The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-08-10
How a Practical Joker Made a Mess
Of Trouble.


Of Trouble.
An elaborate practical joke has been
played on Belgian cycltst. While
taking his usual afternoon ride >long
the central boulevard Of Brussels he
entered one Of the cafes for some re-
freshments, leaving his machine against
a lamppost.
A Joker seated outside on Il terrace
pinned his trousers in the orthodox
cyclists style. as if he were genuine
bicyclst, and taking hold of the ma
chine as if he had just diSmounted
hailed one of those long white bloused
street commissioners 10 be met with ut
nearly every street corner in Brussels
My man, just you look Well after
my bicycle. aud see that no one takes
it during my absence for there are so
many bicycle thieves about the city Won
cannot be too careful, SO keep a sharp
lookout, and here's a frame for your
trouble"
The joker then crossed the road, tax
ing up his post at a cafe opposite to
enjoy the result of the francs invest
ment. out came the unsuspectinG vic
tim. and, taking the machine, was about
to start.
Hold. there. old chappie, we know
your measure, so off with YOU" said
the white bloused one, at the same time
gently forcing the aStoniShed cyclist
back.
At first he thought the man was
drunk. and eXpostulated quietly with
him, but all to no purpose, the tru#ty
guardian simply replying that he
knew Hhat he was about" Finding
persuasion useless, Mr.. x lost his
temper. and the discussion soon grew
to angry mcnaces on both sides.
Meanwhile a large crowd had assem-
bled. highly amused at the prospects
of pugilistic encounter. The appear
ance Of policeman put a stop to any
lighting. and lie took both the belliger-
ents to the station, escorted by an inn
mense crowd of spectators.
The unfortunate bicyclist soon recol-
lccted that he had i'll his pocket his
license on which was recorded the mum
Der of his machine. In consideration
of this testimony the machine was
handed over to the ri@htful owner.
Test the life of Races.
Many queer incidents are to be met
with at tie public institutions in this
city. says the Philadelphia Record. The
one that has attracted the most attcn-
tion from a scientific standpoint for
some time past was Il race for life or
i death between wee black atom Of hui
maaity and ii white one just rs small.
At one of the founding hospitals up
! town the other day a colored male child
I and 4 white made child, exactly the
\ same axe. and weighing the same to
4 the fraction of an ounce, We're received
! at the same time They were both suf-
/ feriug from the same ailment. which
! appeared to be rather lack of strength
than disease The pulse and tempera-
/ turn were the same, and they We're
/ placed in the inrubatorS at the Same
time Here was capital chance to
make a test of the stamina in the two
races. ana the doctors entered into the
affair rs heartily rs if the little ones
were their own. 1t was a close call for
+ either one at first. but finally the pick
aninny seemed 10 grow stronger. Then
the white baby forged ahead, but final
" gave way to the c0lorcd one. The
/ white yOungstcr never seemed to give
NJ heart He even looked hopeful,
while the black one appeared to view
! a continuation of the contest as use
less. one day the coiorcd baby gave
up the struggle and died, but the white
youngster took a turn for the better,
ana now looks as if he would live out
mans Biblical allotment Of years.
4 Hint Which Is Quite Effective.
The night clerk in any big newspaper
office has his hands full of work, but
time and time again is bothered by the
tramp who wandcrS in to get a warm
ing. Ostcnsibly the visitors look over
the file to search the advertisements,
but with bowed heads soon fall asleep
The true tramp can go to sleep stand
ing so long as the surroundings are
warm.
A night clerk in a newspaper office
has discovered a sure way of Ousting
these undesirable denizens without
force lie keeps a small collection of
the electric light lamps that have be
come useless. He waits until the tramp
is dreaming his soundcst, and then
throws one Of these innoccGt-Io0king
globes ut his feet. There is an awful
explosion Tho tramp looks around in
vondcrment and fright. The imper-
turbable clerk is hard at his books. on
tering the last ads" sent in, and the
tramp "scootS." thankful to have cs-
capped from some great danger.
StryCilnIne for TarantuIa Bite.
Some Interesting experiments have
recently been made in treating the poi
son bite Of the tarantula The new
treatment is declared to be effective.
1t is simple enough from medical
point of vieW-the application Of hypo-
dermic injections of strychnine. The
case Of a woman IN Colorado furnishes
the medical world with a clear concep,
ton of the gradual effects of the rene
dial treatment. 1t seems that the IA
tient was badly bitten, and was iii a
serious condition when the doctor ar
rived She was given several Of th-
specified injections, and the result was
cure The medical Journals contain
scientific descriptions Of the treatmen,
of this cas-. and it is regarded rs a
strong evidence Of the effectiveness
of the system aS an offset to The poi
son in spider bites
The movements # air commonly call
cd winds are due to the heat Of tho sun
i he warm air. being lighter rises. and
the colder air flows in t. take its place
This principle is beautifully illustrated
at the seashore in summer, where tht
daily sea hreezes are due 70 the air over
] the heated land being displaced by {
current of cooler air from the sea
TennySon would not talk about hi:
poetry but once intunated that he re
garded the ode on the Death of tn.
] Duke Of Wellington" as coDtainin.