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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
some ENGLISH SURNAMES.
Most of Them Had Their Origin in Their
Owners Occupation.

Owners Occupation.
According to Mr.. Whitaker. Cannon
Is not a military name Battle marks
emigrants from the Sussex village of
that name: and most of the other
murderous names are supposed to be
nicknames or cOrruptions. We are
not so sure about that in this country
Pike, Spear, Sword are we'll known
names. but here, by reversal of the
ordinary process. Bowie gives his
name to the knife. not the knife to
Bowie. Sir Cloudesley Shovel is an
instance of the name of humble i'm
plement made glorious on the seas
Gen. Pillows name recalls an even
loWller article. Armour, Armory
Shields. Archer, Bowyer, Bowman. are
other military surnames. Some names
have swan and some have sunk.
Heckle and Hacker, welders Of the
hatchet hackle. remain, but the names
of other sorts of flax workers. the
Blackers or Bleachers the Winters.
the ScOtchers or Scutchers. are scarce
ly known, at least in these parts
Among the cattle keepers are not only
the Herds and Hurds. bat the Cowards,
Stotherts and the Calve-ts. the Lords
Baltimore. TOdhunter. a name not
dear to some persons averse to mathe-
matics. is to be cata'ogued with Hunt
er. 1t means q hunter of the tod or
fox. The severely correct Cocker
comes from the cooking main. and
Bullar is memory of the days Of bull
batting. From more fortunate
source flow the mus cal names Harper.
Singer. Sanger, Songster. perhaps
Sharp. Bass Horn and may we not
add Whistler and Mus.ck?-New York
Sun.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
MEETING OF HUMANE So

The annual meeting of the Humane
Society was held Tuesday evening at
the West Superior hotel, at which
time officers were elected, the report
of the agent, Mr.. J. H. Mason, re-
ceived, and other business transacted.
The work of the society has been
going on in this city for a number of
years and during that time there has
not been much publicity of the great
good that it has been doing. Besides
the work embodied in Mr.. Nason's re-
port, he told of several Individual
cases where children were receiving
inhuman treatment and were taken
charge of by the humane society.
Amy of these cases enumerated by
Mr.. Mason would justify all the labor
and money expended by the society
since the establishment of the organ
ization in this city.
The society is determined to hence
forth redouble it's efforts in behalf OF
all illtreated persons and dumb ami
mas. MI. Mason, Oh whom the bur
den of the work has fallen, stated that
the police department and the sher
iff s force had acted at all times in
conjunction with him and that a great
deal Of his success as humane agent
was due to this fact.
At the meeting the following off
,la
d. Conkey; vice presidents, DR.. H. \.
Russell, A. ]. Webster, Mrs McMullen;
secretary, Mrs. J. A. Rene; treasurer,
Mrs. II A. Russell. DR. II. A. Russell,
Jarvis White. J. 6. Pease, w. E. |
Chandler, Mrs. Harry Rogers, J. NJ |
Hunker, DR.. Specht, Mrs. G. G. Will |
Jams, Rev. Q. J. Schiebe and John
Taylor were elected as board of di |
rectors.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
SUPERIOR RED MEN.

The Red Men of the Improved Or
der are increasing in our city. Tues
day evening Great Sachem Patterson,
assisted by wreat chiefs, warriors and
braves of the other tribes of Superior,
Instituted a new tribe at South Super
ior-Tammany, No. 10. Forty six
pale faces signed the charter petition
and of these Thirty eight answered at
roll call. Nine other recruits for
the older tribes also received the de-
grees The team of Ojibway tribe No.
of West Superior, did remarkably
excellent work, and closely adhering
to the ritual in comforting the degrees.
Sachem VIM. Lorigan Of Ojibway tribe
rendered bis long and difficult part,
through the three degrees to the seat
ing Of the great chiefs for raising up
the new tribal chiefs, .thOut book or
break, and the brothers say now he
won't have to die before he's known
as a good Indian. The new tribe
makes four in this city; Ojibway No. 5
of West Superior. Gitche Ounce No. 7
of Superior, Okoboji No. IA Of the
Steel Plant, and Tammary No. 19 of
South Superior. In all they now
number about five hundred members
in good standing, In time they will
lar gely outnumber the aboriginals of
old Superior and the several Chequa-
magon Points.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
ST. 90 A YEAR
SUPERIOR is PROSPEROUS.

4 slight survey should convince the
most sceptical that Superior is now
enjoying an unsual degree of prosper
ity. Ali of the people are at work.
There is greater demand for men at
the employment bureaus than ever
before and much larger than can be
filed. All industries, like the street
railway company and the steam rail-
ways and the like, can only secure a
small portion of the help they need.
Practically all of the industries of the
head of the lakes are in operation.
The demand upon the railroad COM
panies for cars to bring the grain from
Minnesota and the Dakotas TO Superb
or is unprecedented. and far beyond
the ability of the companies to meet.
Yesterday as already indicated, there
was in the yards of Superior, in addi
tion to all the other grains, over three
quarter of a million dollars worth Of
flax. The commission men on the
board are having a larger business
with better prospects than ever be-
fore
When the people are all at work
and when the transportation compa-
MES are taxed beyond their utmost
capacity to bring freight to Superior
1t must be that condition of prosper
ity exists. If this pro position is true.
Superior Is certainly today prosperous.
Evening Telegram.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
The Dangers OF Rest

Scribner's Magazine: Aunt Anne's
before the war mistress must have
been woman of iron constitution
to judge by the way she regards with
contempt my own physical limitations.
Tuesday she held me sternly to the
duty of overhauling the pantry and its
appurtenances. Wednesday, stiff and
sore, | sought again and again the
solace of the sofa, only to be aroused
by callers whom | could not refuse
to see. In the afternoon | lay down
once more, and. in no very amiable
temper. told Aunt Anne that no mat
ter who called, l was not to be dis
turbed.
little later. through the open win
dow, | heard her say to our clergy
man: No. sir; Miss Carrylne amt
feelin' like seein' nobody this evenin'.
She exarted herself SO much this
mornin' restin' that it made her sick"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
Three I.nnlnnS

While building the London Ex-
change the wOrkmen came upon
gravel pit full of oyster shells, bones
Of cattle, old sandals and shat eeed
pottery, says a writer in the Youths
Companion. Two payements were dug
up under the French church in
Threadneedle street and other pave
ments have been cut through in sew
eral parts of the city Authorities on
the subject say that all the soil seems
to have risen over Roman London a.
the rate of nearly foot a centu V.
Still farther must the searcher dig 10
find the third London. the ca liar Lon
don of the Britons Il is supposed to
be buried under the LOnd OF Roman
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
Why They X illed the Fatted Calf

And now can any little boy tell me
why it was that they killed and ate
the fatted calf? Eh? Can't anybody
tell? The prodigal had just returned
home, you know, and his father had
run to him and fallen on his neck and
embraced him. And then they killed
and ate the fatted calf. Now, why did
they kill and eat the fatted calf? All.
Willie knows. Speak up, Willie IF
you please, sir, l guess they killed and
eated the fatted calf cause it was SO
hot they didn't think it would keep
over Sunday"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
New Street Car Line Completed,

The new East End car line is at last
completed and cars are making regu-
lar runs to the river The last spike
was driven this week, the switches
| and turuouts are in working order and
no more transfers are necessary
The last work was done on the
double track around the curve at Cen
traI Park. This is in shape so that
the ballasting Is put i'll which will be
at once. The completion of this part
of the line will greatly affect the
schedule of the cars i'll that it is ex-
pected to cut out part of the delays
that have been frequent at the Hill
avenue corner. There will of course
he some inconvience in getting things
shaped up as there are work trains on
the line yet where the ballast is being
put and where the gravel is being
taken off OF the street.
Tower avenue and the river in addi-
ton to the double track around the
curve at Central Park. There is one
at the court house. one at Division
avenue and one just east Of the street
car barn. With these it is expecced
that the running time can be SO ar
ranged that there will be no delays on
account of cars meeting or being com
PEELED to wait at the switches for any
length of time. The paving is being
rushed at both ends of the line and
but short time will ensue before the
entire work is completed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
One on the Doctor.

Going into the free dispensary OF the
New York College and Hospital for
women one afternoon a physician
found three or four little girls who,
while awaiting treatment. had evil
IDENTIFY made friends, and were hud-
died together on one bench, eagerly
discussing something Of great inter
est, which on investigation proved to
be much handled chunk of candy
In astonishment he inquired what thew
were doing. Some questioning finally
elected an explanation that de one
what tells de biggest lie wins it." oh"
said the doctor, Il am ashamed of you.
When | was little like you | never told
lies A slight pause, then from the
smallest girl, Give him de candy"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
The Titles of Women.

In old times the man was lord OF
creation indeed doing all the fighting
and the resting. while his slave or
wife did all the work as one NAV
Judge by looking over her titles. The
title lady" comes from the words laf
which means bread. and diar. to serve
one who serves food. the waitress.
'Spinster" is a word to remind the
unmarried woman that in old times
she had TO spin with her own hands
a complete set Of bed linen before she
could get a husband to reign over her.
Wife means a weaver-one who can
weave clothes for her man. Mrs. or
missus is mistress, which means mas
teress: and lass is ladess. or la'ss-a
feale in leading strnss Madame is
my lady" which really means my
waitress" One can easily see that the
men invented those titles. not the wo-
men.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
SURE CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.
One Clubman Who Knew the Remedy
for His AiIment.

Philadelphia Record: Standing in
front Of a Locust street stable yester-
day afternoon was a man in overalls,
pulling bales of hay up into the loft
with the aid of a rope and pulley. He
looked the picture of health and the
exertion was as nothing to him. Pres
emily aloEg came another man. He
was fat and pudgy-looking and his
skin had an unhealthy color His gen.
erai appearance betokened the overfed
club man. He was carefully groomed
and was evidently man OF leisure
He stood for perhaps a minute watch
ing the other man at work, and then
he said: Would you mind letting me
take your place for a while? | am
troubled with Indigestion and have
been suffering all day. l think that
would do me good"
The stableman's eyes seemed to pop
out Of his head. Sure" he said,
sure The pudgy dyspeptic carefully
removed his gloves and grasped the
rope. 1t was hard work and it made
him very red in the face, but he finally
landed the bale where another man in
the loft could take il in Then he tried
another. and kept it up for about ten
minutes. When he relinquished the
rope to the stableman he slipped a
coin into the latter's nand, saying:
Thank you, very much. That has
done me more good than all the medi-
cine in the world" AS he disappeared
around the corner the laborer was
heard to mutter: Well. I'll be id"
mat was as near as his vocabulary
could come to doing justice to the oc-
casion
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
IondOn-s Passion l. IENurN.

The tendency among the Il iii sh
middle classes is rather to live above
their incomes than within tlem, says
an Amsterdam newspaper. Tn r. is
also a passion for luxury in London
and desire to display, which seems
a particularly stupid and use desire
in a huge city, where one seldom
knows ones ne:ghboTs. And SO, too.
the cordial "pot-luck" dinners of
generation ago have given place to
ceremonial champagne functions, in
which man out o. dress clothes is
out Of place,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
The Coroner and the hanau, Peel

AS a coroner was entering a saloon
to see a man, he beheld a careless
boy, who was eating a banana. cast the
rind of the fruit upon the slippery
stone sidewalk. but instead Of child NJ
the u-chin smiled and passed on. As
he was coming out of the saloon
having satisfied his thirst, he slipped
on the peel of the banana. and falling
broke his neck; so that a rival coroner
made the fees from the inquest.
Moral-It is rare sport to see the
coroner hoist with his own petard.-
Lanigan's Fables.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
OLD TIMES AT FORT SMITH.
When Judicial Hangings Were the Chief
Industry.

Industry.
with the opening of the Kiowa and
Comanche country t. tt e S this sum
mer. the memories Of all men of the
southwest will vividly recall the days
not long past, when that p2rt of the
world was the refuge CT the m st das-
perate criminals on earth. Until Z
western edge of the Arkansas. was the
hanging center Of the universe. That
was when the Federal court of the
western District of Arkansas had iur-
lsdlctlOn over the five civilized tribes
OF the Indian Territory. Almost 50,-
ooo people have flocked to Fort Smith
when 1t offered an extra attraction in
the gallows line. No circus day in any
part OF America could rival that town
on such occasions. Merchants pre-
pared weeks ahead the rush. Fakfrs
and gamblers hurried there from all
points in the southwes tern country.
Men, women and children on hose
mule and afoOt, or in c0nveyances of
all kinds. moved on Fort Smith from
every direction, until on hang ng
day the city swarmed with visitors
VINO turned the event-sOlemn in other
parts OF the world-intO one OF unre-
stralned gayety But that is all pass
ed and Fort Smith, hustling and pro-
eresslVe city, wants to forget the time
when hanging men was it's principal
industry.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
Another
RAILROAD
COMING,
The Wisconsin Central Sur
veying for New Line
to Superior.

We clip the following from the Mil
waukee Sentinel:
'Surveyors are engaged in running
lines from Prentice, in Price county,
and thence to Suderior and Duluth,
at the head of Lake Superior, and the
belief is general that this is the initial
move on the part of the Wisconsin
Central Railway company to reach
out for direct communication with
the two cities named, break the North
Westerns monopoly in the territory
and enrich towns along the line.
"The distance from Prentice, which
is on the main line of the Central road,
TO Ashland is about seventy miles,
and from Hayward to Superior and
Duluth about fifty miles. The inter
vening country is among the richest
lands in point of possibilities in the
state. 1t abounds in hardwood and
hemlOck timber, with a liberal am
ount or pine, although the latter had
been considered thinned out by lum-
bering operations before the advent
of railroads, having been cut and
fioated down the Chippewa and it5
tributaries to the mills at Chippewa
Falls, Eau Claire and other points.
"In Douglas county, through which
the proposed line will run, there are
out-croppings of copper bearing rock
I'D all parts of the county, and there is
prospect that rich mines will at no
distant day be developed there 1t is
IN direct line with the rich copper
bearing deposits in the Michigan pen
insula.
The great wealth OF the country,
however, at present is in the timber
The pine which has been cut in this
region, and which has made fortunes
for the lumbermen in the past, is but
a small part of the available timber
in the section, which needs only a |
railroad to make the lumber available |
for the market. In addition to this, |
the lands in the counties OF Price, |
Sawyer and the southern part of |
Douglas are excellent for agricultural |
purposes, among the best In the state,
IN fact
at is not the intervening country
that the Wisconsin Central seeks to |
serve. however, SO much as it is to |
divert portion at least of the vast /
wheat crops of northern Minnesota,
now marketed in Superior and Du-
luth, TO Milwaukee and Chicago AS
now exist, this wheat is in
the main shipped to Minneapolis,
where it is manufactured into -four
and sent thence to the seaboa"d. The
new route will make it more advatag
eous to ship the grain to Milwaukee
and Chicago.
''At present the Wisconsin Central
railway has no line of its own leading
into Superior and Duluth. When it
was operated in connection with the
\ Northern Pacific, the latter had line
from Superior TO Ashland, but when
the Northern Pacific went into the
hands of receiver during the panic,
the lease of the Wisconsin Central
company by the Northern Pacific was
annulled
"The new route proposed will short
an the route operated under the lease
1T least one third. The management
IF the Central company has long de-
sired to attain direct line to Super
'eason to believe that the survey is
)eing made with that end in view
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
Careless.

He's a good physician in some
ways" she remarked, but he is care
less, and that naturally hurts him"
Doesn't get his prescription mix I'd
does he?" That's just what he did in
the case of Mrs. Jenkins" Nothing
serious, I hope" Yes. it was. Not
fatal, Of course. but quite serious He
failed to acquaint himself with the
circumstances and prescribed a
months rest in the country when she
could easily afford a trip to Europe. |
don't think she'll ever have him
again. Chicago Post. .-.r
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL
ASSOCIATION.
MILWAUKEE, Wis,
Oct. "a, 1901
Editor TINES,

Superior. Wis.
! Dear Sir
You are undoubtedly aware
that at the request of Mrs. Mckinley
and members of the late Presidents
family, the President of the United
! States has named Board of Trustees
for the purpose Of raising the necces
sary funds to erect Memorial to our
late lamented President, William Nc
kinley.
The Trustees have qualified and per
fected their organization by the cleo
ton of officers, and now appeal to the
patriotic people of the United States
to contribute to the purposes for
which the Association will bend its
energies, namely:
First, to the erection and main
tenance of a suitable Memorial at
Canton, Ohio, that city having been
McKinley's home throughout his
public life, and selected by him as his
final resting place.
Second, if any funds remain after
providing for the Memorial at Canton,
they will be devoted to aid in the
erection of Memorial in Washington,
d. e..
Believing that the people of Wiscon-
sin generally will desire to contribute
for the purposes indicated, l appeal to
you in that behalf TO open subscip-
tions in your office aud to notify
people in your locality that you have
done SO, and to publish the names of
such subscribers.
Contributions in any amount will be
gratefully received. Remittances may
be made to me at Milwaukee, Wiccon-
sin, and they will be transmitted
promptly to the Treasurer. Subscrib-
ers will receive a souvenir certificate
which will be worthy of preservation
as evidence of participation i'll the
work.
1t is believed that the response of
the people will be SO liberal that a
AAShiOlld W III OC CICClCO WllCl " Ia
tittlngly honor the memory of our
martyred President, and emphasize
their loyalty to our institutions and
their adherence of that spirit of law
lessness which inspired the assault up
on his life, and l am sure the patriotic
people of the state of Wisconsin will
promptly respond for this purpose.
Very truly yours,
A. Z. PAYNE
We presume that there are many of
our readers who will be anxious to as
sist in this noble movement, and they
Will find subscription blanks at this
office, and all remittances left with us
will be forw lrded TO Mr.. Payne the
Wis. trustee, who will send receipts in
q
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
Gloves and Their Cnre

II the French woman devotes more
time to one part of her toilet than to
another it may be sad that the gloves
receive that attention. The care taken
with this article of dress Perhaps is
largely responsible for her fresh an
pearance. One should be careful
about the length of the fingers. for
nothing spOils the appearance OF a
gloVed hand more quickly than fingers
that wrinkle from tip to base, showing
room to spare in the length. Quite
as bad fault is the finger that is too
short, for then the whole hand is de-
formed. With the thumb kent ont
Tor the last, have the fingers fitted and
worked gently down from the front
and back. Never push the glove down
between the fingers; if there is ever a
difference in the weight of the material
1t IS there that the thinnest par. s are
placed. The glove as 1t should look
on the hand is without wrinkles. FITS
like glove" smoothly in every place
and yet permitting the free use of the
fingers.-Chicago News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
Grand ARMY Of the Republic

HTdnu AIIUN UI TIC NCpUbIIC
p. Robe pOs No. 273. Department OF
Wisconsin. meets every Second ana Fourth
Tuesday evening Of each month at .9
West Fifth street. VISITING comrades cor
daily invited. f. K. OTIS. Com.
superior Circle. Ladies' OF &. A. II.
Circle meets First Monday In each month
Central Park ~ f. church.
MRS. ANGELA FAvEL President.
Miss. Pearl. OTIS. Secretary.
Mrs. MARY REYNOLDS. Treasurer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02

WANTED-SEVERi PERSONS OF CHAR.
acter and good reputation in each state zone In
this county required) to represent and advertise
old established wealthy business house OF solid
financial standing. Salary $500 weekly with
expenses additional. all payable in cash each
Wednesday direct from head Offices Horse and
carriage furnished. when necessary References
Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope Man,
ager. 316 CaXt0n Building, Chicago.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
Improved order OF Red Mcr

UITCHE GUMME TRIBE No. Improved
Order ui Red Men Meets every Nednes-
day evening in Ke q Mems Hall, No. 29l "
Fifth street. Visiting chiefs always wei
come GEO. W. KANE. Sachcm.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02
SOCIETIES.
Modern WOOdneu.

ROSEWOOD CAMP No. 49i5 Modern Woodmer 1f
America-Meets every Tuesday in Music
Hall building, at =. IN. our camp fire
camps will ALWAYS find elcome.
r. g. ERLANSON. V. G.
A A. TLSRUD, CLERK.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-02

II T. GAUVREA AU-PHYSICIAN & SUR
II. GEON viii attend professional calls
at all honrs of the day or night from village
or country. Cor. Thorn psOn Fifth, superior.