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Year: 1871

At a late hour on Saturday night two men enterco
the store formerly known as Dussmann's, 1t the
foot Of Union Hill. near Hoooken, and had remained
there for some time when they began TO demand
liquor without money. as Is alleged. The barKeepor
refused, and finally ordered the men out as they
were becoming riotOus in their conduct. The men
refused to leave the premises, and the barkeeper
underto0K TO elect them by force when they dragged
him to the sidewalk. knocked him down and beat
him In q frightful manner about the head. Wn04
store procured pistol, but, through some mishap,
its contents exploded before ne could present 10 os
bIs assaiIants The latter made good their escape


but warrant IL be issued for their arrest today
Year: 1871

The conditions and requirement. Of the exami-
nation have been carefully considered. and are
believed to be just and reasonable. such AS no
honorable, well qualified and experienced teacher
need to shun or fear; snd this being the case, no
release, omission or abatement of the full meas
ure of those requirements and conditions should
be asked for or expected, a none can be allowed.
The examination, upon every topic. will be hon
est straightforward and square; no quirks, catches
or puzzles will be INDUCED in or permitted. If
the candidate understands the subject, he will
succeed if not, he will fail


As the state certificate or diploma is good for
life, or until revoked for cause, in every county
and school district os the state it's professional
and other advantages TO the holder would seem
to be sufficiently obvious.


NEWTON BATEMAN,


Superintendent Of Pt5iic Instruction.
Year: 1871

1t is said that diamonds are now found
in South Africa in such quantities as tc
make them almost as cheap as less val
liable jewels. Should the success Of the
diamond hunters continue for any great
length Of time the result will be to re-
duce very greatly the value Of the pre-
cious stones, and then how Fisk and
the other notables will abandon them
and turn up their noses at what they
have so long worshipped as their idols
They will become common enough &c
take the place Of their endless imita
tions now in vulgar use, and to wear
them will no longer be a badge o'
wealth or a mark OF social distinction
1t is not easy TO predict what will be
selected to take their place, but it j:
certain that il they multiply at the
rates now developed in South Africa
their day will soon be past The Ko,
hinoor will become n mere historical
that once possessed an enormous value,
and had a worldwide renown.
Year: 1871

BROOKLYN, October DAN C. Gal
van, arrested for the murder of Michael
Campbell on the evening OF the 18th Of
July last, was placed on trial this morn
ing. The cause which led to the kill,
ing was in regard to the Orangemen
aud the proclamation Of Governor Hof-
man about the parade of the Orange
men in New York. While the jury was
being empanneled the counsel for the
prisoner said to one OF them, "What
church do you attend ?" The district
attorney objected to the question and
the Judge ruled it out. The trial will
probably continue for two days.
Year: 1871




ST. PAUL, October 5.-The latest &C
counts from the great fire raging in the
prairie and in the big woods in this
State show that it is but forty'five miles
west of here, being last night in the
vicinity of Dorain, and is slowly sweep
ing south and east. The big woods fire
burns more slowly than that on the
prairie. owing to some dampness which
had remained there through the long
drouth. The air around here is full OF
smoke and cinders. Exaggerated ac-
counts are rife OF the loss of life and
property. Doubtless the loss of property
is great, but so far but one life is posi-
lively known to have been lost, that of
a Swede named Conneaut, of Dazrel
Minnesota, who was awakened to find
his house in flames, and who, after
saving his family, attempted to save his
furniture and was oyerpowered by the
flames and perished.


OSHKOSH, Wis, October 5.-The
great excitement in this section is the
great fire in the northwestern part oi
the State. The country is all on fire
from Grand Rapids to Warsaw. A
gentleman just returned from that sec'
ton says there can be no estimation OF
the destruction OF property. Many OF
the cranberry marshes are entirely de-
stroyed and all the hay is burned. A
man by the name Of Donshoe climbed
a pine tree eighty feet and at that
height his hands were burned till they
were as raw as a piece of beef. The
woods east of Fon du Lac are op fire.
The train from Sheboygan was nearly
an hour behind time on that account
last evening.
Year: 1871

The farmer who stints the feed Of his
stock during the winter months, in order
to have something to carry to market


is foolish; the farmer who feeds bic
stock well through the winter months
is wise. One makes his stock bring g
price far more than the cost Of the extra
feed given the other has the pleasure
Of seeing his neigh bor's stock sell read


lily at the highest market, while his own
is slow Of sale, and at a reduced price
Year: 1871

Not only are toads harmless, but they
are absolutely and directly useful to us,
preambulating our fields and gardens at
night, and devouring vast quantities of
injurious insects which could never be
destroyed by the hand Of man. The mode
in which a toad takes his prey is very Gu
rious. The singularly beautiful eye of
thel toad is as quick as 1t is bright, and if
within its vision an insect or q grub
should happen to move, the toad is sure
to see it, and nearly certain to catch It,
First the toad holds its head as high as
possible, so rs to make sure Of its prey,
and then crawls slowly toward it, pre-
ferring to get under it if possible. When
it is nearly within reach it gazes intcntly
at the insect. its mouth being gradually
brought nearer and nearer. Something
pink then flashes from its mouth, and the
| insect vanises as if by magic.


The pink flash is the tongue of the toad
| which is formed in a rather curious way.
The base of the tongue is fixed close to
the front of the lower jaw, and is long
and tapering, the tip pointing down the
throat when it is at rest When, how
ever, it is used for catching prey, it is
thrown out with sort Of click" and
the tip, which is covered with glutinous
| secretion, adheres to the insect, and con-
veys it down the toad's throat before the
prey has had time to make an effort to
escape. When the toad swallows its
prey, it does it with a mighty effort, dur
ing which the eyes almost disappear, the
size of the insect having little to do with
the vchemence of the demonstration.
Sometimes when Il large beetle is swal-
lowed it does struggle, but too late, and
for some time its struggles may be seen
through the thin ribless sides Of its cap
turer, the toad sitting the while in total
composure, not in the least affected by
the scratchings and kickings that are 60
ing ON in lis interior


Indeed, the stomach of the toad seems
devoid OF feeling as if it were iron.
Moreover, the toad not only cares moth
ing for the scrilchings and kickings of Il
large beetle. but is equally Indifferent to
the stings of wasps, bees, and insects
similarly armed with venomous weapons,
and will eat them with marvellous appe-
tite, as if the sting acted as 4 sort OF gen
tie aid to digestion, like cayenne pepper
with cucumber. [Cassells Magazine.
Year: 1871

PUNISHMENT OF THE WHEEL. The
punishment of the wheel which was sup


pressed in 1890, was one of the most
trightful which can be imagined. The


criminal was extended on st. Andrews


cross. There were on it eight notches cut,
one below each arm, between each elbow


and wrist, another between each elbow
and the shoulder; one under each thigh


and one under each leg. The execution


er. armed with a heavy triangular bar of


iron, gave violent blow on each ofthese
eight places, and, of course. broke the


bone; and a ninth on a pit of the stomach
The manglcd victim was now lifted from
the cross and stretched on Il small wheel
placed vertically at one of the ends of the
cross, his back on the upper part of the


wheel, his head and feet hanging down.
The sentence bore, that he was to remain
there as long as it pleased God to prolong


his life. Many fingered there five or six


hours, some longer. A son of a leweller


in the Place de la Dauphine, who had


murdered his father, was only relieved


by death at the end of twenty four hours.


These unhappy wretches, often uttered
| horrible blasphemies, always tormented
by a continual thirst, incessantly called


out for something to drink. A man of
God, a priest never left their side during


their eXcruciating agony, but necessarily


put water to their parched lips, wiped the
sweat from their burning brow, and


pointed to mcrcitul God above the scat
fold, extending his arms to receive them


This holy duty was always discharged by
a doctor of the Sorboone
Year: 1871

In Ohio, last week, twenty Baptist
clcrgymen who We're attending conven-
ton went down to a secluded spot on the
river bank, in the afternoon, for the pur-
p)se of taking swim. This score of
brethren removed their clothing and
placed it upon Il railroad track close ut
hand, because the grass was vet. Then
they entered the water and enjoyed them
selves. Presently an express train came
around the curve at the rate of forty miles
an hour, and before any OF the swimmers
could reach dry land, all those under
shirts and socks and things were tlutter-
ing from the cow-catchcr and speeding
on toward Kansas. 1t was painful for
the brethren, exceedingly painful, be
| cause all the clothing that could be found,
after careful search, was Il sun-umbrcllt
and pair of eyeglasses.


And they do say that when those twenty
marched home by the refulgent light of
the moon, that evening, single file, and
keeping close together, the most familiar
acquaintance with the Zouave drill, on
the part of the man at the head with the
umbrella, still hardly sui1fccd to cover
them completely. They said they felt
conspicuous, somehow, and the situation
was made all the more embarrassing be
cause that night all the Dorcas societies,
and the Woman's Rights Conventions,
and the pupils at the Female Boarding
School, seemed to be prancing around the
route of the parade.
Year: 1871

For hearing before Judging.
For thinking before speaking.
For holding an angry tongue.
For stopping the ear to tattler.
For being kind to the distressed.
For giving aims TO the poor.
For being patient to all.


For asking pardon for wrongs.
For speaking evil Of no man.
Year: 1871

Sir Walter Scott, in his days Of law
practice, once defended a house breaker
at Jedbui gh. sAttor the trial the pris
oner thanked him for his eNertions, and
said he was sorry he could not give him
Il fee, but he would give him two bits of
information: First, that y yelping terrier
inside y house was better protection than
a big dog outside; and secondly that no
lock so bothered Il house breaker as an
old rusty one.
Year: 1871

A preparation Of roots and herbs warranted TO be
strictly vegetable, and do no injury any onef


it has been used by hundreds. and known for the
last 40 years one of the most reliable eeacous and
harmless preparations offered to the suffering. If
taken regularly and permanently it is
Year: 1871

Our maid was busy hanging clothes on the
line, when, CHANGING to raise her ewes, She
saw female form suspended from one Of
the windows Of house. so situated that it
could not easily be seen from any Of the adj
joining houses.


Ia an instant the alarm was given aud
the poor woman. who, in moment Of de-
hrium, sought to destroy her life, was releas-
ed from her perilous position Only a lit
tie hook had held her clothes, and prevented
her death


The man who forged that hook, aud he
who set it in its place, little thought Of the
importance of their work but God saw it all
the time Had the hook been sighted in the
making, or had it been fastened carelessly, aud
insecurely, it might have cost life. But the
hook was strong aud drm and right side up,
and It saved a soul from death


God uses many hooks, not only putting
them in the jaws of the ungodly to turn them
back, but also to pluck his tempted saints out
Of many dangerous nets. \ word decd, a
smile, prayer, tear, may prove the saliva
ton Of some bewildercd soul,


BE faithful then Learn that all your
work is done for God. Slight nothing. Have
the same evidence of your salvation that the
little servant girl had, who, when asked how
she knew she was converted said " Because
! Nrceg uadcr he mats
Year: 1871

We heard the Old beggar woman through,
thcn came to our work, more glad than ever
that ours is not life Of drunkenness aud
dissipation, that leads to poverty and to such
a sad and lonely life as has come to harrow
the declining years Of one whose better days
went thougbtiessly away, as do the days Of
thousands now happy but who may be poor
friendless and in want before there comes
another Saturday night
Year: 1871

There is a general strike of the journeymen
shOemakers in Baltimore. 1t appears that the
boot and shoe manufactures discovered that
the female operatives employed by them had
formed secret Order to prevent the employ
ment Of all females not belonging to their
Union, and on Thursday discharged all female
operatives of the Order, Offering to continue
them at work if they would abandon the
Society. The females declined this otfcr, aud
their action being at once made known to the
Crispins, the latter Immediately struck, caus-
ing a cessation of work in the shoe factories
throughout the city About 2OOO persons are
thrown out of work.
Year: 1871

Travellers always liable sudden ySsnter
and Cholera Morbus and these
home unpleasant. The PAIN may always
relied in such symptoms.
take teaspOonu in gill Of milk and molasses and
gill OF hot water stir we'll together and drink hot Repeat the
dose hour until relieved II the pains be bathe
the bowels and back with the medicine clear.


In of Asthma and Phthisic take teaspoontu in l
Of hot Swtpeued well also bathe
throat and stomach faithfully with the medicine, clear


Dr. Sweet takes the boneset
ting faster than any thing he applied.


Fishermen often exposed hurts by having their skin
pierced with hooks and fins O fish be relieved by bathing
Killer accident
the anguish ia Abatrd bathe often ~ II
minutes three or four times and will seldom have
trouble.


The bites and scratches Of dogs and cats cured
bathing with the Pain Killer clear. apr2-lm
Year: 1871

IHOUGHTLESSNESS OF YOUTH


In general I have no patience with


people who talk about the Thought


lessness of youth" indulgently;


had infinitely rather hear of Thoughts
less old age, and the indulgence due
to that. When a man has done his
work, and nothing can any way be
materially altered in his fate, let
him forget his toll, and jest with his
fate, if he Will; but what excuse can.
You find for wilfuIness OF thought at
the very time when every crisis of
future fortune hangs on your deci-
sion! Youth thoughtIess when all
the happiness of his home forever
depends on the chances or the pas.
sions of an hour? A youth thought
less when the career of all his days
depends on the opportunity of mo-
meht! a youth thoqghtless when
ms every act is fopndation-stonp
of future conduct, and every imag
inatiOn a fountain. oflIife or death +!
Be thoughIess in any after years
rather than though indeed,
there is only one place where a man
may be utterly thoughtless - his
death bed. Nothing should ever be
left to be done there.-ERuskin.
Year: 1871

Butterflies have been found flying
at sea, six hundred miles from land.
Their buoyaney is great, and the
muscular effort of flying must be
small, while the wind drives them
forward rapidly over great distances.
Year: 1871

An old lady read an item in one Of the
papers, the other day, describing hov q
grindstone burst in s saw factory and
killed four men. She just happened %
remember that there was s small grind
stone down in her cellar, leaning up
against the wall. So she went out and
got an accident insurance policy, and
then, summoning the hired girl, and
holding the pie-board in front Of her. so
that if the thing exploded her face
would not be injured, she had the stone
taken out in the alley, where twenty
four buckets of water were thrown on
IT, and a stick was stuck in the hole,
bearing a placard marked Dangerous"
She says it's a mercy the whole house
was not blown to pieces before this.
Year: 1871

WHAT TELLs.-When Grant went
into power, the interest on the debt
paid out each month amounted 10
SlO,532,462.5O. Now it comes to
s9,527'2l2.67. Can anything more
surely prove the economy and wise
management of the finances than
this Interest is a pretty certain
disbursement, but the Republican
party through President Grant, has
tsdueed it over one million dollars
a month Think of it, voter.
Year: 1871

A farmer went to town one day, accom-
panied By his son, little Thomas


See" said he TO him on the way, " there
is broken horseshoe in the road pick it up
and put it in your pocket


80 no, father" replied Thomas, it isn't
worth while to stop and pick it up"


His father answering nothing, picked it up
and put it in his own pocket. lie sold it to
the blacksmith of the next village for three
farthngs, aud bought cherries with the money


After this they continued their journey.
The sun was burning hot. Neither house
nor treee nor spring was anywhere to be seen
Thomas suffered with thirst, and had great
difficulty in keeping up with his father


The latter then, as if by accident, let fall a
cherry Thomas picked it up with as much
cagerness as if it had been gold and pat it
in his mouth A few PAGES further on the
father let fall another cherry, which Thomas
seized with the same haste. This game con-
tinued until all the cherries had been picked
up. When the last had been eaten, the father
turned to his son smiling and said to him


You see now that if you had been willing
to stoop once to pick up the horseshoe, you
would not have been obliged to do it a hun.
dred times for the cherries" ErchaRge
Year: 1871

Heaven help the man who imagines he
can dodge enemies by trying to please every
body If such an individual ever succeeded,
we should be glad of t-not that one should
be going through the world trying to fad
beams to knock and thump his head against,
disputing every mans opinion, fighting and
elbowing, and crowding all who differ from
him. That, again, is another extreme. 9th
er people have their opinion-so have you !;
don't fall into the error of supposing they
will respect you more for turning your coat
every day, to match the color Of theirs.
Wear your own colors, in spite Of winds and
weather, storms aud sunshine. 1t costs the
vaccilating and irresolute ten times the trouble
to wind aud shuttle and twist that it does hon
est, manly independence to stand its ground.
Year: 1871

SAYING HATEFUL THNGs. What strange
disposition is that which leads people to say
hateful things for the mere pleasure Of saying
them When you have done your best to
please, and are feeling very kindly and pleas.
antly, out will pop some undeIhand stab which
you alone can comprehond-a sneer which is
masked, but which is too well aimed to be
misunderstood. Just half dozen words, on.
ly for the pleasure of seeing cheek flush
and an eye lose its brightness, only spoken be-
cause he is afraid you are too happy or too
conceted. Yet they are worse than SO many
blows How many sleepless nights have such
mean attacks caused tender.hearted men
How after them, one awakes, with aching eyes
and head, to render that speech before every
thing, that bright, sharp, well aimed-needle
of speech that probed the very center Of
your soul !-Household,
Year: 1871

\ crippled beggar was striving to pick
up some old clothes that had been thrown
from window, when crowd of rude boys
gathered about him, mimicking his awkward
movements, and hooting at his helplessness
and rags. Presently noble little fellow
came up, and pushing through the crowd,
helped the poor crippled man to pick up his
gifts, and placed them in bundle. Then
slipping a piece of silver into his hands, he
was running away, when a voice far above
him said, Little boy with straw hat look
up" A lady, leaning from an upper window
said earnestly, God bless you, my little fel-
low God will bless you for that As he walk
ed along, he thought how glad he had made
his own heart by doing good. He thought
of the poor beggar's grateful look of the
lady's smile, and her approval and last and
better than all, he could almost hear his
Heavenly Father whispering, Blessed are the
merciful, for they shall obtain mercy Lit
tie reader, when you have an opportunity of
doing good, and feel tempted to neglect it,
remember the little boy with the straw
hat. ."-ErchaRge.
Year: 1871

Alexander Hamilton once said to an
intimate friend :''Men give me credit
for genius. All the genius l have lies
just in this When l have a subject in
hand l study it profoundly; day and
night tits before me l explore it in all
its bearings; my mind becomes per-
vaded with it. Then the effort which
. L make the people are pleased to call
the fruit OF genius. 1t Is the fruit of
labor and thought"
Year: 1871

The inhabitants OF town in Mime
sofa recently took a notion to remove
their cemetery. In digging about the
bones they came across the body of a
woman who was buried thirteen years
ago, and found it to be as hard as
stone. Several other bodies were
found in the Same condition.
Year: 1871

Greeley tells an inquirer Chat there
is no trouble in raising geese for mar
ket if YOU don't wean them too young.
Let them trot around with the old eve
till their bride teeth are grown, and
you can then transplant them to the
forcing frame without willing.
Year: 1871

The prospects of the tobacco crop
in some portions Of Virginia are very
bad. The tobacco fly is said to be so
numerous that planters have almost
abandoned any hope of raising crop
and what is raised will be of very in
fcrior quality in consequence Of its be,
ING planted late in the season.
Year: 1871

We trust that all our resident ana mon
resident property holders will now appre-
.ciate the Importance supporting liberaly
the Superior TINES, which has worked
faithfully for over year to enhance the
value of their property in legitimate and
permanent way The TINES has certainly
done its part, as all acknowledge. in secur-
ing railroad to Superior, though it would
by no means claim all the honor, but it has
vet done enough to merit and claim the
support of all who are interested in this
town and county.


We are by no means anxious to emulate
those papers that act as corner lot organs,
nor will we encourage the suicidal policy
of holding on to property IN Superior as
though it were now a Chicago or New
York. We shall encourage the give and
take policy and frown down the land shark
business by all means in, our power, beiiev-
ing and knowing that only a liberal policy
on the part of property owners here will
ever set the currents of trade, and the life
blood of city in circulation. But every
fair valuation that busy work, and increas-
ing commerce can put upon property IN all
parts of this town site we stand ready to
uphold and secure.


And it aciH be the interest of every owner
not only to take the TINES hereafter and
pay for it, but TO extend its circulation
among his friends aud neighhors, as We
shall ever be found III the van OF events IL
this quarter, and keep ourselves and oul
readers fully posted on all that occurs, and
all that can be foreseen as among the pro
liabilities The past course and success o
the TINES is sufficient guarantee to its sub
scribers for the future. Send on YOU
money then, and back up an enterprise
which you cannot afford to dispense with.