The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-17

over 1t will be exhaustive and the
time spent will not be thrown away. /
Society affairs are at s'high tide3
as we'll as political excitement. The
height of the season is reached and
The line weather of the past fort.
night has enhanced the pleasure of
afternoon visiting, lunches, drives
and dinners. Several exceptionally
agreeable entertainments have been
given within few days, one of the
pleasantest,of which was Prof. and
Mrs Henry's reception at the
Smithsonian Institute on Wednes-
day evening, given in honor of their
present guests, Prof. Grey, the fas
nous American botanist, Mrs. Grey
and their neice, Miss Jackson.
Prof. Henry. who is the Secretary,
and at the head. of the Institute,
resides with his family in the east
wing Of the Smithsonian building,
and the rooms are delightfully."-
pleasant In the quaintness of their
arrangement and ornamentation,
each one having many articles of
peculiar interest, collections of su-
perior photographs, books, and en-
graved portraits of eminent authors
and scientists; curiosities from every
country, and busts of distinguished
scholars and naturalists. A few Of
those present on Wednesday eve
ming were bold enough to 60 into
the Smithsonian Museum to see the
ghostly effct of the skeletons, mum
mics, stuffed birds, beasts, etc.. by
a dim light. The mammoth skele-
tons greeted them with grinning
welcome, suggesting Tennysons'
CHASTITY lines
Every face however full
Padded round with fesn and fat
| Is but modelled on skull,
Prof. Henry and his family give
one or more of these reunions every
season, and they are essentially dit
ferent from the receptions and
soiriees usualin society. Many per-
sons who rarely attend social gather
ings always accept an invitation
from the family at the Smithsonian
with eagerness. The occasion Of
the last one was simply a conger-
sozione.
l have written somewhat concern
ing the extreme suffering among the
poor and destitute this winter and
am happy to say that the $4,000
appropriation that Congress ha.
been celebrating on for tortnigh
past, has at last become a law anC
; its distribution will begin this week
but meanwhile, in several wards O
the city, persons and families wht
have never known want before thi
winter have actually been freezing
and starving to death. This i,
E most lamentable but it is only too
true. In the Tenth ward, a few
mornings ago, woman awakened
to find her little baby frozen tt
death, and she went out and begged
money enough to buy box to bury
it in. A young girl of seventeen
sick aud alone, died for want G
medical aid which she was unable t.
procure. Nor Is death the saddles
spectacle that has been witnessed
, here of late. Little children hav
, set out for school to stay all da.
without having eaten mouthfu
, since the day before. A youn!
t wSraail in the Ninth ward went t.
ask for some medicine for a sic
; brother and tainted away upol
, coming into warm room. 1t wa
afterwards ascertained that she ha'
eaten nothing for two days. Case
: similar to the above are lnnumer
able and In almost every ward II
the city there are families who hav
retrenched and pawned and gon
without till they see but two alter
natives, pauperism or starvation.
A shocking death occurred her
!. last week A young man drank
glass of what he supposed was wa
ter but was In reality a deadl
poison. Upon learning his mistak
he proceeded at once to druggist
e &C.,