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Year: 1873

A MARTYR TO GALLANTRY.--Ac clerk
in tho lndipnapolis Post office is now in
the last stages Of drouth, occasioned by
his own gallant-y in volunteering to lick
and adjust postage stamps for the young
ladies who came to his window. lie is
very charning-Indianapolis is full OF
good looking girls who love dearly to SOC
him run out his tongue and moisten n
stamp, and the first thing tho unfortunate
young man knew he had exhausted his
saivary secretions, and was as dry as a
boarding house pie. The doctor says
unles he can start the sap in his system
he is goner.
Year: 1873

WE have often looked for sentence
that would clearly explain it. A West
ern paper kindly supplies the want in
this beautiful simile. " You might as
well try to shampoo an elephant with a
thimble full Of soap and water, as to at
tempt TO do businCsy and ignore adyer-
tising.
Year: 1873

Ak Illinois girl, having $4,000 of her
own, recently refused to marry a clergy
man because she thought herself not good
enough to be clergyman's wife. ie
gave up his sacred calling and proposed
again, and then she refused him because
she thought horself too good TO marry n
man who would abandon his high profess
sion to gain a woman's hand.
Year: 1873

AN Indiana woman is mad because her
husband took her very best sheet to hang
himself, when there was an old clothes.
line in the cellar which was good enough
for the purpose. She says he was always
too extravagant, ana too lazy to go into
the cellar for anything.
Year: 1873

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS-In County
- Court.


In the matter of the Estate Of John Peter Bourg





On reading and fling the petition of Catharne BsurC
scntng that she is the widow of the deceased and Guardian OF
Godfrey and John Bourg infant heirs said estate nheritin
in common and undivided with Herman Bourg
Mauhman of Duluth st Lou, County State of Mnnesc
bara Bremng of Portage Lake Houghon County Marian
Bourg of Detroit Wayne County, State of Michigan
Elz beth Wear of Superior Douglas County State
sin all of the following described real estate viz


Lots number block ty>eight,
forty four FIVE six eight and block
SIX and in block ninety egt and eight in block
dred nineteen in Superior City according the
ed in the oe of the Register of Deeds the Douglas
aforesaid and praying that be appointed
partition of said estate 1t is ordered thar said petition
before the Judge of this Court


MONDAY THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY NEXT
al two O'Clock in the afternoon at the Probate Office
the Court House Superior said County and
Soderund and he hereby appon ed agent the
said heirs who reside out of this state And it further
that ce thereof be given to al interested by publish
ing of this der for fonr prior
dav of hearing he Superior Times weekly newspaper pub
shed Superior aores aid. TIIOS CLARK County judge
DATED May 4th, 1873 mayi0jul5
Year: 1873

Look out for the bridges. The r. r.
bridge IN Connecticut which sunk under a
train last month, thereby destroying in a
fearful manner a number Of human lives,
was thought safe enough by its builder. He
guaranteed the bridge, but no one had
guaranteed his knowledge and scientific
competency as a bridge builder, and so
lives were risked on the death trap he had
bniit, till this spring, the breaking Of sin
gle mill dam, undermined the foundations OF
the bridge, with fatal result


Every one yet remembers the sad acct
dent on the New York Midland railroad
Year: 1873

The most foolish act passed by the late
Congress was the new postage law. TIE
agitators of the reform in postage, were
striking principally at Congress in the mat
ter OF the much abused franking privilege


But Congress protected itself as might have
been expected, and took over a million ana
a half from the Treasury, to make up for
the loss Of free postage in their own case
Year: 1873

y


Edmund T. Ely against Nathaniel Green Wilcox.
BY virtue under of
the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin en
tied action directed ald delivered against Personal
and real Of the said Nathaniel
judgment Of said Court against him in favor of the
mund F. Ely for the Of sixty dollars have
seized and levied upon the following
all the right title aud Interest which Wilcox
and to the said the
ment towit the seventeenth day of June 1870
have since Of in wit: Lot Is in
lock 12 in Middletown the ofnw in Township
AZ of Ra Is Lot of Section 80 and Section 35
Township 49 Range 13 the County Douglas and
State of Wisconsin, which said real and right title and
interest shall expose for sale and public auction to the
highest bidder


SATURDAY THE 10TH DAY OF MAY 1873
ut ten O'Clock IN the forenoon Of that The
Court house Superior Douglas
y said execution, interest costs or
much Of said property IS nay thereto be necessary


JAMES NEWTON,


Sheriff of Douglas County.
Superior March 2G, 1873 nar2omayio
Year: 1873

The Boston advertiser (fiepl


The bill pending in the House does not in
incude the heads of departments II simply provides
for restoring the Old rates Of compensation far
they may apply to the Vice President Speaker, and
Senator'S Representatives, and Delegates In Congress
The action Senate. TO this extent, Is III The
highest degree problematca AS we remarked yester-
day that body Is sensitive TO public opinion. Secure
in his tenure power beyond the reach OF popular
people as a we-meaEing but somewhat uDruly family.
10 be hupored scOlded and patronzed by turns but
of much account as a guide TO legislation. The Senate
TOO has been watered prOusely since the reconstruct
ton and no speculation concerning ITS action on any
question can be of value that does not take account
of that melancholy fact


LACK OF ARGUMENT IL FAVOR or THE GRAB.


Brom The B,l5iO CoUTtr (Dem.D


We have searched in vain through such
reports of the debates have yet reached us Ior some
thing worthy of being called argument in favor OF
retaing the increase OF salary The approximation OF
the specie standard and the cheapenng OF
almost article of subsistence take away from the
urged in favor their sordd scheme Little, therefore,
remained them except 10 thrust forward instead OF
reasons their determination 10 keep their Ill gotten
gains as long as they can.


A RIGHTEOUS ACT. ..-.


Th De.rot Free Press tD,n.l


Those organs which have rejOiced in the
suppostion that the increase In the Presidents salary
was secure from hostile touch will that 1t ia not
secure after all and would be serving MI Grant just
night after tue airy and unwarraned assumptions made
y his particular friends OF his opposition 10 the salary
steal, 10 cut down his allowances
Year: 1873

nv reasou or the accident In history that within
her limits the first Congress sat- and the immortal
Decaration was promulgated in q building which still
stands the most sacred and venerable edifce In the
Republic that 10 cradled IL Is that Philadelphia
NAV derive some locai advantage from the Exposition,
and in view that fact she has already contributed
very far beyond her quota toward s cxpenses In add


on 10 fre gift Of OF 450 of lovely park
land for the site OF the buildings and after paving the
expenses the first Centennial Convention composed
OF Commissioners from all the StaJes appointed by the
President the nomination OF the Governors she has
subscribed s310OO0 OF the s00000o0 estimated 70 be
necessary than onethird of the whole sum- and
TO raise her subscription TO Oo0 while her
citizens will also spend great deal to furnish needed
accommodations for visitors, and TO promote special
travelling facilities Certainly In the face Of these facts
Philadelphia cannot be accused OF graspng or selhsh
disposition While she will undoubtedly gain much from
the rush of visitors to the Exposition, the country al
large Will gain far more
Year: 1873

Some of the more fair-minded journals of
the Pacific States think that Senator Jones Of Nevada
who succeeds Mr.. Nye in the Senate, has not been


fairly presented the people this side Of the Union
The San Francisco Bulletin says:


We have no doubt that Mr. Jones owed his success
mainly 20 his popularity a hearty outspoken man OF
the people representing vigorously their feeling against
the Overweening power and abuses OF leagued capital
We have az little doubt that he be relied upon 10


the encrOaehmeDts and detati0n OF this power at
the national capital Hence think that he should
~ Washing gOD with the support OF all who appreciate
the fact that the overshadOwng evil IN politics and
legislation is that which he made the point Of
tack in his own canvass To how much he owed TO
this cause we will add that while Nevada gave Grant
1850 majority and Jones carried large majority OF the
legislative delegation Goodwin, the Republican candi
Gate for Congress- beaten 200 by Kendall Democrat
because he defended the railroad monopoly. The
InOneyed influences we're against Jones and Kendall
she people them II undenable that the
masses OF Nevada recognized the success OF Jones
their own victory. IL the trust they have
posed ia him. or fails discretion and fairness shall
be TO criticse and condemn We now feel TO
hope for better things.


II the Senator does represent this popular feeling
against monopOes oppressive corporations, is not
lair to class him with the corrupt men who disgrace the
very name OF Senator. Give him chance to show to
which side be belongs in the fight.
Year: 1873

eheerfuy on the above subject 1t rise In freghts
has called every available ship into service; and that
the dispute to the relative merits OF iron and wooden
vessels has turned favor Of tho latter 1he Journa
adds:


Experience is proving that the claims made for iron
vessels are not well founded. The wooden vessel Is now
considered stronger safer swifter. AM delivers the
cargo In better condition than the iron one time mas
made the test and the result appears TO I've have
stated This practically ends the competition between
the rival materials and places wood In the front, with


little fear OF its being supplanted again There Is good
deal OF commotion among iron builders at the turn
which things have taken, and efforts will be made TO
counteract unfavorabe circumstances in which they
find themselves but 1t is doubtful they succeed In
restoring confidence In iron.


The wooden shipbuilders have the field 20 themselves.
This is the to improve it, they well understand.
We shall probably have buster season In the shpyards
OF Maine than since 1855. unless builders much
crippled for want OF means that they cannot into the
business. All along the coast the notes OF preparation
have been sounded. Next Fall many keel will
kiss the waters OF the Atlantic from the shipyards OF
prosperity.
Year: 1873

taken the back pay 'eS WIZ mopJ 49, ~ eo' sIeuI'
for refusing it till IL a'. nJ 49, :. :" 1,p"' m1
over, when they will qais. :" na" ney
understand the situation u s"0'
know that tho only sacrifice th> -
small matter of interest while tho ''cn n pay
is lying idle, and unless the popular iD> isna,
ton is kept up at white heat they Will by - :"
by draw the whole amount But the people,
are beginning to understand it also, and it Is
probable that by the time Congress conVenes
again, the men who are playing this fsst-and-
loose game viii be set down in the popular
estimation among the gTabbers.


The truth is, the discussion Of this whole mat
ter by Congressman themselves has never had
any seriousness Not more than half dozen
of them have felt at all earnestly about it. In
the minds Of the most conscientious OF them,
with few exceptions, the subject has been
considered in the light of policy rather than
of morality. They have considered always the
effect upon the popular vote, never the effect
upon the popular conscience or upon
the standard of public morality. Their argu-
ments have been full of sophi8trie5, and all
their reasoning fallacious. The popular sense
has applied the moral test TO the transaction,
but the lawmakers themselves have not been
able to comprehend it. Nothing will bring
them TO it but persistent agitation. COnyen-
tions of the dominant party, wherever they
have been held since the adjournment,
have, under the stress of public opin-
ion, passed resolutions of condemnation.
and undertaken to commit the party
to a position of hostility to the
measure. There is too much reason to believe
that most of this has been done in the spirit
of demagOguery, and that there is really no
more heart in il than in the empty talk of
the politicians, who have either drawn tho
pay already or are going round the temptation
very carefully and wistfully, and thinking
what help 1t would be III paying for new
houses. There is one plain duty for press and
people, and that is not TO give over the agl-
taton of the subject till something
comes Of it beside windy resolutions that
are full of sound aud fury and
signify nothing. The country needs to
be lifted once more to the level Of belief
in the earnestness and the honesty Of tho
people, and the gentlemen who compose the
Congress which meets next December are
those who need to be convinced of It. The
story will grow old and the debate tiresome.
perhaps-especially to those most interested
IN it; but there is no other way to accom-
plsh the work.
Year: 1873

among the Minnesota gentlemen who were
disappointed in the result of the State Con-
yention, and some Of them are talking quite
seriously about annulling its action upon the
ground Of miscount or fraud in the ballot.
There could be no better PROOF tha' IL was
high time for just such thing to happen ana
for the reigning Ring to be rebuked' Inc
Republican party of the country
in the throos of new Drtn'
II ia trying hard to reform itsel''
or rather the honest masses in it are trying 10
cast out the corrupt and profigato elements In
il, and make it once moro worthy OF popular
confidence. 1t is an experiment which Will DC
watched with the greatest interest, and with
the hopes of all good men for its success
Minnesota seems to have made very H'ir
hepipning.
Year: 1873

so completely the slave Of McCue that he docs
his every bidding. o.


This appears to us a tolerably complete
"Ring,p and we feel justified in reiterating the
statement we have previously made And we
further advise stockholders and depOstors
that if they can break the order of the Court
which makes Mr.. Chauncey the Receiver of
the bank they may possibly find that
majority Of the men we have named have
overdrawn their accounts and are in
debt to the bank. In that case, tho whole Of
the outrageous proceedings by which Chaun-
cey was appointed Receiver would look as if
undertaken in order to conceal what we have
no hesitation in pronOuncing downright
robbery If the stockholders and depositors
desire to establish these facts and save them
selves they will do well to meet and act at
once
Year: 1873

By o series of compromises it is proposed
in some quarters to let the Washington Mar
ket booths remain. The Corporation Counsel
is positive in his opinion as to the power
of the Board of Health to remove these
nuisances, and Of the duty of the Com
missioner of Public Works to aid in such
removal But the Mayor desires delay, and
the Superintendent of Markets proposes a
compromise. The Superintendent has, in fact,
issued orders for a general whitewashing and
cleansing. which are designed to correct the
worst features of the nuisance as it now exists.
1t appears, furthermore, that the original lease
hold OF these tenants of the public streets Is
forty years old, some of tho first permits
dating back as many years as that. This
then, is an ancient and time-hOnored abuse,
and naturally it Will take much hard work. to
kill it, But, now that the whole question has
been taken up in earnest, we hope it will not
be allowed to drop until it has been disposed
of in such way as to secure the best interests
of the city and the equities involved.
Year: 1873

TdderZOOk is not a nice name; one might very
Justly be forgiven for distrusting an UdfeZook,
The man who has inst figured in arrest on suspi-
cion in West Chester Penn, began career OF IN
fanny as William Uddeuook William was the
brother-n-law Of one Dr." GOss. an easy-going
person, who had an insurance on his hfa
for S50OO in favor Of bis vale, Who
was Udderzooks sister One day there was
an explosion in Go5s's laboratory in the cbauod
ruins of the building were found the blackened re-
mains of human body which was alleged by the
widow and Udderzook to be that Of Goss and on
which application was made for the amount Of the
life insurance So far, the is not peculiar one.
But not long after this Goss being supposed dead
stranger stopping at q vayside inn was taken
out in the wagon of a casual wayfarer, as though
the latter had courteously entreated the former 10
take a ride. The man in the wagon and his sup
posed new acquaintance disappeared. Months
afterward. the half-buried body Of murdered man
was found in West Chester woods. This must have
been tho missing stranger; and the man VINO IN
vited him to ride was probably Udderzook Tho
murdered man is supposed TO be Goss who, secretns
about his person all his available funds, had been IN
hiding while the farce Of collecting the $4,000 duo
ON his life insurance was carried on. Udderzook
must have known that Goss had his money about
him; he knew that Goss was as good az dead to the
community who had known him; why not kill him'
But. whose was the body found in the ashes OF
Goss's laboratory We will not pursue the revolt
ing induest. These simple details Of true story
are abandoned to the blood -curdling noyelwriter.
Year: 1873

The POst-Offce Department was criticised
for introducing an exclusive and peculiar de-
sign Of postage stamps to replace the abolished
franks of the Executive Departments. The
ready excuse was that these official stamps
were intended to prevent improper use of the
mails by private persons. Now it turns out
that this device has proved Intellectual At
least one postmaster is reported to have sold
a goodly lot of his official stamps to outside
customers. These stamps are supposed to be
going about the country covering the private
correspondence Of their purchasers just as was
the case formerly when Congressman franked
blank envelopes by the package for Their
friends. Evidently this generation will not
recover in a hurry from the effects Of the an
cient abuse Of the mails.


Greek brigands arc hardly more daring and
yentnresome in their predatory exploits than
the robbers who attacked railway train IN
Iowa on Morfqv ht. Within the last year
or 50 the . .....l...4ns have been ir the habit
Year: 1873

TIE WRONG PEw.-A prominent
member Of a church in Kingston, \.


Y, the other Suntag, in iit of ab-
straction, went early to church and took
a seat in the pew ahead Of his own.
The next person that came in, knowing
that his pew was the one ahead Of The
prominent members, also sat IN the
wrong pew. Everyone that came in
afterwards pursued a similar line Of ar
glment, and III consequence, that morn
Ing everybody on that side of the church
was i'll the wrong pew. The man who
occupied the front pew thought chs
pew didn look natural, but as broth
er B. was just behind him, it wasn't
possible he himself could be Mistaken"
Year: 1873

Our brother g. w. Witter being a
Sabbatarian, and earnest in the faith,
very naturally believes the seventh day
to be tie sabbath day or day of rest, and
as positively ignores the first dag of.he
week as tie day the Lord intended we
should observe as day hallowed, and
set apart for rest for all the people of
the earth. 1t being simply a question
Of '.opinion' we think we may as lust
ly accuse our brother Of ignoring Gods
commandment, as for him to accuse
those whose belief prompts them to
keep the first in lieu of the seventh
Never mind George, the good Lord viii
tell Us all about it one Of these DAYS,
and We believe you will be commended
for observing Saturday as heartily as
Bro. Webster will be for keeping Sun
day. 1t won't be long We'll anchor by
and by"
Year: 1873

of view, to the Boards intelligence il we COM
pared it with the Senate of the United States.
under the hand of President Grant. We
out of his party, and we have seen Carl
Schurz vote with the opposition. These were
triumphs for the administration of the kind
that lackeys are wont to admire, for tho
victims of displeasure were injured and in
suited. and no bones broken in return. It Ia
odd, therefore. that Mayor Havemeyer should
have managed to estrange republicans from him
in his short career, and probably in the Same
way that the Senators were forced away from
President Grant As it happened the Presl-
dent could spare Sumner and Schurz and the
rest, though they cost him ST. Domingo; but it
is doubtful whether their ability to cramp him
permanently would have changed the determi-
nation to squeeze them through the rails OF
the party fence. So our worthy Mayor, we
have no doubt, will bate neither jot nor title
in his ten-barrelled demand upon the Alder
men to surrender at discretion We cannot
follow him into the small details of his fights
and his appointments, but phlegm, strong
headedness and gratitude pervade them all
These are the main characteristics, however,
OF the typical personal power Of the day. In
the microcosm of New York we can better
trace how these qualities are calculated to sue
ceed than on the wider stage of the nation.
If Soulouque found his Dukes de Marmalade
and De Lemonade and his monopolies only
hurried him out Of Hayti in the end, perhaps
phlegm, strong g-headedness, gratefulness and
mediocrity Of following may end no better for
our worthy Knickerbocker Mayor. 1t would
bo premature to prophesy how Mr.. Havemeyer
will close his political career, and, a fortiori,
it would be folly to speak of the future fortune
reserved for our respected President whom the
Mayor happens in many points to resemble
It suggests the query, Is this class of man the
result of all our reforming?
Year: 1873

no squeamish notions about this matter; but
we appeal to the honest convictions of the
students whose coming is sought-men who
are taught to do their own thinking g-whether
this risk had better not be avoided? And the
way we would suggest for its avoidance is to
simply remove it. Whether any power exists
or can be created sufficiently efficacious to
draw the teeth of the ''tiger" during the week
of the college races we know not. But unless
there is such power, and unless it is applied,
it would be better, far better, that the annual
college gathering never be at Saratoga.
Year: 1873

FIRE IN HAvANA-HEAvY LOSSES OF PROP
ERrY AND LIFE.-By telegram from Havana
We are informed that square of build
ir3s-the Plaza vapor-in that city was
reduced to ashes by fire during the night
of the 9th inst The conaagration broke
out suddenly and almost simultaneously
in the four corners OF the square. 1t spread
with great rapidity. The loss of property is
estimated at $8,000,00O, and it is said that
twenty persons perished. The scene Of alarm
was exciting and terrible. Parents threw
their children from the balconies to save them
from death in the flames. The fire is sup
posed to have been the work OF incendiaries-
a very saddening reflection for the afflicted
.snrvivors of the sad visitation.
Year: 1873

MORE TROUBLE IN MEXICO is indicated by
the last news from Monterey and Matamoros
There appears to be q good deal OF excitement
over the contest for Governor of Nuevo Leon,
and several chiefs of the revolution of last year
have congregated at Monterey to show their
sympathy with the present State government
of Nuevo Leon, which is opposed to General
Garcia Ayalo, the candidate of the federal
government Orders have been given from
the City of Mexico for troops to be sent to
Monterey The actual government of Mexico
is strong comparatively, but it may not be able
to prevent the old feuds breaking out again
between the State and federal authority and
the rival military chiefs and politicians.
Year: 1873

United States Senatorship. Both the repub-
lcan and democratic parties having been
mixed up to some extent with the Central
Pacific Ring and monopoly, the republicans
particularly being odious on that account, the
people of California have repudiated these old
parties. In the success of the new indepen-
dent and anti-monopoly party of that State
we see the commencement of revolution in
the politics and political issues of the
country