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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-02
MUsDER IN NEW MEXICO.
GeOIOgicaI Survey, Murdered
Hhe Three Murderers
Gwung Up Wy Wig
iIantan.
speclai to tbs Herald,

Special TO tbs Herald,
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Jan. 81 Colonel
Charles Potter, Of the United States geologi.
cal survey, who had for somo time been
collecting statistics for the census bureau,
left Albuquerque October 14th, 1880
for the New Placer mining
camp. He was seen the next
day at Tjera, N NJ, travelling toward San
AnLonita. Since then nothing has been hesrl
OF HIM ~ his fate hsd been shruuded in
mytery, until few days ago whBn Sheriff
Armiio, Of Bernallillo county, obtained some
evidence duplicating one Eaealero Parera.
Measures were at once taken and he WAS ar
rested at Isletta, N. NJ, and brought TO this
city. He at frat denied all knowledge of
the affair, but at length confessed that he had
been q witness of the crime, though not q
sharer in it. He said that Colonel Potter had
been waylaid in lonely canon near San
Antonita,and after a desperate resistance had
been hiled. His body was then
robbed and buried. Sheriff Ar
milo at once started for the
sPot, accompanied by PerMa He.returnad
tonight, bringing Colonel Potter's body,
which was found near Ojo Chilal, three
miles from Tjero. He also captured two
other men, Liguel Barrera and Mexican
known rs "Osliornia Joo." Another
Mexican, who had share in
the murder, named PANTHEON Liera, was
hanged by vigilsnies at BornalHllo few
weeks ago for horse>stealing, and if public
sentiment goes for anything Perre, Barrara
aud California Joe Will followin his footster9
before another day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-02
LArnR--rnE MuRpERNRa HuNn

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Feb. l.-Perara, Ber
refa and California Joe, tRa murderers Of
Colonel Charles Potter, were last night taken
fgoin the jail by baud of masked men and
hung to tho porch Of the building. Not a
word was spoken, and il Was scarcely fifteen
miuuteg from the time the party approached
the jail until all had left, and the souls Of
threo villisns had gore TO meet him whom
they had slain. Sheriff Armjo is on the
track of Laibor, tho principal in the crime,
and expects 10 effect his capture to-day or
tO-rnOrrOW
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
A TeutOnic Argument.

In the Legislature of Ohio, some
years ago, there was q warm dispute
whether certain proposed railroad
should commence mt given point down
or at certain other up the river.
"Who ever heard" said a down-the-
river advocate, "of beginning anything
at the top? Who ever heard of building
chimney from the top downward {?
Who ever saw a house begun ut the top?"
Up jumped Dutch member from an
up-the-river county. "Meester Brezi-
dent, de ientlemans gay dat dees beez-
mes ees all Won hoomboog. because wee
wants to pegeen our railroat nit de top
ov de Shtate, und he make some seely
combarisons apout de houze und de
schimncy. / veel also ask de jentle-
mans ven questions. Zen hees bart ov
de Shtate, ven dey pegins to built Won
veil, do dey pegins NIT de bottom ov de
veil, or do dey pegins NIT de top ov de
veil? Veel de jentlemans blees answer
me dat leetle Won question ?"
The laughter which explosively fol-
lowed this Teutonic retort showed who,
in the opinion of the legislators, had the
better OF the argument. -Harper's Mag
0-ino
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
Rode Out His Dollar.

A jolly old fellow came down from the
mountains to spend several days at Sac
ramento. Becoming tired of footing it
about the city, he got into street car,
and when shown by the driver the box
in which he should deposit his fare, he
dropped therein trade dollar. Then he
demanded his change, but the driver
informed him he could not give him any
unless he had paid the coin to him. For
time the old fellow was in dilemma.
His dollar was in the box and he had no
show to get it out Finally he solved
the problem of getting even with the
railroad company by notifying the driver
that he would use up the money he put
in the box in rides This he did by re-
naming on the car for twenty trips, and,
armed with q flask of whisky and lunch
of crackers and cheese, the old fellow had
q picnic all to himself. --SacraD,cn
Bee
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
The Man OF Glass.

A very extraordinary existence was
brought to a close not long ago by the
death of man who was known as the
"man of glass" The records of the
ASYLUM ut Bicetre, where the man died,
show that rs long ago as in 1897, when
he was 18 years old, a certain Jubissier
was brought to the hospital suffering
from mental alienation of q severe kind.
His iaalady had been caused by wound
inflicted by pane of glass, which fell
on his head, and before the cut could be
healed the brain became affected by u
permanent disease. The sufferer lapsed
into idiocy, and then into madness Of O
more violent kind; and he was shortly
afterward shut up in the asylum, where
he has remained ever since. After the
first transports of delirium had passed
off the man became more calm, but he
could never get rid of the idea that he
was made of glass, and that the least
shock or blow would cause him to break
in pieces. He remained, therefore, per-
fectly quiet and silent, being afraid even
to speak, for fear Of preclpitating the
catastrophe which he fancied was ever
impending. For SO long years he has
led this singular existence, only once
opening his lips to speech, when he
asked for little tobacco. At one other
period his intellectual and physical fac
ulties appeared to be aroused, and that
was when. during the siege of Paris, he
could hear the shells bursting in the air
ut no great distance from his place Of
retreat. At this time he was seen to
grow nervous and less lethargIc, and to
walk about restlessly, humming some
words which had nointelligible sequence
or meaning. He survived, however,
and, relapsing into his usual condition,
has so lived until the age of l03, testify
ing, in somewhat striking way, to the
effects of totally placid and inactive
tranquility both of body and mind in
prolonging life. No little credit is, how
ever, due to the authorities at Bicetre
for having thus preserved for 80 years
an existence which from the first was
utterly useless and uninteresting.- Lon
don Globe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
Timber Resources.

The Forestry Division Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, National Govern
ment, has been engaged Ill attempting
to ascertain the timber resources of the
country, i'll connection with the tenth
United States census. The work in the
States of Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota has bed under the supervision of
II. G. Putnam, Of Eau Claire, Wis. whose
an approximate estimate of the amount
of standing pine in the three States has
been reached. From what We learn Of
the method pursued i'll obtaining the
figures it is judged that the result will
be nearer approach to knowledge of
the actual timber resources of the coun-
try than has ever before been obtained.
To be sure, there has been reliance
upon estimates, but they have been more
closely scanned and compared and have
goue more into particulars. The results
secured Ill the three States named are
these:
Minnesota is credited in the census
reports with containing 6,l50, 900, 600
feet of standing pine, distributed AZ fol-
lows Rainy lake and tributaries, $780,
OO0. 900; Red river ard tributaries, 600,-
OOO. 600; st. Louis and Cloquet rivers,
1900, 900, 600; Mississippi and tributa
ries, 2, 900, 900, 900; north shore OF Lake
Superior, 800, 900, 900.
The State of Wisconsin is credited
with 10000, 600. 900 feet, distributed III
districts as follows st. Croix liver and
south shore of Lake Superior, $780,
100000; Chippewa and tributaries,
1880, 600, 600; Wisconsin river and
tributaries, 1900, 900, 900; Lake SUI
perior district, east of range IL. 2,000,-
600. 900; east of the Wisconsin river,
5000, 10000
Michigan Is credited with having So
OOO, 900, 900 feet of standing pine
5000, 5000 in the Upper Peninsula
and 80, 000, 600, 900 In tho Lower PENN
sula.
The aggregate in the three States is
81 $50, QUO, 600 feet.
This is much less than the amount Of
pine supposed to be standing in these
States, but there is no means of ascer-
tanning whether the figures given include
only the bodies of pine which, in the
tons, are regarded as profitable to lum-
Der, emitting lands which have been
culled but which still contain consid-
cradle amount of pine which will event
ually be cut, when the decadence of tim
Der shall sufficiently advance the price
of lumber.
There is quite probability that there
will be goodly quantity of pine cut in
the three States after the reports show
the 81, $50, 900, 900 feet of the Census Bu-
reaus finding have been manufactured,
which will be about IL years at the
present rate of cutting.
At the present rate of cutting the pine
in Michigan will last 10 years, if the
figures above given are proper repre-.
sentatives of the amount now standing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
CherrybIe Brothers,

In the year 1923 Daniel and John Ed
wards commenced business Mt the Little
Genesee. Allegheny county. N. Y, un-
der the firm name of ID. & j. Edwards,
and continued the same until 1874, n
period of forty-six years. There never
WIS scratch of pen between them,
either as an article of partnership or in
the way of account, everything, even to
the provisions they consumed, being
common property. III one had a surplus
Of ANYTHING and the other was short,
they divided. Both collected and both
paid out money, as the need might be.
Both families had numerous children,
ten of whom grew up and seven of whom
are now alive. Daniel had two sons, one
of whom died in 1859; the other grew
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
Wood Preservation.

The improved French method of pre-
serving wood by the application of lime
is said to be found to work well. The
plan is to pile the planks in tank and
put over all layer of quicklime, which
is gradually slaked with water. Timber
for mines requires about week to be
thoroughly impregnated, and other wood
more or less time, according to its thick
ness. The wood acquires remarkable
consistence and hardness, it is stated, on
being subjected to this simple process,
and the assertion is made that it will
never rot. Beech-wood prepared in this
way for hammers and other tools for
iron works rs found to acquire the hard
ness of oak, without parting with any of
its elasticity or toughness, and it also
iasts longer
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

up and married while ut home, and was
made just as much of by the family OF
John as by his own, and in almost all
respects was treated as their own son
might have been. There was never a
quarrel of any kind among the whole lot
even when the grandchildren outnum,
bered the original children.
The partnership ended by selling out
the entire property and dividing the
proceeds, which was rendered necessary
by the men getting too old to manage
their extensive business and there be-
ing no one to succeed it.
John died in 1876, aged 10; Daniel
died in July. 1873, aged 80. The men
went by the names of Uncle Daniel and
Uncle John wherever known.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
VIZ find the following passaae in the

We find the following passage in the
speech of an Elko (Nev. lawyer to the
jury "Here we have o physician, q
man who, from his high and noble call
ing, should be regarded as one who
would scorn to stain his soul with per-
jury. But what did he testify, gentle
men put the question to him plainly,
Where was this man stabbed?' And
what wars his reply? Unblushingly he
replied that the man WIS stabbed about
an inch to the left of the median line !;
and yet we have proved by unimPeach-
able witnesses that he was stabbed Just
below the Young America hosting
works."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

fiedged lawyer. I had banished from
my thoughts as much as possible oil
painful "reminiscences, and turned my
attention to the present and the future.
But, with all my efforts to keep myself
from becoming disagreeably melancho-
ly, felt that all the years to come
would be wanting in what makes life
fullest of JOY and fraught with manifest
deeds.
ct had settled down in a thrifty place
and formed partnership with an attor-
ney some years my senior. had been
in town only few days and began to
look about me for a client, when tele-
gram came. Daisy may not live till
morning. Comet was what 1 read. /
was on the next train, and at midnight
was left alone with the dying woman. /
could not live with this wasting grief in
my heart, darling she whispered. /
had not the strength nor courage to wear
out this fever which fastened itself upon
me. L wanted to see you Just this once
before saying good-by to all.
1t was too late that / rained kisses
and tears upon her cold lips and cheeks,
and whispered, Forgive She only
smiled with beautiful light in her
eyes, and pressed her cold lips to mine
in last long good-by. 1 raised her
slightly from the pillow, as her friends
gathered around weeping, and then
laid her head gently back, for her beau
tiful spirit had left us.
This is why 1 am sometimes sad,
Mrs. Steele" The "jolly fellow" as
she had called him at the beginning of
his story, took up his hat and walked
deliberately away, leaving the bright
eyed little woman to have her cry out
by herself
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
PATS PHILOSOPHY.

When the winter IL cold
keep myself warm;
When the summer is hot
keep myself cool:
Its mebbe I'm bold,
And it's mebbe I'm not;
But a gossoon's fool
When he goes into harmf
Sec my old Unc'e Dan
A wise one and stiddy--
"What's the world 10 a man
When his wife Is a widdy?"
When a colder struts by
With his sword ut his side.
And the rate raft drums
Beat The roll and the call.
He may go or may ny-
l stay here till death comes,
For mind ire Of all
That in battle have diedl
i am like Unc'e Dan,
For he said--troth and did he
"What's the world To man
When his wife Is q widdy7"
When the sailor hoists sail
And stands out on the deep,
Leaving sweetheart or wife
And the chiider behind,
He timpts the wild gale
And he trihes with life,
And he sinks, dye mind,
Where the mermaidens s,eepi
"Pat," seq old Uncle Dan,
"Stay at home with your Biddy;
Whats the word To man
When his wife is WILDLY 2"
let the scholar sit up
And write late and long
To insure him name
He may sit up for me;
Give me but full cup,
He may have all his fame;
For it's stuff, dye see,
And not worth an old song;
Let us live, Uncle Dan;
Let us hive and love, Biddy:
What's the world TO man
When his wife IA q widdyf
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
Sacrificed.
Wordsworth, in his lode to Duty"
nravs
"Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit Of self-sacritice I"

"Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit Of self-sacrifce"
An incident occurred in boys school,
some years ago, which illustrates the
spirit of the self-sacrifce which the poet
craved.
One day, there landed in New York a
number of German immigrants in great
restitution. The principal of the school
called the boys together. Reading to
them from n newspaper statement of
the emigrants' distress, he asked whether
they would give something to relieve the
poor Germans.
Instantly there were vociferous offers.
"I'll give two dollars" "I'll give one;"
'Ill give three" cried out the excited
boys, until large sum was subscribed.
But all the boys together had only
enough pocket money to pay a small
part of the amount.
The principal said to them that I'M
doubleday their parents would pay the
sums named if made IN item of charge
in the school bills. But what he wanted
to know was whether they would give
their own aims, without calling upon
their parents.
"Are you willing to give these poor
creatures your dinner?" he asked.
The boys asserting, it was decided to
select two of the most expensive dinners,
to make their own meal on bread and
molasses, and to give the difference in
cost to the destitute emigrants. AS the
school was large one, this difference
was represented by sum of money
which greatly relieved the sufferers
But the boys were also benefited.
They were taught n lessonin self-denial,
and he that giveth best who giveth that
which cost him something.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

MOTHER SHIProN has strapped on her
liver-pad, bought a set of $40 teeth,
row of bangs, and bottle of Bloom of
YOUTH" and concluded to live down her
prophecies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

A BABY is not very large thing
:" only baby" says the poet-and yet
this inconsequentlal package OF tender
humanity will, with scarcely an apparent
effort, drown the heavy breathings of
mighty engine, outbeIlow the raging
ocean, Danish sleep from two decks of
steamboat, and chain the attention of
thousand sleepy passengers for seven
consecutive honrs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25
1t Often Occurs.

A Newtown young woman went with
her father to the railway station to
meet female friend she had invited to
visit her, and to come by certain train.
The expected visitor did not arrive,
greatly to the disappointment of the
young woman, and very much to the
surprise of the father. Notwithstanding
his daughters letter of invitation was in
his pocket at the time. Ne,Os.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

"NEvER borrow trouble" said hus-
band to his wife. "Oh, let her borrow
it il she CAM" exclaimed the next-door
neighbor )" she never returns anything,
Won know"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

A CITIZEN of Richmond. Virginia, being
asked in London how his town had flour
ished since the fall of the Southern Con-
federacy, replied: ooh, exceedingly
we'll; we live on red herrings and glorious
recollectionsl"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

The Duke of Devonshire has private
park and flower garden at Chatsworth,
containing 1000 acres of land, the finest
private grounds in England. The flow
er garden alone employs sixty laborers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

A CHICAGO paper says big ears denote
a generous disposition. Chicago folks
are excessively generous. They even
give themselves away.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

WHEN friend corrects fault in you
he does you the greatest act Of friend
ship.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

A SUSPICION is feeling that impels
You to try to find out something that
you don't wish to know.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

TIE heart OF . statesman should be in
his head. Napoleon 4.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-12-22


Two mighty hunters of Clifton. After
q fruitless search for game in the neigh
borhood OF St. Mary's, between Toledo
and Day ton. during which they lost q
valuable dog, they started home. From
Dayton they autographed to the resi-
dence of one of them to have the family
carriage sent to Communicable to meet
their train. The message was delivered
SO late that the family contented them
selves with telephoning to the livery
and undertaking establishment in Cum
minsville: Meet MIR. N. and party at
depot tonight" Express No: was
late that run, and it was near midnight
of Friday last when. in the drenching
rain. the nimrods alighted at the station
and looked around for the expected We
hicle. "A man m q rubber GOAT and cap
and with whip in b and. approached and
said: .sWhere- is itPs9 a. It. what"
gasped Mr.. s., ghostly suspicion be-
ginning to dawn upon him. Is he dis
cerned long. low wagon. with rub
Der awning drawn oyer it, standing near
by s'sWhy. the .body, of course. said
the stranger; and the mistake became
apparent The hunters were angry.
The undertaker's men were angry. also.
and refused point blank to 60 to the
stable for another conveyance, saving
thev had been waiting for hours under
q message from the telephone station.
which read: = Meet Dir. M. and body
at Dayton express to-sighs" The hunt
ers trudged home through the rain. one
carving fifteen PoppdSOf fish. and tie
other loaded with wrath, and If the,
usual effort has been made TO keep the,
adventure quiet. 1t has failed. - C;s;i,s-,
wati Commercial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-12-22

alive at any price. When we inquired
the reason they said that If they should
Part with one all the rest of The flock
would die, and the same thing would
happen If they were to part with the
head of one. This they excitedly de.
clared was true, for they had seen it
proved many times, though white men
did not understand it and always
laughed about it. When we indicated
q very large buck and injured why
they did not kill that big one and let
the little ones grow, they replied that
that big fellow was strong, and knew
how to pull sled. and could run fast
over the snow that would come bv and
by. and they needed him too much to
kill him. have never before seen
half SO interesting company of tame
animals. In some parts Of Siberia rein.
deer tiocks numbering many thousands
may be seen together. In these frozen
regions they supply every want of their
owners as no other animal could posi-
bly, do-food, warm clothing, coverings
for their tents, bedding, rapid transport
tation, and, to some extent, fuel. They
are not nearly so numerous in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the bay as they once
were-a fact attributed to several live
specimens having been sold to the
Whalers."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-12-22
Time q Great Comforter.

"What are they?' the reporter in-
quired. CHOSE" answered Mrs.
Souby, "are photographs of dead wives.
They were brought here long time
ago, and the owners have never re-
turned for them. These you see here
are not quarter of what l have had.
They began accommodating at such .
great rate that l had to pack them up
In boxes and stow them away in the
lumber room. They were left here by
husbands, and, my! you just ought to
see the sorrowful and pitiable-looking
faces they brought with them! The poor
men would come in and, with tears in
their eyes, present photographs Of their
deceased wives and ask for portraits OF
them. Spare neither pains nor money
in making the pictures they would
say, and, of course, would follow out
instructions. The pictures were fin
ished, but never called for. and hence
it is that you see this collection. Some
of the men have been married. and the
others, suppose. have forgotten that
they ever wanted portraits of their
dead wives. Perhaps they think it
wouldn't do to let second wife be con-
fronted constantly with picture OF .
first wife" -New Orleans Times.