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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
A Japanese Romance.

A London paper vouches for this
romantic japanese incident: There
IS in Japan place called "The
City of Gardens" 1t is not sur
pr sing that locality with so
pleasant name should be specially in
viting in this season of flowers to the
Japanese, who love to linger by its tenn
pie. In that spot not long ago four per
sons happened to meet one an old
man accompanied by young girl, an
other a middle-aged man accompanied
by a lad. The men were resting and re-
Fl eshing themselves, but the younger Of
them, kakuiiro, attentively regarded
the elder, Suda, and at length charged
him with having slain brother of his
many years ago. He had been seeking
Suda ever since TO revenge his brothers.
death. Suda admitted the charge, but
justified the deed on the ground that he
had been insulted, and expressed HIM
self quite ready to face his present chal-
lenger III duel. For this the pair pro-
ceeded to make arrangements when,
not unnaturally, the young girl inter
posed, and besought her aged father not
to risk his life. Her fathers accuser
gaZed at her, and sadly said she remind
ed him of a little girl be and his wife
had lost in crowd many years before.
Suda then said she was not his child ,
but had been found by him at the time
and place Indicated by his oppsnent,
and that he had adopted and cared for
her. To complete the story, Kakujiro
mentioned that his daughter. when lost,
had carried bag Of charms, which the
girl present Immediately produced from
her bosom. This settled the question OF
her identity; and Kakuiiro discovered
that, in seeking for an enemy, he had
found his child. OF course, after this,
ali question of dueling was dropped, es-
peciallv when the lad broke the silence
and reminded his elders that that meth
cd of settling differences was now old
fashioned, and was regarded only as a
brrbarous relic of the past. The little
party, therefore, went away friendly
and happy. So might all prospective
=. l. Il
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
How to Have Fine Shoulders,
From Shirley Dare,s ..Beantr,, Ietler

From Shirley Dares Beauty" Letter.
Begin with ten minutes work. the
wet towel pinned tightly around the
hips, corset off and a Mother Hubbard
gown on, which is the best modern YER
sion of the Greek robe possible. Wet
the head well, for the exercise will
pump the blood well over the BODY,
heating the temples and spine; roll up
your sleeves, sponge aud wipe the arms
dry and 90 TO work, moderately at first.
In ten minutes or less quit, sponge off
the muscles that culver aud burn, drop
into an easy seat and rest ten or fifteen
minutes, then pull again, resting and
working for an hour. Keep this no a
month and you won't know your shout
ders and arms for the same. Walker.
IN his well-known work on artistic
beauty, SAYS the absence of fine arms
IN women is due TO long sleeves and
want OF exercise. Pumping, sweeping.
spinning, throwing stones ut a mark,
Hnd playing quoits are all better than
tennis or rowing to secure tinely-mod-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
New Nork'S Babel Garden
From the New York sun.


4 poluglot scholar from Yale College
who visited Castle Garden one day
when several ship loads of immigrants
had just been landed there managed TO
converse with the speaker Of ten diff
ferent nguages-tierman, Bohemian,
Gaelic, Swedish, French, Italian, En-
glish. Spanish, Polish and the mongrel
Greek-but he could not master a half
dozen other tongues in the mouths Of:
several small groups that stood or hud-
died in the depot, including Russian
Jews of the Rabbi Joseph tyne, Arme-
mans from Stamboul, and Firms.
When he left Castle Garden he said be
felt as if he had been in the Tower of
Babel, where the speech Of the human
race was confounded so that men I'M
derstood not each other, as recorded
IN tho Rock of Genesis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
4 Mad Lovers Romance.
From the Lewiston (Mo.) Journal.

From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
Early in the season a family Of three
persons came to Old Orchard on the
Maine coast, and took up their abode at
one of the hOtels-fathe mother and
daughter. The former wealthy and IN
dulgent; the latter beautiful and mod
est. At the hotel tarried a middle aged
gentlemen of prepossessing appearance,
fine conversational powers. and alto
gether estimable qualities. The guests
were not abundant, for the season was
early, and the young lady and middle
aged gentleman found occasion to fire.
quent the veranda, under sanction of
pater and mater familias, where lengthy
tete-a-tetes were INDUCED in. The
Young lady was lmpressible and suscep-
tlble. The midd Gagged gentleman was
gallant and assiduous in his attentions.
Time wore on and a decided attach
ment grew up between the two, which
became a matter of comment to the now
increasing guests. 1t was generally un-
derstood that matrimonv was the new
table. One day the lady accompanied
her parents in town to do lit shop
ping, returning late In the afternoon.
What was her CONSERVATION on arriving
at the hotel to learn that her CAV Lo-
thario had suddenly disappeared, been
spirited away, as it were, or In other
words, been captured and sent back TO
the insane asylum from which he had
escared a few months before, mean
time being Temporarily rational enough
To carry out the role mentioned. II
seems that the lunatic when a younger
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

\ CURIOUS but valuable Interpretation
of an often quoted passage o! Hebrew
Scripture vas given recently IN the in
au1ural address Of Chief Rabbi Jacob
Joseph. The passage, rs generally Civ
en- reads: righteousness exalteth a
nation, but sin is reproach to any
people, but the rabbi reads the last
clause, but love which is confined to a
nation Is sim In this way, interna-
tionalism is found as doctrine taught
5000 years ago. 1t : 80 in harmony
wrh the spirit Of our age that it is verv
pleasant reading. Perhaps il needs
such an age as ours to read tie mean
ing into words. Nevertheless. the great
rabbl's generous spirit IS notable, and
welcome. When the Jews teach toler-
alton as the leading religious truth, they
reach the ready ears of the world.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

TIE world renowned Vienna Con-
gress, which sits every year in the lat
ter part of August, is reported to have
placed the worlds wheat crop at about
2)0,000,000 bushels less than that of 1887 ,
aud 10000, 900 less than the average of
the last five years. In round numbers
this is a decrease of 10 per cent. in the
worlds supply of wheat, besides the
admitted large falling off in the yield of
rye and potatoes in Europe. These fig
ures Indicate shortage in the aggre-
gate supply of cereal food which has
had no parallel for mlnv years past.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

many wealthy people desire artistic
homes, but have not the taste to furnish
them, she borrowed money and went
abroad, where she picked up interest
ing bric-abrac and works of art. When
she had completed her purchases she
returned, furnished number o. houses
from cellar to garrett, and advertised
them for sale. Her excellent reputa-
ton soon brought customers, and in a
very little while she disposed of the
buildings, with their furniture and all
at a very comfortable profit. Her for
tune, made in this way, is estimated be-
$3.50, 900 and $500, 900.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
Can He Swim d?
From Haruers' Young Pennle

From Harpers Young People
Can your boy swim? No Then do
not trust him in any sort of boat until he
has learned the art, and feels as much at
home in the water as upon dry land.
You might just as well send him
out alone into crowded street
before he had learned to walk.
He might possibly creep along
all right, and reach home alive, or some
body might pick him up and ctIe Tor
him, but the chances would not be in
his favor. So in boating, the boy who
cannot swim may get along very COM
fortably for while, and not suffer from
this defect in his education, but the
time will assuredly come when he will
have cause to bitterly regret it. 1t is
one of the simplest things in the world ,
too, and can be learned in three or four
intelligently directed lessons, such as can
be had many city swimming school or
from the experts in any country village.
BY all means talk swim to your boy be-
fore you talk boat, and stipulate as one
of the conditions of his having boat
that he shall first be able to swim quar-
ter of Il mile without resting
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

PEOPLE crossed by some trivial disap-
pointment who imagine the world has
turned against them should compare
their lot with that of Mabel Cregan. a
young lady of New York, the only sur
vivor of a family circle that six months
ago was unbroken. First her father
died; and three months afterwards her
mother followed him. On Saturday
last brother died, and on Monday her
remaining brother became demented
through grief and blew out his brains.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
The Mexican Magucy.
From an Unidentified Exchange.

Among the many curious plants at
Shaws's Garden is the Mexican maguey.
1T grows wild in great freed m across
the Rio Grande, and is called by the
natives the thread and needle" plant.
At a certain age it develops a dark
brown thorn along the edges Of the
leaves. With a strong, quick jerk these
spines can be pulled ont, with a mass
OF quite long sinewy fbers attached.
Indian boys gather large quantities Of
them and carry them home. After expos
ure to the sun for short time the juice
dries out ofthe vegetable thread and it is
ready with it's needle for use. The
fiber is very serviceable, and is used
exclusively for sewing bags for pecan
nuts, as we'll as divers other things. 1t
is also cut from the needle and
woven into coarse mating and cloth.
Il is said that the Indian women even
make hair brushes from the fiber. The
brush is given the shape of tassel,
being wound tightly nearly to the end,
with the same material. 1t does not
penetrate their thick locks, but smooths
and gives their hair a glossy appear
anCe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
Points About Hydrophobia
From the ST. Louis Post.

The custom of killing dogs that have
bitten people Is great error. The idea
that tho death of the dog, if he is rabid
protects against the development OF
hydrophobia is one OF the most absurd
superstltlons that remain in this en-.
lightened nineteenth century. If q
man has bad the poison difused through
b veins II is immaterial whether the
dog from which il was derived is dead
or alive. The only good that can result
rom his death is the protection of the
unhltten. On the other hand. if be is
Killed, and was not rabid, there remains
Tie lnetfaceable belief in the mind ofthe
bitten man that be was.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

IL no former harvest has there been
so much demand for binding Irvine as
during the present season. Some farm
ers who had reapers preferred to hire
the harvester TO do the work, the man
running the machine furnishing the
team and Irvine for binding. Six weeks
ago there was no sign that Irvine for
binding could be scarce; but the price
suddenly went up to nearly double the
former quotation. 1t will be a lesson
to somc farmers to lay in supply o.
twine IN advance so as not 10 get caught
AGAIN
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

The insanity dodge, so well worn out
IN criminal courts, is now being worke
by smugglers. 1t is claimed in the case
of woman upon whose person the
New York inspectors found a silk dress,
two gold watches, a silk shawl, and
other valuable articles, that she must
have been insane when she loaded
herself with merchandise, because she
was once an inmate Of BlackwelPs
Island insane asvlum.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
Antipathies of Various Tribe

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Wallace says that some of the Pacific
Islanders will never eat hens eggs, con
sidering them unfit for food; but trey
sell them to sailers The Esquimaux
will not eat vegetables, considering 1t a
perverted taste that will Indulge in such
stuff. The New Guinea natives refuse
TO eat bread and biscuits, and abhor
sugar. On the contrary, such tribes en-
ioy ants, grasshoppers, monkeys and
snakes. Those Malayans that collect
edible birds nests never can be induced
to eat OF them African tribes that keep
most cattle never taste milk. Salt is
where al the world finds kinship, for
no nation or tribe but Graves il and
needs it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
What One Man Can Do.
From the Analyst.


a French physician named Raoul, who
long dispensed drugs on man of war,
finding life very dull on board ship,
stepped outside his professional line a
while ago to distinguish himself, and the
results have been so noteworthy that
the Paris Society of Commercial Geo
graphv has just honored him with one
of Its medals. 1t occurred to him that
the u eful products of Tahiti, that large
and lovely island of the Society Group
in Polynesia, could be greatly increased
by judicious importations from the
flora of other countries. So he laid a
considerable part of the world under
contrlbut ON, and in course of time MANY
hundreds of foreign plants were doing
their best to take root in the soil of
Tahiti. Among the collections We're
rubber trees from Madagascar. ebony,
teak and red cedar from Australia,
tobacco from Java and the Rio Grande.
cotton from Georgia. hemp from Manila,
cinnamon and nutmegs from the Malay
Archipelago, grapes from Madeira and
Ienerltfe, coffee from Formosa and a
very large variety OF grasses and fruit
trees. He established a nursery near
the chief town of Tahiti and he has
already proved that the larger part of
his plants will succeed in this favored
island. Grape culture, which he intro
duced, is already beginning TO enrich
the country and it is said that through
the efforts of this man alone the aspects
of the vegetable kingdom in Tahiti are
undergoing remarkable change for the
better
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

Two small vessels are to be built at
Philadelphia for South Pole exploring
expedition. If these vessels are pro-
poriioned in accordance with the
chances of finding the Antarctic pole
they will be eligible to enrolment in
the fleet of the New York Miniature
Yacht Club.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

The expenses of a presidential cleo
ton in this country are about $50, 900,
O09, which, divided by four, gives So
100000 year as what we pay for maid
tanning free government. Doubtless
much of this is expended foolishly,
some, perhaps, wrongfuIly, but this
Yankee nation all the same gets better
government at cheaper rate than any
other people in the world.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
The Smallest Screws in the World
From the Analvst

rEOH lue AUalNSU.
The smallest screws in the world are
made In the watch factory. There can
be no doubling that assertion on any
score. They are cut from steel wire by
machine, but as the chips fall down
from the knife it looks as if the opera
ton was simply cutting up the wire for
fun. One thing is certain, no screws
can be seen, and vet screw is made
every third operation. The fourth Jewel
wheel screw is the next thing to being
invisible, and to the naked eve it looks
like dust. With glass, however, it is
seen to be small screw, with 26O
threads to the inch, and with a very fine
q SIS the threads may be seen yerv
clearly. These little screws are
IL, 000th of an inch in diameter. and
the heads are double the size. 1t is
estimated that an ordinary ladv's Thin
bic would hold l00,000of these tinv little
screws. About 100000 of them are
made a month, but no attempt is ever
made 10 count them. In determining
the number 100 OF them are placed on
very delicate balance, and the number
OF the whole amount is determined by
the weight of these. All of the small
parts OF the watch are counted in this
way, probably fifty out of the 100. After
beng cut, the screws are hardened and
put IN frames, about 100 to the frame.
heads up. This is done very rapidly,
but entirely by sense Of touch instead of
sight, so that blind man could do lust
as well as the owner of the sharpest
eyes. The heads are then polished in
an automatic machine, 10000 at time
The plate on which they are polished is
covered with oil and a grinding com
pound, and on this the machine moves
them rapidly by reversing motion, until
they are fully polished.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

man had visited another seaside resort
with his affianced. While in bathing, the
undertow from which Old Orchard beach
Is remarkably free, carried the young
lady out beyond her lovers reach, and
she was drowned. The event SO agon-
lied him that he went stark mad, and
he was sent to the asylum, from which
he managed to escape, and was recap
tured as related above
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

N. PAsTEUR is convinced OF DR.. CANA
leia's success in inoculating with virus of
cholera as a preventive of the disease.
If cholera can b. thus defeated the ma
tions of Europe should combine and
send an army of physicians back ed by
an army of soldiers to inoculate the
filthy people Of the Orient among whom
the disease originates. But perhaps it
would be more effective if the support
ing army was one of scayengers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

In this enumeration are not compre-
hended the massacre at Versailles, at
the Abbey, the Cannes, or other prisons
on the I'd of September, the victims of
the glaciers or Avignon, those shot at
Toulon and Marseilles, or the persons
slain in the little town of Bedouin, of
which the whole population persisted.
1t is in special manner remarkable in
the dismal catalogue, how large "a pro-
portion of the victims of the revolutions
were persons in the middling and lower
ranks of lie. The priests and mobiles
guillotined are only ., Alb, while the per-
sons of plebeian origin exceed Is, 900 !.
The priests and mobiles put to death at
Nantes were only 2,160; while the in
fants drowned and shot are 1900, the
women 164. and the artisans 800
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

QUITE an active midsummer demand
for anthracite coal is reported by the
financial column of the Philadelphia
Ledger, which explains the phonome-
non by the fact that the zone thing rath-
er certain is that ''any changes in the
tolls or prices that may be made will be
toward higher figures" This displays
an intimate acquaintance with the car.
dinal principles on which the coal com
bination conducts its campaigns.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

Az American girl. Alice Shaw, is
whist!ing out fortune in England
Opinion is divided as to whether it is
the whistling that draws, or whether
the pretty way i'll which she purses her
mouth is attractive to Englishlnen In
Miss Shaw's case, her mouth is her for
tune
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

RECENT event in New York
should be commended TO the attention
of reckless drivers who send their
teams over street crossings and around
corners with superb disregard of the
safety of pedestrians. The event is
that one of their number who ran over
and killed an old Lady some time ago
was indicted for lnanslaughter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

The faith cure" business may soon
obviate the necessity of securing bait
for fishing expeditions. At conven-
ton of believers in the new school OF
healing at Mount Zion, New York, a
fisherman stated that the fish were
biting better on the Mount Zion side OF
the Morris Canal than on the opposite
o.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
A BIT OF MARBLE


y I VI-INIVN ftA IIAFD
This bit OF polished maIble-this-
Was found where Athens proudly rears
It's temple crowned scropolis
SO hoar with years.
In antique time some sculptot's hand,
Def turning, carved il fine and small
part of base. or column grand,
Or capital.
Pentelicus white heart it knew
Before the chisel fashioned it
Long ere so fair of form it grew
And delicate.
Regarding it, mind me so
A song should be, with ardor wrought
Cut in the firm Pantelic snow
0tloty thought.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

THE Kansas desperadoes seem to be
on the eve of discovery that killing
each other by scores over the question
OF locating county seat may include
results that are neither pleasant nor
nrnfit ia lie
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
GOING FISHING,

The editor cares not for tariff reform
When the bait or The day is dug
He hears not the din OF political storm
But he lures the perch with the Wrigglinp yro-r-
And be drinks from the lemonade Jug.
lis Joy when equipped with a rod and line
From the care OF the paper away,
r e sits near the shade OF the larch or pine
Where the stream runs clear and the fsLin5 g.
fine
on a sizzling August DAY
- 10 tan Co7,-.,-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

IT is reported from Hayti that Presi-
dent Solomon is adopting the policy OF
getting rid of possible rivals for the
presidency by sending them to Europe
on salaries. Gen. Manigat was the lat
est aspirant, and his post abroad Yields
him s. 900 a wear.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

THE coal trust has just had another
meeting at New York. 1t was largely
a private affair." but if any one is curl
GUS regarding it he can obtain a knowl-
of the business transacted by calling at
any Of the coal offices IN his vicinity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
SUPERIOR TINES.
SUPERIOR, WIS.

The growls which proceed from Italy
against France are in the voice of Italy,
but the teeth which back up the growls
with The threat of something worse, are
the teeth of Bismarck
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

IT is said that prominent society
woman in New York, being in need of
money, hit upon lEckv scheme for re-
p.enislnng h.r purse. Knowing that
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
Ii W as the Same Flour.
From The lewiston l[a Journal.

\ cked Dover groceryman PLAYED a
trick on a ''fussy" woman of that vicini-
" recently. She had bought of him a
barrel of flour that was not of her favor
lie. brand. The -four didn't suit. 1t
was heavy, coarse, black, sticky, and
wouldn' t rise. The grocer, whose opin-
ION OF the flour was different from that
Of the lady, carted IL back, took off the
head of the barrel and replaced it with
the head of an empty one that had held
the iady's favorite kind, and sent the
same barrel, thus "doctored." back to
her. 1t suited to charm that time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

Or three eggs laid by Georgia hen,
one IS as big as a goose egg, one as small
rs partridge egg. and the third about as
big as rifle bali
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

THERE are 81 tunnels more than :
900 yards long in England
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08

/ HE center Of population of The United
states IS near Louisville. XIV.