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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
Electricity for Writer'S Paralysis
From the BaItimore Sun


In one of the broad windows of the
recording department of the Office OF
James Bond, clerk of the superior
court, is small electric battery. 1t is
used by the recorders for the relief Of
the cramp of the muscles of the hand
which fol- VS. long continued and steady
use of the pen. The relief is insranta-
neous. and clerks who formerly were
compelled at times to stop work for sew
eral days on account of swelling and
contraction of the muscles of the hand
now take few gentle shocks of the
electric current on the slightest ap-
proach of stiffness. They return to
work at once, entirely relieved, and con-
tinue without inconvenience. Nearly
every one of the score of clerks receive
benefit from the electric current, and
the battery is regarded as an indispen-
sable fixture of the office.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
He Stuck to His Own Name.
From the Chicago Herald

From the Chicago Herald.
The whole house roared and roared
again. There was no let up on this mer-
rlment, and amidst catcalls and shrill
Whlstilng the curtains had TO go down"
1t was at theatrical agency on Clark
street, and the speaker was q
young comedian in search OF an
early engagement for the fall.
''And what was the cause OF it
all ?'' queried IA bystander who had Just
dropped IN. 1T was like this" he said !,
we were making a tour of 'one night
stands IN Michigan. q e of oar most
successful plays W Is an adaptation OF De
borah.' There is a child's part in it.
The little girl who usually layed it
happened TO be sick when we got down
to Battle Creek, so we nad to get the
only available substitute, IA small bow,
to assume the part. The little fellow
was fresh enough, and not likely TO be
embarrassed by the crowd and lights.
OF course he was put i'll girl g clothes, and
with IS piping voice and small featured
face he made as good little stage girl
as one could want. He bad only few
words to say, and they were repeated to
HIM over and over again, until he knew
them thoroughly. The perfor nance
ent all right until Deborah stood in
front of Joseph's house and was met at
the threshold byJoseph's little girl. His
child? All | must kiss the dear little
girl !. exclaims Deborah. oh, it's you
poor woman =? Father is looking for
you, replies the child. Deborah Jim
printing burning kiss on the child's
lips: And what is thy name my sweet
child" Here the little pseudo girl, tor
getting his lesson, or bewildered by the
unusual situation, blurts out !: Tommy
O'Houlihan, please, ma am His father
keeping particular saloon in town, and
being known to every body in the audi
ence, burst OF laughter broke loose
such as Pve seldom heard in theater.
And, that's why the curtain finally had
to 90 down"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
Have You Seen II.

IN the United States there is one bill
which is $40 on one side and $50 on the
other 1t has been in circulation "A
years. by mistake al the government
bureau of printing four bulls were print
ed as $40 en- the face and $50 on the re-
verse side. This mistake was 10. dis
covered till after the bills were put in cir.
cullton. An attempt was made to get
them. Three of the bills were rec0v-
erred, but the fourth bill was lost. The
bIii which is the subject OF this story was
I! G lost BILL 1t accidentally came into
the possession, a short time ago. of Mr..
'regg, manu- 'acturer OF Wallineford
@. lie discovered it as he was paving
oil ms employees, and was uncertain
whether 1t was $40 bill, $50 bill, or
no bill at all. c. ). Upton peid Mr..
Gregg 500 for the bill 1t is a national
bank bill of the Second National Bank
OF Springfield, Mass Government num-
Der, L. go 95; bank number. 4.5l5.
number OF bank, Isl. 1t was printed on
January 9th, 1869. and is signed with
the well-known signature of SPINNER.
II has also the signature of II. Alexan-
der, Jr., the president ofthe bank. The
blli Is now trayed little on the edges
bu II Is bright in color.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
How the Balloon was Invented
Sir William R. Grove in The Popular scien

Sir William r. Grove in The Popular Science
Monthly.
Exercise Is antaeonism: at each stem
force is used to lift up our bodies and
push back the earth; as the eminent
Joseph Montpelier said, that when no
saw company dancing, he mentally in
Verted his view and imagined the earth
dancing on the dancers feet, which if
most unquestionablv did Indeed. his
great invention OF balloons was guessed
at by his witnessing mild form of an
tagonlsm between heat and grayitation
He, being dutilul husband, was airinq
ms "lfe,s dresses, who was going to a
ball. lie observed the hot air from the
ire inflated the light materials. which
rose up in sort of speroidal form won
may have some of you noticed this
form IN dress D. This gave him some
Idea OF the fire balloon, which, be;ne a
large paper-maker at Aunonav. he
forthwith experimental on, and hence
we got aerial navigation This anecflo.a
vas ted me by his nephew, VI, Seguin,
aiso an eminent man.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
\ Curious Freak of Nature.
From the Philadelphia TELEGRAM


4 curious freak in nature has exhibit
Ell ltself IN the Geological Garden. For
some time the water IN the pretty little
lake where the swans and the pelicans
Hvc began to overflow and get Il cnant.
1t became evident that there was an OBJ
structlon III the waste pipe. Every eff.
Tort to find what the obstruction was
failed. and at last the ground was dug
Up and the terra Gotta pipe which car
rles oil the waist water broken open at
various points. 1t was found to be
clogged up with network OF some kind
the nature OF which was a mystery.
The obstruct ng substance extended
quite distance, and the fact slowly
dawned upon their keepers and Others
occu pied with the investigation. that one
of the anaoondas or pythous in the snake
house had escaped and become lmprjs-
oned in the drain pipe. The men were
almost AFRAID TO take hold of II at first
much less to pull il out.
But after the drain pipe was broken
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
Flight Of the Condor.

from the Brooklyn Eagle.
1t has been asserted that the huge
condor of the Andes flies the highest.
1t Ii is itself to height from which no
sound is heard save the airy tread of
its vast pinions, and from an unseen
point surveys in solitary grandeur the
wide range of plain and pasture land
Humboldt mentions the flight of the
condor in the mountains of Chill, and
among the Cordilleras of South Amer
lea. When up among these mountains
at an altitude of $4,000 feet he observed
these wondrous birds sailing in cir
cles for hours together SO high above
him that Trey appeared but just
disCernib'e as remote specks in the sky.
This, when we consider their immc Sc
compass of wing, extending (the same
authority says) sometimes from IA to Is
feet from tip to tip, shows to what
amazing elevation these birds attain.
Calculating trigonometricalls, Humboldt
considered that they could not be less
than 20,O01 feet to $4,000 feet above the
level of the sea, and it has been assert
ed that the condor sometimes attains an
altitude of six miles. The condor LAYS
two eggs in the months of November
and December. The young are covered
with whitish down and are unable to
hv for whole year.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
Morning and Evening.

Evening is used in the South, and as for
north as Mary land, FOR the part of the
day alter dinner. Being the universe
usage. il seems right to use it colloqulai-
ly there. In 1ngland it is the custom to
call al the part ofihe day before dinner,
morning; and all a ter, evening. With
the upper classes the dinnerhour Is
sometimes as late as eight, never before
six. The South-as Virginia, the Caro-
linas, Georgia, and Maryland-was
largely settled by the younger members
t4tors. II is not improbable the usage
there originated with them, and was
continued when dinner came to be eat
Ell even go early as noon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

over particular in changing costumes :;
such short time rs the waits alIo7r' ~
they scatter hither and thither an a as
low their ma DIS TO look Il ter their Voc, a.
robes and paste jewelrv, which ronII
not be done with genuine goods. T sa9
ov, S25, 90 worth OF goods wear sn5
as sale never amounts to over S5n6'
you can imagine how many customer ~ !
must have. It's the best business I
h We ever been in, and it is all dec
ton, my boy, all deception. The eIo
must be gratihed, and we comply; o0i,.
we fake and we substitute. /"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

large to ship by rail, and is being taken
to Chicago by water, via. the Erie Canal
and the lakes. The shaft, so feet long
and fourand a half feet square at the base
80 tons IN Weights still lying where
it was quarried in Maine, but will be
sent West as soon as two flat cars big
enough to hold it can be built. Ifthe
custom of erecting such monuments by
great living men should become general
of what burden of responsibility their
friends would be relieved
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

As coal and coal weigh is are subject
in the popular mind, the following
answer to a query by the New York
World may cause some thinking:
There are 40 cubic feet in a long ton OF
stove and nut coal of 2,2N pounds, or
35.7 for short ton of 1000 pounds.
Your coal heap measures l35 cubic feet,
or 3.S tons. You received 900 pounds
e. To-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
A Truant Prince
From the London Truth.

The eldest grandson of the Regent of
Bavaria is a very promising youth. A
short time ago considerable consterna-
ton was caused by his sudden disap-
pes rance from the court, al a search
was instituted, but &c no etfect-Prince
Rupert had vanished. The telegraph
was put into operation, the police all
over Europe communicated with, but
the sole result wac the arrest, in differ
ent cities, of several unfortunate Ger
man youths who bore a real or sup
posed resemblance to the missing scion
of royalty. Recently the attention of
the Partisan police was drawn to a
young man of aristocrdtic appearance
who was trying to sell two valuable dia-
mond rings, of the pos ssion of which
he gave a confused and contradictory
account. This was the truant, aod the
details of the trip are amusing enough.
He had. it seems. determined to enjoy
a month in Paris. but his funds
were played out" and he was,
when discovered, occupying a
small apartment in third-rate
hotel in the Quarter Latin. AL
though only IS he had establ shed ami
cable relations with the widow of a gro
Ger of Munich. and Is SAID TO have
promised her marriage. and it is this
detail OF his escapade which has rup-
tured the negotiations which were
pending for an engagement between
the errant prince, who, if he lives, will
some day be Ring OF Bavaria, and til e
Archduchess Marie Valerie, + the
younger daughter of the emperor of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

MARY ANDERs6S's brother is to marry
Lawrence Barrett's daughter, according,
TO recent reports. Mary herself is still
alleged to be welded to the stage; but
several English lords are grouped about
the field of her triumphs. flour blue grass
s'ar should be carried off by one of the
arlstocracy, Americans will find comfort
in the reflection that on this side of the
ocean her noble mate Will be known by
the title of Mr. Mary Anderson.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

TIE revenue inspectresses at New
York are far, more effective than "Anti-
Fat" in reducing corpulent women.
They find PATIENTS on almost every
incoming steamer who on being subject
ed to official analysis as to their apr arel
come out of the inspe ton rooms very
much simmer IN appearance and purse
than when they entered.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
Close at Hand.
From the London Journ al

once, SAID Lawrence Olipbant, | was
III cornish mine, some hundreds of
jeet down IN the bowels of the earth.
1raWlihg down ladder, and feeling
that thetcmperature was very moment
eetung warmer, said 10 a miner who
was accom- 2anying me, 1T is GETTING
very hot down here How far do Won
think II IS to the internal regions ~
! don know exactly" he replied. tbut
II you let so you wall be there in two
minutes ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
A Juvenile Passenger.
From the Lincoln (Neb. Journal.

FROM the Lincoln Neb.) journal.
The Burlington train from the East
last night brought one of the most re-
markable passengers ever carried into
Lincoln. 1t was little girl but s weeks
old who had travelled all the way from
Venice alone, She was the daughter Of
q poor gondola maker, who died, leav-
ing nothing for the support of the child.
Kind neighbors ratified off the family
cook stove and secured funds
for the purchase of a ticket to
America, where the brother of the
dead man is making a good living as
superintendent of division of railroad
track. A lunch basket containing food
for three weeks, and a carpet sack filed
with the household goods not otherwise
disposed of, and a big tag inscribed with
the address of the brother, comprised
the equipment OF the little traveller,
She was kindly cared for by the CON
ductors on the continental railways, and
received much attention from her fell
low-travelers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
THE BIRD AND THE SHADOW,

A tter the Persian
Through the blue heavens. with sunlight on its
wings,
The free bird flies and sings;
Beneath upon the ground its shadow plays =
IN endless, aimless maze.
O foo who only seest the shadow blurred,
Ard not the bIigtt-winged bird
And all the years thine arrows, squandercst
ON such insensate guest
O lift. though it be late thine earth dimmed
eyes,
. = w hen on The darkening skies
Still flash the viii e wings II one shaft remain,
With Hat thou mayst attain
London Spectator
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

Az Arkansas minister, aged and re-
spected, is reported to have died of
grief over the disgrace of his son, just
few hours before the latter was pro-
nounced guilty of a grave crime and
sentenced to the penitentiary. 1t Is
not often that the phrase Bringing
gray hairs in sorrow to the grave has
such sad literal fulfIlment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

SOMETHING new in Chicago. A doctor
of that city makes dimples for young
women at $50 dimple. Better spend
the $50 IN teaching the same young wo-
man to make good coffee and bake good
bread. She will get along better with
her husband than if she had fifty dim
nlas
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

A FRENcHMAN travelling in the United
States expresses his surprise that we are
such pleasure loving people and oe-
clares that the circus, as it is established
here, is an institution comparatively
unknown in France. Very true; but
then France has Boulanger.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

A BosToN fish dealer wrote to Mayor
Roche that he had shipped several bar
rels of fish to Chicago which had not
reached their destination. Il WISH"
said he, "you would run around the de-
pots and see ifyou can find the fish any
where. yon do, write me and / will
send the postage
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

NORWICH, Conn.,, mas resorted to class
zeal sports in the shape OF a croquat
tournament; and it is feared that this
dissipation will send the Nutmeg State
into career of recklessness which will
wind up in the seductive lemonade and
the maddening milk shake,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

AT time when so many thousand
of the Irish people are at the point of
starvation, Queen VIctoria's gift of $3.50
to the Irish Constabulary fund books
very much as though she desired to en-
courage the eviction of the peasants
now in progress The git was hardly
timely
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

CANDIDATE CURTIS, who was foolish
enough to accept nomination for the
presidency on the American" ticket,
expects to receive $500 votes in New
York State. Which leads the Boston
Herald man to remark, naturally
enough, "fe must be cheerful chap,
nun how =
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

Lone JOHN WENTWORTH, ex-mavor
o. Chicago, Is a firm believer in the
motto, If you want anything done do it
yourself" So, instead of waiting until
after bis death for the erection O q
monument to perpetuate his name and
the record of his deeds, he erects the
memorial himself. 1t is colossal. The
base, stone eight feet b. two, was too
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

a KENTUCKY editor has written an obit-
uary on canary bird. This use of the
obituary column is novel. but it is not
wholly devoid OF satisfactory aspects.
1t is plain that canary bird obituaries
can possibly be made to contain a large
proportion of the truth
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

THE civilized pow' RS ought to take the
Sultan of Morocco in hand and make
him behave himself. lie has already
spilled enough blood for one man. The
time is passed when ruler has the le-
gal and assumed moral righe to butcher
whenever the caprice may seize him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

THE statistical discovery that Chicago
turns out 100000 pounds of lard each
year in excess of the amount of lard
that it receives in the raw material, is
the latest tribute to Chicago enterprise.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
SUPERIOR TINES.
SUPERIOR, WIS.

The announcement<of the shah's in
tended visit to the @pitals Of Europe
produces from his former European en-
tertainers rather premature salutation
of "Oh, psha.'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
LED OUT BY THE EAR

We won't go home till morning
Till daylight doth appeal.
He sang; alas I he knew moi
His wife was drawing near.
She entered-he was silent
His friends began to laugh.
For he went home in less Than
Two minutes and half
- Boston Courier.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
To Dam the Canyons of the Rockies

From the Denver Tribune.
No @rander idea has ever been sug-
gested than that proposed by our ma
tional suryey-to dam the canyons OF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15

Irish stew, Ia Parnell," is on the
bill o. fare Of an i expen-ive New York
restaurant.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
shall the Surplus Stop?

1t is reported from Washington, prob
ably more as a feeler or a wish than as a
fact, that President Cleveland has said that
he would sign any bill that should come
to him making a reduction in the revenue,
whether as to tariff duties or Internal taxes,
unless there was something about it
absolutely vicious" This would, of
course, rule ont the Senate bill. For it is
as vicious as it is unprecedented to propose
to reduce the revenue by increasing taxes.
The only hope of stopping the surplus at
the approaching session lies in the passage
of a simple compromise measure reducing
the duty on sugar one-half and abolishing
the internal-revenue taxes on tobacco.
Sixty millions of revenue could be cut off
at a stroke i'll this manner Is such a mea-
sure desirable? Is It practicable? This is
something for both parties to consider
World.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
Temperance notes.

twenty-five Colorado papers now lend
their columns to tie Press Department of
the w. c. 7. L.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of Rochester, N. Y, is waging a
Jealous warfare against Sunday desecra-
ton in that city.
Mr.. w. S. Game, NJ. p, has written a
letter strongly denouncing the excise rev.
enue of India, drinking in that country
having increased sixty per cent. in four
years.
The United States Circuit Court in Ar
kansas holds that cider cannot lawfully
be sold IN a State whose statutes prohibit
the sale of "alcohol or any %spirituous,
ardent, %vinous, malt, or fermented liquors."
James G.. Blaine, referring in a late
speech to prohibition in Maine, said:
"Thirty seven years under a prohibi-
ton law had given sufficient assurance of
its efficiency. The State was far richer
and better because of it"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
Graat MisfOriune.

The heavy rains this fall have totally
ruined crops in some localities, and its
effect is now being seen in disease among
farm animals. Almost every day cases of
roup, swelled head and a distemper very
disastrous among poultry are reported. A
part of this is also due to improper feed
ing. Many persons think as soon as cold
weather comes on, they must begin to feed
heating food to their hens, like corn meal,
Sc. The result of this course, is if they
do not break down from the diseases pre-
valent, they soon get very fat, look fine,
and people wonder why they do not lay.
You cannot make a hen lay Wheu every
thing you give her is being trans
formed into fat, and laying the
foundation of disease same as with an
over fed child or person. Alfred t. John
son, Hampton, N. II, says, last fall |
had so fine looking hens, which began to
droop and die; | changed their food and
began using Sheridan's Powder, in three
weeks they were nearly well, aud had IN
creased the eggs sixteen a day. | have
just bought six cans of it. as a preventive
of disease the coming winter. 1t can't be
beat, for that large can saved me $40 last
year."
Mrs. f. b. Carlin, Conklin Centre, N.
Y, says, 81 have used SheIidan's Powder
to make hens lay for three years. | know
it also keeps them healthy for | rarely lose
one now. My neighbours are getting in
terested in Sheridan's Powder; but they do
not use half enough; one or two small
packs is not a fair test. | shall send soon
for six cans, as get it Cheaper. During
an eight weeks trial, using Sheridan's
Powder,I got from forty hens, 1907 eggs
/. S. johnson s. Co., % Custom House
ST, Boston, Mass, (the only makers of
S~heridan's Condition Powder to make
hens lay) will send, postpaid to any per-
son, two % cent packs of powder. and a
new Poultry Raising Guide for co cents.
The book alone costs 25 cents. For S1.00
five packs Of powder and a book; for s1.20
a large p pound can and a book; six cans
for s. 90, express prepaid. Send stamps
or cash. Interesting testimonials sent free.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-07
Ballot Reform.

Reports of deep interest on the question
of ballot reform come from all quarters.
In at least a dozen States organized move
ments are in progress to secure legislative
acton upon the subject. In Indiana, as
the Indianapolis Sentinel remarks, ballot
reform lis to-day the question ofquestions."
The Sentinel is devoting much space to dis.
cussion and explanation of the Australian
and English laws, and is doing really valu-
able service in giving intelligent direction
to the popular interest. steps are also be-
ing taken in Connecticut for the drafting
of a bill to be presented to the next Legis-
l~ature, and similar projects are reported
from several Western States. In all quar-
tiers the conviction is strong that absolute
secrecy in the act of voting is the primary
requisite in any system of reform which
may be proposed. -Eeeniag Post.