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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-12

County.
Ray B. Griffin, prominent attorney Of Du-
baque, was recently placed in the county jail to
recover from an attack of delirium tremens, but
expired ON the night OF the 28th ult-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-12

NEVER tell your secrets in cornfel5,
for it has thousand ears.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
Edward Everett.

The late DIR. Chaplin was once asked
what he lectured for. "Fame," he re-
piled, $3.50 and my expenses" Those
were in the days when lectures were be-
coming popular. Since then Mr.. Beech
er and Mr.. Cough have been paid from
5000 to $500 for single lecture. A cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
gossiping about the pecuniary success
Of Edward Everett's lectures, says:
Everett was hardly lecturer in the
ordinary sense of the term, and yet his
address on the character of Washington,
delivered in behalf Of the Mount Vernon
Association, was of this nature.
The amount cleared by the various de-
iveries of this address averaged $400
for each occasion, and it was repeated
100 times. In fact, Everett's oratory
has done more for charity than that Of
any other speaker on record.
Including the Mount Vernon effort,
the aggregate is nearly 100000. Imay
add, as special feature, that his address
on the early days of Franklin, which
was repeated five times, yielded 81, 900
for charitable objects.
Another address which was repeated
fifteen times brought $13, 500 for similar
purposes. The eulogy on Thomas
Dowse, delivered twice in behalf of two
institutions, brought 81, 800.
Everett was the most accomplished
man of his age, being at home in states
manship, literature, oratory and the
highest walks of learning.
His versatility was such that it de-
served the expression which johnson
applied to Goldsmith, that there was
nothing in literature that he did not
touch, and nothing that he touched that
he did not adorn.
Everett's memory was really wonder
full. AS preacher he frequently mem
orized the hymns to be used of Sab
bath, because it aided in reading them
to the congregation.
He committed to memory almost
everything that came under his attention
for many years in other words, what
entered the eye was fixed upon the
brain.
To this is to be added rare personal
beauty, statuesque dignity, and charm
ing power of oratory. How surprising
that this admirable concentration Of
gifts never inflated their possessor, who
was through life so marked by simplicity
of character
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
Inv hu1 Atls

Many conjectures have been hazarded
as TO how the very inappropriate name of
turkey" has been applied to bird
which we know was introduced from
America. I believe the truth of the
matter to be this: Several, if not most,
of the medieval biologists may par
ticularly cite Belon and Aldrovandus
hopelessly confounded the turkey and the
guinea-fow under the name, proper to
the latter, of Meleagris. Gesner must,
indeed, be excepted, for he clearly saw
that the turkey was not the Meleagris,
and, finding it had been written Of as
Gallus peregrinus or Pavo Indicus, he
accordingly Gin 1860 coined for it the
names Gallopavus or Pavogallus, which
he used almost indiscriminately. But
this confusion was not confined to natu-
ralists. We have in Cooper's edition of
the "Bibliotheca Eliote," published in
1912, "Meleagrides, byrdes which we
doc call hennes" the earliest use of the
latter name with which am acquainted.
It is, therefore, obvious that "Turkey
hen," was at first synonymous with
"Guinea hen" As the birds became
commoner and better known, the con-
fusion was, of course, gradually cleared
up, and the name turkey" Glove to the
bird from the new world; not, think,
without some reason, for by its con-
stantly repeated call-note, which may be
syllabled turk, turk, turk" it may be
said to have named itself. -Notes and
Queries.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
The Waiting Philosopher.

Some people think it one of the hard
est strains on human nature to be
obliged to wait at a country depot for
the train. A philosopher takes real
pleasure in hanging around depot for
three hours. During the first fifteen
minutes he reads all the railroad cards
hanging in the waiting-room. If he is
near-sighted OF poor reader he can put
in half an hour at this. Every depot
in this broad land has front door.
The scenery from depot front door is
always grand. There is the track each
way; there is the water tank /; there is
oftena small grocery on the corner OPP
posite, with two small boys licking their
lips before the jar of candy in the win
dow. tits often the case that depot is
surrounded by houses. Here is great
chance to. speculate. If there are, say,
twelve houses in sight, the philosopher
can wonder how many are under mort
gage, what percentage of husbands have
missed the top-stair in going down eel
lar; how many mothers-in-law make
home happy, and so on, for an hour and
a half.
There is always dog, a small boy,
and lame man around depot. A phi
losopher will make advances to the dog
and manage to tie his hind legs together
and start him off with yell. He will
win the small boys confidence with a
smile, and give him cent to stand on
his head. He will get up reunion with
the old man and draw him out. The
old man got hurt by tumbling into a
ditch when he was drunk, but sharp
man can start the conversation SO that
he will claim to have received the hurt
while climbing Lookout mountain a rod
ahead of Joe Hooker.
Two hours and half thus slip by on
the wings of lightning. While the fuss y
fat man with the carpet-sack has gone to
sleep in despair, the philosopher has
been having bully time. The other
half hour is a mere nothing. The phi
losopher puts that in by asking the tele-
graph operator how long it took him to
learn by taking five or six drinks from
the water-cooler; by walking up and
down the platform, and counting the
birds on the telegraph-wires; or by
walking two or three miles down the
track to meet the train and ask the con-
ductor if his family are as well as usual.
There is no earthly reason why any
waiting passenger shouldn't take solid
comfort around depot. - Wall Street
Daily NeaOs.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
How They Travelled in the Good Old
Time

In the sixteenth year Of the reign OF
Charles III. of England was established
the first turnpike-road where toll was
taken, which intersected the counties OF
Hartford, Cambridge and Huntingdon.
Until the middle of the middle OF the
eighteenth century, however, most OF
the merchandise conveyed from place to
place was transported on pack-hOrses
through short distances. Between dis
tant places cart was used, a pack-horse
not being able to transport sufficient
quantity of goods to pay the cost OF the
journey. The common carrier between
Selkirk and Edinburgh, distance of
thilty-eight miles, required fortnight
for his journey, going and returning.
In 1878 coach for passengers between
Edinburgh and Glasgow, distance OF
forty -four miles, was drawn by six
horses, and the journey to and fro was
completed in six days. In 1850 the
coach took thirty-six hours to the jour
ney. In 1849 the same route was made,
by route three miles longer, in one
hour and half
In the year 1853 there was but one
stage-coach between Edinburgh and
London. This started once month
from each Of these cities. 1t took a
fortnight to perform the journey.
In 1885 seven coaches started daily
between London and Edinburgh, which
performed the journey in less than for
ty-eight hours.
In 1853 the number of passengers by
the coaches between London and Edin-
burgh could not have exceeded about
twenty-five monthly. In 1885 the
coaches conveyed about lao passengers
daily.
Until the close of the last century,
the internal transport of goods in En-
gland was performed by wagon, and was
sc expensive as to exclude every object
except manufactured articles and such
as, being Of light weight and small bulk
in proportion to their value, would al
low high rate Of transport. Thus the
charge from London to Leeds was ct the
rate Of 913 a ton, being 133d. per ton
per mile. Between Liverpool and Man
chester it was 4Os. ton, or 15d. per
ton per mile. Between Liverpool and
Manchester it was 4Os. ton, or 15d. per
ton per mile. Heavy articles, such as
coal and other materials, could only be
available for commerce where their po-
sition favored transport by sea, and, con-
sequently, many Of the richest districts
of the kingdom remained unproductive.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
St. Nicholas, the Patron OF Christmas.

st. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, A. D.
1926, or 342-3, was born at Patera in
Lycia, and early distinguished himself
by his exercises of devotion, charity and
perfect obedience. After living in Sc
clusion as abbot of monastery several
years, he was chosen Bishop of N[yra, in
which high calling he became noted for
his humility and zeal, and active be-
nevolence. He became one of the most
popular saints OF Christendom; is in
voked as the protector of sailors, and as
the patron saint of schoolboys. Many
legends and miracles are related of him;
the following are those by which he is
best known. A nobleman, being re-
duced to poverty, contemplated aban-
doning his three daughters to q sinful
course as the only means of keeping
them from starvation; but Nicholas,
hearing of this, went to his house sec
reilly three nights in succession, and by
throwing in at the window at each visit
purse of gold, saved them from infamy.
During dreadful famine Nicholas went
about from town to town visiting and
consoling his flock, and upon one occa-
sion he took up his abode with man
who was accustomed, during the scar
city, to steal little children, and serve
up their saltcd remains to his guests.
He set such dish before ST. Nicholas,
who at once perceived the crime, and,
charging his host with it, Went to the
tun where the mutilated remains Of the
children were kept in brine, and, by
making the sign of the cross over them,
restored them to life. 1t is in accor-
dance with these two legends that he is
generally represented, viz, in full epis-
copal costume and either having three
purses or three balls Of gold in his hands,
at his feet, or carried on a book; or else
standing, with appraised hand, before a
tub, whence three naked children are
rising up with their hands clasped in
PRAYER.
Although, according to the Anglican
calendar, ST. Nichoas's day is marked
for December 9th, yet he is almost uni
versally regarded as the patron saint of
Christmas, and the popular Authorization
of his name into Santa Klaus, or Claus,
attests the prevalence of his popularity
as connected with the great festival Of
the religious year.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
Washington Etiquette.

Questions of etiquette are sometimes
very troublesome in Washington, and all
the more because very many Of the deni-
zens Of that city, who come from distant
and rural homes, know and care nothing
about etiquette. How little the honor
able gentleman from Symmes' Hole
suspects, as he is asked to take Mrs.
Senator Red Velvet to dinner, that the
chair in which he shall sit, and the lady
whom he shall hand out have been
subjects Of long and anxious delibera-
ton. It is easy to call on Wormley, or
Welcker, or Pinard, or some other chef,
and order dinner for twenty. But who
who shall sit where, and shall hand
whom ?-these are the questions which
cause vexation and anguish. A distin-
guished official gentleman In Washing
ton gave o noble repast in honor of a
noted guest. It was ordered Of the
proper purveyor. "Now," said the
spared, 81 don't know anything about
the business Of seating people correctly.
You must attend to that, too" The
purveyor went straight to another dis
tinguished man, who had not been in
vited to the dinner because it would not
be agreeable to some other distinguished
man who was invited, and distinguished
man number one was immensely amused
that he was called upon to seat the
guests at dinner to which he was not
himself invited.
It is all the more perplexing because,
although Washington is always full of
official persons who are really Indifferent
to etiquette, and who greet it with
hearty democratic laugh, yet because
of its official population there has been
from the first especial attention paid by
experts to the subject. Washington
took grave counsel upon it, and Hamil-
ton gave him some canons Of behavior
in writing, and there is alleged to be
more rigid system Of social etiquette
among official persons in Washington
than is to be found in any circle else
where in the country. There are
asserted to be due rules for the First
calling" of Senators wives, and the
wives of the members of the Cabinet
and of Justices OF the Supreme Court.
Precedence at table is also knotty
point involving great trouble of soul.
Some years ago Senator gave dinner
to which the Secretary of State was in
vited. When dinner was announced,
the host turned to the senior Senator,
the dean Of the Senatorial Chamber,
and asked him to take the lady of the
house to the table. The senior Senator
hesitated, saying to his colleague that
the Secretary OF State was in the room.
"Pshaw we Senators make Secretaries
of State, was the answer ; and the host
insisted that in his house nobody should
precede the dean of his own body.
-Harper's Magazine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

Poison from bees, hornets, spider
bites, etc., is instantly arrested by the
application of equal parts of common
salt and bicarbonate of soda, well rubbed
In on the place bitten or stung.
A STANDING antidote for poison by
dew, poison oak, ivy, etc., is to take
handful of quicklime. dissolve in water,
let it stand half an hour, then paint the
poisoned parts with it. Three or four
applications will never fail to cure the
most aggravated cases.
The food of the eye is light, as air is
for the lungs, bread for the stomach,
and as the fins of the fish pre-suppose
water. To shut ourselves up in dark
rooms, with or without weak light, is
simply suicidal. Weak eyes, indeed,
are the accompaniment of dark rooms,
stained glass and gas.-Dr. j. H. Ham
afford.
REST FOR HEADACHEs.-Dr. Day says,
in late lecture: "Whatever be the
plan Of treatment decided upon, rest is
the first principle to inculcate in every
severe headache. Rest, which the busy
man and anxious mother cannot obtain
solong as they can manageto keep about,
is one of the first remedies fer every
headache, and we should never cease to
enforce it. The brain when excited as
much needs quiet and repose as tract
ured limb or an infamed eye it is OBJ
vious that the chances Of shortening the
seizure and arresting the pain will de-
pend on our power to have this carried
out efectually. It is practical lesson to
keep steadily in view, in that there may
lurk behind simple headache some le-
sion Of unknown magnitude which may
remain stationary if quietude can be
maintained. There is point worth at
tending to in the treatment of all head
aches. See that the head is elevated at
night and the pillow hard, for if it be
soft the head sinks into it and becomes
hot, which with some people is enough
to provoke an attack in the morning, if
sleep has been long and heavy"
SLEEP FOR CHILDREN. you would
preserve your children from wasting dis
eases, do not stint them in their sleep !;
chlorotic girls, especially, and weakly
babies need all the rest they can get. If
they are drowsy in the morning, let
them sleep; it will do them more good
than stimulants and tonic sirups. For
school children in their teens, eight
hours of quiet sleep is generally enough,
but do not restrict them to fixed hours ;
in midsummer there should be siesta.
corner in every house, a lounge or an
old mattress in the coolest nook of the
hall, or hammock il the shade of the
porch, where the little ones can pass the
sleep-inviting afternoons. Nor is it nee
essary to send them to bed at the very
time when all nature awakens from the
torpid influence of the day-star; sleep in
the atmosphere of a sitting bedroom
would bring no rest and no pleasant
dreams. But an hour after sunset there
will be change; the night wind arises
and the fainting land revives; cool air is
febrifuge and natures remedy for the
dyspeptic influences of a sultry day.
Open every window, and let your chill
dren share the luxury of the last even
ing hour; after breathing the fresh night
air for while, they will sleep in peace.
Popular Science Monthly.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
IRISH BOGs.
A Vast A,nOMnt of Land Could be Reclaimed
in ireland.
[London Builder.


in ireland.
London Builder.
The total area of Dogs in Ireland is es-
timated at 2,S3O,OO0 acres, nearly one
seventh of the entire surface of the island
Of these bogs there are 1860 acres of
fat bog, the remaining 1854 900 acres are
mountain bog Without entering into
chemical details, which, however, we are
fully prepared to do, we may state as an
uncontradicted fact that nothing but
well directed labor is required to convert
the greater portion, If not all, of that land
now waste, into the richest pasture or
corn land Drainage is the first, and in
this change. Burning the surface of the
bog after draining has in some places had
an admirable result. Claying the bog by
extracting the clay which lies below and
forms an impervious bed, and placing it
as top dressing is the method which has
been followed in other cases, as in our
own Bridgewater levels, with the result
of turning waste swans into the richest
pasture or hay growing lands in the king
dom. Whichever of these methods be
adopted, there is the remarkable charac-
terlstic that only labor is required No
more capital is required than will suffice
to feed the work people. There is great
work to be done-a work so large that it
is beyond the reach of any private enter
prise; it is work involving immense ma
tional benefit All neighboring land
owners would be enriched by the recla-
nation of this enormous bog. The island
would have almost new county added to
its productive area. No money need be
sunk in the bog. 1t is only requisite to
apply to it that muscular force which is
fretting itself into deeper poverty and
misery by enforced idleness. That the
proper mode for attacking the bog is
matter for ready scientific determination,
every Woolwlch cadet is aware. What
is required is simply enough labor under
scientific direction; and when we reflect
that we want the work to be done, as well
as the men to be employed, we think no
unnecessary strain would be put on con-
vict labor as solution to the problem.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
ArA YUCATAN BALL.
A BOSTON Man Describes His Initiation
Into the MYSTERIES Of Dancing.
rEronn the Rosfnn Herald

INTO the obstetrics of Dancing.
From the Boston Herald
The same dazzling array of beautiful,
ewel-bedecked mestiza girls beamed upon
Us this evening, as at the first dance, and
soon all my friends were busy filling their
books for the dances. There was no pre-
scribed style of dress for the men; some
wore their shirts outside, fluttering in
the evening air; some wore them inside,
and some of the more aristOcratic even
wore coats, but all wore their hats. I'm
observed in corner, l was watching the
strange costumes, when the sharp eye of
the general espied me, from his char of
state, beneath his own portrait, draped
in Mexican colors.
"Hi, Senior Federico, why are you not
dancing?"
'Senor General, l don't know how"
Yes you do; you've got to dance, any
wav."
With that he approached me, and
when tried to dart through the crowd
caught and led me sternly back.
''Here," reckoning to a lovely girl,
"come, my darling, and dance with es
senior eSteranger0.
The girl came and stood in front of me-,
smiling.
'sThat is my niece, the prettiest girl in
the room and the best dancer in the can
ton. Take her, now, and the Lord help
you"
Then 1 explained that meyer danced,
that lame duck in a ten-acre lot
could waltz all around me. 1t was of no
use He repeated. 'There's my niece;
look at her!"
True enough. there she was waiting
for me to take her out. Oh, she was a
handsome girl, with regular features and
shapely shoulders, and hung all around
with gold ornaments.
Now, that girl couldn't understand a
word of my language, but she must
have seen that l didn't want to dance
with her But when the music struck
up, she merely smiled and said, q VamO-
nos"
Van10n0S is ''come along!" but l
wouldn't 90. | commenced TO explain;
sSenorita, you no Sc this kind of dance,
YOU know; it's all Greek to me; a Vir-
ginian reel, now, or a sailors hornpipe,
for instance, but this l never fin
ished that sentence, for she advanced
with fire in her eye, and seized me about
the waist and said, in decided manner,
" Tam0nosi" and / 0amOused.
Well, that young lady sailed all about
me like swan. While hoped up and
down, stepped on her skirt, and trod on
her toes, she remained as serene as a
summer sky, pulled me this way and
that, whirled me round and round till [
was giddy, and ended by flinging me into
a seat, while the whole audience, who
had remained thunderstruck with awe
and amazement at my war dance, burst
with loud cries of GO Yea Ell AnerScdn0!"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-25
Kind Words Never Die.

An elderly stranger bought copy of
the Neaos from @ newsboy and handed
him quarter, but upon the boys hunt
ing for change the old gentleman said !:
"Neyer mind the change, sonny; just
keep it for yourself"
This was probably the first kind word
that had ever been spoken to the home
less, friendless, orphan boy since his
mother died, and it completely overcame
him. Brushing hastily away tear, he
seized his benefactor's hand and ex-
claimed in husky voice:
"Bully for you, Old Stick-in.the-
Mud 1 wonder how much reward there
is offered for you by the savings bank
you used to be President Gal
yesto7a NeaUS