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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
japanese Bride and Groom.


Toxic Letter in St Louis Globe Democrat.
Quite as interesting as the scenery
were the movements of a bride and a
groom IN the same car with US. We az
terWard learned that be was Nagoya
youth who had gone to kiota and pros
pered IN business and had Just been
down to Nagoya to marry the young girl
chosen by his parents and a go-be-
tween friend of the family. He was
raw, callow youth In appearance, and
spreading his rug on the cushions lay
down at half-length, and obliged the
bride 10 SIT both upright IN small
space.
When he did sit up it was he who
leaned against the brides shoulder, in
stead OF resting her head on his shout
der, IN true wedding journey STYLE
For tie whole day that We travelled to-
gether it was his comfort and not hers
that was considered. The groom hur-
rled or board the steamer and into the
next train of cars, and helping himself
10 the only remaining chair or seat,
looked around curiously TO see where
she was going to sit. The bride smiled
sweetly all the time and did not seem
10 think 1t at all out of the way for her
TO be cushion or footstool or baggage
porter for her lord.
She Wore dark striped silk kimono
and an cru obi, brocaded with pine
needles in black and gold The Japan
csc reverse our customs in travelling,
and wear their best clothes when oil on
a journey, in order, they say, that their
station may be known and proper atten-
ton paid them. The brides attention
was much occupied with her new gold
ring, the wedding ring being foreign
fashion that they have taken no with en-
thuslasm. The gold band on the finger is
fast replacing the shaved eyebrows and
blackened teeth that used TO distin-
gulsh the married women, but they
adhere 10 the change in hair dressing
and after marriage red is no longer
worn. The gay red Grape petticoats.
the folds IN the neck Of the kimono and
the bits of red Grape ted in the hair dis
appear on the wedding day, and the
japanese have the bitter but sadly true
maxim Love flies with the red pet
tlcoat." Any demonstration of afec-
ton between a married couple is not
only considered bad form, but most dis
gushing by the japanese, and kisses are
unknown except for babies. Men, or
rather lubberly schoolbOys, and great,
hulking young soldiers are often seen
IN the street holding hands, or with
their arms around each others necks,
but these are no sentimental tableauX
10 be seen between maidens and youths
IN the ideal lovers lanes with which
this picturesque country Is scanned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
He Ate Glass.

The Providence Journal tells Of Fail
River man named Sabine, keeper of
little place in Flint Village, who has
been initiating the glass eaters whose
performances In a dime museum he
once had the misfortune to witness
He was enrsptured with the perform
ance. and didn't stop to make any IN
quirIes as 10 how the act was performed
He had a good set of teeth and had
seen man consume tumblers, and that
settled IT. He went into the business
himself. and by paying 10 cents at the
entrance Of his small shop the public
have been afforded the opportunity
OF seeing Sabine make away
with glass bottles and clam
shells. He used the real ma
terial and seemed tc be fiourishing, but
his stomach finally struck work. Thurs
day night the glass eater sent for q
clergyman and intimated that the latter
couldn't Get 10 him anv too quickly.
He was having FITS when the minister
arrived. and when he didn't have fits
be filed in the time with cramps and
spasms Of a VIZ lent order. He had
taken huge doses of rain killer, which
added 10 bis misery, and, taken all IN
all, was in a pltiable condition. Finally
a couple Of officers were summoned,
who explained the cause Of the sick
mans cOntoTtions TO the puzzled par
son, and a removal 10 the hospital was
rOiprpl
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
Saved by an Impression.
From the Religio- Philosophical Journal.

From the ReIigio- Philosophical Journal
il. August, 1887, | was in Washington.
Being ready to depart for home / went
to the Pennsylvania abroad office for a
ticket, and there learned that two trains
left at about the same time. One was an
ordinary passenger train-fare 81: the
other a faster and better equip
ped train as far as Pittsburg-
fare S14 AS by either train | would ar
rive home cleveland O. at the same
time, / thought s. worth saving,
and was about 10 purchase the
81 ticket. when was i'm
pressed to wait. | then went to the
back of the room and took a seat. /
heard no voice, but was so strongly i'm
pressed to take the asst train that did,
and paid SI4 for the ticket. /
left WASHINGTON and arrived in
Pittsburg on time I had a good sup
per, took the night train and arrived
home all right early next morning. At
breakfast | read IN the morning papers:
a terrible accident at the Horse Shoe
Bend, on the Pennsylvania Rallroad-a
large number injured, seTeTal fatally"
The train that met 18th the accident was
he slow train | intended to take, but did
not because Of the impressions | re-
ceived at the depot. offer no explana-
ton, but merely state a fact. When
reading the account of the accident a
shudder approxlmaung CONFUSION
ran over my BODY from thinking how [
had esca ped possibly Injury or death.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
\ Distinguished House.
From the Chicago Herald.


zone of the most comical things I've
ever heard was told me in Caucasus,
said Dudley Winston, the Young man
who accompanied his father on the mis-
sion to Persia at was in TiftUs, the
apital of Georgia. You know there's
en- American store there-a big place Of
business where all sorts of Yankee no
tons are dealt out at enormous profit to
the natives. l dropped In there. One
of the objects of interest to which the
Russian salesman directed my special
attention was a patent potato peeler.
Desc instrument he said, lees
medd by re faymoos ouse of Pat Aug.
! was astonished.
"What house did you say p
"Ze faymoos 'ouse of Pat Aug"
Never heard of 1t, | said; Il guess
you are mistaken"
"Meestecken No, sare. l have
0 ten heard of re 'ouse and | have Oft
en- seen re name of re 'Ouse. l vii
show him to you now. On, tits house
which enjoys great ta;ue mere"
And with that ne looks for a specimen
potato peeler and brings one out
"Zere, sare." he saws, Ices re name
engraved III ze metal. See -
II burst out laughing until my sides
ached. There was the legend Pat. Aug
L. 1879 And the Pat. Aug part of it
he had taken to be the firms name. |
found that the potato peeler was famous
under the name of Pat. Aug all over
the Caucasus ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
Perekop Canal.
From the london Economist.


Russia has begun with the perforation
Of the Strait of Perekop, which connects
the Crimea with the Russian continent.
The canal is TO go from Perekop TO
Goutschar, Sivash and Genitschesk, and
is to be III versts long. 1t viii be
sixty-fye feet broad and twelve feet
deep. At each end of the canal port
will be built 1t Is stated that the s.,
OOl,0O0 rubles necessary for the under
taking have been found. The shortest
road from Genitschesk to the northern
ports of the Black Sea VIII be through
the new canal. The voyage from
Odessa to Maripol IS at present
434 sea miles long; through the canal it
viii be only 295. The work will take
FIVE years. Once the canal is finished
it viii be easy FOR Russia to send her
ships from the Sea of Azof to Otscha-
kow. to the mouth of the Dnieper and
to Odessa, because they will no longer
have to sail round the Crimea, and VII
not risk being captured by foreign ships
in case Of war. The chief reason for
building the canal is the necessity for
getting coal from the Don districts for
the Russian feet
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
4 Small Picture of a Great Man.
From the Epoch.


l only propose to jot down at random
some Of the characteristics Of this Won
derful man, who has shown by turns
such marvellous sagacIty, extraordinary
activity. stern resolution and yindIctive
brutality; in short, TO give a chapter Of
Bismarck in undress. The Prince has
recently entered upon his seventy
fourth year, and his health, admirably
cared Tor BY Professor Schweninger Is.
If not perfect, fair for man Of his years
who has done such heavy mental work
during the past quarter Of a century.
Still Tor some time past he has
shown signs Of fatigue and
has given, IL Is said, some
Of his co-wOIkers TO understand
that he would, ere long, com pletely
abandon part of his duties to his son
Herbert. In appearance the Chancellor
il tall. with a face expressing at once
brutality and fnesse- His thica, white
eyebrows, heavy lids and enormous ears
give a leonine appearance TO his head !;
the craLium Is round and the forehead
not very high; the hollow cheeks fall in
large masses upon the jaw bone; the
chin Is hard, straight and long; the
pinched mouth Is concealed under
heavy muStache; Il nose Il small, with
large nostfIls, and slightly turned up5
the eve Is blue and piercing To-day
the Prince weighs 100 pounds, which IL
90 pounds less than he weighed slx
wears ago. u hen Or. SchwenInger began
treating him
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
Celery as Food and Medicine.
From the Leeds Mercury


New dIscOVerles-or what claim 10 be
discoyeries-of the healing virtues Of
plants are continually being made.
One of the latest Is that celery is q cure
for rheumatism, indeed, 1t Is asserted
that the disease IS impossible II the
vegetable be cooked and freely eaten.
The fact that it is always put on the ia
bic raw prevents its therapeutic pow
ers from being known. The celery
should be cut into bits, boiled in water
until soft, and the water drunk by the
patient. Put new milk, with a little
-four and nutmeg, into the sauce pan
with the boiled celery, serve it warm
with pieces OF toast, e I it with potatoes,
and the painful ailment viii soon yield
Such is the declaration of a physician
who has again and again tried the exper-
iment, and with uniform success. He
adds that cold or damp never produces
but simply develops the disease, of
which acid blood is the primary and
sustaining cause, and that while the
the blood is alkaline there can be Meth
er rheumatism nor govt. Statistics
show that IN one year $3.50 900 per-
sons died Of rheumatism IN this country
and every case. 1t i claimed, might
have been cured or prevented by the
adoption Of the remedy mentioned. At
least two-thirds of the cases named
heart disease are ascribed TO rheuma-
tism and its agonizing ally, govt. Small
pox, so much dreaded, is not half so
destructive as rheumatism, which, it is
maintained by many physicians, can be
prevented by obeylng natures laws in
diet. But If voI have incurred it,
boiled celery is pronounced unhesitat-
ingly 10 be d specific. The proper way
to eat celery is to have it cooked as a
vegetable after the manner above
described. The writer makes constant
use of it in this way. Try it once, and
you would sooner do without any vege
tables. with the single exception of the
potato, rather than celery. Cooked
celery Is delicious dish for the table,
and the most conducive to health Of
any vegetable that can be mentioned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

the Women and Children" The negro
band from Georgetown, employed by
the whisky men to enthuse the coIored
voters, struck mp little alter clock
in the morning. Prodigies Of wind and
Iocomotion were performed by the band
during the day. In the early forenoon
il looked little as if there was an effort
to drown out the ladies', but as the band
could not play necessarily the music OF
the two factions was soon alternated
At the close of the polls both parties
claimed the victory, but neither Was
certain enough 10 do much shouting. In
consequence the town was never more
quiet than on Monday night. By the
official count made Wednesday local
option was defeated by Is votes. But
the temperance people are not satisfied.
Several negroes have been arrested Tor
illegal voting and it is thought that the
question has been carried.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

7 ere Is a woman named Mrs John
SCOTT r siding at Findlay. O.. who be-
lieyes that the figure is the guiding
numer1l e her existence. She was born
tae -4.h Jay Of December, 1919. The
ltH IF August, 1889, at 10 years of age,
she was married TO Capt. Scott, who at
that time was % years old. She is the
mother Of nine children, and the 10Th of
August this year viii celebrate the for
'y-nInth anniversary of her marriage in
tae t.th year Of her life and in the 18th
oa ler husbands. Mrs. Scott firmly be-
leres she viii live to be so years old.
Her fayorite song, it might be added, is
The Ninety and Nine" and she has
great liking for ninepins. She takes no
stock, however. in the Chicago base ball
rs inn
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
Women at the Polls in Kentucky.
From the woodfori Ky sun.

From the Woodfori KY sun.
The election last Monday passed on
With less excitement than could have
been reasonably expected. Under the
local option law the saloons were all
closed. The whisky" men had met
Sunday night and agreed not 10 use any
whisky. As far as We could learn, THIS
was adhered to. There is no doubt that
good order was greatly promoted by the
presence Of ladies' at the polls. Al D A.
y. the ladies held a prayer meeting IN
the Methodist Church, and were ad-
dressed by Mrs. Nield. At the north
door Of the court house and at the Mar
ket House Precinct lemonade stands
had been erected, and a number OF
ladies' attended them throughout the
dav. serving the refreshing beverage 10
ali corners. In the course OF the day
fully 900 ladies were present, s5ald ma
irons and beautiful maldens, al behaV-
inc with modest dignity. At frequent
intervals they sang Gospel hymns
ard temperance songs. They DID
not On to the polls nor rush out
affer voters. but gentlemen who
naid their respects were appealed 10 10
note AGAINST whisky. over the poIls 81
the Market House was the motto ote
Far Yonr Bow. Over the ladies stand,
"Don1t Let Our BOYS Become Drunk
ards. At the courthouse stand the
notices we're. I'VE Are Praying Tor
Won" in God We Trust. vote Tor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

lHE reduction of postage on trees and
seeds Is agreed upon. This Is a matter
considerable Importance. now that an
interest Is at last awakened in forest
Nantng Large quantities of small tree
seedlings go, through the mails, into
sections that would otherwise not be
planted at all for many years. The
government can Sc easily afford to
ester and aIG this work through the
mails as IN other ways. There may be
0ura said against making the postal
service cover expressage, but If four
POUNDS OF hardware can be carried it
Vail 6e a easy to carry four pounds of
plants. The rate is now is cents, and
NE bill proposed drops il 10 cents.
with strong effort to reduce that 10 I
cents. The bulk Of a package of trees
i seldom greater than the bulk of
seeds
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
ANOTHER WAY.



An, come to me in dreams. aud then.
one saith, l shall be well again.
For then he nigh will more than ay
The weary longing of the day.
Nay, come not thou in dreams, my sweet,
WITH shadowy robes, and silent feet
Ana with The voice, and with the eyes,
mat greet me in soft surprise
Last night, last night, in dreams we met
And how. to-day, shall forget,
And how, remembering, restrain
Mine uncomfortable pain
Nay, where thy folk and country are
owen thor remote, apart, afnr,
Nor ming Ie with the Shapes that sweep
TIE melancholy ways of Sleep.
But II petchance, the shadows break,
ii dreams depart, and men awake,
II lace TO face Al length we see,
Be thou the first TO welcome me-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

Prof Davidson, of the United States
Geographical Survey, has been on Mt.
Hamilton, taking a look through the
great telescope of the Lick Observatory.
lie tells a reporter for the San Francisco
Bulletin that already some most won
derful discoveries have been made by
means OF the wonderful refractor. but
he will not tell what they are. This is
too bad; bat then, most of US can con-
tain our curiosity lntil after election.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

Rl9HT or wrong, wise or unwise, the
tendency is strongly toward consolidat-
a industries There comes now the
proposition Of the Liverpool bakers and
Touring mills TO unite into one great es-
adjustment for the purpose of making
tile -four and bread of the entire city.
Tie bread will be baked in vast ovens
under the conditions pointed out by
tile Attest inventions Of a scientific sort,
and the cost viii be so reduced that the
people will have a decided reduction IN
the cost Of living. The bakers, who
Ri.t thus be thrown out of employment
bv machinery already raise the cry OF
distress. 1t Is not pleasant to consider
The troubles involved in these economic
.aanges, vet the good oyer-balances
the evil, and the end is wholly to the
advantage of the poor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
Latest on Snakes.
From the New Castle News

From the New Castle News
4 Third Ward woman while walking
in front CT her house on Friday evening
was startled 10 see large snake stretch
ing its lazy length across the sidewalk.
Her fear OF the reptile was overcome by
her natural hatred Sf the species, 50 she
searched around In tie uncertain light
Of the evening and found two large
stones, with which she arose up against
the monster and smOte il with a great
snllte. The snake writhed and slashed
II t3il IL 2 vicious manner. The other
ladies' joined in the massacre and plan
q campaign was mapped out. 4 large
noe was procured with which one led
IN TIE assault while the other two armed
WITH stones prepared 10 follow up the
attack. After three and three ourths
minutes OF industrious killing il was
thought that his snakeshlp must be
dead or al least badly hurt. SO his slow
length was picked up and carried 10 a
Gas light near by, where it was diseov-
cred that all their strength and courage
had been expended on a superanuated
strap. and Just as they were picturing
how they would look posing as her
ONES, they very modestlv decided to
not brag cr say anything aboHt the mat
ter
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

Sarah Bernhard's pet monkey-Jacko
presented 10 her by the Regent Of
Brazil, and her English squirrel. called
52e, have been seized by the baihff to
meet debt ofS,000 francs. These were
not included in he Len Of friend on
Ter chatJeis. In her boudoir was a full
length portrait of Madame Rachel. The
HaiIH having an artistic instinct. con
sidered she picture uncommonlv large
for the room. He struck the wall behin,,
the picture. II was hollow. That's the
g.eset where Sarah keeps her coffin: but
the coffin were valuable theatrical
sast2mes, and on the shelves nice SIN 3
AId objects of art, not down in the
friendly inventory. The total was val
ned at ao,0oo francs. The coffin the hail
4 estimated at only I48 francs. thongb
vas fitted up with all the comforts Of
.sst-home.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

ADDITIONAL facts concerning the to-
hacco-growiug experiments in England
last season prove that the industry re-
suits ii a complete failure there in COM
HeJliion with American-grown Leaf. At
tractive prizes we're offered, but not one
If the samples entered was valuable or
even merchantable. There were two
very small samples which might CON-
rare fayorably with inferior American
ur Dutch leaf, perhaps worth six to ten
cents per pound. The English-grown
tobacco, Notwithstanding its inferioritv.
cast from SO TO 800 per acre, with a
Weld OIL 600 TO $50 pounds.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
The Queer Habit Of Former Sailor.
90 - - 20 Tribuns.

do you see that scrumptioTs old
chap With the fine clothes and shiny hat
talking to the skipper Of that schooner
smack? Wait till he turns round and
look at his big gold chain and diamond
studs, said smack-man, VITO had
scoop-netted the catch Of his last trip
from his vessels well into the floating
cars at Fulton Market slips, and was en-
loving an Idle pipe on the wnarf. y oH'd
hardly think he's making an arrange
menr to ship on that smack for two or
three weeks. That's just what he's 90
ing; be has done so every summer Tor
the past dozen years on one boat or ar
other here: and a handy man be = al
deep-saa fishing or about 4 boat. Now
YOU come down here tomorrow morning
on the first Of the ebb when that sch0On-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

reetIon OF the sound and perch ON the
backs OF the team or on the machine,
W hen q stop is made for oiling he be-
comes very curious, sticks his inquisi-
tive head down and takes the spout in
has bill In bis flying trip he is greatly
annoyed by kingbirds, who pounce up
on him and peck him. When these an
noyances become unbearable, Jocko, as
he Is called, flies directly to the nearest
human friend and perches upon his
shoulder, knowing that he is then safe
from his tormentors. He has very pc
cullar habit of investigating the interior
OF your ear with his bill when perched
upon your shoulder. The children of
the family are greatly attached to him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

The elusive sea-serpent appears to be
making good many appearances this
year. Unless he is careful, some one
may dexterously slip a lasso around his
leek and tow him ashore for good and
8E We believe that Mr.. Barnum's Of
ier Of 10000 for a good healthy speci-
men safely delivered at Bridgeport has
not been withdrawn. The sea-serpent
may not realize his value, and his con-
sequent peril, but it clearly behooves
llm 10 beware.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01
The Precociou- Boston Girl.
From The Boston Advertiser.


The talk one hears from young chill
dren on Boston streets sometimes Is
amazing in the worldly knowledge il re-
veals. Hurrying down Cambridge
Street yesterday to catch q car for over
the bridge. a group OF three little girls
hardly more than than babies-were
hurrvlng on ahead. Yes" sid one,
II play with her, and / think she's real
nice. even If her father and mother are
divorced. That makes It awful bad for
tie family, you know, and MAKES folks
talk about them, but she ain'tto blame.
The air of worldly complaeency with
which the trio regarded the situation
would have done credit to their elders;
bat it i I'M 9ossl bic not to question what
VIII be the result By and by-a help or
a misfortune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

In 1854 twenty-seyen Hebrews landed
Ia New York City, so poor that their
baggage bad to be sold to raise money
with which to pay their fare. To-day
there are I25,000 Of the race in New
York and their aggregate wealth
amounts TO S262, 0O0,0 Their Million
aires are numbered by the score. Con-
-iiering the fact that there are only 400
f10 Hebrews IN America, all told, the
New York showing after an history of
III years may be regarded as quite salts
Efrt0ry
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

thing In a financial way, and proposing
that guard IN "showy uniforms" and
priests in ''canonical vestments," form
part of the exhibition, the pomin;-
can secretary of the interior returned
a dlgnlhed, but caustic reply, and 10
our national humiliation published the
correspondence in the official gazette
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

o>E example of American enterprise
.Aa1 Americans would gladly have
SPARED i that Of the citizen of the
: Hlted States who lately went 10 san
domingo and, backed By the American
..asAl there, sought TO obtain a con-
.s77loh TOT the temporary removal Of
sue remains Of Columbus and their ex-
--.'isloh throughout the United States.
In '''e ias-s o! an equal division of
:. Fonts with a guarantee that the share
Us dominican Government should
-, % less tlan $4,000 a year for a
..-a .. years. To the astonishing let
81 ne consul. commencing the
70 ne government as good