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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-12
The Rise of the Postage stamp.

From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
It Is estimated that every year bout
5OOO0,0O0, 900 letters are posted In
the world. America leads. with about
100000, 600, and England follows
with 700, 600. 600 Japan. which es-
uabllshed a postal service only ten
years ago, now mails annually G5.-
O00, 600 letters Postage stamps are
Of a lar more recent origin than many
people imagine. Great Britain was
the nrst country TO issue them. and
IN 1910 prepaid envelope made its
appearance, designed hy " Mulready.
Prepaid letter sheets were issued about
the same time there being two aenOm-
nations, one penny and two penny.
Before that time postage was prepaid
at the pOst-Othce, or what was even
more common. collected upon delivery.
Now almost every country in the
civilized world has adopted this meth
Cd OF prepaylng postage. Strange as
il may appear, Brazil, in IS43. was
the first nation 10 follow Great Brit
ans example. II was not until Is47
that the United States began 70 Use
postage stamps, but several years
prior TO that time the postmaster7
At New York, =. Louis. Baltimore.
New Haven, Providence and BrattIe-
borO had issued stamps for their own
convenience.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-12
a Soldiers Talk with Lincoln.

From the Chicago Iuuer-C -Ceean.1
Speaking of Mr. LIucoln's : kindness
of heart, said the old Massachusetts
man, Il will never forget the only time
that I exchanged words with him
This was In the summer of ] o64, and
our regiment was stationed Temporal
rlly near Washington. One day |
srr0lled INTO the grounds between the
White House and the river and threw
myself fat on my back under the
trees. was in dIscOnsOlate frame
Of mind. as the weight of the war at
that time was very heavy upon me.
I lay there for some time absorbed in
my own thoughts and looking up at
the fragments of blue sky seen through
the leaves Of the trees. heard some
persons approach, heard them sit
down on one of the benches near, and
! turned my head Careleszly TO see who
the IutTuders We're.
i saw at a glance that my visitors
were President Lincoln and his wife. I
sprang to my feet, gave a military
salute and started away. The Presi-
dent returned the salute with aE awk-
ward sweep Ot his long ungaInly arm,
and said. Don't 20, what Is your req
ment2 When 7 had told him that I
belonged 10 the fifteenth Nassachu-
serts, and had answered some other
questions as TO what service had
seen, he asked. Are you going to reen-
list I said No, not Immediately;
I want to 20 home IN time to vote for
your reelection He smiled. turned
to Mrs Lincoln. and said in Oldfash-
iOued kindness There. mother. YOU
see, that : the way al my boys feel.
Then ne turned TO meand said with
tender seriousness. 7 am very glad
10 know that the soldiers who had
done such hard work In the field feel
that way. We all are bearing our
burdens in the war, and / only hope
that I may bear mine as patiently
and hopefully as do the boys who car
~ the rifles Then he shook my hand
and said Good bye, and after / had
stepped away some eight or ten feet
raised again his long arm and gave
another military salute, with a smile
on MS lace that vii stay with me-
through all my he.
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course and decided to make for Lon
don. On the fourth day after he
started 4 sudden squaH nearly cap
sized his craft IN the German Ocean.
Capt. SVensden was hailed by several
passing vessels, the crews Of some of
them endeavoring 10 dissuade him
from his hazardous enterprise, es-
peclasiy as there were signs OF inpend-
ing stormy weather. But he contin-
ued ms voyage, during which be ran
short OF provisions. The adventur-
Gus Norwegian appears to have sui
Tered more rom want Of sleep that ex-
posUre TO the weather. as be had 10
keep careful lookout at night, and
IN the daytime he was principally oc-
cupled IN managing his little vessel.
Capt Svensden had a hearty recep-
tion At Mjlwau, the crew OF a Norwe-
glan vesset IN thedocks being particu-
larry enthusiastic in their welcome.
Alter remaining IN London for a short
time Capt. Svensden intends attempt
ing the Journey back IL his boat.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-12

IRON the Philadelphia Times
Genuine lager beer. said a leading
brewer yesterday should be brewed
in The winter and sold and drunk in
the summer. lit Is kept on hand six
months il becomes a Dalarable and
nutritious beverage. Beer that Is
brewed one week, placed IN the ice
house and sold the next Is not a prop
er drink. The small brewers sell the
best beer. The large breweries turn
out a good quality Of goods, but they
put II on the market too soon after It
Is made
A leading physician when questioned
said. Modern kidney diseases are
rraCeabls to the ImmOdera-e use Of
Two popular deverages-newl lager beer
and ice water. IN Germany. the home
Of lager beer, brewers do no- attempt
70 sell goods that have NOT been In
stock at least SIX months, and most
ct them keep their beer on hand a
year. Philadelphia beer has the repu-
tarlon OF being the puresr brewed in
the country. but there Is no doubt
that the big brewers aduirerate their
goods
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-12
CHIY4nES CHASED.
White Miners Help Their Cheap Labor
Rivals Away With Cold Lead.


Rivals Away With Cold Lead.
At the largest coal mines in the en-
tire Union Pacific system at Rock
Springs, 250 miles west OF Cheyenne.
the company recently imported a large
number Of Chinese 10 take the place of
white men on the afternoon of the
% the entire force OF white miners.
about $50 strong, armed with shot
guns, marched TO Chinatown. After
firing a vOley into the air. they re-
loaded and ordered the Cinnamon TO
leave. The order was Oheved at once.
the Cinnamon fleeing TO the hills Ike
drove OF sheep, closely pursued by the
miners, who fired several v0llevs at
the rugltlves with fatal effect. The
Chinese quarters were then set on IRE
and thirty nine houses. owned bv the
company, destroyed. with their con
tents. OF 400 Cinnamon not one re-
mains. All were in the adjacent hills.
seven We're killed outright and many
were wounded. Il is said several
Cinnamon, .eeble and helpless from
disease. perIsh-d in the burning houses.
Sheriff Young arrived from Green
River on special train with a posse.
but too late TO prevent the mob from
carrying ont its plans. The miners
quietly dispersed after making sure Of
the departure of the CtlrStIaIs.
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from the Providence jCurLal.|
TIE attention OF the young men
ought 10 be called 70 the fact that at
present electricians find great difficulty
IN obtaining workmen 70 put their
IDEAS into practical shape. L We sup
pose q hundred men graduated from
college and admitted TO the bar. and
a hundred Others thoroughly skilled
IN the eLecrricIan's = art, It would betair
10 predict that Of the first class 90
would within a year srarve 70 death
Il they depended on their business to
support them, while every man OF the
second class would at once step into a
living competency and thereafter be
practically independent Of all worry
about bread winning. We do not hear
that the learned professions" are
Ianguishing for lack OF recruits, but
skilled laborzrs are wanted II many
branches OF enUerprisIng industry.
The young gentlemen who are not
quite decided whether they vii give
their talents 70 the supreme bench o.
70 some rich city church VII do well
10 think on these things
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Personal.

CARL SCHUEZ l. living n Eberson, y.
j. He Is engaged IN writing his life Of
Henry Clay.
LORD I'ENNT>CS recently completed
his 18th year, having been born on
August 8. 1909.
MuTEEwoNZER Is the bad name OF q
good German actor who Is coming TO
this country before long.
HERR WILHEI3IJ. the viOlnist, has
received from the King OF Sweden the
medal ''LIr-eris ct Arribus.
ADA REEAS and Virginia Dreher. Of
Days Company, learned 70 ride horse
back v bile in san Francisco.
Ex-A-Ty. GEN. BREWSTER Is now
travelling abroad with bis family, and
VIII sail for home October 3.
DB- GEORGE B. L0RrNG. ex-Commis-
siOner Of Agriculture, Il at Bangor.
Ne, experimenting arrangements for
an agricultural fair.
PROF. ADELAIDE RAEDOLPH. of the
chair OF Latin, Kansas State Univarsi-
", Is a niece Of Mrs. Lucreria Gar
fed.
SENATOR PLArT, OF Connecticut. re-
----A--N ---l- TIC 1A-E@N AE---- k1-1A AEt1S
been killed II the AdIrOndacks IN some
time
Iris written on a monumett at Col
umbla, :. c., that Gen. :. Il.
Gist lies there. The tuIl name was
States Rights Gist.
ADIRONDACK MURRAY. now living in
Montreal, Is preparing a course OF leCt-
ures on the history and material re-
sources OF Canada.
At the presentarlOnin London OF the
American composer, : Pratr's opera,
'.Zenobia, Miss Griswold and Miss
Hope Glenn both took part.
ELLZABE-H STUART PHELPS says IN
an article on The Great Psychical
Opportunity that the Darwin IN
psychical science has not yet ap-
peere6.
Mss BRADDoS. the novelist, is a
pleasant, maJrOn-Eke woman. above
the medium height, fair. with a com
pieNOn that suggests more Of horse
exercise and the air generally than
pens and INK and hard work in a
library.
THE Italian artist. Ella Eolpi, OF
Florence. Is at work on a fan intended
tor the Queen Of Italy. which Is de-
sCrlbed as a marvel OF elabOrateness.
1t Is painted on KID leather, and rep
reseurs the Queen surrounded by the
Graces and other alegoriCal figures,
with the genius of Italy IN the act
OF crOwulug her.
NINE. BOUCCAUT, proprietor OF the
famous Bon Marche, Paris. recently
announced 10 her 900 employees that
from her private fortune she had ap-
proprIated S2O0,0 900 10 the founda-
tIOn Of a pension fund for aged and
In1rm employees. A similar fund OF
$50, 600 already exists, given by the
former proprietor IN 1876.
Mss LOUISA, the daughter Of John
NJ HodEson. the wealthy florist OF
New York and Newport, +. l., eloped
the other day with her fathers fore
man. Richard A. Merritt The pair
were arrested. but subsequently re-
leased, as they are both OF age. Miss
L@ulsa says she VIII marry Richard if
she has 10 run away again.
Col. Hos, the inventor OF the cele-
brated Hoe printing presses, although
. , years OF age, attends daily TO the
business affairs OF his great establish
ment in New York He is OF a iovial
disposition. and walks through the
workshops whIstEng thelatest operat-
Ic airs and chatting pleasantly to his
employees, many of whom have spent
the best years Of their lives in his serv-
ice. He Is a very liberal employer,
the payroll of his immense establish
ment amounting IN the busy season to
over $4,000 a week
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That's the tenth one this fore
noon, said a Woodward AvenuedOor-
walker the other day as a woman hur-
riedly passed out.
'What-Jenth woman ?'
NO; tenth pOrtemOnnaie."
What do you mean 2''
ssWell, this house bought a lob lot
OF pOrremOnnales last spring, and We
got EN- so cheap that wecould almost
give them away. 4 few days ago I
took II into my head to see how many
Of our customers were honest, and I
stuffed a portemOnnaie wiCh paper
and left it on the silk counter. It was
slyly pOcketed by the very first lady
who discovered 1t, and she Is the wife
OF a man worth $50, 900"
"And the next
well, welOse an average Of twenty
portemonnaies a day. That meant
We have twenty ladies come IN here
who are thieves, for It Is theft TO COB
ble up lost or mlslald property with
out saying anything about II ?"
''It must be interesting 10 watch
'em 2'
.'It is. Now and then a woman vii
observe the article and hand II over to
the clerk, but that Il an exception. I
have seen a woman work for a quarter
Of an hour to get hepOrremOnnaie in
to her pocket or shOppIng-bag. But
that Isn { where the fun comes IN.
Where Is Ir2'
why, on a slip ofpaper stuffed into
the little wallet I write. stolen from
the counter Of - & Co.. At least
hall the wallets are returned. There
comes a lady now"
She was a well-dressed and respect
able looking lady. She had a porte
mounaie n her hand and a smile on
her face, and az she came near she
sweetly said:
Beg pardon, but IN trading here this
morning I accidentally picked up this
purse IN some way. I presume Il con
tains money. have not even opened
Il. Please tell the loser that Il was all
a mistake, and am sorry # have
put her to trouble"
VERY well. ma an"
That was very vel done, " said the
reporter
'sYes, fairly well, but it's the story
they all tell. She opened the porte
monnaie, saw the puJ-up-job, and
tries 10 play OF innocence IN returning
It. We are all honest, you know, but
nevertheless a lost wallet viii tempt
human nature sooner than any other
bait ] know of. -
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1 RETCHED DEATH.
Dragged from Jail, Hanged and RiddIed
With Bullets.

With Bullets
Knoxville, Tenn. dispatches OF the
5rh INST. say. Last night about 1870
a large body Of masked men broke
through the door of the cell contain
ING Lee Sellers, a young man charged
with the murder and robbery OF Edgar
Maines. and shot at him twice with
ont lnaiCting serious wounds. Selling
Sellers the mob poured out OF the
ial yard and TO the middle OF the
high bridge over the Tennessee River.
4 rope was placed around the criui-
nal s neck while he was vet n the cor
rlaor q the Iall. He stood with arms
folded, and never fInched while the
Knot vas being arranged. He called
Tor a drink Of water before leaving for
the brlEge. His wishes were complied
with. After reaching the middIeof the
bridge the mob halted and demanded
a confession. Sellers refused TO say a
word. and the rope was placed over
the cross beam, about twenty-five feet
above the floor, and he was swung
on Ha was not handcuHed. and as
soon a. the moose began 10 tighten he
climbed up hand over hand and gained
The top. He crawIed along the cross
beams ~ one slde0t the bridge. While
lie was crossing at least fifty shots
were Lred. none Of them with fatal
eject. The wounded man then lav
down on a sleeper, and several more
shots were fred, but none of them
alt him ln q vital part. Runners were
sent to the city for ladders and an
other rope. After the ladders were
urrvrH~ -En men Climbed r-- - -ha
rop -rrinEers 70 readiust the rope.
Sellers had taken -herOpe from ar0uI q
al= meek and begged the crowd TO XII
MN and end his sutferings. The men
started out 70 take hIm down. but the
wretch lost his hold and fell to the
water eighty feet below.
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Hancock's Courtesy to Gordon.

From Ire N-W p urE World
Gen. Gordon related an incident Of
his experience in New York which ap-
peared to have touched him very deep
Is. He was cOmplimented in the first
place by being invited TO act as aid
upon Gen. HancOCk's staff. When
he called 10 report for duty he was
handed an order which directed staff
officers to take their positions in the
line according to their rank. Gen.
Gordon was embarrassed when he read
this. He had held one Of the highest
Offices IN the confederate army, but
under the existing order Of things he
had no rank. 20 be solved the vexed
question Of his position by going mod
estly 10 the end OF the line below
every one OF the regular army officers
down 10 the humhlest. But he was
not permitted TO remain there Al
aid sr0m Gen. Hancock came gaIlOp-
ing up and directed Gen. Gordon a.
the ranking officer TO takehis position
Al the head Of the staff next to Gen.
Hancock himself This recognition
o. his old grade deeply touched Gen.
Gordon, not that he cared anything
Tor the position itself He Is too much
O. a man Of the world to be moved
about trltles, but the spirit of cOur-
tesy and uiendHness that dictated the
offer stirred his chivalrous nature 10
its fullest depths Again at the tomb
Gen. Gordon fell back, deciding TO
yield the place TO some OF Gen. Han
cocks regular military associates
But even then he was foied in ms at
tempt by the wauchful courtesy Of Gen.
Hancock Word came quickly TO Gen.
Gordon that ne was out OF position,
and he was directed to move mp above
Gen Roger Jones and hold mis- place 10
the close OF the ceremony.
rI--N----- T-----,--- L
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Y was burned on the 1st. The loss
ls $50, 600. insurance. $1,000.
Ludwig Restter. a cloth merchant OF
BTunn, Austria, has failed. His la
bLlrles amount to S1.25O.OOO.
j. Jonas, a cotton dealer Of Pesrb
Hungary. has failed, with liabilities of
$500. 600.
George Curry. a well known resident
Of Redbank, y. j., on the night OF the
5lsr, shot al mis- sweetheart. Susie
HestcOCt, and then placed the pistol
70 his head and Instantly killed him
self. Miss We5Ucort was not hurt
Jealousy was the cause.
John I. Morgan, Jr.. son OF Senator
Morgan, Of Alabama. and Mrs. Della
stella. y ere on the river at Washing
ton, d. c., on the night Of the 3lst. in
a canoe, and were caught IN a squaIl.
The canoe overturned and both were
drowned.
The Current Company, publishers Of
Chicago. s literary magazine OF that
name, made an assignment on the 3lst
Tor The benefit OF its creditors. The
assets are placed at 50 600 in ad-
dltIOn to the good VIII Of the paper.
III ----NtNA.- IA dL LLE444JL " d. LldAE
on the 3lst, by gang of masked men
70 burn a bridge on the Indianapolis.
Bloomington d Western Railroad. near
Danvers. H.
Edward B. Grant, steward IN a San
Francisco restaurant, shot Mrs Lily
CrOwser, on the Both, because she re-
fused TO marry him. He then killed
himself. She Is not expected 10 live.
@. Amende, a Hoboken n. J3 drug
glst, disappeared on the 31st. Amande,
IN preparing a prescription, put up
ten-grain doses OF morphine instead Of
quinine. The doses weregven to Miss
Gretchen HolCz and Ella. her sister.
Miss Gretchen died yesterday morning
and her sister VIII probably die.
Amende was found and arrested The
following morning. He had taken five
grains Of atrOpia and his recovery is
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-12
\ Bold Scandinavian yoyager.

\ small boat. manned by only one
person, arrived at AlwaU Yesterday.
after a voyage from Stockholm TO
London. The little craft. which i
named the Dolphin. Is only Is feet IN
length, and not more than four feet
breadth Of beam Il has an I'M
pr0vised torecaStle and half cabin.
and draws only So inches. It's com
mandant i Capt. Chrlsrien Svensden.
a native OF Stockholm. who left that
port last Thursday week with the
av0wed lnrenC1c2 Of making the lour-
n-y 10 Hull, He rizged a small sail,
AID Tor some time cruIsed about the
Norwegian coast. Encounrering some
bad weather, he was driven out OF MS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-12
T0RCHLFGHr roTGRs.
They Indulge la = Little Shfudy at Cal
way. ireland.

They Indulge ia Little shfudy at Cal
way. Ireland
During a tOrehlght procession at
Galway, Ireland. on the night of the
3lst, in honor Of Timothy O'COnnor,
a number Of the processionisrs at
tackled detachment OF Yorkshire
soldiers on garrls 7n duty there. The
noise OF the distl bance attracted the
attention OF helatter's comrades. and
they issued from the barracks in force
and JoiAed in the melee. For four
hours the fight wa2ed ferceiy. clubs
and stones being freely used by both
sides. A large number Of windows were
smashed and many persons injured.
Finally, the police VINO had IN the
meantime been reinforced, with the aid
OF the military not engaged IN the riot,
quelled the disturbance.
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FOE * MEN KILLED.
Terrible Accident in the Oakvood shaft
~ NIlke. barre.

Terrible Accident in the Oakwood shaft
~ Wilkeshar
4 terrible accident occurred on the
2t ar the g4kwo0d shaft, NIkesbarre.
Pa. operated BIZ the LeEigh Valley
Coal Company The cage III which ten
men We're being lowered into the shaft
had nearly reached the bottom, when
q mass 0t loose coal and rock feII from
the side Of tine shaft down the pit.
striking and completely demoIshiDg
the cage. winch is made of heavy tim
oeF aG5 lrgn-w8rk, instantly killing
aoar he men and wounding Two
Others fatally -he0ther three were
seriously injured. Those killed were.
John , Martin. James hearuev. James
Peterson and Thomas Jenkins. The
injured are Patrick Smith. Patrick
haarnaE. Patrick Purcel, John Gal
.11ar. Patrick NeGroarry and William
Harrington. Patrick smith and Pat
rick h-aruey. are dangerously hurt,
although is j. thought hat all VIII re-
cover
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The Top Rails Only.

From the LuTlpEin Ca IudepsDdaut7
Noticing that Capt. ". II. Harrison
Of the executive department had been
relating some Of his war tales 70 q
Constitution reporter, We asked sam
Everett if he could not give us an in
cldent OF his sx 0erience ID the valley
Of Virginia sam said he WASH I much
on yarns unless he had some OF the
old ThI-t y-tirst Georgia 10 laugh at
them. but he would venture TO give Us
one. Gordon : division were encamped
upon q thrifty farm that was fenced
with pine rails. something unusual in
that section Of country. Gen. Cor
don knew that ms men we're obliged TO
have wood TO cook with, 50 be issued
Al order for them 70 use only the top
rails, and under penalty Of severe
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MINOR VIEWS NOTES.

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punishment not TO disturb any Others.
Next morning when the general awoke
not a rail was lett 70 show where this
fence had been, and the captains were
ordered 10 report Al once as 10 the
disobedience Of the order. Anc2g
Others, Capt. Harrison q the Thrty-
first handed in his report. II stated
that he only allowed one man al a
time to 60 for rails, and that each one
took top rail, acting strictly IN &C
cordance with the general orders. OF
course the last men TO 90 found the
top rails at the bottom. Gen. Gordon
made e sOldlerly bow and announcef
Jn&t the Investigation had ended.