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ican silver dollars. 43A Bar silver in London
closed at 247sd
GOLD PREMIUM Madrid. 1905; Lisbon. %;
Ruenos Ayres, l4050: Rome 227
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Customs receipts
reported from Washington $4 243 internal Feye Sis6
2s total receipts for the day 81 524 S96; eXpendi-
lures. 81 $50, ,Oo0 Receipts for the month 10 date
S2l 632 1872; expenditures S18.I20p09; excess OF Re
CENTS. s. 9l2 i32 Receipts for the year 10 date
39i l33 598 expenditures. 1886 462 49, excess OF re-
CENTS S55 81 1874 National bank notes received
fo~' redemption. $574, ,2so
EUB-TREASURY-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
al the Clearing House S5S7,s2l
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

The Southern Railway Company makes the fol
lowing approximate statement OF income account
for siX months ended December 81. 1901 compared
with six months ended December 81. 1900.
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STOCKS GENERALLY FIRM.
HIGHER RATES FOR HONEY.
EXTENSIVE TRANSACTIONS IN BONDS AT
IMPROVING FIGURES

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Thursdays
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
London New-York New-York

London. March Il, p, m.-The market for Amer
lean securities closed steady. Final prices follow
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.

STOCKS.
FURNISHED Dy Frederic H. Hatch No. % Broad-st)
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BOSTON STOCKS

CHICAGO STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Tracy 6 Co.. No. 40 wan-st1
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The operation OF the st. Louis Division 37i miles
began January l. 1901 The operation of the An
gusta Southern Railroad, SO miles was discontnued
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Marlset slightly lower.
Final nuorarIons follow.
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Div. Div
rate period. Bid. Ask 4.
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CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.

STOCKS.
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SIX dividend
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
The Pelican Smiled.

There is a sly old pelican in Central
park which has an almost human way
of noticing what goes on about him
without seeming to do so. The other
day two herOns in the same cage with
him fought over fish. One had made
the catch. but the other had under
taken to wreSt the morSel from its
rightful pOssessor.
They squabbled over it like two boys
who have hold of the same baseball
bat. The scuffle brought them into the
neighborhood Of the old pelican. who
sto d, apparently asleep, with his big
bill tucked away under a wing Then
the heron dropped its fish. and the bat
tie went on.
No sooner had it been dropped than
the great bill came out from under
meath the wing and the fish went into
the pelcan's pouch. Then the head dis
appeared again. The pelican was
plainly asleep.
When one heron gave up the fight
and few away, the other looked about
for the prize. 1t was nowhere to be
seen. The keeper of the bird cages sol
emnly asserts that he saw twinkle
in the eye which the pelican opened to
give glance at the retreating heron
New York Times.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
An Odd BetrOthnl.

1t is said that a certain servant in q
moment of WEAKNESS with domestic
duties said. Rather than go on like
this month after month forever I'll ask
the first man who passes if he wants a
wife"
Her fellow servant challenged her to
put the question to man just then
passing by. The young woman was
not prepared to be taken at her word
SO suddenly, but in desperation, be
thought herself for a way of escape
She was Welsh and hurrie6ly eXclaim-
ed as the unknown was passing, a
oes cisiau gwraig arnOch chwiW edo
you want wifeTo
"Ces" C'Ycs") was the unexpected re-
ply from the young man, who also hail
ed from the principality, and, with
Celtic sprightlness, followed into the
hall the blushing girl, who had fled
upon hearing the familiar word. The
maid, a farmers daughter. was bux-
ON and neat, the swain was an indus
trious and ambitious young dealer with
promising prospects. and soon ''merrily
rang the wedding bells"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
lie Said to Himaclf

Kansas enjoys the distinction, possi-
bly,, Of being the only state in tie
Union where man has been allowed
ty court Of inquiry 10 testify regard
ing what he said TO himself
A committee had been appointed by
the legislature, says The Green Bag.
to investigate the alleged bribery OF
certain members in connection with
defeated railroad bill. The first wit
ness called testified that he saw one Of
the representatives late one night com
ing down the hotel stairs.
Il said to myself" he went on. but
member on the side of the defense
jumped to his feet.
Hold Onr' he shouted "You can't
testify about what you said to your
selfr
The prosecutor retorted that there
was no law TO prohibit him from 50
testifying A long argument ensued,
but majority of the committee agreed
with the chairman that the testimony
was admissible.
Il said to myself" seriously proceed
ed the witness, that NJ. had been up
to Billy's room to get his pay"
The testimony was recorded and
made a part of the official record
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
Chinese Points For HOsts

Don't eat with your ears" says
Yuan Mel, Chinese writer, by which
l mean do not aim at having eXtraor-
binary ont of the way foods. just to
astoniSh your guests, for that is to
eat with your ears, not with your
mouth. Bean curd. if good. is actually
nicer than birds nest. And better than
sea slugs, which are not first rate, is q
dish of baEAhco shoots
"The chicken, the pig. the fish and
the duck-these are the four heroes Of
the table. Sea slugs and birds nest
have no characteristic flavors of their
own. They are but usurpprs in the
house. l once dned with a friend who
gave us birds nests in bowls like yats,
holding each about four ounces of the
plain boiled article The other guests
applauded vigorously, but | smiled and
sald | came here to eat birds nest, not
to take delivery of it Wholesale"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
A Thing to Remem mher.

A donkey who had been carefully
rais"d by his master gained So much
knowledge that he could not help con-
siderinS himself a superior being.
Il am too modest to throw high
priced bouquets at myself" he solilo-
quiZed, but the fact remains that
have distanced them all. can lie
down at command and roll over. With
the assistance of sundry winks and
mods frCm Ali Hassan. my master. ]
can pick the different pasteboards from
a card pack. There is no other dOnke!
In the world that can shake hands like
me. People crowd over one another to
see me walk on my hind legs. AS for
dancing. queens of the ballroom say
that waltz like an angel
True, true" said a wise old owl
who was listening to the donkey. You
are paragon and are not to be bla med
for realizing the fact. But you must
not forget one thing"
What is thatT' asked the educated
donkey.
THAT you are only an ass" quietly
remarked the owl
Moral.-When a person thinks he IS
better than others. h" should carefully
avoid the looking glass.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01

The general impression is that the
body grows old uniformly. From birth
till the age of twenty-five it grows in
size and weight, from twenty-five to
ffty it remains stationary, and from
that period it decays. observations of
expert psychologists show Us that this
impression is rot a correct enc.
Each organ begins to age independ-
emily, each has its period for the
change, and these periods differ with
the various organs and do not take
place coincidently, as we may have
supposed. The body attains its great
est size during the third decade and
remains in about the same condition
during the fourth and fifth decades
that is true, but the brain reaches its
greatest size in the second decade tie
kidneys reach their maximum size dur
ing the third decade. the muscles. Skel-
eton and intestines during tie fifth. the
heart and lungs in the eighth decade.
Increase or decrease in the size or
weight of the body consequently is
not due to simultaneous increase or de
crease in all its parts.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
PnPbIns md the Comness

Among the Pueblo Indians six points
of the compass are recognized. and
each has its color. North is yellow,
west is blue, south is red. east is
white the upper regions are many col
ored and the lower regions are black
All the prey gods are represented by
their images in these six divisions.
For example, there is the yellow
mountain lion of the north, the blue
mountain lion of the west. the red
mountain of the south, and SO on.
Likewise it is with the other beasts.
and thus a very considerable number
Of deities is formed All of them must
receive worshipful attention lest they
get angry and revenge themselves for
the neglect.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
PecuIiar Roses.

One of the wars of the roses, the
fiercest and deadliest of them all. was
fought on a field where. curiOusly
enough. rose peculiar to the spot
grows or used to grow. 1t is a rare
plant now, and the reason is explained
by Mr.. Leadman in his account Of
Yorkshire battles. After describing
the terrible battle at Towton on Palm
Sunday, 14G1. be says: Il cannot con-
clude this story of Towton field with
out an allusion to the little dwarf
bushes peculiar to the Field Of the
White Rose and the Red
They are said to have been plenti-
full at the commencement Of this CEN
tury, but the visitors have taken them
away in such numbers that they have
become rare. Such vandalism is sim
Ply shameful, for the plants are said
to be unique and unable to exist in any
other soil. The little roses are white,
with a red spot on the center Of each
Of their petals. and as they grow old
the under surface becomes a dull red
color."-London News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
How Frederick stopped DueIing.

When Frederick the Great aScended
the Prussian throne, fatal duels among
officers were of daily occurrence. He
resolved to put an end to the practice
and he did-fOr time; as long as he
reigned. in fact. He issued an edict
that any officer fighting duel and
surviving would be shot or hanged
Two officers appealed to him to be
allowed to try to slay each other.
Granted on two conditions. that he (the
king should chose the ground and be
present at the encounter Accepted
Frederick chose the ground. attended
the meet" and tOyk his seat behind
the fine new gibbet he had erected in
honor Of the occasion. The cUmbatants
approached his majesty, saw the glib
bet, became puzzled and embarrassed.
"What may this mean. your gracious
majesty?" they ventured to ask.
at means this" was the suave reply
that the man who survives will be
hanged as high as Haman on that glib
bet"
There was no duel-Pall Mall Ga
Zette
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
HOhRFROST.
The Fabric Out of Which This Feath-
cry E.hiteness Is Built.

Commonly hoarfroSt is described as
being frozen moisture. but this is NOT
an adequate description of an agent
that has the power of ad0rnin@ in a
few hours such pr, sale Objects rs gate
post, and dustbins with all the trap
pings of fairyland. Moisture is indeed
the fabric Out of which all this feath-
cry Wilderness is built up: but, although
it seems sometimes as if it is disturbed
in Il very capricious manner. there are
nevertheless certain definite circum-
stances which cause the hoarfrost to
settle down on some surfaces rather
than others. On any cold and f., Sty
morning it will usually be found that
those surfaces that are the best raui-
atOrs of heat are also those that are
the most successful in collecting hoar-
frost. 1t is not always realized, how
ever, that all objects are continually
radiatiE~ heat. 50 that. no matter how
much they may receive from the sun.
they are constantly trying TO get rid
of it.
fern leaf or stone may perhaps
receive generous supplies of heat dur
ing the day, but as soon as night comes
1t hurrieS to spend or radiate it, and
the object that is quickest ut this work
will soon become covered in hoarfroSt.
Every one has observed how the mois-
ture from the air will settle on the out
side of Il glass of cold water brought
suddenly into a warm room. \ sim
liar process takes place in the open
air, so that as the currents of moist air
travel across surfaces that are very
cold they pay tribute in drops of va
pOr, which in warm weather take the
form of dew and in cold Of hoarfrost.
Moisture therefore plays very imp3r-
tant part in the development of these
hoarfrOSt pictures. But there must not
be too much of it. Some Of tie most
delicate designs occur during the prev
alence of mist and haze, and in towns
especially it is no uncommon thing for
choking brumous fog to be in some
degree compensated for by subse-
quent display Of copious hoarfrost.-
Knowledge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
The Shark Is II Slow Swimmer.

One i'll service nature has done the
shark-namely, that of placing a trian-
gular fin on his back which acts as Il
danger signal and gives warning of his
approach. Happily the shark has not
been gifted with sufficient sagacity to
be aware of this peculiarity, for had he
been so he would unquestionably aban-
don his habit of swimming close to the
surface Cf the water and would in that
case be enabled to approach his victim
unODserved. The shark is a slow swim
mer for his size and strength
Byron observes, AS darts the dol
phin from the shark" But Byron was
a p9et and does not appear to have
been q close observer of the habits of
inhabitants Of the water. or he would
have known that Il shark would have
no more chance of catching Il dolphin
than a sheep would of Overhauling a
hare. \ shark will keep up with sail
ing ship, but it is as much as it can do
to follow in the wake Of fast steam
er, and Il torpedo boat would be able to
give it points.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
Industrious Old Clock,

At quaint old Castletown. the me
tropolis" Of the Isle of Man. there ex-
lists a very interesting clock, which has
now performed its functions of time
telling in five centuries. 1t was pre-,
sented by Queen Elizabeth in the year
1897 TO Castle Rushen, the fortress
which stands In the middle of Castle
town, from which the town takes it's
name. The works are crude, being
driven by ropes and pulleys. but never
theless they keep fair time. The clock.
in fact, has run ever since it was built,
except for rare stoppages for repairs
To this day the single hand which
travels slowly round the dial outside
the tower of Castle Rushen is the
principal source of Information as to
the hour to the inhabitants Of Castle
town. A timepiece which has worked
continuously for more than 300 years
is something of a real curiosty.-Jew
elers' Circular.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS,

Kid gloves will not mold if you pack
them away carefully in a dry place.
The appearance of CRATE may be
improved by rubbing it over with Il
piece of old velvet after it has been
polished in the usual way.
Metal teapots should have q lump Of
sugar put inside them before they are
put away. otherwise they are apt to re-
main damp and acquire musty flavor.
LeOps for hanging up garments are
continually breaking. \ serviccable
loop is made by cutting a strip of kid
from an old glove, rolling in it Il piece
of coarse string and sewing the edges
of the kid neatly together.
Gilt frames may be revived by beat.
ing up the whites of eggs with an
ounce of soda and then, after blowing
the dust from the frames with the bel
lows, rubbing them over with a soft
brush dipped in the mixture.
Experts in cut glass advocate the fol
lowing as the best means of cleaning:
Wash the glass thoroughly with warm
soapsudS and cover with SawduSt As
soon as the sawdust is dry brush the
article very carefully with a soft brush.
reaching all the crevices. 1t will come
out as clear and sparkling as Z bubble
fresh from the pipe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
Cave Animals.

No animals whatever are found in
the dry parts of caves. Dampness or
a certain degree of moisture seems to
be essential to their existence. Under
the stones one finds white. eyeless
worms. and in the damp soil all around
about are to be discovered blind beetles
in little holes which they eXcavate and
bugs of the thousand leg sort. These
thousand leg bugs which in the upper
world devour fragments of dead leaves
and other vegetable debris. sustain life
in the caverns by feeding upon decay
ed wood fungous growths and bats
dung. Kneeling in a beaten path one
can see numbers of them gathered
about hardened drips of tallow from
tourists candles. There are plenty OF
crickets also.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
TOrne Mountain LeRend.

There is a Washington legend con-
nected with Torne mountain which is
always told to those who visit the
Ramapo country. The mountain is the
highest in the range. and on clear
day, it is said, one can see Sandy
Hook from the summit Half way up
the mountain there is a deep cleft in
the rocks, at the bottom of which is a
spring. From some hidden point water
falls into the spring with steady
dropping not unlike the ticking Of a
watch.
Listen and you will hear George
Washington's watch" say the old set.
tiers. He dropped it into the spring
when he came up the mountain to
watch the British leave New York"
''Tick-tick-tick is the sound
which comes out of the rocks
1T is going yet" says the guide
Must have been good watch, don't
you think sO?"-New York Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
A Japanese Superstition.

Writing eXhaustively Of dragon fiiee
l-afcadiO Hearn says in his book ~
Japanese Miscellany" of the dragon
Hy Of the dead
Unlike the equally weird name
-yurei-tombo. or ghost dragon fly. the
term shroai-tvmbo does not refer TO
the appearance Of the insect. but to
the strange belief that certain dragon
flies are ridden by the dead, used as
winged steeds.
From the morning of the thirteenth.
to the midnight of the fifteenth day of
the old seventh month-the time of the
festival OF the BOn-the dragon flies
are said to carry the hotoke-Sama. the
august spirits of the ancestors, who
then revisit their former homes. There
fore. during the Buddhist All Souls
children are forbidden 10 molest any
dragon flies, especially dragon flies
that may happen to enter the family
dwelling.
This supposed relation of dragon
flies to the supernatural world helps to
explain an old folk saying. still current
in some provinces. to the effect that the
child who catches dragon flies will
never obtain knowledge"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
The SprfnSbOk.

A popularity of that most beautiful
of South African antelOpes the spring
box is that it always leaps over hu-
man tracks. 1t is at once exceedingly
shy and marvelously active and the
reason for this strange antic is it's in
tense suspicion of any possible enc
mics, among whom it has come to rec
ogniZe man as the most dangerous.
1t is not only with human tracks
that the springb0k goes through this
performance. for it does the same with
the tracks of lions or even when it
gets wind of lion. The leap is eX-
ceedingly graceful, and the animal COW
ers from twelve to fifteen feet at each
bound. 1t drops on all four feet at
once and Immediately rises again. max
ing a clear spring without any run.
Its usual gait when not pursued is a
light springy trot. The springbok usual
ly travels with its nose to the ground,
as if constantly on the lookout for the
scent of enemies.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
CUPOLA OF ST. PETERS.
Its Outline Eemnins an Unparalleled
Idea In Architecture.

ICSa In Architecture.
The greatest of the architectural en-
t2rprises Michael Angelo was called up
on TO take up was the completing of
st. Peters, and he devoted himself
through pure obedience to this task.
refusing ali compensation. offering hiS
unpaid services i'll that way both to
his master and to the service of reii-
gon.
He had to struggle against the op-
posing ideas of the architects in charge
of the monument, who held by later
plans than those of the first deviser.
and their enmity and misapprehensiOn
Of what was best aimed at a continual
thwarting Of all his intentions. He
managed, however. to bring back the
building to its original plan. that of
his greatest enemy. Bramante, upon
whom he has left this noble judgment.
1T cannot be denied" said he, that
Bramante laid the first plan of ST Pc
ter's clear and simple. and all who
have departed from his scheme have
departed from the truth"
We have not the great cathedral as
Michael wished it, nor can we see in
il the creation of his genius. But the
one thing that Michael Angelo left to
his successors in the work is the cupO-
la. whose outline remains as an unpar-
alleled idea. as important a landmark
in architecture as his other records Of
achievement in painting and sculpture.
1t is the mark of Rome and the ex-
preston of ROme's grandeur.-JOhn La
Fargo in McClure's.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
Maternal Love of the Whale.

No other member of the animal king
dom displays more maternal affection
than the whale. especially if its calf is
harpooned. The harpooner never throws
his harpOOn into the little one with the
the intention of killing it. for if this is
done the mother will instantly forsake
1t. If alive and struggling. however,
the dam can be easily enticed toward
the boat to meet its fate. Knowing
this, the whale fishermen always strike
a calf if possible and thus often make
captures that could not be effected un-
der other circumstances.
AS soon as the dem becomes aware
of the snaring of her young she rushes
toward it, encourages it to swim away
and even assists it by taking it under
her fin. She seems to lose all regard
for her own safety and boldly attacks
the boat containing the whalemen or
circles about it totally regardless of
the harpOons that are hurled at her and
enter her flesh.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
Pranka of Nature.

A shower of a remarkable character
occurred in Sicily on April "A. 1871. On
the morning of that day every exposed
place within an extensive district was
found covered with gray water
which. being evaporated. left deposit
nearly a quarter Of an inch in thick
matter must have come f.om Mount
Etna 1t is certain that vast quanti-
ties of solid substances are constantly
afioat in the atmosphere. The sunsets
all over the world are redder to this
day on account of the dust from the
mighty eruption in the strait of Sunda
lettled.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-02-01
AbbreviatiOns In Letters,

Emerson said that lin letter any
expressions may be abbreviated rather
than those of respect and kindness.
Never write Yours aff'ly.'" But, be
1t said with all respect, this smacks of
pedantry. The close of letter is mere
formula and is precisely that part
which in writing to a friend may with
out risk of misunderstanding be cut
short or dispensed with. But no haste
or degree of familiarity excuses care
less expressions in the letter itself
Written words stand by themselves
The tone of the voice and the glance
Of the eye, which often convey more
than half the meaning. are not there
as foOtnotes. Many and many an un
intentional sting has been planted by
clumsy phrase or battling expression
The same principle holds good in con
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.