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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
Perfect Respiration.

For perfect respiration two Things
are necessary -chest capacity hnd
breath control The average individual,
woman especially. uses but limited
portion OF the lungs and upper chest
in ordinary breathing. Whenever a
little unusual physical effort makes de
mand for an extra breathing capacity,
note how she pui1s and pants, almost
TO "A point of gasplng. The reason for
this Is that the muscles of the lower
chest, waist and abdomen have become
well nigh atrOphied through neglect
and abuse They are stilf aud unre-
sponsiyc and have now To be eoaxed
back to a condition of activity and
obedience.
1t is quite as possible to educate
these muscles 50 that they shall re-
spond to our slightest demand as II Is
that our hands are trained to do our
bidding. Different teachers viii advo'
cate different forms Of breathing up
per chest. side chest lower chest ami
abnormal breathing what We
most want Is absolute control, such
control of the muscles as shall enable
us to make use Of any desired form of
breathing at the word of command, for
all forms have special values. Fun up
per chest breathing is used most, but
lower chest and abdominal breathing
are very valuable in cases Of nervous
ness. Indigestion, stomach and bowel
frnnhIlg
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Our provesb. Devil catch the hind
most" Is based on one of the curious
shadow legends. According to the ia
BILE, the devil had regular school at
Toledo, Spain. Commencement was
inaugurated by the graduating class
running through "A long subterranean
hall The devil hid AT place known
only TO himself. and If he caught the
hindmost" he ever after claimed him or
her as his special property. Sometimes
he only caught the shadow. and the
persons thus deprived of their second
self were supposed TO make the best
astrologers and magicians.
Nearly all East Indian tribes as wen
as the Malayans and several African
sects believe that If a man walks
along the south bank of river casiin.
his shadow across the water croco'
die will seize it and thus draw The
owner TO certain death.
Several writer's. Fiske among the
rest. say that the Iulus have a supersti
ton similar to that OF the old Baby
lonians- viz, that dead body has nc
shadow. The Modocs and the kla'
maths OF Oregon formerly refused 10
have their pictures taken for fear that
the process would take away Their
shadows. In the Aryan folk tale the
"witchdalo," or "infcrnal sabbath
was celebrated only by witches shad
ows
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
when BrignOIl Was Excited.

Brignoli always expected an encore,
no matter where or what he sang. and
II 1t was not forthcoming he was off In
a rage Instantly. In some small town
he sang his favorite song. Com g Gen
ill.," serenade from Donizettis don
Pasquale,' with unusual care and
walked Off the stage perfectly satisfied
pausing ut the wings 10 listen TO the
applause. TO his utter amaZement
there was not a sound of appreciation.
He strobe into the dressing room nut
tering that he would not respond to an
encore: he would refuse to sing another
song. Still the house remained silent.
NO" he cried 10 those about him; II
refuse to sing again. | refuse TO re-
spond to the encore"
Barbagelata. who was more clever
than the ordinary servant, bumbly ap-
preached and said:
'Signor Brignoli, you sang that like
an angel. The people could not appreci-
ate it."
The old fellow nearly wept
"Barbagelata." he exclaimed. "give
me your hand. ! did not know you
were such IL musician. Tagliapietra, |
must introduce you to Barbagelata, my
servant" turning to Tag" who stood
near by. He il "A great musician. He
appreciates my singing more than all
those fools"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Perhaps the most difficult of all wild
animals to capture Is TIA" straif". In
addition Ia being very rare llrttGcs are
exceedingly timid aud are very swift
footed There Is no special way to cap
turc giraffe. rs almost every way has
been tried. and all have been almost
equally The method which
has occasionally resulted In capture
is by using n long cord, at each end OF
which is u round weight. This cord 10
thrown by the hunter In such manner
as to wind round the animHfs legs,
either bringing II to the ground or rem
dering it incapable of escaping before
II Is made prisoner Most of the
glrancs In captivity have been caught
by chance when young.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

In each wing OF an ostrich twenty
six long white plumes grow 10 maturi.
~ In eight months. In the male these
are pure white, while those Of the fe.
male shade TO ecru or gray, The short
feathers are plucked for tips, and each
wing furnishes seventy i've of these
The tail feathers are of deep old
ivory color, and siNty-tivc of these
ing at the Coronado ostrich farm 300
feathers We're obtained from one bird
The female ostrich lays seventy eggs Il
year.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

A student of the horse thus explains
where Emerson's epigrum Glitch your
wagon to star" originated: Long be-
fore the war there was famous trot-
ting stallion OF the name OF American
Star, belonging to one Seely. Amcrl-
can Star mares became scattered all
through New England and New York.
for they were the best roadSters in the
country, and every farmer must have
one. II soon became well understood
that In order not to lose the respect OF
the community one must drive nothing
else. Later It became a subject or ban.
ter. II one farmer passed another on
the road, he would look over his shoul.
der and shout. "Why don't you hitch
your wagon To a starr tnquestlon'
ably Emerson many time had heard
the remark. and In his lecture on
american Civilization" at the smith
sonian institution In 1852 he rung IT
In for the first time, advising mankind
In general to aim high and Hitch your
wagon to n star" thus converting n
common incident into n flguratiye al
luslon
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

In northwest Mexico tie counting Is
all done by the lady The young people
meet at the fcasts, and there the dam
sci who has fixed upon member OF
the opposite sex whom she wishes TO
become her husband tries 70 attract his
attention 10y dancing before him, per
slsteutly Keeping her hnck turned to-
ward him, Eventually she may sit
down near him and pull his blanket
and sing to him In gentle, low voice.
When She desires To bring matters TO n
focus. she begins to throw pebbles at
the chosen one, II he throws them
back at her they are hctrothed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

"Onc day" said the truthful pioneer,
81 was whacking up some wood down
by the creek. and ten Indians loomed
up. They were pretty thirsty even for
Indians, and they said they knew |
had II luz somewhere. and they want
ed to sample It, had II log about half
split M the time, and the AK was stick
Ing in IT, told them If they would
help me get that log In two would
show them where the jug was So they
took hold. five ON one side and five on
the other, and pulled. And when |
took the AK out the log sprung together
and held them all by the fingers Then
| walked away TO the house and loaded
the shotgun and three or four pistols
and then went back and argued with
them. and they reformed right away
This story says the Nebraska Stnte
Journal, was originally told Of Daniel
Boone or Duvy Crockett aud has done
good service ever since II Is not copy
rightcd. however, and there Is no good
reason why Nebraska pioneers should
not use IT,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Cicero says that "the glance OF all
women with the double pupil In the eye
is noNious, blghting aud withering."
CadmuS tells us that such persons
would not drown. Still others say that
II they did drown the body would ney.
er sink. neither would it decay. They
could cure the disease OF the chest
consumption by rubbing their perspi.
ration on the affected parts Of the indi.
yidual. and In case the double pupils
Were red instead Of black they could
cure the lepers and the biud
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
Notice Of Hearing,

STATE or NISCONSIN-Douga County-In
County Court.
In the Matter of the estate of Edward Nolan
n. ceased lale of the city of Duluth, st.
Louis County. Minnesota-In Probate,
Notice Is hereby given, that AT a general term
of the County Court 10 be held in and for said
county, Mt the Comfy Judges Office in the
Court House, in the city of Superior Douglas
county, Wisconsin, on the end day Of June
fG3, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day
the following matter will be heard considered
and acted upon by the court:
The petition of Thomas Nolan, praying for
the probate of the Last VIII and Testament of
Edward Nolan, deceased. upon the exemplifed
copy of such VIII and Testament and the pro-
bate n ereof out or the Probate Court for 81
Louis County. Minnesota, and also praying that
Letters Teslamentary thereupon Ice issued to
the petitioner Thomas Nolan.
Dated this jih day OF May 1898
BY the Court
J.. :. Larsen.
mg-22 County Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Whoever does not believe in immor-
tally, let him turn his eye upon jokes.
No Joke has ever been known to die.
Even the weakest from its very birth
lives forever. Now and then a joke will
work overtime too consistently and
will have 10 go to the hospital OF tenn
porary oblivion for II rest. But 1t al
ways returns to do business with a
clean bill of health and semioccasion-
rule, however, II wears the same old
celluloid neckband and faded scarf
sponged of and benzined by the skill
full hands of Time,--New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Somnambulism? What Is II? Did yon
ever walk in your Sleep II so. you
know Just about as much about this
strange use OF the faculties and senses
OF the mind and the body as does the
average physician. Somnamhulsm has
been mystery and matter Of discus
sion to the medical profession since Tia"
days OF the ancicnts. They knew IA
well as we all now know that there Is
such thing as somnamhulism or walk
ing In the sleep. They attempted TO eN
plain II just as modern medical science
has been endeavoring 10 explain II ever
since. But rs 1t was then 40 II Is now.
There are So many explanations that
even the physician is puzzled to decide
which 10 accept.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
THE NEW YORK WORLD
'Chrtce-a. " eek Edition.

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
SRun Versus Good IIunor.

Interesting notes on the snulf taking
habit are furnished 10y the German au
thOritieS Of the district known as the
B0yariau forest The men there con
sumo on mn average half 4 pound Of
snuff per day. the tobacco being mixed
with ground glass 80 sting better"
The people in this district are much
given to violence. and attacks with the
knife are OF daily occurrence, For
years the prison authorities expert
enced great difficulties with their
charges on account Of their uniform OBJ
stlnacy and finally hit upon the plan OF
depriying them IF snulr, They say that
after awhile n great change for the bet
ter was noticeable, the men becoming
trHctable aud sensible of their degrad
ing inhumanlty.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Put down that pickle
The words were uttered harshly and
hurrledly by the sergeant TO an ungra-
cious private who. carried away by his
from the barrel
AN why should | put down the
pickle?" queries the private mildly.
Put down that pickle, that's all |
want of YOU returned the sergeant
determin"dly.
Down II goes, them cried he, And
stutiing II into his mouth ii quickly dis
appeared. Illustrated Bits.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
NOTICE or SALE.
State Of Wisconsin, Douglas County,
In County Court.

state of Wisconsin. Douglas County,
In County Court.
Roberts dcceased.-ln Probate
Notlcc Is hereby given, that by virtue and
Ia pursuance of AN order OF license made In
said matter by the county Court Of Doug as
County, Wisconsin, on the 10th day OF May.
1909, the undersigned will on the IGlh day of
June, 1873, at 10 O'clock In the forenoon of that
dayat the eastery frcnt door OF the Court
House In the City Of superior. In said Douglas
County, oifer for sale AT public auction the
following described land situated ia Douglas
County Wisconsin, tu-wit:
Lots 2ls and ~ on West AN street; and
lot 22i onWest stli street IN the tOwnSite of
Superior. W. Of lot. | ana , in block l23 in
West Superior First Division lots 3 and IN
block III in Roys addition To superior City, NIL
IN the CITY Of Superior. Douglas County, Wis
consin.
The terms ~ sale will he cash.
Dated this 2h day of May. ~ ..
u. +. Roberts,
III his capacity Of admin
isiratOr of said estate.
IA w Job
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Afimicry among butterflies, moths
and other insects would be comic were
it not matter of life or death. Not a
few moths have at the hinder ends OF
their wings a black mark and two or
more tails resembling the horns of their
own heads A Irteran in warfare not
seldom has these portions missing.
proof of the value in having saved his
life. Thus the lizards brittle tail,
which, first attracting the enemy.
comes off at his touch, lets his would
he prey escape. When at bay, crabs
distract the enemy by throwing off
their claws, and Holsters do the trick
more neatly by Selling the enemy with
q claw and then throwing off limb al j
enemy. THUS the bushy tail of the
squirrel is accounted for There is n
chance of escaping the enemy mint
only a mouthful of fur.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

STATE OF WISCONSIN Douglas Couniy-In
County Court
In the matter OF the estate OF Charles II.
Rochester deceased late OF the City Of In.
dcpeudci ce Mo.-ln Probate.
Notice Is hereby gwen. that at a special term
of the County Court 10 be held In and for said
county. ut the County Judges Office In the Court
House, in the city of superior. Douglas county.
Wisconsin on The 18Th day of May 1903, at 70
O'Clock in the forenoon of that day. the follow =
ing matter will be heard. considered and acted
npnu by the court:
The petition OF Richmond Rochester Of Hemp
stead. New YORK, asking bat u. f.. Roberts OF
superior Wis, be appointed administrator OF
this estate with The win annexed
Dated this ~ day Of April 1873
BY the Court,
l.. s. larsen
IN 2y-lb County Judge,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Smarticus Hear about liardink's eS-
perience with the automatic electric
waiter in \Norkf
Spartcus No. What was IT.
Smarticus He picked out his order.
decided he'd take bermuda onion
and dropped In his money, hut the
ronfounded machine sprung leek ou
him Baltimore American,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

"rhat woman showed wonderful
presence OF mind when her horse ran
away"
us that what you call it2 She threw
down the reius aud yelled"
II know she did. aud the horse ran
straight down the street II she had
held on TO the reins, she would have
doubtless steercd him into the pave.
meut'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
Notice of Referee Sale on Mortgage


The State of Wisconsin,, -Cfcnit Court Tor
Douglas County.
Eliza NJ. Overton, Plaintiff, VS. Delmer NJ. Dill
ley and Duluth Loan-ln Investment Company
IA foreign coporaton), Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue of "a judgment of foreclosure and sale
rendered and entered in the above entitled
action on the 10Th day of October, 1890 in the
Circuit Court for Douglas County, Wisconsin, |,
James K. lille, the undersigned referee. duly
appointed by the court in the JUDGMENT In
said action to make the sale of the morgaged
premises pursuant to said Judgment aud con
yey said motlgaged premises, shall offer for sale
aud sell at public auction in one parcel to the
highest bidder for cash at the north front door
OF the City Hall at the south west corner of
John Avenue and Winter street, in the City of
superior Douglas County, Wisconsin. on the
18th day MAY. 1903, at 10 Ocock In the fore
noon of that day, the real estate directed by
said Judgment To be sold, aud hereinafter de-
scribed, to satisfy said judgment, to-wit: the
sum Of Seven Thousand Seven Hundred and
Thiry-oue Dollars aud Fiity-tive Cents ts77Jl 40
With interest thereon to the day ot sale AT the
Fdit VI SIN pei 'tul PEI hlnuul, tbStlHtI WIN
the costs and expenses of said sale.
said real estate is situated in the County of
Douglas in the state of Wisconsin,, and is de-
Scribed as follows to-wt.-Ihe East Half a. -
of the North West Quarter "a. ", - OF Section
Thirty CBo), Township Forty -eIght as. Moth of
Range Fourteen ull West, according to the
United states Government Survey thereof
Dated az superior WiSc0usia, this3Id day
of Aprl, A. ID. 1893,
James Il. lille,
Referee duly appointed by the
court Ia make the sale Of The
above described premises pur-
suaut To said Judgment
McCauslaud Smith.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Apr i-u-lS25; May g-9-i6
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Tess yes, ! feel pretty sure OF
him rejected him when he proposed
first because was positive he'd try
again
Jess-And you were right. He did
try again. and | accepted him. Phlla-
delphia Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

The odor of the rea-the wild. salt
tang from wind swept spaces blown"
what freedom Is In its breath! Sea
folk and therefore free folk" are they
who breathe 1t. Not all the sweets OF
summer roses STEPPED in sunshine can
lull the Inconsistencies Of sea folk long
banlshed from sea smells, and when at
last their strong. free gladness again
salutes the sense il Is rs though a bar
rier falls. and the heart finds home
SO with the pine smell 10 the noun
taineer. damp, wood smoke, drip
ping underground and rotting pine
cones that is the true smell of the
hills. and If ii once gets into the blood
Of a man he will Mt last, forgetting ev
erything else. return to the hills TO die"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
Fortunate

Physician The truth can no longer
be hidden, madam | am obliged TO
tell you that your little son Is er-
weak minded that is we'll il must be
said he is an idiot
Mrs, Highup- How fortunate IL is
that we are rich No one will ever no
tice it-\ew York Weekly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

The general impression Is that mus
sells do not move. They fasten them.
selves 10 certain objects or they lie in
the mud and sand at the bottom Of the
water. and there they pass their exist
ence. In proof OF this the fact is adj
duccd that musses are at times buried
under the sandy deposit when rush
Of water carries lot of soil with It, A
naturalist who has devoted much time
to the study of these creatures says
that musseis do move slowly. and the
movement Is accomplished in the fol.
lowing manner:
The mussel opens its shell and pro-
jects its body TO certain extent from
its projecting case. Then IL eNerts some
force whereby IL keeps the shell above
the soil and uses its body to propel II.
self along the bottom just In the same
way as a land snake gets over the
ground. IT the sand is examined after
the mussel has taken one of these
strolls, Ii will be easy TO see two paral.
lei lines caused by the edges of the
shell touching the ground
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Playwright That villain In my play
doesn't act his part up 60 the lines, He
must wear a look OF worry aud desper'
alton.
Manager Oh don't get excited, IN
fix that john 10 M on the stage aud
start a rumor that have skipped with
the box office receipts Baltimore
News
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
An Old Recipe.
IA w JIG -

Here IL Il recipe for the bite OF mad
dog taken from the Universal Maya
zine of knowledge" published by John
Hinton at the Kings Arms in Newgate
street London. May, 1853: Take the
youngest shoots of the elder tree. peel
off the outside rind. then, scraping off
the green rind. take two handfuls of
1t, which simmer a quarter OF an hour
In five pints of ale. Strain it off and
when cold put 1t in bottles. Take
half pint. make warm the first thing
IN the morning and the last at night
and be sure to keep yourself warm;
also battle the part affected with some
Of the liquor warmed, the dose to be
repeated the next new or full moon
after the first. 1t is good for cattle as
well as the human species
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
waiting For the Change.

ut was too bad to keep YOU waiting
10 long for your change said the smtl-
Ing shopgirl rs she counted II out, II
nm afraid have given you n bad quar-
ter
what" exclaimed Mr.. Tytephist In
alarm
--"of nm hour"
"Oh" he said, considerably relieved
Chicago Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
" hat tie Did.

what did that man do TO make him
self 50 famous asked the Inquirer
gazing curiou>ly M mn individual who
formed the central Of q social group.
20 the best or MY Enuwlcdgc." ~.
piled the cynic, "be did the public"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

IL am sorry, doctor. you were not
able 10 attend the supper last night. II
would have done you good TO be there. !"
ut has already done me good mad.
am ! have Just prescribed for three OF
the participants"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

DO You drink pale beer, Miss Nil.
waukee -
"No, Indeed papa buys our beer in
bottles - Boston Christian Register.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23
Notice For Publication.
Department Of the Interior,
Land Office at Ashland Wisconsin

Department of the Interior,
Land Office At Ashland Wisconsin;
April o, 1913
Notice is hereby given that the following
uancd settler has lied notice oi his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, ana
that said proof will be made before J. Seguin
clerk of Circuit Cont of Douglas county WIS
ronsin at superior Wis, on Juue l,t. 1903 viz.
Pearl Phelps. Homestead Entry No. 1912 for the
NE OF AE1t of Sec. 10 Townil. n RIP West
lie names The following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
al said iaud viz: Thomas Christensen, Mich
olas Lncins Jr., Lee Church. John Ncrizig. all OF
Scion Springs Douglas county Wisconsin.
Az ua0 AVG. DOENlIX Register
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

A man who is generous is always
given credit for having big heart. but
his liver Is what merits the praise
Chicago Record Herald.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

The fixed capital I'D agriculture In the
United States is four times that IN
manufactures.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

Jones (at the boarding house, Only
two little biscuits for breakfast.
Brown Yes, but think how heavy
they are.-Bnston Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

What comes from the heart goes to
the heart.-Coleridge
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-23

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