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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
A PERPLEXING CASE.

Some months ago man of considera-
BILE wealth died at Des MONIES, Iowa,
An administrator was appointed of his
estate. His wife survives him, with a
prospective heir. The administrator
can do nothing about the estate until
the coming heir appears. To complicate
the affair, the deceased had former
wife, by whom he had children. She
died, and before her death he made a
will, III which he devised his property
among the children by that marriage.
He outlived his wife. He then married
again, and soon after died. An effort is
made by the heirs to force a settlement
of the estate, but the Court yields to
the mute protest of the posthumous
heir. and stays all proceedings.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
The Eyes of Man Are Never Sau-eod
A Fable.

Alexander the Great. in one of his ex-
petitions, reached the banks of beauti-
full river, and following its course
arrived at the gates of Paradise. The
gates were shut. He knocked and de-
manded admittance.
"Thou cans't not be admitted here,
exclaimed voice from within; "this
gate is the Lords
81 am the lord, the lord of earth, -"
rejoined the impatient chief. 81 am
Alexander the conquerer, will you not
admit me?"
"No," was the answer; "here we
know OF no conquerer save such as con
quer their passions; none but the Just
can enter here.
Seeing all his attempts were fruitless,
Alexander addressed himself to the
guardian of Paradise, and said, e." You
know | am great king, and since you
will not admit me, give me something
that l may show an admiring world
that | have boon where no mortal has
ever been before me-"
"Here, ambitious man." said the
guardian of Paradise, sis something
for thee; now go thy ways" He took
what was given with avidity, and re
paired to his tent. But his confusion
was great to find, on examining what he
had received, that it was nothing but
fragment of human skull And
is this" he exclaimed, "the gift they
bestow on king?'
"Great king, said a learned rabbi,
who happened to be present, edo not
despise this gift; it possesses extraor-
binary qualities, which you will perceive
If you order it to be weighed against
gold or silver. " A pair of scales was
brought. The piece of the skull was
placed III one, quantity of gold in the
other. The gold was overbalanced;
more was added, and still it was found
light. In short, the more gold that was
put into the scale the more it was over
balanced. "Strange," exclaimed Alex
ander, that SO small portion of mat
ter should outweigh SC large a mass of
gold Is there nothing that viii be
sufficient as a counterpoise ~
eyes" answered the rabbi, ga very
little matter will do It,
lie then took some earth and covered
the fragment of the skull with it, when
immediately the scale with the gold
went down. This is extraordinary, said
Alexander; "can you explain the phe-
nomenon %
:" Great king" said the rabbi, ''this
fragment is the socket of human eve,
which, though small in compass, is yet
unbounded in its desire. The more it
has the more it Graves. But when once
1t is laid in the grave and covered with
little earth, there is an end of its lust
and ambition"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
THE MISSISSIPPI LEVEEs,

The report of the engineers appointed
under the act of June, 1874, to investi-
gate and report permanent plan for
reclamation of the alluvial basin of the
Mississippi River subject to inundation
is made public. The commission says
the foundation of the report rests upon
the Invaluable surveys and investiga-
tions of Gen. Humphreys, begun in
1850, and continued until 1860, and the
further contributions to this subject
contained in his official reports of 1866
and 1869 Additional data has been
obtained upon subsequent floods, and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

Dixon, l. Another ballot, the fifth, was then
taken with the same result. The convention
then adjourned, aud an adjournment of the
Assembly followed.
Senate.
FRIDAY, january 29.-n the Senate
bills were introduced appropriatins sum o.
money to Lena Zwight to the Blind Institute
$4,000 for current expenses to Deaf and
Dumb Institute, s34, 700 to Northern Hospi-
tai Tor the Insane, SAG, 700 to complete tie
building, and S54, 600 fo1 expenses amending
laws relating to bail III criminal cases in re-
gard to locating county seats. to aid Waupaca
county academy.-A remonstrance was re-
celved OF citizens Of Clark county against the
ueVlslon OF that county.--Tha Senate then
repaired to the Assembly Chamber to partici-
pate III the election of U. s. Senator. and on
returning adjourned
Assembly.
A large number of letters, petitions. etc.
were received when resolutions were intro
duced Ior committee of i've to examine bills
relating to the Potter law, and others of less
hhpoftance.--Ihe resolution that committee
CLERKS be paid from time service began, passed :
dlso, III relation to printing supreme court
decision III railroad cases.-BilIs were then
introduced repeating law amending charter of
Rlpon; relating to possession of vacated Gene
terry lands for levy of a certain tax in Milwau-
nee; prohibiting county officers from acting as
members OF the county board repeating act
incorporating village of Randolph to amend
H. s. relating to weights and measures to
amend laws relating o charter Of Depere to
codlfy laws relating to roads AMI bridges.
and to amend divorce laws-After some
business III committee of the whole and the re-
ceptloh or committee reports. a Joint conven-
non was held, and vote on Senator resulted
as follows: Carpenter 60, Bragg 81. Cole II,
Bum /, Atwood l, and Cameron l. A second
ballot resulted the same, and the convention
adjourned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

the results of more recent experience
in building levees, The only want of
information that now exists is
in regard to the exact configura-
ton of the land and water, to enable
exact and proper location of leyees to
be made, and the Commission estimate
that the necessary photographed and
typographical surveys will occupy three
years, and cost about 100000. They
recommend a present appropriation of
$4,000 for this purpose. The result
of the surveys can be made available,
and the work commenced in the con-
struction of the levees without waiting
for the completion of the surveys. Gen.
Humphreys indorses the report of the
Commission, and, i'll view of It's i'm
portance, recommends the printing of
10000 extra copies for circulation in the
region 50 directly interested in the sub
1pct
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
The Effect of Music on SayageS.

Sir Samuel Baker in his new vol
ume of African adventure, tells us Of
the notable effect Of music upon the
natives. 81 believe" he says, "tEe
safest way to travel in those countries
would be to play the cornet, if posi-
BILE, without ceasing, which would in
sure a safe passage. A London organ
grinder could march through Central
Africa, followed by an admiring a ID en-
thusicstic crowd, who, if his tunes
were lively, would form dancing es-
cort of the most untiring material. "
One can but imagine the different
record we should have, if music, in
stead of gunpowder, had been employed
as a force for the conquest of savage
races. The Pilgrim father, who so
severely condemned ungodly music,
might have reversed his Judgment had
he known the effect of the fife and the
drum and the trumpet on the sensitive
ears of the Indians; he might, indeed,
have organized bands of organ players;
and, even if his own spirit had severely
suffered under that unwonted noise, the
speedy conquest of the otherwise in
tractable savage would assuredly have
rendered the employment of such means
good and wise in his judgment. Let
African explorers hereafter go forth
with many wind and string Instruments;
even the pirates of the China seas, or
the cannibalsof the Pacific, would cease
to be terror to every traveller, had
they means at hand for the production
of "sgeet and dying sounds" Fear
full has been the bloodshed because the
power of Orpheus has been un! nown
or neglected. an future travellers, ex-
plorers or adventures into unknown
wilds may cordially thank Sir Samuel
for this valuable hint
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
The South

IL the Florida Senate on the 25th ult the
Sergeant at-Arms directed to arrest alb
sentees, and while i'll pursuit of his duty he
was fired upon by Senator Parn. who alleges
that he was first fired upon by the Assistant
Sergeant-at- Arms. A resolution was offered
calling upon the mllt.ry to assist in bring
ing the absentees to the bar of the House. but
was not adopted
TWENTY armed men overpowered the jailor
at Sparta, Tenn, on the goth nit, and released
a prisoner named James Bavers. confined for
murder, and departed, since which time moth
ing has been heard from the prisoner or the
armed party. The men are supposed to be
friends of Bayers.
Four deputy z. S. marshals named Rome,
Goodner, Bradley and Brown, went ferreting
out an illicit distillery in De Kab county.
Tenn, few days ago. They were attacked
by an unknown party, and Goodner badly
wounded. Brown, while going for doctor,
was waylaid and shot at. He returned the fire,
killing one of the assassins. Goodner will die
A FIRE broke ont in the extensive safe man
factory of Beard Il Bro, at 918 and 900 North
Second street, st. Louis, on the oath ult and
entirely destroyed the building
THE senatorial contest, in Tennessee is an
exciting one On the last ballot of the 23d
instant, johnson had 43 votes TO 4S for Bates.
and Andy had been gradually gaining votes OH
the former four or five ballots
The Arkansas house of representatives
has passed bill exempting from taxation for
period of sey Ell years, all capital employed
IN mines and manufactures
SEVERAL prominent northern men doing
business at Shreveport La, have issued a
card denying the truth of Major Merrils re-
port of the condition of affairs in that city and
vicinity
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
THINGS IN SOUTH CAROLINA,

Judge Mackey, who was commits
stoned by Gov. Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, to investigate the recent
troubles in Edgefeld county, has made
a report in which he lays the blame
chiefly upon the gross abuses in the
county government. He declares that
no English speaking people have been
subjected to like infection since the
Saxon Wore the Norman collar. He
says the officers of the colored militia
have been in the habit of calling out
their men whenever personal quarrel
arose between white and colored men,
and tins in spite of the fact that the
state constitution gives to the Governor
alone the power to call out the militia.
1t is said that Gov Chamberlain will
act upon this recommendation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
AFTER BILL KING.

Resolutions have been introduced in
the Minnesota Legislature both from
the Republican and Democratic sides.
calling on Congressman-elect King to
appear before the Congressional Com
mittee and make defense of himself
against the charges of corruption and
bribery, with full revelation of what
he knows us to the use of the Pacific
Mail lobby fund, or else to resign at
once the Office TO which he was elected
through gross deception of the people.
The Democratic resolutions include
accusations against Senators Window
and Ramsey of having aided the nomi-
nation and knowingly assisted to deceive
voters into electing King.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
SHARP IMPORTERS.

The Secretary of the Treasury has
received letter stating that the lead
ing importers of the country had by
some means obtained a list of articles
upon which he proposed an increase of
the tariff, and had forthwith ordered
large supplies by cable, thus in effect
defeating the desired increase in the
customs receipts. He suggests that Il
change in articles designated be made,
but he seems to be at loss to know
what particular articles should be Sc
lected. 1t is supposed that the infor-
nation of which the importers SO quick
ly availed themselves, leaked out
through some of the Treasury officials,
with whom the Secretary had advised
on the subject
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
Bounty to a BO0tblack.

1t was at the Aston that Webster,
wishing to buy newspaper one morn
ing, put his hand in his pocket, only to
find it empty. He declared he had not
penny, whereupon one of his satellites
said: "You must be mistaken, Web
ster; | saw you have 800 bill, just as
you were going to bed, last night, and
as you havn't been up half an hour you
could hardly have spent it. "
g rather think that's So" answered
the god-hke Daniel, refectively. q
did have 800 bill, am sure Won
der what | could have done with it? By
Jupiter, | must have given it to the boy
who BACKED my boots, five minutes
ago."
And that was the fact,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
BARS OTHER LEGISLATION

The Civil Bights bill now prevents
the passage of twenty seven bills upon
the Speakers table. 1t is at the top of
the list Among these bills are the
BAYFIELD, q ST. Croix bill, the Iron-Clad
bill, and large number of private and
political disabilities bills.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

"MAKE you a coat, sir said a suspic-
ious tailor to a suspected customer.
g Oh, yes, sir, with the greatest pleas
IRE" "There, just stand III that posi-
ton, please, and look right upon that
notice while | take your measure. :"
Customer reads the notice: "Terms
cash.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

THERE'S where man has the advan-
tage. He can undress in cold room
and have his bed warm before a woman
has got her hairpins out and her shoes
united.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

CONGRESS- has cemetery of its own,
and, having far more criminals than
corpses, it is strange it doesn't have a
penitentiary of its own, also.-COUier-
journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
FIFTY-FIFTH BALLOT.

The President declared Andrew
Johnson elected United States Senator
amidst the widest excitement and ell
thuSiaSm
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
assembly.

A petition of citizens of Dunn and Door
county: relating to Whitewater Manufacturing
Co.; and to amend r. S. relating to salaries of
state of1icers.-Under suspension of rules,
bills were passed as follows: Vacating state
road in Dodge county; and relating to White
water Manufacturing Co.-An unfavorable
report was made on the Governors recon-
meldation i'll relation to changing the time for
the collection of taxes and loaning the funds in
the Treasury bill relating to divorce
was indefinitely postponed Some routine
business was then transacted when a recess
was taken till Ills o'clock, at which time the
Senate proceeded to the Assembly and partici-
pated in the joint convention, and on return
ing to the Senate Chamber adjourned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
ANDY JOHNSON ELECTED

Following is the vote in the Tennes
see Legislature on the Goth, by which
ex-President johnson was elected to the
United State Senate:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

Don CARLOS seems determined to
make great hustle in Spain, and that S
why he talks so much of Hispania.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
THE LATE CHINESE EMPEROR.

The Emperor of China, who died on
the 18th ult., was born either on April
9TH, 1866, or May 10Th, 1856, according
to different authorities; and was either
in his nineteenth or twentieth year.
His personal name is Tsai-Shun, which
is his given name and not applied to
him by the people. The family name
of the dynasty is Aisingioro. The name
of his reign, which must not be con-
founded with himself, is Tung Chi,
which, means Omitted Rule" The
Emperor isusually called Hwang Shang,
or g August Supreme;" the term Tien
Tsz, meaning "Son of Heaven" refers
to his position as Vicegerent of Heaven.
He succeeded his father actually at the
death of the latter, August 22nd, 1861,
but his reign dates officially from Jan
uary Both, 1862, the first day of the sue
ceeding Chinese year. Tss.i-Chun, as
Emperor Of China, ruled over the largest
number of subjects of any monarch of
the present day. The population of
China is about 300,00O,O 900 people,
superior even to the great British En-
pire of 220, 000,0 900.
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WILL NOT EXTEND THE PATENT.

The Congressional Committee on
Patents, before whom the application
has been for a couple of years, have at
last agreed to report adversely on the
application of A. B. Wilson for an ex-
tension of the patent of the four motion
feed for sewing machines. This patent
was issued June Is, 1852, and is the
most valuable in existence. In this the
feed-bar OF pad is given a forward mo-
ton to carry the cloth to the needle;
notion downward to release the cloth
from it's grip, backward motion to the
extent of the length of the stitch, and
finally an upward motion to take fresh
hold on the cloth. So valuable has
been this four-motion feed that few or
no cloth sewing machines are now made
without it. 1t is owned by the sewing
machine combination, which is com
posed of the owners of the four leading
machines-the Wheeler & Wilson, Will
cox & Gibbs, Singer, and Howe-and
has served to bind the sewing machine
manufacturers together and enabled
them to defy competition by force of
the monopoly. 1t was this feature that
the combination wished to further
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
senate.

WEDNESDAY, January 27.-The reso-
luton for printing the supreme court dicision
on the Potter law was adopted.-The vote
by which Representatives i'll Congress were in
structed TO vote for the National Trunk rail-
road was reconsdered and the resolution re-
ferred to the Railroad Committee Rice in.
troduced bin to complete the Northern in
surance Hospital by appropriating 1913, 700 for-
the south wing and 518, $50 for furnishing
the same, the work to be completed December
LIST. 1S75- The appointment of Hoyt, Paul
and Osborn, as Railroad Commissioners, was
confirmed. after debate, and the Senate went
into Committee of tie Whole, Rice i'll the
chain. -Potter's bill on the divorce law was
amended so that parties can get divorce after
living apart fifteen days, and the wife can get
divorce if the husband attends the Can-Can
three successive nights.--The Senate then
jock a recess, and proceeding to the House a
toint convention was held and vote taken for
Senator, resulting as follows, there being the
full number present excepting Jones, from
Dodge county:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

On motion of Senator Barron. the second
ballot was proceeded with resulting exactly
the same, and then on motion of Senator
Reed, the Convention adjourned until to-mOr-
row at II o'clock.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
senate.

THURSDAY, January 2S.-Bilis were
introduced: To encourage building of narrow
gauge railroads: to vacate state road in Dodge
counties asking repeal of law aiding the West
Wisconsin Railroad was presented.-Reso-
lutions were introduced: Authorizing certain
committees to employ clerks; in relation to re-
peal of registry law IN cities of over -, 600 in
habitants; for amendments to the Potter law.
The resolution changing the system of SUI
pervisor government came up, but was post
poned till esdav-Bills were introduced:
To amend the act regarding the sale of lands
of minors; regarding the preservation of flags
and colors of our regiments; equalizing the
payment of taxes on property in Lincoln and
Marathon counties, passed. After favorable
committee reports on the bill relating to lia-
blity of railways, and bill relating to Winnie
bago Indiana, the Assembly adjourned to take
part IN the Joint convention.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
Assembly.

The Potter law resolution was made special
order for Thursday, and that in relation to en-
ployment of cummittee clerks was passed.
A large number of bills were introduced, the
most important ones being To erect the coun-
ty of O'Neill comforting marriage power on
ministers; to appropriate $1,000 each, to Mil
waukee hospitals and benevolent institutions ;
to amend r. S. relating to collection of taxes;
appropriating s4.14I.54 for work on Northern
Insane Hospital in relation to discharge of
mortgages on Rock River Canal lands to
amend laws relating to trial of otfenses on IN
formation, etc-1he Senate then appeared
and Joint convention was held and vote Ia
ken for I. S. Senator Result-Carpenter, SO:
Bragg, 81; Cole. IS; Blu N, /; Rublee, l;
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
House.

The House had been in continuous session for 46
hours, having under discussion a motion to take
from the table the civil rights BILL At 1925 O'Clock
A. NJ. an adjournment took place, to meet again
saturday noon The vote the motion was &c
against 6Ol9 Republicans voting in the affirmative
The roll was called IS times during the sitting The
Honse will meet Saturday nOou
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06

MONDAY, January Ex-senator Pot
ter introduced resolution looking to provid-
ing by law for close connections of railroad
trains at crossings. BY Observation-Disclosures
lnstructing members of Congress to labor for
the passage of cheap transportation bill -
A bill was introduced appropriating 81 900 to
Sheboygan county for charitable purposes. and
the bill to incorporate the city of Oconomowoc
was concurred in, when the Senate adjourned
The House was not i'll session.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
SATURDAY, January 30.-There was II,
House.

In the House, the reading of yesterdays journa
consumed the entire session, no other business be
ing dene excepting attempt to pass the bill Il
pay interest the 365 bonds of the District of Co
lumbia, which failed. objection being made to it,
consideration
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-05

value OF real estate has increased over
81 ,000, 100000. These are the solid re-
suits Of accumulated wealth and pros
perity, marvellous as il was unknown
in the past.
Then there are special policies. The
homestead acts, by which lands become
free to the people. The Pacific rail
road built, which has diverted the
route to India across our soil and
placed The trade of the Pacific in orr
hands. The new amendments TO the
constitution which abolished slavery
and organized great free nation of
homogeneous institutions. The settle
mcnt OF the Alabama claims and the
Introduction of arbitration in the set
Element OF dissgreemonts in the law
of nations. The settlement of the San
Juan boundary aud the removal of q
cause of war of half ccnturv's dura-
ton. Establishment OF life-saving
stations, by which the safety of those
navigating the seas is greatly improved.
The passage of laws for the protection
of cmigrants, thus doing away with
the abuses to which persons seeking
our shores were formerly subject. The
advancement of labor, education and
science. All these results following
the abolition and destruction of human
slavery and the recognition Of liberty
as the birtb-right of all men, present a
chapter in the worlds history without
parallel, and will make the Republic
can name in all coming time the repre-
sentative and synonym of all that is
best in human government.