The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-02-11
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1888 las been presented r. the Nation
oil BID, Society Of Scotland
Tie eagle was chosen as the symbol
Ct tie UuitaI States hy congress and
as such has been placed On certain of
the co.as OF the country.
Six soycrelgns have p@ld visits to
Dublin before Edward NiL-n2mely,
Henry H., Richard H., James H., VII
liam Ill. George ". and Victoria.
1t was stated in the house o. com.
mons the other day that thirty mem
bers of the Irish Nationalist party
had served terms Of hard labor In pris-
on.
At q sale of pictures In London
portrait Of lady by GaInsborough
reali4ed 2,S00 guincas, while a Romncy
portrait Of lady fetched 1000 gum
eas.
More than. 100000 of the 100000
people Of Mexico do not work, and Of
those who do work t,4SS,O24 are in do
nestle, service and 10000 are salary
earners., ~
TIE American Bible society. which
does not pretend to print its Bibles in
all languages, Issues either the whole
Bible or portions of it IN 242 language;
and dialects.
While scores of people were running
from u supposed mad dog in New York
black tomeat sprang upon the ami
mails back and itquiclily disappeared,
yelping as 1t went
Abyssinia produces the finest ostrich
feathers, the price there being Sl.A
to sal per dozen for the best white,
9G cents to 81 93 dozen fol. black and
half as much for gray feathers,
Frank L. Frugone c"Big Frank,
editor of the Italian Evening Bulletin
Of New York is going TO stand for con
grcss, as a Republican, against that
other big" fellow, Tim sullivan.
The Norwegian adelsthing has passed
a bill prohibiting the safe or export
abroad of ancient national relies, such
as old Morse coins, arms, Runic ipscrip-
tons, remains Of Viking ships, etc 81
Tie Montgoifier balloon which made
Tie Journey ccoul Farls to Rome on
Dec ., 1904, the day Napoleon was
crowned by Plus VII, has just been
found in one of the storerooms Of the
Vatican.
During the last twentyfour years
TS.GJ111G frozen meat carCasses have
been imported to London, and Of this.
huge total New Zealand has been re
sponsible for 4l.154,02O and Australia
l2,TG9,SJO
1t was noted with mingled awe aud
delight by attentive English reporters
that King Edward ON his recent visit
to ireland wore his hat Slightly tilted
to the right" All loyal hats will now
be worn slightly tilted to the right.
Some time ago it was decided to
plant in the garden of Anne Hath
away's cottage at Shottcry all the va
rious shrubs, flowers and plants men
toned in Shahospaure's plays and son.
nets, and they are all in llourishing
condition. g.
nv A4-f tAt'Ii ~ - A'''Nt's il'-' s-pl A1Ai
William Arrol & Co., builders of the
Forth, TaY snd Glasgow railway
bridges, TO construct the Nile bridges
at Rodda island, near Cairo The con.
tract, which Is for 100000. was Sc
cured In face of strong continental
competition.
Statistics show that in the past
twenty or thirty yearssN New York has
lost much ground in the export trade
relatively 10 outside ports, Its ship
ments of wheat and corn III 1891, for
Instance, were 6a.ntssr Mt OF the oannr
try.s 'eiftire EXPORTS. vshcrsas sin 1908
the ratio was onl rEper cent,
L, 1t is sreporred' thsf the North, GeEt
man Lloyd stesia ship COMPANY and
the Friedrich kaipp company Intend
to erect shipbuilding yards on the Ems,
Dortmund canal, in the yicitlty,of the
coal lands which they <recentiy pur.
chased. These shipyafds are only to
build canal ana river craft
Duke Of Wellington, the old TIME
baulyshlp which led the British Baltic
foot in =. n Pfr--Fgr, vrar in 1SIl--e il