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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02
Where Charity Beuins.

The philosophical lady met the
little boy Oh the street Something
about his appearance halted her. She
stared at him III her near-slghted
way,
The Lady--Lfttle boy, haven't you
any home?
The Little 9oy--Oh, yes'm; I've got
a home.
And loving PARENTS"
"Yes'm"
I'm afraid you do not know what
love really IL. Do your parents
look after your moral welfareo"
"Yes'm"
Are they bringing you up to be a
good and helpful citizen?"
Yes
win you ask your mother to come
and hear me talk on When Does a
Mothers Duty to Her Child Begin?'
next Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock at Lyceum hall?"
(Explosively): What's the mat
ter with you, ma? Don't you know
me? I'm your little boy!"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02
HE SIMPLY HAD TO LIVE.
Old Mans Demise Would Have Left
Great Question Unsettled

When the doctor came to see him
and felt Of his pulse and looked at his
tongue and learned that he was over
GO years old, he shook his head and
said there was no hope.
But can't die for several years
TO come. protested the old man.
You must die, but you can tell me
your trouble said the doctor,
We'll then. as years ago attended
a circus and mcnagcrie. | took an
aversion to the elephant at once, and
determined to make it hot for him
scoopod out an apple, filled the hol.
low with red pepper and gave it to
him"
Well, they say that an elephant
remembers such things for so years.
Yes | have heard So
And the 80 years won't be UP for
five years more, and during that time
old Behcmoth Is sure TO come around.
| want to be there. | want to see II
he remembers me | want TO settle
this question of an elephants memory
for good and all
Then that's different answered
the doctor, and he took off his coat
and pulled the old man back from
the grave
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02
HOUSE OF FAMOUS INDIAN FIGHT
Err STILL STANDING.
Situated at Manchester. N. H., Where
His Remains and Those Of His
Ancestors Rest-OVer $50
Years Old.

Manchester, ~ H-This city Is
proud of the fact that within her soil
lies all that was mortal of Gen. John
Stark, renowned as an Indian fighter,
hunter and major-general in the CONT
mental army. the man who led band
of volunteers from the vicinity of that
city, and with them fought the battle
of Bennington
Stark sleeps within a small incIoS.
ure at Stark park, a small granite
shaft marking the spot as shown in
the accompanying picture. Beside him
are many of his descendants, one Of
whom, a granddaughter, was laid at
rest there not long ago
The city owns all the land surround
ing the burial place, and is converting
it into an attractive park. The site is
one of the most beautiful in the entire
valley of the MerrimaC
The house in which John Stark once
lived is still standing in Manchester
1t was erected in 1747, and occupies a
strip of land which was given by the
governor of Massachusetts to the
soldiers who fought in the French and
/ Indian wars 1t is situated in a sunny,
quiet recess formed by the interlaced
branches of lofty and majestic elm,
directly at the east end Of Amoskeag
bridge, and is known as the Paige
house, because a family by the name
of Paige occupied it during the last
! half century.
The house is the oldest landmark of
! the days OF pioneering in Manchester,
and was built by Alexander McMur-
/ ply, who settled near Amoskeag falls,
going to that locality from LondonGer-
ry. At the time that the structure
was erected the present populous city
/ of Manchester was known as Harry
! town. afterward as Berryfield and
| then Manchester
John Stark moved from Londonder-
| ry, his birthplace, to the vicinity OF
/ Amoskeag falls, and took up his abode
/ in this little old house soon after its
/ completion. There he lived, while car
| rying on his sawmill, which was close
that he received news of the fighting
/ at Concord and Lexington. Leaving
/ the saw in the cut he rallied his
! neighbors and friends, as only John
! Stark knew how to do, and they left
their bloody imprint on the red coats
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02

against Mai Hugh l.. Scott and Of
using d.srespectful language toward
Maj. Gen Leonard Wood.
The trouble ig the Outgrowth OF a
dispute between Maj. Scott and Capt.
Koehlec previous to the fight at
Mount Dajo last March Mai. Scott
was in command
When the Fourth cavalry troops
took their station at this place there
werg poor accommodations for the
enlisted men and horses. Capt. Koch
Ter requested an improvement in the
way Of better quarters for his men,
ard when Maj. Scott paid no atten-
ton to this Capt. KOehler sent com.
r.unication through military channels
charging him with neglect and with
not attending to his duties as a com.
manding officer.
Maj. Gen. Wood ordered Capt
Koehler contaminated for dsre-
spect 10 Maj Scott. The courtmartial
found Capt Koehler's charges against
Scott were Unnecessary and yeNa-
itous, but did not say they were IN
true
After the finding Of the court mar
tial had been approved Gen Wood
reLrlmanded Capt Kocher "haro
upon the captain appealed from IS
reprimand TO the secretary Of war
and iii 5aing So sent q strong lett.
through the military chaurcla HI
y.F
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02

placed regular rows Of Acton concrete
blocks.
The engineering problems at Coat
zocoalcos on the Gulf of Mexico were
entirely different. Here the river
forms a natural harbor of an average
depth of SO feet at low water. Re-
moval of the bar at the mouth OF the
estuary is nearly accomplished, and
several large steel wharves have been
constructed. 1t is intended to have
minimum depth of 80 feet at low wa
ter alongside these wharves, which
will be equipped with every modern
continuance for unloading cargo
quickly and economically from ships
and transferring to the railroad, and
vice versa.
The same extensive preparation is
manifest all along the route, the orr
ginal plans being to provide for the
| handling of at least 100000 tons OF
| freight each way year.
Tentative negotiations have been in
progress a long time with British and
eastern steamship companies for the
establishment of lines to connect
with the Tehuantepec railway. Japa'
nese steamship companies in particu,
lar are expected to divert to this
| route much of the trade that now
reaches Europe by way of the Suez
| canal.
In the last analysis advocates of the
| Tehuantepec route declare that it will
be easier to maintain than the Pana.
ma canal Seismic disturbances.
which in Panama would seriously in
terrupt the use of the waterway,
would, it is urged, have only temper
airy effect on the Tehuantepec rail-
! way.
In the enthusiasm of the American
people over the Panama project this
route, which Mexico has planned with
such sagacity and is completing with
such energy, has been lost sight Of.
Yet it may well become a large fac
tor in the commerce of the world.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02
A NisIeadinq Sian.

These signs are certainly mislcad-
ing. l saw one the other day which
said Old furs restored and when
asked them to restore the set I lost
last year they looked at me as If they
Thought [ was crazy
do YOU know, had almost a sim.
liar experience ] saw a sign mn.
breua5 recovered and yet when
wanted them To recover that jealf.E4,
z3ldheadel one that vas stolen from
He they refused to have AM hing to
70 With the easel
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02

If transportation over the Mexican
line can be made as cheaply and eX-
peditiously as across Panama, this
saving of time becomes at once the
vital factor. The managers of the
railway say that when the dock works
are completed they will be able to I'M
load a cargo, carry it across the 18TH
mus and reload it in two days. Even
in competition with the Panama
canal, they believe they can save
three OF four days time in transit be
tween New York and San Francisco,
which with many classes of freight
would overbalanCe the advantage of
not breaking bulk between shipping
and receiving points.
Talk of a great traffic route across
the narrowest part of Mexico has
been heard for hundred years
Many concessions have been granted
only to lapse Eads' scheme to build
a ship railway at this point is well
remembered. A flimsily built railway
across the isthmus was completed III
1894, but was never a success.
Finally, in 1899, the Mexican gov
eminent entered into a contract with
the English construction firm of S.
Pearson & Son, Limited, of London,
to rebuild the road and construct ade-
quate ports at the terminals. The gov
eminent and the contractors became
virtually joint owners Of this Tehuan-
tepec National railway for so years,
The contractors operate the road and
share in the net earnings.
The line, which was completely re
constructed by 1904, is 1872 miles long
and standard gauge. Although it is
comparatively level, the rise being
gradual to maximum height of 700
feet, construction work was Of a very
difficult character, passing through
canyons rocky cuts and over a great
extent of tropical soil. There are
about 500 bridges on the line.
The cruX of the whole problem of
transportation across Tehuantepec is,
of course the facilities at the termi-
nal points, and upon these the con
tractors are now spending prac .ically
their entire energies
The Salina Cruz works on the Pa
cific were begun in 1900, and 1000 to
1000 men have been employed, most
of them natives Nature had done
nothing to promote the ENDS of com
merce. The old port was open to the
ocean and many houses in the place
stood only five feet above ligh water
mark
1t was thought necessary by the en-
gineers to build an outer and an in.
ner harbor for the protection of ship
ping at all times. The site Of the old
town was taken to form the inner
harbor and new town was created
at greater distance from the water.
This harbO7 will float vessels of the
largest size when the immense dredg.
ing operations are completed
The outer harbor is being formed
by thrusting two huge breakwaters
out into the bay. The longer Of these
Is 5000 feet, comprising three sec
tions Of different angles. The rubble
foundation, 200 feet wide In places, IL
topped by blocks uf concrete a. 4
Iat'.IaI rock, and upon these are
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02
WODEI- or G4DzHZ, cTION7V0 R2OpOcID
ZXTEWcaOW or 15I4ST EI1QWT :


The question Of expansion faces our
congressman at Washington, and this
without going outside of the city it
self. and one may at once set his
mind at rest for it Is not an issue of
anneXing more territory but has to
do with the anncXing of the new con-
gressional buildings to the capitol
building There has been in course OF
construction for several years now
two new structures for use of the
members of the house of representa-
tivcs, and senators, and now the pro
ieCt is on foot to extend the front of
the capitol building and connect these
two structures which stand on either
side The material used would be
marble to match the face OF the pres
ent capitol building and would make
of the capitol building a vast and
magnificent structure far beyond the
dreams of the designers Of the orig
inal structure.
The two apartment buildings, as
they are called, for the house and
senate members, are splendid struC
lures. and when completed will have
cost $2,500.00O apiece. They flank the
capitol on either side several hundred
feet distant. and this space it is pro
posed to fill up by extending the CAPT
toll structure itself
These wings already are for the CX
elusive use of congressman, and vii
be devoted wholly to the personal con
venience and comfort Of their legis
/ lative occupants. who will be sur
/ rounded by every imaginable luxury
/ In effect, they will be huge hotels
| each of them occupying moro grounC
/ than the WaldOrf-AstOria in New
York, though not so tan and the din
Ing rooms will be on a great scale and
very handsome though guests viii
be at liberty to have their meals sCrv
ed in their rooms, by messengers on
thC government payroll and in uni
form, if they so desire. Also there
will be magnificent barber shops; and
indeed, the only regular hotel feature
lacking will be bedrooms, all of tn,
apartments being intended for day
time use merCly--a fact which, never
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-02-02
Capt. koehIer Convicted for Disre-
spect to Superors.

Washington.-Cap l.. NJ. koehler,
of the Fourth United States cavalry
in the Philippines, seems to have got
himself into trouble by his disregard
of army etiquette in his zeal to pro
vide for the comfort of his men. lie
has been found guilty by court-mar.
tails Of making "veXatious" charges
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21
Agatha laughed nystcrlcally. 1nen

Agatha laughed hystcrlcally. ~Inen
i You aren't Mr.. Black, after all, and
your story is true she cried.
The young man shook himself as
| if TO get free of the horrible effects
| of the last few minutes.
| NO" he answered. with feeble at
! tempt at SMILE I'm my unclc's
namesake, Roger Bainbridge I'd, with
! my compliments"
And to think" groaned Bainbridge
senior, that I've been out setting the
police OH the track of my own neph-
| ew,'
That isn't half so bad as choking
him." was Mr.. Anderson's rueful COM
ment
Some months after this dramatic lit
tie incident Agatha discovered that she
had been robbed again. This time she
felt sure young Mr.. Bainbridge was
guilty, but she shrank from facing him
with the accusation. She was saved
that ordeal. however, by the sudden
full confession Of the criminal himself.
agatha" he announced very ser-
OuoiS ouS eNSullSs UltSt Wllu
her, what would you say If told
Ftyou have really been trying to steal
something from you?"
Agatha started. why" she an
severed. I'D rather give you anything
of mine than have you steal it,"
Are you sure, Agatha?" asked Rog-
er. looking at her tenderly, yet search
, ingly. ITS very precious thing
want"
IF it's my heart answered Agatha.
you've stolen it without waiting for
me to give it to you." and She smiled
at him bravely and sweetly through
her bushes. sT
He folded her close to him. '.I'm
awfully afraid" he said, laughing soft
~ in his great joy. ':that your father
will choke me in earnest this time"
Agatha laughed, too. for, as she said,
love can afford to laugh at locksmiths.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21

years to achieve recognition as writ
err. AS a young man he wrote moro
or less from time to time-indeed, he
wrote and Illustrated at the early are
of six precocious story Of adventure
but it was only about fifteen years
ago that his revenue from his writings
became sufficient TO enable him to de-
vote his whole time to literature. He
had practiced for a dozen years pre-
vious to that time as physician. He
has said that during the first ten years
he wrote short stories for ma gaines
he did not make from this source an
average of $3.50 year. Dr. Doyle
served as surgeon in the South
African war and in 1902 was knighted
In recognition of his literary and pa
triotic achievements.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21
Copyrighted. 1907. by NJ. NJ. Cunningham.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Agatha. lifting her skirts daintily,
trlpped around the corner from the
fashionable avenue where she lived
to the dingy little side street, with it's
miniature shops and prctentious signs.
Yes, it still hung there between a
cigar shop and a secondhand store-a
mammoth yellow key. She had seen
it many time. That must mean a
loclSsmith, and lochsmith was for
her at that crucial moment most essen
tial, for Agatha had locked herself out.
But the locksmitl's door refused to
bulge. Then piece of paper stuck
in the inside of the door frame caught
Agatha's attention.
"Out. Will return at 6 p. m.." she
read, with dismay.
She looked at her little chatelaine
watch. 1t was 5:35. In half an hour
her father would be home to dinner,
bringing business friend With him.
1t was hard enough, heaven knows, to
nave &c luhe VISuCu (OI,
trutAfully speaking. Scotch leave that
very morning and courageous enough,
Agatha knew. to plan to get the din
ner herself SO as not to disappoint her
father, but TO be locked out Of the
house at the eleventh hour and to find
the locksmith out into the bargain
this was crisis for tears.
\ young man stepped out OF the
neighboring cigar shop just in time to
see Agatha's handkerchief make lit
tie dab at each OF her moist blue eyes
Can l be of service to you?' he
asked calamity.
I'm afraid not. thank you" Agatha
replied. checking her momentary dis
play of emotion.
But the young man was SO politely
solicitous that Agatha. in her distress,
explained her dilemma, ending her ev-
PLANTATION with, And the lonksmitll.
you see, has the reconsideration to be
out"
well. we can overcome that dill
Guilty easily enough" WAS the young
mans cheerful response. You see. /
know the man who keeps the cigar
store hero very we'll, and l can get
through his shop into the locllsmith's.
Just wait Il minute"
Agatha waited and soon the young
man reappeared, dangling bunch of
skeleton keys i'll his hand.
These will open most anything. l
reckon" he said, smiling at Agatha.
Now, If you'll kindly let me accom-
pany you to where you live, I'll have
the door open in jiffy"
He was as good as his word. ana
Agatha, actually inside of her own
home once more, was profuse in her
expressions Of gratitude.
II don't know how to thank you,
Mr. She stopped short and then
added naively, Il don't know your
name either"
Black" the young man prompted,
lust plain Black'
at was an awfully white thing for
you to do. anyway" Agatha replied.
her eyes twinkling. And am under
deep obligations to you. Mr. Black"
Not at ALL" answered the alleged
Mr.. Black, lifting his hat as he left.
The dinner went of with remark
able smoothness, and Agatha had no
intention Of discounting the compli-
ments she received by letting her ia
.''s- know of her carelessnesS bus
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21
A NovELIsT's OWN ROMANCE.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, His Career
and Approaching Marriage.

and Approaching Marriage.
The approaching marriage of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle naturally sug-
gests queries as to the personal and
domestic side of the creator of Sher-
lock Holmes. The author is forty
eight and in full physical as we'll as
mental yigor. He married at twenty
seven Miss Louisa Hawkins of Min
sterworth, Gloucester, and several
children were born to them Mrs.
Doyle died several years ago. In
September Sir Arthur will take as his
second wife Miss Jean Lechie OF
Crowborough. The gifted writer,
who. next to Kipling, is perhaps the
best paid OF any of the literary guild
of today, has house at Hindhead, in
Surrey, which is filled with mementos
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21
EAS
OR
W ES
EXCURSION RATES
For Your Vacation Trip.

If you are going to take at trip, free
information as to excursion rates will
be gladly furnished by any Illinois
Central Ticket Agent, or a postal card
to the undersigned will bring it,
Rates are now authorized to many
different points and sections of the
country. for instance:
jamestown Exposition. Norfolk, Va, Fiji
teen Day, Sixty Day. and Season tick
cts on sale daily. Diverse routing
one way via New York City on season,
and sixty day tickets: also via Boston
OR Montreal. Write for illustrated
printed matter, rates and particulars
as to stopovers.
Summer Tourist Rates East. Tickets on
sale during the summer months to
Boston, Albany, Montreal, Portland.
Buffalo, Niagara Fall and many
summer resorts in Ontario Quebec
and the states of New York, Vermont,
New Hampshire and Maine. limited to
Oct. 3lst for return. Also 30 Day
Tourist tickets at lower rates to most
of the above named points.
Summer Tourist Rates West. Tickets on
sale daily during the summer months
to Pacific Coast points in California
Oregon and Washington, and to many
summer resorts in Montana, Idaho
Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.
Yellowstone Park tickets on sale daily
limited ninty days for return. Write
for free printed matter and rates.
Boston, Mass, New England Old Home
Week. One Fare plus $3.50 tickets or
sale July Is to % inclusive limited te
August 5th for return with privilege
of extension until August 3lst on de
post of ticket and payment of 81 fee
Home seekers round trip tickets on Is
and Sd Tuesdays of each month unit
and including December 1907 to man.
points southeast, south, south, south
west and west.
II. j. PHELPS,
Division Pass. Agt., l. C. r. r.
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b
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21
Humor ame Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Dignity is good four flusher, but It
does not hit very hard in scrap.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21

The philosophy of the fundamentals
of life is not worrying the man at the
motor end of the pick.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
Exhrmcs in Envelones.

That's the first time l ever sold a
single envelope" said a young woman
at big stationer's store in the clty's
centre. "Ivo always sold them in
packages, but that gentleman came
in with letter in his hand and asked
for an envelope, and sold him one
for a cent. l imagine that's the
smallest sale that has been made in
this establishment since it opened.
The biggest / ever made happened
to be In the envelope line, too. a
rather roughly dressed man came In,
asked to see our envelopes and want.
ed to know the price by the thousand.
l told him, Then he asked the price
by the million. l got the figures
from our manager, who smiled as he
gave them to me. Yet the man or
dered million envelopes and when
we asked for reference he said he
would as lief pay the bill on the spot
which he did from a roll of yell
lowback notes about the size of a
loaf of bread. We delivered the en-
veiopes. but haven't seen the pur.
chaser since. ."-Philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06

ana to establish more completely
than ever his confidence in his fore
casting ability.
In that confidence he still abides.
"I've got grandson" he is wont
to say, cor grandson-in-law, suppose
you'd call him, that's connected with
the Govr'ment. He works in the
Weather Bureau, helping get up
those predictions. Well. it's quite
science; and taking the country, by
and large. It's amazing how well they
hit it. But when it comes to predict
ing for just Hardhack Corner and VI
cinity, my grandson has to own up
that the Government can't hold a
candle to me. Youths Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06

Whenever, I think Of the farm Of my child
hood
And. there let my fancy delightfully."-
dwell,
do not recall with bit Of affection
The old oaken bucket that hung by the
WELL
1 never was stuck by its moss covered
beauty,
It's creal,ing refrain never made my heart
glad,
And surely there wasn't throb of ex-
citement
In drawing bucket for mother or dad.
But still do | cherish in fond retrospection,
As memories sweet that shall ever be
nursed
The pailfuls of water patiently carried
For quenching the elephants marvellous
thirst
III bet that old sisyphus. hard as the job
was,
Would surely have filled the sieve up to
the brim
If only, as object and guerdon of labor.
A seat at the circus was given to him.
-McLandburgh Wilson, in The Sur