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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Millions Thrown Away.

Anchovies are so plenty at Trebizond
that they are sold for q cents a hun
dred weight for food for paupers and
for fertilizing purposes, and during the
first part of the season each year so
many are thrown away that the whole
city is pervaded with the smell of their
rottenness. Porpoises are also very plen-
tiful, about 10000 hundred weight a
year being caught, according to the
British consul, which yield about half
that weight of oil
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Circulation ofthe Blood in the Eye.

"At Prof Hirschberg's clinic, in Ber-
lin," writes a correspondent Of the
Kansas Medical Index, my attention
was called to the fact that the circula-
ton of blood in the blood vessels of the
cornea affected with pannus can be
seen. If one could not see this in
America, it might almost be worth trip
across the ocean. BY the aid of strong
lens one sees the circulation here al
most as well as in the web of a frogs
foot or in q fish 8 tail y
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Some Typographical Errors.
From the Cornhill Magazine.

Shortly after the invention of print
ing the wife of & printer in Germany
while an edition of the Bible was in the
press, on one occasion made q small
but important change inthe types. The
sentence in Genesis in which it is de-
clared that Eve shall be subject to her
lord" (Herr.3 This was altered to
Gle shall be thy fool" (Narr.) Many
copies of the hoek sot into circulation
before the substitution OF the one word
!of the other was discovered, for in
black letter Herr and Narr much re-
semhle each other. 1t is said that tile
practical Joke cost the unfortunate wo-
man her ii eshe having been condemned
to the stake by the ecclesiastical au-
thorities. During the latter part Of the
last century an awkward mistake oc-
curied in this country IN printing the
Bible. In this edition the word mot
was omitted in the seventh command
ment. Fer this piece OF carelessness
the then Archbishop of Canterbury i'm
posed heavy penalty. The edition,
so far as practicable was called in and de,
stroyed, and fine Of go. 600 was infict-
Ell upon the printers. The Roman
Catholic Missal issued In Frahce Was
once the subject Of a iudicrous blunder.
BY the accidental substitution of a II
for an a the word "calotte" ian eccle-
slaStical cap or mitrel was printed
'cuiolte' (breeches } The error oc-
CURED In the directions for conducting
the service, and the sentence as altered
read: Here the priest will take off
his 'rul0tte : -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Tested Practically.
From the Boston Globe.

Johnny, who is 4 years old, was
playing IN the yard one day, and lady
who lives close by wished to have the
eggs, if any were laid since her last
visit to the hennery, brought in. She
said to the little boy: Johnny, will you
any eggs there? Don't bring in the
china ones; leave them there, but if
there be any others bring them in"
Johnny started to do the bidding, and
soon returned with two or three broken
eggs, and his pinafGre soiled The
lady, seeing him coming, exclaimed:
Johnny, how did you break the
eggs ?'
Johnny looked at her in surprise and
said; How should | tell whether they
were china eggs or not if | didn't try
tbom %
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

CRowDISG immigration is pressing for
ward for the occupation of every section
Of government arabic land in the far
West and soon the great inland arid
regions, once considered a hopeless
desert, viii command the attention of
the agriculturist. This region of rain
fall covers nearly one-third of the total
area ofthe United States. 1t is crafty
ing to note in this connection that Con.
gress will probably appropriate $780,
O.0 this year for the purpose of investi-
eating the extent to which this arid re-
zion can be redeemed by irrigation.
The work will be under the supervision
of the director of the Geological Sur
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
A Chestnut in a New Burr.
From an English PAPER.

after lieutenant on board an En-
glish guardship applied to his captain
for leave to 90 on shore and was re-
fused, he asked for reasons of refusal
and exposiulated: "If ask for leave
and you refuse it without giving any
reason | shall walk about the deck with
a stigma on my back" ''By George,
SIR" cried the captain, eff catch you
walking up and down her majesty s
deck with anything but her maiesty's
uniform on your back I'll have you
tried by court martial
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
An Italian Idea of Liberty.

Arguile Fernandez is fastidious
Italian beggar who had been allured to
America, evidently, with stories of a
land literally flowing with milk and
honey. Since his arrival on Monday
he has been taking his meals at an
Italian charitable institution in this
city This morning he announced that
he would not stand the food any more,
and that unless the superintendent gave
him good, rich, yellow cream, which
would make the spoon stand in the
pitcher, he would clean out the place.
When he got none, he proceeded to
execute his threat, saving that he was
in free country, was good as anyone,
and therefore intended to have the
best. He was locked up.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Smart Little Girl.
From the Augusta. Ne. Journal

From the Augusta, Me, Journal.
A poorly-clad little girl came into the
store OF one of the stationers recently.
She.wished to buy some writing paper,
and finally was shown some for five cents
ouire "How much will half quire
he p" she inquired in half-fed
nIgiptive little voice. Three cents, re-
piled the clerk. eff you please, III
take the other half was the quick re-
Spouse.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

CONSUL BAKER, at Buenos Ayres, in
his report 10 the state department
at Washington, states that there is a
growing demand in the Argentine Re-
public for Vermont Merino bucks and
sheep, also for trotting horses, which,
however, must be ofpedigree stock and
fully up to the representations. Sew
eral ventures in the above lines of stock
have proved profitable to American
shippers and equally profitable to the
buyer. Inferior stock is not wanted AT
any price, while several good trottine
horses have sold recently at prices vary.
ing between 5000 and $40 COO each.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Don't Know What to Do.

The bureau of elections does not
Know what to DO with the Sl2 election
lhSps etors awarded by the supreme
court 10 the United Labor party last
year. The certificate of their appoint
ment bears the date November Z, 1897.
ana The law demands explicitly that
such inspectors shall serve for one
year, unless removed for want of the
requisite qualification, or for rause >
In the bureau of elections. where the
discovery was made some time ago an
effort has been made to keep the mat
ter quiet. The Sl2 inspectors will be
legally entitled TO $3.50 each for pre-
sumed services at the election this fan.
though the party has ceased to exist.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
The Age of Deception.

French laces woven in New York.
Russian leather Is made IN Connect
cut.
Italian marble is quarried in Ken
lucky.
Partisan art work comes from Boston.
English cashmere is made In New
Hampshire.
Bordeaux wine is manufactured in
California.
Marsellaise linen is produced in
Massachusetts.
Havana cigars are rolled by the mill
ion in Chicago,
Spanish mackerel are caught on the
New jersey coast.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Got So Worth of Satisfa ction.
From a New York Dispatch.

From New York Dispatch.
The low denomination of the coun-
terfeit silver certificates recently put in
circulation has been very disadvanta-
geous to the poor people of the city. The
last arrest of the counterfeiter was
caused by a Greek who had a small
popcorn stand in the Bowery. Three
times lately he has been swindled into
changing bogus 81 certificates. This
hard experience b ad made him some
thing of an expert in distinguishing
good from bad money, SO that very
early this morning he pounced upon an
Irishman who offered him a bad bill,
pummeled about So worth of satisfac-
ton out of him and then gave him over
to the police.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Expert Type,yrIting.
From a Cincinnati Special.

a novel contest took place here re-
Gently. 1t was the first professional
typewriting match ever held in the
United States and was for a purse of
$500, between Frank +. McGurrin, of
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Louis Traub,
Of Cincinnati. Both men are considered
among the most expert typeWrlters In
the country. The conditions of the
match were that each man should write
10 minutes from dictation and the same
length of time from copy. 1t was
agreed that only legal matter should
be used. 1t was a brilliant per-
Torrance. McGurrin proved him
self the better man, although Traub's
copy showed that he was able to strike
the keys faster than his machine would
write. McGurr ms work was simply
wonderful, In writing from copy he
never looked at his keys, and could
have done the dictated work as well
blindfolded. When the match had
ended McGurrin had written s, 700 words
IN so minutes, an average of over 96
words 4 minute. The great amount of
matter turned out will be understood
when it is stated that he covered in
an hour and a half more than five
solid columns of paper of the usual
size. Traub wrote 6,93S words in 81
per cent. less than his opponent.
McGurrin was awarded the purse. He
will compete for the championship oi
the world in the speed test which VIII
take place in Toronto, Ont, August u.
An analyzatIon of McGurrin's work
shows that he averaged - strokes a Sec
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

Iris high time that every one knew
'he clements of geology that is, had q
'.oar idea Of the solid globe, as he has
~ geography of its superficial area.
STRANGELY enough, geology is still con-
s'dered a higher branch of science aud
less needful than geography. 1t is Il
mistake 1t Is economically important
N snow the soils and the general lay
aud make up ofwhat is about us. The
Ml'o,es by Prof Shuler, in Scribner, are
of great help i'll popularizing the two
sciences together, for rivers and valleys
'f'"ns both to geology and geography
! child should know what soil she
HNeS on as early as he kno VS. what
country he lives in. He should know
pow sand and gravel are made. He viii
.uH n far more delightful. also. than
'.r study 81 the products of Guinea and
China.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

RECENT writer is exceedingly out of
..ae because German women will work.
iir sees the farms bought up, and the
american stock bought out, because
10 American wemen viii not do gar
''nand field work. Walter Besant IN
N'>lS that no woman should Ice coin
peeled . work at all. 1t is shame. he
S'Ns that ANY lady should ever have
. stand in the labor market for hire
"A" miiknaid at a statute fair" He
..Nes the French plan where. as soon as
" daughter Is born. they commence To
"..amuIate her dowrv. But the wom-
"h themselves are inclined 10 settle
''a, question in this country, by as.um,
'.I absolute equality An increase OF
-..efai outdoor helpfulness undoubt-
"F would make financial matters
mere secure and healthy mothers more
common.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

SOME Of the early settlers of New En-
gland sent home curious accounts of the
strange land to their friends, whom
they evidently enjoyed hoaxing.
'.Iereabouts, says one of them. III
YOU SOW barley it comes up oats. =
Another tells of the ''Iions that prowl
about Cape Ann" a third, in 1868,
saws that the frogs of Massachusetts,
''slt up on their brooches foot high
and some are as big as child that is a
year old" The present frogs of that
state are degenerate, but the babies of
Massachusetts, are now certainly bigger
than FROGS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

LIEUT.. ZALINsKI has So much improved
lis pneumatic dynamite gun that it will
nuwthfow with accuracy 600 pounds OF
blasting gelatine distance of two miles.
/ is claimed that if one of these 900
round shells is dropped within fifty
wards Of the largest iron-clai anoat it
viii blow the vessel out of the water.
The days of iron-clads are numbered.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

15l English Society for PsvchicaI
.'.reareh does not hesitate to accept
~ theory called telepathy as an ap-
l..'rd and demonstrated fact. 1t is
...,''.9ousIy accepted as the simplest
method Of explaining great many
.oo!oIi,al phenomena. Brushing
" vast amount Of fraud, these men
ehte do not hesitate to say that it
"ohsiratabIe that mind can act
.'lS on mind. apart frcm such or
f.. o'hmunication as is furnished by
''ay Here, then, is a basis for
There may be some hesitancv
@'ont accepting the theory ~
Ee' The burden Of proof is in its
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
They Don't Want to Faint
From the New York sun.

''You would be surprised TO see the
things we find in the ladies' room,
said an employe of Macy's the other
dav. ''Handkercbiefs, empty pocket
books. even tustles and change quite
common; but the most astonishing
thing OF all is the whisky flask. A large
number of empty TASKS are found, and
every one of them is still redolent of
its former contents. / suppose the wo-
men who carry them are liable to faint
ing spells"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

THE secret Of Gen. Sheridan's success
ms fighter was very clearly indicated
in homely reply which he once made
when asked his opinion of the Army OF
the Potomac: "Oh, the Army of the
Potomac was all right; the trouble was
the commanders never went out to lick
ANYBODY, but always thought first OF
keeping from getting licked"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

THE Military Academy at West Point
and the Naval Academy at Annapolis
arc turning out soldiers and sailors faster
than the government service can alb
sorb them. During war the soldier can
force Death TO clear for him the path to
rcuown; but in times of peace Death
holds the key to promotion, and aspir-
Iug soldier and sailor alike must wait
Upnu him
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

BRArNY ministers of the gospel may
bc life savers as well as the savers of
souls. The White Star steamship line
has Just added to the outfit of each OF
IFS steamers two life-boats of a design
PATENTED by an English clergyman.
The boats fold upward when not in
use, weigh $50 pounds and will each
carry 100 persons.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Little Things will Tell,

From the Detroit Free Press.
We went to spend day in the coun-
try, and had fine treat of fried chick
Ell for dinner. Then we took walk
with children, who led the way to the
chicken coop.
''All our best chickens are dead, ]"
said one of the children, sadly.
"Why, what killed them ?"
''Papa did; but thev are going to die
anyway, cause they had the pip"
'What became ofthem ?'' This with
a heavy heart and squeamish stomach. J
Eve fried 'em for dinner" answered
the child sorrOWfullv
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
Not Fresh Enough for Omelettes
From the Pittsburg Chronicle.

fTOm tut IIIsUutg tlICnICIe' .
Fifty years ago, while Mrs. Talbert
was building house at Rays Crossing,
Ind, hen was inadvertently nailed in a
wardrobe, where she remained several
DAYS before discovered. Last week,
while the house was being repaired, five
eggs, supposed to have been laid fifty
wears ago, were found where TIE hen
had been imprisoned. Unpopular lect-
urers will leave RAYS Crossing off their
programme when they hear OF this.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

A "uAy-EATER" shark has been seen
IN the lower bay at New York. The
vacntsmen of Gotham should now keep
their weather eye" open. If any of
tbem should happen to fall overheard
thev might 90 to place far less pref
cradle than ''Dayy Jones' locker"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

TuE United States Government is pre-
pairing to capture every English vessel
that may interfere with the Alaska seal
monopoly; and the English Govern
ment Is preparing to capture every
nited States vessel that inter!eres with
English craft outside of the three-mile
limit. This looks as though some one
may strike dangerous rocks in Alaskan
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

many people to discover that the word
may be correctly used in this sense, as
TO learn that lurldness must grow pale
before 1t will conform with dictionary
requirements. 1t is sometimes as i'm
portant TO be sure of what we don't
knowas 10 be certain of what We do
knnm
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
To Build a Chimney.
From the scientific American.

To build chimney that will draw for
ever and not fill up with SCOT, you must
build it large enough-sixteen inches
square; use good brick and clay instead
OF lime up to the comb; plaster il inside
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18
SUPERIOR TIMES.
SUPERIOR, WIS.

IT is stated by the New York World
that Mark Twain has not perpetrated a
single Joke since he was given the title
orNT. A. by an Eastern college in June.
This L calculated to overset the public
onjnion that tue college degrees have no
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

IT is related among other exploits of
the desperate Ike Lambert, who was
recently arrested in Alabama for killing
three men, that be once compelled q
Tor his amusement, keeping him covered
the entire time with loaded revolver.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

favor. Telepathy may be set down as
one of the powers of human intelligence
and will. This looks strongly in favor
OF the more spiritual theories of
pSychplouv
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

PALE buff croah is the latest fancy IN
China silks, and it can be as easily
cleansed as cotton stafis.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-12
THE DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY JANUARY IT, 1888
Blow Given in The Dark.

Maj. Haggarty was in the city yes
terday, and while seated upon one Of
the red-leathered. ottonians at the
Delayan reeled of this story. "Inever
carried bludgeon in my life. said he,
save n sword while was in tie army.
and that was perfectly harmless in my
hands. In one of my political can
vases, q friend Of mine remarked:
You are out all hours Of the night and
are you never afraid that you may be
assaulted for the money You have on
your person or your watch?' 'Oh, no!
/ said, but must tell you that the con-
slant talk of danger kept me thinking
that it would be as well, perhaps, TO
be armed to q certain extent, so /
looked around among my sticks and /
found venerable blackthorn which /
thought might serve the purpose. /
hadn't long to wait. One night as /
was returning to my home through a
dark street noticed two men Standing
in a gateway, and just as | got up to
them one of them with quick move
ment stepped out. | thought that if |
acted at all l must act promptly, so l
hauled of and gave him the entire bene-
fit of the cudgel. Down he went, and ],
thinking | had done my whole duty in
protecting myself from assault, soon
found my door. Next morning as l
reached tho corner of my street l found
a friend of mine with what appeared
to be the map of some strange country
on his head in sticking plaster, and on
making the inquiry: What has hap
pened to youP he informed me that he
had been talking with a friend of his
the night before, in the milkman's
gate, and had babe him good night and
stepped out across to his own house,
when 4 burly ruflian stretched him with
a blow of a bludgeon. He said, when
he came to himself and found his
watch all right and his bit of money,
he concluded that it was an act of
private vengeance. With fear and
trembling l inquired whom he sus-
pected, when he answered that he had
had few words with an old friend at
recent picnic and had had a clinch,
and, although he thought it was all
quieted and forgotten, he had conclud-
ed that this man was the one who had
committed the assault upon him. The
club-struck man" the major concluded,
"was always my friend, and worked
like beaver for my election when
ever was nominated for any office.
Albany argus.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-12
The Action of a Tornado.

When the conditions of atmospheric
instability have given birth to tor
nado, the fact is announced to the OBJ.
server BY a sudden gathering of dark,
swift-whirling clouds, from which de-
pend a writhing, serpent-like body
formed of condensed vapor. This
writhing column extends rapidly down
ward until it touches the earth. When
it attains the surface it becomes audi
BILE from the violent rending actions
which it creates upon that surface. AS
soon as the whirl is created it begins
to move away, generally toward the
northeastern the evident reason that
the upper cold layer of air against
which it originates has, in the north
ern hemisphere, movement in that
direction.
In its path over the surface, the cir.
cling movement of the wrthing air
and the suction action of the partial
vacuum in the central portion of the
shaft combine to bring about an eX-
treme devastation. On the outside of
the whirl the air, which rushes in q
circling path toward the vortex, over
turns all movable objects, and in the
center these objects, if they are not too
heavy, are sucked up as by great
air-pump. Thus the roofs of houses,
bodies of men and animals, may be
lifted to great elevations, until they
are tossed by the tumultuous move
ments beyond the limits of the ascend
ing currents and fall back upon the
earth. Where the center of the whirl-
wind passes over building, the sud-
den decrease in the pressure. of the
outer air often causes the atmosphere
which is contained within the walls
suddenly to press against the sides Of
the structure, SO that three sides are
quickly driven outward as if by a
charge of gunpowder.
1t is not unlikely that the diminu.
tion of pressure brought about by the
passage of the interior of the whir
over building may be about as mucl
as is indicated by the fall of four inches
in the barometer. This is equivalen
to II change in the pressure amounting
to about three hundred pounds to thu
square foot. This force operates tt
burst out the walls of building. |
is not improbable that the diminutior
of pressure may be much greater thar
this, but even the amount named i
sufficient to account for the bursting
out of the frail-walled structures whicl
these devastating movements encount
er in the western parts Of the Unite,
States. .-Scribner'S Margarine.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-12

All of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY RoHRs, Commissioners
GEORGE DAUM, of
WIN. N. ZIERoLF, J Henry Co. o.
Napoleon, o. Sept. 10, A. D. 1887.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-12
Delicate Children, Nursing

Mothers, overworked men, and for all
diseases where the tissues are wasting
away from the inability to digest ordi-
nary food, or from overwork of the
brain or body, all such should take
Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod liver Oil
with Hypophosphites. II used the
Emulsion on lady who was delicate,
and threatened with Bronchitis. 1t nut
her in such good health and flesh, that
I must say it is the best Emulsion
lever used. Ill. p. WADDELL, M. D..
Hugh's Mills, s. G. Jan 12-1mo
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-12

A colored man named Posey, accom-
panied by two other men, went out a
few nights ago at Wamego, Kas., to
steal hog. Posey placed himself as
tride the poker to hold it, while one OF
his companions tried to strike and kill
the hog with an ak. A misdirected
blow struck Posey on the head and
killed him.