x ii "WILLFAMALAND, - ■ jujj our wages Hmall. TO SPENO ARE THE ONES! AN " YO " THE HEA<; a i-i \ .i : / •ke'-h ».»k and your back. «i HI Ii ni-' !a. For dress a<. . « v- t ■. ■!. ii uear eoinhiiied it*." wonderful value. •; liter how fin-- a ;-uil you w ant lor dress or business w'• that at a h»w price. I . • i- no «ij <-n tjuestiou alxmt l'o\ .s < lothing. We are not «i:i\ i ; i! • hut to-day's leaders in styles and qualities —hi J i ft "xr'.-lleii'v and lowest jirines. Ketcember th«* tdacc. J. X. -ATTERSON'S. < >ni- I' ice Clothing House, 29 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. HENRY BIEHL II XOUTII MAIN STREET, BUTT-P-TK- 3M' A j DEALER IN llanlwsiro and House Furnishing (-roods. STANDARD If>4V.. gjLf ROTARY b'h-y ■ B SHUTTLE : I\r W' SEw ING J| I A U&C MACHINES, jVA (-o')0 Stitches Per Minute.) : , < . , I Agricultural linj)lenients, Kramer agons, Bu-.-uitf Cart«. Wheel Harrows, Rraminer Washing Machines, N.-w Sun>hiue and Howard Ranges, Stoves, Table and |K»ck«-t Cutlery, Hanging Lamps. Man ufacturer ol Tinware, Tin Roofing and Spouting A Specialty. WHERE A CHILD CAN IU VAS ( HEAP AS A MAN. There is no Doubt f.i v. her.- \ou should buy your new dress, it economy is the object \ou have in view, and you will agree with us, :»iter you leiv< «•. :th:ii< i 1 our iin«- and prices in Silks. Satins, Cashmi.Tes, Sr. -, 11 -nivttas Rrojidchdhs, Flannels. English Suitings in plain and novelty plaids. I N 1) K H W hZ A. R F.r L.-J!i'-, Cm If. Mis ses and Children which we know j can uot lc* c! Dry Ooods and Car[K-t House, Rutler, Pa* Wm. F. Miller. Manufacturer of Stair Hails, Balastsrs a r.d lis'A' cl^pcsts. A. . : >*' *i I to i«4 for): IT h«Mf de<"«irjti«»ii <>r Ih«W-» I Al l. (MISEE f AMI'IJIS. >■ «. : >i. « a.» I *un*ri'».!. Al«o FURrtfITUAB al »■». < • .-t. prh-. s. «»«*■ J N«. IN. M*tu slr.-et. I *1" N*« vi, Viriraitoa Uirti. H.TIIK. PttNA. tUIUTrh tl-M "» l-i s* !l Virwr\ ■|| 11 VI >:<.k All «.•«*!-> Warranted ■ ■■lf II lll.— l » I.AHS IS rinan. i.t IV Mil I LIS |. i:it, pi-.i:at.H position* mrur i lit r,< i *.ilarlc« and riKnin MI4 », | u >*l UMlwrrtneoisto t* trin. im s. mime'. Writ- l-1 tut"'. girt*«P --t haki I» ii « HAS;. .N it " iji"* l ' "• "■ 1. M<-m*!«U Hits paprl THE BUTLER CITIZEN. SCHUTTE k (I'lililEN i Sanitary Plumbers j Airl <;a . KitK-rs. ot more than yarn expcrl- I < rti r. l. iv*' opened tUclr store In Mi" <»eo. Keltier Murk on .K IT. rsoii St. opposite We l-owry llousc, with a full line of I'lumliort Supplies. *■ as ri xti kks.anh i;i.oi!i:s, IIAN CIIKMICAI.S' FANCY AND TOIKKT A ItTICKS, .?!•< tSiills, IMU SIIKS I'KRJ-TMKIIY. &J . i. lin . l'r< f»-rlptloii* . ean-ftlllyjeoiii 1 poiindtsl. I SS. Mai:: Street, Butler, Pa. BUY YUUH HOiVIES t nil ft! v < urlty f.ir Jii-ur.tiu— ami Trust < 'o. r.r **.. .\ioney to Buy Moines. ; Hiij 'ii;« ' n« t »u.-rv fh.tn a fair rent. Pay I; . i i . .:♦*•!« -<* y.i! i». !n ••writ of tt«*aUi i»i l*-r It, it «•! {u; !.»• l •... UIIHIHI- of »» • tafsi!•• a)i« <• < ;ir.i »-h ney to Loon. I mi 1 «»i?il«* ► iji «inl soM oil coiuiiiiisl'JM. V • - 1 • t.i. .; . n iif ifil routs < oUiit tcd. L. G. LINN, No .'>B South Main St., Butler, I'a. over IJnu°a liriijr Store. Something to Say. To everyone this week, and it will lie to your interest to read and think of it. We have the most complete line ol'childrens' hats, from the .•■olid all round school caps at ' 2oc, to th<' finest and nobbiest hats made. We have the largest stock !of reliable underwear in the county, nnd :ire at our popular low prices. We have everything in the Furnishing line. We have one price and that the lowest. We like to have people look at our goods and get the prices. COLBERT & DALE, 70 S. Main street, Butler, I'a. FOR SALK, REGISTERED BERKSHIRES. The prize winning Berkshire Boar, TOM 1)01) DS, 18,403. lieason lor selling, cannot use longer in herd. Also, extra good fall pigs, either hex. sired by Tom Dodds. Pedigrees given with every sale and guar anteed as represented or money relunded. Address, .1. PAKK HATS, Prospect, Pa. ii. $ B. What u dollar can buy in the way of Block l»rcsß Silks. KW < MV ( Ol.OUhll SI HAIIS. NKW IOI.OKKD (iltOS URAINS, Jn all the ultra shades for street and bousewcar, as also in evening shades. WRITE Our Mail Order Department For samples of these special $1 values mentioned above; and also of any thing else in Dry Goods you may be { interested in from medium to finest qualities. Then compare the prices for like qualities This extensive business wo are building and adding to daily on tho basis of small profits and increased patrouage; an old idea, but none better. Our Catalogue and Fashion Jour nal too, may aid you in determining on the styles and fabrics in your Fall and Winter purchases. Free. BOGGS & BUHL, 115 to 121 FEDERAL ST ALLEGHENY. 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I (JIHoc on SfioiiJ 800 lor Now Anrs..ii F.lock j Main St..—Dear Diamond. IRA McJUNK IN. | Attorney at I.aw, OOt.-e at No. 17, Kast Jc(T.-r - son St., Hiillrr, I'a. 1 W. C. FINDLEY, Attorney at Law and Ileal Kstate Agent. Of ! noe rrar of 1.. Z Mitchell's office on iiorili side ol Diamond, Duller, I'a. , I 11. H. GOUCHER. Attornoy-at-laiv. ufllce on second lloor ol Anderson near Courl Ilou.v llutler. ' Pu. J. f. BRITTAIN. All yat Law -Office at S. E. Cor. Main Mt, and I Diamond, llutler, I'a. NEWTON BLACK. Att'ynt on SoutU side of Diamond llutler. Pa. JOIIN M. RUSSELL, Attorney at Law. Office on Soul Ii *ldo of Dia mond, Duller, I'a. C. F. L. McQUISTION, ENGINEER AND SI'ItVEVOK, OmcGON DUWIKO. DLTI.CB, PI, G. M. ZIMMERMAN. rUT->IC!AS AND SI'IIOEON. Office at No. 45. U. Main stn-ct, o»cr Frank A Co's DIUK Store. Butler. Pa, SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. do. 10 vVeat Cunningham St., BUTLER, W. R. TITZEL. PHYSICIAN AND SUEGEON. S. W.Corner Main and North Sta. BUTLER PEJM 3ST'A. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All work pertHiiiini; to the profession execut ed in the neatest manner. Specialties Ciold Killings, anil Paliilt-ss Ex traction of Teelli, Vitalized Air administered. OBli-e on Jefferson Street, one door Kant of l.owrj lloute, l'|i Ktalra. Office open daily, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. Communications by mall receive prompt attention, X. El.--The only Dentist in Hutler usinx the IM-NC makes of feetli. Ii 8. MoJIJNKIiV, Insurance and Real Estate An't 17 EAST JEFFERSON ST. UUTI.ER, - PA. E E ABRAMS & CO Fire and Life INHUR A X C 15 iDKuriitKtv Co. of North America, incor porated capital $3,000,000 and other strong compinieM represented. New York Life Itisurttnce Co., aMHetn ->!»0,000,(KK1. Ofllcje" New lluaelton huildiuK near Court HOUHC. BIiTLEK COUMTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Sts. -3. C. KOESSING, PRESIDENT. WM. CAMPBEIiL TRKASUKKR H. C. IIKINEMAN, SKOHKTAKT DIRECTORS: J. I. Purvis, Samuel Anderson, William Campbell ,1. \V. Uurkhart, A. Troutman, Henderson Oliver, (I.e. Roesslnir, James Stephenson, l)r. W. Irvlii. Ilenry Wliltmlre. J. F.Taylor. 11. I'. Utdneman, LOYAL M'JUNKIN, Gen. A?'t. 3TTTLER, PA. Planing Mill —AND— Lumber .Y ai*d J. t. PURVIB 1.. O. PUKVIB S.G.Purvis&Co. MANUKACTITURUH AND DKALKIIH IN Rough and Planed Lumber Olf KVICRY IHtHCttIPTIdN, SHINGLES & LATH PLANING MILL AND YARD N«nrU«ruiHU (liittiollo Church LI. c. WICK:, OKALKR IN Rough and Worked Lumber OF ALL KISDH Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shinglos and Lalh Always in Stock. LIME, HAIR AND PLASTER. OiHce fijipositi) P. A W. I»ep«>t, [ BUTLER, - PA. AB;sRTlSERS;;.:::;r::::l'r:r.r: lon ad/crti »p> nin Onca£o, find it on fi'c 1 1 : Bl TLI R PA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6, ItWO- THE FIRST MATE'S FUN. Reading in the papers lliu other day of th«> .'irrorit of the mate of the Rio steamer Finance fur cruelty to three or four stow aways who made their appearance after the vessel was well on her voyage, has rivalled vividly an adventure I had when a boy of 11, and, though I was a very hnm j hie individual myself, the particulars of i that adventure stirred the people of a I great kingdom. I know the sailor from topmast head to i kelson, I have sailed in all sorts of crafts, with all sorts of crews, aud have served many Captains. I know that sailors aro rough and uncouth, and that there is al ways a disposition to find fault and to magnify evils. Jack would have his growl, no matter how well fed and how well used. On laud there is a certain antagonism be tween employer and employed. On ship board this is intensified, but Uiat is be the employer has .so much more absolute power over the employed. I frankly admit I have never met half a dosen sailors, no matter what sort of Captain they were serving under, who were without com plaints, but it does uot follow that all the others complained without reason. The ship may be comfortable and full-handed, the faru all right, and the Captain a good man, but the mates can still make the j i-ruft mighty uncomfortable for tbe men. i I venture to assert that there are not half a do/en long voyage sailing crafts leaving | our .chores iu which abuses ralliug for loud growling do not exist, and what is true of America is true of all other countries. Tho liiiUli, Swedes, Russians, and l-asears will stand overwork, poor grub, and the abuse of officers, and as muck for this rea son as any other the Yankee sailor has been driven from the .tea aud bii place fill ed by these substitutes. When I was 11 years old my mother died, and my father decided to go to Aus tralia. 1 was his only child, and he was by no means burdened with money. He was a master plumber, aud he set out for Sidney under contract. Three months after our arrival he married again, and it was not six week before my stepmother pushed lne into the street. I was under sized and sickly, but I never gave her the slightest cause for even a harsh word. .She simply took an aversion to me, and some how her hatred came to be reflected in my father. He saw me thrown ont on the world with hardly a protest, and two days later, when he met me iu the street, he gave me about eight shillings in money and advised me to sot up as a bootblack and newsboy. I should probably have follow ed his suggestions had I not on that same day chauccd to fal' in with two or three lads who were planning to stow them selves away aboard of an English brig called the Charles 11. Churchill. They boys who had run away from home or been throw n over like myself, and tho idea was that they could do better in England. I was invited to join, and when our plans had been laid there were four of us of about the same age. We looked the brig over, found that we could get aboard, and made our arrangements. One night, when the brig was nearly ready for sea, I stole aboard, carrying with me about two ijuarte of water and lour pounds of bread and meat. This was the share 1 was to furnish. I was t*i be first aboard, slip down tbe midship hatch, and the others were to follow at brief intervals. A lire on hoard a ship a few hundred feet awav collected the erett of the '"<£* »»" • without risk. The hold was nearly full of bags, barrels, auil boxes, anil after waiting a few minutes I made my way over these toward the bow, and found a very comfortable place on a lot of dry hides. I remained awake and alert for two hours, aud then fell asleep without re alizing that 1 was a bit sleepy. It was morning when I awoke, and as the sailors were at work below I dared uot move or call out. I figured that my companions were hiding around me, aud so rested easy through the day, sleeping most of the time. At about sundown I felt the ship in motiou, aud an hour later the hatches were closed and I was iu midnight dark ness. 1 had matches and a stub of candle, aud, after striking a uiateh, 1 moved around and whistled aud called to my companions. I could make my way over the freight pretty easily iu any direction, and I would uot give up that I was alone uutil I had searched for a full hour. Then I was positive that I was alone; the others had either backed out or bad been bullied in their attempt to get nboar 1. 1 was much upset at the discovery, and crawled back to my bed aud cried myself to sleep. It bad been agreed among us boys that we should keep secreted three days after sailing. None of us anticipated auy trou ble when we should make, our presence known. 1 had no way of computing time, as it was night all tho timo iu the hold, but after my bread and water had been us ed and I was hungry aud thirsty, I .lecid ed that the three days were up. Crawling to the cover of the hatch, I knocked «>u it and shouted, and after a little it was open ed aud I was helped out. It was 1) o'clock on the morning of the fourth day. The first word from the Captain was a curso, aud his first act was to swing tue about the deck by the hair. Then he called for a rope and beat uie uutil I fainted away, anil while lyiug uuconscious he and the first mate l icked me several times. When I came to I was ordered forward among the men. They gave me kiud words, sat isfied my hunger and thirst, and hoped that the worst was over. It was not, how ever. At about noon 1 was called aft, and after the Captain had interrogated uie as to my identity and why I had selected his vessel, be gave me another beating, and turned me over to the mate with the words: "You can have him now, and I hope you'll kill him before the week is out." "Aye, sir, leave that to me," was tho re ply. "I'll find a dozen ways to make him wish he'd never been horn." I had committed an otfeuse, but uolhiug deserving such punishment as I received for tho next three days. 1 was flogged, kicked, cuffed, and maltreated iu every way Captain and male could think of, and was more than once rendered insensible by their cruelty. I heard the men cursing the officers for their conduct, aud on couragiug each other to interfere, but 1 was passive. Indeed, after a beating or two, I was so harried that I could scarce ly remember my own name. On the after, noon of the fourth day, soon after dinner, while I was forward with the watch and assisting the sailmaker to repair a sail, the first mate called uio aft. The wiud was light and the sea smooth, aud a few fath oms astern of the brig was au enormous shark. It bad occupied to the two brutes to have some fun with me. The mate noosed a rope and passed it around my waist, aud then, while I struggled and shrieked and begged for mercy, he carried tue to the port quarter and dropped ine overboard lor bail. The shark made a rush for uie, but as I was hauled up just iu advance of bis jaws. The Captain and mate laughed uproariously, and the latter had picked me up to drop me from the other quarter when the entire crew came running aft I saw that much aud theu fainted away, and what took place while I was unconscious was never clearly rt-iaii'it to me. The crew hai»cti-t. aud when the cruw refused to go forward lie fired at and wounded oue of th<>m. Thi.i hronclit on a Cght, in which both oHicer* and oue of tin sailors were killed. It was rebellion—uot mutiny. The sole idea of the crew was to protect me from further cruelty. In carry ing this out murder was done and all were liable to the gallows. The dead bodies were lvinp on deck when I recovered con sciousness, while the men had eongre gated in the waist of tbe brig for consulta tion. The second mate, whose name was Chapman, had sympathised with the crew, although he had no hand iu the fight, lie was now asked to tako command of the brig until it could be determined what should be done, and he did so. The three dead men were prepared for burial in the usual way and launched over the sidw with out service, aud an hour after the tight not a trace of it was left. When the question of what should be done came up for discussion, most of the men were appalled at the seriousness of the case. It was the first duty of tbe mate to set a signal of distress, but of course nothing of the sort was done. Cudcr the Jaw ho obotiM hcuo miles out of Sid ney when the murders occurred. We therefore had a voyage of quite 1,500 miles before us. For the first week the men could not have beha\ ed more sensibly. The discipline was good, aud all were under proper re straint. We were sighting vessels daily, and on several occasions we were passed so closely that we had to signal our num ber and report all well. On tho third day a man-of-war exchanged signals with us, aud through some bungling on our part his suspicious seemed to have been aroused, and be would perhaps have latarded us bail not a change iu the weather occurred. After about a week, however, the men be gan to get independent and to bring for ward new plans, and thero was no longer any harmony among the crew. While Chapman was the only one who could nav, igate a ship, aud while he bad been put iu charge of the brig, the men finally refused to do any work beyoud that of sailing tbe craft. Some openly advocated that we turn pirate, and others wanted to rnu into some port aud sell briu aud cargo aud di vide the money. This was hooted at by the more intelligent and gave rise to fur ther ill-feeling. The brig had light or contrary winds aud mado slow progress, aud at the end of two weeks the situation on board could not have been much worse. There were nine of us, including the coek, a black man, aud each man of them seemed determined to do as he pleased. All messed iu the cabin, and all had access to the liquor, aud, as a and sorWYtl'be*'' k'tWr...tß"UAa' I L-J* 'JJituL from being made a wreck. On one occasion tbe men charged the mate with playing them false aud with planning to deliver them up to justice, but he somehow satisfi ed them that be was holding to the course originally agreed upon, anil he was honest in what ho said. After a run of some twenty-five days ho announced that we were approaching the Solomon Islands, aud the men at once made ready to carry out their further plans. One hundred miles southwest ol Sail Christoval, which is the easternmost island of the group, is a smaller group called tbe Little Solomons. It was this group we were approaching, aud at thai date uo white man had sot foot upon them. They wero inhabited by fierce aud blood-thirsty natives who combined piracy, wrecking aud Ashing, and the mate was for making for the other group. He was overruled iu this, and wlieu the brig hauled in uutil the land could be seen from the deck, the long boat was got over aud loaded. Tho men intended to play the part ol castaways, and bad a story all fixed up. They erased the name ol the boat and took nothing aboard which would betray the identity of tbe brig, which they meant to scuttle. At noon, after workiug all the morning, they had loaded tho boat with whatever suited them, divided up the sum of sl/250 found on board, and were ready to bore holes in the brig's bottom. For two days I had been ill of fever and confined to my bunk. I knew from the conversation around me what was going on, ami at noon, when one of the men brought mo a cup of gruel, lie said we should soon be off Half an hour later the brig became so quiet that I grew afraid and, with great effort, crawled on deck. The long boat was a mile away, with every man in it. About four miles to the west, coining up under a light breeze, was a British man-of-war. All sail bad been taken off tho brig, so that she was simply drifting. It was the sight of the man-of war which bad hurried our crew off so sud denly. In abotit :.u hour she came up, and alter a crew hail been put aboard both vessels stood in aud came to anchor iu a bay, and then boats were sent out for the mutineers. Not even a sight of them was ever obtained. Ton years later it was known that they made a landing on one of the small islands, were secreted by tbe natives nntil the ship sailed, and every one of them was then knocked on the head for the sake of the plunder. I was taken back to Sydney aud later on to Eugland, and as I was the ouly survivor my story was told aud re-told in the courts aud press until the whole world bad the details. A Good Opportunity. Fond Lover —"Is your pa in, Addict" (lentle Maiden "Yes; but you may come in " "I don't think he likes me, and he might "There's no need of being afraid; lie is engaged." "Engaged, is heJ" "Yes; ho stayed out uutil after 12 o'clock last night and he went off this moruiug without giving ma a chance to talk to him She is talking to him now an;', he won't be in this part of the house for the next three hours. Come right in." —The average life of an ocean cable, as at present constructed, is twelve years. —The tabatiere which tbe czar gave Bis marck during tbe Berlin visit cost SO,IXR) The chorolistha is the last Loudon dance; from chnros, a dance, anil olisthan cin, to glide. —A Keokuk youth ate eighty three bananas at one Hitting recently on a but with a fruit dealer A Chinaman's Wooing. What arts and wile d.*ei the Chiuaiuaa 1 Use iu order to persuade a whit.- girl to j marry him' This is a question often asked iu NVw York, where th-»re are several Mongolians j with Cauca.iau wive- Some of th- latter ; are handsome,too, which makei the matter j all the morn mysterious. ' lately I learned of a little romance ! iu real life which throws some light upon j this subject. The incident stated are strictly true. Lew Ah Dau is a Chinese laundry man j aud the owner of several wash house.' on | one of the Westside aveuues in Xcw York, j He had among his patrons a young and re ! markably pretty girl of Irish descent. She was dashing and always had a smile for | Han when she dropped into the laundry to see about the family liuen; for she wasn't a servant, but the daughter of a well to do citizen who lived in a very comfortable way on Sixty-fifth St. When the sprightly, auburn-haired Miss (she was about IS) would trip into Dan's place, her brilliant blue eyes and generally fashionable appearance would fairly take his breath away. Rut he didn't blame him self for being smitten by such au angel; for he wisely concluded that the heart of any man—let alone an almond-eyed Celes tial—could not be proof against such One Saturday afternoon :i few weeks ago Miss Sarah (so llan learned she was call ed) came to the laundry, and Han waited upon her himself. Rut before he gave her the parcel of liui':i he went into another room and brought ont a neatly done up package. "M v givee yo' lychee China nuts, heap tine tlute." jai.l vh l».iu t.» the astonished girl. "Thauk you very much," shu gasped, not knowing exactly what they were. She loom them home aud (omul them very good eating fruit. The next time Sarah came to the laun dry, she praised Dan's elegant present. "You, likee himf" "Yes, very much; they arc nice,"replied Sarah, innocently, wite a sweet smile. Without a word, Ah Dau hastily went back into his room and brought out an other pound of nuts, also a smaller pack age. "My givee you mole and ;his China hankerchec," said Ah Dan, pleasantly. The young lady again thanked him. In the .smaller package was a red silk hand kerchief imported from China ami within its folds the girl found this note written iu a nice baud: My Yclly Beauty, young lady. My heap lovee yo'. Fusi tim my lookce yo', my allee same lovee. JdSh nowe my no see yo', all same cloze. Shipos yo' no kark for my, yo' ko:n my talkee yo' some ting. Will yo' pleesef My nam, EKW Ait DAN. Wah Sing, no hcloug my name. Toso.iy that she was surprised is but a mild expression. For a long while she couldn't stop laughing. At length she carefully folded the note and put it into her pocket intending to show it to her friends as a literary curiosity from Asia She had by this time become acquainted with Ah llan, iu a business way. She knew lie was very friendly toward his cus tomers, und .she took the note as a joke rather than anything serious; so she con tinued to take washing there aud langhed with Ah Dan about his funny billet iloux. Among other things she said playfully, that idic J.o.u;tl Dau permanently; at least so long as he re mains in New York. Next day, b right and early, Ah Dan went down town and invested iu a Bowery store suit. * I '-■> for a black derby hat and another dollar for a pair of patent leather shoes to take the place of his old white-soled toot gear. lie bought also some Chinese togs so that he could make love "allee same Melican man of Hallem," and he also bought himself a cheap gold headed cane. He discovered that he bad forgotten all about shirts and collars, but he was oqual to the emergency. There were lots of shirts aud collars in the lauu dry belonging to dilatory customers. He selected an outfit of the best and donned them raptuously. His new clothes fitted him about as nicely as a Connecticut scare crow fits its pole in a watermelon patch except the derby, which refused to hold tho big coil of gloisy queue. Ho coujlud ed to wear the hat anyway. His Chinese friends didn't know him when ho went down agaiu to buy some more Lychee nuts and other nice things with which to urge his love-making. He bought ten pounds of Lychee nuts, $2.50; three silk handker chiefs, $1.75; one pound of ooloug tea, 45 cents; one small jar of preserved ginger. 50 cents; one pound of picketed onions, 10 cents; one bushel of winter apple 5,30 cents, one fat live chicken, sixty-five cents; aud two ducks (also live) $1.50. He put theiu all in a big cofl ce bag and throwing it over his shoulder he hailed a Third ave. surface car and went up to llarlem. At the corner of Fifty-sixth st. Ah Dan got off and toted his load wesiward, where he soon reached a handsome brown stone residence. After much difficulty he and his bundle landed upon tho stoop. Care fully adjusting his hraud new cloths and hat Mr. Ah Dan gently pulled the boll. A maid servant ausworeil the summons. "Ish Miss Salah inside?" politely queried the young Chinaman, at the same time trying to pull his big coffee bag into the vestibule. The comically dressed visitor, with his small derby dangling almost, iu mid air on top of his queue, his big gold headed cane in one hand, while the other was tugging at the sack, made the girl laugh outright. "What are you going to do with that big bundle of wash in here, Johnf" she asked. "Him no washee," replied the offended Chinaman indignantly. "My wontcliee, Miss Salah." .lust theu Miss Sarah and her mother ap peared on the scene. Low Ah Dau smiled blaudly on the pair, aud at the same time gave a hard tng at the bag "How do, Miss Salalif My koui see yo'Just now. My bling pleasant fo'yo', too " Miss Sarah looked at the Chiuaiuau uud then at the bag as if she had not quite un derstood what tho fellow had said. She could hardly believe licr eyes when the caller explained that lie was tbe same Lew Ah Dan that washed lor her family and whom she bad ueeu only yesterday. The sudden change of garments had complete ly deceived her. To use her own words: "Ho looked so comical and funny iu American clothes, especially with that stunuer of a cane iu his dried up little hand, I could not for the world recognize him as my old washee." Rut that bag of presents! The youug lady and her mother laughed no much at the sight of it that tears came into their eyes. Dan first drew ont a bushel of green ap ples, then ten pounds of Lychee nuts, the jars of ginger, the apricots and tho picket ed onions. The buryant o.»u!d not control her auger any loutfer "What are you going to do here*" she I -aid. "Set up housekeeping? 1 | ' Ah, no. My hate got honsw Mr 1 blnig ple-aut I'o' Mis-. Snlali " I "Oh. for Mi** Sarah to go hotlsekenp • ing'" ■ I About tins tun,- the two la lie) had recov r I ero.l Ihem •elve< - un"wha' .list th-u th " I D.lll fished out a big live chicken. Ti»_Ml followed a terrible cackling noise I'ro.n (he boltom of the bag. "What on earth are you g ling t > do with a'l the, • things. Ah Dm!" Sarah cried. "We are not married yet to ne>nl such atnlf." "Heap good. eat 'e:n Mil: Saia'j, !»,• a i byt« bye my seude •in .h, lie ip ui .li' Mv hab got plenty money, don'tliiiud bit." "More! More whatf" gasped the fright ened girl and her mother in chorus. "Moh ple.sant—('hlisimas soon!" Miss Sarah trembled at tlm mere thonght of it She and her folks were good t'hris tian and well-to-do people. Knowing that the heathen's intention was a good one the}" did not wish to hurt his feelings bv refusing to reoeire him and his presents, ao tney let liiin leave his goodi there, except the live ducks and chickens. They told him they were afraid to have them in the house, and the .servant girl didn't dare to kill them. Tile Ah l>au wanted to kill Them right then and there in the elegant parlors, .-hi ■"'■ i 1.1 II i ii ll i persuaded not to do so, and he reluctantly put them back ii.to his bag. After eyeing the young la.ly lovingly Mr. Lew Ah I>an trotted slowly out of th<- house and back to his car. lie didn't quite understand why the folks had laughed so bear til y Thinking something was wroug with his brand new toggwj, he canio ho:n • and asked his partner - what was the matter with his clothes. They looked him over carefully and tuld him they thought n.>th iug was tho matter except with his derby which didn't look as comfortable on hi* head as they had seen other hats look. Furthermore, they thought his queue was the real cause of all his tribulations. All Dan had his queue cut oil" that very night and the derby immediately made a tumble clean down over his ears. Ah*l)au now thought he wm a thorough American, and that his "one beanty yonng lady Salnh" couldn't help loving biui. Tho living or inner rooms of his laundry wer.' now completed, and the walls covered with picture, of ■Washington Crossing the Delaware," "The Hock of Ages," nud kin drcd high-colored ehrouios which Ah l>an thought would remind his "beauty Salah" of the future luxurious and happy home he could give her. He hired an e*tra man to do his work so that he might have all his time lor bin "Salah," and he kept himself dressed in style every day waiting for her to come. But that day never came. "Salah" bad, for some reason unknown to him. stopped coining t« the laundry since that m wnorable afternoon when Ah Han offered to dress up two live chickens and a rooster in her mother's parlor-< Somehow Hail began to realise that it was the unlucky present that did the busi ness. So, after spending another restless night, he thought he would go up to the residence of the young lady and fiud out just exaetly how bis love affair stood. After ringing the bell for half au hour or HO, in a soaking rain, lie gave up aud came back, thinking they were not at home. They were, bin Miss Sarah thought proba bly more live roosters and cackling duck* were coming, and she told the servant (fill Chinatowji and spent nearly att bis ready cash. Consulting with the leading Chinese ustrologists in town, to fiud out just what the matter was with his "Beauty Salah.' Their opinions were so conflicting that he decided ou a bold step and wrote her a nice letter. Here it is: "MY Onk BKACTY Yor.w LAKV SALAH Wash matter jush now, yo' nn mo' come my loudayf My waitee, waitoo, waitea, loug time "waitee; heap sick jush now. oh. my beautliy Salah! My heap sabby josh now. Yo'heap loveo mo, that's all. Yo' no cure fo' my heap pleasant, befo' my sondee plesant, yo' come plenty time. 4tish now, yo' heap sabby, yo' no likee piesaut. My 110 talkoe lift. Wish Salah come; see me or light me one pieco lotteo. "LEW AU DAN." II e is waiting for the lotter yet. Wojto CLTN FOO. Tho "Saint's Kest." Six of Biockwayville's most promising young men, includiug Brother llutlcr, of the Record, have fitted up a house in that town where they dwell together in tran quillity. The house is well furnished and amply provided with books and periodicals. A young colored mau acts as caterer aud keeps things in order. Hero thoy eat aud sleep aud spend their evenings—six of the brightost and best looking youths iu the village The musical laughter of woman is never echoed by those peaceful walls. Petticoats are stranger* to those closets. And the young men seem to enjoy them selves with a quiet intensity that excites the envy of the whole neighborhood. Their domicile is known as the "Saint's Hest," aud is believed by all tho henpecked Bon edicts for miles around to be a veritable Paradise ou earth. Au old (ieruian met one of tho Saints the other day and said — "Say, haf yon got no vomaus mit dot housef" "Not a woman," answered the Saint. "Ycl, liaf you got a dog?" "Nary a dog." "You got von calf" "Xo cat, either." "Vel, py gracious! No dog, no cat, no vomaus! Mine himcly got, dot vas nice!" —Punxsuatawncy Spirit. Dry Soed Wheat. Every few years some farmer makes the discovery that old wheat is best for seed. There is no doubt that wheat seed retains its vitality under favorable conditions many years, but the reason why a year's addition to tho age of wheat makes it bet ter for seed is uudoubtcdly its greater dryness uud hardness. This is especially true after a damp summer and harvest like that just passed. If now wheat must bo sown make it as dry as possible. It may be even advisable, after getting it dried out as much as you cau otherwise, to place it thinly for a few hours iu a kiln at a heat of not more than 120 deg. The more moisture that can be got out of the seed with. U injuring tho vitality, the more it will swell when placed iu the moist soil, and the growth will be all the more vigorous. If sound old wheat cau bo had it is always safe to sow that; but the stock of good wheat of the crop of ISHB is not good anywhere. Amrricnu Cultiftthir Mothers, you cau relieve your baby of its discomfort without administering opium that deadly drug, by using only Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. —The confidence of "womankind" is thoroughly grounded on the etlieacy of Laxador, which has proved a remedy of undoubted usefulness in their peculiar ail ments. Price on 25 cents l.'lndustrie PaiUiunne says that in some French laundries boiled potatoes are J piefeiied to soap for tho cleansing of soiled linen AGRICULTURAL. The Food and Care of Horses. Au interesting payor <>a the food anil | care of working horse* was lately read l>e j fore the American rttrect Railway AsmK-ia tinii. Nt Minneapolis. by Mr. tlao. fi. Mill hern. i.f 4'levrtand, Ohio. In this paper j and in the duration which Mlovwl, oon | -ideraWe valuable information was elicited Mixed ground feed in small quantities , and at short intervals is now universally [ iH>in .-d«vl to Im> tljw best food. The feeder should always have tho same horses under j hit care, so a* to become acquainted with the habits and want* of each animal. When a team came* in from a trip, a handful jof hav should be given W'lion feeding time come*, which slion'.d never be just before or juit after a trip, the horse should have from m\ to eight quarts of ground oats and corn mixed with cut hay ami dampen**!. Should be groomed twice a Jay. This mikes the horse feel and do better. Mouth and nostrils should be •ponged every trip. After the horses have stopped feeding, the feeder should see that each feed box is thoroughly cleaned. This is very important for the health of the horse. Iron and wood feed boxes idioiild be avoided. The best feed box is the •namol lined box, at the inside doe* not rust and is oa»i!y kept eluau. If woodeu i^^^WJlruTrTomoiu^uTm^ - ™ ll it of the utmost importance that horses should hare purii water lo drink. lVrhapi the sfculdes of no other city are better suppliud.with water than New York *> the Crotou water is soft and good. Uut like ul 1 river waters, it contains microscop ic germs, and great advantage is found from iu filtration and the addition of a little sulphur. An easily made filter is as follow »: Over each trough a barrel is arranged to reccifo tho Cruton water, which is made to flow through the barrel to the watering trough. Fill the barrel one-third full of coarsely ground charcoal, over which sprinkle a little powdered sul phur. I'pon the charcual place some brush, and nn this ploe.o some clean gravel nutil the barrel is half full, or a little more, with the tillering material. Thin filter will last for six months or more, without cleaning, aud will supply clean water that the horses Live to drink and hy the use of wliich they are kept in firat-rato health, without eolios or ether sicknesses. In the country, pure spring or well water, always filtered, should be provided. The stables should l»o well lighted and ventilated. Disinfectants should be usod. Drivers should always have the same horses to drive, as they become thus more or less attached te these animals, take better care of them, aro more careful to avoid strain* iu starting, etc. In Xuw York and Brooklyn, good car horses Weigh 1.100 pounds, cost 91. r >o to si«o each. Ten days trial required. Flat footed horses do not last well. Minnesota aud lowa horse* prove good for Xew Tork. Average useful life of car horse iu Xew York, three year*; Brooklyn, four to five years. Chnmpy, well built horses, free from tricks and defects, 16$ to 1G hands high, are iu demand. As to coler, the experience of Paris tramway companies is corroborated in Nor York, namely, that gray horses are the longest lived and givo tho greatest amount of service. The roan hone is equally good. Black and cream colored horses lack staying power, espec ially in summer. Bays show an average. We hope the suggestions given concern ing the care of horses will be helpful to stablemen and all who have control of tlie.se useful animals. Iu cities like New York, the grossest ignorance aud careless ness prevails In the treatment of horses. Many of the animals are crowded into dark cellars and holes, which reek with filth, and the only wonder is they live as long as they do. In many of the best of the stable* the atmosphere is bad enough to make a dog sick. A rigid system of inspection by qualifiod health officers is needed here and elsewhere No one should be allowed to ke«p a horse unless the auimal is properly housed and cared f.»r. — ScU-ntyic Jinrrifi TUB FAUMEB.—Mr. Jones sold a bullock to Mr. Laxarus for $lO to be taken and paid for when fat. When Mr. Lasarus came for the animal, Jones said he would like to have a fore-quarter for his own use. Mr. Lvarus willingly accepted the order, and after the bollock was slaughtered, delivered the meat. A few days later Jones went to town, called on Luraus, and, as a preliminary to settle ment, asked for his bill. "Dot's all right, Mr. Jones; 1 half tb« bill already made out. Here yon are." Mr. Jones read. Mr. Jones Dr. to Jacob Lanrus— To one quarter of beef, 183 lbv at 10 cts. $18.50 By credit, sut bullock -...10.00 Balance due ' #2 50 "Good heavaus, Lanaius, you get three j quarter* of the beef, the hide, tallow und offal, and bring me in debt $2 - r