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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
Success in the Gulf Coast Country
Here is example Of what YOU could do.
$50 Bushels of Corn from
One Acre in Is Months

Mr.. John Closner has farm near Tdago Texas He
has raised three crops of piece land in the last
fifteen months Each crop yielded not less than fifty bushels
to the acre.
He does have for the ground in Spring
Almost he harvess he
afraid that the will cold He
his land by and nexaustbe supply water
If will write Mr. Closner Hdago, will tell YOU
about this There have been
remarkable the Gulf Coast Country which will be GLAD
to tell you upon request.
Wouldn't like small
depend uncertain weather with irregular rainfall
Vo the land is cheap and you get terms Twenty
will about $500 The of clearing an
The of irrigation may want an
well
from your neghbor But the not great and those
who have tried it have need from the
all expenses and left good surplus.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
BIRDS THAT ENJOY DANCING
Have Regular "Ball Rooms" for Their
Gyrataions.

Dancing is by no means confined to
quadrupeds; it is the principal play
Of many birds.
Perhaps the finest Of bird dancers
Is the South American cock o the
rock. These birds have regular dane
Ing places, level spots which they keep
clear of sticks and stones.
A dozen or more of the bird dane
ers assemble around this spot, and
then a cock bird, his scarlet crest
erect, steps into the center. Spread
ing his wings and tail, he begins TO
dance, at first with slow and state.
ly steps, then gradually more and
more rapidly until he is spinning like
a mad thing. At last, tired out, he
sinks down, hops out OF the ring and
another takes his place.
Some of the quail tribe are great
dancers, and so are the American sand
hill cranes. 1t Is most ludicrous
sight to watch crane dancing he is
SO desperately solemn over the whole
performance. He looks like a shy
young man who has just learned to
waltz and is rather ashamed Of the
ACCOMPLISHMENT
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
A NEW BOX KITE.
How to Construct IL and Fly II Sue
cessfully.

One OF the very best fun-makers q
boy can have for the September days
is box kite, and the chap who owns
one will always be popular among his
playmates and never lack for com.
pany when he goes out to fly 1t.
Get an old umbrella, four seasoned
hickory sticks, or sticks of some other
tough wood three rect long and half
inch thick. Rip the cover off the UNI
brella, being careful not to tear the
material. Take eight of the ribs, the
short ones that run from the frame
to the stick, and lash their ends to-
gether with copper wire, making two
squares. Now take four of the long
ribs and break them each in half
thus getting eight more pieces the
size of those you have just fixed. Lash
these eight new ones together in the
same way, making two squares each
Of four wires
Now lash one Of your hickory sticks
by one end to the corner of one Of
your two first wire squires and fasten
the other end of the stick to corner
of its mate. Place the other three
sticks in position in the other corners
Of the two squares and fasten them
firmly by lashing them to the cor
ner Of its mate. Place the other three
sticks in position in the other corners
OF the two squares and fasten them
firmly by lashing them to the corner
and sides of the square with fine cop.
per wire.
Now for your second set of squares
made from the more pliable ribs OF
the umbrella: These Slip outside Of
are placed one foot from either end
so that there will also be a foot be-
tween them, providing you have made
your sticks three feet long. When
these are firmly wired in place you are
ready for your kite covering, which is
the covering you have ripped from
the old umbrella. This IS placed
around either end, as shown in the
illustration, and firmly sewn in place
along all four edges of each square.
Be sure and use heavy linen thread
in doing this, and it is all the better
If your thread be waxed. Your kite
is ready to fly as soon as you fasten q
tail on it.
Now make free" kite OF it. which
means a kite which will sail away
without a string, explains the Peoples
Home Journal. Get four more long
umbrella wires and fasten them to the
inner sides of your wire squares on
the framework as shown in the pic
ture These wires must have their
free ends brought together and dashed
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
FOUNTAIN IN A BOTTLE.
Pretty Experiments Which Can Be
Tried oy Boy or Girl.

A large glass bottle, or jar, with a
rubber stopper having hole in it, is
the simple foundation for your foun-
tain. You will need besides, glass
tube with /. jet at one end and piece
of rubber tubing about two inches
long.
When you have prepared your ma
terials, place the stopper in the jar,
and insert in the hole the glass tube,
with the jet inside the jar To the end
of the glass tube that is outside fit the
rubber tubing.
Now exhaust your lungs and, plac-
Ing the other end of the rubber tub
ing in your mouth, suck out the air
from the jar. When you have taken
a deep breath, pinch the rubber tube
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

that it is advisable sometimes to
shake it up anew"
Then, seriously, he added: ooh, my
dearest, we have lost ten years."
You would wish to take me to Cey.
lou?'
He saw Tho pupils of her eyes con
tract at the unattractiyeness of the
suggestion.
"Of course, if"
II Godfrey had come TO her with the
intention she believed. or even IL
this intention had been caused by the
spell of proximity. he must be no
longer mistaken in her meaning. Il
couldn't go she interrupted
Then We will leave Ceylon to take
care OF itself, he said. carelessly. TAX
ing no moro notice of her words than
II she had not said them.
You seriously mean that?"
u was never more serious In my
life. | will abandon that nest and
mako another over here"
Then wo como TO the second count
your heart Are YOU quite. quite
sure that II Is negotiable flesh not in
battered condition.
Il swear"
You needn't; for. oddly enough. |
believe you"
You are the only woman | have
| ever cared for"
Does not every man tell every
woman that" She looked into his
| eyes and laughed
Then, across this chasm Iady Ann.
andalo lightly threw PLANK. accom-.
/ plishing with woman's deNterity
more in one moment than Godfrey
/ had been able 10 do in weeks OF ardr
/ Gus work
/ Vaguely. in \ tremor OF untormu
/ lated hope. Godfrey saw that tina,
/ which had appeared 10 him as the
! end might really be but the begin
/ ming
In all the phrases. creeds. common
places which YOU have said OF love
/ YOU have omitted TO enumerate the
only attributes that woman recus
nigcs, said she. and paused TO beg
| him, by = little SphiuN.like smile. "a
| pay attention 80 her words
/ These are its power of oycr.rtdiug
every obstacle: OF comforting upou
woman ttle higher than that 0,
| queen
! Go on, please, 80 on" he STAN
mored
She lootad strairbt into bis cy,s
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
ON FASHIONS HIGHWAY
By FRANCES RIVERS
By FRANCES RIVERS


Joseph II. BoWles.)
Il suppose SO. Isn't every woman
happy who achieves rank and Is an
acknowledged beauty
And The boy?"
Woke from rosy dreams in the sun.
light to find that in the time of his
slumbering the sky had become over
cast"
And blamed the girl for a fault that
was his own?'
No; he didn't blame her, but for
a time he was heartbroken.'
Did he lose sight of her altogeth-
err"
Not altogether; for when, In the
fullness of time, she was again free,
he came back to her"
And he found her the same?
This woman's beauty is fact OF
an astonishing order, and she Is ten
times more lovely even than she was.
Her nature. Has that deterior-
ated?" Lady Annandale spoke earnest
ly; her face was grave and sad.
ITO test that is very simple
"Really?'
Il have but to say to her: Marry
me, and let us together renew the
simplicity of our youth The nest
you remember that | spoke of
nest"
She bowed her head.
rs fairly lined. VIII you with 1t
accept my heart and Nance"
Lady Annandale's arms of agrees
sion, even of defense, were possibly
close at hand, but she made no at
tempt to reach them, and was not
maladroit in thus leaving them I'M
touched, for this harmlessness of at
titude on her part induced Godfrey to
lay aside his buckler OF suspicion, and
In reply TO her Then this visit Of
yours Is. | take II, a tributc--a small
tribute to youthful sentiment, to
dead love-" he as lightly rejoined
by no means. Love, amongst the
other attributes which | have emu
merated, resembles a sachet, with
the scent of which we are 30 familiar
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
SUCCESS WHICH ENDuRES,
II Can Be Secured Only by the Sterling
Quality of Strict Honesty.

Some young men are reluctant to
accept, as the most vital truth in lie.
the most absolute honesty is the only
kind of honesty that succeeds in BUSH
ness. 1t isn't question OF religion,
or religious beliefs. Honesty does not
depend upon any religious creed, or
dogma, that was ever conceived, 1t is
a question OF young mans own con-
science. says the New York Weekly.
He knows what is right, and what is
wrong. And yet, simple as the matter
is. Il Is astonishing how difficult 1t is
of Understanding. An honest course
in bushes. seems too slow TO the ay-
erage young man. Il can't afford 10
plod along. | must strike. and strike
quickly" IS his sentiment.
All, yes, my friend, but no. dlshon'
estly. No youns man cas- AFFORD to
even think Of dishonesty. Success IN
honorable lines may sometimes seem
slower ID coming. but when II does
come II exceeds in permanency al
the so-called successes obtained ny
other methods. To look at the methods
" others IS always a mistake.
The successes OF today are not siv.
en- to the imitator, but TO the orig.
lnator. II makes no difference how
other men may succeed-their success
Is theirs. and not yours. You cannot
partake OF it. Every man IS law
unto himself
The most absolute integrity Is the
one-the only sure foundation Of
success. Such q success is lasting
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

fast, with a small iron or brass ring
at the extremity. In this ring you
may hang a lead weight, which must
be varied according to the force of the
wind blowing. This weight acts just
exactly like the drag of kite string
and will keep your kite steady and
upright if you are careful to adjust the
weight to the force of the wind. Your
kite will not rise in the air, but will
sail straight off before the wind for a
long distance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

Well capture her safe an1 soursI.
But alIyk -a-day, AMI a-wcll-awa,.
The susan has gone asroundt
:. r'mGluaau In ,G.fgr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
Why Baby CrieG.

Mamma Tommy, wha. Is m baol
crying for
Tommy Cause he doesn'. know
thins- I had to take Ia cake ant
show him how TO eat it-Chlc4sa
Daily News
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03
THE GARDEN PIRATES.

4 pirates life is the life for me,
My mates are brave and bold,
Seven. and six, and five are We,
Or eighteen years all told
Hard -a-lee with the Susan. boys,
I'D anchor! Hard-a lee!
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-03

SHOES FOR EVERYBODY AT ALL PRICES.
Mems Shoes. IS to $3.50. Boys Shoes. So
10 12o. Women's Shoes. - 90 to 4l.6O.
Misses & Children's Shoes, 81. 20 to 500.
Try w. l.. Douglas Women's, Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
II l could take you into my large
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better.
wear longer, and are Of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. L,
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
on the bottom, which protects you against high
prices and inferior shoes. yake no substi'
tute. Ask your dealer for w. l.. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color Eyeiets used; they WH not Wear GRASSY.
Write for illustrated Catalog OF Fall Styles.
w. l.. DOUGLAS, Dept. II, Erockton, Mass
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Practical Building.

The new Custom House takes it's
place beside the rest of the modern
architecture of New York as an emf
nently practical building. The old
structure on Wall street, with its DOM
ical interior, its tremendously deep
and gloomy porch, its row of twelve
monolithic columns, is full of conces-
sions to the fashions of the day in
which it was erected. For that period
it was much more notable undertak.
ing than is the present structure for
this. Like many buildings in New
York, it was not adapted to the narrow
street on which it raises its gloomy,
prison-like walls. The new building
shows a better adaptation. Though
skyscrapers surround it, yet they can.
not shut out the light nor interfere
with the view. Mr. Gilbert has taken
advantage of the site and has met the
problems we'll. Everything points to
the likelihood that the officials and the
public will find the transfer from Wall
street to Battery Park particularly con-
ductive to comfort and prompt dispatch
of business.-From Charles De Kay's
"The New New York Custom House"
in the March Century.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

pany by beginning business with only
3 per cent Of Its capital subscribed, in
stead of 10.
That James Gore King himself was a
visionary appears from the speech he
made as he dug up the first spadefuls
in the beautiful meadow" in which
the inaugural ceremony took place.
That vale, he declared, would soon see
a different spectacle-"a track Of rails
with cars passing and repassing loaded
with merchandise and the produce Of
the country" The freight" he contin-
ued, will amount to 100000 per an
mum In very few years." Frightened
at the incredulity expressed on the
faces Of those who heard this wild
prophecy, he hastily added, ''at least
eventually" Nine years later, in 1874,
only forty-four miles of road were in
operation, from which was received in
that year the munif1cent income Of $46,-
1854 from passengers and $79,841.60
for freight. The cost Of operation and
repairs was but $66, ,945. The only other
great railways then were the Baltimore
and Ohio and the road between Moscow
and st. Petersburg.
From that time on the road grew
slowly enough, like all the other new
roads. But, unlike them, it could not
combine with other local railroads.
Early construction in this country was
almost. precisely like the development
of electric street railways during the
last decade. First were a lot Of little
railroads between cities. Then came
connecting links, and finally an amalga-
nation of many roads into trunk line
OF this procedure the New York Cen
tral is the best example. 1t was made
out of chain of ramshackle local
roads Of different gauges. The Erie IT.
self was forced to lease two roads con-
Meeting 1t with Jersey City, as its pas
sengers disliked getting off at Pied
mont, Its terminal, and coming down
the Hudson on steamer to this city.
The ceremonies at the Eries compile
tion in 1851 were attended by President
Fillmore and four members of his cab
met, including his Secretary Of State
Daniel Webster. Two palatial special
trains conducted the guests to Dun
kirk-with some difficulty, 1t is true
as one engine, although a monster ca
pable Of pulling forty tons, gave out
early In the trip. But Elmlra was
reached in ten hours, and on the second
day the remainder of the forty-six
miles was covered in seven hours. "This
peaceful victory" said banner on the
special train from Newburg, "is more
glorious in its triumph than Austerlitz
or Waterloo" Another declared that
this day wanting, the world had not
seen the extent Of human greatness"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
ANCIENT WATER VILLAGES.
Strange Relic of Old Customs Pre-
walls in German Forest.

Zone Of the most interesting regions
in the "Old Fatherland" is the So
called "Spreewald," the forest Of the
Spree, situated not far from the Ger.
man capital, in the province Of Bran
denburg," says Fritz Morris in Tech.
nical World Magazine. Each village
is little Venice, every house a little
island; and these islets are connected
by bridges sufficiently raised to allow
boats to pass under them. Most of the
houses, with their barns and stables,
rest on piles and there is generally a
strip Of artificial terra firma, either in
front or at the rear Of every building
By means Of these land strips and Of
the bridges, the slender land communi-
cation is kept throughout the district /;
but most of the business and amuse.
ment is carried on through the canals,
which not only form the main highways
but penetrate and cross and recross the
whole region. 1t is on these lagoons
that all traffic is conducted in boats,
lhc pSllOu llOlH SlllllS, w Nhcll lllt
last vestiges Of frost and ice are disap-
pearing, until the end of autumn. You
see the letter carrier shoot up and
down the canals, performing his duties
in his frail craft; the police glide
leisurely along the banks, watching ev.
erything going on; peasants bring the
products of their toll to the nearest
towns; children go to and from school,
young mothers, dressed in their Sunday
clothes, are rowed to church, carrying
in their arms small, queer looking
bundle from which two large eyes in a
tiny face stare at the stranger in won.
derment-baby is going to be baptized
an important event with this strongly
| religious town"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
EARLY DAYS OF THE ERIE.
What Beginnings of Railroads in
This Country Were Like

The monument dedicated at Deposit,
n. Y, Nov. 10, in commemoration Of
the seventieth anniversary Of the begin
ming of work on the Erie, marks an
Important date In American railroad
ing, says the New York Evening Post.
Few, If any, roads have passed through
such vicissitudes as fell to the lot of
the Erie from Its very inception none
has been more typical in its construc-
ton, and certainly none has been more
often or more ruthlessly plundered by
conscienceless financial managers The
first passenger train with locomotive
had been put in actual service in South
Carolina on Jan. 10, 1881. Two and
one half years later the New York and
Erie Company was organized, upon the
assurance that the desired road would
cost only $3,000,000. AS hint Of the
lawlessness to come, the organizers vlo-
lated the act incorporating their COM
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Mistakes VIII Occur.

Rec mt medical investigation finds
scientific excuse for the perpetually
tired, and lays the blame for some
kinds Of WEAKNESS on the much-endur-
Ing germ. Uncle Eben, In the Washing
ton Star, finds the subject more COM
plicated
1T takes mighty conscientious
man." says the good brother, ''to allus
be able to tell he difference tween
when he's tired an when he's lazy"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Care of the Range.

Constant care both in regard to
blacking and fire is the price to be
paid by every housewife if she would
have a nice looking range: The better
grades of stove polish will not burn
off except the range Is allowed to be-
come red hot. In most cases this Is a
waste of fuel and careful and judicious
use of the dampers. OF course where a
range Is used all day under what might
be called forced draft it will require
blacking every other day, but under
ordinary circumstances twice a week
should be ample.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

Have ready some stock that Is highly
navored with various vegetables, and
when 1t is strained, boil one pint Of
green peas in half of it. Take some
asparagus of medium size and cut 1t
In pieces three or four inches long
blanch these In boiling water and then
set In cold water, drain and tie in
small bundles. Add any of the odd
pieces of the asparagus to the peas,
and when tender pass through a sieve,
add to the remainder of the soup, also a
piece OF butter, a squeeze of lemon
juice, and pepper and salt. Pour the
soup Into tureen when it is very hot,
and arrange the asparagus on the top.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Alexandria Pudding,

Take three large apples, little
lemon peel, four ounces of sultanas, a
little 'candied peel, one ounce of sugar,
light suet crust First peel, core and
slice the apples, put them in sauce
pan with a little nutmeg, grated lem
on rind and sugar. Stew till the ap-
pies are soft, then add the chopped
candied peel. Roll out the suet pastry,
then spread the apples, ETC., on it.
Scatter the sultanas on II, make into 4
roly-poly, wet the ends and squeeze to-
gether. Boil for two hours and half
in a Toured cloth. Turn out to serve
and sift sugar over.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
CrabappIe MarmaIade.

Quarter the apples and remove the
cores. Boil in enough water to cover
fruit well, till all the pieces are ready
to fall from the skin. Run through the
colander. Measure the pulp, add pint
Of sugar for each pint of pulp. Stir con.
stantly till thoroughly incorporated.
Put teaspoonful into saucer, and
draw the spoon through the mass; If II
leaves path, the marmalade is cooked
enough. Another test is to invert the
saucer; If it adheres to the saucer the
marmalade Is done.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Apple Trihe,

Pare core, and stew with sugar and
lemon peel two pounds of apples, and
cook till quite soft. Out some sponge
cake In slices and arrange them in a
pie dish. Then spread layer of the
apple mixture, more sponge cake, and
so on till all is used up. Make pint
Of thick custard and pour over the
trif1e. Beat up the white of an egg
till stiff, and pile on to the custard,
and lightly brown in the oven. Place
a pie collar round the dish when serv.
ing. This sweet is equally good, hot
or cold.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Compete of Bananas.

Peel and halve the fruit, and ar.
range in saucepan with enough light
syrup to cover it. Let it boil up, but
only just boil, and lift out and arrange
in glass or silver dish. Boil up the
syrup again almost to the crack, flavor
with a teaspoonful Of flavoring, allow
to cool, and pour over the fruit.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06

To test the heat of lard in deep fry.
ing put in a slice of bread, and if it
browns while you count sixty the fat
Is hot enough for raw materials. If
1t browns while you count forty it is
right for food prepared from cooked
meat or fish, such as croquettes. Use
plenty of fat, which should be carefully
strained before it is put away for
future use.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Cold Slaw.

Cut one medium sized cabbage head,
salt and let lay two hours, and
squeeze out all the salty juice and
place in a dish; add to this one-half
cup sugar and two-thirds cup Of cream
(either sweet or sour and stir until
1t Is foamy; then add two-thlrds cup
lemon juice.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-06
Spanish Turnips.

Boil separately turnips and maca-
roni; when the latter has boiled rap
idly twenty minutes, place in baking
pan with small Jumps of butter, placed
over it; mash the turnips when ten
der, thin with milk to a thick batter;
crate cheese over it and bake well.