davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
Try Then. snrinr pne...

The Spanish minister at London announces
that the distinguished jurors, who include
United States Minister Lowell, are unable to
award the prize on the poem on Calderon, as
although the compositions sent in are meritOli-
Gus, they are deficient in their special applica-
ton to the subject
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
ATerrib;e CataS,ronbc

The British war sloop DotereI was blown up
ON the 26th of April, at Sandy point, Straits
of Magellan. The cause of the explosion is not
KNOWN and an examination will be prosecuted
by divers. Out of list of 1876 souls only II es-
capped. The steamer measured !, 1877 tons and
was provided with 900-horse-power engines
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
MYNlGrIAIIA.

A young man named Stephen Smith, under
sentence in the Indiana ponitentiary, died re-
Gently, and post mOrtem examination made at
the instance Of his father developed the fact
that the deceased's neck had been broken.
TIE matter will be investigated
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
Pifsaged.

Elizabethgrad, Russia, was the scene of riot
and carnage recently, when one hundred Jewish
habitations were pillaged and destroyed, the
walls and roofs only being left standing A
number of Jews were killed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
rH0S. BAR00N, Editor and Publisher.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
AHiph-TOued Forner.

Sir Walter Nugent, an Irish baronet, is on
trial in Dublin for forging a note for Ct, 500.
Lady Nugent has fled and the defense set up is
that she committed the deed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
For the Arctic Sen.

On the 4th inst, the revenue cutter Thomas
Corwin started from San Francisco on her voy-
age to the Arctic ocean, in search of the New
York He1'GLfs steamer Jeanette. The Corwin
viii also look after revenue interests in Alaskan
WATERS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
Stage Coach Robbed.

The east and west bound stages were robbed
on the night of the 3Oth ult., near Sabinal,
Texas. Mail bags were ripped open and the
registered letters extracted therefrom. Major
Fell, the only passenger, lost 50, being success
ful III concealing $4,000
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
p ACCidensin IL Mine.

4 coal shaft caught fire at Carbonate, Pa.
on the 9th while twenty miners were at work
None could escape until the fire was under con-
troll, when rescuing parties brought out four
teen alive and three dead. Three were missing
and thought to be dead.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

upon being served with duly certified copy thereof;
but If it shall be determined that such person is in
sane no further action shall be taken upon such APP
plication.
Section g. From and after the time this act shall
take effect, physically nfrm mentally imbecie
person, not deemed to be dangerous when at large,
shall be committed as an insane person to any hos
pital asylum for the insane solely because Of such
intirmity or imbecility.
Section T. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 25, 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
Railway IiSIiapS.

4 passenger and freight train collided near
Galhpolis. Ohio, on the 9th inst Both engines
were wrecked, the engineers and two tremen
had limbs broken and nine freight cars were
piled up in understandable confusion. No hu-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

While David Reese and his son were endcav-
orln6 to rescue household effects from their
burning home at New ProvidSnce, Pa, on the
I'd inst, the building suddenly collapsed and
both were burned to death. Mrs. Reese was
also severely burned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
A Holy WAR.

report from Tunis that the principal Arab
theological institute had resolved to unfurl the
standard of the prophet and proclaim holy
war against infidels is confirmed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

EVENING funerals are not likely to be-
come fashionable IN Gotham They will
interfere with peoples going to the
theatre.-BoStOn Newspaper.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
Published April 8, 1881
CHAPTER BIT.

AN ACT to repeal part of section one chapter four
hundred and seventeen of the private and local
laws of 1871, entitled act to amend section three
of chapter one hundred and seventy-seven of the
private and local laws of 1870, entitled act to in
corporate Plymouth Lvceum.
The people of the state Of WISCONSIN, represented in
senate aud assembly, do enact as follows;
Section l. That part of section of chapter four
hundred and seventeen of the private and local laws
of 1871, entitled act 20 amend section three of
chapter one hundred and seventy private and
local laws of 1870, entitled act To incorporate
Plymouth Lyceum, after the word ''act" in the
twelfth line cf said section, is hereby repealed
Section q This act shall be in force from and Of
ter It's passage and publication.
Approved April ., 1881.
Published April II, 1S61.l
CHAPTER Odd.
AN ACT making every general term in the eighth
judicial circuit special term for the whole cir
cult.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Every general term of the eighth Judi
cal circuit shall be a special term for the whole cir
Gait. At any special term of said court herein pro-
vded for any and al business may he done arising
in any county of the circuit which might be done at
any general term, except the trial of issues Of fact
by jury in other than those arising in actions
OF quo warranto and maudamus, and excepting also
the trial of issues IF fact in actions made lUca ny
law and arising in soue county other than the one
III which such special term shall be held
Section 2. This act shall take effect ana De il Iofoe
from and after its passage and publication.
approved April ?, 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
MILWAUKEE.
ST. LOUIS.

WHFAT-No. 2, White Wabash. ......
CORN-MiXed.. F..
OATS. ........,.......-....
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
Published March 81, 1881. |
CHAPTER 202.


ACT to amend section one of chapter two hundred
and sXty-sx e the general laws of 1880, entitled
act to repeal sections five hundred and ninety
two aud five hundred and ninety-four of the re-
visel statutes of 1878, relating to public chart
ties, and to amend section five hundred and ninety
three, revised statutes of 1873 and to prescribe the
procedure for committing persons to the insane
hospitals.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. On the receipt by the county Judge of
the petition provided for by section one of chapter
two hundred and sixty-siX of the general laws of
$780, such judge may, if in his opinion the public
safety require it, deliver to the sheriff of his county
order i'll writing requiring him forthwith TO take
and contine such insane or supposed insane person
in some place to be specified until the further pro
cecdIugs provided for by said chapter can be had
until the further order of the judge and after the
receipt by such judge of the report of the examin-
ing physicians. provided for in said chapter, such
Judge may i'll his discretion deliver to such sheriff
his order in writing, requiring him forthwith TO take
such person into custody, and keep him in some
place to be specified until the further order of such
Judge.
Section . The examining physicians provided for
by said section one of said chapter two hundred and
sixtysiX, in addition to the report required TO be
made by them, by said section, shall state follows:
49, Has the patient any infectious disease? %. In
your opinion, is he insane?
Section 3. When any person shall be confined in
any hospital, asylum other place of confinement,
upon commitment an insane person, application
may be made in his behalf 10y any respectable citi-
having reason to question the propricty or JUS
tce of such confinement to the judge Of the county
court of the county which said person is confined,
to the Judge Of the county court by whom he was
so committed, for a rc-hearlng and further Judi
cia inquiry as to the mental condition of such per-
son, such application shall he 10y petition, setting
forth the facts upon which it is founded.
Section L. Upon the receipt OF such application the
judge shall have and may exercise the authority and
jurisdiction in the matter of such application confer
red by said chapter two hundred and sixty-sx, as to
the original commitment, and the same proceedings
provided for in said chapter may be had in such mat
ter. All the provisions Of said chapter two hundred
and sixty-sx necessary to such rehearing and fur
Their inquiry to the fun determination thereof, and
including those relating to costs, fees and expenses
shall be applicable thereto.
Section s. IF upon such reheariug and further in
qury it shall be determined that the person
fined is sane. such judge shall make and enter an
order requiring the officers persons in charge of
the hospital. asylum place in which such person
Is confined forthwith 20 set him at liberty, and such
officers and persons shall comply with such order
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

determine. The county board may designate such
of its nnmbe- 1t shall deem proper to cooperate
with the town board in the letting, inspecting and
acceptance Of work And in case the whole of such
work is to be paid for by such county appropriation
the county board may direct the letting, inspection
and acceptance of such work, in such manner as it
may deem proper; provided however, that nothing
in this act contained shall in any manner authorize
the levy of any tax upon the property in any ncor-
porated city or village that maintains its own
bridges, and toany such cities or villages this act
shall not apply; provided this act shall not apply to
the county of Grant; and provided, further, that
such town towns referred to in this act shall, be-
fore the county slnll be required to raise any sum
for the purpose Of such bridges, be ard they are
hereby required 70 raise such onefourth of one per
centum of all the taxable property of such town or
towns for erecting repairing any such bridge or
bridges.
Section .. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved Apri 2, 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
published April 10, 1881.
CHAPTER 3I5

AN ACT entitled an act to amend section one thou
sand three hundred and nineteen of the revised
statutes, relating TO erecting and repairing of
bridges.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section |. Section one thousand three hundred
aud nineteen OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended so as to read follows: Section 1919.
Whenever it shall appear to the county board Chat
any Of the towns in its county would be required
to raise amount equal TO more than Onc-fourth of
per centum of all the taxable property in such
town according to the last equazed valuation, for
the purpose of erecting repairing any bridge
bridges upon the principally Travelled highways of
such town, or when it shall be made to appear that
any bridge bridges in any town necessary for
the and convenience of the adjoining town rather
than the town in which such bridge or bridges shall
be located required it shall such sum TO be
levied upon the taxable property of the county as
viii be sufficient to defray the expense of erecting
repairing such bridge bridges Such money,
when collected shall be paid out the order of the
chairman of the county board and county clerk, in
such manner and at such times as such board shall
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
Published April 5, 1881. ]
CHAPTER 2j4.


AN ACT to amend sul-chapter seven, of chapter one
hundred and cighty-four, OF the laws Of 1874 as
amended by section thirty-thr,e of chapter one
hundred and furty-four of the laws of 1875.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented i'll
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. Sub-clapter seven, of chapter one hun
dred and eightyfour of the laws of 1874 as amended
by section thirty-three Of chapter one hundred and
fortyfour OF the laws of 1885, is hereby amended by
striking out section twentyfour of said subchapter
seven, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section D. After the completion and performance of
any contract for sprnkling, entered into by the board
of public works for work chargeable to lots or lands
fronting on streets or alleys upon which such work
has been DONE the cost of such work shall in the first
place be paid out of the ward fund of the proper
ward 1t shall be the duty Of the said board to keep
a strict account of the cost of such work done in
front of such lot or parcel of land and report TO the
city comptroller of the completion Of each such con-
tract, stating and certifying the description Of the
lots parts of lots parcels Of land III front Of which
work chargeable thereto, under such contract has
been DONE aud the amount chargeablc to each such
piece of property, and the said comptroller shall at
the time of making his annual report TO the common
council of the lots parcels of land subject to spc
cil tax assessment include therein the said lots or
parcels Of land o reported to him by said board of
public works, with the amount chargeable thereto,
for sprinkling done under such contracts, during
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

AN ACT to appropriate 10 Ggrnett county sum o.
money therein named.
The people Of the site Ct Wisconsin Tepresene III
Section l. There is hereby appropriated TO the
county Of Burnett, cut Of any money N the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum oil Two
hundred and sixtv-siI dollars and seYentyfour
cents: said hneGEt hsssng been paid by said county
for the support IF Christian Caspcrson, an insane
person, who not and is not resident OF shld
county and is properly chargeabe to the state
Section .. This act shall take effect and be IL force
from aud after it, passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1Ssi.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-27

There are some men who sleep any
where, and on anything, except lounge.
There is something about an ordinary
lounge that will drive sleep from
the sleepicst person in the world
A person will go to church and sit right
up straight in a pew and go to sleep while
the minister is irving his best to keep
the sleeper awake, but let that same man
go home and lie down on q lounge and
he can't 20 to sleep to save him. No
body knows what il is about @ lounge
that dfi"es sleep away. II may be the
way it's built, hut we defy anbody to
get wink OF sleep on lounge. Speak
ing Of lounges, we got the particulars
from minister at Fan Claire, OF thing
that happened to o young man. Harry
Morrison, II young Gus otter, who Is
boarding at lis brother in-lGw's, was
asked to sleep on lounge III tho sitting
room, as there was sickness inthe house,
and it might be necessary to call on him
in the night to 90 after the doctor. Har-
ry never was much on lounges, anyway,
but there was nothing mean about him,
so he prepared to 80 to his rest, so as to
lie handy in case of an emergency. He
campcG down, and for two hours tried to
go to sleep. Sometimes the back of the
lounge would rear mp and hook him in
the back, AID then it would stab him
Somewhere else. The springs would
work through TIE cover and corkscrew
themselves ito his flesh, and every hair
CT tho lounge cover seemed to stand ON
end and run into his vital parts. He got
nervous and wished they would call him
and send him clear to Chippewa Falls
after q doctor. Finally he got up and
went into the bathroom, and there was
the bath-tu5, which looked to him as
though it was downy bed, such as an
angel might sleep in, compared to the
lounge. He is no angel, but he got
some quilts and put into the tub,
and pillow, and laid down in it, and in
five frinltes he was asleep. Most young
men kick more or less in their sleep, and
Harry is no exception. He kicked, and
his tiny hoof came in contact with the
faucet and tho water Was turned on.
The cold water struck the quilts and
made no noise to wake him, but gradually
the cold fluid found its way up his
trousers legs, along his spine, and, ia
fact, al over him. He began TO dream
lntlb lie was running iOI ltV-I iGSislC.lt
ON a ticket with Chazles francis Adams.
Then the dream changed and be fancied
he was on an Arctic expedition, and
Willie he was luncLing on piece of
frozen-boned seal, polar bear was eat
ing his foot off Then he dreamed that
he was shoveling snow on a railroad, and
n snow plow had run into him ard threw
him forty feet into the oir. II was at
this time that he was grasped by the
heir Of the heal by the brother-in-law,
and jirked out Of tue bath-tub ander the
impression That Harry was trying to
CONT bathtubicide. The brother-in-law
Ind got mp to call BIN and found that the
lounge which had known him knew him
no more, aud the search that followed
resulted in finding him nearly covered
with water, aud snoring as peacefully as
a deacon in church Harry run himself
through clothes.wringer and came out
os dry as voter on election day, but he
insists Chat a -bath-tub beats lounge to
sleep II. fecEs San.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-27
NTARSIIALL NJ. DENT,

M RSHALL NJ. DENT,
lYl ATTOENEY-AT-LAW,
Commissioner of Circuit aud County
Courts, and Real Estate Agent,
MOHGANTOwN, w. VA.
Collections promptly made and paid
over Accounts of Executors, Admin
istrators and Guardians settled Deposit
tons taken, Titles examined Abstracts
furnished and Deeds written Real e.
tate bought and soll-mineTal and TIM
Der lands speciality.
Office With A. Raymond in the Clerks
Office
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-27
PROGRESS Of CilrIstianIiu-

The Rev. Dr.. Dorchester delivered an
address il Nealeyan Hall, Boston, on
the progress OF Christianity, Papal and
Protestant, III TIE whole world, since
1900. Until the present century, SAID
the lectarcr, there were no trustworthy
Data OF the worlds population. Prior
to 1880 it was variousiy estimated from
$40, 000,090 TO Isl, COCO In 1850 it
wa rechoned at LOCO, 000,0 Goo Prof.
ScLem's estimate makes thu present
population /, 49,, 600, 900 The progress
OF Christianity from the fourth CT fifth
century up to 1900 was confined almost
entirely to Europe. The nominal Chris
TINS in the world in the third century
numbered 5,000,000; up to the eighth
ceEtmy they had increased $4,000, coo
in tie senss century 60 030, 000; in the
fifteenth century 400, GOO; in the
las. 800 years tho increase has been
30, 00J, coo, CT as much as in the pre-
vicus fifteen centuries. In 1880 there
were 40, JG0,0G nominal Christians.
In 15G0 there were $4,000, 900 Catholics,
20,00O, 900 Greek Christmas, and 10
Protestants; in 1880, 116, 600, 600 Roman
Catholics, 10000, eco Greek Christians,
and AZ, 900, 030 Protestants in 1880, the
respective numbers were 209, 100000,
$4,000, eco and lie, 200, showing an
increase o. 50 per cent among the Pa
piss, rs per cent. in the Greek Church,
and176per cent. among Professionals. The
probable number OF nominal Christians
III the world in the year 1000 was esti-
mated by Or. Dorchester at from ,200,-
Co., to 1,950,000 900. The popula-
tons living under Christian govern
ments in 1900 numbered 100, 600, 600
in 100, 155, 100000; 1880, 388,000, GOO;
1876, GS5, 600, 000; divided as follows
Papa, S0,000,U00 in 1900, 80, 600, 600 in
17G0, 10000 in 1880, 181 900, 900 in
1876; Greek, 10000, 900 in 1900, 49,
900, 900 in 100, 90, 900, coo in 1880, &c.
900, 600 in 1876; Protestants, none 1900,
81, 900, 0O0 in 100, 1914, 000, 900 in 1890
408, 900, 600 in 1876. OF the so, 000,0
square miles of the earths surface 3D.
QUO, 900 are under control of Christian
governments, and 10000, 900 under Pa
gan and Mohammedan. OF the area un-
der Christian domination, IA 500, 900
square miles are ruled by Protestant
governments, $500, 600 by Roman Cath
olic, and s, 500, 600 by the Greek Church
But France, Italy and Mexico are in
transition state, and the next thirty
years Will settle the question as to which
side rs, coo, 600 people are to be counted
upon. Ia 1860 the Bible was printed i'll
one-hfth the languages OF the world it
is now printed in nine-tenths. Three
million bibles had been printed in 1900;
l60, 000,0 600 in from 300 to $50 languages
aud dialects have since been circulated
Il
wt:e 100000 officers, teachers and
sohoLJs; there are now over a, 900, 600
IL the Protestant foreign missions in
1879 there were 1859 Communicates;
Il. 1910, 30, 957; in 1880, 657, 1892. Add
iD8 those At missions not reporting, the
aggregate W uld probably be l, $50, 600
COMMITMENTS ana $500, go hearers aud
adrorents. OF the 857, 1882 commune
c.i.ts, 663, 8l3 were formerly Pagan, and
I93, $40 Papal, jewish, or Rationalistic.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-27

Those contemplating trip westward
will certainly do well to carefully con
suit the time tables Of the Baltimore
and Ohio road. It's celebrated fast
trains, its sure connections, and rates
always us low as the lowest, make it
beyond all controversy the best line
west. Colonists are carried in first
class cars on fast trains, and every
possible care is taken to insure comfort
and convenience. by the Baltimore
and Ohio oaly is tie choice Of routes
offered to the vest, via st. Louis Or
Chicago, and in either case. trains run
through without change of ears. Di-
rect connection is made at both cities
with all leading lines TO the west,
northwest and southwest, aud there is
but a single change of cars to Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota
etc. No other line can offer such adj
vantages as the Baltimore and Ohio.
1t costs but very little time and trou-
bic to learn this, and in the end may
lead to the saving Of much Of both as
well as m ney. Above all things do
not purchase tickets before having a
talk or receiving letter from one Of
the b. q 0. Agents. A letter address
ed to B. f. Bond, Cumberland, Md.
to G. e. Dudrow, Harper's Ferry; to
Dan'l Bride, Baltimore, d.; or j.
A. Fritz, Somerset, Pa. or a call upon
either of these gentlemen will lead to
thorough information as to all necessa-
ny details Of time, connections, fares,
baggage and other matters.