The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-25

/ N'A aSA " Dc sHOH tiietH,
then darling forward saized them
After living on soup for few days
The citizen, paid his taxes and re-
deemed his property"
Somebody has discovered, or
says be has discovered, that in cold
weather women never press their
hands to their ears. as men do. Is
this a fact? II so, it calls upon
science for an explanation, to be
| placed alongside our knowledge Of
why woman can't throw stone
| like man.
New York Tribune: The wheat
grown this year in southern and
southeastern minnesota, grades near
/ y all ofit, Nos. and 8, while that
/ grown along the Northern Pacific
railway, particularly in the neigh
berhood Of Noorhead) and the Red
River Valley, grades No. l, and
commands the highest price Of all
raised on the Continent.
The present terminus of tt
/ North Wisconsin Railroad is on
Section II T. Sc. +. Is. The
mouth of the Nemadji River. in Su-
pcrior, ia in T. 40, r. l3, just rs
miles north Ct the terminus. The
/ engineers are at work surveying an
other twenty miles of the line,
| pointing towards Bayfield,, however.
Attention is called to the ad-
vertisement of Fish Bros. s. Co, of
Racine, Wis, manufacturers of all
kinds of freight, spring aud farm
wagons, vi ich appears in ano her
column. This old and reliable firm
have the wellearned reputation of
manufacturing "the best wagon on
Wheels" and we cordially recon-
mend them to such of our readers
as contemplate purchase of any
thing in their line.
Maj. W. B. Reynolds, one of
the oldest conductors on the St.
Paul & Duluth raiiroad died this
week in St. Paul of typhoid fever,
after short illness. Mr.. Reynolds
was a very excellent man well liked
by the employees Of the road and all
with whom he came in contact. and
the news of his demise is received
with much sorrow. He was about
80 years Of age and leaves a wife
and one child.
Hon. Geo. r. Stuntz in his
communication in another column
demonstrates very clearly the entire
practicability of canal to connect
the waters Of Lake Superior and the
| Mississippi via. the Brule and St.
Croix rivers. Dir. Stunt is an old
civil engineer of thoroughly prac-
teal ideas; he is well acquainted,
from personal surveys, with the
country through which the canal Is
proposed, aud his views, therefore,
may be considered as having great
weight upon the subject.
Many, who ought to know bet
ter, IN very doubling manner ask
Why wind does not affect the tber-
mometer. It does not simply be-
cause air in motion is no colder
than air at rest. We think the
the wind cold because it removes
the mir which the heat Of the body
has warmed and leaves the person
exposed to air in it's natural tenn
perature. The thermometer having
no bodily heat can suffer from no
such disturbances of atmosphere.
Should there be any reason why
heated air, by previous exposure to
the sun, Turks around the thermom-
eter, the wind by dispensing it would
change the temperature.
On Tuesday afternoon SO the
Duluth down train rounded the
curve that connects the ST. Paul &
Duluth railroad track with that Of
the st. Paul & Pacific railroad, it
cclIided with solitary engine which
was making it's way to the round
house. The shock was go great
that the train became uncoupled
from the engine and bounded back
the full length of a car, scattering
the Inmates III a most abrupt man
ner, but fortunately injuring no one
seriously, though several complained
Of bruises and one or two were
slightly cut. The amount OF the
damage will probably not exceed
$4,000.
The country around Sault ST.
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