HVOL. XXVIII
D. E. JACKSON.;
203 8. Main St. - - Butler, Pa.
Everybody Delighted.
Who are in L" d of Seasonable
Goods.
Having bougb i« large Stock of
Fall and Winter G«ode, and owing to
bad weather and worse roads, they
have not been going oat as fast as
thej ongtt to
We have
CUT PRICES AWAY DOWN,
as we mast on account of scarcity of
room close them oat to make room
for Spring Goods.
If yoa want a Cloak, Jacket or
Shawl
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE.
Or if yon want Blankets, Comforts
Underwear. Ladies' or Gentß', Flan
nels, Canton Flannel or anything in
that line.
COME NOW
before the Stock is broken, bat
DON'T FORGET
to examine oar large stock of Dress
Goods, which are included in this
CUT,
Also Fancy and Dress Plashes,
Black Smah and Gros Grain Silks,
all Marked Down.
Full Again.
We mean our wall paper de
partment, full and overflowing
with our immense and choice
stock of paper hangings. You
must help us out, we haven t
room for half our goods, until
you relieve us of some of them.
We have the choicest selec
tion of patterns in every grade
from Brown Blanks at 10 cts
to Gilts at from 20 cts to $1
per double bolt.'
Examine our Stock.
J. H. Douglass,
Rear Po<*totfice, Butler, Pa.
Rare Bargains,
Extraordinary Bargains are offer
ed here in
UNDERWEAR,
HOSIERY,
GLOVES.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
MUFFLERS,
Everything in furnishings for ladies,
children and men.
Compare our prices with what you
have been paying and see if yon
can't save money by dealing with
as.
John M. Arthurs.
333 SOUTH *lIA
GRAND
CLOSING
OUT
SALE
FOR
REMOVAL
AT
RACKET
STORE,
148 t 5 . Maui £rt.
Butler, l-'a.
GO TO
REDICn
FOR
Pure Drugs,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
Fine Toilet Articles,
Patent Medicines,
And all other
Articles
Kept in a
First Class
Drug Store.
BUTLER COUNTY"
Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Off ce Cor. Main & Cunningham Sts
«3. C. ROESSING, President.
H. C. HKINKMAN, Skcrktary
DIRECTORS:
Q. C. Rnrflnlne, ] Henderson Oliver,
J.I. Purvti, Jamnt Stephenson,
A. Trout man. H. C. Hetneman,
Alfred Wick, N. Weltzel.
Dr. W. Irvlu, I>r. Itl.-kenbach,
J. W. Burkhart, L>. T. N orris.
L OYAL M'JUNKIN, Aeon';
BUTLER, PA.
Adfbftise Ir the Citizkit,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
V. McALPINE,
Dentist,
Is now permanently located at ISO South Main
Street' Butler. Pa , in rooni#form«rly ;ccoupled
by Dr. "Waldrou.
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
IST E. Wayne St ~ olTl je hours. 10 to 12 M. and
1 to 3 P. M.
L. M. REINSEL, M. D ,
PHYSICIAN AND SLKGKOX.
Rresidence at 2v!4 Graham Street. Office
Frank's drugstore. Main St..
L. BLACK,
PIIYSICJAJi AND fUBGIOII,
New Trout nun 1 Bollding, Butler, l'a.
Dr. A. A. Kelty,
Office at Rose Point, Lawrence county. Pa.
E. S. LEAKK, M. D. J. K. MANN. M. T>.
Specialties: Specialties:
Gynecology and Sur- Eye, Kar. Nose and
gery. Throat.
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pa.
G. M. ZIMMERMAN.
rUVSKIAN AND Bt'HUKON.
Office at No. 4S, S. Main street, over Frank £
Co's Uiuir Store. Butler, Pa,
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
Wo. 22 East JeC'erson St., I»i.tJer, Pa.
W. R. TITZEL.
PHYSICIAN
S. W.Corner Main and North Sts.. Butler, Pa.
J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.
Artificial Teeth Inserted cn the latest im
proved plan. Gold Filling a specialty. Office
over Scliaul's Clothing Store.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
All work pertaining to the profession execut
ed in the neatest manner.
Specialties Gold Filling!*, and Painless hi
traction of Teeth, Vitalized Air administered.
DBn oa J«ff«n>on Street, our door Kast of Lorrj
Honur, tip Main.
Office open dally, except Wednesdays ant
Thursdays. Communications by inatl receive
prompt attention,
N. B.—The only I»entlst In Butler uslng.the
best makes of teeth.
J. W. MILLER,
Architect, C. E. and Surveyor.
Contractor, Carpenter and Builder.
Maps, plans, specifications and esti
mates; all kinds of architectural and en
gineering work. >"o cbargo for drawing if
I contract the work. Consult your best in
terests; plan before you bnild. Informa
tion cheerfully given. A share of public
patronage is solicited.
P. O. Box 1007. Office S. AV. of Court
House, Butler, Pa.
C. F. L. McQUISTION,
ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
OFFICE KKAK DUIIO.ND, HC-rum, PA.
J. M. PAINTER,
Attorney-at-Law.
Offlce—Between Posfofllce and Diamond, But
ler. Pa.
A. T. SCOTT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Offlce at No. 8. South Diamond, Butler. Pa.
A. M. CHRISTLEY,
ATIORNKY AT LAW.
Office second floor. Anderson 111 k. Malu St.,
near Court House, Butler, Pa.
J. W. HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on second floor of the Iluselton block.
Diamond, Butler. Pa., Room No. 1.
JAMES N. MOOREj
ATTOKNIY-AT-LAW AND NOTAHY PTBMC.
Offlce in Room No. 1. second floor of Iluselton
Block, entrance on Diamond.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at I .aw, Office at No. IT, East Jeffer
sou St., Butler. Pa.;
W. C. FINDLEY,
Attorney at law and Beal Estate Agent. Of
flee rear of L Mitchell's office on north side
of Diamond, Butler, Pa.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attorney-at-law. Office on second floor of
Anderson bulkllng, uear Court House, Butler,
Pa.
J. K. BRITTAIN.
Att*y at Law—Office at S. E. CJor. Malu St, anfl
Diamond, Butler, Pa.
NEWTON BLACK.
Alt'y at Law—Office;on South side of Diamond
Butler. Pa.
A. E. GABLE,
V Surge qji.
Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary
College, Toronto, Canada.
Dr. Gable treats all diseases of the
domesticated animals, and nivk>-s
ridgling, castration and horse den
tistry a specialty. Castration per
formed wi'hcut clams, and all other
surgical operations performed in the
most scientific manner.
Calls to any part of the country
promptly responded to.
Office and Infirmary in Crawford's
Livery, 13*2 West Jefferson Street,
Butler, Pa.
SAW MILLS
Patcat Variable Friction and licit Feed.
Steam Engines, Hay Presses,
Shingle Mills, &c.
Portable Grist Mills,
Send lor IIIU.B. Tlm-shintr Machine*, 3lc.
Catalogue. A. B. KAK4JI HAU €O., York, Pa
L. 8. McJUMIN
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Insurance and Real Estate Ag't
17 EAST JEFFERSON ST.
BUTLER, - I*A..
kit - iRTSiiLsi ..." IZ&VZSZ :
w spi whon in Chicago, will lind it on fCc 11
LORD & THOMAS.
THEBUTLER CITIZEN.
Cai' Load After
Car Load
OF
F URN ITU RE
Arriving daily. \on will all want
O J
• some nice new Furniture this
. Spring. Before yon bnv look at
our new stock; it will pay you.
We call special attention to our
PARLOR CABINET,S, .MAX
TEL CABINETS, CI 11XA CLOS
ETS, BUFFETS, SI I)E B()AR1 )S
HALL RACKS, PARLOR
SUITS, BED-ROOM SUITS,
A:c. We can show you any kind
of furniture von want and at any
price.
Campbell & Templeton,
130 NORTH MAIN STREET. BUTLER, PA
CLOTHING!
H. Schneideman
104 S. Main St. - - Butler, Pa-
Tasteiul, Go d Fitting, Well Made Garments for MEN,
BOYS and CHILDREN 1 .
The largest SPRING and SI MMER STOCK in Butler C.>.
Profuse with Novelties, GREAT in ASSORTMENT and
UNAPFKOA(. HABLE in PRICE.
Good Treatment, Square Dealing and LOW PRICES have
won for us the large patronage we now enjoy.
Full line of new styles in
Men's, Youths, r\ ij . i •
Boy "cil re „ s ulothmg
In all grades, of all kinds and at prices to suit everybody.
P. S. The famous ''Davy Crockett" gun given free with
every purchase of a boys suit.
... . -i. 1 rift-vat*-irt'i -
THE •
((
C \\\o).PQ WDER
Satisfaction Guaranteed,
EACH CAN OF THE COOKS BAKING POWDER 13 GUARANTEED
FULL STRENGTH, FULL WEIGHT, AND IS SOLD ON ITS
MERITS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE CONSISTENT
WITH QUALITY.
OQQKS QUARTERS, RETAIL AT 5 CTS.
COOKS HALVES, RETAIL AT 1 0 CTS.
COOKS POUNDS, RETA!?, £T2O CTS.
Sold by a*' *7 Can.
EVERY WATER PR OOF COLUR OR CUFF
——— THAT CAN EE RELIED ON
BE UP OTot to Stolid!
TO
THE MARK 3XTOt tO PlBCQlOr!
———————l DEARS THIS MARK.
#f,LLULOID
MARK.
NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT.
THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF
COLLAR IN THE MARKET.
"Some lives iike=
Worse®fehoes
the more e brighter!*
Busy wives who use SAPQLIO
never seem to growold.Try&c&ke---
A complete wreck of domestic happiness has often resulted from
badly washed dishes, from an unclean kitchen, or from trifles which
seemed light as air. But by those things a man often judges of his
wife's devotion to her family, and charges her with general neglect
when ho finds her careless in these particulars. Many a home owes
a largo part of its thrifty neatness and its consequent happiness to
SAPOLIO.
«i-Gr<Kcn often substitute eheaprr srood* for MAPOI.IO, to make a
better pront. Send back such ariltlcs, and Insist on bin Ins Just what
you ordered.-**
HLTTI.F/R, PA.. KIM I)AY ? M A IUM L 2". IHJM.
LANDLORD VS. TENANT.
;The Landlord's f i Jo. 1
The landlord leads no U?e of ease,
nis lot wo do not i<ri*r;
His tenants be can never please,
Mo matter bow be tries.
He builds for them sweet homes to let
And puts on every fioor
The best Improvements known, and yel
The tenants cry for more.
And when, for lack of proper care,
Are those improvements wrecked,
At once they want him to repair
And pay for their neglect.
He decorations makes within
To give his tenants joy:
These they, regardless of the sin,
Let children small destroy.
When landlords have to raise the rent
To make investments pay,
The ones for whom the cash Is spent
Get mad and move away.
Although the landlord wants to be.
And is bis tenant's friend.
They treat him like an enemy
And fight him to the end.
They love to run his houses down.
And others scare away;
Especially when leaving town
With rent behind-to pay.
Between the plumbers, born to vex,
And tenants, born to kick.
And houses turning into wrecks.
The landlord's pretty sick.
E'en though he n;"ts —Just two per cent..
Upon bis mortgaged wealth,
The worry to collect the rent—
Or half—tells on his health.
The tenants lead a life of ease,
Tbc landlord one of pain,
For 'tis a thankless ta-kto plcaso
Those eager to complain.
But where, O where, would tenants be
(Except upon the street).
If landlords, striking to be free.
Ceased building homes ooinpletef
—n. C. Dodge, in Goodall's Sun.
HOW IIE ESCAPED.
Tho Story Told by a State Prison
Convict.
UJJJJJJWIIIS is the st' ry
thickset man
/I I wearing a
I! I b ruad-brimmed
"NJ black hat, and
/ I never doubted
/ that it was true
was ordered by
a circuit court
X up and hear my
I ' when I sat
down again it was with the knowledge
that I had seven years to serve in prison.
The crime? Well, let that go. I was
only twenty-three years old then, and
a young man is more easily lead off
than an old one. The prison? Don't
pin me down too closely. I have friends
whose hearts are still sore over my
folly, and you mustn't forget that my
time had not expired when I took my
leave.
I expected from seven to ten years.
I made up my mind to obey carefully
every rule 'and regulation of the prison.
No "good time" was allowed in those
days, but if I conducted myself to the
satisfaction of the warden for five
years he would be quite willing to ask
the governor to shorten my sentence. I
had not been in prison above an hour,
however, when I made a change in my
programme. Such a feeling of loneli
ness caine over me —I felt such a horror
at being shut out from the world—that
I determined to escape at the first op
portunity. When I came to realize that
there were over twenty-five hundred
days and nights before me, each one
with the same monotonous routine, I
felt that I would risk death in any form
to escape. While I would be a model
prisoner, so far as deportment went, I
would make a break for liberty when
ever an opening occurred.
I was a fine machinist, and after
awhile I was placed in charge of all tho
machinery in the prison. That is, I
kept everything in repair, and it was
an occupation in which I delighted. I
had a little shop in the engine room,
and I looked after my work so well
that I soon had the confidence of the
prison officials. The man who ran the
big stationary engine was a "free man,"
or an outsider hired by the month, as
was also his fireman. While both
treated me kindly and well, they no
doubt felt it their duty to watch me and
report anything suspicions. My little
shop had no door to it, and while work
ing in it I was under the eye of the en
gineer. That is, if he sat on his chair
in the usual place he could see my every
motion. My room had a window look
ing out on the garden of the prison, as
follows:
m
There were three heavy bars running
up and down and six smaller ones run
ning across and, mind you, the entire
opening was not above two feet square.
This window was exactly the height of
my head. From the first day I entered the
little shop I determined to escape by tho
window. You can see some of the diffi
culties which must be overcome. I was
under the eyes of two free men when
in the shop, and much of the time was
employed elsewhere. It was only when
the engineer went over to the boilers
or was at the donkey engine that I
could snatch a moment to work. I had
to make a fine saw to work with, and
there were days at a time when I could
not use it, but when I had been in
prison eleven mouths I had cut through
the bars, as you see in the illustration,
and was only waiting my chance to go.
My work was concealed by rubbing
putty into the track of the sa\fr and
blacking it over.
The engineer came on duty fifteen
ninutes before I did, and remained fif-
XJen minutes later, while the fireman
Jept at the prison and was aroused
about 5:30 o'clock. J had to leave tho
shop at 5:55 to march in to supper with
my gang. To attempt to leave by day
light would be foolishness, as I would
be seen by the guards <>n the walls. I
must have some excuse for lingering in
my room until after dark, and I had
just planned it when an unforeseen cir
cumstance knocked tne out. I was go
ing to disable the donkey engine
before six o'clock, knowing I would be
called back to help repair it after sup
per, when the prison authorities gave
the wagon contractor leave to occupy
a portion of the garden with his lumber.
A great lot of it was hauled in and
piled up directly before my window,
obliging me to use a lamp to work by,
and cutting off my chance of escape. I
made some cautious inquiries and found
that it was all green stuff, and might
be left there four or five years to season.
It was a bitter disappointment, but
still it only made me the more deter
mined to g.'t out. About this time I
was approached by two or three priw
onors who had a schem • to tunnel
out from the cools room, but I re
fused to have anything to do with it.
1 wanted no partnership undertaking',
with the chance of being given away at
the last moment. In about two weeks
some more machinery was set up, ami
outside help had to be employed in the
work. I took careful note of the iroiag
and coming of the free men. 1 here
were ten or twelve of them, and they
came ami went by the yard wicket.
One day, when my plan was fully ma
tured. I man aired to vet hold of a cap.
blouse and pair of overalls belonging to
workmen, and I fully intended to go out
with them as they quit work at night. I
had the garments hidden away, and an
other half hour would have witnessed
the success or failure of my plan, whena
life man, who was employed as a "lum
per," or errand boy. came across the
bundle, caught the ideaaud, while I re
mained in prisou.'he walked out with
some of the free men, and I know that
he has never been recaptured.
This escape put the prison authori
ties on the watch, and my hopes were
again blasted. The prison had been
overcrowded, and a new wing was
being built. This was finished when I
had served thirteen months, and I was
one of the men transferred to it. Re
member, this was a long time ago, and
they didn't build prisons the# as they
do now. This wing had the cells placed
as follows:
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If
OGOR HALL '§|
IjiimxiiiHiin
You see that the cells backed against
the outside walls on either side,
which is never the case now. There
were three tiers, while the corridor or
hall, which was sixty feet long by thir
ty wide, was lighted by two larp-e win
dows in the far end and also by sky
lights in the roof. I was put in cell No.
1, which was the last on the left-hand
side, and at the corner of the building.
I knew all about this wing before we
occupied it. The east wall, which con
tained the windows, was still in the
prison yard, while the north wall ran
along a public street. Under the win
dow nearest my cell was piled a lot of
womout machinery and refuse lumber.
The sashes in these windows hung on
hinges, and after the Ist of July they
were open day and night.
1 had no sooner entered my cell than I
determined to make it the basis of oper
ations for an escape. The top and sides
were of iron plates, while the front had
a barred door. My cell, being at the
corner, had two sides of stone. The
authorities had hurried the wing to
a finish, and when I examined the
flagstones composing the floor I found
the cement not yet fully hardened. Be
fore I went to bed I had settled every
detail of my plan, which was to tunnel
out under the north wall. How long do
you suppose it would have taken a free
man, working ten hours a day, and hav
ing every convenience, to accomplish
that task? Two weeks at least. And
now think of my situation. Every hour
of the night after nine o'clock a guard
walked the length of the hall, up 0:10
side and down the other, looking into
every cell. Each day every cell was
inspected. I had to smuggle in such
tools as I could, and I had to dispose of
the dirt taken out.
I knew the wall to be four feet thiek
in the foundation. I knew that most
of it was composed of heavy blocks of
stone. 1 knew that I should have to go
down six or seven feet below the floor
of my cell if I tunneled under the wall.
I figured on all the chances, made a lib
eral estimate as to the time required,
and resolved to begin work the very
next night. When I returned to my
cell the next evening I brought with
me from the shop a piece of hoop iron,
about a foot long, and the bread fur
nished for my supper I did net eat. You
see, as we'marched in at six o'clock we
went directly to our cells, each man
taking his supper tray off a shelf as he
passed it. We were locked in our cells,
and as there were nearly two hours of
daylight left we could read or do as we
pleased. The corridor guard made his
first round when the lamps were lighted.
This gave me two hours to work, and I
, had no sooner swallowed my supper
than I began cutting the cement from
between two flagstones. In starting to
lay these flags they had begun in my
corner, and had used stones of different
6izes to •'make even" out to a certain
line. The floors of all other cells were
composed of two large stones. Mine
had five, and this was a great thing for
me.
The door of my cell was next to the
east wall, while my bed was against
the cell partition to the west. The two
end cells were sixty-two inches wide;
all others were only fifty. Between the
door and the foot of my bed stood a
homemade chair covered with chintz,
which a discharged prisoner had given
me. The flagstono directly beneath
was not over sixteen inches square, and
I began on that. By so doing I would
have to tunnel seven feet fnrther than
if I i>egan at the wall, but I hoped that
in beginning there I would escape the
Denervation of the Inspector. I had
brought in with me a piece of brown
paper, und as fast as I removed the ce
ment I placed it on this. It was slow,
tedious work, and I had to be careful
that the prisoner next to me heard
nothing. In prison you can trust no
one.
I worked off and on that night until
a very late hour, and I took out half a
pound of the cement. Its loss was sup
plied with bread crumbs, but I had to
get rid of the paper package in the
morning. 1 had planned how to do it.
When we were let out the guard came
to the cell opposit.' mine first. In those
days eaeh cell had a lock by itself, each
prisoner walked to the west end of the
iron door, where two lines were formed.
This brought the first men in last out.
As my door was unlocked I delayed a
few seconds, though being in plain
view. The guard stepped to the next
door, and as I emerged 1 had the pack
age in my left hand, and tossed it
through the bars of the corridor win
dow. 11 was done at a single motion
and while he was rattling the lock, and
escaped observation. From that mo
ment 1 felt my escape was only a ques
tion of time.
Not to weary you with details, 1 had
the stone up in about a week. I
brought in a carpenter's chisel after
awhile, and for many weeks this was
the only tool I had to work with. A
package larger than the size of a [>• mnd
of sugar would not go through the bars,
and I had to limit myself as to quantity.
But for this I might have got along
much faster. Beneath the stone was
two feet of concrete, formed of broken
stone and cement, and though I carried
some out in my pockets every day in
addition to making up the usual pack
age it was terribly slow work. It was
t Kc 1M of September before I got to tho
soil under the concrete. That is, I had
dug a hole a little over two feet deep
and large enough for me to work in.
It required the utmost caution, as the
corridor was as still as a graveyard at
night, with two wide-awake guards
watching and listening.
The window would be closed by the
first of October anyhow, and then I
could no longer get rid of my dirt This
idea was making ine feel terribly
anxious, when I struck a bit of good
luck. My tunnel ran as shown in the
acei imp any ing illustration.
It went down perpendicularly two
feet, ami then drifted down toward the
north wall at a slant so as to strike the
foundation. At the elbow I found a
buried log supporting the earth, and en
tirely by accident I found the log rested
over a hole in the ground. Whether it
was a cave, an old cistern or well, or
only a natural sink, I never learned,
but by shoving my dirt under the log it
dropped down somewhere, and I could
work much faster than before. I was,
however, greatly troubled to get fresh
air down in my tunnel, anil the cramped
position in which I worked kept me
sore and lame. While working at night
I hud to be in bed regularly every hour
as the guard came around, and every
moruiuT the stone had to bo. replaced
and the crevices tilled in with bread
crumbs. Twice I was almost caught by
the guard, owing to my delay, and one
afternoon, owing to something said by
a convict, two inspectors went through i
my tier of cell. and carefully examined '
everything. They moved my chair off i
the flag, but found nothing suspicions. ,
I knocke 1 off work for the next
week, anil it is well I did, as the guards
came creeping along to the different ,
cells at odd times during the night, and '
I should certainly have been caught. I
I began work, as near as I eaa remem
ber, on-the night of the sth of July. On
the night of the 2d of the next MaYeh
i reached the bottom of the foundation.
TUXSEU
About seven months, you see, and lia
ble to discovery any day. It got so at
last that I could not work in the tunnel
over fifteen minutes before the want of
air drove me out, and long toward the
end my health failed ine and* I lost
strength. I dug under the stones and
upward about a foot on the other side,
and then I was sick for five weeks, lie
fore I got to work again June had j
Qpme, and it was a dark ana rainy
night on the 23d of that month that I
took a farewell leave of my cell and
crawled into the tunnel. I had fou»or
five feet of earth to dig away, and I was
almost perishing for want of air as I got
to the crust.
It was about twelve when 1
crawled out of the tunnel into the
storm, and luckily no one was abroad
to catch sight of me. I had left a
"dummy" in my bed, and I hoped my
escape would not be discovered until
morning. It was not, as I afterward
saw by the papers. I lost no time in
getting away from the neighborhood of
the prison, and long before my cell was
unlocked in the morning 1 was safe
with friends. Yes, I was hunted, and a
reward was offered for my capture, but
they never got me. My escape was
termed "a marvel of ingenuity." Had
they called it a marvel of patience and
hard work it would have been more ap
propriate. The prison authorities at
once had all the cells removed to the
center of the corridor, back to baek, as
you now see them in all prisons, ami if
there is any patent on the idea it is
justly mine for my escape suggested the
change.—N. Y. Sun.
—The state of Georgia was settled at
Savannah by Gen. Oglethorpe on Feb
ruary 12. 1738.
SMITH OF POTTSVILLE.
How He Got liven with the Conductor
Who Dhln't Know lUm.
I had been dropped off the train at a
small stat' n in Nebraska and the
train had been gone about ten minutes
when a young man rode up and called
out to the landlord, who was also sta
tion agent and telegraph operator.
"Has the train passed?"
"She has," was the reply.
"Did you get a telegram from me to
hold her here till I came?"
"One from Smith from Pottsville.
That you?"
"Yes."
"I showed it to the conductor, and he
said you must bo fresh to think he could
fool around here."
"Said that, did he? Saw it was signed
Smith, eh?"
"Yes."
"Went right on just the same?"
"Yes."
"Didn't even ask what Smith?"
"No."
"Didn't express any anxiety, eh?"
"Not the least."
"Well, good-bye."
"Hold on a bit. What's up?"
"Oh, nothing much. My name is
Smith, of l'ottsville. I was going to
marry the conductor's daughter this
evening. Had to catch this train to get
down there, you know."
"And there is no other until aftei
midnight!"
"That's all right. The supper will be
spread, the guests on hand, the preacher
there, the bride ready, and I'll ride back
home and get off these togs and get
drunk on hard cider "
"ISut man, I—"
"Oh, it's all right. When the conduc
tor comes up in the morning just ask
him if he knows Smith, of Pottsville,
and how the wedding went off last
night. Ta-ta. old chap, and you needn't
mind any wild-eyed telegrams which
come whooping up the line asking for
my whereabouts." —N. Y. Sun.
si'Brcnmo HIS GOOD NAME.
If
Johnny Hunter—Come baek here, you
rascal! Have you gone crazy? The
pup didn't use to be afraid of a gun.—
Golden Days.
New Mother-In-I.aw Joke.
Son-in-law —I can't understand why
the comic papers show such bad taste
as constantly to publish jokes about the
mother-in-law.
Mother-in-law —lt is really the
greatest injustice, and I am glad to find
a man at last who—
Son-in-law —Yes, it is the greatest in
justice! A man is glad when he can,
for a moment, forget his mother-in-law,
and to be continually reminded «f her
in this way is positively cruel. —(Juebec
Chronicle. ■
The Deceit of Appearances.
Carrington— Jove! isn't she a stunner?
Where does she act?
Murray—Act? Why, that is Mrs.
Blassford, the president of the society
for the refinement and culture of
chorus-girls.
Carrington —And who is the demure
and dignillt 1 little woman with her?
Murray That's Belle Ivickley of the
Casino.—Judge.
A Cue la Point.
She—l believe that a people are both
outwardly and inwardly influenced
by their natural surroundings—that
scenery influences physiognomy—the
Highland.->v„ y>u know, have rugged
j faces.
lie—Yes, and t\at Chicago girl be
hind me, who livts <« l'rairie avenue, is
plain-looking.- Life.
Very striking.
"1 beg your pardon," said Mr. Worth
ington, "but did I understand you to
refer to the lady who has just passed as
a stunner?"
"Yes, sir: 1 said it deliberately, and,
I think, judiciously. You must consid
er the fact that I was struck by her ap-
I pearanee."—Washington I'ost.
FEEDING FOR EGGS.
What Kind* *>f Food Will I'rodar# th«
IV>»1 KM alt*.
A correspondent of the California
Cacklrr in relation to feeding laying
fowls communicates the following:
Thtrc has lioen a very great com
plaint in s>ime sections about the hens
not laying as they should.
1 think every case can be accounted
for. 1 was recently called in to see a
lady's flock of eighty-eight hens that
were looking, to say the least, line, ye- i
she said she was not fretting as many
eggs from them as I was from a pen of
eight that were always confined in a
yard Bx2o, with a tight house 3x5, and
hers had free range. I purchased a dozen
from her and after killing a couple
1 fouud that her hens had not sufficient
food to produce eggs.
While this I lielieve to bo generally ,
the cause of failure of eggs, yet it is 1
not always; some feed too high, aud
not that food which will produce eggs. i
I have been for some time experiment- j
ing on what kind of food will produce
best results and have found the follow
ing by far the best: l!ran or bailey in j
the morning, scalded with milk: give !
all they will eat up clean. In this, we 1
have what is generally acknowledged I
to produce the greatest per cent of ;
the white of an egg, and very little fat
At noon feed wheat or screenings.
In this we have the lime for shell, and
also a good per cent, of the yolk. Give
all they want, and if you have an ash
or manure pile mix a little in for tliein
to scratch after.
At night give a liberal feet of corn
and Jo not l>e afraid of making too fat.
I do believe, contrary to the opinions of
some, that corn will produce eggs, and
lots of them, especially in winter.
Feed beef scraps every other day
(cooked), and plenty of bone meal, with
a liberal supply of preen food every
day.
* liens fed in this manner must lay, If
they are any good at all; if not, get rid
of them. An old saying, and a trno
one, is that a hen properly fed must lay
or get fat. Of course, this will not ap
ply through moult in# time.
POULTRY SELF-FEEDER.
A Device Imperially Suitable for I'm on
the Farm.
Some poultry keepers, especially
farmers, do not like the idea of feeding
' | \ the fowls twice
X GRAIN /Va^fSEr
/// would suit such
Jy persons. To
\\ /y make one make
X vWv two crosses, the
SSr [/ Q same as for a
saw horse, only
// of smaller tirn
c A\ bcr. Fasten one
I sideboard so it
- rests on the bot
tom of the crosses. Leave a half inch
space between the lower edge of the
other one and the first one put on. Nail
a strip six inches wide to the edge of
the lowest sideboard to catch the grain
as it drops through and a strip to the
other edge to keep the grain from work
ing off. Put in end pieces and use a
hinged cover on the top. One can be
made to hold several bushels and fif
teen or twenty fowls need bo fed but
once or twice during the winter. While
most people would prefer to feed but
little and often the self-feeder is a much
better way than the once a day or every
other day plan. The fowls soon get
used to this style of feeding and after
the first few days do not gorge them
selves to the extent they will if fed
once a day. Moreover, it docs not take
as much to winter fowls as it
does by other styles of feeding.—J. 11.
Andre, in Farm and Home.
SELECTING A STALLION.
Suggestions to Thoso Contemplating: the
rnrcluiiic of One*.
In selecting a stallion, says an ex
change, first look at his legs; if they are
npt up to the standard don't look any
further at that horse, for a horse with
out legs is no horse. The legs should
be large, flat, l>ony, free from flesh and
puffs of any kind, not too straight at
the pastern-i nor yet set too far back—a
fault with some draft horses. A good
flat foot, with the ability to lift it up
and place it straight forward the proper
distance, is a desideratum. Next, look
at the bn 'k. It should be short, straight
and closely cot pled. Next, the head
Requisites—broad between the eyes
uiul ears: clear, mild eye, not showing
much white; jaw thin. If the horse be
full between the eyes, head sloping
backward, and a narrow poll, that
horse has no intelligence, and will
breed that way. Shoulders should be
large, sloping well back; wide rump;
long hips, ri'-t punched up in a knot
like your fist doubled up. Wide be
tween tbe forelegs. Thin tliront latch.
Neck long u*ul enlarging tj the point
where it is set on shoulders. If the
hoi -.c pome cs the necessary individual
merit, his breeding may be looked up.
I!ut though the horse bud a pedigree a
mile long, don't breed to him unless he
has individual merit
AN EXCELLENT FENCE.
It Is Cheap aud Will Stand an ItumtuH
Amount of tVear.
Mr. I). G. Ilatchsr sends to Farm and
Fireside a description of a good and
cheap fence, which is well shown by
the accompanying cut Let the taller
posts stand about five feet out of the
RAIL AND WIltE FENCE
ground and the shorter ones two and a
half feet Wire the top of the short
post to the tall one. I'ut rails between
the lower posts, and run two wires on
the taller posts.
In selling fat wethers each one r.iu>t
decide for himself whether the money
is in shearing or selling unshorn. We
know llock-niustcrs who hold there is
just as much money in selling with il*
wool on.
A Matter of Form.
Ark light—l see that you have shut
off all the gas in your house, and are
using nothing but candles. What Is
that for?
Dr.rklight—Merely out of curiosity
I want to see if it will make any differ
ence in my gas-bills. Fuck.
What Decided Her.
Maud —Which have you elected to
study—French or German?
Ethel—French.
"Do you like French better than you
do German?"
"No, but 1 like the French professor
better."—Yankee lllade.
Eupljr.
\I rs. Borrowed—Now don't feel lu
the wrong pocket, lienry, and then tell
me you haven't nny money.
Borrowell —My dear, I'm afraid that
' all my pockets arc wrong pockets to
j day.—West Shore.
The HaeUnejed Term.
First Reporter—Why arc you so ncrv
j ous; got a hard Job?
Second Reporter —Yes; I'm writing an
article on oysters, and I was told not to
' uae once the expression "succulent bi
valve." —Boston Herald.
Operatic Note.
"I'altl sang on the stage at the ago of
! seven."
"As early as that?"
"Yes, but she did not begin her faro
wells until she was twelve.Munsey'a
Weekly.
ROLLING IN STALL.
A Device That Is More to Core Horse* ml
Thia Virions Habit.
Some time ago I noticed a half hu
morous account of the experience of
two elderly ladies in buying a horse
which had the bad habit of rolling in
its stall. Invariably when the horse
attempts this he gets "cast" Having
had some experience with an animal so
inclined, and havingsuccessfully solved
the question how to prevent the occur
rence. t will explain my plan.
Properly to us* the device require® a
stout leather halter with a metal ring
securely fastened to the top directly be
tween the animal's ears. A stout leath
er strap Is firmly fastened overhead, so
•I
that it will hang about where the head
of the animal would be when lying
down. To of the strap a good
snap is fixed. The strap should be put
long enough to allow the horse's nose
to touch the floor when the snap is
hooked in the ring on the top of the
halter.
With this arrangement the animal
can lie down comfortably but cannot
lay its head on the floor, and conse-.
quently cannot well get cast This tie
was originated through necessity. It
may not be new but I have yet to meet
the person who ever used it I have
imparted the knowledge to many, but I
think it has never beun published. It
invariably enres a horse of rolling.—
Eugene Starkweather, in Country Gen
tleman.
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
They Should He Scattered Over the Sur
face a* Karly aa Feasible.
One of the principal advantages in
using commercial fertilisers is, that if
of a good quality they are usually more
readily soluble. In order to be of im
mediate benefit to the growing plants
it is necessary that the plant food be
soluble.
On the average farm it is difficult to
get manure enough from the stock, and
if the fertility of the soil is to be kept
up and at the same time good crops
made, it will be necessary to use some
green crops as a manure, and with
some crops it will be found an advan
tage to use more or less commercial
manures. This Is perhaps more espe
cially the case with land that has been
cropped for several years without ma
nuring.
A better growth and yield of wheat
is often secured by broadcasting 900 or
300 pounds of good fertilizer. Care
should be taken to scatter as early as
possible over the surface. This work
can be done at any time now with good
results.
Commercial fertilisers are well adapt
ed to grass lands, especially when well
rotted barn manure Is hard to get
With meadows, the garden and the po
tato patch it is not advisable to use
fresh or coarse manure, and when well
rotted manure cannot be had readily
commercial fertilizers can be used to
good advantage. :
With meadows and all small"gaiden
crops the better plan is to apply broad
cast and then work into the surface.
There is no necessity for working deep
into the soil.
With potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage and
the class of plants that are usually
grown In hills, the more economical
plan Is to apply the fertilizer in the hill.
—St Louis Republic.
GARDEN AND FARM.
IT is better to grow fifty bushels ef
corn on one acre than two.
A sb aue tree should never be taken
from a dense forest and be set out in
the spring.
BY keeping the fruit trees trimmed
well when small less pruning will be
needed later.
IT is an important item to have good
teams on the farm if the work is done
in good season.
Is planting trees for a windbreak,
care should be taken to get those that
have a close-growing habit
IT is a wise plan for fruit-growers to
invest In new varieties in order to test
their value in that locality.
IF manure is an item, it is of more
importance to save the liquids than the
•ollda. Use plenty of absorbents.
The improved breeds of stock have
made farming more desirable as well as
more profitable, at least in a majority
of cases.
Laboe seeds are better than small,
for the reason that they furnish a much
larger amount of nutriment to the
young plant
IT is for the farmers to see that the
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations are properly run, and to aid in
running them.
One reason why every farmer and
breeder should keep good stock is that
they furnish the best instruments for
deriving the best profits.
To Strengthen Weak Flower Sterna.
Helen Warburden, according to the
Michigan Farmer, advises the use of a
solution of sulphate of iron to give
strength to weak flower stems. Many
tall-growing plants like roses, carna
tions and fuchsias have auch weak
stems they are unable to support the
largo full flowers, and must be staked,
and the supports are by no means a
graceful adjunct Water the plants
with a weak solution of the sulphate
when the buds are beginning to grow.
The color aud beauty of the flowers arc
enhanced by its use; and there Is little
danger of injury unless the application
ia too strong.
An Agitated SU-e.
Father— Where are the girls going to
night? , M
Mother -There is a rehearsal of The
Messiah," I believe.
Father (sharply )~nas that infernal
ghost-dance craze come East?— Judge.
Aa It Happen* Too Often.
"It is a pity that young Gowitthaan't
taken more advantage of his opportu
nities." , , t
"Yes, indeed; the trouble is that be
has taken too much advantage of thoae
who offered the opportunities!"— Puck.
His Anelent Pedigree.
"I'm a Hill, sir! the oldest family in
America." ~ ,
"I never heard of the Hill family be
ing among those of ancient lineage."
"Whatnever heard of the proverb 'A»
old as the Hills?' "—Judge.
Some IHfffrreuce.
She—Why dont you get married*
Can't you afford it?
ne— Yes, I can afford to marry, but X
san't stand the expense of an engage
ment— Mun-sey's Weekly.
At the Marriage Bureau.
Elderly Gent —I want to consult with
fou about getting me a suitable wife.
Agent—All right sir; I think I can
tcconimodate you.
"What are your charges? I'd like to
aow that before going any further."
"Well you sec that depends on your
self. Do you want a wife with or
without a mother-in-law?" —Texas