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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
A Natural Curiosity.
From the Wheeling Standard.

from the wheeling standard
We have heard several times, lately,
of negro, recently in this city, who
could do anything with his body but
turn it wrong side out.
DIR. Baguley told rs last night that he
had examined the curiosity a few days
ago.
The negro was born in Sheffield, Eng
land, ana raised in Manchester, in the
same county. When three or four
years old he showed a wonderful con-
troll over some of what are to ordinary
persons automatic muscles, and has
been "getting better, as he calls it,
ever since. BY getting better, which
We would decide getting decidedly
more expert in his powers of self-con-
tortiOn. He has been travelling about
the country for some years, showing
himself for living.
He is a full-blooded African, not very
intelligent, medium sized, with an or
binary looking head. He came here
from Pittsburg, where he exhibited
himself before DR.. Walters, who was
skeptical about him. He told the
Doctor he was going to throw his heart
down to the pit of his stomach. Dr.
W. got out his stethoscope, and placed
it over the heart. The organ was
br- athing naturally and regularly in its
proper place. Presently, the negro
gave his bodya peculiar jerk, and the
Doctor could hear nothing at all. Look
lug down about foot, ne saw & large
lump, and placing the stethoscope over
it, he heard the heart beathing away as
regularly as as before. When it had
remained there couple of minutes, the
darkey drew it up saying he was afraid
to keep it there longer. He gave him.
son another twist, and his heart went as
far below as before, and to the right
side, still humping regularly. Draw
ing 1t back again, he told the doctor he
was going to stop its mo ion. He did
SO by the mere act of volition, and
there was no pulse to be discovered in
any part of his body. He kept it still
for over two minutes, then started
again, saying that it would kill him to
keep 1t still longer.
Before DIR. Baguley he dropped his
ribs down about foot, and the doctor
could feel a second set under them. He
went through some of the performances
We have described, and then told the
doctor he was going to roll up his bow
els. He started the turning, and the
doctor could see them coiling around
and bullying out. He then went through
the reverse process of unwindlng them.
Some gentlemen who were in the Office
tainted at the sight, and no wonder.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
Thrilling Experience of Chinaman.


A Chinanan in the employ of a fam
lily at Salt Wells Station, over on the Pa
cific slope, passed through decidedly
thrilling experience recently. Salt Wells
is railroad station in charge of a man
named Macarthur. Macarthur and his
wife went away on visit, and left the
station in charge of man named Kicks
and a Chinaman. Subsequently Kicks
was called away, and the Chinaman re-
manned alone to keep things straight
about the place. He had been thus
alone but a day or two when a couple of
men rode up to the station and demand
ed dinner. The Chinamm complied
with the request, when the two men
also insisted that he should feed their
horses. The Chinaman went to the
stable, and was opening a sack
of barley, when the two men
came up behind him and fired their re-
volyers, hitting him in the head. The
Chinaman fell and remained insensible
for few minutes, but knew enough to
keep quiet. The wouldbe- murderers
were feeling his pulse, and one asked
the other: "Shall we shoot him again 2"
No, he'll be dead enough in time, !"
was the answer. Then the ruffians went
into the house, and, securing pixaxe
and shovel, began digging grave for
their victim in the cellar The China,
man quietly escaped and ran for assist
rnce. A party was at once organized,
and the robbers, who had taken what
plumber they could carry, were pursued
for fifty miles, finally escaping. The
Chinaman who saw his own grave being
dug will have story to tell, if he ever
gets back to Asia, and a story of the
most thrilling kind.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
symptoms of hydrophebia.

ALTHOUGH Tweed has given the pub
lie to understand on several occasions
that he is willing to suffer all penalties
imposed upon him Justly by the law,
and shall not attempt an escape if bail
is furnished him, no man has been
found willing yet to step forward and
risk the almighty dollar upon the once
mighty Tweed. Three million dollars
is not obtained at a finger snap for a
man with some streaks of honesty, but
for one who has stolen treble that
amount. Tweed is still in prison, and
may he stay there until all the prelimi-
nary arrangements are perfected in the
Sc, 200, 900 suit against him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
THE AMERICAN RlFLEMEN.
They Again Defeat the Irish
Team.
The Gallant Irishmen Enthusiastic
Over the VictOrS.

The great international rifle match at
Dallymount, near Dublin, ireland, took
place on the Doth. The following are
the particulars of the interesting affair
The firing at the 800 yards range. re-
suited in one point in favor of the Irish
team, the total scores standing as fol-
lows: Americans, 337; Irish, 33S.
Individual scores of the Americans
Fulton SO, Dakin So, Yale 81, Glider
sleeve 56, Coleman Sc, Bodine 50; total
337.
Irish-Pollock 50, Wilson 5S, John
son SO, Hamilton Sc, Miner So, McKen-
Ma SO; total 33S.
The 900 yard range was then fired,
AMI resulted largely in favor of the
Americans. The total scores were:
Americans 327, Irish 2S2.
| The following are the individual scores
each, out of possible sixty:
Observation-Disclosures sc, Yale SO,
Fulton 81, Coleman 4S, Bodine 50,
Dakin 55.
Irish Wilson so, Hamilton "a, Me-
Kenna A, Miner 81, Johnson "a, Pol
lock So.
Total-Americans 327, Irish 292.
There were fully 10000 spectators on
| the ground-among them the Lord
Mayors of London, Dublin and York.
The shooting at the 1000 yards
range, which was remarkably fine on
both sides, was won by the Americans
| by a score of 303 againt 800 for the
Irish. The match was won by the Amer
| lean II tiemen by total of 967 to 500.
The following were the individual
scores at the 1000 yards range: Amer
leans, Gildersleeve %, Yale SO, Fulton
&c, Coleman 50, Bodine 81, Dakin 81
| total BOB. Irish, Wilson 55, Hamilton
81, McKenna 50, Miner IL, johnson
so, Pollock 40; total 800. The number
of persons who assembled to witness
the shooting, gradually increased as the
match drew to close. The victory of
the American marksmen was hailed with
tremendous enthusiastic
HONORs To THE AMERICANS.
DUBLIN, JUNE 90. "A most enthusi-
astic ovation was given to the American
Team Oh the return from Dollymount to
the city. this evening. A grand
banquet in their honor was given by
the Lord Mayor of Dublin, at the
Mansion House. A large number of
distinguished guests, including the
Lord Mayors of London and York,
were present. The Irish rifemen admit
the superiority of the Americans
throughout the match, and acknowledge
that their victory was fairly won. The
American Team used breech leaders,
and the Irish Team used Rigby's
mIzzle leaders
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE BY A FLOOD
IN FRANCE

A Paris dispatch. dated Friday.
June 26, says : The loss of life by
the flood at Toulouse is appalling. At
st. Cyprian 215 corpses have already
been found. The violence of the tor
rent frustrated all efforts to rescue the
unfortunate inmates Of the houses. Sew
eral men were drowned in the ATTEMPT.
and 10000 persons are deprived of the
means of subsistence in Toulouse
and Elon. Disasters elsewhere
are of almost equal magnitude.
The lower part of the city of Morssac,
on the Lorne, is under water. At
Tremsullet, in the Department of Ar.
riege, five houses remain standing out
of 400. In the district of Folk, in the
same department, 200 villages are com
pletely submerged, and many dead
bodies are found. Crops of all kinds
throughout the inundated districts have
been destroyed
President MacMahon and Minister
Bouffet Rave left Paris for the scene of
destruction.
Gen. De Cissey, Minister of War, ac
companled the President and Minister
of the interior to the scene of the in
undation.
The municipal council of Paris has
voted $40, 900 for the relief of the suf-
ferers. Eighty persons We're drowned
IN Nerdun. and 500 houses have fallen
III Toulouse. At Bordeaux the Garonne
is much swollen, but no serious catas-
trophe is reported. 1t is said that, al
together, over 1000 lives have been
lost.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
PariOr Games.

The new parlor amusements are thus
described: Two players are closely
blinded with bandage made of THEN
pocket handkerchief. Each one is pro-
vided with saucer full of cakes OF
cracker crumbs, which is held in the
left hand, and spoon, which is held il
the right hand A sheet is spread upon
the floor, upon which the players sit,
and at a given signal they begin to feed
each other. Their efforts to find each
others mouths with their spoons never
fail to afford much sport. Another
amusing experiment is trying to blow
out candle blindfolded. The candle
is placed upon table, up to which a
player is led; he then walks back six
steps, turns around three times, and
walks forward as nearly in the direction
of the candle as possible and tries to
blow it out. If he happens to wander
to the wrong part of the room the effect
Of the blowing is very funny.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

ANOTHER case of hydrophobia in New
York City emphasizes the heretofore
but faint belief that the terrible dis
ease can be purely one of the magma
ton. The gentleman in question was
bitten slightly by large Newfound
land dog. The dog is now living and
well; the man died showing all the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
nat he VIII not come up again.

THERE Is much curiosity and impa-
thence manifested to learn what this
wonderful motor said to be discovered
Ivy keely means. He is said to have
discovered the principle that great
power can be drawn from Nater-pure
and simple. Mr.. Kelly cannot claim
the discovery of any great principle
al he has done Of he has done it, is to
apply well-known law of hydraulics.
Ever since the time of Pascal, every
scientist has known that pressure ex-
erted upon body of water transmits it
equally IN every direction. SO that if a
body of water were confined in
a vessel which contained two PTS
tons, one having surface of
square inch and the other of ten
square inches, and a pressure of ten
pounds were exerted on the smaller, the
larger piston would be pressed outward
with n force of one hundred pounds.
BY the application of this simple prin-
ciple an enormous force is obtained, by
the application of very small one.
Hydraulic presses, constructed on this
principle, have been used IL many
wooden manufactures of England for
years. Mr.. keely, by system of
valves and pistons, is bringing this
same force to bear upon motive ma
chimes. He has discovered no new
truth, or startling, and heretofore M
known mechanical law.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

THERE are as many wonderful stories
told of the grasshoppers as there are
'hoppers. But the latest and most ex-
traordinary appears in the reliable col
umns of the Chicago Times. Speaking
OF the way they have of getting their
food more expeditiously, a correspond
ent, entirely trustworthy of course, ad-
vances this not as theory but a fact:
They Will pile on to a board fence by thou
sands toward night, pretending to go to roost,
but as soon az it IL dark, and the tired grangers
are sound asleep, they will get on the top
board on their hind legs all in a row, and at a
given signal will all kick az once, and down
goes the fence, and i'll the morning all they
have to do IL to walk in and get breakfast
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

IT is easier to bear up under onr
misfortunes than to survive the COM
ment of our friends on them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

As the power of artillery has been in-
creased the iron mail of boats called
upon to meet it has been thickened,
and the two have heretofore kept pretty
even pace. An experiment was lately
tried at Dulman, Prussia, by which
electricity was the means of success
fully discharging four Krupp guns
simultaneously, the balls all striking
the same mark. If this should ever
become common method of warfare.
the destroying force of cannon has viz
tually been increased four-fold and
there IS no reason why if four guns
could thus be used as one, six or more
could not. This would call for far
more powerful class of ironclads, and
irOn-malled vessels.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

a MAN who was sentenced to be hung
was visited by his wife, who said "My
dear, would you like the children to see
you executed 2" NO." replied he.
"That's just like you" said she," ''you
never wanted the children to have any
enjoyment"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

KILLING OFF THE BEDBUGs.- best
mode of getting rid of bedbugs is to
fumigate them with birthstone. Houses
standing long and empty which lave
swarmed with them, have by this means
been effectually freed from them. Place
IN the center of the room dish con-
tanning about four ounces of birthstone
remove from the room such metallic
surfaces as might be affected by the
fumes; close every aperture, even to
the keyhole, and light the birthstone.
After tour or five hours, enter the room
and open tie windows for a thorough
airing.
QUINCY, Illinois, has the latest case
of Enoch Arden; but the married wild
ow had collected the life insurance
money, and a compromise will be eff
fected on easy terms.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

THE adulteration of tobacco is extern
sively practiced in England. A cigar
maker was recently found guilty OF
manufacturing cigars which contained
IA per cent of lime leaves, per cent.
of colored paper, and only 10 per cent.
of tobacco.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

The railroad war will not end by the
settlement of difficulties between the
Pennsylvania Central and the Baltimore
and Ohio. The New York Central and
the Erie have declined to make the
rates SD from Chicago to New York,
which is the basis of the agreement be-
tween the Baltimore and Pennsylvania
companies. Connecting with the New
York roads is the Michigan Central,
which, of course, will not join the com
blnation. The Grand Trunk has also
commenced to cut under rates. What
have we now then On the one side the
New York, Michigan and Canada line;
on the other these bitterest of enemies,
three weeksago-the Pennsylvania Cen
trail and Baltimore and Ohio.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

There is a party, fat and stout
As any Turk on Bosphorus,
Who at our dinner table sits,
And ne'er mis- babble interInits,
But prates of mush and wheaton Grits
And -. mean amount of phosphorus.
He always airs his favorite theme,
Nor cares a penny s toss for us,
But rails at beef with ''Pooh," and - Pish
And calls tor cod and other fish,
Hoping 10 gain-his dearest wish
The mean amount of phosphsroH,'
Oh that he'd change his boarding place
'Twould surely be no lose for us
But there's one consolation yet,
His star, ascendant, eOOn will ret;
Some time he'll die, and then he'll get
"His mean amount of phosphorus'
Springfield Republican.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

GEN. CoRTINAs' recent ravages on the
Texan frontier are only continuation
OF his career since 1859. His whole
ambition for the last sixteen wears has
been to establish himself as king or
ruler of the Mexican state of Tamau-
lipas. He has not been quiet since re-
ceiving drubbing in 1859 by the Unit
ed States troops. He now comes up
with the force of all the cut Threats in
Tamaulipas backing him and bids de-
tiance not only to the United States
army but the Mexican government.
Brownsville, one of the chief CONNER
clal towns of Texas, is being thrown
into great excitement at rumors of an
invasion. We shall soon see whether a
naval fleet sent down to the Rio Grande,
anumber of United States troops and
the Mexican General, Fuero, are not
able to put down this bandit and thief
so that he will not come up again.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
Vernon County.

A BRUTE named Frank Osgood, of
the town of Liberty, has been criminal
" connected for some time past with a
little girl 10 years of age, his sister-in-
law, who recently told her parents OF
the fact. The parents warned Osgood
to leave the country, which he did
A Mrs. Flanagan, of Reedstown, had
her leg broken by falling from a hay
NOW. where she was hunting eggs few
days -Viroqua has a water tank
just completed with a capacity Of 600
barrels.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

The exports of Great Britain for the
trst four months of the years 1873,
1874 and 1875, have been respectively
fS2,000,000, Ell, 100000 and g73,-
1000, showing a gradual and quite
alarming decrease. 1t would appear
from this that the heavy business fail
ures which have been experienced in
England for the past month have been
gradually eliminating for three years
past. Not only have the exports fallen
off, but the South American and East
India trade has been threatening for a
long time to swamp many large houses.
These two blows coming together are
what has caused the prostration which
has taken away S40,000,O0O or more
from the English business world.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08

A MAN who gave his name as James
McCracken, was arrested in GAINESVILLE
a few evenings since for passing coun-
terfeit SIS bills on the First National
Bank of Canton, Ill. He had passed
$50 of the stuff at different saloons in
the city. He said he came from De
troit. 1.-THE Pioneer Club of Edger-
ton, has challenged any five men from
any shooting club in the United States
to shoot against five of their club. The
Kennicott Club, of Chicago. has ac-
cepted the challenge. Prairie wolves
a1e becoming very troublesome to sheep
breeders in the county. A large mum
Der of sheep have been killed by these
animals within a short time
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posTorFIcE DIRECTORY.

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Sfxtions.-Telegraph stage Ltie.-Arrive at
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tended for registry must be presented before
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Pm.
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City and way stations-Tri-Weekly Service
AR ives Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, at
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Wilmington and way stations Arrives at 2l5
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Domestic and Foreign Money Order Officc.-
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