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enoaoement to Edgar Van Wyck had

engagement to Edgar Van Wyck had
teen made under compulsion, and he
quickly determined that no such prom
Use should prevent his winning the girl
for himself. He felt not the slightest
hesitation in his course. He saw that
she was restrained by some powerful
influence, probably that OF her father;
that she had given her hand to a man
she did not love in consequence. A
man, indeed He almost laughed out
right at the thought of that verdant
boy aspiring to become the husband OF
this peerless creature. In the frank
ness of his nature. Randall resolved at
once what he would do. He would
seek this fledgling sutton, and tell him,
kindly but firmly, that his passion for
Jessica was hopeless; that he proposed
to wed her himself, and that his boy
love must cease.
While the idea of such foolish ambi-
ton amused him, he felt Some sympa-
thy for Edgar in the bitter disappoint-
ment that he was to suffer.
"Poor fellow" he unused, as he
walked briskly along, Il suppose he
can't help it. He's not to be blamed;
any man, or boy either, might love
her."
He had learned something of Edgar
during his stay in the neighborhood
More than once he had called at the
widows cottage on his fruitless search !;
and upon becoming better acquainted
with Mrs. Van Wyck, she had spoken
of her boy, and of his former wish to
leave her for the city. But she had
given no hint of his attachment to
,Jessica.
"I'll go over to the cottage this very
afternoon" he soliloquized. "That is,
if that runaway horse has gone back
to the village, as | suppose. Confound
the uneasy creature he never played
me such a trick before. I'll have
plain talk with both the widow and the
boy. She is sensible woman, and she
will helI me bring the lad back to rea-
son. " hen he gets the first keen edge
off his grief, and comes to look at the
matter in sensible way, he will want
to leave home, so that absence may
help cure his unlucky passion. That
will be well, and I'll cheerfully furnish
him the means to travel while, and
help him afterward, if he will let me.
Yes, / see my way right through this
business. The unaccountable affair
that brought me here is as dark as
ever; every new step only shows me
how useless it is to try to pierce this
mystery of my fathers fate. The
search must soon be given up; am
next to certain, now, that my poor
father wandered off and persisted in
that dreadful swamp, in the midst of
the storm. and that l shall never find
his remains. Jessica shall return
home with me. What hinders? Her
father"
The thought that he was contriving
how to make that rude and disagree
able man his father-in-law gave new
turn to his reflections. His pace slack
ened. He was walking through the
wood, and with this sudden turn of his
thoughts he was about to pause and
lean against tree-trunk, when the
sharp report of pistol echoed among
the trees. His hat was struck from his
head; a bullet had passed through the
crown.
fro BE CONTINUED
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
Laws in Indian Territory.

From the Kansas City Times.
The court OF Coweta in the Creek ma
ton in Indian Territory found Babe
Mapardv guilty of larceny, and he was
sentenced to be shot to death on April
"a.
He had been convicted of larceny
three times.
The law in this country gives fifty
lashes over the bare back for the first
theft, 100 lashes for the second ard
death for the third. The chief of the
Creeks refused pardon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
An End of One Nuisance.

The extinction of an ancient and most
serious nuisance in the great alkah
works of Lancashire, England, furnishes
recent illustration of this utilization of
industrial wastes. In the Leblanc proc
ess of manufacturing carbonate of soda
common salt is treated with sulphuric
acid and the residue forms what is
known as ''alkali waste" This is main
ly sulphide of calcium. which readily
decomposes with the evolution of sui
phuretted hydrogen, polluting air and
water with the odor of rotten eggs, and
making the region of the alkali works
intolerable. After fifty years of labor
and research this 'alkali waste" is now
rendered innocuous by process which
yields pure sulphur, having an average
market value of $50 ton.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
Sleep a Preventive of Disease.

People have very generally learned
the lesson that natural sleep is the best
medicine of the sick A scientific writer
now calls attention to its power as a
preventive of disease. He remarks, as
an instance, that sleep taken at the right
moment will prevent an attack of ner-
vous headache. If the subjects of such
headaches will watch its coming, they
will find that it begins with feeling of
WEAKNESS or heaviness. This is the
time the sleep of an hour, or even two,
as nature guides, will effectually prevent
the headache. If not taken just then it
viii be too late. After the attack is fair
ly under way, it may be impossible to
get to sleep till far into the night.
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Day of Judgment.
Prom the Sew York Tribnne.

from The New York Tribune.
Speaking of umbrellas recalls an Incl
dent that occurred in a Richmond ho-
tel. A family of four, including the
grandfather, were coming up from
Florida by easy stages, and stopped over
night in Richmond. The Old gentleman
had reached the border line of dGtage
and had to be pretty carefully watched.
1t happened that in the room over his,
some water was spilled on the floor and
leaking through the thin ceiling, il
drippsd on the old mans bed. When
his daughter entered his room in thu
morning she found her father sitting
bolt upright in bed just under the leak,
with an umbrel spread over him, and
an expression of terror on his face.
Maria, Maria" he whispered huskily,
"the Day of Judgment has come"
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Turn Him Loose.
From the New York Tribune.

When Thomas T. Crittenden was to
be inaugurated as governor of Missouri,
the Senate chamber was of course,
crowded with people. Mr. Brokmeyer
was in the chair. AS the hour for the
ceremony drew near, expe ctation
among the spectators was at its height.
Just as the hands of the clock indicated
the hour, the doors of the Senate cham
Der swung open and polnpous door
keeper in deep voice, announced:
"Mr. President, the governor of Mis-
souri, approaches ~
Lieut.-Gov. Brokmeyer looked up
lazily from the piece of paper
on which he had been scribbling.
well, let him come right along"
said he. Oats what we're here for"
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Perfect Appreciation.

From the National Review.
Gellert was the author of some fables
which were very popular in their day;
he is man of whom the fol-
lowing delightful story is record
ed; A Saxon farmer drove up to
his door with cart of firewood one
day, and inquired whether the author
of the fables lived there. On being an
swered in the affirmative, he unloaded
his cart, saying that he intended it as a
present, the best he could give, for the
man who had given him so much pleas
11rp
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Consumption. Wasting Diseases,

And General Debility. Doctors disagree
as to the relative value of Cod Liver Oil and
Hypophosphites, the one supplying strength
and flesh, the other giving nerve power, and
acting as tonic to the digestive and entire
system. But in SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oh! with Hypophosphites the two are
combined, and the effect is wonderful.
Thousands who have derived no permanent
benefit from other preparations have been
cured by this. SCOTS Emulsion is perfectly
palatable and is easily digested by those
who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver Oil.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
France.

A French criminal investigation is
nothing if it is not dramatic. When the
electric light is laid on in the morgue
the suspected murderer is to be taken
there at midnight aud introduced into
the dead house by the light of Ian
tern. Suddenly the electric current
will be turned on, full on the features of
the corpse and the suspected culprit.
The effect will of course be awful-as
awful to an innocent man as to a guilty
one. and for this reason | should say
the new plan will defeat its own object.
There is only one step in advance pos
sible and that is to galyanize the corpse
and make it sit up and point its finger
at the confronted party and exclaim:
Thou art the man ~ This would be
Poe-tical Justice. if it was nothing else.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
His Rilel Shirt.

"Say, Bub. said a tenderfoot at a
frontier hotel, as he stood with drip
ping face and hands after a wash I'M
der the pump, got towel handy ?"
Towel Wot's that ~
why, something to wipe my face
aud hands on
"Wa-al, you du beat aul ever Ar
heerd on. Saw. ma, this we're feller's
tew durn perticlar n stuck-up ter dry
himself in Their sun; plumber ther
table rag. n fotch it out. Stranger
mind yer don't sile it Ground tibet hole
n rher middle emmy. fur thet's war Ar
put ma he'd through, n wear it fur err
billed shirt Sundays"
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You have been told that consumption is
incurable; that when the lungs are attacked
by this terrible malady, the sufferer is past
all help and the end is a mere question of
time. You have noted with alarm the nm
unsuitable symptoms of the disease; YOU
nave tried all manner of so-called cures in
VAN, and you are now respondent and pre-
parlng for the worst. But don't give up the
sup while DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery remains mtried. 1t is not
cure-ati, nor will it perform miracles, but it
mas cured thousands ui eases of consump-
uoh, IN ITS earlier stages where all other
means had failed. Try it, and Obtain a
new lease OF lite.
ooRSELIus NANDERBTLr's income from
ms capital II I'D 10 bc million dollars
month, while that of William X is
not very lar behind 1t.
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The Latest Petty Theft scheme.

A well-dressed man called on Mrs.
Christian Geiger, who resides at Full
ton and Vermont Avenues. He said he
was Dr.. Lether and had just arrived
from Sweden bringing messages for
the Geiger family from relatives there.
in casual chat he told Mrs. Geiger he
thought her lungs were diseased, and
asked her to walk down stairs and up
again two or three times till he saw how
her breath was affected by the exertion.
While Mrs Geiger was exercising on the
stairs, the doctor stole her pocket-book
containing S34, and vanished
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

WHEN any person finds it easier to sit
or stand or walk or sleep in crooked
position than in straight one, such per-
son may be sure his muscular system is
badly deranged, and the more haste
that man or woman makes to hold the
SHINE STRAIGHT the better
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

PETER SToNER is an employee in plan
ing mill in Altoona, and he never knew
that he was a somnambulist until the
other morning, when he got up out Of
bed, went to the mill, began doing his
customary daily work, and woke to find
that it was not yet daylight.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
CHAPTER XVI

Filled with rising hopes, Belmont
took his way back toward the village.
He was of that happy, hopeful tenn
permanent that could not be east down
by what Jessica had said about the i'm
possibility of her marrying him. Her
conduct was strange, and only to he
explained by the supposi,ion that her
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

A WOMAN is living in Xenia, o., at the
age of 80, who does not know by sight
or name the children of her brother, a
man of 20, who is a resident of the same
town. A quarrel estranged the two 35
years ago, and they have not spoken nor
even seen each other since.
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COPYRIGHT. 1871

indescribsble feeling Of dread. or OF i'm
pending calamity?
If you have all, or any considerable
number of these symptoms, You are
suffering from that most common of
American manifestations Dyspepsia, or
Torpid Liver. associated with Dyspepsia,
or Indigestion. The more complicated
your disease has become, the greater the
number and diversity OF symptoms No
matter what stage il has reached, DR.
PIERCE's golden MEDICAL DISCOVERY
will subdue it, if taken according to di-
rections for a reasonable length of time
If not cured, complications multiply and
Consumption of the Lungs, Skin Diseases,
Heart Disease, Rheumatism. Kidney Dis
ease, or other grave maladies are quite
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

liable 70 set in, and, sooner or later, In
ducc a fatal termination.
DIR. PIERCEs GOLDEN MEDICAL DTSC0v-
cry acts powerfully upon tho Liver. and
through that great blood purifying organ,
clednses the system of all blood-taints and
impurities. from whatever cause arising.
IL is equally efiicacious in acting upon the
Kidneys, and other eGcretory organs
cleansing, strengthening, and healing their
diseases. AS an appetizinr, restorative
ton, thereby building mp both flesh ana
strength. In maiaIial districts, this won
derful medicine has gained great celeb
rity in curing Fever and Ague, Chiils
and Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred
diseases.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

A swINDLER has been victimizing North
omaha housewives by selling them In
dlan turnlp roots as French tulip
ouios." He got 80 cents apiece for roots
which cost him scarcely nothing, and
doubtless is as well contented as his
dupes are anpered
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

A CHARLOTTE HARBoR, Fla, lady has a
small green frog with its home in the
calyx of lily in her room. The little
fellow is quite pet, and perches high
on the pistil of the flower to receive his
dinner, consisting of flies fed to him
from the point of pin,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the Editor:-Please inform your read
ers that l have positive remedy for the
above named disease By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
manently cured. l shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their Express and P. 0. ad-
dress. Respectfully,
7. A. SLOCUM, NJ. c.. ISL Pearl st. n. Y.
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- -
BFDBUGE.

Begin now to fght them with Rough on Rats.
Mix with grease and smear about their haunts
Rough on Rats. dry powder. down the waste
pipe leading from sinks.
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Take at once Pierce,s Pnrratire Pellet.

Oh, yes, indeed These are the P's for
you, poor sick man or woman. Nothing
Ike them for keeping the bowels and
stomach regulated and in order-tiny
sugar-coated grsnules scarcely larger than
mustard seeds. They work gently but
thoroughly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

WELLS INVISIBLE VELVET CREAM.
magic complexion beautifier for face neck
and arms Elegant for dressing aid whitening
tho skin. Unrivaled for theater, receptions,
balls, parties. etc. Unequaled for dencate
transparent Wilderness, soft youthful effect and
fne finish Harmless, does not roughen, draw,
wither, nor in any way iniure the most delicate
or sensitive skin. Superior to any powder,
pa ste or LIQUID for toning down red or flushed
face Edaces tan, sunburn, freckles pimples,
coarseness, sallow skin. all blemishss and i'm.
perfecttons s1o0 bottles at Druggists and
Fancy Goods Dealers, or by Express. prepaid
on receipt Of price.
e. S. WELLS, Chemist, Jersey City, Nj, U.s.A-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

MANY imitators, but no equal, has DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
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Thoroughly cleanse the blood which is
the fountain of health, by using DR..
PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY,
and good digestion, fair skin, buoyant
spirits, and bodily health and vigor will
be established.
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY cures all
A medicine possessing the power to Gu
certainly be credited with possessing prop
obstinate or difficult of cure than Sslt-rhel
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
4 Dish Of New P's.

+ stands for Pudding, for Peach and for
Pear,
And likewise for Poetry and Prose;
The Parrot, the Pigeon that flies in the air,
The Pig with ring in his nose;
For Paper and Pen, for Printer and Press,
For Physic and People who sell it;
But when you are sick to relieve your 6is-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

humors, from common Blotch, or Frup-
ton, to the worst ScrOfuia. Salt-rheuIn,
"Fever-sores, Scaly or Rough skin. in
short, all diseases caused by bad blood, are
conquered by this powerful, purifying. and
inyigorating medicine. Great Eating u
GERS rapidly heal under it's benign infiu-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
N, WEAK LUNGS. SPLITTING OF DL0OD.
CONSUMPT1ON,WE

Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Shortness of
Breath, Bronchitis, Chronic Nasal Cstarrb
Severe Coughs, Asthma, and kindred aTec-
tons, it is sovereign remedy. While il
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

COLUMBUS. OHIO. Aug. 18TH 1887
TRHEU a16s % Nam Street bR6 4
1 / Condemnation years |
L AMI 1 to be n Ia
L Ourua Il complete
L nhEUmht SM. / OF
Golden Medical Discovery elderly
from
inside of the
The obliged
reces Of salves
and during months had have
times
Sa.b badly the for other diseases
addition She had used faithfully and With
prescribed
by her ply osns without obtaining relief she afterwards
ats herbs continued this for several but de
rived no Finally about ten yss chanted TO READ
and other medicines The name struck
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

Observation-Disclosures
The man who has invested from three
to i've dollars in a Rubber Coat, and
at MS first half hours experience in
= storm finds 10 his sorrow that il is
hardly better protection than NOS
quito netting, not only feels chagrined
at being so badly taken in, but also
feels il he does not look exactly Ike
Ask for the "FISH BRAND" SLICKER
does norslayc the FISH BRAND. send for dc
2
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wife, will be secure; the devotion of
my whole life will be yours. You de-
serve wealth, and you shall have it
and ease, comfort, peace! Think of
all this, Jessica! 1t is your destined
way; believe it; time will prove it.
Take what / offer you SO freely, SO
anxiously-O, take i'll"
II cannot"
The words were spoken in a cold,
hard voice. Hope almost died within
him.
"And yet" he said, sternly, "and yet
you love me"
Her fortitude gave way, she could
bear no more. She tore her hands
from his.
Torture me no longer" she cried.
"Leave me to my misery"
Her face was bowed upon her hands.
He stood silently before her, with
folded arms He loved her, pitied her,
hoped for her; but he could say no
more.
The sunshine of that late April day
was warm and bright, and the win
dows looking out upon the lane were
open. A man standing beneath one
Of them had been listening, and much
of this conversation he had overheard.
When the voices ceased, he pulled
himself up to the window-sill, and his
white, quivering face rose above it.
His jealous eyes devoured the scene
before him. The woman who had
promised to wed him in few more
days was sobbing in answer to the i'm
FASHIONED prayers of his hated rival !;
he stood before her, eager to renew
his suit
The brain of the watcher swan; the
world seemed falling away from him.
Fer he was Edgar Van Wyck.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19
ARE YOU SICK?

Do you feel dull. languid, low-spirited,
Efeless. and indescribably miserable, both
physically and mentally: experience a
sense of fullness or bloating after eating.
or of "goneness,' or emptiness of stomach
in the morning, tongue coated, bitter or
bad taste in mouth. irregular appetite, dir
illness, frequent headaches, blurred eye
sight, floating specks" before the eyes
nervous prostration or exhaustion, irrita-
bility of temper, hot fushes, alternating
with chilly sensations, sharp, biting, tran
silent pains here and there, cold feet, drow-
siness after meals, wskefulness, or dis
turbed and Undertaking sleep, constant,
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ence. Virulent blood-poisons are. by its
use, robbed Of their terrors. Espe Ci8lly
has il manifested its potency in curing
letter, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils, CarbuH-
cies, Sore Eyes, Scrofufous Sores and Swell
Ings, Hip-J0int Disease. White Swcl!inrs,"
Goltre, or Ihlck Neck. and Enlarged Glands.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-19

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thomnson's Eve Water. Druggists sell it. %
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that essentially
recommended Old
She
bottle, better
that It would
better. and encouraged
haifadozen bottles
hands
and healthy chlds Her general health was greatly
the rheumatism the
almost ceased
enjoyed excellent
return of either satrheum rheumatism. Discovery
eradiCated the
She s eighty old and healthy
have written this letter Of which make any
Mt sufferer
read ana obtain relief by using Golden Medical Discovery
for Golden curative properties above
the multitude OF nostrms and sOcaed patent medicines
Eaetals. - -
II. w. Dist
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promptly cures the seveTest Coughs. il
strengthens the system and purifies tie
blood.
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| SALT-RHEUM
| AND
| RHEUMATISM.

ao1prs MEDICAL DISCOVERY cures CEN
s,,n, ntion which 10 Scrofula Of the Lungs
~ its wonderful purifying, inVlSoIs-
ting and nutritive properties. fof
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