The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-07-13
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A ROBUST man at Brashear City La,
broke his antagonists neck with
single blow of his fist.
SOME "port wine" analysed at Liver
pool lately, contained molasses, alcohol
and log-wood
SOME men who were blasting rocks in
Bowling Green, KY, turned ], 700 rat
tlesnakes out OF their beds.
NEARLY 80, 600, 600 worth of lard has
been exported from this country within
the last six months.
THE man who walked seven day
running was afterward weak fort
night.
The Manchester Unity of Odd Eel
lows has ass, 900 members, and CAPT
tai of three millions sterling.
A TRAIN of seventeen cars running
over a mining region IN Russia, was
recently precipited by the caving i'll of
mine.
The admiring friends of a rising
young journalist of Louisville, recent
ly presented him with an elegant rat
tlesnake.
The Baptists of Virginia are still ag-
itated over the question of the "regu-
larity" of Roger Williams baptism
ga THING of beauty is JOY forever
Is it, my boy2 Marry it, and you'll
find it very much the reverse.-P"nch.
THE Escanaba Furnace Company is
to build a side track mile and a half
long from the Pen. Division to then
kilns.
AN old man at Wilton, n H.. on en-
tering the cars Immediately begins to
pray, and keeps it up until he is safely
/ landed.
A WELDON, n G. boy has done well
by making 81, 500 III four years selling
oranges and peanuts, besides attending
school regularly.
AN Indiana couple, who were divorc
ed few months ago, were again united
on Thursday last, the woman paying
for the license and the minister's fee.
| The Rutherford On. c y indicator
saws a remarkable stone, in the shape
of perfectly cut balloon, a car attached,
containing a man with signal flag, was
recently found III that county.
| IT is estimated that 1900 900 tons
bitumiuous and 10, 600, 900. tons an
| thracite coal were mined Ill the United
States last year There were imported
| 431 los tons of coal.
| The pleasant little spot IN New York
city, where Augustus Brown was nur-
| dered last week, has been the scene of
several other deadly assaults, and has
come to be known as Murderer Cor
ner
| JOHN BUM. aged forty years, was IN
stantly killed while at work with cir
cular saw at Auriesville, N. Y, near
Fonda, on Monday last. He fell upon
the saw. which severed his head from
his body.
. CoLERED peoples hair sold here, -
| is the literal announcement on IA SHOW
card in window in South Fifth ave
nue.. "The " switch may be there
but certainly the schsolmaster Is not.
= World.
Ii would seem that tobacco is now
reckoned rather as one of the necessl-
ties of life than one of lis luXurlea-
| There were manufactured III the United
States last year | 1872, 2 l6, 900 cigars, on
at least taxes were paid on that number
The murdered Captain Colvocoresses
| beoueathed In his will 81, 600 to the Sc
Iectmen of Litchfeld, CT, the interest
of which should be expended LII FUR
nishing the town paupers with religions
and secular newspapers.
AMONG the laws passed by the last
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature was one ena-
bling married women to purchase sew
ing machines without the consent OF
their husbands, and making the con
tract binding.
FIVE persons out of family OF seveuy
in Tennessee, recently died from eating
| fish that had been feeding upon cater
DilIars. It is also stated thet child
of three years ate one of the caterpl'-
lars and died in three hours. This re-
cital carries its own caution.
THE State tIiueralogist of Wisconsin
saws that If the extensive ore beds III
the vicinity of Black River. Falls should
be worked, enough iron could be man
ufactured in that region to supply the
wants of tue United States for 1000
| years to come.
A BosToN woman of 80 got a merce-
nary youth of a quarter that age to
marry her the other day, OF promise of
an income of 1000 year while she
lived. and life interest i'll her estate
after her death.
VIRGINIA has amended her constitu
| ton so as to make it lawful to receive
any rate of interest not exceeding
twelve per cent. per annum, which may
be agreed upon by the original parties,
and specified in the note, bond or other
writing evidencing the debt. The mo
| tive of the amendment Is doubtless to
attract capital to that state for invest
ment.
DENMARK has a school furnished for
a thousand children. One session Is
held III the morning and another in the
afternoon, ndaeach session is attended
by a different body of children, both
being under the same general head.
The pupils, therefore, attend school
only hall day. The system is SAID to
work we'll, and might perhaps he
adopted with advantage in some of our
crowded cities.
Mr.. JOHN BELLOWS, of GloucestFE,
England, prints for the English govern
ment the blank forms for electric tele-
graphic messages, and has to issue
weekly 5000 copies-that Is, l,3oo'-
900 monthly, and Is, 900, 600 in theyear,,
and the order involves the use OF ~
tons of paper in the twelvemontn,
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