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"WILLFAMALAND, -
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<l';j ■ v Vv I mmrnamiM , rw"i r «w -
—f ?0 B k "MAIN ST
'
THE VERY PEOPLE WHO:
HAVE THE LEAST MONEY Are >our wages Hmall.
TO SPENO ARE THE ONES! AN " YO " THE HEA<I ° ! !L
i family?
OUR RELIABLE CLOTHING J * T
With marketing hills
MOST TO j, ARGE?
Willi Ii urout a drair on you?
• • ;• i lioin st, long-wtarinjir will L><; a
i-i \ .i : / •ke'-h ».»k and your back.
«i HI Ii ni-' !a<l Cloth Suit at Strongest AH-W r o
. v it w • i w 01. Nolxtdy el.-o sells it.
*•< t .1. N. i' AI TKRSOX'S Cloth Suit atsl<>. 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<juahd anywhere for value and price.
Blanket-. Flannels, Yarns, Plushes, Velvets, Ribbon, Hos-
H-rv and Notions ol all kinds.
CARPETS,
OIL CLOTHS,
AND LACE CURTAINS
fn all the lit*w fall patterns iind designs.
W«- .-bowing the grandest line of Ladies, Misses and
(liiWniw
< < I ,-O"A=Kz=S
Km * i 'leht t« Hutler, to convince you that the place to do
voiir trailing i- with us.all we ask is that you call and examine
prices and !»«• convinced.
THO UTMAN'S.
l.« .nlin>! 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 <ml«r, also
!•«-, is;- »i-4 1 *r»ed w««rl-w<*k. «ueii as
• awttE totwr Uarit, I'atw-ls mt.l all Mud* ot
>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<iINU AND TAHI.K I AMI'S.
N ATI'RAI. (iAS Itl liNKIIS, &C
JohMnK promptlyjattendoci to. and your |iut
onasre r-»pe<tHlly snllrltril.
A. .1. FKANK V CO.
PRAI.KRH IN
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
A.NI> 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. <jtjiecal]y apcak
ing too $ I grades of Ti'ack Silks are
aot very satisfactory an to service
and appearance, hut at this special
ni 1 k Bale, both these qualities arc
richly supplied.
These lota are a'l special fortunate
purchases of large quantities at cut
prices aud we can recommend theui
as extra qualities and 10 to 20 per
cent better than usual qualities and
values sold at sl .
24 inch Black Gros grain Silks. $1
24 inch Black Silk Rhadame. $1
24 in Black Silk Faille Francaise.Sl
21 inch Black Peau do Soie. $1
21 inch Black Armure Royal. $1
So much for $1 values. What of
the finer qualities? They are here
too in these extensive Silk stocks in
all grades, qualities, weaves and
makes to suit all tasies at $1 to $.'S 59
per yr.rd. Many fancy weaves this
season in Black Silks.
Colors too are in great demand.
NMV ( OLOUKDMILK AKMIRKS,
>KW < <II.OKI If Ml.k HIUIUMKv
NKW ( CM oil I II UII.IK HUM AIKK.
>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
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| 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
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ol Diamond, Duller, I'a.
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Attornoy-at-laiv. ufllce on second lloor ol
Anderson near Courl Ilou.v llutler.
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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,
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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.
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17 EAST JEFFERSON ST.
UUTI.ER, - PA.
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porated capital $3,000,000 and other
strong compinieM represented. New York
Life Itisurttnce Co., aMHetn ->!»0,000,(KK1. Ofllcje"
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Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Sts.
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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
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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 ha<l iK'termiued to iuterfere,
and their action eicited tho c'aptaiu and
mate to a terrible Tiie former had
a revolver in lus j>i»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 hcu<!l llaC SCSTCaI port
aud there surrender brig and crew, liirr-nt
coursu he had no thought of this. While
he had not incited the crew to resistance,
he had not come to the aid of t!|c officers.
It would have been easy to prove his s_\ m
pathy for me, and that would have made
him tho accessory of the crew. It was re
ali/ed that all had outlawed themselves,
aud tbe question was where to go aud
what to do with the brig. It was finally
decided to haul up for the Solomon Islands.
The brig was bound home through Torres
Strait, as the had two ports of call to make
before reaching the Cape of Good Hope,
and we were not over -lf>o 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<in.
! THK BI'TCUEB A.Vt> 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 <o! How's
that, old man f"
"Ah, Mr. Jones, that beef was sheep at
10 cents a pound."
"But, Lasarus, you only gave uie $lO
for the whole bollock.''
"Ah, but Jones, dot's pimess. piznes*,
do you see f"
"Well, Lararus, next time I have a fat
bullock I'll kill It myself, use one-quarter
and throw away the rest, and then I will
save $2 50. Yeu see T"
"Ah! ah! but dot's not pitiless; farmers
should not be butchers—dot's bad."—
lluteher's and Lhif-Sunk Gazette
Ah Therel
A uuniber of young ladies attending a
school not a great distance away decided
to visit tho belfry during recess. They
trooped npstairs, carefully made their
way along a plank which was laid across
the uufloorcd attic and reached the bel
frey They spent more time than they
had intended, aud wore startled by the
riuging of the bell. They beat a hasty re
treat. One of the girls, a large and some
what clumsy creature, made a misstep be
fore she left tho attic, and her foot went
crashing the rolling, By this time most
of the pupils In fbe room bolow were seal
ed at their desks. They were In convul
sions tf Laughter when the teacher—a gen
tleman—entered the room. He could not
divine the eatif.i ftf their wild merrimeuf,
neither could ho restrain them. He speed
ily began to feel decidedly uncomfortable.
Finally ho noticed that tlicir eyes were
turned toward the ceiling and he, too,
looked up. DangUpg from the celling ho
saw what at first glance appeared to be a
huge slick of striped candy or au animated
barber's pole Then the situation dawned
upon him. n« could not resist the temp
tation to Join in the laughter, and it was
some little time l<efore the blushing and
nnfortuuate girl was extricated.—Taren
tlllu Hun.
—Santa Craz, Cal., reports a 13months
old baby than can swim like a dnck.
—Dr Talajageji new Übernaole will co?t
! flCi)000 snd hem 50W P*tiqbi
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