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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
An Electric Awakener.

Mr.. F. Peppard is the inventor of a
curious contrivance for awakening a
sleeper at a given hour. The apparatus
is to be affixed to an ordinary clock; it
is SO arranged that when the hour-hand
of the clock touches button, an electric
circuit is completed: the minute hand
passes over the button without effect.
There are series of holes for the differ
ent hours, into any one of which the
button can be pushed, according to the
time selected for awakening. The COM
pletion of the electric circuit may ring
bell, or sound any other of the numer-
Gus ordinary methods of alarm. But
this continuance has yet more effective
method for arousing deaf man or any
sleeper who is willing beforehand to
prepare himself for shock. A bracelet
is provided which can be put on the
wrist at the time of retiring; to this,
flexible wires are attached, and the cleo
trio discharge will pass through at the
appointed hour. A man who could lie
down to pleasant dreams with such an
apparatus fastened to his wrist, would
naturally need the violence of an electric
shock to awaken him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
The NOckiup-Bird.

A letter from Florida to the Cincin-
natl Commercial contains this pleasant
paragraph: "During the hot spell re-
move my writing materials to the front
porch overlooking the lake, and bright
view of shining water, broken by islands
of oak, hickory, magnolia, and the far
line of crankling coast, with tree trunks
visible in the clear air, two miles away.
Try to distinguish such objects across
the Ohio at Cincinnati against a dark
mass of foliage, not light background.
There are mOcking-birds nestled in the
orange trees all about me, who keep up
a constant medley of song One fellow
especially likes to perch on the castles
topmost peak, and sing his very heart
out My appearance on the porch this
morning was a signal for a rapturous
shout among them, for these birds learn
to know you like their voices, as well
as any prima donna at Springer hall
One voice distinguished particularlary,
by the rapidity with which its troulades
ran from one to another; wren, finch,
linnet, chick, partridge, were all run to-
gether in marvellous phantasy of notes.
As hearing of one ear is slightly affected,
was at loss to get his position, and
stepped from the porch to see if he was
on his favorite perch on the peaks. As
| did SO | saw his graceful gray coat and
white lining futtering on pine. But
as soon as the gay fellow saw that / no.
| ticed him he went mad with vanity and
conceit. Down he jumped on lower
branches until he was just above my
head, executing variety of fantastic
trills, and futtering and throwing his
| body about In a state of intense
excitement. A fellow likes to be
appreciated, and know it, in this world.
| whistled back and he stopped, cooked
his head aside, as if to say, try that
again, old fellow, but you don't do it
right; here's the way and off he went.
They are all very fearless. One flew
into the room and | caught it on the
window-pane. In five minutes or less,
holding it by the feet, it was eating rice
from my open hand. But the wild bird
dies in confinement, and even of the
young, taken from their nests, five out
of six are lost in raising. 1t is pitiful
to see the mother bird come to the cage
to feed them, taken in this way, and a
popular superstition asserts that the
mother bird poisons her young captured
and Gagged if you let her at them. Poor
thing! suppose the worst to be said of
her is that in her over anxiety she over
feeds them"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
a Wonderful Well.

An arteisan wei, now partly complet-
ed at pesth, Hungary, has reached a
depth of over one thousand yards, and
will be the deepes of its kind. 1t is in
tended TO supplyhot water; at present,
that which isobtaned, has heat of one
hundred and sixty degrees Fahrenheit,
and it is expected that the lower strata
will furnish watel at one hundred and
seventy-eight degrees. The most curious
feature about thiswell is the adaptation
to it of automatic machinery for boring.
the water power fol which is supplied by
the well itself. BY this means the Dor
ing has been conducted at double its pre-
vious rate. The lotion is entertained
that the abundant lupply of warm water
may be used in cultivating tropical
plants in the gardns of the neighbor-
hood.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
Travelling In Japan.

A long ride on japanese pack-horse
IS an epoch in the life of any traveller.
As the animals are shod with straw, and
as the roads are very rough, they never
attempt anything beyond walk even
with the most violent inducemetit. The
traveller is perched high up in hard
pi,lIon, in sort of a valley, the sideo of
which are composed OF his luggage, spare
hats, shoes, girths and straps rolled into
bundles; his legs are doubled up so that
his knees touch his chin, and the setsa-
ton is like that of being OH the back of
camel. Thus placed, he must perform
his journey, or as an alternative, he may
be driven by the kago or litter. This
may either be basket slung on a pole,
or regular box with doors and sliding
shutters. The filters of men of rank,
such once were frequent enough in the
streets of Yeddo, but which have gone
the way of many remnants of old Japan,
were of small rooms gorgeously decorat-
ed and painted, and requiring score of
coolies to carry them; but the filters
which the ordinary traveller must use are
of the basket type, and as provocants of
suffering and misery second only to the
pack-horse. To native, whose normal
position when not standing or sleeping,
is squatting on the heels of his feet, a
confinement of several hours in kago,
with scarcely change of position, is no
hardship; but to the European the age
of sitting cramped up in the space of an
arm chair, with legs curled or tucked in
or huddled together, is an indefinite pc
Rod, must be actually suffered to be APP
preciated. Temporary relief may be OBJ
tanned by sitting with the legs hanging
over the sides; but in this case they
either Craze the ground or come in con
tact with the huge powders with which
the road is full; by stretching them out
in front, when they kick against the
coolie, by stopping altogether and walk
ing, which means loss of time, but which
is the only efficacious method of escap
ing the cramps. The kago is, however
much more rapid than the pack-horse,
and far more economical. The coolies
are we'll trained, sure footed, stalwart
men-as a rule, four to litter, covering
easily their five or six miles an hour
and resting but rarely. But the motion
is very unpleasant, and is apt, like that
OF swing, to make the unaccustomed
traveller feel sick.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
Bird Lore,

In the Lech valley there is belief
that the ravens never drink during
June, because in that month they fed
the prophet Elijah. In North Germany,
Swabia and Tyrol superstition pre-
walls that if the eggs are taken from a
ravens nest, boiled and replaced, the
old raven will bring root or stone to
the nest, which he fetches from the sea.
This craven stone" is very valuable, for
1t confers great good fortune on its
owner, and has likewise the lower of
rendering him invisible when worn on
the arm. The stone is found in the
nests of magpies as well as ravens, and
as it makes the nest itself invisible, it
must be sought with the aid of mirror.
In Pomerania and Rugen the method is
somewhat different. The parent birds
must have attained the age of 100 years.
and the would-be possessor of the
precious stone must climb up and
kill one of the young ravens, who must
be cock bird and not over six weeks
old. Then the aggressor descends, tax
ing careful note of the tree. The old
raven Immediately returns with the
stone, which he puts in his sons beak,
and, thereupon, both tree and nest be-
come invisible. The man, however,
feels for the tree, and on reaching the
nest be carries off the stone in triumph.
Rugen folks declare that this feat can
only be accomplished by the help of the
devil, and that the mans soul is the
price paid for such assistance. The
Swabian peasantry maintain that the
young ravens are nourished solely by
the dew from heaven during the first
nine days of their existence. AS they
are naked, and of light color, the old
birds do not believe that they are their
progeny, and consequently neglect to
feed them; but they occasionally cast
glance at the nest, and when the young
ones begin to show a little black down
on their breasts by the tenth day, the
parents bring them the first carbon
All the Year Round,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
THE MARKETS.
York.

New York.
NEW YORK, June 29-3.00 P. M.-Cotton
Quiet. E.lour-Reeeipts 1000 bbls; sales
5000 bbls Wheat-%91 re better; quiet;
receipts $1,000 bus; sales 5000 bus; No. 2
spring seller July at 99Hc. Rye-Dull.
Corn-H@H lower: receipts $4,000 bus /;
sales $4,000 bus at 41@4lLc for western
mixed; 4213@46c for white. Barley-Nom-
inal. Oats-Quiet; receipts 10000 bus;
sales $4,000 bus at 30@311ac for western
mixed; 3l@3619c for white. Pork Quiet
at $l0.30@1050. Lard-Unchanged. Petro-
leum-Crude at 6Ac; refined at lie. Coal
Quiet Leather-Firm at 10000. Wool
AT 2S@43c.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

THE Spanish war against Cuba without
any battles, costSpain eighty thousand men.
THE Duke of Cumberland, son of the late
King George, of Hanover, denies that he
has relinquished his rights to the throne by
arrangement with the Prussian government.
ABOUT twenty obscure persons have been
arrested suspected of completely in favor of
Sultan Murad. The party opposed to the
sultan appears to gain strength
GREECE has concluced loan in Paris OF
ten million dollars.
The queen of Spain is dead. She passed
the later hours of her illness in state of
Inconsistencies. King Alfonso remained
at her bedside until the end.
GEN. GRANT will return to the United
States next spring by way of India.
| For brbing officials to obtain plans OF
the fortresses in Germany, an Englishman
named Bishop has been convicted and sen.
fenced to two years and a half imprison.
| mint.
| EMPEROR WILLIAMS health is progress
ing fayorably, but some weeks must elapse
before he can be removed to the country.
| PARTY riots occurred in Belfast on the
22d, during which several persons were
killed and Llany wounded.
! QUEEN Mercedes, of Spain, is dying. She
received The last sacrament OF the church
on the 9th, in the presence of the king
members of the royal and Montpensier fam
lies AMI ministers.
The consul at Lambayeque, Peru, writes
hat the country round about has been
Hooded by rains, crops destroyed, railroad
washed away, and dwellings, leveled. The
loss is estimated at Sl,5)0,000.
The Sho-wae-cae- mettes crew has made
application for entrance in the four-oareC
race Tor the stewards challenge cup, oper
10 All amateurs, v.lue 81 gull cas-, and III,
Columbia crew for the stewards and visit
ors' challenge cup. The value of the latter
is so guineas.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
WAR NOTES.

LARGE body of Turkish troops are re.
ported to DE marau ling Thessaly. The
Greek minis ry has made complaint to the
porte.
The congress has decided to appoint a
commission to examine into the question oil
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF Servia and Aontene.
gro.
TIE BeSsarabian question has been so ar
ranged that Russia only claims territory as
far as the Kiiia mouth Of the Danube.
REPORTS indicate that Austrian occu.
patton Of Bosnia Is Imminent. The Bosnians
object, aud intimate that they would prefer
troops.
THE Turks threaten to leave the con.
Sress if the cession of territ ~ to Greece is
even discussed. They refuse to surrender
Shumla unless the Russians withdraw 10
Adrianople.
IT is is reported that Austria will be EN-.
powered by the congress to treat with the
porte respecting the future of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
IT is reported that the congress has de-
cided that the Russians should withdraw
lIout IbOuillduld III FIX ana from BUG III
nine months, the province to be afterwards
occupied temporarily by mixed European
troops.
The Turks declare they Will not evacuate
the fortresses until the treaty of peace is
ratified by all the powers.
THE Russians and Servians are preparing
for the defense Of Gladova and Beza, on
the Polanka line, which affords protected
route from R0umania TO Old SerVia.
MILITARY compromise between Russia
| and Turkey is reported imminent. The
Russians will concentrate around Adrian
ople, while the Turks will evacuate Shunla
end retire to Varna where they viii embark
for Roumelia.
DISPATCHES from Berlin state that the
Turks are TO be allowed to garrison the
Balkan passes on condition of the establish
ment of the autonomy of Roumelia and the
evacuation of the interior by Turkish
troops. St Petersburg is excited concern
ing the arrangement.
AUSTRIA demands from the porte 1000,
900 forins for maintaining the Bosnian refu
gees, or, ia lieu of money, the cession Of
Kick, Suttorina, Trebinje, Smoski and ST
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 29-3 100 P. M-Wheat-
Firm and shade higher; SSK@S9c for cash
SS12c for seller July; $3.50 for seller Au-
gust. Corn-Steady Sec bid for cash. 361sc
bid for seller July: S634c for seller August.
Oats-Firm and unchanged at 24c for cash ;
firm at $9.3213 for cash and seller July; So. As
for seller August. Lard-Steady at Sc 50 u
bid for cash and seller July; 1921 bid for
seller August. Whisky-At $l.06 Hogs
Receipts 1900 head; active, 5@l0c higher;
light at $4.05@4.10; heavy packing, $4,000
@4.20; heavy shipping at $410@43O.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

He shufied in and took cha
linen nxed on us stony star
11,.., we wrote away, unheeding.
We ' asS SnS CLOCK struck twelve, and then
we aS = M him, as we dropped our pen,
Well, sir, what are you neediag9"
oh, nothln' mueh-~t Thought I'd call
see you kindly mention ali
Ara Inc me folks your village visit;
Shnnid 'nougat would help fill up If you
0houiG 3,gs give me just line or t*o-
rant too much trouble, is it,
nj ust say We're gratifed to state
nat otr old friend and colleee nate;
~, j, Ebene9er Skinner;
Salled at our office t'other day,,
Conversed awhile, and, by the way,
went nome with us to dinneri -.
-Pransttn (Kv.) Patriot.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, June 29-3.00P. M.-Flour-
Dull and prices weak. Wheat-Irregular
No. opened at e4Hc, advanced to 95c; No.
ranged from 92c up to 941ac, closing at 93c
No. 9 seller July ranged at 92c up to 945sc
and August at S3A@S554c. Corn-Steady
at 36e for No 2; 80 re tor new and rejected.
Oats-Firm at 24c. Rye-Dull at Soc for
No. 1. Barley-Tame but firm at Gle cash
for No. 2 and 6l1 &c for seller July; No 8
Ale and rejected 49,. Pork-Quiet but
steady at s9.40 ca h; $3.50 seller July.
Lard-Dnll at &c. Hogs-Very dull at
So 90@4.l0.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
June I'D, can easily be seen from the TO
lowing table:

GEN. MCKENZIE has returned to this
side of the Rio Grande- with his force. He
pursued the Mexicans under Col. Pedro
Voldez Twice and recovered four hundred
head of stock.
Col. GEO. S. KANE, mayor of Baltimore,
died on the 23d at his home, where he had
been confined Since an attack of paralysis
on the 25th of April.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

THE most sensitive thing in the world
is evidently the betting at British
horse-race. At Epson downs the other
day, a mere rumor that the fAvorite,
"Bonnie Scotland" had coughed little,
sent the odds, in panic, from to to
to
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

JESSIE BENTON FREMONT is as attrac-
tive woman in old age as she was in
her youth and in her prime. Her
abundant hair is as white as snow, her
complexion is fresh, her features are ami
mated, and her hand Is sought by sculp-
tors as a model
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
WASHINGTON.

MAJOR WILLIAM TwINIEGER, of Indiana.
has been detailed as commissioner for the
District of Columbia from the Z. S. engine er
corps.
The internal revenue receipts for the
present fiscal year, to June 81, aggregate
slOO,600,742. 1t is expected that the re-
ceipts for the year Will fall about eight
millions below the estimate
EX-LEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAHN. of
Louisiana, will disappointed superintendent
| of the New Orleans mint.
HENRY RUGGLEs, of Connecticut, has
been appointed United States consul al
Malta.
DEPARTMENTS of the south andvgulf. are
consolidated under the name of department
| of the south, Brig. Gen. C. c. Augur com
handing, to take effect the first of July.
LABAN j. MILES has been appointed
agent for the Usage Indians.
THE Washington monument committee
met at the executive mansion on the 22d to
arrange for the completion of the monu
ment. The president was asked to detail
General Casey, superintendent of public
buildings, for general superintendence OF
the work, and executive officer, Captain
Davis, of the engineer corps, to prepare
plans for strengthening the structure.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

IT is stated that there are 100000
pupils enrolled in the public schools of
the United States. The average daily
attendance is 4, 100000. The estimated
population between six and sixteen years
Of ace is 100000
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

THE false and immoral principle that
any human life may be rightfully de-
voted to the mere getting and boarding
of money is the root of the whole evil.
That principle is itself as profoundly
immoral as is any act of theft or breach
of trust which grows out of it. And
how deeply it has taken hold of and cor
rupted American business life, any bust
ness man knows.-Penn Moatl.lv.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

THE site of Thorough's hut, on the
shore of Walden Point, is now marked
by cairn begun several years ago by a
western lady. So many pilgrims have
added stones to the pile that it has
grown very large.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
Foreign.

LONDON, June 29-12: 80 P. M.-Consols
at 96H. Wheat opens rather easier: spring
at IS 5d@9s Id floating cargoes; on pass.
age slow; for floating cargoes there is a con-
tinental demand.
LIVERPOOL, Jane go 80 p. M.-Con.
soils at 50 l5-16ds6.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

[. G. EASTMAN, Il celebrated cattle
man of Paris, KY, has sent ten head Of
choice cattle for exhibition at the Paris
worlds fair. The cattle were all bred
and raised in the vicinity of Paris, KY,
are three years old and upward, and
weigh from zoos to 1883 pounds. After
the close of the Paris exposition they
will be sent to London.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

OBSERVATION shows that rails in use
corrode less than those out of use. the
difference, however, constantly decreas-
ing with the lapse of time. The abso-
lutte amount of corrosion is, of course. a
source of destruction of the rail greatly
inferior to that due to traffic. 1t is also
regarded as highly probable that the
electric and magnetic forces developed
in the rails by terrestrial magnetism,
and by rolling traffic, react in some way
upon the chemical forces concerned in
their corrosion, and that, therefore, the
direction of lines of railway in azimuth
is not not wholly Indifferent as respects
the question of the durability of rails.
OF whatever quality iron rails are rolled,
it is found that they are improved by
being subjected prior to use, to a uni
form course of hammer-hardening all
over the top surface and sides; and, be-
fore they are laid down, after gauging,
and Strengthening, be heated to about
400 degrees Fab, and then coated with
boiled coal tar.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

VICTOR HUGO rivals the American
George Francis in his love for children.
He invites troops of them to his bone,
loads them with presents, romps with
them and tells them stories, and the
greatest difficulty he finds is to get them
To leave
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

The unequal length of the lower limbs
sometimes observed in man can be more
readily detected when Tie man is lying
down on the floor than when he is stand
ing up. Experienced tailors assert tia.
this alteration accounts for some misfits
in trousers
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
VARIOUS TOPICS.

AMERICAN agricultural implements at
the Paris exposition are pronounced by
the French journals as unrivaled in
Europe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

Four years ago, in Forestville, Sono-
county, Cal, man named Lee shot
and killed his wife while she was asleep
In bed. One of his children saw the
shot fired. The man escaped, but was
the other day arrested in Washington
territory, and returned to Sonoma
county Jail for trial. The little girl will
be the chief witness.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
ENERAL.

AsIooTING match at New York on the
18th, between Capt B,sardus, the famous
American pigeon shDt, anl Pennel, we'll
known English MAJ, r:-u,ted in victory
for Bogardus who killed - birds out of 100
Pencil killed IS
The Harvard college crew defeated the
Yale college crew in race at New London
Ct, on the Goth. Ofiaial time: Harvard
20 "A SIS; Y ale, 81 20.
The Chicago anl Rock Island Companv
has declared the usual quarterly two ner
cent dividend, payable August l.
HALLER. the paid agitator of the social.
ist'c labor party in St. Louis has been re-
moved by the agitation committee because
oil opposition TO the eight hour law.
1HE Shenandoah Valley Bank, Shenan-
doah, closed its doors on the 10Th. 1t is he.
lieved the creditors will be paid in full.
HE wisconsin editorial association in
convention at Madison, on the 25th. elected
the following officers: President Samuel
Ryan, OF Appleton. Vice Presidepts-C
Veeder, GAINESVILLE; f. B. Bolens. Madison .
>. ~. bergman, Prairie du CHEN; HI. A.
Chittenden, Jr., Milwaukee; John Naple
Manltowoc; John Hicks, Oshkosh; d. Nc
Bride, Sparta; II. Harris, Manitowoc. Re.
eording Secretary-E. D. Coe, Whitewater
Treasurer-David Atwood, Madison. Execu.
tive Committee-H J. Hoffman. Fl nj
Loomer, E. FL. Weber, w. I'll. Bennett 7
NJ. Reed.
GEORGE TAPsCoTT KNOTT, of Springfield.
Mo-, received the Larned scholarship prize
az Yale College, and WH. Everett Waters.
of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clerk scholarship.
SENATOR B. X. BRUCE, of Mississippi,
and Miss Josephine B. Wilson, of Cleveland,
were married on the evening of June oath.
at the residence of the brides parents.
The senator aud his bride left for Europe
immediately after the ceremony
AT meeting of the new board of direc-
tors oi the Michigan Central railway on the
oath, the following officers were elected;
VIM. III. Vanderbilt, president; Cornelius
Vanderbilt. treasurer; and Edward D.
Worcester, secretary.
The standing of each base ball club 10 the
League, at the close of the week ending
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13

BLACKBURN, England, tie scene of
the late riots, contains the largest cotton
mills IN the country. The Throstla
Nest is owned by Mr. Turner, NJ p
The Physic," colossal cone, rn, is SO
called from its founder having been a
physician. Other mills are tn, ''Cat
Hole" the Butter Tub" TIL, Snut,"
the Twelve Apostles" the "Giory -
and the Hallelujah." TIE "Twelv
Apostles" refers to a weaving she'd, of
which the original promoters, eighteen
years ago, were total abstainers. The
owner of the Lather Box" WIS once q
barber, who shaved at one-na,f penny
each, but now owns seven large mills.
chiefly spinning mills, and is the forum
ate possessor of the extensive estates that
formerly belonged to Lord De Tablev, in
the valley the Ribble. The :" Sand Box =
Is the next mill to the "Lather Box, y
and owes its origin to the excavation of
as much red sand as realized the money
to build the mill.