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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09
A Two Mile Walk Under Lake Michigan.

About the middle Of January the
old tunnel under Lake Michigan, for
the water supply of Chicago, was
pumped out for an examination OF The
masonry. On the Oath OF January,
Mayor Harrison, with the city engineer
and several reporters, walked through
the tunnel to the crib, q distance OF
two miles, Oh tour of inspection: The
bottom of the tunnel at the land end
is sixty-eight feet below the surface OF
the cal tn, and the party were let down
into the great hole at l Is P. M. With
lighted miners lamps they started on
the Journey, which was found to be
laborious as we'll as uncomfortable, the
water being ankle deep and the tunnel
not quite high enough to permit man
to walk erect. The masonry was found
to be perfect, and in commemoratlon
of the trip, which look one hour and
thirty-fve minutes, the Mayor screwed
a brass plate to the wall of the tunnel
5000 feet from shore, bearing the IN
scription: water let in March "A,
1867. pumped out January 10,
1882. Found in excellent condition"
A climb of a series of ladders, seventy
two feet long, brought the party, well
nigh exhausted, to daylight at the crib.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09

ing word to young lady he had ad'
mired before his terrible accident, that
he would like TO see her. She re
snonded 10 the summons. Clarke sin :
NV said that if she would become his
wife he would make will in her favor
and pledged himself not to reconsider
his generosity under any conditions
The offer was accepted. and the lady
became Mrs. Clarke. From that time
m this he has fingered on, his wife, a
most devoted companion and help.
meet. his brain clear and active, but
his physical faculties wreck. IL was
the aim of his ambition before disabled
TO complete a plan of heavy ordinance
for the navy, and through all these
long wears he has been engaged on that
tost with no assistance but draughts.
man loaned him by Mr.. Cramp aud
the unfailing devotion OF his wife, the
former of whom worked by oral IN
structions while the latter attended 10
his personal and business correspond,
ence. His plans have now submitted
70 the Naval Committee of the House
and are under consideration. He has
long since been placed, OF course, on
the retired list, but his noble wife Is
now here doing all In her power to ad-
vance her husbands ampinoh'
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09

without thinking of the consequences
he thrust his foot against the lever ana
struck il again.
AZ that instant there was clash. ana
the teeth sprang shut, pinning him Just
above the ankle. The springs were OF
the most powerful make, and there
was no unloosing them when they had
once caught. Sullivan, in his agony
felt his very bones crack under the
death. like grip, and half tainted as he
sank to the floor. Then, nerving him,
self for a desperate effoit, he wrenched
at the stout iron with both hands, but
without loosening it the fraction OF an
inch. Half an hour of pain and terror
followed, and new idea occurred to
him. The trap was fastened at the base
with heavy screws, bolted at either side.
A wrench lay within reach, and grasp
inc it with the strength of desperation
he succeeded at last in christening the
bolts. The steel bars dropped apart
and he wa. free. -.
It is needless to enlarge upon his
;ourney of mile and n half up the
oulch to the nearest house and how ne
was finally carried to this city. his
;n;nries are of such nature that he
may possibly yet suffer the amputation
of his foot Leadville Chronicle.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09
Naval Heroine.
!From the Washington Capital. !

Mr.. Cramp, the Philadelphia ship
builder, tells a remarkable story of a
woman's devotion which deserves to be
chronicled. About eight years ago
Clarke was Chief Engineer of the Navy,
and the Navy never had mole efficient
and progro sSive officer in his line. He
met with a railroad accident which en-
tirely parAlyzed his body below his
arms. A man in this condition is not
exactly attractive, and Is supposedly
retired from the active pursuits Of life.
But Clarke was man of surprising
mental vigOT. He had intellect left 10
know his rights 1t happens that fate
bad left hIm rich in the enjoyment Of
the income on 500, 600, and his able
relatives at once began 10 crowd around
tim TO cast lots on his garments, to use
q Biblical phrase. in analmost helpless
condition be fOrestalled them by send
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09
Caught i'm His Own Trap.

Henry Sullivan lives, as many other
miners do, entirely alone, In a little
log cabin at the head of Buckeye gulch.
Among the tools and articles III his
humble place of abode was large steel
trap, such as is used in catching bears
and heavy game. Its shape when open
was oval. but when the spring was
touched two sets of cruel teeth sprang
together. closing on whatever happen
ed to be in range, be it man or beast.
The trap had not been used for a long
time and stood open in a corner OF the
place. Yesterday morning 1t occurred
to Sullivan that the trap might do
some damage in that condition, and
he pulled it out to the mid
de of the floor to close it up. In Its
long period of disuse the springs had
become rusty and the working portions
Of il stuck together, refusingto operate.
Sullivan lab5red with 1t for quite
tine. and then becoming angry picked
no a Ratchet and began 70 hammer al
i. Still the jaws refused to shut, and
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09
Comfortably Fixed.
New York Star.

Before the war there were very few
men in the United States worth over
s., 900 900. Most of Stewards proper
ty was acquired during and after the
war. Most of the men now worth ten
millions and upward were considered
poor and honest twenty-five years ago.
TO day w. 81. Vanderbilt has 500, 600,
600 in United States bonds; and he is
reported to hold some S50,000,000 in
New York Central & Hudson River
stock, $50, 100000 more in other rail-
roads in this and other States, and a
vast amount of valuable real state in
this city. His property cannot amount
to less than 500, 100000, and probably
is nearer $500, 100000 than the former
sum. He is, without question, the
richest man on the globe to-day. He
could buy any of the Rothschilds, and
still be the richest man in the world.
And unlike the rich men of England
the dukeO of Bedford, Westminster,
Argyll and Buccleuh, who inherited
their great estates -Vanderbilt's wealth
has been accumulatedintwo generations,
and most of it within thirty-years.
The case stands without a parallel in
history.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09

A TRAMP called at a Kansas house,
knowing that the men were away. His
intention was to buildOze the women
out Of food and money. Imagine how
he felt when he found the woman in
charge vas his lOng-lost nother-in-lav.
lis said he didn't stop running tall he
had gone four niles.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09

THE carrier pigeon that is valued u
$500 must be a fine bird. Yet there
are several such on exhibition al ile
pigeon and poultry show rece9u!
opened at the Crystal Palace, LondOL,
Some of these birds are said to nave
found their way from Rome to AntNelP,
a distance of about 200 miles IN tNo :.
three days, stopping, too, on the "a! 70
gather food.
The New York Sun defends 3
word trousers" and sneers at the Eola
-pantaloons.S We don't care Enio9 =
is soIong as the susPenders don't CIV
Detroit Free Press.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-03-09

HENS scratch up flower beds only
wher they are barefooted. 1t is strange
no one has ever thought to 90 into the
garden and @shOo- the hens to keep
them from doing damage.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-07

Peter Stewart was once hunting In
Rockland when he saw some deer
bones lying at the mouth of a crevice
In some rocks. He knew that it was
u panther's den, and that the bones
were the remnant of feast the cccu-
pants had made on q deer they had
captured. Stewart hid himself behind
tree and waited developments. I'm
agine his surprise when he saw q big
bear come out of the cave carrying
under his arm panthsFkitten, which
was squalling and kicking with all its
might. The bear rose on its haunches
and gave the kitten y box or two on
the ear with its fors-paw, squeezed it
to death and threw II on the ground.
The bear then returned to the cave
and In Q short time came out with an
other kitten under his arm. This was
treated a. It's companion had been.
What the future intentions of the bear
were Stewart never found out, for the
second kitten had barely been killed
when the mother panther appeared
on the scene. This seemed to take
the bear by surprise. The old pam
ther saw her kittens lying on the
ground. She bounded first to one aud
ttAOtA W btlC OtuCi, SAASAAitS 0ho AAShAnS
them and uttering plaintive cries.
Then she turned to the bear, which
remained In the erect position 1t had
assumed when squeezing the second
kitten to death. With yell that al
most froze the blood Of the hunter,
used A. he was to the fury Of panthers,
she sprang upon the young bear, and
fastened lser claws In the shaggy coat
and her fangs In Its throat. The bear
hurled its antagonist ten feet away
with its powerful paws, and then At
tempted to escape second attack by
flight. But the panther was upon IL
In an instant, and . terrible conflict
ensued. The bear endeavored to catch
the panther In Its hug, but the latter
was too agile, aud with every spring
upon IL huge enemy the panther In
flIctsd terrible wounds with its sharp
claws. The blood poured from dozen
great gashes In the BEARS body, and
at last the panther leaped on the bear
- Il stoed facing her, and, fastening
her teeth In its throat, thrust the long.
sharp nails Of her hind feet into its
vitaIs. The bear fell to the ground
dead. A the panther was returning
to her dead kittens Stewart shot her
through the heart.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-07
Attcntion Hunters.

The last Oregon legislature enacted
law which 10 interesting to WASH
ington Territory nimreds. 1t Is now
misdemeanor in Oregon to kill any
buck deer between the first of Novem-
ber and the first of July of each year,
or tn kill any female deer, doe or fawn
for four years; or to kill elk, moose,
or mountain sheep from the first of
January to the first Of August; or to
kill or have In possession between the
first Of April and the first of Septem-
Der, any wild swan, mallard duck,
wood duck, widgeon teal, spoonbill,
black, or spring tail duck; or, between
the first day of April and the 18th day
Of June Of each year, for any purpose,
take, kill, injure or destroy or have in
possession, sell or offer for sale, any
prairie chicken or sage hen; or be-
tween the first day Of January and the
18th day of July of each year, take,
kill, injure or destroy or have in pos
session, sell or offer for sale any
grouse, pheasant, quail or partridge,
or, during the months of November,
December, January, February and
March of any year, catch, kill or have
In possession, sell or offer for sale, any
mountain or brook trout. 1t Is also
provided that "every person who shall
within the state Of Oregon, at any
time after the passage OF this act, de-
stroy or remove from the nest Of any
mallard duck, widgeon, wood-duck,
spoon-bill, gray, black, or spring tail
duck, prairie-chicken or sage hen,
grouse, pheasant. quail or partridge,
or other wild fowls, any egg or eggs
Of such flows or birds, or have in pos
session, sell or offer for sale, any such
egg or eggs, or wilfully destroy the
nest Of any such fowls or birds, shall
be guilty of q misdemeanor." The
penalty for violating any Of the pro-
visions of the law are ~ fine of not
less than ten dollars nor more than
three hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment in the county Jail of the county
where the offense was committed for
not less than five days nor more than
three menths, or both such imprison-
ment and fine. One-half Of all mon-
eys collected fer fines for violation OF
the provisions Of this act shall be paid
to informsrs and one-half to the dis
trict attorney In the county In which
the case 10 prosecuted"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-07
The Crust Of Tartar

Speedily leaves the surface of teeth upon
which the cleansing and preservative in6u-
ence Of SOZODONT is daily exerted. No
form Of decay can infest a set of 'ivories"
upon which it is used. It has, moreover.
most refreshing effect upon the mouth. in
which it leaves very agreeable taste, be-
sides rendering the breath fragrant. If the
mouth be rinsed with it after smoking, the
taste of the tobacco is entirely dissipatsd.
As an auxiliary to personal comslinsss IL
cannot too highly be extolled. Sold by
druggists.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-07

A Nooksack farmer, says the Post
Inteliigencer, came in to see us the
other day, and gave us bright ac-
count Of his section. New people are
going In there more rapidly than ever
before. Farm land Is being bought or
taken wherever 1t can be obtained.
A fine season was given them in 1882,
and generous crops have been har-
vested, and to top off the joy of the
population the highest price and the
keenest demand have succeeded. There
is not only a sale for everything raised,
but also a sale for the farms them
selves, and with all their improve
ments, etc. The trade 10 so coed that
steamboats, are eagerly seeking 1t.
Two years ago they couldn't get
boat to run up the river; now several
are running there and others are anx-
ious to. 1t Is safe to say that no part
of the coast Is enjoying more real
and genuine prosperity than the
Nooksack valley In Whatcom county,
and 1t will be strange If 1t dees not
enjoy long continuance of such pros
perity
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-07

Did any scientific physician know the Ter.
mula from which Amnsa's CouGh Syrup is
prepared, he wsuld not only rscommsnd.
bot prsssribs il % his patients troablsd with
cough or cold, Sr any dissase d the throat
and lnnes. Try il. Il has M equal Fer
~ bsns0t Il thoss who would sAy. '.Anoshsr
hombua, tgial l5-csnt siss y psspassa-
An ~ dsunaist 70 81 e loe yos. = ~
~ = q oon64 - ssalo nd 81.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-07

NUMBER Is.
VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, !
BRATTLEsBoRo. VT, Oct. 80. 1882.

VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE,
BRATTLEsBoRo, VT, Oct. 30, 1882.
Reu. e. d. Hopkins:
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 2lst inst. re.
ceived. We congratulate you not only upon
the continuance of your health, but also
upon its apparent continual improvement.
Few persons, I think, have passed through
90 exhausting an experience as you and raj.
lied from it. Certainly cannot recall one
who came to us in 80 critical, and for days
and even weeks in 80 hopeless q state for
amendment as you, and who survived and
recovered from it; for think. you may now
consider yourself recovered and no longer
continuance Of your present health, with the
best wishes from all here,
am, yours truly,
j. DRAPER
OCEANIC, N. J. Nov. 2, 1882.
MY DEAR FRIEND: Replying to your let
ter would say, have been acquainted
with my highly valued friend, the Rev. X.
ID. Hopkins, about eighteen months, and
very intimately for about six months past.
For q little more than five months he was An
inmate of my house, and we enjoyed con-
slant intercourse with each other. When he
came in April last he was almest perfect
wreck in point Of health. thought he had
come to us but to die. Soon afterwards he
began the use Of some of H. H. Warner 4
Co.'S remedies, namely: the Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, Safe Nervine and Safe Pills.
From almost the time he began their use his
improvement was very marked and wonder
full, and when he left us. after having taken
some two dozen bottles, he was like . new
man. The change was the most rsmarkab
l ever witnessed.
SAMUEL MILLER.
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church.)
In view, therefore, Of these facts and with
a hope that all who read this may take
timely warning. make this open statement
freely and for the good Of my fellow men.
Sincerely,
(Rev.) E d. HOPKINS.
East Richford. VT. Nov. 7, 1882.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-07

Remember that stamana, vital energy, the
life principle Of whatever you may choose ~
call The resistant power which battles against
the causes Of disease and death, is the grand
SAFE guard of health. 1t 10 the garrison Of the
human fortress, and when II wakes weak the
true policy IL 10 throw In reiuforcements. In
ether words. when such an emergency occurs
commence a course OF Hostetter's Bitters.
For sale by all druggists and dealers. to
whom apply Tor Hostetter't Almanac for 1883.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-12-23
The Havoc of War.

A fearfu' picture of wars destruc-
ton of men, not only in killed and
wounded, but by hardships of cam
is presented by the report
of the commissioner of pensions. in
the statistics of the whole number of
men enlisted in the army, and of the
number which have applied for pen
slons, and Of dead who have left rela-
tiyes who are entitled to pensions.
The report shows a total number of
enlistment, as reported by the adult
ant general, Of 2,780,17S. OF these
716,S10 were counted more than once
by reason of re-enlistment 2,063,271.
Of these there are living who have
not applied for pensions, 1893, ,469.
The living who have applied for pen
sions are 45S, ,553. The number of
dead leaving pensionable relatives who
have not applied for pensions is S.
SOB. The number of dead leaving
pensionable relatives who have appli-
ed is 297 ,566. The number of dead
leaving no pensionable relatives is
100000. Thus, of the whole number
of actual individual enlistments, more
than one-half are included in the
lists of dead, either with or without
pension application, and Of those whe
have legal claims. Out of the whole
number of soldiers who served in the
war for any time, pension has been
applied for on behalf of 26 per cent
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-12-23
SUPERIOR. WISCONSIN, SATURDAY DECEMBER % 1882
Fish i'm ti.e Great American Lakes.

DR.. Stirling of Cleveland O., writes:
'The white fish in Lake Erie average
three and half pounds, but occasion
ally one or more are taken weighing
from ten to eighteen pounds. | spear
ed one in 1914, in Copper harbor,
Lake Superior, that weighed twenty
five pounds. On the north shore of
Isle Royale, Lake Superior, the white
fish average fourteen pounds. The
lake herring are the most uniform IN
size of all fishes, averaging less than
pound in weight, and this average will
hold good if you count them by the
millions; but nevertheless, | have
brought to me specimens that would
weigh three, four, and even seven
pounds. The white fish of the You
kon River, Alaska-so say the goY-
ernment report-weigh as high as
forty pounds. The sturgeon of the
"Great Lakes" average fifty pounds,
but now and then one is taken that
weighs 100 pounds and over. | saw,
myself, at the Sault Ste. Marie one
taken that weighed 125 pounds.
"The catfish of our lakes are of
most superior quality, bringing in the
southern markets better price than
any of our lake fishes, whether fresh,
salted or smoked. The average size is
twelve pounds; but yet | saw spec
linen taken with hook and line that
weighed fifty pounds In the waters
of the Mississippi Valley it often at
tains double that weight
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-12-23
Discovery of the Temple OF Ephesus.

At a London meeting to raise mon
ey to complete the excavations at
Ephesus, Mr.. Wood, the explorer,
told how he discovered the famous
temple. No writings existed to afford
him the slightest clew of its wherea-
bouts. But he hit upon an inscription
from the wall of that theater to which
st. Paul would have entered, but "the
disciples suffered him not. This de-
scribed a procession in which certain
images were carried from the temple
through the city gates. After much
search he found the gates, and then
at length hit upon the paved way,
worn into groves by the wheels of
chariots, Little by little he made
progress to the city Of Ephesus, until
he reached the temple of the great
goddess Diana. The fragments of
friezes and column drums gave
glimmering idea of what the whole
must have been. They are now in the
British Museum.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-12-23
$500 A YEAR,
Noon, Weather and: Tides,

At one of the meetings of the Brit
ish Association at Southampton, Sir
W. Thompson delivered an address to
a large audience upon the tides.
While explaining the theory of the
moons influence on the tides, he Incl
dentally touched on the supposed in
fiuence of the moons changes upon
weather, and pointed out that the
comparison of most careful and COM
plete indications of the barometer.
thermometer and thermometer, and
the times of the new and full moon
and half-moon, had failed to establish
any relation whatever between them.
and had proved on the contrary that
If there was any dependence of the
weather on the phases of the moon, it
was only to degree quite impercepti-
BILE to ordinary observation. We
might take it confidently not only
that 1t was not proved that there was
a dependence of the weather on the
changes of the moon, but that it was
proved that there was no general de-
pendence of weather on the changes
of the moon. The attraction of
the moon upon our globe, however,
was described as not merely causing
the tides, but as producing an inces-
sent palpitation and tremor of the
earth
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-12-23
H. Stephens, the new

Alexander H. Stephens, the new
governor of Georgia possesses the
quality of mercy to such a degree as
to cause considerable dissatisfaction
already. Though only a month in of
flee he has pardoned some thirty or
forty cases, several of these being
murderers sentenced to the gaiIows,
and two of whom he had defended on
trial. He seems to forget that it is
his duty to execute the laws and the
sentences of duly constituted legal fri
bunals, rather than to unduly exhibit
that natural quality of mercy, which
is supposed to belong to common hum
anity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-12-23

Angus Cameron, who may be
remembered as United States senator
from Wisconsin, is reported to be
smitten with the free whisky and to-
bacco craze, on the ground that there
is a popular demand for the removal
of the taxes on those articles. From
what source the demand arises it
would be difficult for a disinterested
person to say. The tax is paid GER
tainly by the consumer and can
scarcely be regarded as hardship.
The high price of spirits, beer and to-
bacco is not causing any great amount
of misery and privation so far as any
one has heard. The sibyl has been
fooling Angus.-Badger State Banner.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-12-23

"A believer in the Simian origin
of man was listening to the remark of
a western lady who had recently
returned from Europe. She
related with great vivacity the differ
ent objects of interest she had seen,
and during one Of her pauses to take
breath he ventured to say: MAY L
ask what impressed you most during
your stay in London?" Certainly"
she answered, without changing her
expression, 'the solemnity of the
monkeys at the Geological Gardens on
the day of Darwin's funeral"