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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-08-15
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
Didn,r Quite Understand.

from the San Francisco Chronicle
Shoemaking and business never seem
to go together. Did you ever notice
that even a big shoemaker, with a big
store-I mean a practical shoemaker
never gives you change from a draw
er when you pay his account? He al
ways takes it from his pocket. A
shoemaker never seems to keep &C
counts. He puts the money you pay
him into his pocket and counts it two
or three times over, and tries 1t with
his teeth before he says it is all right.
A fellow ordered from a small working
shoemaker, the other day, pair of
boots. He went in to pay for them.
They were 81.
well" said the customer, II want
you to mend these others. What will
you charge?"
1.-TWO dollars and a half"
"All right. said the customer, as a
Joke; 80 so from 81 leaves $3.50.
Here you are"
That's all right" said the shoe
maker.
Next morning the customer found
the shoemaker, sitting on the steps OF
his office when he went to business.
He was distressed, but very polite.
~ lay awake all night thinking that
thing out. Seems to me you've made
a mistake. | don't quite understand
it yet. You forgot when you paid me
that | am the shoemaker and you own
rba boo-G -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
How They Met.

From the Chicago News
At the panorama OF the Battle Of
Shiloh in this city a few days ago, a
small, shriveled-up man made himself
conspicuous by going around the place
sniveling dOlOrOuslv. He did not ap-
pear to he more than FIVE feet high.
He was dressed all in black, and his at
tenuated form and gray whiskers gave
him a peculiarly grOtesque appear
ance. He seemed to be greatly inter
esred IN the panorama, and as he
moved from one point Of view to an
other he grOaned and wept cOpiously.
A tall, raw-boned man approached
him; he wore gray clothes and a mill
tary slOuch hat, and ne had the gener-
al appearance OF a Missourian away
from home on a holiday.
Reckon you were at Shiloh, eh,
stranger ~ asked the tall, raw-boned
man.
Yes. replied the small, shriveled-
up man, tand / shall never forget II;
1t was the toughest battle OF the war.
Il was thar said the tall, raw
bOned man, 'and my regiment was
drawn up right over yOnder where you
see that clump OF trees.
"GOu were a rebel then ~
Il was a Confederate, replied the
tall, raw-boned man, "and | did some
right smart fighting among thatclump
OF trees that day"
i remember il well, - said the small
shriveled-up man, ''for I was a FEEDER
al soldier and the toughest sCrImmage
in all that battle was Just among that
cIump OF trees.
"Prentiss was the Yankee general, -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
King Louis's Latest Eccentrfcit ?.


Germany Is diveTting itself with a
new example OF King Louis OF Bavaria's
eccentricity. According to his custom,
he Is at HOhenschwangau HOhen-
schwangau is, perhaps, the lOvellest
spot in all the Bavarian highlands. 1t
Is network Of exquisite lakes, rayInes,
and hanging woods, a royal solitude
IN which the ChamOis ranges without
fear. King Louis father built in the
domain a small but beautiful palace,
to which he resOrteG for the chase.
All Bavarian princes have taste for
art, and King Max, though not an en-
thuSiast like his father, partoOk Ofthe
hereditary prediction. He adorned
his favOrite home with frescOes and
armor and statues which most
wanderers in that picturesque region
have seen and admired. His son, the
reigning sovereign, has reconstructed
the chateau and increased It's splendOr.
There he dWells almost constantly; and
thither his uncle ana heir presumptIve,
Prince LuitpOld, Travelled a few days
since to confer on business Of impor-
tance. The King was denied to the
Prince, and the latter insisted on see
the studio in which he knew the King
was sitting, though not so quickly as
to intercept his retreat. If the Vienna
T8gblatt, as we do not doubt, Is to be
believed, as the uncle entered at one
door the nephew fled out OF another.
Knowing that he had to do with a
resolute relative, the King took the
precaution to turn the key. Very
possibly he escaped into his mount
aims. In any case he was safe from
his uncle and affairs of state. and
Prince Luitpold returned 10 Munich
with his work unaccomplished. He
might have been wiser to keep his own
counsel; but princes are but men, and,
after hunting a King about a palace
to no effect, the serenest tempers will
show signs of friction. Probably the
person least concerned at the ludicrOus
incident Is King Louis. He saved his
day, and preserved his head unincum-
bered with condolences in which he
would have taken no interest.
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ANerr Ingenious Postmaster.

The postmaster at Nillersburg Mo,
has sent the following unique cOmmu-
nicatiOn to post-ofice department,
detailing the workings of an original
device he had conceived for the cap
ture Of mail robbers.
"On or about the sixth night in
June, 1885. some unknown person Ito
me- did saw out window which leads
into my stOre-hOuse, In which I keep
the pOst-OHice. and they did proceed
TO rob my drawer and stOre-hOuse Of
wares and merchandise. I then sent
and bought me q very large bear trap
and set Il under the window where the
party entered which was in the Gel
lar and under a front porch. and
never fixed the window or did say a
word about the matter publicly. And
ON the night OF July p. 1855. one R
Phil Gilaspie did try TO enter thepost-
Office and my store by thesame route.
and did pet caught in the said steel
trap. / did forthwith swear ont a
writ for his arrest and a search war
rant for the house he lived at 7 found
the goods which were taken in his pos
session, hid under his trunk. I also
found, after bringing him TO trial.
that he was the right man. and he
now lays in jail al ulton, No, await
ing the grand Jury's action.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
Tommy Learned II.

From the chicago News.
papa, how do nations get into war
with each other ?" asked Tommy
Seasonby.
Sometimes one way, sometimes
another" said thefather. "Nov, there
are Germany and Spain. They came
near getting into war because a Span
ish mob took down the German flag. i"
NO, my dear" put in Mrs. Season
by, "that wasn't the reason"
But, my darling" said Mr.. 8,
don't you suppose | know. You are
mistaken. That was the reason"
"No, dearie, you are mistaken. II
was because the Germans"
Mrs. Seasonby, / say 1t was be-
cause
''Peleg, you know better. You are
only trying to"
Madam, don't understand that
your opinion was asked in this mat
ter, anyway"
well, l don't want my boy in
structed by an old ignoramus.
"See here, you impudent-"
''Put down you cane, your old brute.
Don't you dare bristle up TO me, or
III send this rolling pin at your head,
you old"
Never mind, " interrupted Tommy
II guess know how wars begin"
A NAN in Franklin County, Tenn,
wears q beard SIX feet nine inches ID
length. He keeps about four-ffths OF
II wound around a cardboard and car
ries it IN mis- coat pocket.
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remarked the tall, raw-boned man,
'and I'd have given a pretty sum to
have seen him that day. But, dog-on
me, the ittlecuss kept out Of sight, and
We unS came to the conclusion he was
a hldln' IN the rear SOmewhar."
Our boys were after Marmaduke, y
said the small shriveled-up man, ''for
he was the rebel general and had both
cred us 8. great deal. But we could
get no glimpse of him-he was too
sharp TO come TO the front, and it was
lucky for him, too"
"Oh, but what a sCrimmage it was !"
said the tall, raw-boned man.
'HOw the sabers clashed and how
the minnies whistled?" cried the small
shriveled-up man.
The panorama brought back the old
time with all the vividness Of a yester-
day occurrence. The two men were
filled with a strange yet beautiful en-
thuSiasm.
Stranger, said the tall, raw-boned
man, I'VE fought each other like devils
that day, and we fought to kill But
the wars over now and we amt
soldiers any longer-gimme your
hand -
"With pleasure, said the small
shriveled up man and the two clasped
hands.
What might be your name?" in
quired the tall, raw boned man.
Il am Gen. B. NJ Prentiss,' . said the
small, shriveled-up man.
The - you say" exclaimed the
tall, raw-bOned man.
yes, . reatfirmed the small, shriv-
eled-up man; "and who are you?"
IL" replied the tall, raw -boned
man, Il am Gen. John S. Marina
duke ="
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
He Ouiered Them.

Up in Maine they occasionally have
very interesting meetings. One OF
these occurred recently IN Waldo
County, the object being to consider
the price to be paid a contractor for
building a road. A lively row soon
began. and when about nine-tenths Of
the citizens had lashed themselves into
a furious state a big, gray-bearded
gentleman arose, and in a voice Ike
og-hosn demanded to be heard.
What's all this hullabys about? ~ he
asked. BE ye cattle, or whet be yer ?
If yer agoin' to dew anything, dew it,
but if yer han't, why, shut yer rattle
traps and 90 hum. We cum here on a
pint OF law, and to discuss, but ifye're
going tey- rip, cuss, and tear the in
nards out OF everything and every
body, We had better 90 hum and help
yer wife split wood or feed the critters;
and cum tew think ont, | dunno as ye
hev any bizness here, anyhow. The
road z made, but 'taint paid, an II We
90 on this way faint likely tew be.
We've got tew come tew it, and pay
what belongs tew US, so We might ez
well dissolve this ere meetin' and 90
hum, ez 70 stan here swearin' an con-
glutterin'" That settled it, and the
meeting Immediately voted 70 ''go
hum"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24

The boiler in a large cotton gin at
Tuscumbia, Ala, exploded on the
night Of the 18th, blowing the building
to atoms. John Starr, the fireman.
was killed and Thomas Nichols, by
stander, was fatally injured
United States officers raided a camp
OF cOunterfeiters in the woods IN Clari-
on County, Pa, on the 18th, captur-
ing SIX out OF gang OF eleven.
Thomas Bingham, o. McKeesport,
Pa, Went home on the night OF the
18th, drunk, and because his wife re
fused TO give him money to get more
whisky, beat her brains out, and nearly
killed their little child. He escaped.
A story OF hardship and death
comes from the Northern Pacific
Ocean, where twenty-five sailors per
isbed from cold and hunger following
shipwreck.
The 81. Louis street car strike Is
over.
By an explosion OF a ''blind tuyer,
at Cherry Valley furnace, Letonia, O.,
on the 18th, Anthony Bruse was in
stantly killed and Thomas Gibbons,
Joseph Motfatt and William Wood
worth seriously injured
A disastrous fire occurred at Fred
ericktOn, \. B.. on the 18th, resulting
in the destruction OF MOrrison's saw
mill, twelve adjoining tenement houses
and 2,OOO,O 900 feet OF lumber. The
mill and machinery were valued at
$40, 600; insured for $4,000. Thir-
teen families are left homeless. The
total loss viii be 800, 600.
John Hoffman, a New York saloon
keeper, shot his wife on the 18th
and then shot himself Both are ia
tally wounded. Holman and his wife
did not live together The man went
to his wiie's house and d quarrel en-
sued
At Utica, Y. Y, on the 18th inst,
Dr.. Richter, OF MiddIeviIIe. Herkimer
Fairfield Academy, was found guilty
of murder in the second degree and
sentenced to Auburn prison for life
Mary Druse. who helped her mother
to kill, cut and boil her father, in War
rem, Herkimer County, pleaded guilty
Of murder in the second degree and
vas sentenced to the OnOndaga peui-
tertiary for life.
An entire block OF buildings at North
Manchester, Ind, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th, causing a loss OF $40
600. The fire was caused by two in
tOxicated men, who upset a lamp.
A Winnipeg dispatch OF the 18th
says destructive prairie fires are
raging west Of that city. Two men.
names unknown, with many cattle
and horses, burned to death.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
EITREnELI D4Rh.
War Clouds in the Old World Assuming
UnwOnted BIackness.

NnWOutSu BlAGh1ess.
A ConstantinopIe dispatch OF the
18th inst. says the Porte is awaiting
the final reply OF the powers before
taking decisive action. A portion OF
the cabinet recommended the recog-
milton OF the Bulgarian union. Others
are OF the opinion that Greece and
@ervia viii remain tranquil if the
union Is not recognized. The military
party, viewing the silence Of the pow
erS as A sign that they are not agreed
as to which course to pursue, urge that
Bulgaria be invaded; that the Great
Balkans be occupied: that the Bull
garian town OF Widdin be given to
Servia in order to weaken Bulgaria
and COncllla-e SeryIa, and that the
districts of Hermanh, Haskein and
POmak be seized as war indemnity.
The sultan hesItates between these di-
vergent cOunsels, leaning rather to
policy OF COnciiatiOn. Meanwhile the
military preparations are unabated.
hrupp has been urged to hasten the
delivery OF guns, payment for which
has been guaranteed. Everything in
dicates an early invasion OF Bulgaria.
In leading Turkish circles the opinion
Is expressed that the majority OF the
powers are inclined to refuse to reCOg-
nlze the Bulgarian union, as they con.
slider that that course would be the
least dangerous to European peace.
The Marquis De Neville, the French
ambassador, and Herr Won RadOwItZ,
the German ambassador, express as
constituent that the Turkish govern
ment did not send troops to Eastern
Roumelia at the beginning of the
trouble. The other foreign ministers
are less OutspOken. A London tele-
gram of the same date says: THE
hopes entertained last night OF a peace
ful settlement OF the RoumeIian ques-
tiOn have been shattered this morning
by the receipt OF a dispatch from Con
stantinople, stating that the confer
ence has formally declared that the
Porte has disavowed the BulgarO-
ROumelian union. Further news Is
awaited with considerable anxiety
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Samuel BOwles as an Edito



'"Ihe faculty in which he first showed
eminence was skill in gathering news
Said Mr.. Bryan, who was added to
the papers force in 1852: He and
would 90 into a little restaurant on
Sanford Street, and one and another
would drop in and exchange a few
words, and while we were eating our
lunch he would pick up half a column
OF news Said friend in a neIghbOr-
ing town: i would meet him on the
street, he would chat a few minutes
abont the events of the day, and next
morning | would find in the paper ev-
erything | had told him. In the po-
litical conventions which he attended
and reported, he was IN his native ele-
ment He buttOnhOled everybody,
and offended nobody; found out the
designs OF every clique, the do
ings OF every secret caucus, got at the
plans OF the leaders, the temper Of the
crowd, sensed the whole situation; and
the next mornings Republican gave a
better idea OF the convention to those
who had staid at home than many of
its participants had gained. These re-
porting expeditions were full OF educa-
ton to him. His mode OF growth was
by absorption. Other persons were
TO him sponges out Of which he deity
squeezed whatever knowledge they
could yield. It was commonly said
that to seek redress from the Republic
an did more harm than good. This
trait was partly due to deliberate un-
willingness to weaken the papers au-
thority by admission OF error. But
it was probably more due to personal
idiosyncrasy. In many ways most
generous man, Mr.. BowIes always
hated to admit that ne had been in
the wrong. Sometimes he did lt-nOt
often-in private life; but in his paper
never, when he could help it. we
sometimes discussed this said DR..
Holland, and he once said: i sympa-
thize with the Boston editor, to whom
a man came with the complaint, Your
paper says that / hanged myself, and
want you TO take it back No,
said the editor, we're not in the habit
OF doing that, but We will say the rope
broke and Won eGcaued ,"
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Centenarians.

From DR.. Foote's Health Monthly
Since the death OF Sir Moses MOntet-
ore, the papers are discussing the Inn
its of longevity. 1t used to be said
that nobody lived to be one hundred
years OF age. It was claimed that
those who stated their ages to be
aboveninety were probably mistaken.
But a Boston paper has been looking
up centenarians whose cases have been
mentioned either in consequence OF
their death or the celebrations OF their
anniversaries, and 1t Is said that the
list covers more than twenty names.
1t is said that in New Hampshire there
were no less than eleven people over a
hundred years old. 1t i believed that
the average Of human life Is lengthen-
ing. This opinion OF the secular press
comedies with what Is presented IN our
medical newspapers and magazines.
This increase Is due to improved SAM
tary conditions in a large measure,
and these improved sanitary. condl-
tions have resulted from educated
public opinion, and this educated pub
lie opinion in turn has resulted from
pOpularizing hygienic and medical
knowledge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
The Small Boys Revenge.

From the NeWburypOrt Herald.
Saturday evening a small boy pur-
chased a "devil's buzz" an instrument
fashioned after the old "watchman's s
rattle" and while passing a certain
State Street store tried the "buzz" to
see how it would work. The person
in charge OF the store, regarding the
noise as made to annoy him, grabbed
the boy and kicked him. This aroused
the ire Of several persons who wit
messed the act, and IN few moments
the stOrekeeper was surrounded by a
party OF men who gave him the benefit
OF some plain talk. As a matter OF
course, the loud talk soon attracted a
crowd, the boy element predominating
Then some one suggested that it would
be a sweet revenge for the boys to
each get buzz and give the storekeep-
er a serenade. No sooner said than
done, and almost instantly nearly
half undred boys, each armed with a
buzz, stood IN front OF the store max
ing a racket that could be heard ali
over State Street. The crowd kept in
Creasing all the time, and each new
conner. when the cause OF the noise
was explained, had to purchase a buzz
and add his mite to the general hub
bub. The storekeeper finally made
up his mind to ask protection from
the police, and was informed that as
long as the crowd kept moving moth
ing could be done. The crowd in some
mysterious manner got wind of this,
and kept parading up and down in
front OF the store, playing a marching
salute each time. Finally the crowd
grew so dense that passing was rem
dered weIlnigh impossible, and posse
of police drove them away, amid a
chorus OF cheers and sounding OF in
numprable buZZes.
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tOLLfDED At HIGH SPEED.
Three Men Killed and Several Injured b,
Wreck on the Boston & Lowell Road.

Three Men Killed and Several Injured by
d wreck on the Boston & Lowell Road
An accident on thenorthern division
OF the Boston 4 Lowell Railroad, by
which three persons were killed and
i've others were injured, occurred on
the morning Of the 18th between East
Andover and West Andover, Mass.
The Chicago fast freight left Concord
with a double header, and when it
reached West Andover, where it was
TO be side-tracked for the down pas
ssenger train, it was discovered that
the train had broken in two. Engineer
+. Emerson started back in search Of
the missing cars. The passenger train
soon came along and th trai1-men
We're informed OF the mishap to the
freight train. The express stopped at
Andover Center to leave some passen-
gers, and pulled out again. About a
haH mile further on the collision
between the passenger train and the
section OF the freight train occurred.
both going at q high rate Of speed
The recoh was very heavy and both
engines We're badly smashed. The
tender OF the passenger locomotive
teiescoped the baggage car. and the
latter teiescODed the mail car. Allthe
killed a-.d injured were railroad men.
none OF the passengers being hurt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-24
Ancient Russian Ornaments

From the London Times.l
The NOssische Zeitung reports that
quite lately, when the foundations
were being cleared for a building close
to the ST. Sophia Church, at Kief, the
wOrkmen came on some weapons,
colored earthenware, and an urn, all
IN excellent condition. The urn con-
tanned a set OF ornaments for wom-
an, IN perfect preservation, the impor-
tance OF which consists less in their
antiquity probably the tenth or elev-
enth century, that in their complete
ness. The urn was well fastened and
had evidently never been disturbed
since the possessor hid away from enc
mics her most valuable effects. Along
with other articles there We're nine old
square silver coins known as "griva. "
There is a complete headdress, con-
slstlng of lacework ofindescribablein-
trlcacy, but which has been kept in its
original position by silver plaits to
which it Is sewn, so that one can see
how a well-to-dO Russian woman OF
the pre-Tartaric times adorned her
self. The silver plates are oblong, sur
rounding the head and forming q sort
OF dladem. A quantity OF silver and
gold pendants hung all round from
these plates, thependants which would
come over the ears being much larger
than the others. There were silver
bracelets and necklaces, and a gold
ring, which is not soldered, but welded,
and probably belongs even to an older
date than the other objects. There
was considerable quantity Of other
silver and gold ornaments, many of
which show extremely fine filigree
work. The larger gold objects are Of
the class known as cloisonne work.
All the ornaments show finish and
taste, and if they are of native origin
they are evidence OF the perfection to
which the arts had been brought in
Russia nine centuries ago.