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Pious Pussies.

The more deyout of the parishioners Of
st. Mary's Catholic Church, Forty y-sixth
street, Lawrenceville, who attended yes
pers on Sunday evening, had special mu-
sical treat in store for them.
AS Mrs. Charles Mitchell, the organist,
took her seat at the organ and began TO
play one of the vesperal psalms, strange
quartet responded, not in the solemn
strains of the Gregorian chant, but New
NEW, new"
The whole choir was dunbfnunded There
were no feline musicians in sight, still the
mewng kept time to the strains of the organ.
In few minutes a large cat crawled out
from beneath the pedals of the organ, much
to the disInay Of the organist, for she had her
feet on the pedals at the time, and the glar-
ing fire in the eyes of the ferocous feline
nosher in way explained who the new
musicians were.
However, no effort was made to find them
until after vespers, but then a search was
made under the direction of Father Tobin.
Deep in the bowels of the organ were found
four little kittens about two hours Old.
They could not have been any Older, as
they were surely not there while high mass
was sung and played in the morning. The
mother was allow ed to return to her Young,
who were not disturbed, as they were very
comfortably quartered in the new $4,000
organ. Pittsburg Dispatch,
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one, nevertheless it was operative in the
District and the law would have to be
observed. If the district attroney had
never availed himself of the law before it
was simply because he had never seen fit
to do SO. In fact he had heard that gen.
tleman say that the reason he hadnot done
SO before was simply because he did not
believe man was always possessed of
mind as heavy as his pocket.
TIE great pTovocation the prisoner at
the bar had for the commission OF the
deed for whichlis life was now in Jeopardy
and his mental irresponsib;lity at the time
of the Shooting afforded the strongest
ground on which the defense could work,
The Nervousness of the crime of adultery
was elaborately dwelt upon. The histories
OF many natious were Tansacked for IL
lustrations tending TO present the dead
mans offanse in all its enormity In order
that the jury might be made acquainted
with the manner in which other nations
treated the destroyers OF the homes sanctity
Prof. Dimitry, learned Washington gem
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HOW SHE BECAME A WIDOW

When I had thanked the woman for a
drink cf water from: the spring in front
of the house and dropped some pennies into
the palms Of the children staring at me,
asked ii her husband bad gone to town.
jim s gone heap further than that,
reckon size replied with a smile
''oh! Gone off TO hook for work, eh?''
''No, sah; Jim has bin dead over a var
now
'ExcusC me, but 1 didn't know you had
met with an affliction Die of fever?''
"skassiy, sah. What Jim died of was too
much bar He was q heap of man, he
was, but that bar was heaper than he
was'
do you mean he was killed by d bear?''
asked.
Fur shore, sab. 1t was right over thar
In the ETesh. We was sittin' right yere
on the doahstep one evenin' when bar
showed up out thar aud Jim sez 70 me:
'Piney, l kin make that bar chaw
Earss in Jest two minits, kase I'm a heap
of a man.
But the bar may be heaper,' sez I.
lie can't be, fur I'm heaper than the
heapinest.'
That the way he said,'' continued the
woman, and of co'se was fur Jin and
agiu the bar. l was allus fur Jim and
agin everything else Jim wants a far
fout Of it to show that he was hcaper than
the bar, and so he goes out and don't even
take club along. That was like a heap
of a man, w1sn t it?'
''To be sure, but a man can't fight
bear with his hands alone"
mo, reckon not Jim went out and
tackled shat bar and rolled him over and
did heap o cherin'. but when the bar
begun tc roI! him over things was different
AS they fit and fit jim yells to me-
q Piney, IN heap of mani
':And yo've tackled heap of a bar
sez 1.
But I'm the heapinest fighter, seZ
he.
But he wasn't sighed the widow, as
she hung up the wa5ergourd and boxed
one of the children S ears.
''Did the bear get the best of it,
ashed
"Sartin he did jim was heaps, but
that bar was heapser, and that night
1 was wilder l amt askin' anybody
to sheer my trubbles, but bein' you wanted
to know If Jim had gone Go town thought
I'd tell you the story. You may meet up
with heap of a felIer along the road, aud
you'll know i amt my Jim. He w as heaps
in his time, and If he hadn't bin fule huff
to tackle bar hev bin heaps today and
these children would hev had "A lnvin' farh-a-
to lick 'eln about. So long, stranger"
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An Original Sin.

Nliufred and A ugustus sat on the front
piazza, in clean white pinafores, fIuted like.
flower petals, their yellow hair smooth
and shiny, and their chubby hands tlenlureiv
folded in theirlaps. Winifred was six anu
Augustus was four, and their mother was
going to have company.
She had dressed them up. therefore, in
freshly starched clothes, and put them out
of the front door with the injunction to 5e
good and amuse themselves till the ladies
came.
This put the onus of inventing an amuse
Dent upon them, whiehis d thing mothers
do not always take into account. Their
usual safe and easy little plays were put
out of the question by this unusual dignity
They could not make mud pies, or feed the
chickens, or play with the dog, or swing,
Tor feai OF getting themselves in muss
Besides, who wanted to do just the ortIi
nary, everyday things when company was
coming and they had on their best clothes
They sat on the piazza and thought
about it for about three minutes, then
went, hand in hand. around the corner
OF the house. They shut I'D a humble
bee in a hollyhoek, and ran away very
fast, to avoid being stung. They swung
on the gate till Maria Jane, the hired
girl, screamed at them not TO do that.
they would break it. Then they wandered
down toward the back garden
They came back in the course OF hall
an hour, delnnre, shining faced and clean
Their mother did not think to ask them
what they had been doing until their bed
time Then Winifred answered sieepily
.sOhi We played HurrahI',
What Hurrah was the mother did NJ.
inquire, for just then Augustus wanted
drink
They played Hurrah the next day, too
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rendezvous described, she, nowledged
her guilt, and swooned away. Some hours
later she sent her husband a written con-
| fession. 1T had been prepared without
| menace from her husband. or Lope Of his
forgiveness. 4l
The wionged mannow became a slave
Of agony. The overwhelming shame ex-
perieneed in being oblige d to proclaim his
dishonor to his friends frenzied him. He
sent for Mr.. S F.. Butterworth to come and
take his wife back to- her parents in Ne w
York. Butterworth came and tried TO
calm the man. As he left the house he
passed Key Unconscious of the discovery
waiiIing up the street At the same time
! Sickies heard servant, who was looking
out of the window in an adjoining room,
say: There goes Mr.. Key
A glance through his own window re-
vealed to him the destroyer of his home s
sanctity, whirling and twirling his pocket
handkerchief, as was his custom when
passing this house. This was the usual sig
nal for q meeting. Key tried to disguise
the movement by apparently waving the
handkerchief at a little dog trOtting near
him. The day was Sunday, February 27,
1859. But twenty-four hours had elapsed
since his wife had made her confession,
and grief had almost made the husband in-
sane. This act Of Keys eliminated the
affair With dash, Sickies passed to the
street, and few moments later Butter
worth, who had gotten but short distance
away, heard Sickles exclaim, in a loud
voice. key, You sooundrel; you have dis
nonnred my home, an q YOU must die,''
Drawing pistol from his pocket, ne
aimed and fined. The first bah is said to
haveentered tree. The second caught the
victim In the groin. Key grappled with
Sickles a moment Then they became dis
engaged Key retreated up Madison place:
Sickles followed When within ten feet OF
the fugitive Sickles fired again This ball
struck beneath the heart. fourth glanced
off near where the second struck, but
brought Key to the ground
great crowd collected at once The ex-
citement ran high The sensation created
was intense. In half an hour the entire
city was alive with the news
Key was removed to the clubhouse near
where he fell. There he gasped a few
times Life fIuttered on the brink of death
Tor moment, and then the tragedy was
complete
Inc avenged husband, accompanied by
Mr.. Bntterworth, then gave himself up
Then followed the taking away of the wife
and the funeral of Key. The friends Of
siekles now began their preparations for
the trial to come, while the prisoner.
broken hearted and wretched, waited in
his cell the coming ordeal. with only
favorite greyhound as company.
The day of the trial, April 4, 1859,
came. His honor T. Fl. Crawford presided.
Robert Ould. United States district attor-
new announced that his associate would be
j. NJ Carlisle. Tie prisoner was repre-
sented by James T. Prady and John Gra-
ham, OF New York: E. II. stanton. Of Wash
ingtor, Ratcliffe, Clinton & Magruder, OF
Washington, and Mr.. Phillips, late OF Ala
bana.
The indictment charged Daniel E. Sic
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kles, gentleman" with murder. sickles
pleaded mot guilty"
The counsel on both sides Were learned
and distinguished. Great crowds attend
ed tic proceedings throughout. Lockers
On Were not SO checked in their court
conduct then as now, and applause FREE
quently followed the presentation of some
effective legal point or bit of telling
repartee.
Ia empanelling the jury the district at
torney insisted upon the rejection of all
men from the panel who were not posse sSed
OF at least $500 in money or property I'm
mediate objection to this was raised and
after due discussion and delberation the
court decided that the laws of Maryland
which had been extended over the District
in 1901, made the district attorneys OBJ
lection legal, and if he insisted upon his
point that must end the matter. While
the court did not think the law was a good
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ana the neAt; and always came back with
clean bands ana faces and unsoiled pima
fores. On the afternoon of the third day
grandfather came in with his spectacIes
pushed up over his head, and inquired
Where are those chiIdren?''
The children were ON hand
What have you been doing in the back
gartlen?'' said grandfather in a great voice.
.Nawthin','' said Winifred, meekly,
''only playin' Hurrah."
I'VE didn't do thing to the cabbages." :"
said Winifred six months fterward,
'only jumped up and down in the middle
OF 'e.n, and said Hnrrahi And, OH she
added with a CLEAN of reminiscent satis-
factio::, ''diin tthey sound nice and squeaky
in the middle when we went down into
'emi''
Yes" muttered grandfather also with
satisfaction, land something else sounded
nice and sqUeaky, too, when your mother
and 1 found outl''
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ably no trial that has ever taken place In
the District excited the attention that this
one commanded throughout its duration.
The prominence of the principals, the
beauty and social position of the cause Of
the tragedy and the startlingly sensational
feat ures developed, made it of kean inter
est 70 people in all sections OF the Country.
Ont of the District it was universally spoken
OF as the Washington tragedy From
this report and a score or more of equally
reliable sources the following facts in CON
nection with the trial have been CLEANED:
To the older residents they will bring back
a flood of memories. Hon Daniel E. Sick
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THE s|CkLEs-KEY AFFAIR
A Cause Celebre in Days Be-
fore the War.
SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF TRIAL
Great Array of Legal Talent in De-
fense Of the Ayenging Husband
The Laws and Penalties of Adult
terry as Prescribed and Practiced
in Many Lands.

Among some dusty old court reports, for
the most part filled with dry covenants
'precedents, monotonous decisions and
heavy legal points inexplicably explained
the writer the other day came across por-
tion of stcnographic report of the trial OF
Daniel E. Sickles for the killing of Philip
Barton Key, nearly forty years ago. Prot
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THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
A Most Interesting Washington
Institution.
HORSES AND DOGS ASPATlENTS

what Is TO BE seen and Heard in
a visit 10 tie Hospital al-Changes
which Science Has Brought About
Animal sufferers Much Like
Their Masters aud Aiistresses.
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The Coming Elections.

Next Tuesday the electors of the city
CT Superior and Douglas County Will be
called upon to perform an important
duty, the electors of the city to choose
a MAYOR, board of aldermen, comp
troller, treasurer, justices of the peace,
municipal judge and constables, and the
electors Of the county as a whole 10
select county judge and board of SUI
peryisors as well as town officers.
five had any doubt az to the result
of the mavorality contest We would en-
deayor to impress upon the electors the
necessity Of supporting Mr.. Ekstrand'
But as We are satisfied that the people
are convinced that he is the best quail
fed to fill the mayors chair, and VIII
elect him, we await with confidence the
result of the election.
The same remarks will apply to the
candidates for comptroller, treasurer,
and municipal and county judge on the
Republican ticket.
Judge Roberts particularly should De
elected. Years Of faithful service should
be his strongest recommendation to the
support Of the electors. Moreover the
duties and responsibilities of his ofhce
are such that it would be very unwlse
to make change without grave reasons.
Such reasons cannot be advanced, Tor
they do not exist. We therefore ask
the electors to vote for Judge Roberts,
believing that by go doing they Will con-
suit their best interests.
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Notice of Judicial Flee.
ton.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,, !
Douglas County. o.

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK
March 6, 1897.
Pursuant to notice received
from the Secretary of State.
notice is hereby given, that at
judicial election to be held
III the several towns, wards.
villages and election districts
of the County of Douglas, on
the first Tuesday of April, A.
D. 1897, being the sixth day of
said month, the following Off
GERS are to be elected, to-wit:
A Justice of the Supreme
Court in place of Honorable
Roujet D. Marshall, whose
term of office will expire on
the first Monday in January.
A. D. 1898.
A Judge of the Municipal
Court in place of Honorable
Benjamin +. Hutchins. whose
term of office will expire on
the first Monday in May, A. D.
1897.
A County Judge in place of
Honorable David T. Roberts.
whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday in
January, 4. D. 1895.
Said election to be held and
conducted, and votes can
vaSsed and returns made in
accordance with law.
Given under my hand and
official seal al the court house.
in the City of Superior, this
9Th day of March. a. D. 1897.
CHRIS EIMoS,
County Clerk. :
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ST VI MONS

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Circuit Court, Douglas County
Henry :. Butler as assignee of the Bank Of Su-
perlOr, corporation. Plaintiff,
fernando F. Johnston. Hannah T. Johnston. his
wife Thomas I. Turner, as trustee Of the es.
tate OF samuel MagOflin. deceased Melville C.
Smith, and Jared B. FIagg. defendants
The State of Wisconsin; To the said defendants
and each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty DAYS after service of this summons ex-
elusive OF the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action III the court aforesaid: and
IN case OF your failure so to do. Judgment will
tie rendered against you according to the de-
maud of the complaint
CATLIE, BUTLER & LYONS.
Plaintiff 5 Attorneys.
T. Q. Address,-SuperiOr.
Douglas county Wisconsin
TIE complaint in the above entitled action
was filed in the office of the Clerk Of the circuit
court Tor Douglas county, Wisconsin OH the sth
day of March \. d. l-g7
CATLIN. BUTLER & LYONS.
VIA 10 ~ - u ~ Il ~ tlIIUiIIf : ATTORNEYS
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Cheap Rates South.

One way and round trip tickets on
sale via the st. Paul q Duluth f. K. to
nearly all points in Alabama, Arizona.
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indian
Territory, Kansas, Nebraska, Kentucky.
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina.
South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee. Vir-
glnla and Florida. For rates, routes.
folders and tickets call at Ticket Office.
Union Depot.
MONOGRAM STATIONERY-We have rho
hhest line Of embossed and monogram
stationery ever shown in the city. 1t will
De pleasure to show samples whether
YOU order or rot
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-04-03

The Dingley bill has passed the
house by a vote of 205 to I'D.
The Grecian commander III Crete
refuses to obey the powers.
Before YOU assume to be Your broth
er's keeper be sure You can keep your
self.-Exchauge.
The capture of General Ruiz Rivera
by the Spanish troops and the intention
of Weyler to try MIN by drum head
courtmartial, has reused our senators,
who have discharged three resolutions
point blank at the Spanish authorities
regardless Of consequences Spain loEg
ago learned to despise jawhone and
paper missiles. If Uncle sam had recoc-
nized the Cubans as belligerents Rivera
would now be prisoner OF war and
entitled TO Christian treatment. As 1t
is he is legally entitled TO no more con-
sideration than a hrIgand.
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81 u MONS
81 VI .h'->o.
STATE OF WISCONSIN.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Circuit COurt-DOuglaS County.
Henry :. Butler as aSsigneg of the Bank of Su-
perIor, ii corporation, plaintiff,
vs..
fernando F. Johnston. Hannah J. Johnston his
wife, Thomas 7. Turner, as trustee of the cs-
tate OF Samuel MagOtn, deceased, Melville c.
Smith, and Jared T. Flagg, defendants.
The Safe of W iSconsin TO the said defendants
and each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons eX-
elusive of the day of service. and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid and
in case of your failure to do. judgment will
be rendered against you q cording to the de
nand of the complaint
CATLIN, BUTLER K LYONS
PLAINTIFFS Attorneys
2. O. AddrcSs-Supcri0r.
Douglas county, Wisconsin,.
The complaint in the above entitled action
was filed in the Office of the Clerk of the circuit
court for Douglas county. Wisconsin on the sth
day of March A. b. 1897.
CATLIN, BUTLER & LYONS,
I'm 10 ~ = " 10 IL - Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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Notice of Referees Sale on Foreclosure

STATE OF WISCONSIN, "a
superior Court. douglas County
Elizabeth Dickson BuicS, Plaimif
".
William T. Mates Mary Y. C. Mates. his wifi.
FIRST National Bank Of Superior. Il corporation.
Richard T. Dear and James ". Greene,
NOTICE is hereby given that 10y virtue Of n
judgment of foreclosure and sale duly made and
entered III the above entitled action in the
court Aforesaid, on the 'th day of March, A d.
! 1876. shall on the 18th day of May y d. 1S47.
at ten clock i'll the forenoon of that ,iay mt the
caSlcTly trout door of the comfy Court Unu,t.
Las and state of Wisconsin, offer for saIo and
sell ut publ" auction, To the highest bidder for
cash, the real estate and mOugagcd premises
,hfected By said Judgment to he sold, and
hereinafter described to satisfy the amount of
said Jndglnent, to-wit: The sum OF Thirteen
hOnSand Five Hundred and Forty one and
N2-ltC dollars Csl3.5lls2l with interest thereon
from the date of said Judgment mt the rate Of six
per cehtum per annum and the costs and ex-
pell>c OF such sale, together with the sum OF
one thousand Two Hundred and Twenty and
9'-lD dollars (~l.2D9D paid 10y The plaiufih in
payment of taxes upon said premises and in re-
icHIPtiOh OF h'll premises from TAX sale with
interest on sad last mentioned sum from the 9th
day OF April. A. u. 1896, at the rate Of ten per
celitum Der annum "a provided 10y law.
The real estate and mprtgagcd premises 50 To
be, sold as aforesaid. rs directed by said
Judgment. are situated in the city Of super.
i9r IN The county of Douglas ana state Of
t"-wit: Lots numbered one %. two o. thrc, a,
fotr a., i've o. and six 10 in block numbered
one hundred and sixty seven CG7l in the town
ste OF West superior, Sixth Division according
To- the plat thereof the i of record in the
once OF the Register of Deeds in and for said
douglas county. Said premises and The improve
mcnts thereon will be sold in ono parcel a. pro-
yIdcd III said Judgment.
GRAFTON MASON
Referee appointed by the court to
make said sale.
CATLiN, Butler d Lyons
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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Vote for Judge Roberts, tried and
true servant.
The new tariff went into effect on
Thursday.
Chandler, Ok. was DESTROYED by a
cyclone and fire on Tuesday night.
The death of Hon. Angus Cameron,
which occurred Tuesday at Wauwatosa
Sanitarium, whittier he had gone from
his Lacrosse home for treatment, re-
moves one of Wisccnsins' best known
and ablest men.
WANTED-SENERA FAITHFUL MEN
w or women to travel for responsible eS-
tablishcd house in Wisconsin. Salary $50.
payable sI5 weekly and expenses. Position
permanent. Reference; Enclose self-ad-
Star Building, Chicago.
Those who believe that it is the
duty of a Probate judge to avoid nm
necessary legal expenses in the settle
ment of estates should vote for Judge
Roberts. That has been his policy since
he was elected, and Will continue to be
his policy.
"A strong effort is being made in
New Mexico to have the president ap-
point Hon. Hugh Price, son of the late
Hon. W. T. Price, of Wisconsin, gov
ernor of the state Mr. Price held sew
eral positions in this state before his
removal to New Mexico, and he has
hosts of friends here who hope that he
will be appointed.
XANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN
W or women to travel for responsible eS-
tabItshcd house III Wisconsin. Salary $40,
payable So weekly and expenses. Position
permanent. Reference. Enclose self adj
dressed stamped envelope. The National
star Building. Chicago.
The Father of Waters has burst its
banks in many places and caused i'm
mense damage in the low lands around
Greenvllie, Arkansa City and other
points. Not for many years, if ever,
has the Mississippi been SO high. When
we reflect upon the uncertainties of life
in the valleys we cannot help thinking
that blessed are they who live on the
hill tops.
There is no question but what Mr.
Ekstrand. the Republican candidate for
mayor, Is one Of the best tinanciers as
we'll as one Of the most capable men
ever elected to office IN this city. He
has made an enviable record in the
three terms he has served as city treas
urer, and 20 be chosen the nominee for
the first office in the city is an evidence
of his popularity, and virtually elects
him. The other nominees are good
men and will be elected with the head
of the ticket. We would like to have
ated, but the masses thought he had
had the office long enough, SO decided
to give SOME one else chance.