The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-09-11
FROM ALL SOURCES.

MUsKRATs damage the Erie Canal
$50, 1000 worth every year.
THE Massachusetts, convicts are to
have their tobacco supply cut off.
THE secretary OF the navy has in
his Office a model OF the Chinese screw
cruiser Nani-wa-K which is to be
duplicated for the American navy.
THE Peanut Gibbs large social or
ganization in New York. The badge
OF membership is a peanut, and it
must be worn on every occasion in
metal, iewelry or carved wood.
THE steamers on the Pacific are all
manned by Chinese, who make very
goods willing, sturdy, good-natured
sailors so long as they are well Of
fcered.
THE mayor OF Philadelphia COM
plains that his salary is not large
enough to pay for all the tickets sent
to him from all sorts OF clubs and or
CARNATIONS.
AN Albany Spectator is said to be
making a good deal OF money by pur-
chasing Canadian silver in New York
at 20 per cent. discount and circulat-
ing it at home at par.
IL 10 ICpOIlCN lIiAO pOuiioN Is ut
work on a new opera, the ibretto of
comedy, "On ne badine pas avec
Pamour."
A METEOR, brilliant with blue and
red light, was seen from Eastport,
Me-, few nights ago. 1t was seen for
thirty seconds, and left a red track
across the sky after the meteor had
disappeared.
AN insured message once reached a
New York firm containing the single
word NO" Notwithstanding the ex-
ira precaution OF insuring the tel6-
gram it should have read eyes," and
to this day the error has never been
satisfactorily explained.
A LATELY deceased French doctor
spent his life in studying distorted
mankind, and made a large collection
OF skeletons of deformed persons.
This unique museum is about to be
sold In Paris. and is expected to realize
the sum of $4,000.
A BROOKLYN stableman, working
for $12 a week finds that he is heir to
100000 worth OF real estate in New
York City. He has retained two law
yers, and hopes to get enough OF the
100000 to enable him togo on va
cation.
THACKERAY said we were all snobs,
and now comes forward a man who
says we are all boycotters, more or
less. Precisely. The little boy is a
boycotter when he tells his chum not
to play with Johnny Smith because
he would not share his marbles with
the crowd; and the young glrl is a
boycotter when she tells her compan-
ions that John Smith never treats to
ice cream.
GRACE had very curly hair, and it
was q great trial to her to have it
combed. One day during this process
she was crying and making q greater
disturbance than usual, when her
mother said: "What will the neigh
bors say when they hear you making
such a noise!" Pausing amid her
weeping she said, in broken tones,
'aThey'll say, why don't that woman
spank that child p"-New York Trib-
une.
MERRICK FORD, OF Americas, Ga,
has pair Of white rats that he car
ries in his pockets or let's run around
his store at will. They are his pets,
and he plays with them when he is not
better occupied. Wednesday one OF
them attacked big old black rat and
killed it in a short while. They hunt
up their colored brethren and attack
them whenever they are found, and
generally kill them before giving up the
fight.-Kansas City Times.
EVERY now and then of late we have
an account from the South of some
clergyman taking hand in fight with
q knife, revolver or shotgun, and, as
usually happens, comes out ahead,
too. Thus are we reminded that the
race OF fighting parsons is not yet ex-
tinct, and that they are capable OF
taking care OF themselves as well In 81
free fight as at a prayer meeting or
feast of yellow-leg chicken.-CincinnaH
Commercial.
Much i'll feeling is being manifested
in San Francisco at the order OF the
treasury department to stamp the
word eight on every gold coin pre-
scented at the sub-treasury and found
to be one-half OF l per cent. below the
standard weight. Coins so stamped
will have to be sold as bullion, thus
entailing serious loss on the holder.
Coins even slightly worn will nc longer
pass current. The measure Is viewed
as particularly vexatious to the peo-
pie OF the Pacific coast, gold being
their chief circulating medium.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
ONE of the best directions to avoid
drowning is: clock the hands behind
the back, fully initiate the lungs, and
close the mouth" A Chicago gentle
man once gave these directions to his
daughter, and two or three weeks ago,
while she was rowing on Lake Michi-
gan, her boat capsized, and she was
only saved from drowning by follow
ing this rule. As she observed its di-
rections she went under but short
distance, and upon reaching the sur
face she f1oated until boat put out
from shore and rescued her.-B0ston
Journal