The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-11-03

and neutral, old bachelors"
1.-Two and two never make
more than four, said = public speak
or. eyes they de-" cried a boy in
The audience. "Perhaps our young
friend will tell us when two and
two make more than tour" blandly
said the speaker; whsreupon the
boy cried, "When they're side by
side, you old stupid-then they
make twenty-five, don't they ?"
Geo. Peck says; "They are
having mum sooiables' at Waupun,
tor the benefit of the churches. An
admission fee is charged, and after
the ladies and gentlemen are all in
they must not speak. When ell are
seated about the room the lights are
turned out, ard when one of the
party squeals the lights are lit, and
she has to tell what she was equeal-
ing about, if she refuses to tell she
is fined two shill;rgs, which is
usually paid By the cuss that sits
next to her. It is said to be better
than a succotash festival"
The Detroit Tribune says that
among the projects now confidently
spoken of in connection Nth the
next seasons lake business is o COM
plesely organized daily line between
Buffalo and Duluth, under the aus
pices Of the Anchor Line Company,
IN which the iron steamers India,
China, Japan, Alaska, and Philsdel-
phia, now Of tnig line, will % en-
gagged, as also the popular steamer
Winslow and three other boats not
yet determined upon--to hs built,
perhaps. The programme en- braces
dails y;s'ts both ways % Erie,
Cleveland, Detroit, Por: FuTcn,
S...n;9, Letour, Salt Ste. marie,
Ms-q.ette, Houghton, Ontonagon,
ard Duluth. end if csrried out will
hs tne nost powerful line Of steam
es5 ever n operation on the lakes.
Mr.. James s. tsitchis intc rms
ue that he has ballad this season
t~o hundred and fty-thrss bales OF
timothy hsy, averaging two hundred
and hft7 pounds psr bale, and ez-
poets to p!,t up this month ons HIM
drsd and City bales sddit-onal for
shipment. Gir. Richie uses b
"mea1ow king" moving mashipe.
Fe vill net os satisfied unless he
can average two tons hay per acre,
or, eighty tons In 1873. The hay
press used wes invented by our
townaman Mr.. Geo. L. Brooks.
MIR. f. says if Mr.. Brooks will rig
up steam engine in his boat and
run ferry to Duluth, he can prom
Use him next season at least sixty or
seventy tons freight. Among other
shipments of the summer were ten
bashels currants to St. Paul, and a
considerable amount of potatoes.
"A gentleman, whose place of
business is not more than a thou
sand miles from the Merchants Ex-
change. is annoyed, as many bust
ness men are, by impecunious indi-
viduals desiring small loans. He
has adopted the following method
Of dealing with them: He will
listen amicably to the long preface
to the request to "Just lend me five
dollars for few days ?" and an
swers, "CertainIy," and then, turn
ing to clerk, says, "Janes we have
FIVE dollars to lend, have we not ?"
eyes, sir" says we'll trained James.
"W ell, lend it to Mr.. Beet" sit is
not in, sir, you loaned it to Mr..
hummer the day before yesterday"
"Ah, yes; SO l did. Well, when it
comes in lend it to Mr.. Beet :" and
bowling to the borrower the mer-
chant resumes his business, and the
needy one walks dejectedly out to
try more profitable place.