The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-12-03


A KENTUCKY man opposes life insurance,
as strying to bluff the Almighty out OF
sure hand"
FoR the first time in thirty years, the
New Haven county Jail is without female
prisoner.
INDIANA has about five hundred regular
Qaakers, besides those who quake occa-
siona!ly.
The manuscript of Hunted Down, in
the Holiday collection, was sold at Clinton
Hall for S10250
AT Lagrange, Indiana, the other day.
gentleman inadvertently leaned against
a fly ng buzz saw.
The annual production of spirits in the
United States is stated at 1lS, 642 900 gal
Ions.
FIFTY Cinnamon are soon to be settled in
Shelby county Iowa, TO open up farms.
infant parties for babies of one year old
are now considered to be quite the thing in
Worcester
The Prussians have new kind Of shell,
which is three feet long, and ''sings" like
q Whole anvil chorus.
THE census of the South shows gener-
al increase in the colored population since
1869.
The new census shows that Connecticut
has one voter for each 5. 40 of the popule-
ton.
4 GANG of burglars not one of whom ex-
ceeds the age of 16 years, have been COM
hitting depredations at Iowa City for
months past.
One million six hundred thousand lbs.
OF pepper was lanely received in one day
by New York firm.
\ SMALL dog with fifty dollar embroid-
cred cover is an essential item IN the outfit
Of New York dandy.
TIE penal statutes of California are in
the hands Of q revision committee, which
has nearly tinishedi its work.
| 4 PORTSMOUTH, man, who had saved sew
enteen persons from drowning, couldn't
save himself from going under.
4 CHICAGO glazier was arrested by two
| police the other night for Caring" a whole
! schoolhouse.
| The cash profits of the Massachusetts
| Penitentiary for the past year amount to
S31,75O.
THE new Yale University ball-club uni
| forms are of gray, with blue trimming,
and with hat, shoes and fxings, will cost
5000.
EVER since that Tennessee man coughed
UP muSket ball, every home guard in
the country has commenced coughing.
THREE hundred thousand grape boxes
were m 4nufactured by two factories in Ma
| pies, Ontario county, Ohio, this season.
4 VALUABLE salt mine was recently dis
covered at Kittaning, Penn. by workmen
who had bored to depth Of 1925 feet, in
quest Of oil.
| A New HAVEN widower didn't consult
with his children about bringing home a
new wife, and they fired the house to show
| their grit
The coIored Baptists of Kentucky are
| to have theological school At Frankfort,
and have bought fifty acres of land for the
| purpose
| THE Cleveland ladies have taken to the
| trick OF asking their husbands for money
IN the presence Of strangers.
| SHOULD misfortune overtahe you, re-
trench, work harder, but never fiy; con-
| front difficulties with unfinching parsever-
| ance,
| A KANSAS CRY artist committed suicide
the other day because he could net pay his
/ tailor. The tailor wants to know how that
| helped matters.
A NEW style of rocker, (Which will make
the rocking chair greater favorite than
| ever" Is announced as a recent New Ha-
ven invention.
! A SANDSTONE has been discovered in Clay
county, near Brazil, Indiana, that is suita-
bic for hearths for iron and glass furnaces.
THE Tammany prize banner has been
awarded to the Seventh Ward, which
turned out 5000 men, and spent $14, 900
on uniforms, fireworks and music.
THE use OF opera glasses at weddings in
churches suggests to the New 1ore Mail
that the next thing will be fence-posters
heralding the performance, and a moderate
admission-fee,
THE new Italian ambassador at the court
os Vienna, Cavaliere 7Artom, is an Israel
ite He was one Of the abiest and most
esteemed agents Of Cavour, and is deemed
one OF the sharpest diplomats of Italy.
Hon. GEORGE Il. PENDLEToN and Hon
Benjamin r. Curtis will represent Virginia
in the proposed arbitrament with West
Virginia to settle the latter's proportion OF
the public debt incurred before the war;
A FOSSIL feather has been found by Dr.
Hayden. in Wyoming Territory, and is
said to be the first specimen on record.
Scientific men have not decided whether
it belongs to real bird or to come link
between bird and reptile.
MAJOR THos. boswell, long known as
the prince of the turf in Virginia, and d
real old Virginia gentleman, died at his
farm in Henlico county last Thursday
night, aged seventy-two years. His son,
Thomas W. boswell, has just proved a
winner in the Pemiico races, near Bllti-
more.
Nh. JOSEPH NELSON, of New Gloucester,
has manufactured 5000 bushels of apples
INTO cider this fail. lie will make over SOC
. barrels ofcider.
AMONG the French prisoners at Stettin,
in Prussia, Is e black officer of Zouaves.
He is quite hero in that city, and count
less stoues are told of him. He is said to
be nephew of Theodore ofAbyssinia
The Bryan Hall property in Chicago has
been sold 20 r. NJ Hooley, Esq, proprieto,
| OF Hoolay's Opera House, Brooklyn, fci
, $4,000. Mr.. Ii. viii transform it into 6
minstrel hall.