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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

The greatest care Is taken at the
cars general receptions to prevent any
attempt on his life. The system Of
espionage at court IL the most elab-
crate that can be devised. Neyerthe.
less there are from time to time alarm
ing indications that the precautions
taken are Inadequate. In the monh
Of May last an explosive was found In
the clock In the chimneyplece of the
breakfast room In 9atchina, In which
the little daughters Of the car were &c
customed to take their breakfast with
their English governess. For some
reason It was noticed that the hands
of the clock pointed to five minutes to
8 for several consecutive minutes, al.
though the mechanism OF the time
piece was operating as usual. On ex-
amina ton 1t was found that high eX-
plosIve had been inserted in the clock
Everybody's Magazine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

The gullish herd who hug the delu-
sion that they can make money by
backing horses would do well to read
and inwardly digest the speech Of the
Duke Of Portland at Mansfield. The
duke said that be was certain that II
he had consistently betted the money
would have gone In foods from his ex-
chequer into that Of the bookmakers.
"Be a man as rich as Crpsus, he has
only to go on backing horses long
enough and In sufficiently large sums
Of money to lose his fortune and most
probably finally to land himself with
disgrace In the bankruptcy court" II
Z man can afford TO lose the money he
stakes. he has perfect right TO amuse
himself by gambling The mischief Is
that threefourths OF the people who
back horses are not In a position TO
bear the losses that sooner or later
they incur. With the best Of horses
and the best OF information II Is i'm
possible, says the Duke OF Portland, to
win In the long run by betting 1t is
futile for outsiders to expect to do So
London Truth.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

An attractive device for a library
window. either In city or country
house, is bench made OF whitewood
decorated by typography. This useful
az we'll az ornamental bench should
be first put into shape by a nearby
carpenter and afterward the top fire
etched In some strong individual de-
sign. The treatment may be u group OF
blossoms, copied In their natural lines,
or In some bold conventionalized meth
Cd suitable for fiowery plan-either a
trea tment Of chrysanthemums, sunhow-
ers, big punches OF grapes and leaves
or a branch Of dogwood blossoms.
After the pattern IS laid in by the pen
Gil the pyrogen does the rest The re-
naming part Of the wood which Is not
fire etched is stained in walnut or ma
hogany. When perfectly dry. IT is
shellacked and afterward gently rub
bed down with a Topographic paste.
Ii the holding Of plants is considered
for the top, 1t may be ornamented
with diamond shape tiles, set in at
equal distances apart on the fire etched
wood, on which may be placed small
india rubber plants, Boston ferns or
any other green that lives indoors.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

cured recently new trial against
the Northern Pacific for the death of
an employe On the other hand the
outraeeousness of the circulars is par
ticularly felt in that Mr. Kerwin is
himself attorney for the Wisconsin,
central, the Wisconsin Southern, the
Wisconsin Telephone company, the
Fox River Valley Electric company
and the Gilbert Paper company. A
knowledge of the exact state of affairs
reminds one that "people who live
in glass houses should not throw
stones" and completely destroys the
ace nigh card of the enemy's hand
This section is big enough and great
enough to possess the untried honor
of justiceship and the interests of
OF the city demand this recognition
at this time. The discerning public
must not be deuded by smoke from
the enemy's camp. 1t now remains
for the voters to nail the outrageous
lie emenating from the friends Of
Kerwin and elect Superior Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

In mountain near Elko, New. there
u an inexhaustibe supply Of pure
soap. one may enter the mine with II
butchers knife and cut as large a
piece as he wants, 1t IL beautifully
notified and on being exposed to the
air hardens somewhat. The mountain
10 OF clay Of fine texture, and 1t con.
tains boruclc acid, soda and borate OF
lime. It's color is given 1t by the iron
aud other minerals.
In its natural state 1t IL rather strong
In alkali and removes Ink and other
stains readily. At one time 1t was
used In all the lavatorles on the Pull.
nan cars, but as soon as this fact be
came generally known the cakes were
carried away by travellers as souvenirs
The railroad company could not sup
ply the demand. no II was forced to
discontinue its use
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

German house mothers accomplish a
great deal Of needlework and knitting
In addition to doing their homework
and 1t is simply because they occupy
odd moments in this way. This does
not mean that they are always It
work. 1t only means that they work
steadily during working hours obtain
Ing relaxation by changing the work.
They do not sit down, as so many
housewives do, with idle hands, to
wait for the fire to come up or for the
kettle to boil. At such times they al
ways have sewing or knitting on hand.
Thus by occupying these otherwise
worthless moments they manage to
accomplish much more work than 9th.
or housekeepers do in the special hours
set apart for their sewing York
Tribune
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26
MERRY MEAlTlME s.
The Table No Place F~S Fsuu Pi~A
Ing. Naaaing and strife.

Has II ever been your lot to sit at q
table with group OF youna folks whs
ate the meal In silence or, with IA few
constrained remarks, looked askNnce al
the head OF the family before ventur
Ing on any remark ! have seen sucl
sight on more than one occasion
Doctors have told lis over aud over
again OF the beneficial results arising
from meal eaten with coutenteo
fra me OF mind and with cheerful sur
roundlugs but. sad Ia say. there arr
many households where each meal Il
q constant scene VI pickering, uaggin.
and fault finding
This Is not only the case where Their
are young children, who require O
reprimand occasionally FOR careless
ness, but am peuhiue OF those homes
whern the girls nnd boys are well Into
their teens Wrong is that parent. Ell
ther father or mother, who chooses the
hour when nil are assembled round
the table 10 mention some half forgot
ten grievance or to mud some fault,
III any trivial thing has been done
Ni'AlN VI hAAN "hNf 'AhiAA'N 'NA' VIM
dinner or tea is over before you scold
blame or reprimand Let the food
which God gives us for the purpose of
uourishlng and sustaining our bodies
have the opportunity " accomplishing
that end, which cannot be the ease II
every mouthtui is swallowed with ei.
ther sarcastic word or an unComph
n,entary remark More Indigestion,
nervOusness and other arrangements
arr caused by the tro COMMON fault OF
uncomfortable mealtimcs than many
people would suppose and Il is our
positive duty, which We should all try
10 remember To make these hours OF
the day cheerful and agreeable 10 the
children and 10 set them an example
which you would he the ti-s - notice
an approve Ia Others scotsman
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26
NAIL HE LIE

1t will remain with the voters to de.
termine on Tuesday next whether OF
not the newest addition to the gu.
preme lcourt bench shall consist OF q
Superior mau or not. When two mer
OF the ability and personal worth o,
MIR. kerwin and Mr. Lusc are pre-.
sented as candidates for the newly
created office the task of decision be
comes difficult. Tho justice OF the
election of Mr., Luse becomes more
apparent, however, when one con
siders that north Wisconsin contains
probably 100000 people who have
never been honored with the posses.
sion of supreme court Judge. This
section is the growing section OF the
state, the advance In material pros
perity OF which has been marvellous.
II il generally conceded that II is
high time that this district receive
some recognition OF it's greatness,
Viewed in this light MN Luse's can
didacy has met with much widespread
approval.
The considerable following OF Mr.,
Kerwin becoming much alarmed at
the showing OF Mr.. Luse looked
around vainly for a possible vulner.
able spo, in the local mans past ca
reer. Finding nothing worthy OF their
purpose they proceeded to issue cam
paign literature of the most menda
cious and treacherous character in Il
vain effort to show the Luse candida.
cv was backed by large corporate
interests who had special "axes TO
grind :" These deductions were hastily
drawn from the fact Mr.. Luse was
once attorney for n railroad company,
The literature is particularly mislead-
ing and insulting to people OF discern
inc minds in that Mr.. Luse has been
connected with no railroad for years.
During the past year he has done
mucn TO antagonize those very inter.
ests supposed to be backing him at
uresent. The past year he recovered
judgments of 3s,o42.97 from the
nSoon line and s9,5s7.i6 from the
Wisconsin Central He further se
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1904.

Governor LaFollette has issued
proclamation naming Friday, May 6,
as Arbor Day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26
Hone Instead of Leather For Betting

Manila rope is steadily superseding
leather betting for the transmission of
power in our mills and factories 1t is
almost universally used for that pur-
pose in English factories and has been
for a long time. The change has been
stimulated here no doubt by the acqui-
sition of the Philippines, where the
manila hemp hourishes. The fiber OF
this hemp varies in length from six to
twelve feet and occasionally reaches a
length of eighteen feet. 1t Is said that
II has a tensile strength Of 10000
pounds per square inch, greater than
that of any other known fiber. Trans
mission ropes have the advantage Of
noiselessness owing to their fleXibility
and to an air passage In the grooves
between the rope and TIE sheave.-
Philadelphia Record
Exciting, but Profitable.
For risky and exciting and profit
able-if you survive-mode of earning
livelihood a new Australian industry
can be confidently recommended. 1t is
the collection of snake venom, a sub
stance that like radlum, is valued by
the grain. A pound Of it is said TO be
worth 5000 1t is in active demand
by chemists. 1t Is obtained from three
species-the death adder, the brown ad-
| der and the tiger snake. The reptiles
must be caught uninjured, and II goes
without saying that the industry de
mands considerable knowledge and
skill in capture" Tiger snakes are the
best, for they carry most venom.
Snakes are still numerous in the Aus
| tralian bush
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26
BENCH ENDORSES IuSE

l. X, Luse, the local candidate for
Justice Of the supreme court il receiv-
ing the endorsement of many prom
inent citizens. The number is not lin
tied to the bar only, for the bench il
also voicing it's approval Two Of the
most gratifying testimonials to the
ability and worth of Mr.. Luse are
those Of Judges Charles Smith and A.
J Ninje. The letters are as follows
II Thoroughly know both prcfes-
sonally and personally Mr. Louis
n Luse, candidate for jus
tice OF the Supreme Court. He
Ia "A man OF rare ability, great indus
try, of unspotted professional honor
and nnimpeachable personal charac-
ter, cheerfully indorse him"
Charles Smith
al have known Louis X Luse, can
didate for Justice of the Supreme
Court, for many years, He in a lawyer
of the highest ability, careful, indus
trious, and above all n man of strict
Integrity He has calm judicial tenn
porament and is eminently fitted for
n Judge OF the Supreme Court"
a, J, Wine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE

All things considered the Domina-
ton of Col. Agen for mayor after
"A hotly contested contest meets with
general approval. The Linley dele
CATION did a graceful and most praise
worthy act in swinging their influence
to Agen thus making possible the
nomination and preyentlnga disrup-
ton In the party. The Parker men
were, it is understood, prepared at
the last moment to do the very thing
that the Linley delegation had done
and vote for the nomination Of Agen,
Acts of this nature when inspired by
no Interior motive are highly com
mendable in that they show the gu
premacy OF party over personal sell
fish motives. a nomination has b, en-
made which under different Circum-
stances would probably have been
impossible. Harmony TO an unusual
degree exists in the Republican ranks
over Col Agen's selection. This
augurs well for victory at the polls
Tuesday The Republican nominee
has been a resident of Superior fer
many years and il man worthy OF
the high honor repOsed in him,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

WE DO ANYTHING IN THE LINE
OF JOR PRINTING.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

Washington anticipates n big hop
yield, and the Middle West will pro-
duce requisite amount of barley
Duluth News Tribune.
Yes, and Milwaukee will combine
the two and make the usual amount
OF brown extract.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

When purchasing coffee gather a lit
tie of 1t in the palm Of the hand after
II has been ground and press firmly. II
II falls loosely apart when the hand IL
opened the coffee is unadulterated, but
when the particles adhere the fact
that Il cakes denotes the presence OF
come substance other than coffee.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-26

One of the younger house employees,
Ripley Taylor, is hardened practical
Joker. On recent Saturday he was
.ntrusted with all the checks OF house
pages and dispatched 10 the treasury
department to draw the money When
he got downtown he indited telegram
to the chief page which read
Have gone to Boston. VIII forward
money soon,
The lads who run nimbly on errands
at that end OF the capitol were struck
with CONSERVATION, but Taylor soon ap-
peared, and the money due for salaries
was paid. CARL SCHOFlEl-D.
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
Opportunity for Young Women Want
ina Work.

Mr.. p. H. Brown, at the knitting
mills, wants a few young ladies to do
light work at good pay: Those
wanting work would do we'll to see
him. Their duty would be to inspect
the work, and pack in the boxes-so
many pieces to each box-before it is
shipped. He can also give employ
ment in the manufacturing depart
ment. Work in the knitting mills
is light, pleasant and profitable en-
ployment and there ought to be no
difficulty whatever in getting all the
help needed. Perhaps our people DO
not quite understand the nature OF
employment, the high class OF help
employed and the compensation
therefor.
Mr.. Browns policy is to employ
none but a desirable class Ofpeople-
from a moral and social standpoint
we mean-and the wages paid are
such as to make this employment de-
| sirable. He has a nice class OF young
women and he is proud of them. But
he can give employment to several
morelike them.
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
County Commissioners Meeting.

The Board OF County Commission
ers met in regular session Monday.
Beside transacting the regular rou-
tine business such as the passing OF
accounts, ETC., the most important
matters coming before the Board
were the following:
A special road tax was levied Tor
Henderson township of 5 cents on
the hundred dollars valuation OF
property, and Is cents on each taxa
BILE poll.
A special tax of 10 cents on the
hundred dollars valuation of prop
erty and 30 cents on each taxable
poll was levied for graded schools in
Henderson township.
A special tax of 10 cents on the
hundred dollars valuation of prop
srtv and 30 on each taxable poll
was levied for working the roads in
kittrell township.
| A special tax of 20 tcents on the
I hundred dollars valuation OF prop
erty and so cents on each taxable
poll was levied for school purposes
in district 6, Z and 8, in Kittrel
township.
d. n. Gill, J. P. Hunt and W. E
Hight were appointed road com
missioners for kittrell township.
J. L. Currin, W. ". Swain an(
William Buchan were appointed roat
commissioners for Henderson town
ship.
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
Laxity of Our Divorce Laws.

AS showing something of the op-
peration of the divorce laws in North
Carolina, Col. Henry Perry, clerk of
the Superior court, tells the GOLD
LEAF the following: At the last term
of court a negro man was granted a
divorce and when informed of the
fact one of his wives wanted to know
from which one he had been divorced.
Immediately after being freed from
the bonds OF matrimony this twice
married and as many times divorced
coon got married again. One of the
Magistrates here Monday told Col.
Perry that he saw all three of the
wives-the divorced ones and the
newly married-a few days before.
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
TAX LEVY FOR 1904.
Rate Reduced from 63 to 90 cents on
the Hundred Dollars Worth of Prop.

erty.
The Board of Magistrates met
Monday in joint session With the
County Commissioners to levy the
taxes for the year 1904; and also to
elect a Board OF County Commits
sioners. An organization was effect
ed of electing Geo. W. Kittrell chair
man, K. W. Edwards, clerk to Board,
acting as secretary.
Notwithstanding the extra ex-
penses to which the county has been
put this year on account OF small
pox and other things, not only was
the tax rate not increased as it was
one time feared would have to be
done, but upon the recommendation
of Chairman Amos it was actually
reduced. 1t required close figuring
to do this but it is believed that 60
cents on the Numbered dollars valua-
tion OF property will produce suffi-
cient revenue for all necessary pur-
poses. The rate heretofore has been
63 cents. 66A is the constitutional
limit.
The tax payers OF Vance county
have cause to congratulate them
selves upon the excellent manner i'll
which the affairs of the county are
administered. There is economy
without parsimoniousness in dealing
with every branch Of the public busi-
| ness
AS stated above the levy was made
at 60 cents, divided as follows:
State, 20 cents; county, II cents;
schools, Is cents; pensions, 4 cents
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
New Store.

Messrs. Spiers Brothers, of Weldon
and Smithfeld, have opened a new
store in Henderson, to be known as
the Henderson Novelty Store. They
occupy the corner store room in the
Reavis building, formerly occupied
by r. B. Powell, and have a nice
stock in their line-5 and 10 cent
goods, pictures, fancy articles, novel
ty goods. rugs, wall papers, screens,
etc. Mr.. Vernon Aston is manager
in charge Mr.. H. c. Spiers, of Wei
don, will give a portion OF his time
to the Henderson branch. He has a
store in Weldon and is also interested
in one at Smithfeld, of which his
brother has charge. Mr.. Aston is a
popular and capable young man and
the GOLD LEAF predicts that he will
make the Henderson store second tC
| neither of the Others.
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
The Henderson Post Office Advanced
to the Second Class.

Postmaster Jones received official
notice from the Post Office Depart
ment in Washington on Tuesday
that the Henderson post office has
been advanced to the second class.
This carries an increase OF salary
from $1,000 to $4,000 and puts
the Office on a better footing in every
way. Indeed, the matter OF more
salary for the postmaster, while the
one hundred dollars additional pay
is not to be dispised of course, is the
smallest consideration SO far as the
public is concerned. Being an office
of the second class puts the Hender-
son post office in the classified SER
vice, with civil service examinations,
better pay for help, supplies furnish
ed, etc.
The order advancing the Hender-
office to q second class office is based
on the figures of last years business;
Postmaster Jones has cause to fee
proud OF the very creditable showing
he has made.
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
Odd Fellows Memorial Service.

AS announced last week the Odd
Fellows will hold a memorial service
at 4:3O o'clock Sunday afternoon in
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. J. D. Larkins will deliver an
address, there will be appropriate
singing and the exercises throughout
will be of an interesting and enjoy
able nature The Odd Fellows are
requested to meet in their lodge
room promptly at 4 O'Clock and
bring flowers. After the service at
the church they will go in a body to
the cemetery and decorate the graves
OF deceased members. The public is
cordially invited
The gold leaf., 1904-06-09
GAVE A GOOD SHOW.
The Small Boys ninstrel Performance
Friday Night Rich and Enjoyable
Affair ThrOu9h0ut.

The Small Boys Hinstrel Performance
Friday Night Z Rich and Enjoyable
Affair Throughout.
The small boys gave their second
minstrel performance Friday night,
as advertised. They had large and
appreciative audience and by many
the entertainment was pronounced
superior to the first one given some
time ago. The program was as fol-
lows:
First part, representing happy days in
Dixie
Grand introduction by the entire CON-
pany introducing ''Where the Sweet Mag
nolias Bloom" Dixie" Navajo"
OUR COMEDIANS.
William Manning, Charles Cooper, Rob-
ert Lee Hart, Sam Whitten, Richard
Jones, Wesley Allen, presenting a con-
glOmeration of the latest comedy Jokes,
introducing local hits, funny sayings and
witticisms for laughing purposes only.
OUR CHORUS.
Harry Bryan, Barnard Stainback,
Rives Manning, Turner Jones, Hum
Toepleman, Louie Hayden, introducing
rect from New York.
Louis Lehman, Master of Ceremonies.
Songs introduced in our first part:
Military Coon-There' Chicken Dim
ner Waiting Home for Me-William Man.
| ming.
There's Nobody Just Like You-Louie
Hayden.
l Could Never Love Like That-Sam
Whitten.
Out Where the Billows Roll High
| Louis Lehman.
Ida, Sweet Us Apple Cider-Honey-
Richard Jones'
Grand Finale: The Latest Rag Time
| Walk, by entire company.
OUR OI.IO.
Wire Walking-William Manning.
Musical Specialty-Louis Lehman.
Want to be SOldier-Louie Hayden.
Introducing a novelty.
PEACH PIE QUINTETTE-In New York hits.
| Grand Acrobatic Performance-Man
ming Bros. Il Cooper.
The performance was highly enjoy
able throughout, the boys covering
themselves with glory" Lack OF
space forbids particularizing and
where all did so well we can but be-
stow praise as a whole. Those who
witnessed the performance felt repaid
for doing SO, those who did not
missed treat.