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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
SCULPTOR'S WORK OF Is
YEARS is REJECTED

not consider 1t good and destroyed It,.
Meanwhile the statues of Hancock
and Logan provided for in 1891, are
standing here in public squares. Both
were completed years ago. Sheridan
died in 1888 In 1889 congress author.
ized a statue, appropriated $4,000 and
created a commission to take charge.
In March, 1891, congress made
further appropriation OF $4,000 for the
statue, making the total s50,00O The
Army OF the Cumberland raised about
$4,000. In April 1892, the commission
contracted with Mr. Ward TO make the
statue for $4,000 making an advance
payment Of s. 500.
Two Of Mr.. Wards statues already
ornament the city They are those Of
Garfield ard Thomas and are generally
regarded as among the finest Of ths
many statues OF the nation heroes IN
the capital city.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

UST off the rotunda Of the capitol
y is a little nook that is an espe-
Cial object of interest to visiting tour
lists when congress is in session. 1t
IS the capitol terminus OF the under
sound railway to the congressional
library Books are constantly arriv-
ing over this subway line for sena-
tors, representative and supreme
court judges. They are delivered on
their written order.
One would get rather startling
impression of the class of books the
statesmen on Capitol hill are partial
to from a casual inspection Of the list
of books that are drawn out in their
names. For instance, the scholarly
Henry Cabot Lode Of the old bay
state, according to the record, recent
II took out such instructive and
thrilling productions as Jimmy the
Bootblack,' The Boy Captain and
Little Joe" by James Otis. Mr..
Foraker of Ohio is charged with sew
eral volumes by "Old Sleuth" and
The Starry Flag" by Oliver Optic.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

A LTHOUGH nearly 19 years have
~ elapsed since the project for a
statue to Gen. Philip H Sheridan in
the national capital was proposed by
the Army Of the Cumberland, the
statue is as far away as ever. The
statue committee has rejected the
work OF J. @. A. Ward, Cancelled its
contract with him and will begin all
over again.
This action was taken By the com.
mittee some time ago, but did not be
come public until recently. Mr.. Ward
has been at work on the statue for
nearly Is Of the I9 years. and has
made models, none OF which has been
approved by both the artist and the
committee A similar facs about It is
that he did make one model which sat
isfied the committee and was approved
by them. but Mr. Ward himss.. did
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
QUITTING THE SENATE
NOT A POPULAR HABIT

WASHINGTON-People do die in
" public office, of course, but resig-
nations are so rare that the retire.
ment OF Senator John c. Spooner Of
Wisconsin continues to be topic of
interest where the politicians gather.
Tie old-timers have brought to mind
the fact that voluntary leaving the
senate in late years is far more in
frequent than it vas in the earlier
history OF our country.
The last resignation from the SEN
ate of member who retired to go
into business was that OF George F..
Edmunds OF Vermont, who in 1891 re-
signed to practice law. He is still at
il in the city of Philadelphia. Mr..
Edmunds had served continuously in
the senate for little over % years
and retired TO seek his fortune at the
age Of g.
Mr. Spooner retires for the same
reason, declaring that he goes into
private life without engagement as
counsel for any person or corpora.
ton. He and Mr.. Edmunds served
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
STATESMEN SEEM FOND
OF JUVENILE READING

Mr.. Tillman, if the card tells the
truth, has been perusing Thomas
Bailey Aldrich's STORY of Bad Boy"
and some of W. Clark Russells thrill.
ing sea tales, including "The Frozen
Pirate"
Mr.. Aldrich, the tactical leader Of
the Republicans, has been mixing Old
SleVth with Dottie Dimple stories and
tales of Indian adventure
Uncle Joe" Cannon, the speaker OF
the house. evidently is fond of detec-
tive stories, having called for The
Clique of Cold and several Of
Gaboriau's works.
1t would appear from circumstan-
tial evidence that nearly every mem.
Der of both houses of congress and
most Of the learned judges OF the su.
preme court are confirmed readers Of
juvenile literature but such in real
ity is not the case. The pages and
messengers are the ones who read
this class of books. They get a sen.
ator or member to sign an order and
then fill it out for the book they want
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

TIE omc.al repor. Of the police pen
sion fund for the year ended De.
ccmber 81, 1906, has Just left the
hands Of the printers. The report
makes a book Of come bulk, in It are
presented the total receipts and eX.
penditures in detail for the year
There are few names In the long
list which once we're a power in the
clty's afairs, not only as to police
matters but in other directions as
well There Is Thomas Byrnes, one
time chief. who retired from the force
when Roosevelt was commissioner.
an1 who IS credited with being pos
sessed Of large fortune which he
accumulated In Wall street where he
was piloted to success By the late Jay
Gould and other magnates Of the
stgaet In those days
Another oldtimer long since for.
..4u by the public. which once he
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

society. say they have been assured
Of support by many members Of con.
gress and by several state legislators.
and believe they can carry IT through.
Robert c. Aud, a member OF the
Michigan society is one Of the advo-
Gates Of tho plan He said recently:
The building not only will serve the
business interests Of the state, but
will be IN enduring monument to the
idea Of statehood as conceived by
the trainers Of the constitution. Once
III is completed, no American citizen
wil, lie content without seeing It. 1t
sill advertise the existence Of our
commonwealth too often forgotten
beyond the metropolitan limit"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
FORTUNES ARE PAID OUT
IN PENSIONS TO POLICE

ruled from No 300 Mulberry street.
Is William Murray, also said 10 be be.
yond the reach Of tie gaunt and hun.
CRY wolf, which he was able to shoe
50 far from his bungalow that, unlike
the cat, it never came back The
pension funds contribution to his ex-
chequer is the same as Byrnes'-
The other Of the trio Of $4,000 pen.
sioncrs is John McCulagh McCul,
agh while never such figure in
police affairs 50 far as notouety goes.
vas counted d tjptop man and ono
Of whom the department has no rea.
son 10 be ashamed These three
Byrnps. MURRAY and McCullagh-
draw the highest pensions paid out o:
the fund, the total disbursements OF
which were 81 100 24210, a great sum
for even this rich municipality to dis.
bursa in charity II such Il may ba
called
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
STATE SOCIETIES PLAN
PERMANENT FAIR HERE
4 PERMANENT national fair to con.

4 PERMANENT national fair to con.
IA tain exhibits from every state in
the union and TO be housed in a sli,.
100000 building in this city is planned
by some of the state societies having
headquarters here. The project con
templates a continuous exposition, in
Guiding the best features Of worlds
fairs Of the past and luxurious club,
rooms for the state societies
Congress will be asked at its next
session 10 appropriate $l0000)O to.
ward this enterprise, and each Of the
state legislatures will be asked FOR
100000. The leaders in the move.
mcn', which began with The Michigan
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
ditions Of freedom.

ditions Of freedom.
Mr.. Stone has outlined treatment
which is reasonably exhaustive, relat.
ing to the economic life OF the Ameri,
can negro, without trespassng on
either the political or social aspects of
the topics. He recognizes the diff.
Guilty of treating the one as separated
from the other two topics, but the de-
STABILITY Of such method is believed
to more than outweigh the difficulties
involved in its execution.
This investigation will be compre.
hensiye in its scope, and it will be at
least year before such progress has
been made as will justify a report on
this important subject
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
STUDY OF THE NEGRO
AS SLAVE AND FREEMAN

4 n important investigation of the
"A negro in slavery and freedom is
now being made by the department of
economics and sociology OF the Car
negie Institution of Washington, which
was founded by Andrew Carnegie
This investigation will be OF great i'm.
poItance to the negro as we'll as the
white race, as it will show what the
negro has done and what he is capable
Of doing. The work is being con
Quoted by Alfred Holt Stone, an edu.
Gated business man from Mississippi
who is a thorough, impartial and can.
did student of the economic develop
ment growing out of negro slavery
and the work Of the negro under con.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

agn With him Townsend Chicago broker
executing Two
the and telephones
served telephone
Mr Walker phenomenal
his without assistance
clerk He carried all his details
TO note his
than 100000
business with
the
Slngehanded Walker batted
Next to his wonderful and contro his arac
While
he
a clothes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06

We will in conflict with
Rockefeller Carnegie and Phpp
$23
Only the income the sl0OOOO
mates that this will $500
Mr. De Forest has
New York since 1883 He the founder Pron
society," the first phantIopc
Of the Tenement
He
Tenement House commissioner the York
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
NOVEL OLD AGE PENSION

Sir Richard John Cartwright n T i u.
G., p. c., has attracted the serious attention. q
Canada's leading thinkers and politicians b. 1dFo.
eating an old age annuity in the Dominion iI5
remarkable proposition was listened ~ ".1 pro.
found respect and consideration In the r)a5eEYa.
tive upper house of parliament In Ottawa
At the very outset Sir Richard made i clear
that he was not at all in favor of old age pensions
There was no excuse for it in Canada where every
wage Garner had it within his power 20 acquire a
competence for his old age If given a fae 2ppor.
tunity. What was now proposed vas > give
every man this opportunity.
Sir Richard Cartwright declared I'D. be had
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
NOTED WOMAN HONORED

Miss Katherine Eleanor Conway, editor of the
Boston Pilot aud poet and essayist of note, who
was awarded he LAetare medal for dstiu,
guished service in The cause Of the Roman
Catholic church by the University Of Nore Daae.
was born in Rochester, New York She was
educated in the schools Of the Sisters Of Charity
and OF the Religious Sisters of the Sacred Heart
and graduated with high honors from St Mary 5
academy Buhio While still girl she published
her first poem and was in her teens when she be
gan work On a Rochester paper In 1878 she be
came member Of the stan of the Buffalo Catholic
Union aud Times, and in 1850 its assistant editor
Her first published volume was "Chrstian Sym
boIs and Stories Of Saints" Among her other
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-04-06
WILL HANDLE BIG SAGE FUND

Robert Weeks De Forest, chairman Of the
board of trustees which will dsburse the $l000)-
900 Sage fund which she has established to cure
ignorance, poverty and vice in the United States
is New York attorney noted for his many good
works in behalf of humanity
The Sage Foundation" Mr. De Forest ex
plains, will be sort Of clearing house for future
charities to be promoted by Mrs Sage and others
He says:
1T will be used for the general Improvement
* the social and living conditions In the United
States and will include necessary research publ,
cation, education, the establishment and main.
tenanCe of charitable and beneficial agencies and
the aiding of such establishments as alreadg may
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29

made with his eyes an appeal for mer-
CIV. But, seeing none In the khedive' s
face, he kissed the little one tenderly,
lifted her up, opened the door, placed
her inside, and, as the door swung to,
turned away his face and groaned.
The little one, though she did not stir,
seemed not afraid. The lions appear
ed surprised and the largest and fierc-
est rose and walked toward her.
The khedive stood gazing at the
scene calmly, with a curious smile.
The lion went up to the child and
smelled her, then lay down and beat
the floor with his tail. Another lion
approached. The first one growled
threateningly, and the second beast
went back. The others crouched
low as II preparing to spring, but
they did not. This continued for about
five minutes, the big lion never TAX
ing his eyes from the girl, and cease
lessly lashing the floor.
The khedive by this time was salts.
fed. and, turning to the keeper, COM
manded him to thrust live lamb into
the cage through another door. The
keeper quickly obeyed, and as he die
40 every lion sprang upon the lamb
Take out the child" the khedive
commanded, and scarcely had the
words been uttered before the keeper
who had already run to that end OF
the cage, jerked open the door, snatch.
ed the little one out, and clasped hel
I'm his arms. The khedive laughed
tossed the man a coin, and walked
away.-Boston Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29

TREES BY THE RoADSIDE.-The
German province of Hanover owns
1875 miles Of highways, on which
there are 1874 fruit trees-pear, ap-
pie, cherry and plum-sufficient, II
set out eighty to an acre, to form an
orchard of more than 300 square
miles. The fruit raised on these trees
is q source Of income for the province,
which sometimes makes $4,000 a year
by selling the products Of this elongat-
ed orchard. The province maintains
a nursery of 400 acres to supply young
trees for roadside use and for pro-
noting the interests Of fruit culture.
The profits on a tree Is very small, but
the Hanover people do not worry
about that Shade Is afforded In sum-
mer, the roadbed is free from dust,
the presence of trees retards the
washing out OF the soil from the banks
into the roadside bitches, and the at
tractive appearance Of the roadsides
stimulates an interest in tree culture
and benefits the province in many
other ways. They find 1t worth while.
Syracuse Post Standard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29
kingly Cruelty.

When lsmail Pasha, the late khe-
dive Of Egypt, reigned over that his
torical land, he had In his garden a
large cage Of African lions One day,
while he was walking in the garden,
he met Il keeper accompanied by a
little girl. carrying a basket Of meat
for the lions The khedive walked
toward the cage to watch the beasts
eat. They were hungry, and pounced
upon their food with ravenous fury.
Standing close by the cage, with her
hands resting on the bars. was the lit
tie child.
why do you permit your daugh-
ter to go so near the lions?" the khe-
dive asked Of the keeper.
oh" replied the man, they are so
accustomed TO her they would not
harm her"
.'Then open the door and put her
inside" said the khedive.
The keeper. with the submissive
ness of those who know their lives
will pay the forfeit if they disobey
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29

In addition to the Buggies, as lead
ers, to be given away to the TWO clup-
makers who return and pay for the
two largest clubs, regardless OF the
number of names these clubs contain,
whether one hundred or four hum
dred, we offer a number OF special
premiums in proportion to size as fol-
lows:
For Four Names.
A Stylographic Fountain Pen:
handsome Three-Bladed Pocket
Knife with name and address on the
handle. or one Of the late new novels
that retail for $1.0O.
For Five Names.
A years subscription to either one
of the following Magazines: Nc
Clure's, Ladies' Home Journal, Mum
sey, Argosy, Scrap Book, Cosmopoh-
tan, Saturday Evening Post. or either
Of the following: A champion
Stem Winding Watch, a gold pointed
Fountain Pen or q four-bladed Pock-
ct Knife.
For Six Names.
An ECLIPSE" Stem Winding Watch,
Hamilton Model Is, 22-calibre Rifle,
a years subscription to the Christian
Herald, a 22-String Zithern or any
one Of the new popular $3.50 novels.
For Eight Names.
An Ingersole Triumph" Watch,
Daisy Repeating Air Rif1e-Works
like a Winchester-a fine Razor or
Pocket Knife, q Rapid Writer Foun-
tain Pen-plain case; or Hopf Mod
ell Violin or an S-inch Banjo.
For Ten Names.
One years subscription to THE
ENQUIRER, q No. 2 Hamilton 22-
calibre Rife-model IL, the Youth s
Companion one year, or a gold mount
ed Fountain Pen, a good Banjo, Gull
tar or Violin.
For Twenty Names.
Crack-Shot Stevens Rife, a 10-oz.
Canvas Hunting Coat, a No. l EJector
Single Barrel Loading Shot
Gun, the Century or Harper's Maga-
zine.
For Thirty Names.
Either Of the following: A Single
Barrel Hammerless Shot Gun, fine
Toilet or Washstand Set, a Hopkins
& Allen, Jr., % Calibre Rifle, or a
No. l3 oliver Turn Plow.
For Forty Names.
A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo,
New YORK Standard Open Face
Watch, a w. Richards Double-Barre
Breech- Loading Shot Gun.
For Fifty Names.
A Winchester or Colts Repeating
Rifle 22-calibre: or a Baker Double
Barrel Breech-Loading Gun.
Anything Desired.
We will arrange to furnish any
special article desired by q club-mak-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29
SEVEN. MEN LIARS"
President Roosevelt Has Put II Pretty
Strong In These Cases.

When Bellamy Storer was added
to the list of public men who have
been denounced as falsifiers by Pres
ident Roosevelt, the list included just
enough to remind one Of the poem
which was one Of the lessons in DR..
McGuffey's old Third Reader" and
entitled I'VE are Seven" The AL
bany Argus has been reviewing the
matter for the purpose Of classifying.
II possible, the different kinds Of
liars" mentioned by the president
and discovers that Judge Parker was
IAN atrocious liar" that Mr.. Whitney
was "a deliberate and unqualified
liar" that Mr.. Bowen was "a disen-
genuous liar" that Mr.. Wallace was
IAN utter liar" that Mr.. Shields was
IAN inventive liar" and that Mr..
Storer was "a peculiarly perfidious
liar" 1t was a prophet Of old who
exclaimed in his haste that "all men
are liars" but it seems that he was In
too much Of a hurry to catalogue and
classify them. Mr.. Roosevelt seems to
have the time to at least make be-
ginning on the work of classification.
Exchange.
MARRIAGE LoTTERY.-That mar
riage is lottery Is not merely fig
ure of speech in the province Of
Smolensk, Russia: 1t Is an actual fact.
There four times every year a lot
terry is held, the capital prize being
young country girl, with sometimes a
good dowry in sheep. The price Of
a ticket Is about IS cents. At sin
gle drawing 5000 tickets are sold. He
who is fortunate enough to draw the
lucky ticket has his alternative-he
may marry the girl II she pleases him,
also gaining thereby s4,250, in addi-
ton to whatever the girl brings with
her as dowry. or, II the prize" in
question does not please him. he can
turn the ticket over to q friend.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29
Aulauru,as department.
His Duty.

his Dutys
He was a scrawny, shaggy haired
Individual His clothes were glossy
and patched. He walked to the back
door of the little farmhouse and
knocked. The door was opened by q
pleasant looking old woman whose
smiles betokened that she entertain
ed no fear OF the tattered structure
confronting her.
We'll, what do you want. sir?" she
asked him.
Beef land, mum. with bowl Of hot
water washed In coffee grounds. I'm
starvin', mum, and was just chewin'
up that oak tree In front Of your house
when I saw the tidy shades In your
windows, and / thought lady what
was so neat would help weary trav-
eler to get work"
Work." laughed the woman. I've
heard that excuse before. One like you
asked for some victuals to get work.
and when I filed him up and asked
what kind Of work he was going to do,
he said he was going to cut holes In
the atmosphere to let balloons go
through easily"
"Culprit. Is 1t possible? I should
have blown the rags from his spinal
column and applied the horse-whip. l
assure you. mum"
"And another horrid creature, like
you too, got good meal from me
once SOS he could have strength to
get to work, and when i asked him
what the work was he said he was to
bite Christopher Columbus initials in
barberpoles.'
"Vile villain! But, mum, not so
here. i am to work for large con-
struction company in New York, and
II you'll"
well. here are some sandwiches
and cake and fruit left over by the
boarders that you're welcome to.
What are they to construct"
After devouring a sandwich with
two bites, the hobo replied: I'VE are
to construct building three times
higher than any sky-scraper ever
erected"
"And what will your particular duty
then be?" asked the kind woman in
nocently.
The unkempt fellow did not reply
until all the eatables had disappeared.
Then. as he began TO walk away. he
said smilingly: my duty. mum?
Well. to be honest with you. I'll eluci-
date. I've got to go up in an airship
and shove the stars to one side, so
that the building can get through.
Thanks. awfully!"
And with that the impudent fellow
disappeared around bend in the
road.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29

JACOB Rus AND THE PRETTY GIRL
Jacob Riis. whose heart covers all
suffering humanity, recently engaged
a pretty. soft-haired girl to work his
typewriter While her face was pretty
he also saw that 1t was pale, and his
heart went out to her as a suffering
being. After watching the girl for
half an hour one day he asked her In
a tone full of sympathy:
Don't you get awfully tired, some
times. from that incessant click. click
Of the machine?"
Yes. sir" replied the girl. 81 do.
II wears on the nerves dreadfully."
II thought So" said Mr.. Riis, warm
ing up. now that he had found suf-
fering soul. Don't typewriters ever
graduate from their work?"
"They do" replied the girl, as a
happy light broke over her face.
And then what do they turn their
hands to-" asked the warm hearted
reformer.
We'll" said the girl. as the pretti-
est pink bushes suffused her cheeks.
they generally marry their employ
ers."
Then Mr.. Riis turned hurriedly to
his work.-The Caledonian.