VOL. XXVIII PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JOSEPH W. MILLER, M. D. Physician . d Surgeon, off er rod rcfctrii noe <■ -Vain St. Bntler. I ;.. Dr. N. M. ..UOVER, 137 K. Wm t . i-fil .*e hours, to t. , 12 M. anJ 110 I*. .1! L. M. RELNSEL, M. D, favuniti AI. it Scßomx. i >rn< e ..nil residence at 127 K. Cuuulogtiani St. L BLACK, rureiciAN IMI si UUKON. Ji. v. Tioulinau EnlUitiff. Butler, l'a. K. >. I.KAKK. M. I». K- MANN. M. I». Specialties: Specialties: t.yustool'JKy awl rtur- iiye. Ear. Note ae>i &ry. Throat. DRS. LEAKE& MANN, Eutler, Pa. G 'L ZIMMERMAN. I'.YSIUiS 15H 31 baton. (■Wee at No. 4ft. S. Matu S'rec;. c»er Frank « < o's Unix ? I or.-. Butler. SAMUEL M. BiPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. So. 22 £•»! Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. W. R. TITZEL. PHYSICIAN SURGEON. W. Comer Main anil North sta., Butler, Pa. V. McALPINE, Dentist, Is liov.- peiiuaLi-Dtl) located at li# South Main .Street' Butier. l'a., in rooms formerly .ccoupled by Pr. tValdron. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a. ArtiLCtal Teeth inserted in the latest im wo\. U plan. Oold KllliiiK a specialty. Offlce— over Scliaul's Clothing Store. DR. s. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All «ork pertaining to the profession, execut and Painless Kx trSuSJfcS Iteth. Vitalized Air aUroiuistereO. Offlr. OB Jffferwa Htreft. o»* deor East of U»wrj lloim, lp htalr*. Office ope" dally, except Thursdays. ComiiiunlcaUons bj mail receive prompt atteiitiou, S. 11.—The only Dentist in Butler using the ltf*t makes of teeth. C. F. L. McQUISTION, KSbDiEEK AND SI'BVEYOK, Owes nrak DIAMOND, BUTLXK. P*. A. B. C. McFARLAND. Att'y at I- aw and Notary 1-nbllc—OflJce on S. Diamond St —opposite tne court blouse—sec ond floor. H. Q. WALKER, Attorney-at-Uiw—Office in Diamond Block. Butler, l'a. J. M. PAINTER, Attorney-at-Law. Office—Eetween Postofßcc and Diamond, But ler, I'a. A. T. SCOTT, ATTORN tY-AT-LAW. OClce ut No. 8 South Diamond, Butler. Pa. A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATIOKNEY AT LAW. Oftli t -.rconrt floor, Anderson Bl k, Main St., near Ci urt lh.use, Butler. Pa. J. W HUTCHISON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on Second floor of the Htiselton block. Diamond. P.uller. Pa.. Room No. t. JAMES N. MOORE, ATTOKNKT-AT-LAW AMU NOTABT I'CBI.IC. OPI.-e In ltoom No. t. secoud floor of Iluselton Block. eniranceou Diamond. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at I-aw. Offlce at No. IT, East Jeß-:r -■on st , Butler, l'a.; W. C. FINDLEY, Attorney at I and Ileal Kstate Agent. Of Dec rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office on north side of Diamond, Butler, Pa. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorney-at-IKW. Office on second Ooor of Andereon building, near Court House, Butler, Pa. J. t. BRITTAIN. Att'y al I .aw—Office at B. K. Cor. Main B'., and Diamond, Butler, Pa. NEWTON BLACK. Att'y at l.aw—Office,on Hontli side ot tlamond ButU-r. l'a. I. M McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Ag'l 17 EAST JEFFKRSONJ3T. UUTI.ER, - PA. ] [ Tl KR CCM'JNTY Mutual Hie Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham ft s. •J. C. ROESSINQ, PftKSIDENT. 11. C. lIKINKMAN, SECKBTART. DIRECTORS: 0.0. noe->iinic. tlenderson Oliver, J. L Purvis, Jainea Stephenson, A. Troui mun, tf. O. Helnemaii, Alfred Wl' k, N. Weltzel. Dr. W. Irvln. Dr. Rlckenhach, J. W Burkhart, D. T. Morris. LOYAL S. M'JUNKJN, Agent. aijrr.-ER, PA A. E. GABLE, "V oterinary Surgeon. (Graduate of the Oatario Veterinary Collefc'v Toronto, Caoada. Dr. Uablc treatß all dif>«>at>rfl of the domesticated animaU, and m«keß rldxlinif, castration and hortw den tistry a apfcialty. Castration per formed wi'h ut clams, and all other opfration» performed in the inont x-ientific mannrr. Culls to any part. o( the country promptly responded to. Oflice and Infirmary iu Crawford's Livery, 132 West Jefferson Street, Batler, Fa THE BUTLER CITIZEN. S. B. Martincourt, - J. M. Lieghner. In order to enable everybody to go to our Great Butler County Fair in a good riff we have reduced the price of u J HARNESS, ROBES, LAP DUSTERS, FLY NETS, BUGGIES, CARTS, etc. below that ever before heard of in the State. If you don't believe it come and see, and if you don't see a larger stock at lower prices than you ever saw in your life we will pay you for your time. We mean what we say. S. 11. MARMOIT t CO. 216 W. Cumminirham St. C 50X180, The largest repository in the county, filled with the best assortment of Buggies, Furries, Pbte!onH, Carts, Kxpress, Delivery. Drillers and Bolster Wagons, Machinery, Ac. We have full control of the Yoangttown Buggies, Sarriee, Wagons, Ac., in Butler county. Their work stands second to none. We guarantee it in regard to material and workmanship. They mak-j the best rig for the money that is made in the United States. If yon need a rig of any kind it will pay you to call and examine our stock. Bear in mind we buy nothing but guaranteed work and the purcl at-er gets the benefit of the gaarantec FARM MACHINERY. Adriance Platform Binders, the only successful two-h'-rse Platform Binder mad*. We guarantee this bii derto do the same work of any elevator binder oi>d do it with one third less power Besides this it can be worked on any hill that a team of horses can l>e worked on. You cannot upset it. It weighs from 400 to COO pounds Ut-s tl an the elevator binders This is an impor tant fVutiir<* on soft ground as vu II as billy ground. There are one-third less parts to he run than on elf vator binders, consequently the expense ol uture wear and tear is one-third less. Call and see sntnple binder. BINDER TWINE. We lead all competition on Binder Twije in quality and prices If you want a Plow, steel or wood frame. Spring Tocth Harrow, Mowing Machine, Hay Rake. Hay Loadener, Hay Tedder, Hay Elevator, Grain Drill, Thres hing Outfits, Saw Mill Engines or Machinery of any kind, or Fertilizers.Slat and wire Fencing, give us a call. If we do not have it in stock we can get it for you. In addition to our wareroom we have a Carriage Paint Sbop, where painting is promptly done in quality to suit you and moderate prices. As we are lovers of low prices you will always get the worth of your mon ey at the Kink Building, Nc. 320, 322 and 324 S. McKean Street, Butler, Penn'a W F. HARTZELL & CO. AFTER HARVEST you want NEW FURNITURE to re place some of the old. We are headquarters for first-class goods. Remember we have no mark down sales; our prices are a-lwavs as low as is consistent with good goods. A full line of QUILTS in addition to other bedding. E. S. DREW, - 128 E. Jefferson, St. I. P. Thomas & Son Co., For tho name reason yon don't tie tip your horse to an empty manner for month* at a time, you don't want to put in your wheat thin lull without an ample c|uautity of 100d —enough to grow a lull crop of wheat and succeed ing grass. To supply this plant food in the proper shape is our hiisiiii s. We say proj>er ,-ljdpo because most anybody run mix a little South Cuit-liim Hock and Kainit together and cnll it a fertilizer; but twenty three years experience at the business, with ear complete facilities, has enabled us to make fertilizers that will produce the desired result.- 1 . There isn't any question about it. You will say so too, if you have used our goods, and if yon haven't, yon can gel them anil all desired information from our agents. The Thomas' l'bo.-pliates are standard and thoroughly guaranteed. FOE SAI-E BY Jno. T. Atkinson, Sarversvillt*, Samuel Duff, Denny. 1,. M. Marshall A Son, Ma.'f. IS. b. Wankin, lialdwin. Harvey Uochring, Iv.'nus City. Jno. 11. Haumun, Saxonburg. It. M. Anderson, Butler. Jno. (J. Moore, McCandleM. ROWENA. A Talo of tho Buccaaeera in Olden Times. [Written for Thi.s Taper. I MjQaa I! E nutumnal scttinff sun was B ting in g the placid waters II ti°f Ocraeoake A f inlet withhold. ~ ,-j as the anchors of four small and pecullarly- JTI rTi-1. rig'g'ed vessels dropped fro in . yji th e cat-beads and went to the / bottom; the J rattling' of the .Vf: chain through jpjpwgy. the hawse-pipes ' ■PS' disturbed the * • i.-J stillness of the evening' and at ' 1 ° tracted the at tention of the people on shore, for the place which the little fleet ha-.l se lected for a harbor was directly off a large and thrifty plantation. The negro s'av?s. more than a hun dred in number, had just quitted their daily toil and we-e straggling in from the fields towards their rude, yet not uncomfortable quarters that were built upon the beach, when the somewhat novel sight met their view. It was in the year 1718, and but a few vessels in those days passed up and down through the inlet. The blacks were iubilant at the spectacle, for they thought they saw in the visit of the strangers an oppor tunity to turn a penny in disposing of some of the products of the plantation, which they well knew how to pilfer and appropriate to their own use. Upon the broad veranda of the Manor house sat the master, Richard Carlisle, and beside him stood his daughter, Rowena, a lovely maid of some eighteen years. Yet she was the mistress of the establishment, for the beloved wife of the planter had passed away to another world when the fair Rowena was but a child. "Those are singular looking crafts, little one"—remarked Mr. Carlisle, as he pointed with his long, ebony staff to the vessels which were iust swinging head to the tide. "They are armed, and that too heavily for merchantmen. I trust God that they be not pirates." "Why should pirates seek these waters, father?" asked Rowena. "There is little to tempt the buccaneers to our shore. Probably they are vessels of the king, and we are to have a visit from their officers" —and the maiden's face lighted up with joy at the prospect of something occurring to break the monotony of plantation life. "We shall soon ascertain their char acter, for there goes a boat in tho water," said the wealthy landholder, as a gig of the sloop that was nearest the shore was lowered from the davits. While the father and daughter were intently watching the rowers they were joined by a noble-looking young m.-*i some five years the senior of Rowena, and the resemblance between the two plainly denoted their relationship to be brother anil sister. "Tell me, Herbert, what think you of those fellows?" asked the father, not without some sign •<>{ anxiety. "You have a good idea of things nautical, and should be able to tell a frigate of the crown from a lumliering merchant man." "I am afraid, father," replied Her bert. without taking his eyes from the "that in those chaps we shall find neithi ron • nor the other. They certainly eaunot be honest traders, they are too rakish in build anil lofty of spars for that. And were they ves sel-, of the king the cross of Saint George would ere this have been flut tering from their inast-head." At this speech the planter turned a quick and iuquiring look at his son, who had voiced his own thoughts. "Can they be slavers?" asked Mr. Carlisle, anxiously. "Perhaps," replied Herbert, soberly. "Rut in any cas he continued, turn ing to his sister, "I should suggest that yon. dear Itowena, mount your horse, which I sa'v was standing saddled in the stable as 1 p.issed, and in company v*ith Stelki, your maid, ridvj a few miles inluud, or even as far as the plan- HE LIFTED HIS HAT POI.ITEI.T. tatlon of our neighbor where you may play the visitor for a day or two, or until we ascertain the character of these strangers." "Why that is a good three leagues distant, brother. Then again, if any danger threatens our household tho place of the mistress is at her own hearthstone." "Not so, not so, my daughter," hasti ly interposed the father. "FoUow Herbert's advice. Mount your j<lffrey, and away quickly. Hee, the boat's keel now grates upon the beach, and by my faith a most villainous-looking man is leaving her." "I will obey you, father, in so much as to take a short jaunt into the coun try, but I will return when darkness has settled over the land." So saying, the young girl bent low and imprinted a kiss upon her parent's cheek, anil after exte ding her hand to her brother in farewell, turned anil passed through the house Into the Stable. When Rowena hail gono thfc planter and his son turned their whole atten tion to the approaching visitor. He was a man of herculean stature, with long black hair and board, which latter was fantastically twisted . intft several curls and the ends tied with knots of red ribbon, lending to his features a grotesque yet repulsive appearance. By his side was a peculiar ly-shaped blade, something between a cutlass and a sword, while protruding from the crimson silk sash which en circled his waist were the butts of two heavy pistols. The stranger paid not the slightest heed to the group of gaping negroes who were gazing at him with illy-con cealed fear and consternation, but walked straight to the house; and when he reached the lower step of the veranda lie paused, and, politely lift ing the three-cornered hat from his head, said, in a deep, gruff voice: "Good evening, gentlemen! And par don me this intrusion." "Good evening, sir!" replied the planter, ri-ing and stepping forward. "Speak not of intrusion; a stranger is ever welcome to what this establish ment can offer." "Thanks, my dear sir," replied the mariner. "In that case we shall be able to arrange our lit le business to the satisfaction of at least one of us. Know you the nature of yonder ves aelsVii. And the newcomer waved bin BUTLER, PA., FRIDAY, A I'OUST *2*. IS9I. hand towards the water. "My son and myself have been spec ulating a.s to their character ever since they came to anchor, but as yet have not been able to make up our minds what business they may be engaged in.*' ' Look a>rain. my dear sir, and per haps you w ill see somi-thing that may enlighten }"i>u." At that instant, a . if by a precon certed signal a heavy gun was dis-' charged from one of th • sloops, an 1 a black flag fluttered out u->in the even ing breeze from each masthead. . "Pirates!" exclaimed Mr. Carlisle, in dismay. "Such may be termed our calling," replied the stranger nonchalantly. "Anil 1 am Clack Heard, at your serv ice!" At the mention of a name which had struck terror to the hearts of thousands from the Carribees to Cape Sable, Mr. Carlisle sank back in his chair trem bling. not so much from fear as from astonishment. The buccaneer seemed greatly to en joy tlu? consternation which the revela tion of his cognomen had produced in his hearers. After a short pause he continued: "l'erchance you would like to know to what circumstances you are indebted for this visit.' I will tell jft>u. We have been cruising between the West Indies and Cape Hatteras for three months and have been able to send but one bark, two brigs and a sloop with their lubberly crews to the bottom during that whole time. As none of the vessels were laden with over-heavy "strong boxes' our own exchequer was not greatly swollen by their capture. As our season is nearly up and the time approaches for i ir re turn to our island retreat in the Ba hamas we must needs make up on the land what we have failed to obtain on the seas. " 'Let us visit some of the wealthy planters along the coast," suggested my mate. 'They will surely help us out of our difficulty.' "'A good plan,' quoth I. So we bore away for this inlet, and here I am, with the modest request for ten thou sand pounds at yoUr hands." "Ten thousand pounds," gasped the planter. "Why, I have not that amount were all my slaves, stocks, lands and buildings converted into money." "You will think differently of that, iny dear sir, within forty-eight hours. If at the end of that time ten thousand pounds arc not forthcoming, this house shall be levelled to the ground, your negroes transferred to the hold of my vessel, and 3 - ou, yourself, with this young man here, whom I presume to be your son, will find yourselves pris oners in my cabin, held at a high ran som, which if not paid—and by whom I care not—you will be allowed to 'walk the plank' when we reach blue water. And now I will bid you good night. But, mind you, my guns are trained upon this house and any act of treachery on your part will l>e the sig nal for its Immediate destruction and your own death." So saying the fierce buccaneer turned on his heel and strode away to his boat, leaving his two hear ers transfixed with dismay. "What shall be done?" exclaimed the planter, when he could command his voice. "What shall be done?" "There is only one thing that I can think of," replied Herbert. "The black-hearted villiMn has graciously awarded us forty-eight hours time. Now I have learned from a coasting vessel that two of the king's vessels are cruising off Cape llatteras. I will try to slip out in my boat to night and go in search of them, and if fortune favor me. will find them and hurry them hither." "The very thing, my son. Prepare at once for your journey, for there is not a moment to be lost" But Herbert was not destined to make the nocturnal trip in search of succor, for wheil Black Beard reached his boat he dispatched two members of his rascally band to stand guard over the occupants of the house, and getting on l>oard his vessel, sent ten more to their assistance, so that it be came impossible for the planter's son to get away. Much chagrined at his failure to elude the vigilance of the pirates, he at evolved a plan which was at once put into execution. Stealing a moment when he was un observed Herbert wrote these words npon a piece of paper which he gave to a faithful negro with orders to bear it at once to his mistress. "Black Beard, the pirate, holds us for ransom. Our only hope is to ob tain assistance from the royal frigates which are somewhere about tho northern entrance to the inlet I have seen you handle my sailboat alone, take it, and try to find the sloops of war, but by no means come near the house. We have forty-eight hours' respite. Herbert." The trusty black succeeded in steal ing away from the mansion and found his young mistress and her maid as they were slowly riding toward their house. When Rowena read the message she sprang quickly from her saddle, and bidding Enoch, the slave, to follow her, and instructing Stella to go to the house, she plunged into the thicket, and by a little narrow path reached the creek where her brother's boat was moored. Enoch, who would have laid down his life for his beloved mistress, quiwk ly hoisted the sail and seated himself upon one of the thwarts, while Rowena, with one hand on the tiller, guided tho craft out into the inlet. The two voya gers plainly discerned the outlinesof tho pirates' vessels where they lay riding at anchor, but were themselves unob served by any jf the buccaneers. On, on, spi'd the boat containing the brave girl and her dusky attonilant, be fore the strengthening breeze. Mile after mile of water was covered until the heavy swell of the mighty ocean was felt beneath their keel. While hesitating whether to head up or down the coast and just as the first gray streaks of ila'-vn appeared in the east a bright line of fire was seen to shoot up toward the heavens from the bosom of the waves, and when high in air burst into a myriad of sparks. "A rocket, a rocket, Enoch," ex claimed Rowena. "Pray God it was discharged from a king's frigate." "It must be, missus, it must be." "Oh, if we hail some means to signal the vessel, whatever it might be, be fore it passes us," groaned the heroic maiden. The negro was quick to think. Searching through his pockets he found flint, steel and tinder box and with the UK WAVED TIIE BEACON Af.OFT. aid of these and asulphur-tlppeil match he soon started a tiny blaze; plucking his straw hat from his head he ignited it and ivario? the beacon aloft held it until the blaze scorched his tjrawny flngers. As the charred embers fell hissing into the water a flash of light illumined the scone and the boom of a gun pealed out over the billows. It was the an swer to their signal, and a few mo ments later the white sail and black hull of a vessel appeared in the gloam ing, and ere Rowena could fully real ize her good fortune she found herself standin:* on tliy quartt r-deck of the royal frigate Pearl and in conversation with the commander. Lieut MaynariL (Juickly she made kno« n to the gal lant officer the deadly peril of her household "Black Beard!" exclaimed the lieuten ant. "The man for whom I have searched these scau for month-,! As I'm a sailor, this time he shall not es cape me! Ah, that I hail a good pilot for the inlet! But the lack of one shall not deter me from going to the assist ance of "your father and brother." It was now light enough for llowena to discern another vessel not far dis tant. It was the Lime, consort to the Pearl. Just as the sun liegan to show itself npon the eastern horizon both vessels stood boldly into the inlet, with the lovely Rowena standing beside the helmsman of the Pearl, which was the leading vessel, telling him which course to pursue. History tells us how the gallant Eng lLsh tars encountered tho fierce bucca neers in Ocraeoake inlet and the out come of the sanguinary battle. The joy of the people along the At lantic seacoast was unbounded when Lieut Maynard displayed the head of Black Beard, the scourge of the seas, as proof that he had swept the noted outlaw from the ocean, but his tory has told us how u brave young naval officer secured a bride. Clarence James, second in command of the sloop of war Pearl, offered his hand to the fair pilot who had safe ly guided their vessels through the in tricate channel to meet the foe, and it was a joyous wedding that followed iu the Carlisle mansion, w hen the wealthy planter gladly relinquished to his brave son-in-law and noble daughter that portion of his wealth of which the blood thirsty pirate Black Beard would have deprived him had not the royal frig ates been brought to the rescue by Rowena and turned the tables. MAULTOS Dow.vtxo. A Poetic Verity. "What did the poet mean when he called this country 'the land of the Free and home of the Brave?' " "He was probably referring to bach lors and married men," said old Smith ers, sadly.—Puck. An Kveryday Illustration. Johnson (scientific bore) —Do you be lieve >n unconscious cerebration? Williamson (wornout) —Oh, ves. For instance, I don't believe you know what you are talking about right now. —Judge. Strawberry and Vanilla. Tom —It always strikes me that your fiancee is a very cold girl. Jack —My dear fellow, if you paid for the ice cream she cats you'd think she ha l every reason *to be cold.— Puck. The Coming Gontd. Office Boy—Beg pardon, sir, but I was awful sorry to see the way Mrs. Jinks went for you this mornin'. It was hammer an' tongs, wasn't it? Mr. Jinks (head of the firm) —Great snakes! Is it all over town? Office Hoy—Oh, no, sir, no one knows it but ine. Mr. Jinks—Here's a dollar to go to the baseball game. Take a day off and enjoy yourself, but not a word about me and Mrs. J., you know. Office Boy—All right, sir. You kin trust inc. Under Clerk (a few moments later) — Say, Sinikesy, how did y<m know there was a row in the old man's family this morning? Office Boy—By the way he was rippin' an' rariu' 'round at as. —Good News ."dim l)e l'lnk's I'urchase. Miss Dc Pink (who wants a little in nocent powder for her complexion) — Have you any—er—infant powder? Druggist's New Boy—We are just out, ma'am, but if you'll leave your address I'll get it to you to-day. New Boy (a few hours later) —Does Miss De l'ink live here? Mr. NicefeUo —Yes, this is the house. New Boy—Just goin' in, ain't you? Mr. NicefeUo—Yes, my boy, I am going to make a call. New Boy—Well, I'm In a hurry. Please give 'cr this package. It's some thing fer her baby.—N. Y. Weekly. The Pushing IVllow. Wool—That llughson seems to be a pushing sort of felloxv since he got married. Van Pelt —Hadn't noticed it. What does he do? Wool—Pushes the lawn mower half the time, and the baby carriage the other half.—Jury. Noticed ft Quiver. Visitor —The wind seems to shake that scarecrow over there a little. I've noticed it quiver two or three times. Mr. Suburb—That isn't a scarecrow. That's the hired man working for forty dollars a month and board. —Good News. Consistent Criticism. Poet —Yon always tell ine that my poems are too long, so I have brought one of two lines only. What do you think of it? Editor—Same as usual —It's too long. —Munsey's Weekly. The Chief Mourner. "She may have a temper, but she is interesting. Did she ever get over the death of her husband?" "Yes; but her second husband is in consolable. " LI fe. No KxacKcratlon. "This," said the showman, "is tho largest elephant in the world. He eats eighteen bales of hay at one mouthful, an' never takif, no exercise owin' to the expense of tearin' down the buildin' to get him out of it." —Judge. AN UNEVEN BALANCE. Cholly What's the mattah, me dcah fellah? Y' look all played out, y' know —stiff neck? Dolly—Aw—cr—Cliollie, me barber shaved me closab on one side than on the othali, and I'm nearly—er—er— worn out twying to keep roe head stwaight. Munsey's Weekly. Looking Ahead. Young Man —How late do these street cars run? Conductor —They run all night "I am glad to hear that." "Got a job a.s night watchman?" "No, but my girl's folks are going to move into this neighborhood."—Good AN INANIMATE LEECH 4 MiiMonc Thnt llti EffMtd) Wonder ful Cure* of Hydrophobia u l l ancer. If all that has I>ecn s..id of the almost supernatural powers of the madstone be true the people i f Chiea.-ro and vicin ity need have no fear of blood poison ing or liydrop' obia in the future. A real in: ' ' . . ::i t :;»t >p w->rUing order, has in i : • .is . ; ..iv.ncc i.i the city, the custodian ."!r> Daisy MaS/.ahn, formerly of Columbus, W. Va., but now of No. 07G West Mail; n street She is prepared.:.", t • Tribune,to cur ■ the in • . m: . i** ' •of 1 >i*v *1 diseases by simply ■: ij in r tho i»eou!iar look ing pebble, w liich sin: has t;va .ured for years. "The stone, whi. i i, my greatest treasure, v. f >n .d iuasand bank near Whcelin r • or tifly years a-jo by a man named Williams," said Mrs. Malzahn t'l utiK-r aft.'rnoon. "an l it came into la;. -s i >:i a'. mt five yc:;r* ago. I have u >o 1 it a number of tisa \s, aud al ways with perfect results. Among the cases In v.-' : h it ha.-s proved beneficial Ls that of Mr.,. E. '.V. S.-hueiiVr, of Col umbus, O. Tl.is lady li .1 suiT red for years. Her mouth was eat. a with can cer anil her eai>e was one of eleven years' standing. A number of doctors had all pronounced Mrs Schneider's trouble cancer and it lo >;: ed i.. though her ease was hopeless, i .ie stone was applied, and it took hold and began to 'nurse' immediately. In two weeks the lady was entirely cured, and to-day she Is a well woman. "Mrs. Mary Fleming, also of Colum bus, had blood poisoning in her 1 :t arm. The limb had swollen to tre Us normal size and was of an au purple color. A surgeon hail just O'- cided to amputate the arm at t • s!r>aider when I lieardf*f it Thesto. • was applied, anil it 'moved' so hardtii.:t Mrs. Fleming fainted. The treatment was kept tip. and in two hours the dis coloration had disappeared and in three days she was recovering. She is now entirely well. "Eddie I. >gan, a little boy of Logan, 0., was bitten in the leg by a rabid dog. I had the boy brought to Columbus. The stone was applied anil the boy was all right in an hoar. Another boy, Charlie Grey, of Ivausas City, was also suffering from rabies, and I cured him by applying the stone. "It has cured a groat number of eases of hydrophobia and blood poisoning and also a number of snake bites —cop- perheads and rattlesnakes. I don't lie lie ve any amount of money would in duce me to let it go." The stone is about au inch iu length and three-quarters of an inch in width. It Ls of a peculiar shape, being a quar ter of the original sv :ie which was split up and divided years ago. It is covered on three sides with little cells filled with "suckers" that closely resem ble tiny sea shells. These suckers send out minute tongues, when the stone Ls applied, and each little tongue draws on the wound with astonishing power. The stone absorbs all of the poiso.» drawn ..ut. aud when the wouud is clean th - stone drops off. It is then placed i.i whi h Quid will instant ly turn ; n. The stone is then cleansed .. ':> ready for another appli cation. SURFACE PRINTING. Used for the I'irnt Time at th« Bureau ol Engraving and Printing. For the first time in the history of the bureau of engraving and printing the process of surface printing is being em ployed on government work. In tho present instance, says the Washington Star, it is only being applied to a cer tain class of revenue stamps and not to circulating notes. The experiment was the outgrowth of the crowded condition of affairs at the bureau, but it has been so successful and economical that it is doubtful if congress would consent to a return to the old methods. Heretofore the stamps for tobacco, as well as all stamps issued by the in ternal revenue office, have been printed by the same plate process as that used for bonds, treasury and bank notes. It is a slow and expensive process, but is employed because of the additional pro tection against counterfeiting. It will readily lie seen that there is small lia bility that a tobacco stamp, with a lim ited use and valuable to no one except a manufacturer, would offer any temp tation to a counterfeiter when the re ward of counterfeiting would be small and the expense of the undertaking great. The purchaser of tobacco stamps is required to get them from an author ized agent of the government, who can only sell to a known dealer. Hence If a manufacturer was being supplied by a counterfeiter or in any irregular way the revenue officer would at once de tect that the stamps used did not come from a government agent It was the fact that there was little danger of the lower denominations of revenue stamps lieing counterfeited that led to the ex periment, which has resulted success fully. As stated, it is the intention to apply the typographic process to revenuo stamps of small denominations only. Treasury notes will be printed as lic fore, and with the work of the bureau facilitated by the new departure it will be possible to better the character of the notes turned out. A*»yriau Curiosities. Amen Itasi, a handsome Christian As syrian who is now lecturing In this country, says that men in his country live on six cents a day. Women are sold as slaves to work with oxen at the plow. I n Damascus, he says, there arc 150.000 Christians, 130,000 Mohamme dans, and 5,000 Jews. There is in it a building haunted by John the Baptist's ghost. The door of the room in which he is said to have been lielieaded Ls never opened. The Mohammedans say that once long ago some one opened it and the Baptist's blood flowed out over the city to a depth of five inches. It was the custom of the worshipers to leave their shoos outside the temple There were sometimes 303 or too pairs standing in a row, and th" jK>or poople hurried throuTh th; ir pr fit an ! then carefully looted ! • - a ti< t wear in the row, thereby il:u>tr: ting the great cl :i '.'Ji of the A .-.yri i tt A Disappointment All Bound. Old Cashly—Young man, when you married iny daughter I never supposed that you were going to live on inc. Young Dudely—Well, sir, why didn't you give her enough at the start to be independent?— Judge. Not That Kind. Customer —These collars don't suit me. They don't set well on my neck. Clerk —How can you expect them to sit when they are standing collars?— Munsey's Weekly. T«*rrlt>le Itrttrngo. Cholly -Dudely insulted me, but I got even with him. Chappie—How? Cholly—l stw uk him and illsawangcd his tie. Life. A Valuable Customer. Grocer—Our terms are cash —no credit! Harduppc—A bad principle—very bail It will lose you my trade. —Munsey's Weekly. The lteason. The Blusterer —Come on! Wouldn't ■you light a gentleman? The Cool Youth —Yes—that's just why 1 won't fight you.—Munsey'» Weekly. A New Knterprld*. "1 think I'll go to the Broker's church this morning." "What is that?" "We 'el a sermon oyer the ticker." — Puck. THE CHEAPEST MANURE. Clorer In Rotation I.rjrn l.mtl Richer Than It \V »« Before. We arc a.sked: "What U a clover rota tion?" It is a rotation of crops in which clover occupies the laud for on® or two years. The crop. in use to form the rotation ar - coru. potatoes, oats, rye. wheat, barley, root- and some times others. A common rotation in the cast is com or potatoes on sod, oats the next year, rye or wheat sowed in the fall anil seeded to clover on this. The clover remains on.> or two years and is then plowed under and the land planted to corn and potatoes a„*ain. A quicker rotation is to sjed in the spring with oats. Potatoes or roots may follow corn for a year, then the laud may be seeded with oats. The clover seed is sown directly after the oats and brushed in or rolled. Thick seeding should tfeuorally be practiced. In the south, whore a protection is needed on the ground in winter, oats may be sown in tha fall, plowed under in the spring- and the land planted to corn or cotton. The cow pea here takes the place of clover at the north, but unlike it, will grow on poor soils. The peas are sown in tlie spring in drills and may bo harvested for a fodder crop in the summer, or be turned under as a green manure when well up, or even allowed to rot on the land. In the west the rotation is shorter and is gen erally corn, followed by spring wheat, or oats, and theu winter wheat and seeded to clover. In sections where wheat is not grown the seeding is don;; with oats. It is a bad practice to follow corn with corn or wheat with wheat, for year aftef year. This will soon run out the best land, and clover should come in at least once in every five year... The great value of clover in a rota tion is that it leaves the land richer and in better mechanical condition than it was bcfi#e. This is from the fact that the clover roots penetrate very • deeply into the subsoil and bring much fertility to the surface. A great amount of the .stalks and stems are always left on the field and these, with the roots, greatly enrich the soil when they de cay. It is a generally accepted fact that clover and other plants of the same family have the power to use the nitrogen of the air. Assimilating the nitrogen of the air and bringing up fer tility from below where other plants feed, are the two ways in which clover enriches the soil. —X. E. Homestead. MEASURING LAND. A Device That I* Very l ight, m Rapid Worker ami Accurate. Take three strips of batten two inches wide, half an inch thick and six feet long, and nail them together, as shown in the accompanying engrav ing. After fastening them together, saw off the ends so that the air line dis tance from a to 6. from b to e. and from tto a shall be exactly five and a half feet. A man can stand erect in using this, and roll it over at a walking gait, eae\i revolution measuring one rod. In commencing place b at the starting LAND MEASURE. point, letting e be in the direction yotf are to measure, and a pointing upward. A colored tag should mark a to remind you to count one each time it comes pointing upward. The advantage of this shape over that of a common tri angle is that permits straddling over Blight objects or elevations, and thus does siot measure the circuitous dis tance over them, a fault of all wheel measures. This measure is very light, a rapid worker, quite accurate and re quires no stooping on the part of tho operator. American Agriculturist. HOMEMADE ROLLER. Dill Ar* Combine* Philosophy with Prae-"" tlcai Farming. , Any farmer can make one. Make in two sections, each three feet long and as near three inches in diameter as vou can get l'oplar is the best timber. Bore through with a two-inch augur that is, boro half way from each end, ami if a man has a good eye he can hit the hole. If he misses it a little the iron spindle will burn its way through. Let the spindle be only one and a half inches in diameter and prjject four inches. Put a washer between the rollers. Build a frame round and let the end of the spindle support it Bolt the corners of the frame together. Bolt two upright standards at each end for a plank seat to rest upon and fasten seat securely to the cross pieces. Then bolt and brace a good tongue to the front .' the frame and use your wagon doubletree. Then get aboard and pop your whip and ride. It is splendid rid ing. Carl doe , all my rolling arid Jessie rides with him sometimes. A roller beats any harrow in the world for pul verizing. In fact I have never seen a barrow that would pulverize much. This spring my land broke up very cloddy, but I planted corn and covered It with the clods and then rolled it, and it was smooth as a parlor floor and every hill came up I sowed my turnip seed Saturday and rolled them in and they came tip before breakfast Monday morning. Roll your wheat, roll your clover seed, roll everything you can. As ltyron says: "801 l on." —Bill Arp, in Southern Farm. A shed on the south side of the poul try house will be found quite an ad vantage during the winter, especially If protected from the northwest winds. It will afford the fowls an opportunity to airthemselves on days when it would otherwise be impossible. SOME people are so careless that they fold and tic wool when it is dump with the almost certain result of its becom ing heated. A Candid Critic. "Well, what do you think of my pic ture at the academy of design?" asked young Mahlstielc of Jones the other day. "Fair, dear Uiy. fair; but now you asked ine I must confess I liked your earlier style better." "Earlier style?" "Yes; when you didn't paint at all you know." —Judge. Not a netting Man. Lady—My husband goes to the races but he never bets. Friend -Are you sure he doe* not bet? Lady Yes, indeed. I've looked through his pockets often and never found a cent N. Y. Weekly. Well-Founded Kuloify Fowell At old Bond's funeral the preacher spoke •»f his noble charities. What were they, pray? Howell Don't you remember he let two i>f his daughters marry lords?— Judge _____ Mitconatrunl. She Sir, your company is becoming distasteful to me He (recruit <>f company (J)—lsh dot «o, sellwceilne ..»? iK-n I vill resign me ton dot gooinbany righd avay.—Judge. Not a Heresy. Jacob —What beautiful eolor that angel in the corner shows in her cheeks. Esau - Bah! She's paiifled. Jacob— Well, I've never seen one that wasn t liavo you?— Puc- . NO. 42 MOVABLE HEN COOPS. la the Course of Time They May Com* luto (imral I'm. Among poultry farmers so much hat been said and so little N done about movable coops, that practical persona are becoming disbelievers in them. Th« complaint is that they are not "mova ble"—never moved because so heavy or clumsy, even when specially con structed for the puroose. Before final ly condemning this handy and profita ble possibility, devote a few minutes—» it will only take a few —and make an attachment like tho following: Cnt in the woods in winter two stiff poles six feet long. Let the butt ends be turned up naturally like sled runners or polo sticks. At i >ne end of each light coop take off a narrow board near the pround and replace it with one long enough to project six inches on either side. In these projections cut a notch. Three feet frouj the end of the coop,: and on a level with the notch, put in heavy "screweye." In the light end of each pole put a good hook. In summer, when wishing to move the coops, take the poles, then well seasoned, slide them under the notched board, and drop the hooks into the screweyes in tho side of the coop. Then go to the other end of tha coop, raising it up, draw it in any direction on these runners. Instantly remove them, to nsc on tho other coops in turn. The mover will smile to see how it simplifies the busi ness. The reader will observe that he is looking down on tlie roof of the coop shown. Tho increased weight neces sary in nicking coops frigh should com pel practical poulterers to build them low; 18 inehe- at the rear and SO inches in front is ample. They should be further lightened by being constructed of lath or wire net when practicable But even if made largely of cotton cloth, as are some of mine, they will be found unhandy, and these runners very welcome. Holllster Sage, in Country Gentleman. ' AMONG THE POULTRY. BY haviug tha poultry yard in a sandy or gravelly soil much slush Is avoided. I t*is quite an item in building a poul try house to take considerable pains to have it warm in winter. If fed so as to receive a quick growth and are ready for market early turkeys are generally profitable. FEEDIXO too much feed is a waste of grain, besides in many cases causing ill health by making the fowls too fat A ql autkr of an acre of ground with a building seventy-five feet long and twelve wide is sufficient for fire hun dred ducks. Ai.l the old hens not intended for breeding or laying next season should be well fattened and marketed before they begin to muult IT is generally best to purchase what ever breeding stock is needed in the latter part of summer or early in fall; lower prices, as well as better quality of fowls may be secured. IT is not too early to l>egin feeding the turkeys intended for early market a liberal feed of grain every night, grad ually increasing until they are given all that they will eat up clean. Bv keeping the fowls in a good, thrifty condition during tho summer all kinds of poultry can be fattened very readily in tho fall, or, in fact, at any time it is desired to market A OOOD cement for stopping up cracks and leaks is made by mixing two quarts of freshly slacked lime with one pint of cement; moisten with skim milk to the consistency of mortar. HOT weather and heating food do not go well together and should always bo avoided unless it is intended to fatten and market Feed very little corn to the fowls that are to be wintered over. Save all the cabbage plants that do not head up; they make one of the very best green feet is to store away for use during the winter. If they are proper ly stored they will last till spring.—St Louis Republic. PIG-FEEDING TESTS. A lIMI-K>tli>n or Corn, with Grass, the Holt Profitable. Experiments with corn, corn and grass, and grass, as pig-fattening ra tions, have been in progress for the pa-st three years at the Illinois experi ment station. Tests have also been made to determine the comparative feeding value of boaked and dry corn, the value of cattle droppings, and of apple pomace as food for pig's. From the results obtained from feeding corn or corn and grass it appears that the greatest gain in weight for the corn eaten resulted from giving about a half feed of coru to pigs running on grass, where for 4.33 pounds of corn eaten, 1 pound of llesh was gained. Figs given full feed of corn with grass gained 1 pound in weight for 4.65 pounds of corn eaten; while those on corn only gained but 1 pound for 5.3'J pounds of corn fed. It was also observed that the most gain for tlie food given was made in the early parts of the trials, those fed corn only showing the bad effects of it toward the last, both in physical appearance and in slow gain. In feed ing soaked and dry corn there was no perceptible difference in the gain per pound of corn fed, but those given soaked corn ate more and thus gained faster. Figs following corn-fed cattle gained more than 2-3 as much as those that were corn fed, and when after wards given corn mado more rapid growth than those which had not fol lowed the cattle. Experiments in feeding apple pomaco were not satis factory. Though the pomace kept well, and had a good chemical compo sition for feeding purposes, the pigs consumed very little of it Orange Judd Farmer. Tli« Sra«on to lllame. Boarder—Didn't you state in your an nouncement that there were no mosqui toes here? Farmer Yes, but I wrote that in the winter time. —Judge. Not So Well Seasoned. Goodman—How is it Lusher, that you can't manage to keep sober? Lusher —Don't know. I guesh (hie) I can't stand s much liquor as you can. —Munsey's Weekly. The Summer Ctrl'* Fad. She—Yes, I'm very fond of pets. He- Indeed! What, may I ask, is your favorite animal? She (frankly) - Man. Munsey's Weekly. .last the Thing. Miss Hirsute (in drug store)— Have you anything for the complexion? Druggist —Yes, madam James, bring out the razors. — Judge. At the Political Meeting. "A rattling good speaker, isn't he?" "Yes—he rattles, and thut's about all be can do." —Munsey s Weekly. Cause and Effect. Young Anser —N » wonder its hot; the thermometer* ninety In the shadei —Life. A IHfTrrrnt l Hunker —So Fildcrslecvc is married. The match was made in Heaven, of course. Bloobumpcr—No; in Chicago.—Judge.
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