VOX.. XXVIII
1). E. JACKSON.
203 S. Main St. - - Boiler, Pa.
Everybody Delighted.
WLo »re in r * of Seasonable
Goods.
Having bougL". a large Stock of
Fall and Winter Goods, and owing to
badw. aiLtr and worse roads, they
have not t*?en going out as fast AS
they ouglt to
We have
CUT PRICES AWAY DOWN,
as we must on account of scarcity of
room close them out to make room
for Sj>ricg Goods.
if vou want a Cloak, Jacket or
Shawl
MOW IS YOUR CHANCE.
Or if too want Blankets, Comforts
Ur.«>rwtar. Ladies'or Gents', Flan
nel, CiDtcn Fln'trelor anything in
that hi e.
COME NOW
before the Stock is broken, but
DON'T FORGET
to examine oar large atock of Dress
Goodi*, which are included in this
CUT,
Alpo Ear:'T si.d Drew Plushes,
Black Suiob ncd Gros Grain Bilks,
all Marked Down.
Full Again.
We mean our wall paper de
pai tincnt. full and overflowing
w ill; <ii immense and choree
stock t-i paper hangings. You
must help us out, we haven't
room for hall our goods, until
you relieve us of some of them.
We have the choUest selec
tion of patterns in every grade
from Brown Blanks at 10 cts
to Gilts at from 20 eta to $1
per double bolt.'
Examine our Stock.
J. H. Douglass,
ft ear • Poftolfice, Butler, Pa.
Rare Bargains,
Extißfiriitiary liergains ere offer
t d here in
UMiEUWEAR.
HOSIERY,
<J LOVES,
IUM>KEKCHIEFB.
MUFFLERB,
■: v fcrawbtog* for Isdies,
rt'ildn n tu«i nru-n
O rr,)»are < ur price* with wfcat joo
hiiv* 1..u n-jiDK «cd we if yon
can't fhfe mowy by dealing with
01.
John M..Arthurs.
33a f ocTii A IN STREET.— 333
E E A BEAMS & CO.
INSURANCE.
Ins. (u. of Noilli America, iOOth year.
ASSETS w.
Home Inc. Co. Aftetß $9,091,192 58
Hartford Inf. Co. " $6,516,616 13
Continental inn. Co " $6,000,000
Loi.don At»furoLcc Co. Incor'd. 1720
N. Y Lite lr.r. Co. As'ts 115,000,000
Office in BUSELTON BI'ILDINO, »«*
to tlie Court Horn*.
rj-lIK I'UTI.KK COUNTY;
National Bank,
Bltlkb,*Pa.C
capita i. i'*i<i;rp. - - -
OKKK KUH :
Jo llarttiisn. I'resl. D. Osborne, t'asbler,
J. v Kit tit. Vice l'ren't.A. lialley.Ass't CMh'
OIIIWTOIW:
Jul. Ilartmxn. f. I'. Collins. O. M. Russell,
II «• •><* •m v. C. !». tirwnle#. .1. V. Kltts,
K. K. At.rm.i-; I- • lla/lett. I. CJ. Smith,
w. h. Walrtron. It. Osborne.
A iteneral iii»nWlritr tinnlnc-as transacted. In
tere-i paid on time (]>'ii»Hlts. Money loaned on
approval secutliy.
Korels,ti exchange bo'Kcht and.vild.
GO TO
SEDICK'S
FOR
Pure Drugs,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
Fine Toilet Articles,
Patent Medicines,
And all other
Articles
Kept in a
First Class
Drug Store.
iSUTLISR COUNTY
Matual Fire Insurance Co.
Office Cor. Mail: & Cunninghamßtf.
<j. ROKBBING, Pbuiout.
11. C. IfKiNKMAN, Skoritabt.
UIUKCTOIiS:
<}. C Koe-'lmc, Henderson Oliver,
J. I, Pun I*, .'r.nieK Mtephvnson.
A. Trmttroao, 11 r. flelnemaa.
Alfred wi. ic. N. Ueltzel.
I>r. W. Itvin. I»r ItlrkiDtiaCtl.
J. W. liuffeli;ut, I). T. Norria.
LOYAL M'JUNFJN, Aren't
jTTTTT Ej.HIT? , IP.A.
Advertise in the Cirizsr,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
V. McALPINE,
Dentist,
la now percnawntlj- located at 110 South Main
Strew Butler Pa_ in rooms (onu»rly ;ccocpied
by Dr. Waldron.
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
117 E. Wayne St.. office boun. lu to 12 M. and
1 to 3 P. M.
L. M. REINSEL, M. D,
PHYSICIAN AJiB SIKGEO>'.
Bresideuce at 22* Graham Street, Offlce
Kranlt'a drugstore, Main St.
L. BLACK,
PBTgICIAX AXD SCJWKON,
Mew Troutinan Building, Butler, Pa.
Dr. A. A. Kelty,
Office at Hose Point. Lawrence county. Pa.
E. H. LBAKK. M. D. J. K. 51 A.N N. M. &
Specialties: Specialties:
Gynaecology and Sur- Eye. Ear. Now and
gery. Throat.
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pa.
G. to. ZIMMERMAN.
raTXICIAK ADD SCMatm.
offlce at No. 46. s. Main street, over Fr»ak *
Co'a Ui UK Store. Butler. Pa,
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
So. 22 £a*t .leflereoii St., Butler, Pa.
W. R. TITZEL.
PIIYMCIAN AND SURGEON.
S. W. Corner Jlaiu ate -North Sta.. Butler, Pa.
J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.
Artificial Teeth Insetted en tbe latest Im
•rored plan. Gold KllHus a specialty. Offlce
over ScLauls Clotting Store.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
An work pertaining to Uie profession execut
ed in the neatest manner.
Specialties Gold Filling*. and Painless Ex
traction of Teeth, Vitalized Air admlnlstesed.
OI«s *a JifirM* Street, oae door Beat ef town
Hosm, lip Stairs.
Office open dally, except Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Communications by mall reeedrs
prompt attention.
1. B.—The only Dentist la Batter Mfctfll
beat makes of teeth.
J. W. MILLER,
Architect, C. E. and Surveyor.
Contractor, Carpenter and Builder.
Maps, plan*, i>peciti rations and esti
mates; all kinds of architectural and en
gineering work. No charge for drawing il
I contract tbe work. Consult your best in
terests; plan before you build. Informa
tion cheerfully-riven. A share of public
patronage is solicited.
P. 0. Box 1007. Office S. W. of Court
Hourt.-, liutler, Pa.
C. F. L. McQUISTION,
ENGINEER AND 81'HVEYOB,
Owe* sea 11 Dmmoxo, Bcnaa, Pa.
J. M. PAINTER,
, Attorney-at-Law.
OlDce—Between fostofllcc and Diamond, But
ler. Pa.
A. T. SCOTT,
ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW.
Office at No. 8, South Diamond, Butler. Pa.
A. M. CHRISTLEY,
ATI OKU IV AT LAW.
Office second floor, Awlonton HI k. Malu St.,
near Coutt House, Butler. Pa.
J. W. HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on second Ooor of the Huaelton block.
Diamond, Butler, Pa., Boom No. 1.
JAMES N. MOORE,
Atwbhbt-at-Law Aitn Noraar Public.
Office la Boom No. 1. second Boor of U use I ton
Block, entrance on Diamond.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at law, Office at No. IT, East Jeffer
son St..Butler. Pa.;
W. C. FINDLEY,
Attorney at law and Heal Estate Agent. Of
Bee rear or L. Z. Mitchell's office on north side
of Diamond. Butler, r*.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attorney-at-law. office on second Ooor of
Anderson building, near Court liouae, Butler.
Pa.
J. V. BKITTAIN.
Att'y at Law-Office at H. K. Cor. Main St, and
Diamond, Butler, Pa.
NEWTON BLACK.
Att'y at Law—omcs.on South side of Diamond
Butler. Pa.
A. £. GABLE,
V eterinary Surgeon.
Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary
College, Toronto, Canada.
Dr, Oable treats all diseaeea or tbe
domesticated animals, and makes
ridglioK, caatration and borse den
tistry s specialty. Castration per
formed without clams, sod sll other
surgical operations performed in tbe
most scientific manner.
Calls to any part o( tbe coaotry
promptly responded to.
Office and Infirmary in Crawford's
Livery, 132 West Jefferson Street,
Butler, Pa.
SAW MILLS
Patssl Vsrlsbls Prlrtlea sad Belt Fssd.
Steam Engines, Hay Presses,
Shingle Mills, &c-
Portable Grist Mills,
Send lor Illus. Tkreihlag Ssrhlaes. Ac.
catalogue. A. B. t AUtjl H4B CO.. fork. Pa.
L. 8. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate Ag'l
17 LAST JEFKERSON ST.
BUTLER, - PA.
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LORD & THOMAS,
THE BtJTLER CITIZEN.
MAIN STREET.
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£ Grocery £ TroutmaD Building
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WASHINGTON STUEET.
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MARTINCOURT
& co. J L
Ilere we are down on Cm ningham St. Almost every
body knows where we are, Lut if you do not, please IOOK at the
above map. Walk down Cunirngham St. on the right hand
aide till vou come to 210 and you will find us. Here we have
lots of room and pay no rent and more than doubled our sales
last year and expect to increase them as much this year. All
who came last year to pee if we had as large a stock and [sold
as cheap as we advertised said we were too modest in our
declarations and said they did not expect to find half us much,
even after reading our advertisements. You know us now and
of course will continue to deal here, but we must tell you we
have twice as large a stoeK now as when you wore here before
and still cutting prices lower. To those who have never been
here, we want 30U to come too. We don't advertise to blow.
If you don't find more stock here at lower prices than you
ever expected after reading our advertisement we will pay }ou
for your time that it takes to walk down here from Main St.
Hemember, we keep every thing in our line. Horse col
lars 50c, team work bridles sl, work harness $lB, buggy har
ness $6, wagon single trees, ironed, loc, double-trees, shafts,
wheels, poles, shafts, cushions, tops, harness oil, curry coinbs,
brushes, paint, springs, dashes, lap dusters, robes, blankets,
whips, carts, buggies, spring-wagons and everything, and
Kramer wagons,—the best wagons made.
Come and tee us. Look over our stock. We want to get
acquainted with you, Hemember, it was us who first brought
down the prices of buggies in JJutler county for your benefit,
relying on increased sales to make up for small profits, and the
public has stood by us in a way that makes us like everybody.
Yours, etc.,
S. IIMRTEUT a CO.
S. B. Martincourt, - 3. M. Lieghner.
XSGGS!
Eggs arc tlie source of all life in this world. Were it not for eggs
there would be no life. Now this being the case, would it not be
wisdom to use the utmost endeavors to keep eggs in the very best
possible condition. And to that end take advantage of any appliance
which will assist in the furtherance of that purpose. To enable the
farmers of Butler county to look after their interests in the matter of
eggs, we have made arrangements with the farmer's Kgg Case Com
pany, by which we will be enabled to present to each customer one of
their Celebrated Kgg Cases, on the following: terms each customer
will receive a ticket upon which will be figures in all amounting to
$20.00. When coming in to buy bring this card with you, and what
ever the amount of your purchase may be it will be punched out
the ticket, and when the amount of $20.00 is purchased, you will re
ceive one of those justly Celebrated Cases, the handiest thing
ever manufactured, and will also have the advantage of Ritter & Ral
ston's low prices on Dry Goods, Carpets, Wraps and Trimmings. Do
not fail to come in and examine these wonderful Cases.
eveir WATERPROOF
I— ———1 THAT CAN BE RELIED ON
BE UP KTot to SpUt!
THE MARK 3>J"Ot tO DlSQQloy!
I——-—•—J BEARS THIS MARK.
#ELUILO!D
MARK.
NKEDB NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT.
THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF
COLLAR IN THE MARKET.
fMT IS 3APofclo?
ih is solid handsome
scouring so&p which has noequaJ
for&H cleaning purposes excephin
the laundry To use it* is to value it*-
What will SAPOLIO do? Why it w:ll clean paint, make oil cloths
bright, and give the floors, tables -r.d shelves a new appearance. It will
take the grease off the dishes and c'!' t':o pots r.nd pans. You can scour
the knives and forks with it, '. I naV.: ;ite tin things shine brightly. The
wash-basin, the bath tub, even i :; < a:y kitrhen sink will be as clean as
a new pin if yon use SAPOLIQ. C-. ■. cake will prove all we say. Be a
clever housekeeper and try it.
SEWA&S C? QaTAT!:iI3. THiM IS BUT ONE IAPOLIO,
ENOCH MQRCAN'9 SONS CO.. NEW YORK.
BUTLER, T> A., FRIDAY, A I*l* I I. 1 <>. lsOl.
Bjmß&flWfetot
A few days later my master came out
to see me for the first time in a long
while. He, too, had a grange gentle
man with him, but It was not the little
man with the whiskers. lie brought
his friend over to the willow seat, and
they rolled up little bits of paper and
put them in their mouths and burnt
them, and they were so busy with their
game that they took no notice of me or
each other for quite a long time.
Then my master spoke.
"My wife's fco unreasonable," said he.
"That's as you look nt It."
"What right had she to read a letter
that she found in my pocket?'
"You sent her to fetch a paper from
your poeket."
"Yes; but not to read the letters she
found there."
"Have you ever ha<l letters before
that she didn't read?''
"So—but—
"Hut why in thunder didn't you tear
the thing up before you came home?"
"I wish I had. It will teach me to
be more cautious in future. She won't
believe a word I say in explanation!"
"Well, it's a pretty lurid letter to
explain. I shouldn't fiko t<» think out a
lie on the spur of the moment tliat
would cover it. Let me see—it was
something like this wasn't it? 'Dear
Jack, bring me fifty instead of twenty
five in the morning. I shall look for
you at your usual time. Yours as of
old, Lou.' I guess a good many wives
would find such a document rather a
startler."
"Yes, but won't she listen to reason.
Why does she fly off at a tangent, and
when I tell her it is business, at
me and say she supposes it is business
that has golden hair, a girlish figure and
pretty feet! It & my belief that some
one has been poisoning her mind
against me- and she won't bear any
explanation from me because she al
ready has been told, and believes the
worst. I wonder who could have been
talking to her!"
"Why, it was that nasty little man
with the whiskers." I interposed.
My master was too preoccupied to
notice any remarks of mine.
"Go away and don't make such a
noise" —he said, pushing me off.
I crept off a little distance, and then
stood listening.
"If I knew who it was I would break
his head for him," my master said
viciously.
"Don't waste your wrath on an imag
inary person," said the other gentle
man. "If you want a head to break try
your own. You've behaved like a child
throughout this whole affair. Why
didn't you tell your wife all about it in
the beginning?"
"She's so insanely jealous!"
"And is this going to cure her? You
get yourself into the clutches of a de
signing woman —"
"Come now—not a word against Mrs.
Manning!"
"Now Jack, don't be foolish. You've
got to hear me to the end- - for the sake
of your wife, old man, let me give yoa
an outsider's views—for I take it your
wife's little finger is more to you than
Mrs. Manning's wh(Ae body. Yes! Well
then, let me give you the lecture I have
bf*en saving up for you for weeks. Mrs.
Lou Manning is about ns designing a
woman as I want to sicet. She was en
gaged to you when you were a boy,
wasn't she? She threw you over for
Manning, didn't she? Didn't you know
as well as every one else that it was be
cause Manning hud money andyou only
had brains? Well after she had finished
Manning and his money*didn't she hang
onto the skirts of society—a young and
dashing widow angling for a second
husband —and didn't she snub you when
she found that you were still nobody—
and married? All that is history—and
you can't deny it. Well, why then at
tempt to deny the truth about her?
When she heard of your success, that
\
"OO! I XEVKK WANT TO hf'KAK TO YOU
AOAIX!"
orders were pouring in upon you, and
that you were making money handover
'"st, up she bobbed, fascinating, a wid
ow, and penniless. You had so much
Influence in the right quarters,
wouldn't you get her something to do
for old bake's sake. And for old sako's
Bake you let her fusten herself upon
yon, and hang herself like a millstone
round your neck. Like a wist; man you
kept her out of your home, but like a
fool you hid it all from your wife.
Your friend Lou is one of those fifdi
blooded women who are perfectly
moral because they haven't virtue
enough to be immoral. Your friend
Lou thinks of nothing but feathering
her own nest; she has been systematic
ally plucking you, and you, conscious
of your own innocence and fortified
by your love for your wife, have been
submitting to the plucking like a suck
ing dove. You huvis been practically
feeding and clothing that woman, and
with money that should have l>cen laid
by for the little wife at home and not
content with robbing her of tho money
which i i as much hers as yours, you
rob her of her peace of mind by going
publicly and daily round town with
this showy widow <<ii your arm till all
the world cries shame, and your wlfo
thinks yon don't love her any more.
You arc only yetting her something to
lc> and taking her round a bit because
•he's poor and lonely. Your wlfo Is
just us lonely, and will bo a good deal
poorer before Lou Manninpgeisthrough
with you."
"I won't hear another word!" cried
s>y master.
"Jack, for the .sake of tho little
woman to whom your duty belongs, let
»>• finish. Lou Manning doesn't want
to work. She wouldn't take it if sho
sould get it!"
"It is false!"
"It Is true!"
"Prove it!"
"If I prove it will you break with
Mrs. Lou?"
"If you prove to me that Mrs. Man
ning Is it false woman I promise you I
shan't trouble with her any more."
The gentleman took a letter from his
pocket.
"I only got this yesterday. Jack, or I
should huvesuld all this toyou long ago,
but I knew that unless 1 could Drove all
I said to you it would be just so much
time wasted, so I waited. She has been
crazy to go on the stage and has been
begging you to do what you could for.
her, and you have been taking her day
after day from manager to manager,
haven't you? She cried one day while I
was there with you because she had no
money and no one would engage her. I
was quite touched and sorry for her at
the time, bnt listen to this:
••'DEAR MR. FORWARD : Man? thanks for
your (.Sir of a part In yoar road c trpaay ot
The Bride.' I would much lilce to bo under
your management, but I don't care to leave the
city Just now, aad It w uid be quite Impossible
for mo to live on a salary of twenty-five dollars,
which you filer. If you have any th'ng In the
city to cßer I will be glad to consider it.
'• 'Yours truly. Loir Massing.' "
The gentleman closed the letter and
looked at my master.
"If that's the right kind of a letter
from a woman who Is accepting her
.
I LAUGHED TILL I ROLLED OVER.
bo&rd from an ex-fiance, you can call
mc a goat."
This struck me as so funny that I
laughed till I rolled over on the grass—
but my master didn't even smile.
"Will you give me that note?" he
asked.
"What for?"
"To show Mrs. Manning."
"Jack! Will you really break with
her?"
My master gave a funny littlo hard
laugh.
"This time to-morrow Mrs. Manning
will have struck me off the list of her
acquaintance."
"Thank GodPsaid the gentleman, "and
now. .Tack, that your eyes are opened to
your own folly, let me warn you of an
other danger that is threatening you.
You are' breaking your wife's heart—
but that isn't the worst of it. While
you have been foolish, others have l>een
but too wise—your little wife needn't
go begging."
"Great heaven! man, what do you
mean?"
"That you had 1 tetter look out for
yourself. When a pretty woman is un
happv there is never any lack of nice
felloes ready to cheer her up."
With that they walked away and I
heard no more.
The next morning, to my great sur
prise, my master and mistress came out
to me together. He had his high hat on
and shining boots, so, as that tiresome
Patrick had tethered me on the wrong
side of the brook, ho would not cross to
talk to me, but just looked and called
to me. I saw, however, that they
looked happy and I could hear all they
said.
"After to-day I won't go to town
again all summer," said my master,
"and now that we have not a critic to
fear your face must wear nothing but
smiles for the future."
Then he went off down the road, and
I laughed to myself because I was in
the secret and knew just why he would
not go to town any more. I called to
my mistress and asked her to como and
untie me, and promised to let her into
the secret if she would, but sho was so
busy looking down the road after my
master and kissing her hand to him as
he turned the corner that sho did not
hear me. Perhaps as it turned out it
was better sho did not hear tnc.
I ate a lot of grass that morning—
more than I had dared to since I began
to watch for a critic. I heard my
mistress singing in the garden, she was
evidently feeling happy, and I too was
happy in knowing that we had nothing
more to fear from a critic—for the
strain of watching for him was begin
ning to tell on me. I had been so busy
scanning every one who went up ur
down the road, and listening to hoar if
my mistress cried as they went by, that
I had not had time to eat and I was
getting thin and poor, and beginning to
be afraid Crisfield would como and
make veal of me a disgusting practice
that I did not want to countenance.
I gamlxdled with joy as 1 thought
that this would bo the last few hours of
my watch to-morrow my m:> ter would
not go away any more. A critic was
settled, and my mistress was never go
ing to cry again. I wonder what had
settled a critic, and supposed ho win
dead and mado into veal or beef or
whatever they make out of a critic. I
wan a little sorry that we were rid of it
—because I should greatly have liked to
have had one chance at it myself—but
so long as it was gone I sup[x>sed that I
ought to be contented.
lUr and by my mistress came gaylv
out of the garden with her work and a
book and all the dogs at her heels, and
tat down under the willow.
She had been there some little time
when the little man with the whiskers
caino. The moment I saw him I hated
him afresh, and longed to bo near my
mistress to protect her. I tugged at my
stake, anil it made mo so mad that I
couldn't move it, and that I was on the
wrong side of the brook, that I cried
aloud, and missed the beginning of tliO
conversation.
"Yes, I am alone," was the first
words I heard, "but my husband nays his
business will be finished to-day au<l he
won't go to town again this summer."
The little man with tho whiskers
gavo another of those horrid laughs of
his.
"I don't suppose ho will. I think he
Is going to bring his business down
here."
"What do you mean?"
"On Saturday he waft at tho Uostln
House on the hill arranging about board
for a lady."
My mistress gavo a short cry, and
then looked him square in the face.
"It Is not true," she said, proudly.
"I think you'll say it is. when I tell
you tho namo of tho lady ho has half
engaged tho room for Is Mrs. Lou Man
ning."
My mistress stood looking at him for
a moment without speaking, but tho
expression of her face would have told
any one but that horrid little man with
tho whiskers that ho had hurt her very
much. At least sho gave a funny little
cry, and then began talking to lierscjf
under hor breath.
"What shall I do! What shall I do!" I
hoard her say.
Tho little man with tho whiskers
came up close to her, but she was so
unliaor' that sho did not uotko Uixn.
i "Alice!" he said, "listen to me.
You arc wasting your life on a man
; who is unworthy of you, who loves you
no longer, and who is deceiving' you.
You arc not wanted here, your life will
| only be one long misery if you persist
In staying and sacrificing yourself.
Why let a foolish sense of duty blind
you to your best interests; you have
I but to breathe one won! to secure your
' own future peace and happiness and
bring bliss into the life of another."
My mistress drew away from him,
and standing'at her fullest height looked
down on him.
"How dare you'.' 1 she said.
"I would dare any thing for you, Alice.
1 love you with all my heart. You are
too fine a woman to waste yourself on a
creature like that husband of yours.
He does not love you—l do. Leave him
and come to me!"
"Go!" said my mistress, simply.
Then a terrible thing happened. lie
didn't seem to see it but I did. Tears
came into my mistress' eyes and fell on
her cheek; then she gave a sort of sob.
Sho was crying.
My blood began to boil. I was beside
myself with fury. This nasty little
man with the whiskers hnd made her
UOW HE RAN WHEN HE SAW ME AFTER HIM!
cry! Now 1 knew why I had hated him.
He was It—A Critic—and knowing that
he could not make her cry after to
morrow he had come just once more to
enjoy her distress. My master was in
town, and i on the wrong side of the
brook;it was shameful, horrible. I pulled
and tugged at my stake, and even bit at
my rope, but it would not yield.
As I watched him such look
came into his face. I meant
to kill her, for he seized her tightly in
his arms, and called out:
"Go? Never without you!"
I was so frightened that he would
take her away where my master could
never find her again that I pulled fran
tically at the rope.
My mistress was evidently afraid,
too. She gave a great cry, freed her
self, and started to run into the garden,
lie saw bhe was afraid of him, and like
the coward he was, began to run after
her. This was more than I could stand.
I was so afraid of his hurting her that
I gave a tremendous bound, and to my
joy the rope broke and I was free.
In a second I was over the brook and
chasing him. How he ran when he
saw me after him; but I ran faster than
he, and in a few moments I had caught
him.
I was too angry to wait to try my
new horns on him. I just jumped on
his shoulders, threw him down, and
rolled over and over down the bank
into the brook with him. When I'd got
him there I l»ethought me of my horns,
and I horned him and trampled upon
him until I had satisfied my anger, then
standing over him I looked round for my
dear mistress.
She was at the garden gate, clasped
In my master's arms.
Seeing her so safe I felt that I could
commence again on A Critic, for in the
moment I paused he had tried to crawl
out from between my feet. Then there
was a great shouting. My master and
Patrick and some men ran at mc with
sticks, and began bcuting mo just for
doing ray duty. I was really angry at
their foolishness, so I knocked Patrick
down, kicked the strange men, and ran
as hard as I could to my mistress, and
putting my nose in her hand, asked lier
If I had not done wclL
She understood me. for she smothered
a laugh In my Deck, petted me and
when the men wanted to drag me away
took uie inside the garden, put me in
to my stall with her own hands and
gave ine a great feed.
As we turned away I heard my mas
ter say to A Lritlc:
"You're too wettokiek, you little cur;
pick yourself up and be off, and if ever
I find you round toy premises again I'll
Bet the dogs on you."
My master soon joined us In the barn,
and there standing beside mo in my
Htull he told my mistress what a f>illy
fellow he had been and asked her for
giveness, and tlien tlicy kissed each
other imd saiil a lot of sweet things to
each other, at which James snorted
and I pot angry and told him to hold
Ids tongue, and my mistress forgot that
she had fed me and gavo me a lot more
roots, and James pot some too, and
then they kissed erich other again and
we were all so happy, only when my
mistress told my master all about the
little man with the whiskers she cried,
and I could not understand why she
should do so after I had rid her of A
Critic. May l»o sho was crying because
that foolish Patrick had interfered too
soon between us.
1 think that I did a very gfxsl day's
work when I punished A Critic, for wo
have all been happier since. We meet
under the willows just as we used to,
and what with the extra food I get, and
the extra petting, my horns aro grow
ing at such a rate that should the little
man with the whiskers ever disturb us
again I'll be able to settle the whole
business before Patrick will have time
to interfere.
llooMilntf ill* Place.
"Is this place healthy?"
"Healthy? The air would bring a
dead man to life."
"That being so, how <!•> you account
for the great array of grave st-ones up in
this country?"
"Theui? Oh! them's to keep the
corpses what's burled there from coinin'
up and over-populatin' the town." —
Jury.
'Miry War* Illicit.
"Where are your potatoes?" ho In
quired, with a hungry gleam in his eye.
"In tills barrel," replied the sales
man. * 4 llow many?**
"I didn't come to buy any,"said the
other, as ho looked long and lovingly
Into the barrel, while tears of joy
chased each other down his furrowed
cheeks, "1 only wanted the privilege
of looking at them."—Chicago Tribune.
Another for Hobby.
Bobby (t«> Mr. Jones, who hiu* called
on his sister)- Will you let me see your
Jag'*
Mr. Jones (in surprise)—My jag! \\ hat
do you mean?
Bobby Why, father said that when
you were here the other night you had a
nice' Jag. Texas Siftings.
Tlma (• Monrjr.
Hotel Clerk Number #BO died this
morning. Shall I notify hi* relatives?
Proprietor lie was paying ten dol
lars a day, wasn't he?
Clerk- Yes, sir.
Proprietor Then you'd better wait a
day or two.—Jury.
hu{Br«tlon for a
Mr. Gates (proud father) —Whai shall
wo namo the little one, dear?
Mrs. Gates (happy mother)—l'm sure
I do not know.
Mutual Friend—Why not call her
Wee Pate*.—Byatftn ljerald.
THE NAVAL RESERVE.
!!ow such a l orcc I* M.i*utaliie-J and Paid
lu tireat ItrlUiD-
For the last twenty-two years, says
the San Franebfco Chronicle, Great
Britain has maintained a magnificent
corps of seamcu called the royal uural
reserve, forming a body of men under
obligations to serve on her coast-defense
uvr-ships Liberal appropriations have
been made for drilling these men in
gunnery, small-arms tactics and the
general duties of a war-ship, and to-day,
were the sea-going British Ironclads
called out for duty on stations other
than on her own coasts, the naval re
serve numbers sufficient men to man
the gun-boats, small turret ships and
other types of vessels that are classed
under the head of "coast-defense ships."
In Great Britain the coaat guard, doing
duty as life-saving patrolmen and watch
ing for smugglers, are all ex-man-of
war sailors, ready at a moment's notice
to serve on board ship. These coast
guardsmen are in receipt of a yearly
stipend and pension. Many British
merchant vessels —steam and sail—fly
what is known aa the bine ensign, in
distinction from the usual red flag that
is familiar all over the world. This flag
on a ship denotes that her master is a
lieutenant in the reserve, and at least
cne-third of his officers and crew also
belong to that service.
Every summer the reserve, or at least
a-> many as are to be found at home
ports, are placed on board of a navy
ship and accompany the fleet of war
vessels during their cruise, receiving
pay and rations from the Government.
The obligations of a reserve man are
that he shall be drilled either on board
of a cruising ship, or one In harbor
especially designed for the service, for
at least one month every year, unless In
the case of officers they can give proof
of their efficiency. In time of war the
naval reserve receive pay similar to the
regularly enlisted men of the navy. It
will thus be scon that the British navy
possesses a large reserve to man its
ships. Besides this body, the Govern
ment, anxious to foster its marine, has
at various seaports several Une-of-bat
tle ships for the training of young men
as officers in the merchant service. The
management of these vessels is vested
In various bodies consisting mainly of
ship-owners and merchants, and the
good work effected by these ships is
proved by the number of masters of
vessels who acknowledge their training
on the Conway or Belvldere.
For many years the want of a re servo
force of men has been a subject for
thought among those Interested In our
navy and mercantile marine. Secre
taries of the navy in their reports have
urged upon Congress the propriety of
establishing a body of seamen that
could be utilized both as an auxiliary
to the navy and for defending the
various soast ports at which they might
reside. In accordance with American
institutions the force maintained by the
navy is small, and any sudden demand
upon its resources would be mot by the
creation of a naval fiilitia.
In New York tho members of the
Seahwanaka Yacht Club organized a
volunteer naval reserve; the United
States sloop St. Mary's makes annual
summer cruises with her crew of young
lads, and in the winter, while In harbor,
tho boys not only receive a good
scholastic course but are also taught
seamanship. Massachusetts and New
Jersey are now deeply Interested in th»
scheme of providing the State with a
naval militia, and quite recentlv our
Chamber of Commerce took the Initia
tive step for similar service in this
State.
A Pictured (iam.
One of the strangest lapidarian freaks
that has ever come within the knowl
edge of diamond experts is now on vlow
at the Burns Hotel, In Klmberly, South
Africa. The stone, says the Jeweler's
Weekly, is in shape and size like a
pigeon's egg, of a dark brown color ex
ternally, and at first sight opaquo. If
viewed in a dark plaoe, with a candle
or other light so placed that the rays
pass through tho stono before falling on
tho retina, however, ono sees distinctly
the linage of a man from tho waist up
ward. Turning tho pebble, ho sees at
another point a woman's face, partly
concealed by heavy tresses, and yet,
again, on another portion of tho surface
being applied to the eye, a moonlit
cloud sketch Is clearly dilineated.
The stone was found In a debris
wash up, and £lO 10s have been refused
for it. A Mr. Itergsma, a debris
washer, was the finder of the remark
able stone.
NITROGEN IN MUCK
An Interesting Question Viewed from
Two IMstlnct Htsndpnlnts.
Many of my fellow fanners have lit
tle faith In the assertion of the chemist
that muck contains nitrogen, when air
dry, sometimes three times as much as
an equal bulk of average barn manure.
A little consideration will convince us
that it would be more wonderful should
muck not contain nitrogen than that it
does. What is muck? The partially de
composed remains of trees, shrubs,
grasses. Now, we all know that nitro
gen entered into the composition of all
of these when they were alive; why,
then, should It not exist In their re
mains? If not there, then it must
cither have passed off into tho air or
been washed down into the soil and dis
appeared in the drainage. To have dis
appeared in either of these ways, it
would be necessary that the' vegetable
remains should be thoroughly decom
posed; whereas, owing largely to the
presence of water, decomposition lias
taken place to but a limited degree;
they arc in a partially carbonized con
dition, near the humus stage, when the
plant food elements, being In an inert
condition, are securely htfld, being
neither soluble in water nor volatile,
and therefore liable to pass off into the
air. The coldness of water-saturated
soil is a check on the chemical changes
which are necessary to chango raw
material into plant food. My draining
such soils we remove the excess of
water, and by tillage wo admit tho air
anil warmth, when these chemical
changes begin, which, helped by tiie
fermentive action of barn manure, or
by that of potosli in a caustic form, as
It exists in unleachcd wood ashes, con
vert the inert nitrogen Into plant food.
Let us look at tho mutter from an
other standpoint. Muck and barn
manure are each l>ut the residuum of
plants, and more or less of the tame
plants. In their passage through the
Ixnlies of animals nothing is added to
them; on the contrary, about one
fourth of their element* are taken
to sustain the vitality of tho
animals, promote their growth, and, in
the caso of cows, to make their milk.
If, then, we (lnd nitrogen in the man
ure of animals, even after one-fourth of
thut which exists in the plant* Is al>-
Horbed into the IMHUCS of tho anlinals,
It obviously follows that the same ele
ments, plus the one-fourth, must exist
in tho pluuts themselves before they
are free. Different lots of uiuck vary
considerably in the percentage of nitro
gen they contain. This Is explained by
the fact that they differ in the decree
of deeorniKjsition in the different depos
its, and in part also by the difference in
original composition of the different
plant* gvowlng on the deposits.- J. J.
11. Gregory, in Country Gentleman.
Apropos of tho flinllt.
"I don't like his technique. lie
pounds so."
"That isn't technique. It's Wagner."
-Puck.
huMsf la «k« OnhMtrt.
Cornet—Hello, Fiddle! How do you do?
Fiddle —Hather played. And you**
Cornet—Pretty badly blown. —Puck. ,
XO.^3
HANDY TOOL HOUSE.
Sir. Terry llrMrllxx the Oiw In on
111* Ohio Farm.
I am entirely satisfied with our tool
house, when taken in connection with
the other buildings. It just suits us.
In order to make this plain, a rough
ground plan of bpildlnga is given,
which i-. not drawn in exact proportion,
as I am away from home and hare no
toHs. There are six pairs of doors in
front of the tool-house. The entire
front is doors, except the poets. They
are hung to the posts by hinges. They
could not well slide. I would not have
them slide if I could. l*ut posts down
for end doors to swing against, if you
wish. The first four pair* of doors to
the left, marked t, % 3, and *, give en
trance to the part where wo store tools.
These doors are made of a width Just
right for tools to be put In. For exam
ple, the second pair (2) are 8 feet wide,
and we store in these the manure
spreader, roller and grain drill, which
are all of about that width. No. sis
used for the carriage, or wo can put in
two, by bucking one in and running the
other in thills first. No. 0 Is a gang
way through to the shed or covered
yard. We can leave a wagon in there,
or two side by side. But we usually
leave wagons in the covered yard (C) In
summer, as we do other tools which wo
may be using. They are put in the
covered yard at nights. When we are
through with them for the time belli#
C
-p |i!s iI H .j ;
JxUui.! .
they fire put in their places In the tool*
house; but we need not go to thlai
trouble every night. In the winter,'
wagons are put on barn floor of main'
barn, which leaves space in No. 6 (or
aleigh and carriage.
B is the barn. Notice position o f
horse stable (II) with reference to tool
house —right handy by for hitching up
or unhitching. The letter D stands for
door all through. Notice outside en
trance to covered yard. We can drive
in one way, say through the space at 6,
In tool house, and unhitch, and then
hitch on irr tho morning and go right
around out tho other doors, with wagon
or binder or any tool. Or wc can come
in the other way and go out through
tool house. Again we can go through
stable in main barn. Over all the
spaces in tool houso except 6 ws have
a floor, so as to use room above for
storing odds and ends. Over tools the
floor is about 7 feet high; over carriage
space, a little higher. The dotted lines
simply show position of posts. There
are no partitions of course. In tool
house. The tool house is 23x50 feet.
As used in connection with other build
ings it just suits us. Wo could suggest
no changes for the better. It Is as snug,
with as little waste room, and as con
venient as we could make it. With a
thousand dollars' worth of Implements
to care for, it pays, and so does the
covered yard, as a temporary shelter
for tools, say nothing about the saving
of manur«.
We were unable to build all at onoe,
but had. the plan laid out and got it
completed as soon as possible. The
tool house was first built and nioely
finished, at a total cost, including all
lumber, labor, etc., of 8400. Then the
main barn and a part of covered yard
followed in two or three years, at a
cost of about 81,400. Then last year we
finished up yard to our entire satisfac
tion at a further cost of nearly 9200.
We might build the tool house slightly
different for use alono or if differently
situated in regard to other buildings.
Friend Tabor can figure this out for his
circumstances. We havo tho space at
No. tt, 13 feet wide, which is room
enough for driving in threo horses
abreast and unhitching them.
Tho grading in front of tool houso,
however, is very carefully done. The
space is graveled and only Just full
enough to turn tho water off (with
eaves trough to help), so one man can
readily draw in a wagon or most any
tool. The floor is of earth, of course,
the door posts resting on stones sunk
in tho earth. There is tight under
pinning under tho other threo sides.
The covered yard is in the southeast
corner. It is planked up 7 feet high on
tho outside, and then open 5 feet, thus
giving stock pure air and sunshine with
out exposure to rain or m,ud. The
buildings protect it from north and
west. There is water there, of course,
as well as comfort for man and beast
(no more mud!) ami two or three prof
its besides. —T. B. Terry, in Ohio
Farmer.
POULTRY PICKINGS.
UKKBK and ducks need bulky food In
stead of so much grain.
KKEP a watch on tho turkey hens or
some of the eggs will be lost.
StTPLYJKO good drainage will aid
materially in preventing roup.
THE best plan of stopping feather
eating is to kill those that begin it.
IN using artificial mothers caro
should be taken not to keep them too
warm.
A TAiu.Erfi'ooxFUL of copperas in tho
drinking water for younger fowls will
be found healthy.
WlirLE bran makes an excellent food
for poultry it should novcr be fed dry
or raw; always scald it thoroughly.
IUTS are often very troublesome
among young poultry, causing consider
able. loss; they must be guarded against.
EIOIIT average hen eggs will weigh a
pound, but tlicro is considerable differ
ence between the largest and the small
est.
ArrKii the fowls can be given a free
raritfe care, should be taken not to over
feed; very little corn is needed from this
time on.
WHF.NUVKH it can bo done, oggs from
lato hatched t«rkeys should never bo
used for hatching; they ought to bo
selected from well inaUired hens. —St.
Louis Republic.
A Curious lieqosst-
The following advertisement lately
appeared in a Havarian paper:
"Sclnvabach, liOth July. As to-mor
row, tho Slst lust., the post-office (tho
only one In the plaoe) Is going to be
whitewashed, tho public are respect
fully rfq nested to dispatch no more let
ters" tlian is absolutely necessary."—la
telligenzblatt. - .
TKMPTINO ODDS.
cllfton Faidock (after a bard at
Outtenlmrg)—'f I hadn't plunged on
Exhaustion, zhose odds oa Consultation
'ould catch me. —Puck.