The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-10-25
General Items.

the Pacific Nail Company, has died in
| London.
BARNUM's "Circassian Girl was
born at Olney, Ill, and has 81, 900
| ready for a rainy day.
The death is announced of NJ. God
da1d, Sr., the wei! known aeronaut, in
his seventy first year.
GES. J d. IMBoDEN has brought a
libel suit for s25, ZOO against newspa-
per III West Virginia
MoNsIGNoR CAPEL, who figures in
'Lothair," leads the English pilgrim
| age to the Shrine of the Saints.
PROF. PEDTsHHKA. Of Moscow. Rus
STA, was recently frozen to death during
snow storm on Mont Blanc
The Pope received, on the 10Th ult.,
Roman deputation that presented
him with an album containing 10000
signatures.
ADMIRAL WINsLow aud Semmes be-
gan their naval career together as
middies" on the sloop- of-war Fal-
mouth.
| MILE. ALBoNI, the American prima
| donna, has, 1T is reported, accepted an
offer to visit thus country III the au-
tumn of 1874.
| A MAN can do without his own APP
probation III much society, but he must
make great exertions to gain it when
he lives alone. -SydHey Smith.
QUEEN VICTORIA recently held a sale
of fat stock at Claremont Park, and
gave Il free lunch to purchasers before
the sale commenced. The total sales
footed up $4,000. Pin money.
FoR shutin' at his nabor, citizen
of Gwinett county, Ga, was recently
sentenced by Justice of the Peace to
" everlastin' Punishment forever from
the honorable county cf Gwinett.'
"WHo dat hit me 2 Where's dat
lantern z" were the ordinations of an
astonished Elmira darkey, after being
| thrown something like hundred feet
| by locomotive.
| A GEORGIA "cracker was offer
ed four dollars per day to Ia
| Dor, when he exclaimed, s. Sir, dye
| spose I'd work when I've Just discover
ed fresh coon track 2"
"DID you hit him plumb in the
centre :" asked dying Omaha man
|
desperate street fight" yes" was
the reply. "Then | die happy and
calm grin of pleasure froze upon his
| face.
| AMONG the feathered creation the
eagle, the raven, the swan and the par
rot are SAID to be centenarians An
eagle III Vienna died after contine-
ment of ia years, and pair of ravens
III Shelborne have fixed their residence
IN an ancient oak for more than ninety
years.
The Papal Nuncio at Vienna asked
permission of the Pope to leave that
city during the stay of King Victor
Emanuel, on the ground that it would
be disagreeable to have to meet him
The request was refused by Cardinal
Antonelli. who told the Nuncio he must
get out of the difficulty by feigning in
disposition.
WHILE President Grant was attend
ing the Fair at Westm mister, Md, last
week, poor old negro woman grasped
HIM by the hand, and exclaimed, with
tears running down her checks, 'Thank
God, Masser, you added years to nv
life by setting me free-you and Masser
Lincoln, and l pray for you, ana bless
you every night of my life for doing
that. God bless you, Masser, you and
Lincoln. God bless you both.
1oUNG lady, to beau of whose COM
pany she is getting tired " hope you
are not nervous, because that clock has
a queer effect on people. All my gen
tlemen acquaintance start when it
strikes ten, and it's just going to strike :
SO If You are nervous, perhaps you had
better go home before it begins"
Two PERsONs.who have chosen each
other out of all the species, with the
design to be each others mutual COM
fort and entertainment. have. in that
action, bound themselves to be good
humored, affable, discreet, forgivinc,
patient and joyful, with respect to each
others frailties and PROJECTIONS, to the
end of their lives. AddisOn.
:" You ought to let me pass here free
of charge, considering the benevolent
nature OF my profession, said a physi-
elan to tollgate keeper. 'sNot So"
was the reply, "you send too many
dead-heads through here now" The
doctor dld not stop to argue the point,
but paid his toll, and passed
The instincts of the ant are very I'M
important, considered as the ants; but
the mement ray of relation is seen to
extend from 1t to man, and the little
drudge is seen to be a monitor. little
body with a mighty heart, thea all It's
habits, even that said to be recently
observed, that ii never sleeps, become
sublime. -E'n,erson
HE most practical lover has been
discovered. In one of his letters to
his sweetheart lie wrote: 81 wish, nv
dear, that you would not write such
long letters to me. If you were to
bring an action for breach of promise
against me, the lawyers should have to
copy the correspondence between us
and charge fourpence for every folio of
seventy two words. The shorter the
letters, the more we shall save from
the lawyers.
LORD REGINALD-Ain't yer goin' to
have some puddin', Miss Richards
It's SO Jolly.
The Governess- There, again, Raein-
aid Puddin' --goin'- amt yer! That's
the way Jim Bates and Dolly Maple
speak, and Jlm's a stable boy, and
Dolly's laundry maid.
Lord Reginald but that's the
way father and mother speak. too: and
fathers a duke, and mothers a Ouch
ess. SO, there
CURIOSITY has occasionally been at
tracted by the question of what be-
comes of all the cancelled railway tick