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
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oi>d do it with one third less power Besides this it can be worked on any
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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.
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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.