The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-31


THE KAoLIN BEDS OF WIscoN-
sIN.-Beds of kaolin, or fire clay,
exist to greater or less extent
throughout the Central parts of
Wisconsin, in quantities enough to
last the whole country for centuries
A specimen of it was sent to Eng
land some time ago, and set of
dishes were made of it. 1t was
proaouced equal to the best Euro
pean tire-clay.
Within the past FIVE years 7oo,-
600 persons have left Germany for
the United States, being principally
from Prussia Most of the immi-
grants were able-bodied young men
of the poorer classes, the very kind
for the German army, and it is not
strange that Bismarck has spared
no effort to keep them at home.
Gen. Sherman is not Catho-
lie, but when he courted Miss Ew-
ing he was required, before Father
Ryder could marry them, to promise
as an officer and gentleman that
he would never interfere with his
wife in the practice of her religion,
and that her children should be
brought up Catholics.
The Cuban rebellion has now
lasted six years, and Spain appears
to meet with but little success IN
the attempt TO suppress it. She has
lost loo, 900 soldiers, has destroyed
crops to the value of SI5,ooo,Ooo a
year, and towns and other wealth
to the aggregate amount Of $780,
100000.
Some idea of the immense fruit
interests of St. Joseph, Mich may
be gathered from the fact that the
First National Bank, Of that city,
has this season paid out over ST.
100000 TO truit-growers on checks
received by them in return for fruit.
Gotham has a wholesale pie cs-
tablishment with an invested capital
Of $3.50, 900, which consumes, every
day, 300 pumpkins, |, 800 quarts of
milk and 5000 eggs. with aWeekly
consumption of $50 barrels of flour
and 5000 pounds of lard.
Pho Mono comes Of a long-lived
family. His great-grandfather at
tanned to the age of 73 years, his
grandfather %, his father 68, and
his mother SO. He also had three
brothers who reached respectively
the ages of 10, SO and 90.
The Union Pacific Railroad has
been pronounced complete by the
Commission lately appointed for
that purpose. If the President shall
approve this verdict, the company
will come into immediate possession
Of all its land grants.
On Andy Johnson's place at
Greenville, Tenn, are two magnif-
cent weeping willows that have been
grown from sprigs taken by a trav-
eler from the tree that formerly over
shadowed the grave OF Napoleon L.,
at St Helena.
The greatest herdsnan in the
world is the title claimed for Sam
uel w. Alien of Texas, who owns
225,oo cattle. He has one ranch
eighty miles long and forty wide,
between the Nevada and Colorado
rivers.
Nine million horses in tie Uni
ted States; value, 5000, 900, 900
France has 1868, 500; Austria, B.
loo, 900 England, 2,666, 200; Ger
many, 2,5oo, 900; Prussia, 500, 900;
Turkey, I,loo,ooo.
The number of railroad acci-
dents In the United States for the
year ending with September, was
9o7; number of persons killed, 2Ol,
and number injured, 740-a pretty
sad record.
The National Grange of Pat
rons of Husbandry has $1,000 in
vested in United States Govern
ment bonds, according to recent
public statement by Mr. Shankland,
OF Iowa.
Pennsylvania claims to have
given the United States the first
turnpike road, railroad, water works,
locomotive, hospital, Iaw-school,
public museum, music hall, and free
library.
The ruins of an ancient city, a
mile square, have recently been dis
covered on the banks OF the Rio
Grande near the boundary line be
tween Colorado and New Mexico.
Scotland contains 81. 900 square
miles, OF which about 155, ,ooc acres
is taken up by inland lakes There
are 787 islands oft its coast, OF which
lS6 are inhabited.