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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
Early Printing in America.

The first work known to have been
printed in America, was sort of hand
book for the Spanish priests, issued IN
lo4O, having the following title
"Christophorous Cabrera Burgenses
ad lectorum, facet baptismi ministr.
Elcolon Icastichon.''
The author was CHRISTOPHER Ca
brera, OF Burgos, Old CASTLE. The lat
ter portion of the book is translated as
follows:
''Ihls Manual for adults vas printed
in the great city of Mexico. bv the
command, and at the expense of the
most reverend men, Bishops of New
Spain, at the house of Juan Comber-
ger, in the year of the nativity of our
Lord Jesus Christ one thousand five
hundred and forty. On the 18th day
of the month Of December y
But one copy of this work, and that
sadly mutilated, is known to be i'll
existence it is in private library
at Madrid. Comberger, who has
thus achieved Immortality as being
the first printer in America, died i'll
Mexico about \. ID. 1914. Before
leaving Spain, he had been the prOpri-
etor of large printing office at Sell
vile. After his death his foreman.
Juan Pablos, who had followed his
master to Mexico, succeeded to the
proprietorship of the first American
press.
The first book known to have been
printed in South America was ayOcab-
ulary, issued at Lima, Peru. 1886.
The first printing Office in the Eng
liSh colonies was established at Cam
bridge, Mass, in January, 1889.
Among its early issues was the Bay
Psalm Book, "a most barbarOuS metri-
cal version of the Psalms of David"
printed by Stephen Daye. Isaiah
Thomas History of Printing notes, as
a singularity in this book, that cat the
head of every left-hand page the word
Psalm is spelled as it should be;
While at the head of every righthand
page it has an final, thus 'Psalme.
Copies Of the book are rare, and it is
said that a perfect one would now
bring five hundred dollars.
The browning achievement of the
Cambridge press was the production
of Elliott's Indian Bible, in 1868. This
is now book that no man can read,
the nation in whose tongue it is writ
| ten having long since passed away,
| leaving no trace of their language save
in this book and in the euphonious
names they have bestowed upon GER
tain localities in the Empire State.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
PauperiSm in England.

From the London Daily Telegraph.
1t was, II we mistake not. the saga
ciouS Dr.. Benjamin Franklin who com
puted that if every able-bodied man
and woman would work four hours
each day at something useful, their Ia
Dor would produce sufficient to pro-
cure for everybody the necessaries of
life. In this way want and misery
would be banished from the world
and 20 out of every "a hours of exist
ence would be made available for rest
and pleasure. Dr.. Franklin was not
an enthusiast; yet if he were alive
now and had an opportunity of study
ing a recently-issued parliamentary re-
turn showing the number of paupers
IN England during the years 1850. 1860,
1870 and 1874, he would have been
perhaps inclined to advocate his
scheme for aboishing restitution with
more than usual ardor.
Considering the enormous wealth Of
this country, it is somewhat depress-
ing to read that on the 1st of January
last year there were So. $40 paupers
IN receipt of parochial relief through
out England. When figures spread to
such dimensions they are not apt to
convey any vivid idea of the facts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
Russian Rule in Warsaw.

There has been no disposition, at
least not until the last few years, to
conceal the character Of the claim by
right of which Russia rules in War
saw. The insolence of conquest could
not look more grim than in the ugly
stunted obelisk, supported on lions,
which was erected in 1S4I upon the
Saski place in memory of the ''loyal'
Poles Who fell victims to "their fdel-
ity to their sovereign" We have
lived in Paris and Rome in state of
siege but when the Germans were at
st. Denis, and the army of Versailles
at Neuilly, when Garibaldi was IN arms
at Montana, and the chassepot had
'fait merveille" upon the bodies of
men which were yet unburied, it was
more easy to enter or quit those cities
than it was to find acceptance as Wis
itOr in Warsaw. The penalties are
dire for those who receive a stranger
without at once giving notice to the
police of his country and his quality.
No hotel exists without passport
bureau, and travellers are not
"uShered,' as reporters say, into their
apartments, but are rather ''interned,'
to await. on Polish food, the pleasure
of the Russian police, as to their lib
erty within the city, and the time OF
their departure.
If their passports DO not bear the
wise of the Russian Legation in their
country, they Will pass a good deal of
time in q ShuttlecOck existence be-
tween the police officer and their hotel,
in the execution of fOrmalities, which,
of course, no Well-informed conspira.
tor would be SO foolish as to en-.
counter. In fact, the inhabitants,
and resident, of Warsaw
live IN fortress under special license
from the police and Governor General.
One notices in the streets that not only
for convenience, but "by Order,''
every storekeeper must inScribe in
Russian whatever announcement he
chooses to set up in the native tongue.
If on the the right-hand side of his
he writes in the letters
which are common to most of the lang
uageS of Europe, "KomeZ, Tailleur,
ChapeauX de Paris La Dermere Mode;
Style ElegOnte," he must on the left
side or elsewhere communicate to all
whom 1t may concern the same in
formation in the SemI-barbarOus char
acterS of the Russian language. One
is everywhere reminded that Warsaw
is Russian, not Polish, that Russian
soldiers form the garrison, that Rus
sian is the official language, that the
Russo Greek Church imparts the Off
cial religion. There would be little
perhaps to recall the fact that there is
l suppressed nationality were not the
Inference Of creed ever present to re-
mind the stranger of the history of
his part of Europe. Standing reside
he open door of the Roman Catholic
cathedral of Warsaw, | noticed that
I'll who were neither Jews nor Russian
oldiers uncovered as they passed,
While not few Frustrated themselves
Ipon the damp and dirty pavement,
making humblest obeisance to the dis
ant altar.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

which they express. If we compare
the number of paupers with the mum
Der OF people in the country. we shall
however, arrive at a much clearer no.
ZION OF the enormous amount of poyer.
~ That eats like canker in the heart
OF the richest community in the world.
Viewed in this light, we find, for ex-
ample, that out of every thousand per.
sons IN England, 36.3 are paupers.
More than ID per centum of the DO
puiatlon are thus dependent on their
nelghbors for subsistence which they
do not earn for themselves.
The return does not show what pro-
portion the voluntary bears to invol-
untary pauperism, or how many of the
1913 per thousand are unable and how
many are unwilling to earn their own
livelihood.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
Miscellaneous News Items.

TWeed'S companion turns out to be
his own son.
Memphis had a heavy frost on the
night of the I'd inst
Sixteen thousand dollars have been
raised in New York for the Savannah suffer
ers.
The Milburn wagon works at Toledo
Ohio, were burned or the 30th, with loss OF
S25O,0O0.
The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre coal
company, on the first of the month, resumed
work in all their mines at full time.
The Reading railroad stock fell Is
cents, last week, entailing heavy losses on
holders, many Of whom are ruined.
The public debt statement for Sep
tember shows q reduction of nearly three
millions, and since July LIST of over seven
millions.
a mass meeting of Greeks was held
in Athens last week, which was attended by
5000 persons, and warlike speeches were
made against Turkey.
The Northwestern Fair at WinOna.
Mimi, was complete success. The fruit
show ELECTS the admiration of all, and is the
best show ever made in Minnesota
Pennsylvania day at the Centen-
NAL was the greatest day of the exhibition.
the cash receipts being upwards of sl18,OOO
There were many accidents occasioned by
the presence of over 225, 900 people
The Seryian forces under Tcher-
neyef attacked the Turks, and succeeded in
driving them back several miles The Ser
VANS thus ended the armstice offered by the
Turks, and they declare that they will fight
to the end.
EX-Queen Isabella is stirring up a
great amount OF ill-teeling in Spain Tie
disputes between the ox-Queen and the min
istry relative to the formers financial claims
have brought contempt and ridicule upon all
concerned
AdViCeS from northern and northwest
ern Texas report grasshopper invasion in
some counties. They were destroying veg
citation. Wheat sowing is delayed until it is
aseertained whether the 'hoppers will remain
long enough TO deposit their eggs.
On the first Of October mail service
was commenced ON about seven hundred
routes which were let under regular adver-
tisements on the 3lst OF July last, thus COM
pletlng the entire system of mail transporta-
ton in every State and TERRITORY of the
United States
The telegraph lines on the Canada
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
The James Brother Hunt.

DR.. Hurd, who has just returned
from the chase after the James broth
ers, believes that the taller Of the
two men is suffering much, and was
gradually weakening. Each report re-
ceived of them lead to that belief. He
was severely wounded, and seemingly
sick. able to ride but slowly and then
with difficulty. But it is Satu day or
Sunday last since the James were
seen. Mcdonald is game, however,
and has been very successful in his
searches. He is reported to have cap
tured about three hundred deserterS
from the United States army, and more
horse thieves than any man IN the
northwest.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
Poisoning by Choral.

An interesting account is furnished
by Dr.. Young, of Florence, to one of
the foreign medical journals, of case
of poisoning by choral hydrate, and
the complete cure of the victim by
very simple means. A gentleman
took a whole mixture, containing three
drachms of the salt, instead of the
sixth part, as ordered. He was in a
condition approaching lifelessness
when the doctor arrived, but by the
prompt application of hot-water bags
and bottles to the stomach and other
parts of the body, wrapping the legs
in warm flannel, and the administra-
ton of extract of meat with little
brandy, after the heart began to show
evidence of regaining its power, the
patient was at last completely re-
stored.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
A Lion Loose in a Circus.

Cincinnati Commercial. Sept. 10th.
About five o'clock yesterday after
noon, while the audience OF Fore.
paugh's menagarie was leaving the
tents, a large African lion gave little
entertainment that did not belong to
the regular performance, and thatpro-
duced quite a sensation. The keepers
were in the act of feeding the animals,
and the lion, in his anxiety to get at a
large round of fresh beef, threw his
weight against the side of the cage
with tremendous force, and III a min
ute more was "mingling" with the
audience, SO to speak. About one
fourth of the audience at the forenoon
entertainment was in the tent at the
time, and a stampede followed.
The lion was for a moment master
of the situation. He made lively
dash for some camels that were quiet
" fighting the flies on the opposite side
of the tent, but he was promptly met
by the small army of keepers and tent
men, when a regular battle ensued.
He then made the circuit Of the en-
closure half a dozen times. Finally,
the hind wheels of the truck support
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
A Clergyman Gets Happy and Breaks Mans
Ribs.

From the Somerset (NId.) Democrat.
AT camp-meeting held by the Evan
gelical Association in tanner township
a serious accident happened, whereby
it is feared that Mr.. Heiple will
lose his life. One of the ministers in
charge became-what is termed in re-
ligious phrasology-''happy, >" and,
while giving vent to his eXuberant
feelings in shouts and other demon
STATIONS, he suddenly sprang from
the stand over the pulpit to the ground
beneath, and landed upon the person
of Mr.. Heiple, crushing in all the
ribs on the side Of his body, and Sc
riously injuring him internally.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

In the forty years that the NTer-
chants Gargling Oil has been before
the public, thousands of patent medI.
clneS have been ushered into the
market and retired, while this Cd
remedy has held on its way. increas-
ing IN popularity with each succeed
ing year. Merchants Gargling Oil is
known Familiarity the whole length and
breadth Of the land, the name of the
Secretary, Mr.. John Hodge, of Lock
port, has a fame as wide as the medi-
cine he dispenses. We have 40 data
rs to the number of bottles sent out
from the mandatory last year, but
the qantity must have been enormous.
The company distribute two millions
or almanacS and domestic recipe books
annually, and when it is remembered
that these are given away, some idea
of the extent of the advertising enter
prise may be formed. A medicine that
will stand the test of forty wears, as
the Merchant Gargling Oil has done.
needs no special endorsement at this
late day.-Buffalo Courier.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

"W-, do you know why you are
like donkey = Like a donkey y
echoed W, opening his eyes wide.
NO, don't" because your better
half is stubbornpess ITSELF "That's
not bad. Ha! Ia III give that to nv
wife when | get home" Mrs. W"
he asked, as he sat down to supper,
edo you know why am like a don
key :! lie waited moment expect
ing his wife to give it up. But she
didn't. She looked at him somewhat
'commiseratingly as she answered II
suppose you were born sO.''
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

Professor Agassiz said in his lecture
on the ''Trees of America that no
fossils of plants belonging to the fam
lily of the rose have ever been discov-
cred, and regards this as conclusive ey-
idence that the introduction OF these
plants was either coeval with or suisse
quent to the creation of man.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
Identification by Hobbs Kerry.
OFFICE OF SHERIFF, COOPER COUNTY,
RNANNIIIr No Snn.t OIL S-G

OFFICE OF SHERIFF, COOPER COUNTY,
BooNy1LLE, Mo-, Sept. Dist, 1876
James King, Esq, Chief of Police, St. Paul,
DEAR SIR Yours of the 18th inst.
received with photographs enclosed.
In making my examination of the jail
and without any previous notice,
showed the photographs to Hobbs Ker-
~ and asked him il he recognized eth
er Of them. He seemed to be a little
excited, and | left him for few mo-
ments, when he called me back and
said he was satisfied they were Clel.
Miller and Bill Caldwell. Miller is the
large one shot in the point of the
shoulder, and Caldwell shot in the
breast. | saw him this morning
again, and he still thinks he cannot be
mistaken. If he had description
could tell without. He had heard of
the attempted robbery and Of the men
being killed, but neverl fore believed
the Otterville gang was connected with
1t, until he saw the photographs. If
the James and YOungerS were connect
ed with it, they have changed their
mode of business; from what | learn
1t was a bungling job and no skill
shown. We have plenty of rumors
here in regard to the James boys hay
ing been seen last week and the week
before, but place no confidence in such
reports, Hope your authorities will
succeed and capture the whole gaag
and give them their just deserts. We
have had trouble enough with them in
our State. If learn of anything that
Will be of interest, Will let you know.
Yours truly,
f. A. ROGERS. Sheriff.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

Cotton may yet again become King.
The present seasons crop is the Iarg-
est but one ever harvested in the
United States, and is larger by several
hundred thousand bales, than any
other crop gathered since the com
mencement of the war.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
Savage Attack Upon Doctor in the Lunati,
Asyl um at Someryille, Massachusetts,, b.
a Patient.

Shortly before noon on Monday, as
DR.. Charles E. Woodbury., first assist
ant physician at the Mclean insane
asylum at Somerville, Mass, } togeth-
er with several Of the patients, were
engaged in game Of croquet on the
green on the northwest corner of the
main building of the institution, one
of them, who was standing close by
the doctor, was addressed by him in
casual remark in regard to the game.
He Immediately turned his head aside
to proceed with the game. This pa
tient, 1t appears, is suffering from that
peculiar form Of delusiOn called false
hearing" and doubtless imagined that
the remark addressed to him was in
some way insulting or injurious, and
in moment raisedsthe croqueJ malIet
he had III his hand and struck the doc
tor severe blow on the top Of his
head, stunning him. and causing him
to fall to the ground, where he infict-
ed several other blows on the head
and body before a couple Of employees
of the institution could secure him.
The alarm was Immediately given, and
DR.. Woodbury., who was insensible, was
carried to his room in the asylum, and
it was found that only the outer table
of the skull was fractured, and several
small pieces Of bone were removed
when the patient regained conscious
ness. The inner partition of the skull
is apparently uninjured, and unless in
famatiOn sets in, there is a very strong
hope of his speedy recovery. The
case was not reported till to-day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

"My nose itches," remarked a Pitts
burger on the way to the Centennial.
to his jovial companion ; and he vigor-
ously scratched that rather overgrown
protuberance. ut don't itch all
over 2 was the deeply concerned
question of said companion, with a
look and tone that set a dozen hear
ers into a roar of laughter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

Cider apples in any quantity can be
bought for ten cents q bushel, in Mas
sachusetts, but it looks like waste Of
moneyto buy them when so much
cheaper cider can be manufactured Of
New Orleans mOlasses and water.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

The Coroner of Boston is charged
with having abducted a child in order
to furnish young and chiIdIess couple
from San Francisco with apparent off
spring, and thus secure to them the
possession of a handsome legacy. The
case is the more aggrayating, as there
must be in Boston many children for
adoption who could inherit wealth
as well as the particular little one.
stolen from his mother. An investiga~
ton is to be instituted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

ing the cage were taken off, the cage
lowered and the door opened, when
the king of the forests" while max
ing che of his circuits. turned abrupt
ly, ran into his old quarters, and mo-
ment later was prisoner.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

Highway robber relieved an India
ma editor Of 80, and it served him
right for not paying his debts. No ed
itor could get $3.50 ahead if he paid
his honest debts.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

Among all the Philadelphia papers
there is only one that speaks out on any
and all subjects claiming public atten-
ton, and that is the Times. In CON
sequence of its fearIessnes5 it is con-
stantly engaged in Iible suits, the last
Of which is by Victoria Woodruff.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

The question Of the Intoxicating
qualities of lager beer has been set
tied in this way 1t Will not intoXicate
if left in the cask, 1t is only those
who take the place of the cask who
are overcome by It.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

Susan B. Anthony wants TO have a
Women's Exchange built in Philadel-
phia. Those having women to eX-
change win doubtless be grateful.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

The Pennsylvania Railroad company
with the intention of putting an end
to the incursions of dead beats, has
sworn in as policemen its engineers,
brakemen, tlagmen, and other employ
ees, who will have authority to arrest
as treSpassers any tramps that may
without paying fares get on the cars
of the company i'll Pennsylvania. And
the conductors on their roads are not
allowed to have pockets in their cloth
ing, but are furnished with a leather
portmanteau for carrying money and
cancelled tickets.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

1t is stated on authority that all the
American officers il the Khediye's
service in Egypt are to be dismissed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

1t is asserted that the hard timss in
the east are most severely felt by the
clergy. No doubt circus performan-
ces are patronized as literally as ever.
Retrenchment often begins where it
should end.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

Dr.. Geo. B. Winship, who it will be
remembered by many, was a lecturer
on the subject OF muscular deyelope-
ment, died last week in Boston. He
once lifted three thousand pounds.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

New England has suffered the al
most total loss of its potato crop this
year. The bug and prolonged drouth
did the business
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06
The Superior Times.
TIMELY TOPICS.

1t is consoling to think that if still
living, Charlie Ross will soon be old
enough to find himself.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-06

SojOurner Truth will soon start for
the Centennial. Dr.. Gitteau, who is
attending her, says there is no doubt
Of her being able to ''gitto" the great
show. with proper care for her couch.