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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-22

VOID QUACkS...A victim of early in
n discretion, causing nervous debility. preina-
ture decay, etc, having tried in vain every aiver
tised remedy, has a simple means OF seif-cure,
which, he will send free 10 his fellow-sufferers.
Address: J. IL. TETgLE, IS Nassau street. New
WI Je30-6r.s
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-22
THE INVENTOR OF THIS REALLY WONDER.

TUE INVENTOR OF II REALLY WONDER.
j tlL Tonic, AZ er a series Of Years and .r.
periinentS. has succeeded in bringing hef,re tn,
public a that can be Ge>l. ed Of a ,u,e Tonic and
kecuptratur.
These Bitters are prepared from the most cboic.
and whnles me herbs aud roots. AID have riyru
universal satisfaction wherever tried Thou.sDd-
Of dy>Prptcs have fu5ind relief throaeh their n,e
and ny scans recommend hem Tor III. cuieofsIi
disease. N the blood ani liver and 3re-uI.titie.
Of the digestive o--ats.
Headache, rii.alsuess anl CONSTIPATION. Gem
srni p+bll;y aud / - II 4 petite. al are cause
by the arrangement Il the stomach. Liver ami
oiheT iuncu'uaTIrs f the >y>ttm. The INL BIZ.
tiers have been succes.fu.ly used anIar q warranted
10 ai!erlhe the sufferer in all the atare cases
The unprecedented success Of OR Bftt.-. h,y.
met With ON Ibis coast, and the numerous, calls tr
the same from the East. has Iudace,i Is To nr,ep :,
Ion'e m Chicago. ami thousands # bottle, are
sent daily To all parts Of the State. aud the CAL
NORMA M BITlEhS" under VII Oh ual.e
they are srd THREE, are rapidly growing in rel,-
cf"l iaVoi and >upP!antiHg ia ElJst cases all ether
tonnes and DvS-ri-s..
sue e~ creates rivals. AMI some nu~crupulou,
parties are endet'uI!nc to- sci al imitation article.
i'ut up similar enough ia - .c and otter arrr.4r-
ahce, 20 deceive tie nnwtry. and We canton con-
suInef, I" examine tie arJicle b f4c purchasing.
the genuine has oar trade mark Blown ia .ch
bottle, an DA. uEsLEY : signature p as.el acr.-
the top.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

ECONOMY OF TINE Is LABoR.-The
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad company have erected at Ho
boken a large trestle work, for the con-
venience of loading the tenders of their
supply of coal as fuel. The trestle
work is approached by an inclined
plane, up which the loaded cars are
pushed, and the contents of which are
then dumped into chambers prepared
below. Thirteen spouts carry the coal
to the locomotive tenders, which are
loaded in a minute or SO, an operation
hitherto done by hand and occupying
sometimes half an hour-an engine
taking two and half to three tons of
coal. As now arranged, the spouts or
shoots measure accurately the coal de-
livered to each engine, and the entire
arrangement is wondrous economy Of
time and labor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11
Col OIL Johnny.

John W. Steele, generally known as
"Coal Oil Johnny" whose exploits as
long as his money lasted have been
much made of by the newspapers.
writes a letter to the Meadville, Pa,
Republican, correcting some misrepre-
sensations concerning him. He says
ANY man of reason knows what evils
beset me at the time the possession OF
the property became vested in me.
Money was no object to me; and / was
set upon by vultures of all persuasions
and on all pretences. | was minor
and hardly knew what to do. I tried
to have q guardian appointed, but, I'M
der the excitement at that time, the
bail was fabulous and failed.
Every one [ met had advice
for me, and in the end, wanted to, or
did borrow money l could get no
peace at home for bores for projects of
every description. | never handled
any amount of money. Betwixt my
agent on the farm, and q host of self
constituted agents, my share was small
Some of your townsmen assisted faith
fullyto rid me of money and property.
l should have though all would have
been satisfied when they got all / pos
sessed, but it appears that some miser-
able satraps of newspaper correspond
ents, either disappointed at not getting
share, or prompted by their evil ma
ture, still try to keep up cry of the
fabulous amounts l spent and in such
absurd ways. / have since, as before,
tried to earn a honest living, which
know is more than many of my defam
ers do.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11
THE EMPTY SHOES.

o, blessed trust whatever else betide,
GOD -ates of gold opened wide,
When infant feet press up the other side,
Only two tiny, smooth-worn shoes!
Two strless voieoless shoes
And yet, L can't refuse
The lessons they teach to my spirit-ear;
j can but hear
The messages of love they bring,
The'words of hope they utter near,
The echoed song they sing.
Oh the waiting little feet
Safe, within the sure retreat,
sSafe 80 the mercy seat;
They shall wander ne'er again
On the slippery shores of pain,
Never grope nor tire, stumble in earth's dark
or its rain.
Safe for aye, from sin and eorrow,
Till the dawn of some tomorrow,
When adown the heavenly street
We shall greet
The on-coming of the welcome and the patter of the
feet.
Boston Transcript.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11
The Country OF the MISUNDERSTANDING
the CannibaIs,

The African traveller DR.. G. Schwein-
frrth gives an interesting account In
the Cologne Gazette of an expedition
to the country of the Niam-Niams,
which, he says, had never been visited
by scientific traveller before. He per-
formed this journey as the guest Of
Mohammed Abu Sammat, trader in
ivory, and the party consisted of 800
persons. The climate of } country
is extremely healthy" but travelling
is difficult on account Of the numerous
rivers and marshes; in the southern
districts the caravan often had to cross
a river or bog, the crossing sometimes
occupying several hours. The general
character of the land is that of steppe,
except on the banks of the rivers, which
are thickly wooded and provided with
narrow footpaths. In crossing a river
the travellers usually sank to their hips
in black mud, and huge leeches stuck
to their legs. They suffered a good deal
for want of food; all they could get was
corn occasionally, and some dubious
roots (cassave, colocasia, bananas and
excellent yams), but no meat except
fowls.
some large antelopes, without which
they would have been almost starved
They passed through the dominions of
the chiefs Serbia Sabbi and Nganye
Uando (the latter of whom presented
DR.. Schweinfurth with large jar full
OF scorched elephants tripe taken from
an animal hundred years old, and
finally reached the residence of Munsa,
the King of Mombuttu. This place
lies at about degrees north latitude
south of the great Uelie river, which
DR.. Schweinfurth believes is the same
as the Upper Khari (afiuent of Lake
Tchad), and joins the Blue Nile at
Knartoum. Munsa is q reddish
brown savage, covered all over with
shining copper ornaments ike we'll
kept Kitchen" his wives are painted III
all sorts of colors, and the rooms In his
palace are as large as railway station ;
that in which the travellers were re-
ceived was one hundred feet long, fifty
feet wide, and forty feet high.
Cannibalism is prevalent both among
the Mombutta and the Maintains
Munsa eats human flesh daily, and the
Mombutta go regularly on hunting ex-
petitions among the wild negro races
in the south the dead and wounded
are either eaten on the spot or their
flesh dried for future consumption, and
the prisoners are carried away to be
eaten at leisure. As for the Mani
Mans, they make war on the Nubians
out of sheer cannibalism. "Flesh,
flesh" is their war cry, and any slave
that comes in their way is at once sac
rifced to their ruling passion. On the
return journey the travellers were re-
peatedly attacked by Maintains with
lances and boomerangs, but their only
casualties were two wounded, one of
whom was the leader of the caravan,
Mohammed Abu Sammat Both soon
recovered
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

FRENCH POSTAGE STAAIPs.-Since the
establishment of the French Republic,
on September 9Th, the postage stamps
on the letters from France have contin-
ued to be those OF the old Empire. A
recent letter, however, received from
Paris, par ballen monte" has upon it
one of the new stamps of the French
Republic. These new stamps, however,
cannot be very abundant, as the letter
mentioned has one stamp of the En-
pire and another of the Republic placed
upon it. The new device consists of a
female head of Liberty encircled with
a wreath, and the legend reads "Repub.
France, " instead of empire Francois. y
The side borders still exhibit the pattern
known as the ''Gates of Troy" but diff
fer from the old in minute particulars,
and are less distinct 1t is, however,
evident that a new die has been prepar-
ed.-E,rchange.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

A GAY HUMBUG.- war which is
now raging, says the "Besieged Resi-
dent of the Daily News, has produced
many humbugs, but none to my mind
equal to Monseigneur Bauer. His great
object Is to see and be seen, and most
thoroughly does he succeed In his OBJ
ject. He is a short, stout man, dressed
III cassock, a pair Of lack-boots with
large spurs, and hat such as you would
only see at the opera On his breast he
wears huge star. Round his neck is
a chain, with a great golden cross at
tached to it; and on his fingers, over
his gloves he wears gorgeous
rings. The trappings of his horse
are thickly sprinkled with Geneva
crosses BY his side rides standard
bearer, bearing aloft, a flag with red
crosses. Eiget aides-de-camp, arrayed
in sort of purple and gold fancy uni
form, follow him, and the cortege is
closed by two grooms IN unimpeach-
able tops. In this guise, and followed
by this etat major, he is a conspicuous
figure upon field of battle, and pro-
duces much the same effect as the head
of circus riding into town on pre-
bald horse, surrounded by clowns and
pets of the ballet He was the confess
or of the Empress, and Is now the
otnaonier Of the press ambulance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

BALANCING ACCOUNTS. Motto long since
ali Irish employee at the Walker House,
Portland, adopted the following inge-
NOUS method to atone for mistake
It seems he had been in the habit of
calling up a boarder at precisely five
and half O'Clock in the morning, but
one morning he called him at 5 o'clock.
So when the boarder came down Pat
called out to him: "Indade, sir, and
faith, called you a little early this
morning, it is only 5 o'clock" "Ah, y
said the boarder, "why did you call
me so early2" why, and because,
and beiabers, l missed my man, and
called him half an hour too late; SO to
make it up I called you half an hour
too areiy.n
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

A LAUGHABLE thing took place at a
revival meeting somewhere in Missis-
sippi not long since. The minister no
ticed seedy looking chap in one of
the seats, looking as though he needed
religion or good square meal. So he
stepped up to him and asked him if he
was Christian. "No, sir, said he,
81 am editor of the Radical paper in
this place. "Then, in the name of
God. let us pray" replied the devoted
minister
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

NOVEL BAGGAGE passenger train
from Suspension Bridge, one day last
week, carried young lady to koches-
ter, N Y, having, as part of her bag
gage, two black pigs about six weeks
old. She had been to Michigan on a
visit. While there she was presented
with the pigs on condition that she
would take them home. The animals
were accordingly placed in a bag, and
deposited under the seat in the car.
Thus they rode safely to Rochester, and
conducted themselves in such man
ner that they did not attract attention.
On reaching the depot, the young lady
took the bag of pigs in her arms and
disappeared.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11
Summary Of La,U News.


The suit of the ST. Anthony Falls
Water Power Company against Messrs.
Eastman, Merriam, Welder and Judd,
for $780, 900 damages, caused by the
break OF water into their tunnel, last
fall, has just been decided for the de-
PENDANTS, after a month s trial.
A RAID with mounted troops, Just
made IN the mountain regions of Ten
nessee, resulted in the destruction, of
seven illicit distiileries and about Is, 900
gallons Of mash. Eleven other stills
were found, but as they were not run
ming they could not be molested The
raid occupied eight days.
Hoes and poultry are stolen and
lighthouses robbed SO much about
Lexington, Kentucky, and labor is so
scarce that farmers are out of patience
Some suspected negro thieves have
been punished by the Ku-klux. A bad
feeling between thera is engendered
in consequence of these troubles. Sat
urday night Mr. Oldham, Mr. Clark and
Mr.. Miller, near Lexington, were burn
ed out, rs alleged, By malicious incen-
diaries in revenge for Ku-klux opera
tions.
The remuneration of the population
of the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thir-
teenth and Seventeenth Wards of New
York is complete, and shows q falling
off from the old count of 5,553.
A LETTER to Victor Emmanuel, con-
graduating him on his thorough estab-
hshment of Italian unity, signed by
gentlemen prominent IN mercantile
circles and scholarly positions, headed
by Governor Claffin, Is soon to be sent
/ from Boston.
SATURDAY afternoon two boys named
Thomas Bell and Thomas Ward, aged
ten and twelve years, while skating on
the river near Main Street bridge, in
Chicago, broke through the ice and
were drowned.
On Monday last, boiler in the saw
mill of Bernato johnson, five miles
east af Taylorville, Christian county,
Illinois, exploded instantly, killing Mr..
Johnson, the owner, McMuskee, the
sawyer, and Harris, an assistant. John
son was blown $50 feet
FOREIGN.
The Germans have occupied Tours,
meeting with no resistance.
The French made sortie from Mont
Valerien on Thursday. The fighting
lasted till dark. The German loss is
heavy.
In the north, the advance divisions OF
| Gen. Faidherbe's army have been driv-
en- from Beauvais to st. Quentin with a
loss of 600 killed, wounded and prison
ers. Gen. Won Gnben attacked Faid-
! herbe on the 10Th, and, after an obstin-
ate fight of seven hours, drove him out
of his position, and into st. Quentin.
| BISMARCK refuses to permit the for
/ eign ministers to leave the city. He
says the only outlet for them is capitu-
| lation.
THE splendid Conservatives of the
Jarden des Plantes, In Paris, which
cost G0O,00 francs, have been destroy
| ed by shells, with their rare specimens
of exotic plants,
GREAT scarcity of provisions and
much discomfort among the people are
reported from Paris.
IT is reported in London that on the
18th inst, off Vigo, Spain, the Prussian
corvette Augusta ran down and sunk q
French gunboat, and that four of her
officers and twenty six of her crew were
made prisoners.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

JUDGE SANDERsoN, attorney of the
Central Pacific, publishes q card affirm
ing that the mortgage recently record
ed, covering all unsold lands in Cali
fornia, was not made to evade an act of
Congress, but to serve as basis for a
loan to be used in constructing branch
as
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

The will of the late Gen. Williams,
of Norwich, contains several public be-
quests, most ofwhich are hedged about
with burdensome provisions, and all
contrived to perpetuate the name OF
Williams. He gives a portion of his
homestead conditionally to the Norwich
Free Academy to be called the evil
Hams mansion on Williams Park =
also, $4,000 to the American Board Of
Foreign Mission, $1,000 to the Bible
Society, 1000 to the Home Missionary
Society, and 81, 900 to the American
Seaman's Friend Society, the gifts IN
each case to be called the Williams
legacy" and only the income expended.
Several local charities are similarly re-
membered.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

The other day eight mighty men of
Brattleboro, VT, spent five hours in
hunting dom a ferocious wildcat.
which, when killed, proved TO be only
grave Attorney heifer which had lived
on her own hook since last spring.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

A FEW months ago one of the clerks
In prominent dry goods house in New
Haven was detected in stealing from
the money drawer of his employer.
Upon the payment of sum of money
and reduction of salary, he was al
lowed to remain, especially as he
pleaded hard and promised much.
Since that time he joined one of the
churches, and was prominent mem
Der. Suspicion was again aroused
against him, and trap set, into which
the clerk fell He was obliged to ac-
knowledge his guilt, and has left town.
A STURDY beggar who asked at cler-
gyman's house, in Meriden, Conn, for
a coat, was given one that was slightly
threadbare and minus single button.
The applicant for charity passed it
back, exclaiming with offended dignity,
MADAM, want coat that | should
not be ashamed to wear in daytime"
His would-be benefactress gazed at
him in amazement, and then retired to
repair the garment for the use Of her
own husband,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

The latest novelty in job printing has
just been completed by a London prin-
ter, who had an order from baker to
print a large number of bill-heads on
three different colored papers, viz, red,
green and white The object of this,
it appears, was to avoid giving instruc-
tons to the man who delivered the
bread, -four, &C., to the customers. To
prevent mistakes, when the bill was
made out upon red paper it denoted
danger, and he was not to leave the
goods without the cash; if on green,
it denoted Caution" as the customer
was doubtful, and the man was to get
the money if he could; if on white, it
was safe to leave any quantity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

THOMAS HUGHES tells his countrymen
that wherever he went in the United
States he found, contrary to his impress
sion, a constrained, serious and almost
sad people.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

TIE French have abandoned Fort
Issy near Paris
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

TIE choir sang "Come, We disconso-
late at recent wedding in Lafayette,
Ind.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

ACCORDING to the Missouri Democrat,
there is Methodist clergyman preach
ing in st. Louis who expects shortly to
be able to build a churh of his own,
and live in the future Independent of
contributions from his parishioners.
The story goes that an ancestor of Mr..
Springer, the said clergyman, leased a
farm in Delaware to German for one
hundred years. In the course of time
the farm was sold in parcels to different
purchasers, and became the site Of a
large town One of the defendants of
the original owner has discovered the
lease among the records of the county,
and has ascertained the whereabouts of
three hundred of theirs, of whom Mr..
Springer is SO modest in his views that
he will be satisfied with half a million
for his share Truly, contentment is
better than riches.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

IT is reported that the Germans lave
captured Alencon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-11

" SAY, cap'n," said a ittle-eyed man
as he landed from the steamer Peytona,
at Natchez-" l say, cap'n, this ere
amt ALL "Thats all the baggage
you brought on board, SIR" replied the
captain. Well see, now, it's accordin'
to hst-four boxes, three chests, two
ban boxes, a portmantu, two hams,
Zone part CUT three ropes inyons, and
a tea kettle; but I'm dubersum. ! feel
there's something short, though I've
counted EN- nine times, and never took
my eyes off 'em while on board ; there's
something not right, somehow. y
" Well, stranger, the times up; there's
all l know of ; so bring up your wife
and five children out of the cabin, and
we're off," "Them's um, darn it,
them's UNI. I knowed I'd forgt some
thing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-13
Az INHuMAN FATHER.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. IA horrible murder was
committed Usage Mission, Kansas, the night of
the 9th instant Tue facts elected at the Corones in
quest follows: John P. Flanagan the murderer,
having recently suffered pecunary lOsses resolved to
murder his family and then commit suicide On the 9Th
inst be procured some chorOform During the light he
administered II to his wife and his two little girls aged
two months, and two years. About O'Clock In the
morning Mrs. Flanagan swoke from the stupor
produced by the chloroform, and discovered her
husband driving o tenpenny nail into the head
of one Of the children. Flying to the
rescue VI her child she found them both in dying
condition. She succeeded in disarming her husband,
an gave the alarm when Flanagan taken into Gus
tOdy letter found addressed TO some OF his rea-
tvcs In which he states that, in consequence Of his
mind being IN condition, he could not do anything
and had determined to kill himself and family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-13
GEN. sHERHAN's EUROPEAN vIsIT-THE PRESI
DENT,a SON TO ACCOMPANY HIM.

President and Mrs. Grant, Miss Nellie Grant,
Lieut. r. d. Grant, DR.. Alexander Sharpe, Gen. Horace
T"rtf' and Capt. D. Amman arrived from Washington,
sNIy Haturday morning and went 70 the Fifth Avenue
ho!eL They were accompanied by Gen. Sherman Col
Auoenfeid Of the Generals STAFF Mss Sherman, and j.
ioaelotte Of the United States Navy who are stay
ING At the Aston House. The President and hiS family
nc mere TO bio gOOdby to Lieut. Grant who expected TO
NAn Tor Europe on Saturday with Gen. Sherman, but
OWING TO the nen-arrival Of the Wabash from Boston
'ney were unable to start Gen. Sherman Gays with
reference to thiS trip;
go abroad In no ofcia capacity take no psy what
veT Ano Hm performing service for the country at
81. 81 % accompanied ony by one officer Of my
Col Aooenftod. and IL IL distinctly underetood that
ut necessary tue Secretary Of War can GummOn me
" telegTapn IN winch case shall Of oourNa return
home DIlediatelT Lieut. Grant IA -. hat .so~ntIv
SSod2ted ct West Point and the PreSdenf conSdered
10y gong abroad good eppoFtunAty 10 Send ks Son 10
EUROPE for the nrst Tuna Indeed have never heen Ia
Europe myser, which is sufficient reaaOr for the Trim
aen u 70 take command Of tbs Eufop@Sn a0nsd
sou on his arrival, and / 60 simply ~ his TTssst
- does Lieut.. Grant, who, Gs ven "A NV
cell, pays bic way. Unless my preaennn ha.s 4.
required before shah leave the WabeSh ShoDt All
SET probably, and eOIEe home lesuFely throuVh Erra
- kogand and thence TO E6wYork by OnA OF Ina orSfr
9y steam packets The Wabash Will not vsrv he
cesS AL in consequences OF Our being aboard "a "a
~ nonY - privileged passengers, and Admiral Adam
VI select h route according to hs ASHAMED 6uteS a.
ann,s o. the regular European squadron. Tue Wabssh
III PROBABLY cFuieo about the A6diteFTanean InoSI ~
" WINTER and We shal he enabled under very faYorSs
SUPERINTENDENT sGch places the coast Gs NadSrS