The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-27

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beauty and variety of flowers, and
luxnriant growth, that of Mrs.
Bischoff is entitled to the first pre-
MUM. 1t does ones eyes good to
look at it, and demonstrates that
the "Sunny South" is not the only
land of flowers.
Mr.. James S. Richie, Douglas
county's king farmer, commenced
haylng this week. He uses a
Meadow King mower, a Furst &
Bradley sulky hay rake and Harris
double harpoon hay fork. The lat
ter pitched ton of hay from wagon
into barn in three minutes, and
could have done it in half the time.
The North Wisconsin Railroad
Company are building ten miles of
railroad this summer. All the
grading and surfacing has been let,
and men are fiocking from all direc-
lions to take work. This summer
the prospects are good for the track
to be laid, at least twenty miles
above this point. A new ten wheel
engine has been ordered and every
thing is imbued with the spirit OF
go-a-heditiveness.-Barron Coun-
ty Shield.
DR.. J. Stolz, an eminent phys
ician and surgeon, is delivering a
course of lectures in Hunters Hall,
Duluth, on human anatomy, physi-
ology, hygiene, and the general
laws of health. He lectures to-
night, and on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. The Doctor
has splendid collection Of draw
ings, and oil paintings, besides a
dried man, to illustrate the various
parts of the human system. Single
admission, 25 cents.
Pine Land for Sale.-f desire
to sell the S J Sc / Sec. "a, T. so,
K. ~, so acres, Carlton Co., Mimi.
The land is located within half a.
mile of the ST. Louis river above
Knife Falls, and it is estimated will
yield 100000 feet of good pine
Price s4OO. Inquire of John T.
Morgan, Wakelin House, Duluth,
MINI, or Of JAMES BARDoN,
Superior, Wis.
"A recent Duluth ordinance pro-
hibits the wearing of cow bells
within the limits of the village, and
"any COW, Of either sex, hereafter
found sporting bell or ringing the
same within said limits shall upon
conviction thereof be subject to
tiue or imprisonment, or both, at
the discretion of the court" And
this is a free country! The next
thing Wen hear of the Zenith
boyines will be compelled TO bawl
in a whisper, and wear bundle of
rags around their feet SO as not to
make a noise when marching down
the street.
"A friend in New York very
kindly mails us bank note detec-
tor, with which he is connected.
We have no use for the thing at all.
We / ave tried it and it won't work.
Every night we place it in our
pantaloons pocket and in the morn
ing carefully withdraw it. 1t is of
no use. We fail to detect any
bank notes in the pocket. All we
find there is a big red cent with a
hole In 1.-THE one we have been
saving for our next visit to church,
when they pass that nice little tin
box. In these days of current sill
yer big cent makes as much fuss
in a contribution box as a half
dollar.
just as quick as farmer Jones
painted his barbed fence blue,
Farmer Smiths wife swore she
wasn't going to be outdone, and
the fence around the Smith farm
soon blossomed out red, picked with
white. Mrs. Jones wasn't going to
have any ofthe Smith family putting
on airs over her, and their blue
fence was soon trimmed with gold
leaf stripes. Smith trumped over
by putting a gilt ball on every barb,
and Jones, when last heard from.
was planting weather vanes, gilt
horses, peacocks and lightning-rod
tips all over his fence, and swearing
he'd beat the Smith family if he had
to put a cupola and a bay window
at every post and hang a chrome
every two feet along the line. We
should all nov mara o.ton.;o, . ~