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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12
A Shepherds Fight with Five Full
Grown Male Balloons.
From the San Francisco Ca

The particulars appended are taken
from South African paper: Mr. John
Pringle, who lives with Mr.. Christian
Neser, in Hantam, went few days since
in search of a stray sheep, taking his
double barreled shotgun with him.
While climbing mountain he suddenly
came upon five full-grown male balloons,
and thoughtlessly fired and disabled one
Of the number, the others beating re-
treat. Pringle then went up to the dis
abled animal in order to put it out of its
misery, when two of the others made a
rush to their wounded comrades assist
ance. Pringle saw them coming when
only twenty yards off, and fired his re-
naming barrel, in his hurry missing
both, but soaring one of them away.
But the other made for his human an.
tagonist and sprang upon him, gripping
him by the shoulders with one pair of
hands, and holding to his waist with the
other In a jifty the animal had torn of
Pringle's upper clothing, and was gnaw-
ing at his throat, which was fortunately
protected by several folds of silk hand
kerchief, and the animals teeth, being
very long, prevented him from opening
his mouth wide enough to get good
hold. A struggle eDsued, but Pringle
could not get rid of his assailant until
he (Pringle) tripped and fell on his side,
when, as he lay, he caught the baboon
by the throat with his right hand and
succeeded in getting him under. He
then seized a stone and battered the ami
mails head until life was extinct. For
tunately for him the remaining three
held aloof, or the consequences might
have been very serious. Mr. Pringle,
who is a strong and active man, standing
several inches over six feet in his stock
ings, he had several times to struggle
hard with strong men, but he never had
a tougher job than TO master that
babo0n. These animals are very de-
structive, and do great amage to lands
and gardens. Mr.. Moolman, of Zaaifon-
TEN, Hantam, had a fine lot of water
melons, which he had intended to bring
to market. When he went to pick them
he found that the balloons had been be-
fore him and scooped out the pulp of
every ripe melon on hand.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12
Some Fiendish Suggestions.

The watermelon season is upon us and
the luscious fruit is pouring in by the
schooner and car load. Soon they will
be cheap enough to be within the reach
OF all. There is no healthier product of
the soil than good fresh watermelon
and nothing more delicious to the aver
age taste. What is there more tempting
than the long red slices, and what more
exhilarating than to observe the sable
citizen open his capacious jaws, bury his
faces up to the ears in the moist pink
meat and sweep off a half moon from
the thin edge to the sparkling green
rind? To note the comfort and satisfac-
tion with which he wipes off his chin
with his sleeve and pulls down his vest
after he has wrapped himself around a
meal for mule, and looks placidly and
longingiy at the melon piles of the buck
ster's stand, would make professional
pall-bearer smile.-Boitimore Record.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

wanted-say four feet apart-and then
thoroughly mix with the soil, making
the hills about 2 inches higher than the
general surface of the ground. | plant
about the middle of June. As soon as
the plants get large enough to be out of
the way of the stripped bug, thin to
four plants to each hill. ] cultivate
them frequently, and hand-hoe two or
three times before the vines commence
to run. In this vicinity the price ranges
from 80 cents to 81 per 100. and the
product of an acre sells for $500 to $500.
To estimate the quantity of cord wood
on an acre of wood land requires exper-
ience A person who has been engaged
in clearing and cutting wood could give
a very close estimate at glance, but
other persons would make the widest
guesses. An experienced person may
proceed as follows: Measure out four
square rods of ground; that is 33 feet
each way, count the trees, averaging the
cubic contents as near as as possible of
the trunks, and adding one-fourth of
this for the limbs. Then, as 128 cubic
feet make a cord, and the plot is one
fourth of an acre, the result is easily
reached. Fairly good timber land
should yield cord to every four square
rods. 4 tree feet in diameter and 80
feet high to the limbs will make cord
of wood, if it is growing in close timber,
and the limbs are not heavy. If the
limbs are large and spreading, such a
tree will make II to II cords. A tree
one foot in diameter will make only a
fourth as much as one twice the diane
ter In estimating, it is necessary to
remember this fact.-Amaer1can Agricut
tuYriSt.
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Family Matters.


INK STAINs-Ink stains may be re
moved from marble by washing first with
clear water and then with weak solu
ton of oxalic acid.
TRANSPARENT PIEs.-Line two plates
with crust and fill with a mixture com
posed of three eggs, two tablespoonful
of jelly and one of butter, beaten to
gether.
APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING.-Pare and
core tart apples, fill the opening with
butter and sugar, put into pan heap
ing teaspoon each of dry tapioca and
sugar to each apple; put in the apples
sprinkle ground cinnamon over them
fill the pan nearly full of water, and
bake.
OATMEAL CA KE.-To make good oat.
meal cakes, work three parts OF fine
oatmeal and onR part of flour into a stiff
paste with treacle golden syrup, with
the addition Of a very small quantity
of lard, and sufficient baking powder
to impart the desired lightness. Bake
the paste in the form of small fiat cakes
much resembling the ordinary ginger
nuts" of the biscuit baker.
LEMON AND ORANGE TINCTURE.-
Never throw away lemon or orange peel /;
cut the yellow outside off carefully, and
put it into tightly-corked bottle, with
enough alcohol to cover it. Let it stand
until the alcohol is bright yellow, then
pour it off, bottle it tight, and use it for
fiavOring when you make rice pudding.
Add lemon and alcohol as often as you
have it, and you will always have a nice
t1avoring.
GRAPE JELLY.-FOr grape jelly the
fruit should not be too ripe; wash, re-
move the stems and put into porcelain
kettle with just enough water to keep
from burning; simmer until the grapes
are soft, then strain through cloth or
flannel bag, and to each pint of Juice
add one pound of sugar; boil twenty
minutes, and just before it is done add
one teaspoonful of dissolved gum arabic
to each pint.
CREAM PIts.-Six eggs, two cupfuls
OF sugar, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar,
two teaspoonfuls of soda in one and a
half cupfuls cold milk; this will fill four
jelly cake tins; bake like jelly cake, and
spread with the cream" made as fol-
lows: One pint milk, one cupful sugar,
two teaspOonfuls corn starch; lemon or
vanilla flavor; when cold serve for
dessert.
CREAM RICE PUDDING.-Wash four
ounces OF rice, (cost cents,) through
two waters, put it into a baking-dish
with three ounces of sugar, and tea
spoonful of favoring, (costs 8 cents, J
pour ia one quart and pint of milk,
(cost II cents,) and put it into a moder-
ate oven to bake an hour and half, or
until it is Of a creamy consis tency. This
pudding is very delicate and wholesome.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12
Boston Wool Market.

Relative to the Boston wool market Hard
ing, Gray & Derrev's circular of a recent
date says: We cannot req ort any marked
change in Ohio, Pennsylvania or Michigan
fleeces. Since new wool began to come for
ward freely there has been no snap to the
demand, and If stocks were forced upon the
market some concessions would have to be
made. Manufacturers were free purchasers
of old wool at the close of the season at
comparatively low prices, have bought more
or less new woods in the interior, and have a
supply for present wants. We look, there
fore, for a quiet market for a few weeks at
least. Dealers, however, are receiving large
quantities of wool, are quite busily occupied
IN storing and grading, and when manufac'
turers are ready to buy they will
find large stock OF the best woods pro-
duced to select from. The sales for the
week have been 264 900 lbs Ohio, from me-
dunn to X X and above, at 3603Sc 70 tb. We
quote X and Xxx at the close at 36037c II
IL. Some holders are not disposed to sell
Xxx under 3Sc, but this price could not now
be realized except for very choice lots in
superior condition. In Michigan and other
tleeces scarcely anything has been done. A
lot of l., 900 TBS Michigan sold at 35@36c
5000 lbs No. 1 Indiana very choice at 81 re;
5000 lbs medium Wisconsin at 36c, and
5000 Tbs X Wisconsin at SAC p ID. We
quote Michigan and Wisconsin heeces from
33@35c q 10 for fair and good average lots
but in the absence of sales to any extent
prices are for the most part nominal"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12
GENERAL.

JUDGE VAN BRUNT in New York, has
vacated an attachment of the st. Louis,
Alton and Terre Haute railroad against the
Terre Haute aud Indianapolis road in the
sum of 100000, on the ground that the note
was for Indebtedness accrued in another
state, and the money attached was deposited
to pay interest on coupons due.
The yellow fever plague is increasing in
vlrulence in all the southern cities. Grena-
da, Miss, is almost depopulated. The city
marshall, telegraphed for aid on the 18th
inst, stating that he was the only officer left.
PROF. CHAS. +. DWIGHT, of Wheeling,
W. Va, accomplished the unparalleled feat
on the 18th inst. of making 80 consecutive
bullseye shots at a distance of 500 Yards
This places him at the head of the long
range mafksmen in the country, and insures
him position on the American team this
year.
The Orangemen and Catholics threatened
to create serious trouble at Ottawa,
Canada, on the 18th, but through the vigil
lance of the authorities the disturbance was
suppressed. The train conveying the Mon
treal Orange Young Britons home from OF
tawa was fred into at Gloucester station.
Several shots entered the cars, but the pas
engers were uninjured.
In the state lottery drawing at New Or
leans on the 18th, 5S,172 drew the capital
prize of $4,000, sold at Grayson, Crittendon
county, Ark. 3,440 drew $4,000, sold at La
Fourch Crossing, Louisiana; 5,24z drew
5000, sold at Chicago.
GRENADA, Miss, is terribly afflicted with
yellow fever.
HANLON won the five mile scull race at
Barre, Ont, on the 18th inst.
AT the Alabama state election about So
600 votes were polled for the Democratic
state ticket There was no opposition.
The standing of each base ball club in the
League, at the close of the week ending
August 10th, can easily be seen from the fol.
lowing table:
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

Four men were caught in gravel pir
near Oswego, n. Y, on the 10th inst, ant
three were killed
Two men named Dye and Anderson. resi-
dents of San Francisco have confessed te
having murdered one Tullis, wealthy
ranchman on the LIST inst DYE held the
office OF public administrator, and finding
it Improbable, sought to increase his rev
enue by numbering Tullis and administer
ing the estate. The confessions cover about
eight closely printed columns.
THE Pittsburg, Pa, wagon works was con.
sumed by fire on the 10th inst, causing a
loss of $4,000.
A TUG BOAT exploded on the 18th inst
off Staten Island. Capt. Murphy and the
engineer. Gillen, died of their injuries.
Four deck hands were fearfully scalded.
f. B. CLARK, resident of La Grange.
H., was murdered on the night of the 14tb
inst, by horse-thief tramp who shot him
as he was going into his stable. The muir
derer escaped.
NEAR San Francisco, on the 18th inst
VIM. G. English was fatally shot in the back
with a shot gun by Henry Caulfeld. En-
glish was putting up fence on land claimed
bv Caulfeld.
PROFESSOR BAXTER, professor of elocu-
ton at Harvard College, was drowned at
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

No doubt they have some of the natu-
ural respect for the dead out in Nevada.
but their way of showing it is hardly
what would be called conventional in
the east A man named Foster dropped
dead in one of the streets of Austin one
evening, and the next morning a mau
who had been talking with him, Just as
he died, was telling group of friends all
about it. " You see" said he, +" | noticed
yesterday afternoon that John was pow
erful weak, and l said to him, says I,
" John, it appears to me it's about time
you were passing in your checks" and
he said he did't know but it was; and
the first thing | kpowed he had passed
'em in"
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Games
THE MARKETS.
New York.

NEW YORK, August rs 100 P. M-Cot
fGn-Quiet. Flour-Steady; receipts &c, OoC
bbls; sales II 900 bbls at S4O0@475. Wheat
Spring dull; winter 14@lc better; quiet
receipts 26S, 900 bus; sales 5000 bus; No :
winter red at SLIP. Rye-Firm and quiet
Corn-Shade lower; receipts 1900 bus;
sales $4,000 bus at 47A@49 15c for western
mixed. Barley--Nominal. Oats-Steadv
receipts 1900 bus; sales $4,000 bus al
35OA (93212c for mixed western; 321%037c
Tor white. Pork-Heavy and lower at
5000. Lard-Quiet and heavy at S7.7O
Whisky-At $l.09k@1.1O Petroleum
Crude at SIC; refined at lie. Leather
Firm at 20(921c. Wool-Unchanged,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

" | NEVER see such fellow to growl
as you are" said one leading resident to
another in a saloon on Commercial row.
" Nothing satisfies you. You put me in
mind OF old Crabb over in Marysville.
He found his toes stickin up one mornin'
an went to heaven. Another of the
boys pegged out and went there himself.
He hunted up Crabb, an asked him how
he was gettin' along, an how he liked the
layout. Well,' says Crabb, it's fair,
that's fact; but | amt quite comfort,
able. You see, [ got my wings wet
comm up, an thisd-d halo don't fit
me, "-Reno Nerl Gasette.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

Cape MAY on the 18th inst, while swimming
out beyond his depth.
BY collidine with horse near Chilli
cothe, Ohio, on the 10th inst, an engine and
twenty-eight cars left the track, killing Pat
Share, fireman, and Mont. Henry, brake
man. j. Batturton, eng ineer, was severely
| scalded and bruised.
A SPECIAL from Tommonsville, S. c.,
says A. f. Woodhall killed his uncle, EN-
berry WoodhaIl, on the 18th, in family
quarrel, which it is expected will prove
fatal to other members.
AUSTIN NJ. KNIGHT, wellknown oil
merchant, committed suicide by shooting
himself at his residence in East Orange, n.
j., on the 14th. He failed in business few
days previous.
JAMES Ii. SMITH, leather commission
mercha nj, % OF tn Grove street, Chicago,
was killed on the New York elevated rail-
road on the 18th. AS train was approach
ing Canal street station Mr.. Smith started
to reach it, when the engi inc struck him and
knocked him under the train, which passed
over him, mangling him fearfully. The
train was then backed and the engine passed
again over Mr.. Smith, cutting off his leg and
| arm. 1t was full twenty minutes before he
was extricated.
AT an early hour on the morning of the
18th, fire occurred in the shoe factory of
A. Haldridge & Co., Pearl street. Cincin-
| natl, O. Loss on stock about 100000; on
building 100000; fully covered by insur-
ance, mostly in Cincinnati companies
ELLA CHASE, the Indian doctress" fatal
| ly shot herself at Savannah, Ga, on the 18th
| bands pistol
CHARLES f. HUME, aged 90, agent for
Boston manufacturers of shade follers, put
a bullet through his brain, at Chicago, on
the 18th instant, his mother and brother be-
ing in the room at the time. He died some
| five hours afterwards
A FREIGHT train on the Great Western
railway ran off the track on the 18th, near
Simcoe, Ont, precipitating eleven ears down
an embankment, and the whole became a
complete wreck.
| THE town of Shasta, Cal, was visited by
a destructive cOntiagration on the 18th inst,
One-third of the village, including some of
the business portion was ruined.
CHRIS. MCAFEE, Pottsville, Pa, miner,
was killed on the 18th inst, by a fall of coal.
HERBERT ard Edward Beers, brothers,
aged respectively 20 and 81 years, were
drowned at Bridgeport, Conn, on the 10th
inst, while bathing.
ii. ii. ROBINSON, a well known Phila-
delphia stock broker, suicided on the 10th
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milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, August 17-3 :ooP. M.-Flour
Quiet at unchanged prices choice spring
at $475@5.50; medium at s4 5O@4.75, and md
common spring at $4.00@4.50; winter duh
but held at ST. 00td600, as to quality. Wheat
Moderately active on futures August sold
at $1.06s@1. O75s; September 9SA@99 re /;
October at 96%@97Kc; No. . old at S1.0S +;
No. 2 new at S1.O65s@1.07lG. Corn-Dull
at 39c. Oats-Dull at 224c. Rye-Lower;
sic. Barley-Lower; Sl.2o for new and old
cash and seller September. Pork-Dull and
lower at $10.25 for cash. Lard-At TIC.
HOgs-Dull at 81 00@4.25.
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, August III 80 p NJ Wheat
Winter steady; spring weak and a shade
lower; No. red at 9734c for cash; % &c for
seller September; No. 2 spring at 9S%c for
cash and seller August; 941ac for seller Sep
TENDER Corn-Weak and lower at $3.50
for cash; 3S7sc for seller August and Sen.
TENDER Oats-Weak at 22Lc for cash and
seller August; 223sc for seller September.
Rye-Lower at soc. Barley-Lower at 81. IA
tor cash; s1.I41a for seller September. Pork
Weak, heavy and lower at $l015 for cash:
Sl0.l23 for seller September; $1022k for
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

WILLIAM NJ. TwEED's summer house
at Greenwich, Conn, has gone to ruin,
and an air of neglect and decay is on
everything. The mansion is closed.
There is no money to keep things up,
and the smooth shaven lawn is overgrown.
The fine lamps are broken and disman-
tied, and the costly stables are closed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

seller October. Lard-Weak and easier at
s7.37@7.40 for cash and seller October.
WhisRy-At sl.O6. Hogs-Receipts 5000
head moderately active; light sold early at
81 2594 SO; heavy mixed packing at $1,000
. 425; shipping at $4.25@45O.
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not altogether unenterprising.

CREMATION is favored by the medical
fraternity of New Orleans. The nature
of the soil about the city is such that
only the poor are inferred in the earth,
most bodies being deposited in tombs
raised above the surface. There are
several cemeteries within the limits of
the city still used.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

A TRAMP went from Kentucky to
Tennessee, passed himself off as an immi-
grant painter, got the work of painting
the house of widow worth $1,000
and soon after married her. Tramps are
not altogether unenterprising.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

THE total amount of donations received
by the Mexican government for the first
six months of this year toward the pay
ment of the American debt amounts to
$86,440. The government has forwarded
100000 to the Mexican minister at
Washington as the advance instalIment
of the 100000 to be paid yearly to the
United States.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

The law against the employment of
female walters to serve Intoxicating
liquors has been determinedly enforced
IN Pittsburgh, number of saloons have
been Turned into contemporaries estab-
lishments, where only light drinks, such
as buttermilk, lemonade, mineral water,
settler, etc, are dispensed. The police
call them buttermilk foundries. !"
They do not meet the demands of the
former patrons, and will probably soon
be discontinued.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

The Neshannock iron works of Sharon
Pa, have filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Liabilities nearly two million dollars.
PETER MCMANUs, Mollie Mcguire, was
found guilty at Sunbury, Pa, on the 18th
OF the murder of Coroner Hesser at Shame.
kin, in December, 1874.
A MONUMENT was unveiled at Cherry
Valley, n. Y, on the 18th inst, in memor,
OF the patriots who fell in the Indian mas
sacre of 177S.
JOHN RAND and George w. Cecil, bank
erS and brokers of New York, have gone
into bankruptcy. Liabilities about 5000,
600; assets nominal.
JOHN II. RAYMOND, president and pro
lessor OF mental and moral philosophy al
Vassar College, died at Psughkeepsie, n
T., on the 14th aged "a years.
MRS. PRENTICE, wife of the Rev. DR.
Prentice, and author of Stepping Heaven.
ward" died at Manchester, VT, on the 18th
inst.
The family of President Raymond, OF
Vassar college, has been summoned to his
bedside, as his death is expected soon.
WORK on the East River bridge, New
York, has been suspended in consequence
OF lnsutficiency of appropriations.
The strike in the Shamokin, Pa, mining
district is ended, the miners having accept
ed an allowance.
THE Columbia College crew, winners oil
the visitors cap at the Henley regatta in
England, were enthusiastically received on
their arrival at New York on the 10th inst
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

AMONG the British Indian troops now
quartered at Malta there are, the J8,cish
World says, some black Jews, members
of the community of the B'nai Israel,
existing on the coast of Malabar. They
claim to be descendants of the Jews sent
by King Solomon to India to collect
ivory and precious stones. They differ
very materially from other Jews in many
of their religious ceremonies, and only
observe the Jewish Sabbath and the
Passover.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12
WASHINGTON.

The sixty-eighth call for the redemption
of 100000 in 5-2J bonds mas been issued
by the secretary of the treasury.
THE Washington Post of the 10th instant
says in relation to the omission to the sun.
dry civil bill heretofore alleged accidental,
of whole section of the Hot Springs reser-
walton act, that a detective was detailed to
follow up the matter and it is now rumored
that this detective has made startling dis
coveries, involving two members of congress
and two clerks, who assisted in the enroll
ment of the bill. A money consideration is
suggested.
THE cabinet on the 18th inst approved of
the universal postal treaty recently conclud-
ed in Paris.
WEBB c. HAYES, son of the president,
will be married early in the fail to young
lady of Fremont, Ohio, and will settle at
that point.
THE commissioner of internal revenue
indicates his purpose of accepting pleas of
guilty and suspend sentence upon all vio-
laters of revenue laws in South Carolina,
whether indicted or under bonds He
wishes to make clean sweep of all Offend
ers except Redmond and other leaders who
have fired upon United States officers.
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VARIOUS TOPICS.

ACCORDING to the United States
Circuit court in Oregon an alien must
prove his good moral character during
all the time he has been in the country
ere he can be entitled to citizenship.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

LONDON, August 17-12:30 p. M-Liver-
pool wheat market opens firm. Floating
cargoes rather quieterj the demand for the
Weather in England fair.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

The Mansion house, Hackensack, n.
j., Is one of the oldest public houses in
land, and was once the residence of
George Washington. The building,
which is of stone, with wall three feet
thick, Is more than one hundred and
twenty five years old and is in an excel
lent state of preservation. The old Dutch
tireplaces, with porcelain pictures around
the edge, are retained in several of the
rooms, and there are other features of
the "good old DAYS"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12

A TURN1P pest has appeared in Ireland
in the shape of an insect a quarter of an
inch long, which is preying upon the
turnip in the country of Kildare In forty
eight hours field of twelve acres were
almost wholly destroyed. The worm
speedily ravages all the leaves except the
center one, and shows wonderful powers
of getting over the ground.