting with friends. The
question as to his re-opening, MIR.
Muse said, was problematical.-Tele-
gram.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
FREIGHT MOTORS WELL TRIED.
Average Speed Is About Five Miles Per
Hour. Loaded.


Hour. Loaded.
Extended trials of freight carrying
motors which have been attracting the
attention of engineers lately. took
place in Liverpool, a short time since,
in which condition of competition
were eXacted. It was necessary. in
order TO secure entrance that the plat
form for goods should have an area OF
from 45 to - square feet according to
class and be able to carry from y to
5 tons. The vehicles entered varied in
length between Is and % feet and had
wheel tires of from 4 to inches in
width. Their speeds averaged about 5
miles per hour loaded. Most of them
were steam motors. though there were
a few oil motors. Their boilers were
generally Of the verti,al type and of
both fire and water tube SYST EMS, car
rying from 225 to $50 poln!s per
square inch gauge pressure The en-
gines, of the horizontal type, were be-
meath the platforms and had cylinders
of 31a inches diameter with inch
stroke compound to GA inches, and
making from $50 to 420 revolutions
per minute, geared to various wheel
speeds, direct and by chains The
distance run was so miles and they
all came through satisfactorily. che ac-
cidents being va-y few
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
THE PHILADELPHIA LAWYER.
Is Astute and Clever. and Leaves \
Dodge Untried

Is Astute and Clever. and Leaves No
Dodge Untried.
a prominent Philadelphia lawyer
successfully woIk ked a clever scheme
on gang of workmen employed by
the city recently which enabled him to
win suit for damages from the
municipality. A client of the lawyer
was driving along one OF the principal
streets. when the wheel of his wagon
struck hole. causing him to fall and
lnJure himself. After the case had
heen placed in the hands of the lawyer
on the day following the accident. he
ana a photographer visited the scene
81 the accident to make some photo,
graphs of the hole in the street to be
used IN court. He was surprised to
IND that the city had sent gang Of
workmen to repair the cause of the
accident 1t was impossible for the
workmen to make any pictures
while the workmen were about and
after few moments thought the law
yer invited the entire gang of workmen
to have a drink at nearby saloon.
Each of them accepted his invi att IN.
and while they were gone the photo
grapher got in his work What the
testimony Of the witnesses in the case
failed to show satisfactorily to the jury
when the suit was tried was adequate
ly proved by the photographs, and q
verdict was rendered in favor Of the
lawyers client
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Church InSures Its Members.

"The Insurance Press says that the
Third Baptist Church of Owensbolo 0,
Ky, is insuring the lives of twenty
the ten-payment- life plan for the
DentiC of the church. The church
pays the premiums, and in the event
of the death of any of the men the in
surance goes to the church,
Now if the church could only insure
against everlasting fire what a rush
there would be to pay premiums,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
An Art Criticism.

One day, while Millais was painting
his famous picture. Chill October
among the reeds and rushes on the
banks of the Tay, a man came up be-
hind and stood looking first at the pic
ture, then at the surrounding land
scape Finally. he asked in broad
Scotch dialect: Man, did ye never
try photography" No, never" replied
Millais, painting slowly. A pause
Its a hantle quicker" said the man
Yes, l suppose So" Another pause;
then the Scotchman added, thought
fully: An it's mair like the place,"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
The Worlds Debt to Asia.

On the whole. when the continent of
continents is fairly viewed in her
length and fuliness of history as in
her breadth and wealth of land. Asia
must be held at once the cradle Of
humanity. the birthplace of nations,
anG all rightthinking men must hope
that the debt of the western world
to the queenly continent Will be paid
in full measure, and in peace and
good will to the men of ancient line
age, whether their skins be brown or
yellow-National Georgia phic Maga-
zine
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Sandals in Demand.

1t is remarkable how the fashion for
wearing sandals has developed At a
single shcp belonging to a firm which
has been devoting itself to sandal
making orders have been taken during
the last eight weeks for no fewer than
$4,000 pairs. These have, however
not been from Wholesale houses but
from private individuals. These san
dals are not, as might be supposed
merely intended for chilGren's wear
but great many men and women
have gone in for them, and the water
ing places may therefore be confident
ly expected to blossom forth with nil
grims shod with sandals. Manchester
Courier
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
WHY Scotland RuiIt Castl -,

Caledonian: During the wars with
England castles We're built and gar
risoned on commanding places. to de-
fend the kingdom from the invasion
OF the enemy. In the Highlands, dur
ing the feudal system, the inha bitants
were divided into clans, and each clan
had its chief Between these chiefs
there existed an inveterate strife, so
that castles were Duilt and fortified by
almost every chief to defend himself
and vassals from his neighboring foe,
who, upon the slightest occasion. made
inroads upon his opponent and carried
away booty.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Fortunes In Back ward Countries.

In this industrial era of swift COM
munication many of the greatest for
tunes in the world have been made in
other and even backward countries.
Mr.. Kimberley of South Africa is often
put down as the richest man on earth.
with fortune estimated at $500 0OO,-
600. aud it is generally asserted that
Ii Hung Chang's fortune is nearly as
large. ]. H. Robinson, another South
African millionaire, is thought to be
worth 100000 900 Chilli. Guatemala
and Mexico each has at least one man
whose fortune is as great as s50,00O,-
000--WOrld's Work
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
TeamSters' Union.

Superior has new union, recently
organized, which promises at no late
day to become one of the strongest
union il, the city. This is the Team
ster's union, which held it's first NEE =
ing in their ball Sunday afternoon.
ent with many applications for MEM
bership to be considered. The union
will hold semi monthly meetings.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Superior Circle. Ladies of &. A. X.
improved Order OF Red Men.

6ITCHE GUMME TRIBE No. ! Improved
Order of Red Men-Meets every NedneS-
day evening in Red Men Hall, No 29l y
come. GEO ". KANE, Sachem.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26

~ T. GAUVREAU-PHYSI & SUR
II, GEON. will attend professional calls
at all .lonTs of the day or night from village
or country. Cor. Thompson * Flfth, superior
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
VOI.XXXU.-NO. 10.
SOCIETIES.
Modern WOOdmen.

ROSEWOOD CAMP No. 4e45, Modern WoodmeI IF
America-Meets every Tuesday III Music
Hall building, at 8 p. IN onr camp fire
is always burning aud neighbors from other
camus will ALWAYS find y elcoIne.
T. o. ERLANSON. Y. G.
A A. TLSRUD, Clerk.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Grand ARMY of the Republic

y. ROBE PO:T No. 273. Department of
Nisconsin meets every Second ANA Fourth
Tuesday evening Of each month at -
West Fifth street. Nisi1lna comrades cor
daily invited. r. X. OTIS. Com.
superior Circle. Ladies Of &. A. X.
Circle meets First Monday In each monti
n Central Park VI. +. church.
Mrs. \ ANGELA FAVEL President.
Miss PEARI. OTIS. Secretary.
Mrs MARY REYNOLDS. Treasurer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
First Freneh Girls Ciub.

The first French girls club has just
been formed in Paris and Ia looked
upon with intense disapproval, it Is
said, by the conservative. 1t is called
the Association des Etudiantes, and
the membership is limited to students
Of certain colleges, including the Uni.
yersity of Paris, the School OF Fine
Arts and the School of Decorative Art.
The club had great difficulty In Sc
curing home, as the landlords seemed
to think 1t highly improper thing, but
rooms finally were found in a building
belonging to scientific society.
The rules adopted by the club are
sufficiently stringent, one would think,
to quiet the fears of the opponents.
The rooms are to be closed at 10
o'clock, games Of chance are prohibited,
no alcoholic beverages will be served,
tobacco is not allowed on the premises
and no pet animals are permitted In
the house.-New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
One of the Washington Bellies.

Miss Hildegarde McKenna, daughter
OF Justice Of the Supreme Court Nc
Kenna, is one of the most beautiful
girls In official life in Washington She
made her debut early In December and
took society by storm. Her coioring Is
Of that exquisite brtllinncy born OF the
mild airs OF the Pacific coast. She Is
tall and graceful, neither slender nor
stout, but lssome and plant. She has
auburn hair. has blue eyes and is of the
style that Titan loved to paint. She
was educated at Georgetown convent
and possesses a gracious presence and
kindly air which wins her friends at
the first meeting.
Justice McKenna has three daugh-
ters-Isabel, Marie and Hildegarde.
They represent the blond, brunette and
Titan types Of beauty and are consid-
cred three of the handsomest young
girls In Washington. Their mother.
Mrs. McKenna, is also one OF the
grandes danes OF Washington. tall
graceful and handsome. always fault
lessly clad, and an ideal hostess.-Suc
cess
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

| remember some years ago, when |
was a very young man, meeting John
Roach, the great shipbuilder, in his
shlpyard at Chester, Pa. I remember,
too, what he said then about the value
OF a trade to the boy.
Young man." he said, laying his
great, broad hand on my shoulder and
looking at me earnestly with his keen
steel blue Irish eyes, next to a clear
conscience trade is as good a thing
as any young man can have In this
country. You can carry 1t with you
all your life long; you have to pay
neither rent nor taxes upon II and 1t
will help you around sharp corner
when most other things fall"
l have never forgotten that utter
ance from man who started in life.
after landing in New York from Ire
land-a helper to n machinist, who be-
came the leading shipbuilder of his
time and who up to the hour when he
was stricken with fatal illness could
take the place Of any Of his workmen,
whether 1t was a man driving rivets or
an expert putting together the most
delicate part OF steamships machin-
cry.
Something very like what John
Roach said | heard another great man,
who is now dead, say. This was Peter
Cooper, man of whom American boys
cannot know too much and whom they
cannot certainly too much admire.
III had my way" said the venern-
bic philanthropist on the occasion to
which refer, II would give everybody
n trade. Then l would have him stick
to it, love 1t and be good to 1t. II he
does, it will do him good" Weekly
pououet
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

Miss Mary s. Anthony has paid her
taxes, as she has said from the first
that she would do when 1t became
necessary in order to avoid sacrificing
her home. She accompanied her check
with the following note: "In humllia-
ton at being compelled to contribute
to the support OF a government which
refuses to all woman taxpayers tho
privilege or right TO decide as TO the
expenditure of money. while the same
is so readily granted to all men Of
whatever shade or nationality outside
of prison walls, whether taxpayers or
not. herewith inclose my county tax.
S17.S5, which please write distinctly ON
your book as paid under protest -
Woman's Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
Mrs. Hearts, Legislator.

Mrs. Eyangeline Hearth has intro
duced in the Colorado house of repre-.
sentatives three bills in which she
takes special interest. and. being the
ualy woman in this assembly, her
wishes will receive respectful consid-
Grafton on that account, says the Den
yer News, as we'll as because of merit
in the bills themselves.
One Of these bills proposes to amend
the state constitution SO as to enable
the state to go into business, the prin-
cipal object being to enable II to open
coal mines on state lands and operate
them for the benefit of the public.
Another bill provides that all property
acquired after marriage, except by de-
scent or bequest, shall be Jointly owned
by husband and wife and shall not
be alienated without the consent of
both. 1t does not interfere with prop
erty owned by either before marriage
or acquired by descent or bequest
afterward, but aims TO make the earn
ings of both after marriage "commu-
nity' property. The third bill provides
tn8t property exempt from execution
or attachment, such MS household
goods. etc, cannot be mortgaged or
sold without the written joint consent
of both husband and wife. Mrs. Hearth
snys that even the so called "chattel
mortgage fiends" have told her that
this bill would relieve them of much
disagreeable controversy. The aim
is to prevent an improvident husband
from turning his family out of doors
by n mortgage sale Of household eff
fects
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

ance to her parents. She was given a
high chair, stationed at one of the
switches and supplied with a head
band just like the real girl operator
wears. Here she manipulates the keys
after the fashion of her older sisters In
the larger cities. For the last three
months she has been making ex-
changes, and now her mother declares
that she Is an adept.
Edwardsville is only IS miles distant
from st. Louis, and its manufacturing
interests bring 1t In close touch with
the metropolitan city.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A Young Telephone Operator.

The townspeople Of Edwardsville.
Ills, boast of the youngest telephone
exchange operator in the world In the
person Of little 6-year-old Gladys Lax.
She Is classed as one Of the wonders of
this suburb Of st. Louis and has wide
acquaintance among commercial men
who have had occasion to use the ex-
change at Edwardsvile.
This little operator is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Lax, who have
charge Of the exchange. Gladys had
not begun 10 learn her A, B. C before
she knew nearly every number con.
tained on the switchboard. She sat by
while her father and mother operated
the various switches and soon evidenc-
ed the ability TO be Of material assist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

The veteral editor of the Golden
tColo) Transcript, who hates a liar as
he hates a delinquent subscriber, and
who uses only the old reliable George
Washington brand OF truth in his
business, fathers this strange story:
"A Larimer county farmer lost A
COW in very queer manner last week.
The animal in rummaging through q
summer kitchen found and swallowed
an old umbrella and a cake Of yeast.
The yeast, fermenting In the poor
beasts stomach. raised the umbrella,
and she died In great agony."-Denver
Post
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
TIMETABLES
THE DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA AND
i SCHUYLKILL RAILRoAp

Time table in effect March 10, 1901.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Haale
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road Roam
and Hgzlcton Junction at 500 a IN, daily
except Sunday; and OF a IN, IS p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Hsrwood, Cranberry,
fomhicken and DerinTcr at 6 20 . m, daily
except Sunday; and 7W IN, 3s p m, Sum
lay.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction.
Harvood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
beppton al % m, daily except Sum
day; and on IA, 2 IS p N, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Hsrwood.
a. daily except Sunday; and . 80 a m. 4 20 m,
tunday.
Traink leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
junction, Hsrwood Road. Humboldt Road,
Oneida and Sheppton at 6 az II 10 = N, Al p m,
daily except sunday; and az n m, 3 IL m,
sunday.
Trains leave Deringor for Tomhickcn, Gram
berry, Han wood, Hazeton Junction and Rosn
at B W n, daily except Sunday; snd 81
m, . OF p m, Sunday.
Trans leave Shcppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Hsrwood Road, Oneida Junction, Hazlo-
? m, daily except Sunday; and IL a N, sA
Trains leave ssepptsn for beaver Meadow
Road, stockton, Halle Brook, Ecklsy, Jedao
and Drlfton at 80 p m, asily, except Sunday;
and IL IN, ~ p m. Sunday.
Trains leave Hazlcton Junction fer Beaver
Meadow Road, stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at b4s m, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 40 p m. Sunday.
All trains connect at Hazeton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jcancsviile, Auden-
rled and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Train leaving Drifton at 600 m makes
connection al Derineer with p. r. X. trains for
Wiikesoarre, sunhurJ, Harrisburg and points
LUTEER c. SMITH. superintsndaet.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

Like Oliver Twist, children ask for
more when given One Minute Cough
Cure. Mothers endorse it highly for
Group. 1t quickly cures all coughs and
colds and every throat and lung trouble.
ID is a specific for grippe and asthma
and has long been we'll known remedy
for vhoopng cough. Growers City
drug store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

Tho lingering cough following grippe
call for One Minute Cough Cure. For
all throat and lung troubles this is the
only harmless remedy that gives i'm
mediate results. Prevents consumption.
Growers City drug store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

In these days OF "hustle" one
wants to read a newspaper which
presents all the news in the most
concise form without being obliged
to read colums of matter to get at
facts.
Viewed from this standpoint
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
Ono Fare to Washington and Return.

Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, April
3. Tickets on sale April 8, limited for
return passage to April 10, and will be
honored on any train, except the Black
Diamond express. Consult Lehigh Val
Icy ticket agents for further information
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

In the matter of sheer, besotted, over
mastering drunkenness we stand with
out rivals In shameful isolation.-Du
dee Advertiser.