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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
Arrapahoe and kiowa In

The Cheyenne, Arrapahoe and klowa In
dams are represented to be quiet.
THE railroad war at Chattanooga continues
The Ku-Klux trial i'll Memphis, in which four
men, named Smalley, Chapman, Bowden and
Reed, were arraigned for the murder of man
named GarTet, who was taken from jail at
Salisbury, Tenn, last June, has terminated
in the discharge Of the prisoners, 1t appearing
thai the prosecution on the part of NJ. Z.
Brock, and ID. A. Robertson. the principal
witnesses. was malicious, and their evidence
untrue. Brock and Robertson were arrested
for perjury, and committed to jail.
Foreign.
THE journeymcn masons of Berlin are on a
strike.
The number of Communists awaiting trial
is %, 600.
The restoration OF the fortihcations of Paris
5 going on at rapid rate.
The Count de Remusat has accepted the
portfolio formerly held by Jules Favre.
MAcMAHoN reports the total casualties to
the Versailles forces, in the second siege of
Paris, at 1912.
The Versailles Government has information
that general Socialist movement is imminent
in the south of France.
VI. RoUX one of the leaders of the abortive
Communist instruction in Marseilles, has
been condemned to death.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
IIimcrS1 serm u si.licr.

\ Paris special gives the following
particulars about the caucus of the Lett
Centre OF the National Assembly. which
voted yesterday for the prolongation of
Iblers powers as President of the Re
public. The deputies of the Left Cen
tire, nOminallv all moderate Republi
cans, were convened 10y a circular
which bore the signature of Gambetta
and others, Tor the purpose OF shaping
policy for the party, and to take some
definite action concerning the proposed
extension OF THEIRS term OF Office
The Convention then voted by a ma
lOrity Of 100 against >. TO advocate in
the Assembly, the PRONUNCIATION of
Timers powers for three years, with a
proviso that Theirs shall bear the title
OF President Of the French Republic,
instead of Chief Executive, rs hereto.
fore. The meeting resolved by the
same vote, to create the office of Vice
President The Vice President is to
he at the same time President of the
Council. 1t was further decided to ex-
press confidence in Theirs 10y giving
him the power to choose IA Vice Presi-
dent, but Thiers alone to lie response
bie for the government
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
WOnan's Love.
BY JOHN HAY.

A sentinel angel, sitting high in glory,
Heard this shrill wall ring out II purgatory:
4" Have mercy, mighty angel hear my story.
81 loved. and, blind with passionate love, fell
Love brought me down to death. and death to hell
For God is just, and death for sin is well:
50 [ do not rage against his high decree;
Nor for myself do ask that grace shall be,
But for my love earth, who mOurns Tor me.
Great Spirit, lei me seo my love again,
And comfort him one hour, and were fam
To pay thousand years of fire and pam
Then said the plying angel . Nay. repent
That wild vow. Look the dial-hnger's bent
Down the last hour Of thy punishment"
But still she walled :. / pray thee let go;
l can not raise to peace and leave him So
Oh let me soothe him i'll his bitter woe
The brazen gates ground sullenly ajar,
And upward, joyous. like a rising star
She rose, and vanished in the ether far.
But soon adown the dying sunset sailing,
And like a wounded bird her pinions trailing,
She tiuttered back with broken hearted wailEg.
STE sobbed: 81 | found him by the summer
Refined his head upon maidens knee;
She curled his hair and kissed II III. Woe is me y
She wept - Now let my punishment begin
have been fond and foolish. Let me in
To expiate my sorrow and my SIM
The angel answered: - Nay, sad soul, go higher
To be deceived i'll your true hearts desire
Was btterer than thousand years of fire!
-Hd'per'S Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
Freak of a Doc.


On the line of the Albany & Susque-
hannah Railroad, about one mile west
OF the Wells Bridge Station, lives Mr..
J. Ioumans, who Is the owner of an in
telligent dog named Rover Now Rov-
er is very much like other dogs, driv-
ing the COWS when told, playing with
the children when not too lazy, and re
fusIng to eat his potato unless cut into
very small pieces and covered with era
W. But Rover has a peculiarly one
trait III his character, which shows hun
to be no common dog. Like some 9th
er bipeds he must have place to run.
" 1t IS the sin that so easily besetS
HIM. Whenever Il train is heard APP
preaching, Rover starts for the track
and places himself on the ties with his
head toward the rushing engine. He
stands IN this position with dropping
head, until the engine Is within about
one rod of him, then giving a sin
gle bark, he whirls about and
starts on a race with the monster,
at "A speed which shows that the seven
years practice he has had, enables him
to use his steam tothe best advantage:
though during the race he wastes none
of it III blowing his whistle He runs
at full speed TIL the cowcatcher nearly
touches him, when he springs suddenly
from tine track and continues the race
at one side till the locomotive Is fairly
ahead OF HIM, when he returns slowly
60 the house, and waits for the next
train, when he is sure to be ready for
another race. Several years ago, when
/ no tlTGt .lynT,nrDal fhA
he ran on the track too long. and on
one or two occasions barely escaped
with his life But wisdom has come
before gray hairs, and now he Is never
struck by the remorseless competitor,
though sometimes he Is not more than
ole loot ahead when he springs from
the track.
\ short time since we staid with Mr.
lOumans over night, and had Il good
opportunities TO witness Rovers saga
city. Whenever coal train is APP
preaching he watches it with more UNI
easiness, and when he springs from the
track he rushes to the fence and CON
tinues his race on the opposite side. rs
the men on the tram frequently pelt
him with pieces of coal. The employ
ees on the road all know him well, and
the engineers would miss him from his
place on the track, where they always
expect him rain or shine. On one oc-
casion when ne came back to the
house after 50 narrow an Escape he was
confined in a room when the next train
was due, but rs soon as he heard the
familiar rumble approachh,, nearer,
lac sprang through the window, break
ing the sash and glass, aud did not
miss the race and they never since
confined him
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
4 Husband Subiugated in the Surf.

Long Branch Cor. n. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The wife of a gentleman at our hotel
tells good story at her husbands ex-
pense. 1t is well understood that they
did not live pleasantly together, but
evidence of this is rarely seen in pub
lie. The other evening, when taking
their usual drIve-they are both high
spirited and hard to curb, and when
their temperS aTe aroused there is no
controlling them-one word brought
on another, when the husband said
You will drive me mad"
Il should call that admirable driv-
ing, retorted the wife.
By" exclaimed the husband.
IF you say another word [ will drive
into the sea. They were near one OF
the roads, in the vicinity of Gen.
Grants cottage, that leads down to the
beach
Another word screamed the lady.
"Driye where you please, she added
Into the sea. | can go as deep as
! You dare go, any day"
/ He became furious, took her at hel
word, and drove the horse and vehicle
into the ocean. They began to swim
He held in, looked into her face, and
she laughed in his.
! g Why do you stop? " she demanded
/ eXllltlDgly, exhibiting not the slight
/ est alarm
You are a DEVIL he exclaimed
! turning the horses about, making fol
the shore with ali expedition.
" Pooh, pooh " laughed the torment
i or. . Learn from this that there is nC
place where you dare go where [ dare
not accompany you"
Even to-"
The only exception" she answered
with a chuckle There, my dear, |
Will leave you"
She had conquered. The pair re
turned to the house, and the only evi
dence of anything extraordinary having
occurred was the appearance of the poor
horses.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
! MYSie. I.

The Boston Journal tells of the
death OF a once eminent clergyman
He died III an obscure village in Cana
da. He was settled in the city OF New
York. His society was rich, large and
fashionable. He rode on the waves of
popular favor Crowds attended his
ministry, and his pay was large. In
the height of his popularity a letter
was received by the principal warden of
the church late one Saturday night, an
nouncing his resignation, and saying
that he had sailed for Europe that
very day. No reason was assigned,
Anu the parish were in Il state ON great
excitement. After a time the pastor
came back. Hisreasons for this course
were stranger than his conduct. The
principal Ole was that he was subject
to blackmaiI, and he could endure it no
longer. He was soon settled in an adj
joining city, over an important charge
His popularity was renewed. But
soon he left, went to Canada, look tn e
place of auassistant minister in small
charge, and there ne died. His secret
died with him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
4 Musical Mouse.

The Cincinnati Gazette, of Friday,
says:
Who has not read and heard a thou
sand times the pathetic story in the
school readers OF musical mice-not
musical IN any executive sense-but
merely lovers of music; lovers with
such intensity of devotion as to make
them voluntary martyrs, They listened
and died. We have now to record an
advanced era III micadom The time
OF mere, passive appreciation of music
IS past IN mouse history, and now
comes the era OF producing power \
mouse no longer hears music and dies :
1t mares music and lives.
Some days ago a lady residing on
Walnut Hills heard a strange music,
like the suppressed singing of birds in
her cellar. Her efforts TO find out the
source were batfied 1t moved about.
now IN one place and now in another.
Her husband looked and listened. but
could give no clue to the mystery.
Just as they were becoming fit sub
lects for conversion into a belief in spir-
Its or ghosts, or both, the husband
caught sight of a mouse about where he
throught he heard the strange noise
The little animal was secured alive.
placed IN cage, and soon proved his
musical powers by beginning his song.
His singing is not loud, but sweet and
tender with very rapid intensations like
the twittering of whole flock of birds.
He does not open his mouth to sing,
but seems to have way of producing
music without using that organ. He
can sing and eat at same time. But
his great delight is to get into the little
cylinder attached to his cage and sing
while he runs at full speed, whirling the
cylinder as adroitly as the most prac-
ti@ed pet squirrel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
Steam Tyne Setting Machine,

Mr.. NJ. t.. Conway writes to the GIN
cinnati Commercial from London a let
ter III which we find descri ptiOn of
the famous steam type setting ma
chimes now IN use in the office of The
Graphic and several other journals
of London. The machine or machines
cost about $500, and were gotten up
and patented by Mr.. Mackie. of War
rington. One of them has a key board
like a piano, oil fourteen keys Mr.
Conway, in his description, says ''The
operator sets before him the copy which
is to be put into type, and manipulates
the keys, whereupon there is evolved
from beneath an interminable
strip of paper, two inches wide,
which is full of punctures. Each one
OF these punctures corresponds with Il
letter OF the written copy. The whole
manuscript having thus been copied in
punctures, the roll Of punctrred paper
IS set III machine that looks like an
/ IRON centre-table. The top of the CEN
tre-table has all around on it's edge lit
tie boxes containing type. The top of
/ the table then revOlves. The punctured
| paper runs around, and when a certain
/ type needed IS reached, little lever
fails (by reason OF the opening allowed
one end Of it by the hole in the paper,
the other end touching and selecting
the letter that is needed The
! type SO selected falls into the
/ place, and the row OF selected type
/ pours Ill a continuous stream out upon
a regular composers stick, which, as
fast as it is filled, is removed to the
form. This may all seem complex in
the description, but it seems wonder
fully smooth and simple when seem
\ man engaged at the perforator, and
three boys at the composer to feed the
boxes with type and space out the
lines, set up newspaper column large
as one of the Times in one hour, which
Nh. Mackie maintains is equal to the
composition of eight men. 1t econo-
mixes fifty per cent. of outlay. The
inventor has been ten years on it, and
has now certainly gained success
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
Origin of Financial Authorizations.

The New York Journal of Commerce
thus answers query as to the origin
Of the dollar mark:
The dollar sign (S) was In use long
before there was any Federal coinage
80 be represented. All these old char
acters grew into use so gradually that
their exact origin IS often disputed
and frequently lost even beyond the
reach of long armed tradition. The
origin Of the dollar mark is disputed.
Most old writer's claim that the S came
from the old Spanish pillar dollar,
which bore on its reverse the two
" Pillars of Hercules, the ancient
name of the opposite promontories at
the Straits of Gibralte. The parallel
lines in it (thus \ J stand, according to
this explanation, for the two pillars,
and they are bound together
thus CS) with a scroll More modern
writer's claim that as the Spanish dollar
was piece of eight reals, IS r being
once stamped on it, and 1T was called a
piece of eight" that tie figure with
a line drawn through it, as characters
were generally formed, produced the
sign OF the dollar 1t was not called a
dollar, but Hplece of eight. The
name itself was born in Germany, and
from the fact that the first piece of this
character was coined in the Valley of
st. Joachim, in Bohemia, in the year
1913, it was called Joachim's Thaler,
the last half of the word being pro
nounced (and often written) ddiler -
The character 6 is the first letter of the
Latin word librp, with a line across for
the pound sterling, and the letters ID,
with line across it, represents the same
word as applied to a pound weight.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
Heart Deaths.

Hearts oft die bitter deaths before
The breath is breathed away,
And number weary twilights DER,
Ere the last evening gray.
I've sometimes looked on closed eyes
And folded hands of snow,
And said, 4" 1t was no sacrifice
The heart went long ago."
o, blessed death, that makes cur bed
Beneath the daisies deepl
q, mockipg life, when hearts have fed
And eyes must watch and weep,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
THE FERRY-BUAT DISASTER.
Additional scenes anu incidents.
From the Tribune

Henry Roberts, employed at the As
soclated Press Office, adjoining the
Barge Office, was standing Oh the plat
form, near the plling on the east side
OF the ship, at the moment of the ex-
ploslon. He says that he heard sud
den jar and rushing sound. and that he
looked upward and behind him. SUD-
posing that the cupola of the Barge Of
ice was falling. In the next instant
came a shower of fragments from the
dlrectlon oil the boat, and almost imme
diately he was enveloped in a cloud of
steam, but not before lie had seen a
large number OF persons falling into
the water. Then followed the cries of
the victims, which seemed to minola
together and produce "a universal shrek
OF terror and agony. He had just lett
q small boat at the farther side of
the platform, and, being unhnrt.
he at once rowed out to rescue the per
sons struggling in the water AS he
came near he saw, he thinks, about 40
persons. Many men went down before
ms eyes but the women seemed to be
sustained longer by their clothing
lhere were SO many struggling iii the
water before him that he hardly knew
"hom to attempt to save first He
soon got seven women into his boat.
and was then compelled to start for the
pier, for fear Of capsizing if be took in
more. At that moment he saw wo-
man IN Il black dress a few feet distant
throwing up her arms as she was sink
ing. He turned to save her, but was
too late. When the seven were removed
from the boat, ne returned and found
a woman supporting herself bv IL
large piece of flooring, upon which she
bad contrivod to place hertwo children
She was quite self-possessed, and when
he attempted TO lift her into his boat,
demanded that he should take the
children first. He said they were safe,
and urged her to take hold of The side
OF the boat but she vehementIy re
fused to do so until he had lifted the
children info it. Next he found a dead
woman upon some thinkers with a child
crying upon her breast The child had
received IA terrible cash upon the head
and he believed could not have lived
long. Meanwhile, he saw numerous
acalded persons moving frautically
about upon the platform cooling their
barns, and looking, as they did SO, for
relatives whom they missed He saw
one woman floating away at least $50
feet from the steamer, and still strug
CLING. Two or three Of the numerous
boatmen, who had by this time come to
the place, pushed out to save her, but
she SANK before they could reach her
He bad noticed the people upon the
boat before the explosion, and thinks
that it contained at least $50 Many OF
those who persisted were covered by
the great mass OF timber5 tn at fell into
the water.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19

Two indUstrie new to Australia have
just been transplanted there, ostrich
feathers and silk culture. The ostrich
es were imported from South Africa,
and the eggs of the silk worm from
Japan, and both seem to be thriving.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19

MAINE is sending out granite for the
construction of two of the largest
bridges in the world. From Mosquito
Mountain in Frankfort, it goes to st.
Louis to build the piers of the railroad
bridge across the Mississippi at that
point The bridge across East River
from New York to Brooklyn is receiv-
ing material from Blue Hill
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19

A Mr.. FARLEY was struck by Tighten
ing in his house, near Richmond, Va,
during a recent storm at night His
wife lead him ont of doors, and the ram
brought him to consciousness, when
his first words We're, "In torments at
last -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19
4 Saig Melon,

In tract OF country in the south
western part ot Africa, distinguished
for Its dry. but rich sol, saws the
Journal of Chemistry Il gigantic peren-
NAL melon has been discovered. which
is delicious, wholesome fruit, and
which Is largely consumed by the in.
habitants as food In order that this
melon may flourish, it is necessary that
it should strike its roots through the
sand thirty feet to reach the permanent
moisture. That 1t does. and grows IN
great luxuIiance where ali else is
shriyeied and parched by heat But
this is not all. If it were simply a
huge melon with smooth and delicate
skin, every one would be DESTROYED hv
wild beast before coming to maturity
TO prevent tins, nature has armed It's
outer rlnd with covering of long,
sharp, terrible thOrus, which so LAGER
ates the mouths and nose OF the ami
mails that they are glad to leaves it alone
III all its tempting freshness Man.
with his hands aud sharp knives, finds
little difficulty IN opening The luscious
rult. The native hasnO necessity Tor
putting fences around their melon
patches, for the plant is we'll protected
OCEAN DRIFT. A bottle was recently
picked up on the south beach of the
Island of Key West, with a memoran-
dunn enclosed showing that it had been
thrown overheard from a Norwegian
brig at a point SIX hundred miles to
the eastward of the Island of Martin
ique. From an examination of the
chart it appears that this bottle, driven
by the currents known as the drift of
the Northeast trade winds, must have
passed into and through the Caribbean
Sea around the Island OF Cuba and
into the Gulf of Mexico to the beach
at Key West This long course covers
a distance of nearly three thousand
miles, and from the date on the memo
randum the rate of progress Of the b OF
tie must have been over thirteen miles
a day, it having been driven along by
the currents for two hundred and
eighteen days.
I HE WI fa of py.jDoa EraT a1rioly Etbo,I og
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19

THE wife of Prince Frederick Charles
Of Prussia has inherited few millions
from the late Duke of Anhalt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-19

LIGHTNING killed a cat in Quebec
girls lap, and idn'tesinge the girl,
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-06
No. w.
go 49,

And in accordance with law. and an order of the
Board Of TrulsI5~s. made on the 18th day ct
July, 1871. So many shares OF cash parce! of
said stock as MAJ he Necessary viii De sold 10y pub
lie auction. at the flee Of the company, on Carson
street. Carson City, Nevada, On
Monday.,the Nth OF. August. 1871,
=, the nour of Il o'clock. m. of said day. to pay
said delinquent assessment thereon, together with
cost Of advertising and expenses Of sale.
C. LAMARHE, Secretary.
Carson, July II, ISL
SOTICE.-Al the stockholders in the Montreal
Gold and silver Mining Company who have paid
tne previous assessment are hereby Dothrd that
an additional assessment IF fifty (501 cents per foot
was levied on the 18th Of July. FL, payable on
she l4fh of August. Isl. If not pail at that time
said feet will I've sold at public au, tion, as per no
tee above By order If the Trr =tres-
c LAMhkRE, Secretary.
0fC RAILROAD Saloon, No. 81 Carson street,
corner of Speare street. Carson. New. iyl5 IN
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BOOKS and STATIONERY.

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STATIONERY from us, Father than going to
New FORK, are
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rather than 20 10 New York.
Your orders are respectfully solicited, ~satisfac
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OFFICE OF THE County, Assessor.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.
Carson, 0r-ssby County, New, May =. ISL
4 LII persons LIABLE 10 PAY STATE
~ AND COUNTY TaNES. for the year ISL.
are hereby notified that the animal POLL TAX Of
FOUR IuLLAKS Is Now DUE. and PAYABLE 10
the Comfy Assessor; and ALL are expected to
pay without delay.
All corporations. companies and ind vidnal-
having lie sons in their eupluN are held respon--
lille for tina pill tax OF such en- pl"ytes. under the
amended Act of the Legislature, a proved March
.. 1867.
Taxes on the personal property Of persons who
DO not own real estate within the county Of suffi-
Cient value 10 secure the take On both their real
and personal property, are due aud payable when
the same l. assessed.
Resident team>rers Of this county are hereby
notified that they can secure certificate Of the
assessment Of th-Ir teams. etc, hy applying at
this office. and all pc sons neglccting 20 secure
such Ger iii ate of Assessment VIII render them
-.lves lithle to asse sments in other c until
through which they may pass. a word 10 the
" Sc l. sufficient
rs The laws provided for the collection of the
above men Toned taxes will be trrCtlv enforced.
my1-3m GEO. ". CIiEDIC. ASSESSOR.