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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
POETRY.
THF DYING SAINT.
BY J. ". De FOREST.

BY J. ". DE FOREST
["Kenst du das Land wo die Cjtromen blahn 20
GOETHE. ]
Knowest thou the land whence no mortal re.
rurneth,
Beyond the dark portal, beyond the great
sea,
Where Judgment 'arrsigneth, where punish
ment burneth,
Where ornaments wither and He'll bends
the knee
hnoEest thou its terror
know it, know ;
Thither, my Redeemer, with thee dare 20.
knowest thou the land where the anthems are
thunder,
Where sanity harps peal, aasel trunlpets
are blown,
Where the starry crowns bow, the seraphim
wonder,
And the Infinite shines on his terrible throne?
Seest thou Its splelldorl
see it, | see;
With thee, Intercessor, there could be.
Knowest thou the land where aboundeth Lies
river,
Where he weary find rest, the Just are Sc
cure,
Where JOY smiles immortal and praise sings
forever,
Where all knowledge Is, holy, all being is
pure
Lowest thou its pureness
| love it, love;
Oh there, Divine Brother, with thee would (
rove
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
4 STORY WITH 4 MORAL

One day, . years ago, four gentlemen
were seated around table in a restaurant
in San Francisco. One of them was the
postmaster of the city, and all were, or
havehecome, distinguished in the politics of
the Pacificc coast. The postmaster took
a letter from his pocket and said: See
what got to day 1t was from a young
woman in central New York. and directed
simply to the postmaster of the city CT
San Francisco, she never having heard of
him except officially. It stated that the
writer was poor and depended on her earn
lngs as teacher for a living. Salaries in
IN central New York We're low, and she
wrote TO ask if the postmaster would not
send he the money to paw her fare out.
she engaging TO repay him when she should
get a position % teach in California.
Here was most singular position. but she
had not reckoned without her host in ap-
peallng to the generosity OF a California
man Of that time. Our four politicians
made ny purse large aud fill enough.
not only 10 pay her expenses, but also to
provide her with handsome outfit. She
came, and they exerted themselves to get
her a position 10 teach. Of course She
married IN short time. bus not before
she had repaid them the money they lent
her. They loss sight q her for years, until
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
PHASE o. FRENCH LOVE

The Paris correspondent of The Lon
don Dali NelCs writes: A curious case
Illustrating one of the many delicate
phases of Paris life just come before the
civil tribunal of the Seine. NJ. Georges
Violet, a retired gentleman, died a few
days ago at comparatively early are.
from consumption. On attaining his
majority he formed the acquaintance OF a
young lady named Leonie Viteux, who
became his mistress and was eventually
received into the family of NJ. Violet on
the same footing as if she had been his
wife. She attended him during his long
illness, accompanied him to various water
ing places, and drove about with his
mother IN her carriage. At length the
case of NJ. Violet became hopeless, and
seeing his approaching end ne made his
Will, by which he made his mother univer-
sal legatee. on condition that she gave an
annuity Of f40 to his mistress as a re-
war; for the care and attention she had
bestowed upon him. The poor fellow
died and was duly buried. and Nine
Violet, MS mother, continued on the best
terms with Mile. Viteux until the latter.
finding that Nine. Violet did not proceed
of the annuity. Thereupon Nine Violet
refused point blank to entertain the mat
ter, and Mile. Fiteux was obliged to 90 TO
law. The respective counsel for the
plaintiff and defendant gave. as was per-
haps natural under the circumstances. a
very different account of the young lady.
According to one she was everything that
was good, barring her living under the
protection of VI. Violet; according to the
the other she was an intriguing little
serpent, who made other victims than n
Violet. However, the will was there, and
executed it must be. But, after paying
the debt and funeral expenses, it was
found that NJ. Violet had not left enough
to insure an annuity of $40. So, the
court decided that the account should be
sent before a notary, and that Mile.
Viteux should receive an annuity n pro-
portion to the sum that remained to the
good. 1t may appear strange to the Eng
liSh readers that Nine, Violet should
choose to wash such dirty linen in public;
but they manage these things, as you see,
very differently in France.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
CENTENNIAI E.I-NION

Senator Booth of California made his
opening speech in the campaign in tina,
State on Tuesday evening, July 20, in
San Francisco, before an immense audi.
ence- After a long discussion of local is
sues. he closed with this eloquent allus.
ION to National questions: The "wound
heals slowly that is often ehafed. That
would be divine moment ia our history
which would strike down every party tie
and party name which perpetuates war
memory, and bring the people together
who are willing TO forget, in a solid and
impenetrable phalanx. The American
people was the real hero Of the war; and
must also be the apostle Of peace and re.
union. Why should they not come to.
getherl Sumner would remove the
names of civil war why can we not
take the names from our political ban.
nerS, which are also reminders! There
comes time when the instinct of
sentiment is a truer guide than cold phil.
osophy or calculating prudence. But
they tell Us great many Rebel Generals
have been elected TO the next Congress.
Why should they not be? When the
Government amnestied them, did it mean
- ~ = iNStNAS Jul MS" O4b YOU
shall never enjoy them!' When they
take their seats in Congress. it will be
with an oath to support the Constitution
of the United States. | do not believe
that the meu who are willing to die for
their convictions will be the most ready
to perjure themselves for place. Par
ties are but necessary evils. There
are great moments in nations life when
the times should rise above them. Why
may not the true spirit of the people
have way! This is the Centennial veaa.
Let it be a year of Jubilee Before US
is grand outlook of history. Who shall
estimate the power and population of
this couRtrp at the close of the century
now dawning. if we, the people, are equal
to the divine opportunity! Who knows
what trials may await US. What temp.
tations may besetl Let US challenge des-
tiny as one people. Let us have the have
union which can he permanent-a union
of hearts. Let the true feeling of the
hour find genuine expression unrestrain.
ed; and reconstruction will come-not
by legal enactment, not by force bills or
writs of law, but in the hearts of the peo-
pie, like the dawning of day, like the
breath of the morning. like the Spirit of
the Lord
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ANOTHER VERSION.
To the Editor Of The n. Y. Tribune.

4 INK t<HitbE o. 4 NJ ". I. FsBUItp-
SIR: The account IN Saturdays TRI-
BUNE of its new clock, with the appearance
of = false story that just now met my eye
for the hundredth OF thousandth time,
leads me to send you true account of an
incident IN my business experience, Of
great interest to me and probably use
fully suggestive 10 others The old TRI-
BUNE clock was an important factor in the
transaction.
Sometwenty years ago, having just sue
ceeded from the editorial chair to the pro-
prietorship of The american igricuttUr-
ist, decided to ascertain by trial wheth-
er advertising would not do as we'll for q
good thing as for patent medicines and
other humbugS. Though having a small
working capital, | resolved TO do what was
then rather a large thing, viz. to take 40
lines under SPECIAL Notices. all in one
advertisement. Being unexpectedly de-
layed, | reached The TRIBUNE office at 8
p. m. with the advertisement still 20
write, while an engagement in the country
required me to take the o'cloCHbOat
from Fulton sin. Securing 20 lines space
at the head Of the first column. | went to
the little desk on the southwest side of
the office. over which had stood the old
clock for many years. INTENDED to write
rapidly a variety Of matter during 80 min
utes, and In the 20 minutes pick cut the
strong points, and condonse to the 40
lines. Keeping my eye on the clock oc-
casionally, | wrote on letter backs" fur
niShed at the the desk, ard pasted them
together until | had four feet or more Of
copy 10 condenSe from. turned TO the
clerk and asked if l could have a line or
two more than 40. "YeS," he said, You
have the first place; take all tho space
you want CHANGING to notice the CITY
Hall clock. it pointed to 10 minater of f.
The old clock had stopped at 20 minutes
past 3. uunoticed by me. / attempted to
draw the pencil through some portions of
the manuscript. and in DESPAIR threw the
whole at the clerk with an order to insert
It. and ran for the boat, to save a nine
mile night wa *.
The matter troubled me all night, as an
ovcr-haSty thing, and fearel 10 see tbs
TRIBUNE and the probable bill. Starting
before daylight the next morning.
bought the first copy in the hands of a
newSboy, and counted Ig6 lines. costing
S24 80 At that time. when ordinary adver-
tiSementS were S cents and Specialist 2
cents line "A terrible dose for literary
man, new in business, and with a small
capital. fastening TO THE TRIBC,JE Office
paid the bill, and slowly and sadly went
down TO my Second-storv office. fully re-
solved to act more deliberately in the
future.
The result: The bold advertisement.
conSpicuouSly inserted, attracted the at.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
MES1TEBTZIyG 4 CQrR

An experiment which it may arnuse the
boys to repeat has been described by sew
eral correspondents to 2. popular science
journal Place a cock upon a table or
board. and holding his wings close down
to his sides, let a second person bend
down his head until his baak touches the
board on which he lies, and draw d line
of white chalk straight out from the point
of his beak. This done, the bird may be
released from all restraint, and he will
not stir Sc much as feather. Nay.
further, writes one, you NAV clap your
hands or shout close to him. without
rousing him from his lethargy, from which.
however, he will ultimately recover. "
Another experimenteT writes: 81 have
seen row Of fowls rendered quite sense.
less bv drawing chalk-line beginning at
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suffering patients are no better in the end, but
probably wo-se tor the delsy treatment, and
her complications made, and which prop
er medicine directed to the cause would have
entirely removed, thereby irstituting health
and comfort instead of prolonged misery.
From Miss Lorinda z. st. Claire, Shade,
Athel S Co., Ohio.
"Dr. +. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Your Fa-
voIl Prescription is rking almost like 8
miracle on me. | am better already than l
have been for over two years.
From Ella A. Schafer, GAINESVILLE, Ind"
DIR. Pierce-I received the medicine you
sent me and began using Il Immediately. As
result of the Treatment feel better than |
have Tor three years
From Mrs John L. Hamilin, Odell. Ill.,
''Dr. Pierce-The Favorite Prescription has
done me god, which am very thankful for.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is sold by
dealers in medicines
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
ORIGIN OE PLANTN

Cabbage grew wild in Siberia, buck
wheat originated in Siberia; celery orig
mated in Germany; the potato is native
of Peru; the onion originated in Egypt ;
tobacco is a native of South America
milet was first known in India: the net.
tie is native of Europe; the citron is a
native of Asia; oats originated in North
Africa; rye came originally from Siberia;
parsley was first known in Sardinia; the
parsuip IS a native of Arabia; the sun
flower was brought from Peru; spinach
was first cultivated in Arabia the pear
and apple are from Europe: the horse
chestnut IS a native of Thibet; the Gu
cumber came from the East Indies: the
ounce came from the Island o. Crete, the
radish IS native Of China and Japan :;
the horseradish came from the south Of
EuroDe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
Treating the Wrong Disease.

Many times Women call u, on their family
ph sicians, one with dyspepsis. another with
trouble OF he breast, another wIsh pain here
and there. an in this way they all present
Ike % themselves and their ga .y-going and
eas :, 10 VII ch he prescribes his pills and
poions, assuming II en to be srch, when in
reality, they are all symp ous caused 10y one
uterine disorder; md while they are thus on
H. able perhaps 10 palliate for tine they are
ignorant IF the cause, and encourage their
p sctice until large bills are made, when tn:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
4 LIVING HEAD ON ADE4D BODY.

The Pittsburg Telegraph says: DR..
William Wilson, formerly a resident of
Allegheny City, but now located at Char
itOn, Lewis Co., Iowa, is in the CITY to-.
day. and is stopping with his friends on
his return from Philadelphia, Ell route to
his Western home.
The story Of the Doctor visit, as re-
lated 10 gentleman from whom we OBJ
tanned our information, is rs follows:
Not long since a man, middle aged, re-
siding near the Doctors home, net with
a railroad accident and sustained a dis
location Of the neck. Medical aid was
summoned, and everything possible done
for the relief If the unfortunate man.
The surgeons succeeded in partially adj
justing the vertebrae Of the neck of the
injured man. and he remained alive. But
now comes the singular part Of the story.
While his head is perfectly alive, there
IS but feeble circulation in the whole
body, and to all appearances l. is dead.
In fact, 1t has already begun to wither,
and Is becoming shriveled and wrinkled,
and the surgeons have been puzzled be-
yOnd Enlightenment. The unfortunate
man having relatives residing in Philadel-
phla, 1t was decided to take him there
and place him in the Medical University.
and to Or. Wilson was assigned this duty.
He performed il, aud the patient Is now
in that institution. Such is the story as
it reaches US, and we have no doubt that
some of the Philadelphia reporters will
straightway proceed to interview the man
as soon as this item comes under their no.
tice. 4 live head on a dead BODY will
worry the brain Of the best physicians,
and we anxiously await further develop
ments.
There is one thing about a constantly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19
MISCELLANY.
QUEER RESULTS o. ADVERTISE

QUEER RESULTS o ADVERTISING.
The accident to which Orange Judd
owes the suddcnness of his success was
this: Mr.. and Mrs. Judd lived, in their
early history, in a modest house in re-
tired street in Flushing, L. L Mr.. Judd
went to New York every day to work
upon the american Agr1cuituralist-a
struggling paper sold at the rate of 81 a
year, and IN the evening he and his wife
put up seeds in little paper bags, which
were sent in the New York store. He
kept an old horse for business purposes,
that went by the name of 1.-The hair
trunk, and it was a standing Joke in
Flushing that the gentlemen would go to
the city in the morning, passing Mr..
Judd ; horse at a certain point on the
road, and, though he was evidently NOV
ing, 1t was at the same spot when they
returned at night. The laugh was not all
on one side for long. One day Mr.. Judd
sent clerk out to collect some money,
to the extent of 800. out of which he was
to pay for the insertion Of a two-line sad
in daily paper. Through a lucky
stroke Of stupidity the clerk left the lad"
and the 800 at the newspaper office, ard
said 1t Wa TO be Inserted to that extent
Imagine the frugal Seedman 5 horror on
finding that the money which was TO have
carried him through several weeks had
all been spent in one advertisement. For
the length of two columns the morning
paper repeated the lines. "The American
AgricuitUrdList out to-day" The con-
sequence was the edition was exhausted
early, and the subscriptions came pour
ing in. From that day Mr.. Judd and his
paper became established successes, and
now he owns a stylish team and about
half OF Flushing, they say.
A similar clerical blunder occurred at
SerIbner's the other day. An advertise
ment Of four lines vas sent out TO one
hundred newspapers, with instructions to
spread it over eight lines 1t
should have read, but the clerk wrote it
eight inches, and the consequence was
startling. The article advertised was the
Baltimore BOnapartes. and the different
printing Offices have taxed their ingenuity
anu type fonts TO spread so few words
over so large space. The result was
not unlike that of Mr.. Judd's blunder. for
the orders have been pouring in to such
rate for the May number of Scribner's
that a new edition had to be printed.
printed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19

the top of the beakl slowly across table,
and have successfully performed the ex-
pertinent The birds are simply mesmer-
lied.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19

The northwestern portion of Philadel
phia was visited by lively tornado on
the 18th, unroofng a dozen or more
houses, tearing up trees, prostrating
fences, and doing much other damage.
The wind was unaecompsnied by rain, al
though torrents fell in other tportions Of
the city.
During the past week twelve CONNER
cial firms Of Montreal. stated to be per-
fectly solvent so far as assets and llabill-
ties are concerned, have been obliged to
make special arrangements with creditors
for an extension eftime to meetpayments.
The French assembly adjourned the
4th inst, to Novembe. 4th
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-19

There is one thing about constantly
die man to his advantage. He never Ia
oors under mistake.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-25

Since the riot at Montreal the police
have been kept on guard in that city to
prevent the assembling of the destitute
working men in crowds. Work will proba.
bly, be given to some of them to day. On
Saturday morning four of the rioters were
sentenced each to six months imprison.
ment at hard labor.
From recent returns it appears that
there are no less than sixty-6Yc thousand
professional medicants in Paris-a mum.
Der far in excess Of that in London. Oh
these there are $4,000 men, 20 900 women,
10000, boys, and 10000 girls.
The London Standard publishes a tole.
gram from Paris announcing that Prince
Pierre Bonaparte has issued an address as
candidate for the Chamber Of Deputies
from Corsica.
Dispatches from Naples report that the
agitation in Mount Yesuyius is iacreas-
ing, and an extensive eruption is expected
The English trimming ship Goliath was
burned on Wednesday, and twenty boys
are supposed to have persisted.
Captain General Valmaseda has forward
ed his resignation to Spain, and will sail
from Cuba on the 18th instant.
The Emperor Of Brazil win embark on
the Henelius, at Rio, on March 10th, fol
New York.
An earthquake in Porto Rico on the 9Th
instant almost entirely destroyed the town
Of Arecibo.
Lawton 4 Head, merchants, shipping
and insurance agents, London, have failed.
Liabilities s950,000.
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osn.ran.ing Tsndsnols..

Adopt Baine's school amendment to
the Constitution Of, the United States, aud
then enact in Congress compulsory oda.
catiOnal law, and what remains Of State
Rights or Of republican liberty? We arc
friendly to public schools, rightly conduc-
ted, but We had rather see the entire sys-
ten scattered to the winds, aud the subject
Of education relegated to private schools,
as formerly, than such a system as that
contemplated. The tendencies to central
ization and despotism in this country arc
sufficient to awaken anxious solicitudc in
all minds not dwarfed by narrow concep-
tons Of men aud things, and which still
cherish the principles Of enlightened liber-
ty Incorporated by our patriotic forciathers
into the unsurpassed and indispensable
political superstructure reared by them in
founding the union Of these States. AT
this centennial period the heart runs over
with silent worship of the wisdom and pa.
triotism Of the great men Of the revolution
airy err, the dead unsceptered soyereigus who
still rule our spirits fium their urns. But
the question frequently arises in the re
Elective mind whether the descendants Of
the heroes and sages who laid the founda.
tons Of this government, viii be able &c
maintain unimpaired the Fundamental
principles of civil and religious liberty in
herited from the fathers. Ignorance, big
otry aud prejudice, threaten the overthrow
Of all that was once held dear. The great
cardinal principles of our political fabric
as understood and euunciated by the foun
ders Of the republic, seem to be lost sight
of, and we are in danger, if the ideas Of
these modern innoyators prevail, of losing
the heritage of freedom as transmitted t
us By our ancestors. Let us be careful
lest We wreck our bark upon the breaker,
of Capitalization. The tendencies Of tn,
times seem to be strongly in that direc
ton.
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Express Robbery.

An United States Express car, attached
to train on the St. Louis, Kansas CITY
and Northern Railroad, WIS robbed be-
tween four and Eve o'clock on Saturday
morning, about twelve miles from ST Louis
by two or three masked men. When the
messenger, Charles Kincaid, took charge Of
the car at Kansas City, he noticed that
one Of the staples on the rear door had
been drawn out, and that the chain was
useless. After leaving Mexico, the mes
scnger, having nothing to do, usually in
dulges in "short maps" and Kincaid before
lying down on the package box placed
trunk weighing one hundred and fifty
pounds against the door, so that, even If
il we're unlocked outside Il could not be
opened without pushing away the trunk.
This was done by the robbers, but so
Doiselessly that the messenger, who was
shalt asleep" did not hear il. He was
reused BY hand upon his shoulder, and
pistol was pointed at him BY masked
man. He was then seized behind by the
collar Of bis coat, two more pistols we're
pointed at him BY another masked rufiau,
and he was locked into a large packing
box, which had been empiied BY the rob
bers. He did not know what happened
afterwards until he reached st. Louis, in
half smothered condition, except that be
heard the robbers working at the safe.
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OUR MERCHANT MARINE.-The car
rying trade of the United States has been
for long time, to a great extent, in the
hands of foreigners, and the reports of the
past year are no exception to the rule.
Foreign vessels have for several years ca, :
ried about three fourths OF our trade. Yet
we have large tonnage. The total Amer.
lean tonnage at the close Of the fiscal year
was 4,s53,932 tons. During the year our
tonnage increased Ill 1878 tons, this being
the amount of new vessels built, less losses
from wrecks, &c. The vessels built during
the year aggregated 297 500 tons, bu, the
financial depression was shown in the ship.
building as it has been in everything else,
for this is but little over two thirds the
tonnage built the preceding year. The
American merchant marine numbers alto.
gether 1925 vessels, of which 1881 are
registered for The foreign trade, and 1885,
with l,OlS.l5l tonnage, are steam vessels
More than two-thirds of our tonnage is
employed in the eoastiug, lake and inland
trade.