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Year: 1873

There is now exhibiting in Paris one OF the
most startling works of genias and art that we
have ever witnessed. 1t is q diorama OF the
siege of Paris, and all Paris is running wild to
view it. There is some species of optical illu-
sion in connection with it that no one seems
able to understand. Although apainting, it so
closely resembles nature that, on suddenly
entering the half, the spectator ls bewIldeTed,
and invariably complains of dizziness as his
eye scans the intervening scenes and the dis
tant horizon presented to view. Or course. as
we could not understand, we cannot describe
and we scarcely expect the reader to believe
that it difficult to realize that we were
not really standing on n lofty eminence be,
tween the lines of the contending armies, ana
viewing tho progress of the siege. The build
ing in which the diorama is exhibited is circu-
lar and about three hundred feet in diameter,
with q glase dome. On entering 1t the visitor
passes along n rather dark passage to what
seems the centre of the building, and then
proceeds up a circular series of stone steps,
about forty in number, and finds herself on
circular platform on the top of o veritabie hill
of earth; strewn with cannon ball and shell the
object of the artist being to place him IN the
Fort of Issy, surrounded on every side by the
incidents of the siege, with the city of Paris
and its monuments, domes and steeples IN the
distance. by close examination it conld be
discovered that the nearer earthworks OF the
picture, and even some of the cannon, for dis
lance of fifty or sixty feet from the platform,
is veritahe earth, and undoubtcd cannon and
real willow gabions and sand bags, but the
exact spot where the substantials ended, aud
the canvass begun was not so easily detected.
The reader must take our word for 1t that, as
we stood on the platform, representing an ele-
waited position in one of the bastions OF Fort
Issy, il appeared to the mortal vision of all OF
us Just if We were there in reality in the
midst of the siege. We would scarcely believe
we were inside of q building, as nature was 80
closely initiated that it seemed as if the vision
embraced every tree and hilIock up TO fort-
ress Mont Valerian, eight or ten miles distant.
The horizon was perfect all around the circle,
and there was nothing visible to indicate that
we we're not out in the open air, except circu-
high up over our heads, and nothing visible
nywhere TO indicate that we were in reality
inside of o building viewing painting.
The whole seems to be a piece of legerdemNn
in art that has never been attempted before.
When we came out of the buildiDg We invol-
UNFAIRLY turned around and measured its size
with our eyes, in a vain attempt to uDraVel itt
mystery.
Year: 1873

the assistance of his prayers may be every
day necessarily What Christian heart eau
resist the piteo1s appeal that continually
ascends from that dreary prison from
the last farthiHg :, ,Nhe can forget tha,
it may be one day his own lot to endure
that terrible purgation of which the Apos-
tie speaks: "The fire shall try every
mans work, of what sort it is. If any
mans work burn, he shall suffer loss but
he himself shall be saved, yet SO as by
fire." Shall Christians neglect that sacred
duty of praying for tie dead, which was
always observed by the Jews of old, and
which is faithfully practiced by their de-
scendants to the present day The most
valiant Judas Machabeus, making gath
silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be off,
cred for the sins of the dead, thinking well
and religiously concerning the resurrection.
It is therefore a holy and wholesome
thought to pray for the dead, that they
may be loosed from their SINS"


DEATH OF P1oUs RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
10 Death, thy judgment is good"


1t is the pious costum of the Church,
consecrated by the practice of ages, to
make solemn annual and other commem-
orations, for the relief of her children de-
parted in Christ, and it is one which must
10 pSSuAAhi w S'SAy A0AlSAoAo
and affectionate heart. When the objects
of our love and friendship are outside the
reach of worldly ministration or comfort, we
can, with the eye of faith, pursue them be-
yond the grave, afford them extraordinary
relief by our sacrifices and prayers, and in
some measure preserve our connection
unbroken in the spiritual bond of the
Communion of Saints, until that happy
day when we expect to be perfectly reuni-
ted with them in glory Thus it is, that
in the Catholic Church, according to the
advice of the Apostle, we do not become
"like the rest who have no hope )" it is
thus we "conso!e each other in these
words of faith and comfort. Let others,
then, strew the ashes of their dead with


flowers let them embalm them in per-
fume, raise empty monuments of marble,
and record their virtues in characters of
hattering panegyric-we shall manifest
our love for those who have gone before
us, in a far different, and much more ef-
fectual manner. We will water their
graves with those pious tears of compunc-
tion which we pour forth for their relief
We will perfume and hallow their sacred
ashes by our fervent supplications. We
will incense their honored remains in our
holy sacrifices. We will testify our graft
tude and respect for their love and bright
example, by an Implicit submission to the
adorable DEGREES of Heaven. We will
embalm their memories in our hearts, aud
the bloom Of their virtues shall live green
in our recollections.
Year: 1873

FoRDING THE RIvER.-In this season
of unexampled low water, it is somewhat
difficult to find n place in the raging Trim
ity deep enough for good bath, but GER
tain Republican candidates who were
taking short cut from Junction City
to Douglas were favored beyond the lot
of ordinary mortals. Desiring to ford
the river at the foot Of Evans Bar, they
started in, and as the first one at
tempted to ''make the rifle" horse and
man disappeared, nothing being visible
but hat which started down stream.
As we had forded on foot near the same
place without getting half knee deep, we
think that candidate "struck it," We
are willing to gamble little that he will
be found riding on the top wave on cleo
Non day.


Our long friend Post, on hearing of the
mishap, was reminded of a "lttle story"
of elcctioncering in early times in this
county. In 1851, Post, with John G..
Burch, Hutchinson and other old time
Trinity celebrities was engaged in ''wing
damming" the river near MILESTONE Bar.
Election times were coming on, and al
though the old Court House, afterwards
known rs the Missouri Poor-house) had
not been built, the rush for Office among
the citizens of Pike, the predominant ell
ement then in the county, was tremen-
dous. One afternoon when the boys were
at work, swarm of candidates, aspiring
for every office from Representative to
constable, appeared on the opposite bank
some on horseback and some on foot.
The river was between the candidates and
their prey, and the river had to be cross
ed. Fount. Letcher, candidate for the
Assembly led the charge, stepping gin
gerly from rock to rock, and was nearly
across. He reached II spot where there
was deep but narrow place to cross,
with large fiat rock sticking just out of
the water on the opposite side. Fount
surveyed the distance, thought he could
make it and sailed through the air. AS
his feet struck the rock, they slipped from
nnder him and Fount disappeared be-
meath the waters. He foundercd out
little distance below, climbed on the
wing dam, and turning to the crowd Of
candidates which lined the opposite bank
yelled out: Nothing can keep me from
the people! Why don't you felers come
on ?" Post did not tell us whether Fount
was elected o: not, but he certainly had
ought to have been, after that speech.
Year: 1873

MASONIC FUNERAL.-- James Edge
comb, pioneer of Trinity county, died
in this place on Tuesday morning last
His health had been failing for some
time and his death was not unexpected
His remains were buried in the Masonic
cemetery, with the solemn and impress
sive ceremonies Of the Order, under the
auspices Of Trinity Lodge No. 27, Of
which he was a member.
Year: 1873

EXTENSIVE forest fires are raging on
the mountain above Buckeye, doing
much damage to the young timber, and
destroying the grasses which make that
section such good stock range. The
law against setting out fires is very severe
in its penalties and should be enforced to
the letter against all offenders.
Year: 1873

SCHOONER has our thanks for box of
nice peaches, raised by himself at North
Fork. There is great scarcity of peach
es in this county, which makes us the
more grateful to Schooner for his kind re-
membrance,
Year: 1873

New HEADING.-The JOURNAL this
week is printed from a new clectrotype
head just finished at the establishment of
Painter & Co., San Francisco. Other
improvements have been made which
add to the appearance Of the paper.
Year: 1873

PEDESTRIANS who travel between here
and Faggtown, will do well to carry
along hammer to either pull out OF
drive down the nails that stick up in the
sidewalk. That is the way they do in
other burgs, which cannot offer any better
opportunities than our own.
Year: 1873

REvENGE-An Iowa editor, last
week, to keep up with his style, ran
away with another mans wife. He did
not get off SO easily, however, as he
imagined he would. The man followe |
him and overlook the truant pair. The
editor got behind the woman, and de-
termined to sell his life as dearly as pos
sible. He was uncertain as to whether
the outraged husband would shoot him
or murder him with carving knife. He
stood there like the boy on the burning
deck, and awaited the result. The out
ragged husband came up within two feet
of the editor and said: 'Cuss your i'm
pudence. Iioant you to stop my paper. =
That was all. The editor recovered
himself and said he would have the mat
ter attended to at once. During all the
trying scene the woman stuck to the
editor like bedbug to girls stocking.
Some people get mad and stop their pa
per for nothing.
Year: 1873

And a like injustice is done TO the
country press by the abolition of the
privilege of free exchange of news
papers-a privilege which they have al
ways enjoyed with the full consent of
the people. This, too, is in the interest
of the city, and against that Of the
country press. The large exchange list
of the city papers are burdensome to
them, and, with some honorable excep-
tions, they are glad to curtail them,
while country papers must of necessity
be largely dependent upon their city ex-
changes for generel news, and yet un-
able to pay the full subscription there
for


If it be said that there is no good req
son why any class of matter should be
exempt from the payment of postage,
we answer that this is a subject in which
the people, who bear all the burdens of
the government, are the most interest
ed, and that, so long as they do not
complain of these privileges, but regard
them with favor, it does not become
their representatives to abridge them. 1t
is the policy of every wise government
to lay as few restrictions upon the diffu-
sion of intelligence among the people as
possible, and it is with shame that, at
this late day, we witness an attempt un-
der Republican rule, to reverse policy
so well established and time-honorcd.
There are ways enough in which to eff
feet economy and reform without stCop-
ing quite so low. The path of duty leads
in another direction, and if our Repub-
lican Representatives consult their own
interests as well as those of their con-
stituents, they will seek to find it. Let
the few inexpensive privileges the peo-
pie have always enjoyed remain undisT
turbed, and let the growing tendency to
avarice and extravaganza in high places
be checked. Let the smaller positions
of trust and labor, which are notorious
ly inadequately salaried, be better pro-
vided for, and let the larger ones no
longer be made sources of great pro. I
and corruption. Restore the franking
privilege, in accordance with its original
intent, in the interests of the people, re-
stricting and guarding it within legiti-.
mate and proper bounds. Repeal the
law making the increase of salaries for
the highest offices, which has so shocked
the moral sense of the people, and re-
adjust them on a more just and equita-
BILE basis. In short, give us Reform,
and give it speedily, for the people de-
mand it, and no party can safely resist
| them.
Year: 1873

A country maiden lately drove an OK
team into Ind annapolis, hauling load of
wood. She said she cut the wood, and
with he wood she bought highly
trimmed hat, and with the hat shell cut
A country swell
Year: 1873

had TO bid her fond good-by, aud swear
always 10 be true, and then go away and
forget her and fall in love with dark.
eyed Italian girl, picking grapes in 9
vineyard, with square towel folded on
her head, while this forgotten and for
saken Mary gradually faded and pined
away, and bafiled the physicians skill,
and grew paler, and at last WHOM the
June roses we're in bloom, lying gently
down to die, while through the open
window hoated in the balmy odor Of jes-
samine and honeysucklo. And William
didn't come home at last, and, filed with
deathless remorse, 90 daily TO the sweet
cemetery and strew flowers on the grave
and teach his children to lisp her name.
Not at all. That is the way Mrs. r. ID.
L. n. Southworth would have done il,
but sbe wasn't round. Billy was a
butcher who wore a white shirt and shiny
hat, and he stayed at home and killed
beef and sold it at big price, and stuck
to Mary, and she kept healthy and wasn't
much on the pine or the fade, while if
any of the fellows 20 to lurking around,
William went out and punched them in
the eye. lie did.


And thou, at last, when all was over,
Mary didn't sit in the room while they
dressed har in white, and mixed orange
blossoms in her chignon, and then 20
gently down stairs with six bridesmaids
at her heels, and then stand upwith her
William, and weep gently while she was
being married by the minister, and then
get lots Of presents, and then go to her
new house and live through all the happy
years with Billy, and never know sorrow
or trouble any more. Why, Of course,
she didn't, for it wasn't her style, you
sec.


She just rushed up stairs and put on
her pink muslin and her old sunbonnet,
and had nary bridesmaid, and went to
the magistrates and never wept a par
ticle, and got no presents but fifteen
cents from the old man to pay her car
fare home, and when she got to the mag
istrate's she just rose up of the bench
and told Bill she didn't see much use in
splicing, aud that she didn't like him,
anyhow; and 50 she went home and Bill
he went with her, and told her he wasn't
sorry, as he didn't want her, and he
guessed she was hard on her clothes,
anyhow, and 60 they never got married,
and the whole thing turned out wrong;
but | couldn't help il; for l amt going
" put facts on record that ain'tso. But
it amt bit like any novel that / ever
read, so there must have been something
strange about this fellow and Nellie that
! never could find out, so I'll have 10 let
it slide as ii is. r
Year: 1873

CAUSES FUR TRIAL ANU ARGUMENT
At the November Term in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three,
before the Superior Court, to be held in New
Castle, in and for New Castle County.
Year: 1873

river lake towards the end of Lake Superior
and to Bayfield, it shall be the duty of said treasurer,
and he is hereby directed pay to said company
all moneys in the treasury collected from respassers
said lands embraced in said grants.


Sec 7. Any person who, prior to the first day OF
January, $780, may have settled upon any quarter
section, other subdivision less than quarter sec
ton OF said lands, and improved the same farm,
and who has since continued reside thereon and oc-
cupy the same as his home may on proving such set
tlement, improvement and continued residence, ac-
qure the title to the 10y paying to said Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railroad Company the of two
dollars and fifty cents per for said land, such
proof and payment TO be made within year from
the passage of this act.


Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication


Approved March II, 1873
Year: 1873

In the matter of William Conner deceased


reading filing the petition of Hon. l. W. Gates admin
William Conner deceased setting forth
property remaining in his hands belonging
estate debts and charges outstanding
the deceased his and description of all the
said deceased died seized and the condition
respective portions thereof and praying that


license sell much of said real estate
shall be necessary pay said indebtedness and charges and
appearing by said petition that 1t necessary In order 10 pay
the sell part said real 1t is therefore ordered
in said estate before the Judge
o this Court on


SATURDAY THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MAY
his Office in the Court Of said
Superior and there show
there shall why license should not be granted to said
according TO the OF
petition ordered that this order
personally all interested In said Es
said County least fourteen days before
hearing shall be published for at least three
weeks successfully prior said day Of bearing in the Superior
Times weekly newspaper published Superior said County
of Douglas TIIOS. CLARK, County Judge.


Dated April 12 1871 aprl9may17
Year: 1873

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, DUUdLAs-Ih
y Court In Probate.


the of the last will and testament of Samuel W. Smith


deceased.


reading aud filing instrument in writing purporng to
the will Of Samuel w Smith deceased and the
petition of Hon W. Gates other things setting foth
said Smith deceased at Austin Texas,
January 1873 and that said instrument is
be hearing the proof the same and the allowance
thereof ordered that such hearing and be had before
Judge the Court House OF said County
in Superior


SATURDAY THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MAY
And is further ordered that notice OF
hearing be given TO all inter
copy thus order for three weeks
cessvely each week in the Superior Times
weekly newspaper published Superior prior to said day
hearing. THOS. CLARK, County Judge.
Dated April r. 1873 apr19may17
Year: 1873

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF D0UGLAS-In su-
- preme Court.


The Troy City Bank against Nathaniel Green Wilcox
BY execution issued of and under the
the Supreme the Wisconsin in the above ent
tied action directed and delivered against the personal
real property the said Nathaniel Green Wilcox and upon
said against HIM in favor of the said Troy
for the Of FIT dollars aud sevenyfve cents
levied the following described real estate
title and which the said Wilcox bad
he said property the date of the Of said
Judgment the Fifteenth of November A. d. 1869
may acquired Of in and the twit lots 16
and II Middletown the of Il of Section 5
in n 13 lot Of section go and lot of
3 township 49 of Range 13 in the County Of
Douglas and State Wisconsin, which said estate and right
shall expose for sale and sell at public
ton 10 the highest bidder


SATURDAY THE 10TH DAY OF MAY 1878
the that the front door of the
Superior the County Douglas State Of Wis
said the interest and
much of said property a may thereto be necessary


JAMES NEWTON,


Sheriff of Douglas County.
Superior March 26 1873. mar29msy10
Year: 1873




Few realize the great change In one re-
spect, about to transpre in the trade of the
Great West. The Northern Pacific Rail
way for two or three years past, has been
stretching out towards Montana, the Aus
tralia Of the New World, the Ophir and
Ell Dorado Of modern times. 1t now has ap-
preached within 25 miles of the Missouri
River, which it will reach by the 10th OF
May, according to the opinion Of the North
ern Pacific officials. By the 18th or goth
at farthest, a line Of steamers will begin to
run from Edwinton, the N. P. crossing, to
Ft. Benton on the Upper Missouri This
will leave only 100 miles of wagon route in
the most direct line of steam communication
between the Atlantic cities and Helena,
Montana. The rail and overland route
from New York to Montana, ola Chicago,
Union Pacific Road and ,Corinne, Utah,
embraces 4SO miles of wagon road. The
difference on the wagon routes in time
alone, would be nine days, if the teams
should make all of forty miles a day II
they made but twenty-five miles day the
difference would be fifteen days in favor of
the Ft Benton route, and so on. The cost
of freight would differ in proportion.


But even give the Chicago route the ad-
vantage Of water transportation by lakes,
and the Missouri, as far as practicable and yet
the Northern route is shorter by the whole
distance of over 600 miles between Sioux
City and Edwinton, and as much cheaper
rs the cost in time and money, of moving
freight that extra and unnecessary distance


The inevitable result will be of course, TO
throw all of the vast, and constantly accu-
mulating Montana trade into the hands of
the Northern Pacific Railway this present
season, at once lifting that magnificent
thoroughfare out of the region of myths,
and prophecies into the every day world.


The effect of this wholesale transfer will
be to bring the Lake Superior route into
remarkable prominence at once, and justify
every reasonable expectation OF the imme-
diate development of the Head of Lake Su-
perior! BThis Montana trade will 90
on, and if Superior does not connect her
self with the Northern Pacific Railway an
time to reap the fruits Of 1t, Duluth may
become the Great City of the Lake, after
all. But Judging from the present energy
with which Superior goes to work to fulfil
her part of the agreement of Jan. % we ex-
pect of course to see the trade of the great
West converge at this its natural and des-
tined port
Year: 1873

long reigned in these parts, may as well be
given up now in view of the active efforts
of rings and monopolies: namely the idea
that trade will come to the head of the
Lake without any special effort to obtain
it. If the country back of us were as
thickly populated as England, this might
be, but for five years we must work for 1T.
Year: 1873

BY virtue execution issued of and under the seal Of
the Supreme of the State of Wisconsin, in the above ent
delivered the and
real property Of the said Nathaniel Green Wilcox and
against him of the said Abby
Marshall William r. Marshall for the of Fortyone do
aud Seventve cents have seized and levied the
following described real and all the right title and inter
which said Wilcox had in and the said property the
the recovery sd Judgment towit the Fifteenth
day November A D. 1869 have acquired Of
the owt Lot 4S West Second Street in Supe
the u of NV Of section in township AZ of Range
80 and of section 35 Township
40 Range 13 the unity Douglas and State of Wis
consn which said and right title and interest shall
expose sale aud sell public auction the highest bidder


SATURDAY THE 10TH DAY OF MAY 1S73
O'Clock the forenoon that day the front door of the
house Superior the County of Douglas State of Wis
satisfy said execution the interest and much
of said property may thereto be necessary.


JAMES NEWTON


Sheriff of Douglas County.
Superior March &C. 1873. mar29may10
Year: 1873

Chester County rivals Delaware for atrocious
murders, now. The case at Jennersville is equal
to that at Dover. Undertook, il caught shond
take cue from the West case, and plead self
defence. Lot him confess tho murder But in
sist that bis victim hal attacked him But there
might be some danger OF course, that tho plea
wouldn't do, at West Chester.
Year: 1873

tV-Persons leaving the city for the summer. and
Wishing to have tho DAILY COMMERCIAL sent to
them, will please send US their address. Where the
paper s desired for less than one MONTH the postage
mad best be prepaid at this onlce. BY prepayment
oi postage by stamps. regularity OF delivery viii be
tusurQd