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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21

thick, heavy iron bar, two feet long.
He placed it inside his waistcoat, and
followed the wall along to another part
of the cellar, beneath the floor Of the
room where his guest was sleeping.
Mounting an old box, he cautiously
tried the floor. 1t did not yield. Sev-
eral times he changed the position OF
the box, and pushed the boards with
his hands, before they yielded. At
last a trap-door was lifted few inches.
| He paused moment, with both hands
above his head, to make sure that
there had been no alarm. Then with
painful effort he raised himself by
his hands into the trap-hole, his back
pushing up the door as he did so. The
muscular effort filled his body with
pain; but he succeeded in drawing
/ himself up, until his knees rested on
the floor OF the chamber. Then oc-
Cured a mishap that he had foreseen,
but could not prevent. The heavy
door had been raised by his shoulders
to the perpendicular; in getting his
knees on the floor the trap was thrown
back, and fell over with a crash.
The sleeper started up, thoroughly
awake.
Who's there?" he demanded.
There was no answer. The room was
as still again as it was dark.
Il say--who's there?"
Still 40 answer.
WAS l dreaming about noise, I
wonder?" Mr.. Belmont thought.
He jumped from the bed, and finding
his Sla ochcase, struck light. The
flash :evealed his face as he stopped to-
ward the chair to light the candle.
A dim figure glided swiftly and sill
emily 20 him; there was dull noise as
the merciless iron bar descended in a
terrific blow upon his temple, and
Mason Belmont fell like a log, dead at
the foot of his assassin.
The lighted match still burned upon
the floor where it had fallen. Bryson
snatched it up and re-lit the candle.
The victim lay prone on his face, his
arms thrown abroad.
A moments hesitation: shudder,
and then the murderer pulled the body
to the trap hole, and hurled it into the
cellar. The victims coat, shoes, and
hat followed. Then the iron bar, then
the sachel-and the trap-door was re-
closed.
fro BE CONTINUED I
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
Curious Russia , Medical Trial
From the Lo,ao, Timas


One of the most 4 DISTINGUISHED nbvs-
leans m IS IN 81. Petersbu1 2, Court Councillor
~ Dreypolcher, has been convicted of
having refused professional aid to
very SICK person and of having sent her
away with very insufficient clothing and
so hastehed her death. He was sem
fenced 10 the loss of all privileges and
personal rights and to be banished for
thfee years TO the government of Arch
angel. The facts of the case were pc
cnllar. Dr. Dreypolcher was the chief
physician at the Obuchoff Hospital.
On December 90 it was his turn to take
charge of the Applications Bureau"
where applications for admission to all
the hospitals in the city were received
and dealt with. About midday, a
woman, 20 years old, in the last stage of
consumption, was brought on stretcher
to the bureau. The doctor had already
received the days reports from all the
hospitals, and knew that there was not a
vacant bed anywhere. But, in order to
secure temporary shelter for the poor
woman, he directed her to be taken to
" nearest police station and placed in
the sick chamber, but the police super
lntendent would not receive her be-
cause she did not belong to his district
The sick woman admitted that she had
III present no residence: SO Dr. Drey-
polcher sent her 10 the police station of
the district within which she had last
resided, with request for her admission
and memorandum stating that she
was extremely i'll and had no home.
But shelter was refused there also. The
day was very cold-30 degree Fahren-
heit Of frost and q bitter wind At last,
near O'Clock III the evening. the I'M
fortunate patient was taken in at mil
ltary hospital, but she was then in dy-
ing condition, and expired about an
hour after admission. warm contro-
versy has arisen about the conviction of
the doctor for the inhumanity which
ought in justice be charged upon the
police. An influential memorial has
been presented to the minister of Justice,
and II is hoped that the Car will cancel
the conviction when the facts have been
explained to him. DR.. Dreypolcher is a
German, and the Berlin papers consider
that this Is the true reason of his convic-
fIpn
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
The Queens Necklace.

Queen Margherita of Italy possesses
a coral necklace which she always
wears, day and night. If the Queen
wears dress with which the ornament
does not harmonic, she keeps her
necklace on, though hidden. The fol-
lowing story is told in connection with
the necklace: Five years ago the
italian Grown Prince. Victor En-
manuel was out walking in Venice
with his tutor. He noticed some
corals in a jewelers. window that
pleased him very much. II shall buy
those for my MOTHER" he said, and so
saving, entered the shop to ask the
price of the corals. On hearing the
sum, he said: al have not so much
money at present, but will make you
an offer. l will buy five corals to-day,
and you keep the rest for me, and as
often as l have saved some money l
will send it to you and you Will send to
me as many of the remaining corals as
the money will buy" The bargain was
concluded, but two years elapsed be-
fore the Prince had the pleasure of
presenting his mother with the neck
lace. The Queen, on hearing the cir
cumstances of the purchase, was very
much affected, and said to her son :
"This is now the most precious of all
my jewels, and / will never cease to
wear it, for it will always remind me
of your tender love for me-"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
1t Won't Work.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.


| knew young lady who had every
thing which usually constitutes the hap
plness of those who have not vet
climbed the golden stairs of matrimonial
paradise. Her age was 20; she was a
brunette, of graceful figure, with Pc
cularly animated expression of counte-
nance. Her complexion was rich and
warm her large gray eyes were merry,
and her features would pass muster
among sculptors. At receptions held in
the armory of the Twenty third Regi-
ment she was always observed with adj
miring interest, and she had beaux
by the score. Well. at length
she came 10 decision and |
heard of her marriage. | knew the
young man whom she chose, and was
startled. That was five years ago. A
year ago | was riding uptown on a car
The car was crowded, and | stood by
the front door reading. | heard my
name pronounced and looked down,
but did not at first recognize the face,
which was family smiling at me. TWAS
weirdly pale and wrinkled and care
worn. | looked puzzled for a few
minutes, and then it dawned on me
that this was the wreck of one of the
prettiest girls in Brooklyn. / accom-
panied her as far as the door of her
house. 1t was tenement house. 81
won't invite you IN to-day" she said,
my rooms are somewhat disordered. 5"
| said nothing, but | understood. 1t
was pitiful to see her try to keep up the
pretense of being light-hearted, happy
and prosperous. A week ago | heard
that her husband was in the Iunat!c
asylum and her baby dead. Now she
has gone home to begin life over again
She had married a man to reform him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
Buffalo Bill Thrown.

From New 1ork sun cable.
Here is a sad blow to American pride.
Vanity Fair says that Buffalo Bill, who
has represented the United States in
Europe for some time past, is not able
to ride in an English saddle. The
story is that, being on visit to a coun-
try house, he recklessly went IN for fox
hunting, accepting a mount with an
ordinary English pigskIn. The latter,
different from the Mexican armchair
which he uses in the Wild West,
proved not suited to Col Cody's
accomplishments, and at the first
fence, unless the story be false,
Buffalo Bill went to ground,
and the pigskin and horse went on alone
together. Cody's opinion of fox-hunt-
ing, expressed afterward, was that it
was foolish to use so many riders, horses
and dogs to catch one fox
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
If You Fear an Attack

OF fever and sgue, bilious remittent fever
don't resort to quinine, cumulative and per-
, nicious drug that has ruined many constitutions.
Use without delay remedy which the leading
physicians Of America have recommended for
over thirty years past-Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. Dumb ague and ag1e cake, no less than
the actively febrile forms of malsrial disease,
are promptly relieved and ultimately uprooted
by it. in the tropics, where febrile complaints
of this sort are more yirGlent than in the tempe
rate zone. Hosteiter's Stomach Btters has estab-
llshcd reputation for preventive and remedial
efficacy which competition has not been able
10 affect prejudicially- has even served TO
strengthen. Disorders of the stomach and bow
els particularly those TO which malaria gives
rise, speedily relieved by It, Kidney COM
plants, rheumatism, nervousness and sleepless-
ness; sick headache, and constipation yield to il
Appetite and sleep are both improved by it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
What Allied Smith.
From Texas Siftings

A plainly dressed man who intro
duced himself as John Smith walked
into a doctors office, and having ex-
planned his symptoms. asked the doctor
how long it would take to cure him.
The doctor, who bad treated the visitor
with every possible courtesy, replied:
"You will require several years careful
treatment under my personal supervis-
resume your labors IN the bank in about
two months" doctor, YOU are fooling
yourself; am not Smith, the banker,
but Smith, the street car driver" as
that SO ? Well, my good fellow, / don't
see what you came to me for. There is
nothing the matter with you except
that Won are not hankern
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
They Took the SaItceIIars

An amusing story is entertaining the
New York haute noblesse. A promi-
nent society lady had lunch party,
and, disguised with the extravaganza OF
the recent favOr-giving in her circle, she
thought she would begin a series of en-
tertainments which would be distin-
guished by the absence of these gifts.
1t was very beautiful party, and the
table was ornamented, among other
things, with twelve exquisitely chased
silver saltcellars, one Of which was
placed before each guest. When the
lurch was over and the company gone,
the butler announced that saltcellar
was missing, and there was consterna-
ton above and below stairs. But while
they were seeking the lost piece ofsilver,
the bell rang, and a footman appeared
with note. 1t was from a recent guest
at the lunch, and ran something like
this; Dear Mrs. Welcoming down
the avenue Just now after your charm
ing party, | met Mrs. A, who showed
me her beautiful saltcellar favor which
she had gotten at your lunch. ! hope
you will not regard me so ungrateful as
to have forgotten mine, which | mad
vertently left, SO | send my footman for
it with my warm thanks" And this
was the beginning of the end. Ere the
sun sank behind the purple bills ten
other little missives Of like significance
had been read by the unlucky hostess,
and ten little repousae silver saltcellars
had left the house neatly done up in
silver paper. A party without a favor
1t was lnCOncelyaIle
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
A Plucky New York Girl.
From the Albany Journal.


incidents of the wonderful pl-ck
exhibited by Western school teachers
with Indians, Billiards or wild animals
are always mentioned as something out
OF the ordinary everyday experience,
and so they are; but it is not always
necessary to go West to find them" said
a citizen to Journal man to-day
mere Is young glrl-a school teacher
VINO was born near the shores of
Lake George, and whose life had been
spent among the foothills of the Adj
fondacks, who shoots rifle with ac-
curacy and relates seeing deer and oc-
casionally bear near her home. She
teaches school both winter and sum-
mer, frequently having to walk long
distances through the woods to her
school. Last summer she found a rat
tlesnake IN her path one morning,
winch she killed with a stick, and now
mas the rattles preserved as memento
OF the occasion. The school house was
QUILT IN grove of pines, and during the
summer she was bothered by mosqui-
toes and had tin pail in which she
Kept burning a preparation, the smoke
OF which drove the mosquitoes out OF
the schoolhouse. Arriving at the
school one morning she took up the pail
and carried 1t outside to clean. Motto
ing that 1t was unusually heavy on get
ting out in the sunlight and overturn-
ing the pail, rattlesnake over three
feet In length was found 20 have been
hidden in the smudge in the pail. He
had crawled in during the night and
she had carried him outside without
disturbing him. She killed him with
the assistance of small boys and opened
school as usual. She had no fear of rat
tlesnakes, which are plentiful in the VIZ
cinity of her home, is good fisherman,
swimmer and oarsman, and in relating
her adventure did not appear 4, think
them uncommon or different from the
ordinary girl's experience.n
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
SOMETHING FORTH READING.
Extract from the New York WorId--A
Most Wonderful Remedy.

NEW YORK, March 3, ISIS.
81 have been sufferer from nervousness and nerv-
prOstratiOn for ana have tried many things
Iut without the least good. Tearing so much about
Or, Greene's Nervura Nerve Tonic from my friends
aud others whom it cured NJ last decided TO take it,
Its effects are really almost magical for it immediate
taxes away that nervous restless ana weak feeling
or sense of exhaustion and restores TO perfect
condition of health IT is great boon and wonder
ful blessing 10 nervous people. LTCIE WERNER"
This wonderful remedy, whose praise is
upon eyerybody's lips, must be the most
marvellous in its curative powers of any
remedy ever discovered. We hear every
day of remarkable cures of nervousness,
nervous weakness, exhaustion, paralysis, or
other nervous diseases, effected by this great
nerve tonic and restorative. Here a person
rescued from the grave, as was Mrs. Annie
Donovan, of Attawaugan, Conn; there a
case saved from that terrible disease, insan-
| ity, as was Mr.. w. c. Miles, of 40 Blue Hill
Avenue, Boston, Mass; again, cures Of
| paralysis of years standing, like that of Mr.
Alexander Horn, of the Marine Asylum,
Philadelphia, Pa, who had not been able
! to walk before for years; or restoration from
| the severest neuralgia and rheumatism, like
| the case of Mr.. James Down, of p Market
| Street, New York City. Cures of sleeplesS-
ness, with nervous and physical exhaustion,
| are very frequent, the wonderful cure Of
/ Mrs. w. +. Able of 10 Affieck Street,
| Hartford, Conn, being only one among
, thousands. Altogether, the remarkable
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| the above, and restoring To health sufferers
| from nervousness, nervous weakness, nerv-
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pepsia, indigestion, constipation, the opium
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times of almost miraculous effects in curing
| disease. 1t is not to be wondered at there
| fore, that drug stores everywhere are over
whelmed with orders for this remarkable
remedy, and it is almost impossible to sup
ply the demands from the hundreds of
thousands of sufferers from nervous dis
eases. All druggists keep the remedy at 81
per bottle, and its low price places it within
| the reach of all. Ifyour druggist does not
| have it he will get it for you.
LOOK YOUNG, prevent tendency to
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LEAURELLE OIL. Preserves a youthful,
plump, fresh condition of the features. A
transparent alabaster skin. $1.0O. Drug
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
SylyanuS Cobb at Sea.

When the late Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.,
was boy he went to sea. The COM
mander of the ship had literary turn
of mind, and put in the spare hours of
one cruise in writing sea story. One
day he came upon deck, and, looking
down upon a group of seamen, sung
out: HAS any one got pen knife ?"
Il have, SIR" replied young Cobb,
stepping forward. Can You make
quill pens?" "Yes. sir. "What did
you do before you shipped in the
navy?" II was in a printing Office,
sir" "You are just the one / am look
ing for. Come with me-" Young Cobb
was taken into the cabin and made a
private secretary, but long before he
had finished copying and arranging
the Captains manuscript he concluded
that he would write a better story him
self, and tried it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
Where King Ludwig was fouhu'


From the Paris American Register.
The spot near Berg, on the Stahren-
berg Lake, where the body OF the IN
fortunate King Louis II, OF Bavaria W. was
found on the 18th day of June, lS6,
has thus far been marked by very
primitive wooden cross, which relic
seekers have Whitfield down to almost
half its size On the approaching an
niversary the solemn laying of corner
stone of monument is contemplated;
the members of the royal family, 1t is
said, are hesitating between a large
stone cross and small chapel.
TRYING to pass a counterfeit 25-cent
piece Is raising the wind" in the
wrong quarter-Nev Harm Nelcs.
If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eve Water Druggists sell it. %.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
THE SLEEPING CHILD.
BY EUGENE FIELD.

My baby slept; how calm his rest
As Ger bis handsome face q smile
Like to an angels fitted. while
lie lay SO still upon my breast.
My baby slept; his baby head
Lay unkissed meath pail and shroud
did not weep or cry aloud
1only wished ], too, were dead
My baby sleeps; a tiny mound,
All covered by the little flowers,
NooeS me in all my waking hours,
Down IN the quiet burying ground.
And whom 1 sleep I seem to be
With baby in another land
/ take this little baby hand,
He smiles and sings sweet songs to me.
Sleep on, o baby, while | keep
My vigils till this day be pastl
Then shall 1. too, Jie down at last
And with my darling baby sleep.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
NOT AS I WILL.

Not as I will y the sound grows sweet
Each time nay lips the words repeat.
Not as l will y the darkness feels
More safe than light when this thought steals
Like whispered voice, to calm and bless
All unrest and all loneliness.
Not as L will y because the One
Who loved US first and best has gone
Before us the road, and stul
For US must all His love fulfill,
Not as we will
Helen Hunt Jackson.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21

THE Rev. DR.. Andrew p. Peabody, of
New York, who has just entered his
first year, is said to have learned to read
before he was years old. He was so
well fitted for college under private tut
ton that he passed the examination for
admission when he was u, and by re-
manning nderinstruction year longer,
he was enabled to enter the junior class.
As he completed his college studies at
the age of 10, he had the honor of being
the youngest pereon, with two excep-
tons, who had graduated at Harvard
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
A Large Estate.

A broad land is this in which we live
dotted so thickly with thrifty cities, towns
and villages! Amid them all, with ever
increasing popularity and helpfulness, is
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
giving hope and cheer where there is dis
ease and disp 'ir. Wherever there is hui
manity there is suffering; wherever there is
suffering there is the best field for this
greatest American Remedy; Consumption
(which is lung scrofula), yields to it, if en-
ployed in the early stages of the disease;
Chronic Nasal Catarrh yields to it; Kidney
and Liver diseases yield to it! Ifyou want
the best known remedy for all diseases of
the blood, ask for DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. and take no other
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
Ordered Boiled Dog.
From the Toledo Blade.

Shortly after ! came to Japan | took a
trip into the interior, and wanting to
order some boiled sweet potatoes, jBlo,
/ ordered instead some boiled sweet
dog. ina. This broke the servants all
up and earned for me the name of
Chinaman, as the proclivities of the
Chinese for doc flesh are well known.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
CHAPTER VI
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.

1t was past one o'clock, when, with
out hight, and with feet unshod, Brv-
son CROPPED his way down into the eel
lar. Feeling about in the pitchy dark
ness of the place, he found shelf.
Several articles upon it he handled
and rejected, but presently seized the
one for which be searched. It was a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
Popular Preparation.

Pure, Potent, Powerful Pallid People
Praise, Progressive People PURCHASED Posi-
lively Pierces Pleasant Purgative Pellets,
Properly PaTtaken, Preserve Physical Pow
ers, Produce Permanent Physical Perfec-
ton. Pure base, Prove
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21

THE country editor came into town on
Wednesday, saw few flags displayed,
and when he went home wrote that
"We and our wife attended the cele-
bration Of the aiher of his country
birthday in Buffalo, This is the same
esteemed country editor who lately
told of "a quiet but effective wedding"
-RuFnIo E,pross
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21

ONE day Airline and Kate were dis
GUESSING a story which the latter had
read long time ago. Katie said that
she did not believe it was true, where
upon the little 7-year-old Indignantly
cried: Katie, your believer needs to
be altered, and your forgotten needs to
be made smaller. ''-NelU York World.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
Catarrh Cuiel.

A clergyman, after years of suffering
from that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and
vainly trying every known remedy, at last
found a prescription which completely
cured and saved him from death. Any suf-
ferer from this dreadful disease sending a
selfaddressed, stamped envelope to Prof J.
A. Lawrence, 212 East Ninth Street, New
York. will receive the recipe free of charge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
The Longest Word in the Dictionary

Is incompetent to communicate the mex
pressible satisfaction and incomprehensible
consequences resulting from a judicious ad
ministration of DR.. Pierce's Favorjte Pre-
scription, preparation designed Especially
for the speedy relief and permanent cure of
all Female Weaknesses, Nervousness, and
diseases peculiar to the female sex. The
only remedy for woman's peculiar ills,
sold by druggists, under positive guaran-
tee to give satisfaction. See guarantee on
wrapper OF bottle This guarantee has been
faithfully carried out for many years by the
proprietors.
PAPA severely you ask mamma
if you could have that apple ? Three
year old-Ies, sir. Papa-Be careful,
now. III ask mamma, and if she says
telling a story. Did YOU ask mamma :?
Three-year old-Truly, papa, l asked
her. "a pause.) She said | couldn't
have it.-Philddelphia Cal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21

SPEAK of a man as you find him. If
You find him in Canada, forget that you
knew him in the states.-Nep Orleans
PjragHgg
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-21
Children Starving to Death

On account of their inability to digest food,
will find most marvellous food and
remedy in SCOTS Emulsion OF Pure Cod
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. Very
palatable and easily digested. DR.. S. w.
COHEN, of Waco, Texas, says: 81 have
used your Emulsion in Intantile wasting
with good results. 1t not only restores
wasted tissues but gives strength and in
creases the appetite. l am glad to use such
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