The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
General Items.

ing three men who dlstHTDed his con-
gregatiOn.
AuDERuAN1c work at Fort Scott,
Kansas, IS enormous, and doesn't pay.
Mrs. Guernsey fred at some burglars
one night, and the next Gay one OF the
aldermen had bis arm amputated.
INDIANAPOLIS claims the third place
in the list of the packing cities of the
world, ard says il hiss the largest pork
packing house III existence, 394, 600
hogs being slaughtered there last
year.
The 4, 600 Gentiles. commonly called
" outsiders" who reside IN Salt Lake,
says the Salt Lake Tribune, and pay
two thirds of the CITY revenue, think
they have rights which the city author
tiles SHAH respect. And they mean ex-
actly what they say.
PROVIDENCE, in beautiful accord with
it's name, has such thoroughtares as
Faith street, Hope street, Benevolent
street, Happy street, &c. The other
day a Han was found fainting from
starvation in Benevolent street, and
vas, carried through Happy street to q
hospital.
OUR lighthouse system is more
extensive than any in the world, the
lights and beacons extending moret than
10000 miles along coast and shore.
We have 521 lighthouses, 80 powerful
signals operated by engines driven by
steam or hot air. 364 day, OF unlighted
beacons, and 2.838 buoys
The British exploring ship Chal-
lenger recently touched at the Island of
Triston d'Acuna, in the South Allan
tic, and found two Germans living
there, who were heartily tired OF play
ing Robinson Crusoe aud gladly avail
Cd themselves Of the opportunity Of
leaving.
ALL the cork used ia London comes
from that portion OF Spain held by the
Carlists. Since the war the cork
manufacturers of the United Kingdom
have been utterly ruined III their bust
ness, and the L0ndoners have to keep
their mouths over their bottles 10 pre-
vent the contents from escaping.
TEA is now extensively raised in Hin
dostan, the export to England in 1872
exceeding sixteen millions of pounds.
The Indian teas are OF rare flavor, aud
are used by English shOpkeepers to
mix with the Chinese. The culture in
India is now carried on by joint stock
companies, which are now oayirg from
10 to 20 per cent dividends.
Nj. BoTToNE was led to admit theo-
reticaliy that the natural measure of
the hardness OF any metallic element
was the specific gravity divided by the
atomic weight. The hardness OF q
large number Of metals, determined
perimentally, agrees very closely
with the calculated value.
Snow BIRDS are esteemed a great
delicacy III Nevada, where the Indians
shoot them with bows and arrows
These birds, though small, are exceed
iuely plump, and seecn or eight Of
them skewered on cambria needle,
and broiled Gu d thmbieIul OF Goals,
make delicious morsel.
The proprietor Of the London Iele-
graph is auou, to ralse the price OF ad-
vertisements TO 2s. 81. per line The
humber of thsm has become so large
rs 10 interfere with the news, and he
expects by increasing the price TO
make more room IN his columns. The
daily circulation OF the Telegraph is
now about 10, 600.
SOME practical joker recently went
into the Office OF the Paris True Ken
trtGkian, during the absence OF its edi-
tor, and had inserted a poem to the
latter's first born The editor did not
observe it until the paper was printed,
when he went through the entire
edition ard clipped out the offending
rhyme.
The Montreal fremcn are to Lave
new kind of respiratOT, consisting Of Il
metal case filled with glyceriDe and
powdered charcoal. These will not
only preserve the men from suifoca-
ton, but also effectuaily prevent them
from yelling which all tiremen seem
to think is particularly eficacious III
extinguishing fires.
ONE Of the Prussian military institu-
tions which have been OF iate specially
commended III their comrades by the
reforming class OF French officers, is
that Of the regimental court of honor.
fhe use Of which IS found with the
Germans to have greatly modified the
former barbaEous system OF dueling OF
every slight affront.
A HPPoCAMPUs, or sea horse, in the
Manchester aquarium, recently gav1
birth to family numbering about two
hundred. They were Matched III
pouch which is ia the tail of the male
parent, the ova being placed there by
the female as Ia a nest. It is sup
posed that the young occasionally re
turn to the pouch for protection.
THE hop vine, as material for MAX
ing paper, is receiving increased atteu-
ton, and is likely TO repay trogbIe aud
cost Of experiments. Under chemical
treatment 1t is found to yiel3 a long,
strong and fine fibre. The process Of
preparation Is said to be Of a novel
character. Efforts to utilize bamboo
are being made with more OF less sue.
cess.
The State OF Michigan proposes to
make beginning III prison reform.
Striped garn ents ara TO be -bolished,
convlcts viii be educated, and when
dually discharged each man viii receive
suit OF clothes, SO IN cash, and such
money as be may have earned by over
work. Prison reform may be needed IN
some directions, but an exchange thinks
that this looks like carrying "A good
hing little too far.
a. HARDWOOD. OF Ipswich, has been
experimenting on the popular theory
that where fireplace is so situated
that the sun can shine upon il, the So
lar rays will put the fire ont. Mr.. Rar-