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.
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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