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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25

The cotton crop reports OF July
show a decided Improvement over
those Of June.
Rev. Robert Smith is in town
to-day, and will preach tomorrow
at IL An. in the Presbyterian
church. Go and hear him.
Hon. Gerritt Smith has sent to
Gov. Davis, of Minnesota, $1,000
for the relief Of the grasshopper suf-
ferers in that state and Iowa.
The landing of the new Allan
tic cable at Straws Point the past
week, gives us two ocean telegraphs
between the United States and
Great Britain.
The Chicago Relief Committee
have remaining on hand 100000 of
the five millions contributed after
the great fire IN II, consequently are
pretty well prepared to relieve the
sufferers of the late fire.
Oshkosh suffered far more Sc
vereIy this time than Chicago, the
proportional loss being fully equal
to that of the larger city, Oct 9,
1871; and yet the reports of the ca
lamity have been singularly meagre.
Why shouldn't Verm ont girls
be sweet when their fathers make a
five million pounds of maple sugar
year, Boston Post. Because to
make SO much sugar, it takes all the
sweetness Of the 'Iasses.- Neao
Haoen Register.
-"Gimme three cents worth Of
gingerpop and a nickel's worth of
gingerbread, exclaimed a rural
visitor from Lost Greek, yesterday.
dad died last week, and since I've
come into my fortune I'm kinder
reckless. "-I6rre Houte ErpresS.
"A cargo of birds eye maple
logs was recently shipped from She
boygan, Wis, to Europe, where
they are cut into veneering. The
value in New York of this curly
maple, is 5000 per thousand feet,
and of course much greater in the
market to which it is consigned.
By request of the School Board
of District No l, DR.. J. S. Graham,
our County Superintendent OF
Schools, has been in correspondence
WIN non. EDWARD Soaring, State
Superintendent, for the purpose of
securing teacher for the High
School. The result is, there are
several applicants for the position,
and the School Board will be able
to secure first class Instructor for
the High School, and from among
the applicants, it is suggested that
they also engage male teacher for
the Mddletown School.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
Third and Wabashaw SITS, st. Paul.

Third and Wabashaw SITS, St. Paul.
We would beg leave to call your attent ION
to our immense stock of Foreign and Domes-
tic Dry Goods, viz:
$4,000 yards Dress Goods, from l5c.
$4,000 " Dress Silks, from Sl.0O.
1000 " Black Alpacas, from 25c.
$4,000 " White Goods in Victor Lawns,
Nansook Muslins, Swiss Musllns Cambrics;
Jaconets, Check and Plain; Piques, Strip
ed and Lace, Victoria Lawns Laces and
Lace Goods, Cambria Handkerchief, &c
Table Linens, Napkins, Doylies, White
Quilts, &c.
$4,000 dozen Ladies', Misses, Children's
and Mems Hosiery Gloves, &c.
"Haris" Seamless and Alexandres' Kid
Gloves in all colors, and in l, ?, 3, 4 and
Buttons, &c.
Samples sent on request; orders promptly at
tended to prices low.
CATHCART & GO.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25

we have both the sea and the noun
tains-the former in Junius Henri
Brownies brilliant pictures of New
port, profusely and beautifully illus
trated. and the latter in F. @. Ma
theirs minute and interesting des-
cription of the spurs of the Green
Mountains and Lake Memphrcma-
Cog.
Lyman Abbott, in an illustrated
article, entitled "The American
Railroad" gives graphic and in
teresting description OF a railroad
from its inception through all the
stages of its construction, and shows
how the institution is operated
Bishop Gilbert Haven, in this
number, concludes his entertaining
series of papers on Mexico. This
third paper describes the ride from
Mexico to Matamoras, and the mos
picturesque features Of the route are
illustrated.
Two beautifully illustrated Poems
are contributed by r. II. Stoddard
and Will w allace Harvey. Besides
these, poems are contributed by 5.
S. Conant and Alfred III. Louis.
"The Living Link is concluded.
This is tc be followed by a serial
story, "Rape Of the Camp" illus
trated by Fredericks, the artist, who
in the present number illustrates
Mr.. Stoddard's striking poem.
Short stories are contributed by
Ellis Gray and the author of go
seph the Jew
General M'Clellan's third and con
Guiding paper on army Organiza-
ton is the most suggestive and in
teresting Of the series, especially
that portion of it which treats of the
recent improvement in weapons,
and their probable effect upon FIJI.
ture tactics.
Eugene Lawrence contributes an
other of his brilliant historical
sketches, entitled 4" Calico and the
Papal Intallibility." 1t is compre-
hensive review of this philosopher
life and services to SCIENCE and
shows the ruinous effect Of his fall
upon Italian letters
A timely paper by George NJ.
Towle exhibits the progress which
has recently been made by English
agricultural labors, and powerfully
contrasts the wealth of few Brit
ish land-holders with the poverty OF
British peasants.
The Editorial Departments are as
comprehensive and interesting as
usual.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
The Bozeman MONTY Ayaa

The Bozeman (Mont.} AUant
Courier urges the survey of the up
per Yellowstone Valley, including
Emigrant and Bear gulches, and tri-
butarles of the parent stream, on
which mineral discoveries are CON
stantly being made. The valley
proper in that locality is twenty or
thirty miles long by three to eight
miles wide, forming with the low
foot hills a splendid body of agri-
cultural and grazing land, capable of
sustaining large population.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
Fascinated the World.

The theme of the present story affords the
author the finest opportunity for the display
of his peculiar gifts. The story viii be pro-
fusely illustrated, and is begun in the April
Number
For sale By all Ne'os Dealers or Booksellers.
Price $500 gear, 35 cents a Number.
SCRIBNER & Co, 654, Broadway, NY.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
THE MODERN
Robinson Crusoe

With $50 Beautiful Illustrations.
Messrs. Scrbner & Co., have secured for
serial publication in SCRIBNER'S MONTH
LY, VI. Jules Vernes latest story,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
The Mysterious Island. "

in which, not content with the old stories of
ROBINSON CRUSOE" and the "SWISS
FAMILY ROBINSON" the writer undertakes
to show how "a party of men cast upon
mysterious and desert Island may live by
their scientific resources alone, without the
aid of any wreck to draw upon for the mate
rails of life and comfort.
The party are Americans who set out from
Richmond, Va. during the seige, in bal
rate scientific knowledge, an exuberance of
inYentiTe genius that has
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25

HARPERS' MACHINE, AUG. 1874
Harpers' Magazine Tor August
contains seventy-eight capital illus
trations, and in its illustrated arti-
cleS is as charac teristica all Y Ameri-
eau as was the July number. Here
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25

The cotton crop reports of July
show decided Improvement over
those Of June.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03
DOUBLE TAXATION.

As the legislature of this state meets next
Tuesday, no time should be lost IN urging
upon that body thorough revision of the
assessment law of the last session. Crude
and imperfect as the law itself is, the beard
of equalization made confusion hundred
times worse COMPOUNDED by the absurd cen
struction it put upon some OF the plainesl
and wisest provisions Of the law The chief
complaint however, arises from the double
taxation which it unquestonably imposes IN
many glaring and most unreasonable cases
A man may buy farm and owe every dollar
il il worth, vet he is taxed the full value OF
the farm, and the man who holds the mort
care is taxed AGAIN for the full amount. \
wurchouscman is taxed for all the grain IN
his Warehouse and the farmer who owns 1T is
taxed for the same grain. And so we could
90 on and point out numerous other instances
! in the law of double taxation.
| A gentleman who has devoted considerable
thought to the subject, makes the following
suggestions, in following which, it is believed
mis- vicious feature of the law would be
entirely avoided
Tangible property alone being productive,
it is the only property that can be made sub
iect To taxation. Individual legal obligations
for money cannot be considered productive
nropcrty, as the interest which they are said
! 10 produce must necessarily arise from
tangible property Individual obligations
simplv represent an interest equal to their
amount in the tangible property of the per
sons who make them. This is easily under
stood when we consider that if the tangible
property of the makers was destroyed their
Civilizations would be worthless. Persons
cannot be rightfully made to pay taxes on
more than they are worth, yet under the
prescnt system of taxation persons are com
pelled to pay taxes on all the property they
represent, although they may be owing other
parties for nine tcnthS of its value, and in
,manv instances for the whole amount OF lis
value. In this lies the great injustice or the
present system of taxation and for which the
following remedy is suggested; Enact a
revenue law which will provide,-Flrst that
all tangible property shall be assessed at Its
cash value; Second, that individual obllga
tons for money shall not be taxed; Third,
that persons possessing or representing tangl
bic property shall be authorized to take d
separate receipt from the tax collector ioi
taxes paid on the amount or amounts when
they may owe other parties, such recelp
to be set off against the principal or inter
lest of their Indebtedness. BY this system
each would pay tax on the interest which ne
held in the chattal or estate, as the case NIGH
be; that is, each person would pay tax Oh
what he is worth and no more
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03
THE ENGINEERS.

For over a week past there has been Il GOOD
deal orcxcitcmcnt IN railroad circles growing
mainly out of strike by the engineers on me
"Pan Handle" road and its eastern ana west
crn connections The Pan Handle is short
but important road connecting the PennSyI'
yania and Maryland railroad system with
that of Ohio and the west and lis "conncc-
tions" thus cover many hundreds of miles OF
railroad, the Pennsylvania Central being lis
real owner. The railroad managers general
" have had meetings and agreed on rcduc'
ton of ten per cent in the wages of all en-
Moves, from President down. Generally the
reduction was to 20 into effect on the lst IN
slant but on the Pan Handle 1t was tried II
week or two in advance. The result was Il
strike and general disanangcment of trains
on the Pan Handle connections from Logans-
mort east. At Cincinnati, other engineers hav-
ing been procured to run few trains, the
switch on one'of the roads was disarranged by
the strikers, and a very serious disaster avert
ed only by accident.
The strike on the Pan Handle roads seems
10 have been premature the intention having
been to make the strike general all over the
country on the first Of January. The expert.
ment having mcasurably failed and been dis
approved by the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, has been the principal means OF
defeating the more general strike proposed
for the first Atall events, on Thursday there
was no strike, local or general. Doubtless ii
was mainly avcrted by most of the roads
reconsdering their resolution to reduce
wages, but where wages had been reduced
the engineers generally accepted the situation
and went to work. The only stand out
remaining is on the Pan Handle roads, ano
there also the bottom of the movement seems
to be rapinly falling out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03
BREAKING Uf,

The general Testimony from Washing
ton, by correspondents Ard returned members
and visitors is, that ~'the change that has
come over the tortRncs of Grants adminlstra-
ton in the last fer; weeks amounts to a sweep
ing political revolution The Republican
party is virtually broken in two. The west
ern and northwestern republican members
have completely broken with the President,
and the only elements remaining unfiinching-
ly loyal are the southern carpet baggers and
the eastern and northern copper, salt and pig
IRON rings.
This revolt--so the representations run
would have manifested itself at the very be
ginning of the session, but for the want of a
leader When leader was developed in the
person of representative Kasson, of Iowa,
from eighty to ninety of the best men on the
republican side signified their readiness to
revolt. The irsurrcction had little time or
opportunity to mar iiest itself before the re.
cess, but in due time it is bound to startle the
country
The revolt, OF course, is the outgrowth OF
the movement among the producing masses
of the west and means that the day Of white.
wash is gone; that corruption, wherever its
foul polluton has been discovered, is
to be probed to the bottom and punished
The demand for more taxation will be met by
n demand for reduction of'thc salaries and
general expenditures. Personal government
is in its last throes. Williams nomination
will be rejected, and with the rocking facts
the Durcll investigation cannot fail to unCoy
er Pinchback will be handled without
gloves. Boss Shepherds demand tor an ap
preparation to exc out his robberies in the
District will be met by Il stern demand fol
investigation, which may end IN the Boss
being placed in the category of the untortu
mates with Tweed
In short, the revolt is a fixed fact, anC
Grant is thoroughly alarmed. In his despair
alton, he is trying to make up the loss of Tho
TRAITORS" by recruits from the salary grab
bling democrats. These gentlemen, finding
themselves secuted by their own constituents
show u willingness in the extremity OF thel
political fortunes to enlist in the White Hous
service and in the company of Butler Kelly
and the carpet baggcrs will find congcnia
compan ionship.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03
NAUVOO.

The genuine Mormons-the Simon pure
followers of Joseph Smith-thosc who not
only cleaved unto the original Joseph but
after HIM to Joseph the son of the original
Joseph--have long been our near neighbors,
living quiet, peaceable and exemplary lives at
Plano, in this state, 90 miles north of Ottawa.
Their numbers and influence have increased
so much of late years, that the son of Joseph
has decided to branch out build a CITY and
make him name. He has received "rev
elation," it is said, that the "fullness of time
has arrived when the true saints shall gather
themselves together again at the true Zion,
the city of Nauvoo, whence they were expell-
ed some thirty years ago. SO the prophet
Joseph has taken up his traps and moved
thither; his presses, that for years have been
printing tracts newspapers, magazines, &c,
at Plano, are being removed thither, and
when the opposite Brigham" dies, Joseph is
confident the bulk of the saints from all quar-
tiers OF the world will gather again at Nau-
VOC, and the city and the great temple will
be rebuilt on new scale o: magnifcence
hitherto undreamed of by the saints
1t is to be noted, in this connection, that
the people of Hancock county, who so bitter
ly prosecuted the saints in 1923, instead Of
being alarmed and aroused by this threaten,
ed second Mormon invasion, show a dlsposi-
ton to welcome them back with the greatest
cordially The city of Nauvoo, which after
the hegira of the Mormons became the head
quarters of an Icarian colony, that soon died
out, is at present, in spite of its splendid stu
alton, little better than pile of ruins, and its
rehabilitation by people who tor thirty years
past have shown such an example of abiding
faith and patient waiting is an event which
the people of that region seem to look for
ward to with unmixed pleaure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03
THE VIRGINIUS.

The United States sloop of war Junata, UNI
der command of Commander Braine, having
on board the surviving passengers OF the Vlr-
riuias, arrived at New York on Sunday, hav-
ing left Santiago Dec. 18th. The prisoners
were kept on hoard all access to them being
denied, until they had undergone an exam
nation by the L. :. District Attorney. The
examination, however, elected very little.
There seemed to be thorough agreement
among the prisoners to protest their igno-
rance of the nature of the mission of the Nlr.
ginius at the time her capture, and on Mon
day they were all released and taken in
charge by the Cuban sympathisers in New
York. This, at least, settles the question as
to TIER punishment by this government or re-
delivery to the Spanish.
While the case of the men is thus settled,
in spite of the decision of the attorney Gcner-
al as to the Illegally of their conduct and the
criminality of the Virginius itself, the case OF
the vessel has been disposed Of with equal
pcremptoriness. The Virginius left the Dry
Tortugas Dec. 18th for New York in tow OF
the L. S. war steamer Ossippec, She was in
such shattered condition that great doub
from the start prevailed whether she could
make the voyage, but she started, and though
kept afoat only by constant pumping made
the voyage until off Hatteras, when, in 9
heavy gale, she could no longer be tloated
and the tow line being parted, she sank to the
bottom of the sea. Whatever other compli
cations may arise out of the affair, it is thus
settled, at least, that there can no further sur
render of the Virglnius or punishment of hel
crew.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03

A BIG DIsCovERY-A Washington DIES
patch states that the treasury department has
received reports from DR.. Newman, who has
been sent to China to investigate the cause
of the decrease in the expectation of Ameri
can cotton drills to China. Twelve and fiji
teen years ago our expectations OF these goods
was a quarter of Il million of pieces to Pekin
alone, but now they have fallen to four thous-
and pieces. DR.. Newman makes the amazing
discovery that, although the Chinese prefer
the American goods, the British manutac:ur,
ers sell so much cheaper as to have driven
the American goods out of the market The
British traders also facilitate their sales by
counterfcting the American trade mark.
And this Is the "disCovery!" As If there
was anybody in this country that has not
known for years that our high tariff has 50
increased the price of our cotton goods as to
have driven them out of the markets of the
world Before the tariff laws Of 1SGi-2-3 and
50 on, our manufacturers not only supplied
the home market at fair price, but had
driven English cotton goods out of the South
American markets and were IN fair way tC
drive them ont of the East Indies, China
Japan, &c. But the tariff cut off all THU
foreign demand, the number of our cotton
factories rapidly decreased until the whole
business has fallen into the hands of few
giant monopolies that manufacture only fol
the home trade, and with their enormous tariff
protection, charge what they please for theiI
goods. Thus the tariff imposition, the pre-
text for which is that it builds up home
manufactures, proves giant fraud, for in
stead Embarrassing the manufactures of cot
ton goods in this country it has reduced that
industry TO half its former proportions and
yet doubled to our people the cost of the
goods
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03

PORK PACKINE.--While Chicago this year
has handled more hogs than ever before she
has Slaughte red fewer and packed less pork,
a large proportion of her hogs having been
shipped To the east alive. The question has
been asked how il is thar it pays TO ship hogs
alive to the eGSt instead o: slaughterinC them
here, and the ST Louis Dcmocrdf answers IT.
The secret, says that paper, lies in the fact
that the otlal IN the east is worth much.more
money than in the west In the east the liver
of e hog brings ,ix cents per pOund-say 20
cents for each hog. The heart aud kidneys
are worth ten cents more. Here liver. heart
and kidneys are given 20 the poor. IN the
east pigs feet bring Eight cents apiece; here
one cent. In the east the head and neck are
sold for 80 cents; here they are steamed up
into lard and bring - cents. There back
tones are worth 10 cents: here 'wo cents
There ribs are worth p cents; here cents
There tendcrlion sells for - cents per pound /:
here six To eight cents. There hair and brIst-
les are % cents per pound; here 10 cents
there the intc,tinc> are sold irr fcrtiliZing:
here ~ use i made OF them. The profit thus
realized on hogs slaughtered in the east i, q
dollar head more tia. 10 is in the west.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03

IN eminentIy practical movement in school
teaching, says the Yorkvillc Record, is re-
ported from Aurora in this state. In add
ton 20 other studies the classes are exercised
in newspaper work" the plan being TO
draw from the members of the class an cpl
tome Of the day. and some idea of the political
significance Of movements; also the geo
graphical position Of tOgns and countries
where the prominent events of the day tran.
spire The aim is 10 have The elder pupils
thoroughly posted IA current events, govern
mcnt and practical geography, thus fitting
them to 90 into the world prepared to take
an intelligent position. 1t is a wise plan to
mingle the practical with the theoretical and
in these methods Prof Hall, Of the Aurora
school, seems to have achieved complete sue
cess.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03

Gen. Howard, the Christian soldier and
statesman, says the Cincinnati Comssorcidl
has been accused of propensity to hold Off
ccs. 1t is a mistake. At the time when he
was being abused 10y an unscrupulous and
licentious press for holding an unscemly mum.
Der of offices, he was merely Maj General of
the United States Army Commissioner of
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Aban-
doned Lands, President of Howard Universe.
ty, Director of Building Block Company,
Treasurer and Trustee of Barry Farm Fund
President of Young Mems Christian ASsoci
alton, Treasurer of First Congregational
Church Building FGnd, and NicePresident
of Frecimen's Savings Bank.
lie ii not remarkable that man having
such limited opportunities should only steal
u paltry quarter of million:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-03

The CALIFORNIA SENAToRs.-Of Governor
Booth, the newly elected Senator from Cali
fornia, we have heard so much of late that
little more need be said of him until he de.
vclops himself III the Senate Less, however,
is known of the other Senator just elected,
Judge Hagar, of whom this account is giy 70
His nomination was effected by the g.. :.
monopoly and anti-railroad influence, WI. 4
swept the state at the last general canv .,
and his election was made sure by the sup
port OF members Of the legislature chosen as
independents, some of them with republican
proclivities. \ lifelong democrat, he was a
thorough uniontst during the war, and has
been prominently identified with the popular
movement in California in hostility to rail
road subsidies and to Central Pacific Rail
road domination in politics. With the ex-
ccption Of Ex-Governor Haight, there is no
other prominent man in the democratic party
SO thoroughly in harmony with the public
sentiment which compelled the election OF
Governor Booth for the long term, despite
the caucus nominations against the latter by
both the great political parties, and despite
the desperate efforts of rs powerful and cor
rupt a lobby
Seldom has state gained 50 much so sud
denly as California has gained in the cX.
change of Casserly and Sargent for Booth
and Hagar in the L. :. Senate.