The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-02-24
All Sorts of paragranhS.

bouncing wife.
FoRTY-FoUR thousand three hundred
and nlnety-nine years from now the
sun will burn out, says the Monthly
Scientist
JOSH BILLINGS says: 81 don't recko-
leckt now of ever hearing Nv two dogs
fighting, unless there was man or two
around.
FIRES arising from non-explosive ker-
osene are of daily occurrence in Yeddo.
American civilization sweeps everything
before it.
THE Louisville people have sub
scribed $40, 900 for their proposed in
dustrial exposition. They want $40, 900
more.
1t IS said that the eleven Territories
exceed by nearly 200, 900 square miles
the aggregate area of all the present
admitted States of the Union
AT an assignee's salem Marion Coun-
ty, Ky, recently, 200 cords of wood,
cut and corded, were sold at 5 and II
cents a cord.
FOURTEEN pounds of butter are made
each week from the milk of one COW at
Euclid, O.
SOME one describes wedding as
grand mixture of tears, toasts, trunks,
and trosseau.
Young ladies who are bashful about
availing themselves of their leap year
privileges in propria persona have con-
Guided to effect their proposals through
the medium of ST. Valentine.
Mrs HORACE GREELEY, who has
been considered incurably sick with
pulmonary affection, has almost entire
ly recovered her health at the Isle of
Wight, and will soon return to America.
THE LATEST man in America is a Con.
necticut negro. When he goes fish
ing he ties the line to the dogs hind
leg, and when fish bites he kicks the
dog
CARDINAL CULLEN, by a pastoral let
ter, permits meat to be eaten on Fri
days by English Catholics, as he prefers
that they should do so rather than have
the smallpox.
A SERIOUS revolt has taken place at
the Philippine Islands. A company of
two hundred native soldiers belonging
to the artillery service rebelled and
took possession of fort. The place
was subsequently carried by the regular
troops and all the insurgents killed.
IT is stated by Bishop Littleiohn, of
Long Island, that one church in his
diocese paid more money for music last
year than all the combined churches
paid for missions. It is not difficult to
say which church it was.
THE lease of the church of the Rev.
Newman Hall in London has expired,
and his congregation, one of the poor
est i'll the city, have purchased site
for a new church for $40, 900 They
subscribed So, 800 at one Sunday ser
vice
LAST week, at Kansas City, the drill
which was boringa shaft Tor a coal mine
went through a cave forty-four feet
deep before reaching the rock under
meath. The bottom Of the cave IS near
ly eight hundred feet below the surface
of the earth.
The Central Market property on
Fourth street, Louisville, has been
purchased for the public library of
Kentucky, at $4,000.
THE Odell Oil. } Times says 'sThere
is a farmer in this county who, years
ago, when boy, BACKED boots in Chi
cago for a living. He is now worth
$3.50, and owns three dogs"
A PICTURE SELLER at Worcester dis
played the portrait of James Fisk, Jr.,
in his window, and above it the signi-
ficant text, in illuminated letter
g Enter not into the ways of the
wicked"
The rebel rams, Chicora and Charles
ton, which were sunk to prevent cap
ture by the Federals on their occu-
patton of Charleston, have been raised,
and found to be in very good preserva-
ton.
THE old Simsbury (Connecticut) cop
per mines are to be re-opened. These
mines were formerly worked extensive
ly, and at one time were used as a
State Prison, and known as "New-
gate"
The Grand Duke slew five bisons in
the hunt at Kit Carson. Sheridan de-
clined to kill any. He says it is no more
fun than it would be to ride up to acow
and shoot it with revolver. He thinks
it is taking as unfair an advantage as
Jonah would if he had killed the whale
when he was inside of it taking a ride
A LITTLE daughter of Pat. Mallory,
of Blue Earth county, one day last
week, while playing with an open pen
knife, the blade and all being fully two
incl es in length, placed it in her mouth,
and the first thing she knew the knife
had slipped down her throat "just as
easy" No unpleasant results have yet
been experienced, and further develop
ments are awaited with some anxiety
"a SUFFERER writes to the New
York Times as follows: "You speak
of the difficulty of living upon and
saving money on salary of $4,000. I
can only say that, with an income
double that amount, I find it requires
much economy to pay the expenses of
living III a very quiet way. / have
only small basement house, no chill
dren, do not keep horses, and certainly
spend no money on show, but l have
to be very careful lest l exceed my in
come. -