VOL. XXVIII PROFESSION AI, CARDS. JOSEPH W. MILLER, M. D. Physician a id Surgeon, Office nod residence ui ""•* 4. Main St. Butler, Pa. Dr. N. M. iiOOVER, IST E. ., offlce hours. 10 to 12 M. and 1 to 3 P. M. L. M. REINSEL, M. D, Physician and Subokox. Kresideuce at 224 Graliam Street. Office Frank's drugstore. Main St. L. BLACK, rHTIICIAK AMD SUBOKON. New Trout man Bo tiding, Butler, Pa. E. N. LEAKK, M. D. J. K MANN, M. D. Specialties; .Specialties: Gynecology and Sur- Eye, Ear. Note and gery. " Throat. DRS. LEAKE & MANN, Butler, Pa. G. M. ZIMMERMAN. riIYSICIAN AND WMUOK, Office at No. 4S, S. Main street, over Frank * Go's l>iug store. Butler, Pa. SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. Wo. 22. East Jefferson St, BuUer, Pa. W. R. TITZEL. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. S. W. Corner Main and North Bta. Batter, Pa. V. McALPINE, Dentist, Is now pensacently located at MO South Main Street' Butler. Pa. In rooms formerly .ccoapied by Dr. Waldron. 4. J. DONALDSON, DentlsL Butler, Penn'a. _ _ r Artificial Teeth Inserted en tlie latest lm proved plan. Gold Filling a specialty. Offlce— over Scnaul'B Clothing Store. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. AU work pertaining to the pnfsMhm: assent ed in the neatest manner. _ _ OSes SA Jefltrsw Btrsstv MM deer East •fUwrj ■•as*, tJp Stain. Offlce open dally, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. Communications by mall receive prompt attention, I. B.— Tfce aaly Deatlst la tatlcr Mtagftfce beat autkes af teeth. C. F. L. McQUISTION, ENGINEER AHD SURVEYOR, Qmci niab Diamond, Burma, Pa. J. M. PAINTER, Altoi ney-at-Law. Office—i:*twecn Postofflce snd Diamond. But ler. Ps. A. T. SCOTT, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Office at Ko. 8. South Diamond. Butler. P». A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATIOBNEY AT LAW. Office second Boor. Anderson B1 k. Mala St., near Court Bouse. Butler, Pa. J. w. HUTCHISON, attobnky at law. Office ou second floor of the Huselton block. Diamond. Butler. Pa.. Boom No. l. JAMES N. MOORE, Atto»nit-at-Law am Notabt Ptslic. Office in Boom No. 1. second floor of Boaeltoo Bloek, 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 flee rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office on north aid* of Diamond. Butler, Pa. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorney-at-law. office on second floor of Anderson building, near Court House, Butler, Pa. J. *. BKITTAIN. Att'y at Law-offlee at; a X. Cor. Main tt, and Diamond, Butler. Pa. NEWTON BLACK. atjLa*—Offleeion South side of Diamond L. S. McJUNKIN, Insurance aid Heal Est* A^t 17 LAST JEFFEESOKJST. BUTLER, - PA. BUTL3R COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham St*. G. C. ROESBING, Pbbsidwit. H. C UEINEMAN, SMUTABT. DIRECTORS: O. C. Roesstne, Henderson Oliver, J. L Purvis. .lames Stephenson, A. Trout man, H. C. Heine mac, Alfred Wick. N. W.ltzel, Dr. W. lrvtn. Dr. Blckenbach. J.'W. Burkhart, D. T. Non-la. LOTAL S. M'JUNKIN, Agent. BTJTLUR, PA. A. E. GABLE, eterinary Surgeon. Hnradoate of the Ontario Veterinary College. Toronto, Canada. Dr. Gable treats all diseases of the domesticated animals, and makes ridgling, castration and horse den tistry a apeeialtj. Castration per formed without dams, and all otber surgical operations performed in the most scientific manner. Calls to any pert of the country promptly responded to. Office and infirmary in Crawford's Livery, 133 West Jefferson Street, Botler, Pa. MRS. AMELIA C. EYTH Desires Immediately 20 fills to learn dress-ma* 111*. Wr leach them the Taylor 8 stem and only employ girls we teach. Bespectfully. Mrs. Amelia C. Eytta, 237 W. Cunningham SL, Butler, THE BUTLER CITIZEN. M-A-liN" street. E Grocery - Tr» utmaD Building c 3 N S 1% L w• i| rt " ' J* I WASHINGTON STREET. -- --, g : £ . MARTINCOURT £!£!! T & co. J L Here we are down on Cunningham St. Almost every body knows where we are, but if you do not, please IOOK at the above map. Walk down Cunningham St on the light hand side till you come to 216 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 see 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 as 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 stock now as when you were here before and still cutting prices lower. To those who have never been here, we want you to come too. We don't advertise to blew. If you don't find more stock here at lower prices than you ever expected alter reading our advertisement we will pay you for your time that it takes to walk down here from Main St. Remember, we keep ever}' thing in our line. Horse col lars 50c, team work bridles sl, work harness $lB, buggy har ness $6, wagon single-trees, ironed, 25c, double-trees, shafts, wheels, poles, shafts, cushions, tops, harness oil, curry combs, brashes, paint, springs, dashes, lap dusters, robes, blankets, whips, carts, buggies, spring-wagons and everything, and Kramer wagons,—the best wagons made. Gome and see us. Look over our stock. We want to get acquainted with you. Remember, it was us who first brought down the prices of buggies in Butler county for your benefit, relyhig 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. B. MiRTIMIT I CO. S. B. Martincourt, - J. M. Lieglmer. HENRY HIEIII, 122 NORTH MAIN STREET, butle'R - zp:EUN IST'A DEALER IN Hardware and House Furnishing Goods. Washing Machines; the Hb Standard Rotary Shuttle Sewing Machine, 2500 the No 7 American also Singer Empresr; wagons; New Sunshine & Howard ranges, Kgw M Stoves, table and pocki-t V cutlery, hanging lamps; manufacturer of tinware, tin K roofing and spouting a spec ialty; the Johnston mowers, reaper and steel fume birder, Warren ready mixed paint, warrented; screen dcors and windows, refrigerators ai d lawn mowers. No letter piece in the city to trade. Come and see my large store room full of goods, 136 £ feet long, WHERE A CHILD CAN BUY AS CHEAP AS A MAN STOCK MINT MI Fine Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware and Spectacles At lowest cash prices at J. R. GRIEB'Sj No. 125 N. Main St., - Duffy Block. Sign of Electric Bell and Clock. eiEKr WATERPROOF —I THAT CAN BE RELIED ON BE UP 3Vot to Stollt! THE MARK "Not tO DlSCOlOr? I—————— BEARS THIS MARK. #FLluioiD mark. NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT. THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF COLLAR IN THE MARKET. CHILDHOOD'S HOUR. jfhavo two boys, two beautiful boys, And they arc my soul's delight; My heart la swayed by their griefs and joya | From earliest mora till night. My dreams are rife with loveliest hues To be woven deep within The warp and woof of the good they choose To keep their souls from sin. And when each night, to their bed consigned By a mother's loving hand. Their childish prattle with p raycr combined In reverence bid me stand. iln sweetest tones that an angel throng Might pause and list to hear, Their musical voices Join in soo^ As If Heaven Indeed were near. The prayer that my own dear mother taught. By my beautiful boys Is said. And. "I lay me down to sleep" Is fraught With memories of the dead. M t pray the Lord my soul to keep" Brings childhood's hour once more. And tears to eyes unused to weep, And a voice from the other shore. "lfl should die before 1 wake" Comes soft on the listening air, i " I pray the Lord my soul to take," j And this Is their nightly prayer. " God bless you papa and mamma dear I" By each In turn is said; " Good night I" "Good night r' Is the last we hear As they "coodle dooa" In bed. They close their weary eyes In sleep, Untrammeled by earthly cares; " I pray the Lord their souls to keep," As I echo again their prayera. Oh I when on my dim and closing eyes This earth 1« fading away. May those loving tones around me rise Like a sunset's parting ray. For the sweetest picture my hour-glass sands Dnveil In this world of care Is my beautiful boys, with folded hands. Lisping their baby prayer. —W. M. Rogers, In Good Housekeeping. A BUSINESS VENTURE. Jlancy Kalomoter's Experience in a Boston Boarding House. f DON'T see how I'm to get to the sc h 00l - Miss Hall door and gazed was rain ing, and the mass of slush and mud out in the road ■ ■} terra flrma. "I 'low if you cut across the medder you can make iL" The young girl drew her waterproof about her, shivering apprehensively. "Now, if I were in Boston, I should have only to step on to the car and be »et down at the schoolhouse door. But all ■of this comes from listening to the doctor's fine theories about invig orating walks and country air," she added, complainingly. "1 s'pose, too, they give right smart more pay in Boston?" "Yes, but it costs more to live there. Six dollars a week for board." "Six dollars a week!" removing her hands from the bread she was knead ing. "Land o' lovel I reckon there ain't many that'd pay it." "I think there were sixteen at our boarding house last winter." "Six times six is thirty-six, six ones is six an' threo Is nine" —then aloud: "Why, that's well onto a hundred dol lars a week." '*•o, yes, with the transient boarders. It amounted to quite that." "She laid up considerable at them rates, I s'poso?" Nancy Kalometer's eyes had grown very sharp, and there was an eager note in her voice as she asked the question. "On the contrary, 1 don't think the poor woman even made a living," Miss Ball retained, as she raised her um brella and stepped out into the pelting vain. Mrs. Kalometer stood watching the little school ma'am as she picked her way daintily across the lot. "A hundred dollars a week!" she muttered, drawing her breath sharply. "A shiftless, good-for-nothin' crectur BAM AGREED TO TAKE THE PIGS. 6he was, like enough." A hundred dol lars! Why, with all her slaving and drudging, that was more than she had made in a whole year. Truly, the past year had not been a successful one. The crops had been little better than a fail ure; the murrain had taken her best cow, and, worst of all, the man tc whom she had let Mary Jane's twenty acre patch had decamped between days without paying his rent. These facts were all the more exasperating to Nan cy Kalometer, because she had always prided herself on knowing how to man age her own affairs. The small farmhouse, with its patch of worn-out ground, had been her mar riage portion. Contrary to the prevail In? custom, she had retained the prop erty in her own name, declaring that Bhe could hold that farm in her owr name just as well as Joel Kalometci could in his. The adjoining twenty acres Joel had purchased. At his death several years before the opening o: our story, the land had reverted tc their cne daughter, Mary Jane. It waf to be held in trust by her mother until »he should marry, or until she should have reached the age of twenty-live. Mary Jane was a pretty, sensible young woman, and had no lack of suit ors. But on one and all her mother looked with disapproval. While she had, doubtless, a motherly interest in the happiness of her daughter, It was the fate of the twenty acres that al ways seemed uppermost in her mind. So, when Luke Daniels came courting, and boldly asked the hand of Mary Jane, tbo wrath of the good woman knew no bounds. The Danielses, though highly respect able, were, it must be confessed, a somewhat improvident set. While Luke's occupation thus far had been that of a mere farm-hand, he was a manly, industrious young fellow, and was looked upon with no small degree of favor by Mary Jane herself. "Ma, Sam Grant's come to look at them pigs," Mary Jane called from the buttery. Mrs. Kalometer dusted the flour from her hands and, tucking her skirts to the tops of her calfskin shoes, hurried out Into the yard, where Sam Grant stood in the drizzling rain. The two picked their way across tho barnyard to the pens, where several s'.eek-looking pork ers were luxuriating in their native ele ment. After considerable talking a price was fixed and Sam agreed to take the pigs. "Tom Llsco's got back from Ne braskv," he announced, as they walked back to the house. •'What's bo count on doin' here?" BUTLER, PA., FRIDAY, J UXE IKIM. t "lie cackllates on buytn stocic aoout here, if he can pet a place to suit him.'' The look on Nancy's face seemed to Indicate that this bit of news was of more tlian ordinary interest to her. However, she made no further refer j cncc to it. "I s'pose you'll ccinc for them pigs before feedin' time," she called anx iously after Sam, as ho quitted the yard. "Seems to be sort o' breakin' away," | she remarked, awkwardly, as she went 1 back into the kitchen. "There ain't ! been nobody at the post offiee this • week, an' I wouldn't be surprised if | there was a letter there from some of t Cousin Sallie's folks. I feel sort o* I called to go down an' see." Marv Jane glanced keenly at her mother, but, discreet young woman that she was, made no comment. No, there were no letters from Sallie Smith's folks, the postmaster informed her. "There hain't been a letter from Ohio this long time, that ole Miss Lankcrs got a' been from Tom." Mrs. Kalometer did not go directly home from the post office, but paused at an oM-fashioned frame house on the outskirts of the straggling town. Tom Lisco, himself, opened the door for her, and. after a hearty greeting, showed her into the sitting-room. "I heerd you was talkin' o' rentin" a place," she began, coming directly to the point, "an' I dropped in to tell you that I think some o' rentiu' mine." "Good gracious, Mrs. Kalometer, you don't say!" "Yes, I'm sick of farmin'." "You're goin' to try restin' awhile?" "I —I cackilate goin' into business, in the boardin'-house line, down to Bos ton," bringing these last words out in an explosive fashion, as though startled at her own boldness. Lisco gave a low whistle. "Well, Mrs. Kalometer, if we can agree on the figures, I guess your place'd suit me well enough," he re marked, mentally averring that, with the close-fisted old woman, this would not be an easy matter. On the con trary, however, Mrs. Kalometer seemed disposed to bo liberal, and the upshot of the matter was that, whea she left the house a half hour later, the terms had been agreed upon. When it became known in Pikeville neighborhood that Nancy Kalometer was going to Boston, great, indeed, was the excitement. This the pood woman seemed to enjoy, and, with an air of conscious superiority, she answered or ignored, as pleased her best, the ques tions of her curious neighbors. The first of April found herself and Mary Jane established in a dingy boarding-house on Dyke street. To tell the truth, matters had not yet as sumed the roseate hue of which Mrs. Kalometer had dreamed. In the first place, the uninviting aspect of the house, together with the exorbitant rent, had well-nigh appalled her; and, but for the dread of being laughed at, she would have given up the plan alto gether. As the warm weather advanced, pat ronage had grown lighter, and the small fund they had brought with them to the city was fast disappearing. On this particular morning, as she stood vainly trying to polish the battered woodwork, Nancy Kalometer acknowl edged to herself that she was a thor oughly disappointed woman. The bell jangled noisily, and a min ute later, Mary Jane ushered into tho room a young man whom Mrs. Kalo meter recognized as the manager of the real estate office on the corner. Could she accommodate him with meals dur ing the heated term, lie inquired, po litely. He would wish special service, and was willing to pay special prices. Some of his meals he would take down town; therefore he would ask her ta charge to him the meals he took, cred iting him with those he missed. Tak ing a blank book from his pocket, he began to explain more elaborately his meaning. As he did so, he cast furtive glances toward the corner where Mary Jane stood looking on in apparent indif ference. "No, I won't tell her," slie muttered to herself; "6he'd tell me to mind my own business; besides I reckon she's got to learn some way." In spite of the advent of the exquis ite Mr. Tyson, prospects did not brighten gTeatly. July came, bringing unusual heat. To the two women, accustomed, as they were, to the pure country air, each day was a fresh horror. To her dismay, Mrs. Ivalometer found that she was growing weak and hysterical. The house was well-nigh deserted. The real-estate young man still came with tolerable regularity, consuming fresh fruits, milk and ices galore. "It's powerful expensive," Mrs. Killu me tor complained; "but a bargain's a bargain, an' as long as he's willin' to pay double price, we can't afford to lose him." "He ain't paid none yet," Mary Jano responded, dryly. "No, but I've got it all down in the little book." "It'll be four weeks next Wednesday since he come here, an' if you don't tell him he's got to settle, I will." That afternoon Mary Jane wrote a letter. "Well, Luke, poor ma's about beat out," it ran, "and I hope you'll get here in time to settle that rascaL I guess ma'U be glad enough to see you." "Ready to settle? Why, certainly," Mr. Tyson was saying, as he sipped his mocha "You have the book?" "Yes, jest forty meals. That makes twenty dollars." "Ah, yes," making a note with his pencil. "And tho credits?" "The credits? 0, yes, to be sure. I- I've made—some mistake," her eyes growing wild. "Forty-four credits, I believe?" "Yes." "Quite right; twenty-two dollars credit against twenty, a balance of two dollars in my favor." "But that ain't right; it can't be!" she shrieked. "I've spent nigh my last cent a-buyin' yer high-toned truck." "I believe yon agreed to this, madam?" "Yes; but —" "I was under the Impression, madam, that yon were a woman of your word; and—" A woman of l»er word? Who had ever dared say she was not! An ashy color overspread the old woman's face; she set her teeth grimly, and, tal ing a "GIVE THAT LADY TWENTY-TWO DOIY LABS!" bill from her pocketbook, flung it down upon the table. Mr. Tyson arose, stuffed the bill into his vest pocket and walked leisurely out of the house. At that moment the roar door opened and Luke Daniels rushed into the room. Mag. Kalometer sprang up and. frrasp ing began to cry in an in coherent fashion.' Luke had expected, he was not prepared ilor THIS. 1111111111 not already heard the story she tried to tell, he coul 1 scarcely have grAsped its meaning. As it was, five minutes later he was taking 1 rapid strides toward the real estate office on the corner; ami when he returned it was with the ex quisite Mr. Tyson in tow. "There!" lie exclaimed, breathlessly, shaking' the young man much after the manner of an angry dog, "give that lady twenty-two dollars, or I'll break every bone in your body!" With this demand the young man complied, with surprising alacrity, and, some minutes later, slnnk ignominious ly out of the room. "I jest come downto see if you wasn't about ready to go back to the farm," i Luke began awkwardly, turning to Mrs. Kalometer. "Tom Lisco has got tired of it. an' I rented it of him two months ago. Sister Mag's been keep in' house for me, but Mary Jane's 'bout promised to take the job off her hands; an' if you'll go 'long, Mother Kalo -1 meter—" Hut a strange thing had happened; j Nancy Kalometer had dropped in a j dead faint upon the floor. All through : the long summer months the grim old j woman seemed to be fighting a fierce j battle for her life, and it was not until ! the woods had growij brown and : patches of snow flecked the fields that they went back to take up their abode in the old farmhouse. Nancy Kalometer's long illness had left her but a shadow of her former ■elf; and when her neighbors dropped in to twit her about upon the failure of her business venture, the humbled face of the old woman led them to speak kindly words instead. Years have elapsed since then, but in a cheerful corner of the old farm house an old woman sits, alternately petting her wonderful grandchildren, or watching' with pleased face the buxom young woman who steps lightly about her work. , "I reckon that girl is thp bealenest hand at managin'," she declares, with ill-concealed pride; "but, then, gettin' a good, industrious man's jest been the makin' o' Mary Jane." —Mattie M. Boteler, in Good Housekeeping. A Sociable Horse. Some horses have such sociable dis positions as to be restless when left alone. Gilbert White, the famous nat uralist, had such a horse. It would not stay by itself when at home, nor re main in a strango stable without struggling impatiently to break the rack and manger with its fore feet. More than once it leaped out at a win dow through which manure was usual ly thrown in search of company. Yet under other circumstances the creature was remarkably quiet.—School aud Home. Nothing Essential Omitted. The telegraph operator rapidly ran his pencil over the message handed him by the lady: "Dearest John, I got here safely. Send me fifty dollars and a kiss." "Nine cents more, madam," he said. "There are three words too many." "Then leave out the last three," re plied the lady, promptly. Chicago Tribune. A Happy Impromptu. Club Raconteur —Here's an anecdote of Webster I submit. Editor—We dont want it. Club Raconteur —Will you be pleased to state why? Editor—Well —er—has it ever been published? Club Raconteur—No. Editor —Well, you see, we dotft han dle rejected manuscript. —Judge. A Block of the Young Chip. "I wish you would renew this note. My father will indorse for me," said a Texas youth to Mose Schaumburg, the merchant prince of Austin. "Yen a fader has got no than to indorse for such a son as you vas, vat segurity ish dot for me? Dot shows dot your vader vas an old block of the young chip."—Texas Siftings. A Terrible Follow. Penelope (proudly)—l want to marry a man who will be my master. Dickey—Weally, I think I am just the one, my deah, in fact I know it. You weally ought to see me manage my valet. lam actually bwutal to the poor fellah, don't you know. —Munsey's Weekly. Important if l'rue. "I wonder if Shakespeare would have modified any of his plays if lie had lived until to-day." "No doubt of it. lie would have taken" Hamlet, for instance, and made a tank drama in it. Ophelia could then have suicided in full view of the audi ence." —Life. She Saw Him. Father (impressively) —TAat gentle man is Prof. Greatmind, the eminent scientist whose marvelous discoveries have excited the attention of the entire civilized world, a man whom even to have seen is an honor. Daughter—How his pants bag at the knees! —N. Y. Weekly. The Real Danger. Mamma (after the elderly visitor had gone away)— You shouldn't have run out of the room when Miss Oldsby tried to take you on her lap, Willie. She was not going to harm you. Willie —She wasn't hey? She had her mouth puckered all ready for it, any how. —Chicago Tribune. Itlinkers Hadn't Any. "It requires tact to say the right thing in the right place," Blinkers re marked, didactically. "Yes," replied Slocum; "that same idea occurred to me when you .were discussing corn salve at breakfast this morning."—Jury. Too Thin. Armand —So it is final? Mahala —Yes; btft I'll be a— "No, you won't. You can't be a sister to Jack Swope and to me, too." "But I'll be a half sister to you, Mr. Armand." "That's too thin."—Light. VUions of Wealth. Trotter—Well, good-by, old man. I'm off for a journey through Spain. Squill (a struggling poet, anxiously) —Say, my dear fellow, couldn't you do a kind turn for mo over there and mortgage some of mv castles for me?— Life. MUftta. Grace—l notice you have a new dress maker. Blanche—Yes, the last garment tho other one made for mo was a misfit, and papa just mlcsod a lit when ho got hor bill.- Boston Herald. A I*roverb I'improved. "They say that tiue is money; but I don't believe it." "Why not?" "Because rich men never seem to have a moment to spare."—Puck. A Parting Skot. Mr. 11.—My dear, your batcher gives you short weight for your money. Mrs. B. —But consider, also, my dear, the long wait you give him for his.— Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Unintentional Slang. Mother—Why. Maud, I'm shocked! Get off that table at once. What in the world is the matter with you? Maud—Oh, rats!—Munsey's Weekly. On tho I^owery. Customer—Why, look here, waiter; you've got your thumb in my soup! Waiter —Oh, I don't mind; tain't hot. —Judge. ' Jtersngp, Obnoxious Walter—Have yen forgot ten nothing, »lr? Guv^t—l loft U lvt you.—Lifo, A Safe Offer. Enterprising Boy (who reads the pa per) -Fadder. a button manufacturer at Barmen vill pay to <■ tTery man killed in a railway accident if he veax t-Lx of dose buttons vat he sell. Parent (a clothing dealer Dat's goot. 1 si:: '.n- me dat advertisement right a . ay. I stliamp my name on all do.«e parts-buttons and I vill offer 9250 every <sli»:o a i r.stonser gets killed on a rail road if be vear my pants mit ~ix of mv buttons on. "Subbose many gets killed. It costs j you-" "It c.• tme noddings. Dose buttons all fly iT vile do eustona< r : running to ! catch dat train.'"—Good News. strUtij lliiKiiu^ Old Gent I understand. >'.r —in fact, j 1 know- that yon and tay daughter arc j edgin r very r::;*dly toward matrimony. Peni.iless Suitor--!t is true. sir. and, alth' i:;'h 1 am obliged to confess that it will have to lie a case of love in & cot ! tage. I hope— ■•Say no me re. Love in a cottage is I thv tru • i '..-al of happiness. You have icyei:':vi.t—" "Oh. thank you." •'Pro'. : iing you can show inc ilie deed for the cottage. Good day."—Good News. Important Information. A smart Onlveston boy coming to New York on one of the Mallorysteam ers said to the engineer on tho boat: "You will get your discharge if you ain't more careful." "What for, sonny?" "You forgot to wind up that clock; the hands haven't moved since we left Galveston," replied the youth, pointing to the steam gauge.—Texas Siftings. Only Tvro Tiling* I.eft. "If a prominent man in England gets caught cheating at cards," said Scad dleberry, apropos of the Gordon-Cum mipg affair, "what becomes of him?" "There are only two things he oan do," said I.ord Noodleby; "commit sui cide or accept a consulship somewhere in Asia."—Judge. At the Opera. She —How charming dear mamma looks to-night in the ballet. And grand mamma in the pink tights on the end seems real giddy. She is flirting des perately with that young English swell in the left box. He—Why, that is Swaggers. He told me to-night that he was about to elope with a ballet girl.—Life. Much Worse Of.t Haggles—Don't beg there. Them folks is wuss off than we are. Beery Ben—They don't show it. Raggles—Oh, I know 'ein. They're tryin' to cut a dash on 5'2,400 a year and five children to feed. Harper's Bazar. WHAT SHE HAD IN IT. "Got er toothache, Mary?" "Yep." "Hare yer got er cavity in it?" "Nop. I got cotton in it."—Golden Days. Wathor Wough. "Gwacious," cried Cholly, suddenly, at dinner, "thc-re are thirteen people at table." "Oh, no, Mr. Budd," whispered his fair companion, "only twelve people— and you."—Life. Far Different. A revivalist in the course of an ani mated exhortation exclaimed: "Ah, but Heaven is my hc>me!" " Just then a voice in the rear of the hall shouted: "I thought you lived in Chicago!"— Judge. They All Do That. Mrs. Brook —My husband keeps ac count of every drink he takes. Mrs. Banks —Are you sure? Mrs. Brook—Oh, yes; the dear fellow says lie never gets one that he doesn't put it down! —Puck. No Kind ol a Fellow. Julia —I declare, I think there's no spirit in Harry. He offered to kiss me last night, but didn't. Ethel —Why not? Julia —Just because I told him to stop. —Boston Herald. He Was Tired of It. "Young man, what tune is that you've been whistlin' all the mornin'?" "That? That's an air from 'Lucia.'" "Well, don't you think a change of air is sometimes beneficial?"— Harper's Bazar. A Cruel Answer. Maud —Oh, I'm invited to the Way ups' ball; but I don't know what in the world to wear. What would you wear if you had my complexion? Milliceat—A thick veil.—Boston Cour ier. A Good Reason. Customer —Your ten-cent shine isn't as good as your five-cent one. Bootblack —I know it, sir; that's the reason I charge more. They injure Toy reputation.—Puck. Smither* Knew. Miss Wilkins—Ah, what a change one little woman can make In a man s life. Mr. Smithers—Exactly; and what o heap of change she requires while do ing it.—Jury. In tho 3U<hl of tin) Fight. Mrs. S.—They say a man never mar ries his first love. Her Hubby—Ho enn'i; it would Ik polygamy,- Life. T ;l*M»t Appreciated. Hostess (to the famous amateur elo cutionist)— Dearest friend, we have such a favor to ask! To-morrow evening a bitter old Uncle of ours is coming, and we shall have to hear his lon;;-winded talk and sour criticisms. My daughters are in despair—but my husband says you can help us. Elocutionist —Aha'. Then am I to participate in entertaining him? Hostess —Oh, no. not that —but give him some of your recitations and drive him away.—Fliegondo Blaetter. The Amende Honorable. Aunty (to whom the game of baseball has been explained) —I do not quite un derstand it, yet. Little Boy—Why, aunty, it's as plain as the nose on your face. Aunty (who has rather a large nose) —You should not use such expressions, my dear. Little IJoy (hastily correcting him self) —I mean, aunty, it's as plain as a pikestaff. —Good News. A Trip to t!io narsraln Counter, no (facetiously)—So you sire going abroad Do you expect to marry a count or a baron? She (seriously)—lt depends on their relative values Papa lias limited me to a certain sum. you know.— Munsey's i Weekly. Cupid on the Itack. He (eatching at a straw) —So you do | think it is at least jwMU that I could | make you happy? She—Yes—if I were going to marry ior sHite»a*«a_kng\v.—Life. SOME SOUND ADVICE. Ilow to Make Agriculture, I'otiltrjr-Cat*- lt<S u»:tl I iuit-4.ro\*it»j» a Hucccts. A corres[K>nd«iit wants to know if the b> <- busiurss 1.1 a suitable occupa tion (or ladies, aril if a widow could combine that business with poultry and make a living for her family from the two. In answer I would say that much depends. There arc a few that could run half a dozen occupations at the same time and make a sticeess out of all o: them: but such persons are few. If anyone lins mar.v bees with little help, the be cs or the j< ultry would have to l>e neglected at a time when they would need the most attention, as in the spring' is the time when they both need the most attention. In order to make bee; culture a sue- I cess '.( entered into extensiv >ly the de tails of the business will have to be , looked closely into. First of all in start.ng in the bee bus iness we would cio?t emphatically ad vise first, last and all the time to begin with a modern movable frame hive I adapted to either extract the honey or I procure it in the comb in one poitnd ; sections, and then we would not ad ' vise anyone to pet more than two or , three colonies of bees to start on, for if they are successful with that many the bees will increase as fast as most any one can learn to take care of them. The bees may be of any kind that the person can procure: If Italians they would be just right for business; bnt if any other kind the person could procure some Italian queens and introduce them and thus gel experience In Italianizing. In early spring is the time to prepare for the honey harvest, if any comes, by keeping the bees well protected and stimulating them to brood-rearing by feeding them, and thus get a strong colony of bes by the time white clover comes in bloom. If the bees are left alone they will generally not breed very fast until white clover comes in bloom, and then they v. ill build up rapidly; but they should be strong right at the l>cginning so as to secure a full crop of the honey flow. It is impossible to give in limited space all the details necessary, but anyone going into the business should procure a good book on bee culture, which does go into details, and study it well; then visit some apiarist and see what they had lenrned practically demonstrated. The profits come as in other branches of business: the keen observer who gives close atteution to business and especially attends to the small details is the one to make a success. The busi ness has many drawbacks but the per sons who stick to it persistently and in telligently we believe will make it pay. Poultry could very well be combined with the bee business until the latter ' had grown to large proportions. Then if the poultry business interfered too much it could be discontinued. I would rather advise combining fruits and small fruits with the bee business, as small fruit does not require the atten tion that poultry does in early spring and summer, besides having the flowers of the fruits for the bees to work on. I would advise anyone going into the bee business to go slowly at first as a few bees well taken care of will beat a much larger lot poorly managed, and anyone having a large lot without knowing how to manage them would be apt to get in a sad plight in swarming time, for then frequently three or four swarms will be in the air at once. An experienced npiarift conld manage them.—J. IV. Rouse, in St. Louis Re public. ROAD IMPROVEMENT. A good road is a permanent structure built for all time and largely for the benefit of future generations; hence, it is just and proper that the law should cast Upon the next generation a part of the burden of the cost- FBOM some data wldch I have gath ered in my experience with roads, t am inclined to think that the cost to the public, arising from ineffective road ways, as well s»; from the waste of mouey expended upon them, amounts to not less than ten dollars a year on each household.—Prof. Shaler, in Scrib ner's Magazine. If the larr.icr lives by the side of a road by which he can reach a good market without a wear and tear up.»n his team that overbalances the profit realize.l upon his load, he has a finan cial advantage over his neighbor who does not have the benefit of such a road, rnd therefore has a means to lay up money open to liini that is denied to his neighbor.—St Cluiresville ) Ga zette. A good road should cost more to build than a poor one, but it is often the case that a poor road costs as much as a good one would. Hut even when a good one is more expensive, it will be easier and cheaper to keep in good repair, and will last many years longer; while its advantages, and the saving to those who daily use it. will very much more than compensate them for the extra ex pense they have been put to in the building. A FARMER'S INVENTION. A W hifllotroc That Does Not Bark Trees 111 Nursery Hows. C-. F. Lee sends to the Orange Judd Farmer the sketch here shown and writes: While in the nursery business I needed some kind of a whiffletree that would not bark the trees in the nursery rows, so I invented the fol lowing: Take a piece of hard wood - inches square by 20 inches long. Make a clip (a) for center of rod 1C AXTI-BABKIKO SISOLETBEE. Inches long, bend and put a nut on each end. Two pieces of hoop iron (4), C inches long by 114 wide, are bent in center, two holes punched through near each end and nailed on the upper and lower side of -each end of stick to form a loop hole. Run the eye of the tug through the loop thus formed, turn cyo flat against back of stick, bore 2 half- Inch boles for bolts (<) to pass from front back through stick and eye and out on the screw heads. Accounted To r. Clerk (at grocery store) —There's a curious-looking, blind, thin and bleached-out frog hopping about down cellar. Proprietor—What have you been do ingdown cellar? Clerk —Sorting over those old maple sugar bricks for the spring trade. Proprietor (much incensed) —Then you've broken one of them, sir, with your infernal carelessness, and that frog has hopped out of it. —Chicago Tribune. No Credit, Anyhow. Cora —So Dora has invested In the great marriage lottery. Xora—Oh, dear, no! It was a straight business transaction. She paid cash down for her duke.—Puck. Too Had. "What a fearful picture of Johnson that was in the Kazoo." "Yes; and the worst thing about it Is that it was an exact likeness."—Mun- V. Ily a U oo«l bight. There would be fewer cases of lore at first sight if more people were gifted with second sight.—Puck. Short But to the'Polnt- IIe —I think yon love me. Am 1 right? She—Xo; you are left—Jury. A Pitfall.» She —Love is blind, you know, lie—No—it's the lorer—that's why be faU, lato It -Life. THE POTATO SCAB. A Accompanied l>y a Par ticular Fungus. In the annual report of the Connecti cut experiment station for 189u. Dr. Roland 'lh:ixt«r gives an interesting account of his experiments with potato "scab." The following synopsis is made from his report—the pictures shown !>eing copies of the original oneW used: Almost everybody who ha* raised "scabby" potatoes has some theory as to the cause of the disease. Some claim that it is caused by excessive moisture in the soil, others think it is produced by irritation brought about by sub stances of insects in the soil that J scratch or ma.' the tubers, still others think it i . a result of chemical action due to the ptvseaee of lime or oxide of iron iu the .soil, while another theory is that stable manure induces the dis ease. The trouble about all these theorie-. is that perfectly healthy pota toes are frequently produced in wet soils a;: 1 with stable manure, while scab frequently occurs on light, dry lan;l. 1 :r. 'l'haxter thus dismisses the insect-eatiug theory: "Turning to the theories which connect the "scab' with the action of some organism, vegetable or animal, the "insect' theory i 9 one very commonly entertained, especially by farmers, "insects' including earth FIG. I.—Bl'lii'lMEN OK OHIHNABY "DEEP" POTATO SCAB. worm:. This idea is based upon the fact that ..cab spots form an attractive feeding ground for a variety of insects, especially wire-worms, myriapods and Bilges: the common occurrence of which, especially in the deeper scab spots, has led to the belief that th J two were direct'.y associated. That this is not the case has been shown by careful observation, the only connection be tween the two resting on the fact that the injury already existing from a quite different cause is often extended by them very considerably." The earliest botanical explanation of th? cause of scab was in 1842 when Dr. Wallroth attributed it to the action of a certain fungus. It has since been shown that this was another disease entirely, and only in recent years has the true disease been carefully studied. Without going into a detailed account of Dr. Thaxter's experiment* '■» oi in terest mainly to botanists —or gMmg a description of the disease, which Is fa miliar to all who eat potatoes, we may »ay that experiments were made to learn if the disease could be transmitted by infection, like smallpox or measles in a human subject It has been proved that it can. At Fig. lis a to graph of a scabby potato a 9 it was taken from the soil. As these scabby potatoes grew iu the field* the micro scope detected a grayish film in connec tion with scab spots, and this su\>- stance was taken for inoculation Po tatoes in half a dozen or more bills were infected with the disease. The tubers were uncovered and lightly touched with a needle that had been Via. 2. "DEEI*"' SCAB, ISDCCED BY IN OCULATION, IN KOKM OF MONOGRAM R. T. dipped in the diseased substance ob tained from scabby tubers. In every case, within three days, the point touched by the needle showed symp toms of the disease, and subsequently developed into scabs. This was not considered & fair tost, as potatoes in neighboring hills were afterwards found diseased, so another test was made with potatoes growing in a greenhouse. One or more potatoes in each of IS small hills were inoculated with the disease. In every case but one thev became "scabby." At Fig. 1 is shown a photograph of one of these potatoes. The letters "R. T." were traced with the needle bearing the dis ease. fcee how closely the scab has fol lowed it. There were 36 tubers left unaf fected. Of these 31 were quite clean, while five showed one to several scab marks—only three of which were af fected in the soil. The substance of the matter is that Dr. Thaxter concludes that the "scab" disease ii always accompanied by a particular fungus. AVhat it is and how to prevent it are matters that have not yet been determined. We arc just be ginning to understand the disease. Let us remember that for centuries doctors were in the dark respecting human dis eases which are now perfectly well un derstood. Let us hope that this scab disease will be accurately determined, and that a remedy for it may be found —at lea-st that we may know how to avoid the conditions most favorable for its development.--Rural Xcw Yorker. The Life of Apple Tree*. The average life of an apple tree is rated by the Gardeners' Monthly at fifty years. Hut, of course, individual trees often reach a hundred years or more when well cared for. Thousands of apple trttt's, however, like men, die early frojn neglect and bad treatment The cutting away of large limbs Is one frequent cause of ruin and death. The unprotected wound causes an early de cay of the wood and then death. In old orchards trees may frequently be found which are mere shells, little of the trunks being left beside tha hark. A Wrong Contraction. "Did you have a good time at the lodge last night?" inquired young Mr*. Tocker, who has begun to think that maybe Charlie does not invariably tell her all. "A rattling good time," replied he. "Charlie," she ejaculated, reproach fully, "I hope you don't mean to say that you were shaking dice!"— Washing* ington Post. Hi* One Acquisition. Wool —I have heard it said that a man soon forgets all he learned at col lege; but there is one thing I shall nev er forget. Van Pelt —What is that? Wool —llow to roll cigarettes. —Mun- sey's Weekly. T«ro of a Kind. Waiter—Haven't you forgotten some thing, sir? Customer —Ah, excuse me —here is a quarter—my' memory is bad. Waiter (examining it) —So is the quarter. —Jury. A Streak ot Lack. Mrs. Portly Pompous—o, Bridget, you have broken that magnificent Japa nese vase. Bridget— Sure, mum, isn't it lucky that there was nothing in It?—'Trr&s Siftings. The Man She I# Looking For. Mabel—Thomas Shearman says (ho billionaire is coming. Amy (eagerly)—l wonder If we 001)14 jgtt Mr, Shearmaa.to latroducf
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