VOL. XXVIII PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JOSEPH W. MILLER, M. D. Physician £ 1 Surgeon, < >r<er and residence c* -. Main St. B'lller, 1 ft. Dr. N. M OVER, 13T E. Wnjne St.. DCOIX hours. 1# to 12 M. and l to 3 I*. SI. L. M. REINSEL, M. D , I'aV.'ICIJL* AND St'KOEO.V. office ami residence at \ZI K. Cunningham 3t. L. BLACK, PHYSICIAN AN!» PI'KUBON, New Troutroiui Cnlldiiig. Butler, I'a. K. .N. LKAKK, M. I). J. Y- MANN. M. 0. SjjecialUes: Gyiia-otofj and sur- ii.>e, Ear. Nose and ijrry. Throat DRS. LEAKE & MANN, Butler, Pa. C. ... ZIMMERMAN. ramciiK AND aiaoion. Office at No. 45. S. Main street, over Frank £ Co g bKM Store. Butler, Pa. SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. PUysician and Surgeon. /Jo. 22 Kant Jtfiinsou St., Bi.tler, Pa. W. R. TITZEL. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 8. W. Corner Main and North Bis.. Butler. Pa. V. VcALPINE, Dentist, lg now permatenlly located at 120 South Main Street- Butler. Ta , In rooms formerly ,ccou|»led by l>r. Waldron. j. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a. Atiu eUI Teeth Inserted cn the latent Un moved : lan. <iold Killing a omce o*i r Schaul'b ciot&iDK Wore. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. All work pertaining to the proffsaion; execut ed in the neatest manner. Spei-ialtle* tlold HUmps, aud PaUileaa Ex traetlon o( Teeth. Vitalized Alr atlmlnbtersl. OlSrr us i»ff«k«a HtrMt, <«or Kaat •' Lawry tloaw, l> Stair*. Office open dally, except Wednesday* aniS Thursday*. CommunHatiimf by mail receive prompt attention, j. u._ The only Dentist lit flatler unlng the bent makes of fwtii. C. F. L. McQUISTION, KNOI.VKKK AND hIIIVKYOK, office skab Diamond, Bvn.ru. Pa. A. B. C. McFARLAND. Atl'y at Uw and Notiiry Public —office on S. Diamond M —oppcalte I lie Court Uouse—sec ond floor. H. Q. WALKER, AtWtoey-al-taw—Office in Diamond Block, Bmler, Pa. J. M. PAINTER, Attorney-at-Law. on»ct-Between Pcatolllee and Diamond, But ler. Pa. A. T. SCOTT, ATTOKSKY-AT-LAW. Office at No. (. South liiamoud, Butler. Pa. A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATI OIINKY AT LAW. Office c.ettnrt floor, Anderson B1 k, Malu St., near (luit llouae, Butler, Pa. J. W HUTCHISON, attobnky at law. Office on second floor ol the lluselton block. Diamond. Butler. Pa.. Room No. 1. JAMES N. MOORE, ATTOkHir-AT-LAW ASP NOTAKY PCSLIC. onice In Itooiu No. I, gecond floor or lluselton Block, entrance on Diamond. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at Law. Office at No. 17, East Jeßer lon St.. Butler, Pa.; W. C. FINDLEY, Attorney at Uw and Ileal Estate Agent. Of flee rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office oil north side of Diamond, Butter, Pa. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorney-at.-law. office on BMoiml floor ol Aiiilenon bulldlUK, near Court House, Butler, Pa. J. !•. BRITTAIN. Att'y at law -oflke at H. K. Cor. Main and Diamond, llutler Pa. NEWTON BLACK. All y at Law-Office* on Sou'h side of Dlamoud Butler. Pa. I 8 McJIJNKiiV, Insurant and Real Estate Ag't 17 K AMT JEFFF. BBONJ-IT. IIIITLER, - PA. I I 'i\¥K ( Ol NTY ttutuai fire Insurance Co. OliHcA Cur. Main & Cunningham ftti. •». C\ KUEBBINO, PaxsiDiNT. i, * ! lIh.JNKMAN, Hkohktaht, DIRKCTORH: o.<- Roeimlllt, llrnderMin Oliver, J. I. inrvin, Janicn Ht<-pliensoi', A. M. < fMin?maii. Alfred Wick, N. Weltzel, Dr. W. Irvln, |Dr. Itl<-k<fubai:h. J. W. Il>irkhait. I). T. Norm. LOYAL S. M'JUMIN, Agent. fITTT LITI R , TP A. A. E. GABLE. Veterinary Surgeon. (Jiaduate of tbe Ontario Veterinary Collet. Toronto, Canada. Dr. Gabl« treats all discasea of tbe domesticated animals, and rldvrHnft, castration and borne den tistry a specialty. Castration per formed wi'bout clams, and all otber Huryical operations performed in the most scientific manner. Calls to any part of tbe country promptly responded to. 'Office and Infirmary in Crawford's Lirtry, 132 West Jefferson Street, Butler, Pa. A - * ' wr'" S S' THE BUTLER CITIZEN. All Styles, Oxfords, r it All Grades, Patent Leathers, o All Materials, t? Tennis, ri All Prices, g W lgwams, Now is Your Time to Buy. Bio- Bargains in Seasonable Goods. o o llavmg ju«t returued borne from the Eastern markets' where 1 purchas ed a large full stock, I am now prepared to offer some grand bargains in Seasonable goods— opera toe slippers, oxford ties, lawn tennis shoes, wig wams and tan color goods. One hundred pairs men's patent leather shoes, coDgress or lace at $2.25 per pair, wigwams at 50 c. f cloth slippers at 25 r., and many other bargains in the same line of goods. We have just received a fine line of ladies hand well shoes, butt >n and lace, with and without patent tips, which we are felling a great many pairs of It is the very latest style shoe and ruauy pairs will be worn this year They range io price from $2 00 to $5.00. Call and select yourself a pair be fore valuable sizes are takeu We have also a few dozens pairs of the $1 75 lace shoe still on bands, sizes 3 to at 25c. Infants chamois moccasins at 25 c. per pair. A full stock of ladies and gents every day shoes, oil graiu, kip, calf and satin oil, at a small margin. Men's fine calf, kangaroo and dongola shoes at $2 .50 (special fine). Men's hand sewed shoes auy styles or material de-ired at $3.50. A big assortment of mens "A" calf and buff goods, lace and con gress, plain tee or tip on toe at $1.25 to $1 75. Boy's shoes fioe. calf and kangaroo, high cut at $1 75, niedurn cut $1.25 to $1 50 The stock of Misses and children's shoes was never so full and complete as it is at present, offeriug many inducements to buy, and styles that will Ruit and please all. A full stock of men's box toe boots and shoos. Shoes ranging in price from $1.75 to $3 00. Boots $2.50 to $3 50 At all times a full stock of our own make box-to. d boots and shoes always on band. Six dozen of our own make fine shoes at $5 00 per pair. Boots and Shoes Made to Order Repairing neatly and promptly done. Fall stock of leather and findingc, blacksmith aprons and shoemakers supplies of all kinds. Now is your time to buy lor we wish to reduce onr stock tJ make room for fall goods When in need of anything in cur line give me u call. Orders by mail will receive prompt and careful attention JOHN BICKEL. BUTLER, - -- ------ - PEN N'A Ye*, any one with hall an ejro, Even if he'* noar »itfht<;d, Can <w« thl», tiicro'* nt least one xt'iro " ( Where iBl I < 1 ffe' >3ffi TbenTind's eye of a'igbtleH-t man f M 11 V® llmm power* of observation, Cjris2\V ~ WhS Which tells hiin thut we sell Jit rat.;* if Z^| The lowest in creation. DOUBTLESS WILL BE CONVINCED IF TIIEY CALL AT AL RUFF'S SHOE STORE sod examine the following bargain?: Ladies' Fine Cloth top, dongola vamp, patent, tip, J2 00 New process French Kid - -2 00 " Fine dongola kid - - - 125 " •' Ooat - - - - 1 25 "Kid - - 1 00 " Patent leather lip dongola butt. - 1 25 " " •' lace - 1 25 " " Oxfords - - 75 " Opera slippers - - - 50 " Cloth Slippers - - - 25 " Every day shoes 75 Space will not permit us to tell you about the extremely low prices ot our men's shoes We are selling children's at such ridiculous low prices that tTju will be surprised Call and see us. It costs nothing to see our goods, Yours for Solid Leather, AI, RUFF, 114 South Main Street. Untler, I'n S mm The Shoe Trade 11 vll US E TON'S IIT \[/H 1 . Why shouldn't it? The p«ople V quite an naturally drift to the store I ) M\l V) V-51 (I Lift I v A 141 their interests a* ' // Iff I ' J\ w,u, ' r down hill H 111 Mil IJi Here at the gr<'at. shoe retailing Nm WVI/i TTTIaP |i \ i y headquarters of Butler low prices and Vc All I jN/ii'i/i P. dependable uoods mi hand in glove. uT'-'li: (;au Hl w,i y H r>4ht assured of g«-t **■"" T'*> _T" \[//f l ' n K ,u " Ttt ' uu t" T yur money here, )ji sometimes more than full value Ladles our pilcetwlll 1j <n„uui t>o u t lUs yc ur | unes. Below are a few prices: Ladies kid button boots, handsome styles, onlv $1; ladies genuine don gola button boots, handsome »tjl«s. . i.ly $1 25; Indus genuine dongola but ton boots, very fine, only $1.50; I- dies genuine dongola button boots the finest you ever saw, only $2; Indies bright dongola, band turned shoes n »ery fine and comfortable shoe that holds its own with any $3.50 here at only $2.75 We have ladies fine dongola tops, calf, patent leather, vamp hand turns, only $3 75. Ladies lace Oxfoid Southern tl. s and Opera slip per*, for which we ore justly celebrated for havinif the I truest stock, best styles and best of all the lowest prices, but- and i* h. lliog largo quantities ol these shoes Our line In men's, boy's and youth's shoes is grand —not cquah-d in Butler. We have from a good plow shoe or brogau at $1 up to the finest hand sewed shoes la all widths and shapes. Gentlemen step In and try on aome of the shoes un ofki u, < ~ gress at sl. $1.25 and $1.60; B calf dress shoes, no seams, !„|| quarter. . It.i, or tipped, solid leather insoles and counteis if yon want fi. « r look at out calf shoe at $2; calf Kangaroo, soft as a klovk ut $2 50; u '»■ i«■ r enil fim.r ones at $3 75; the finest English Cordovan, band made at $5.70 all widths don't forget our $3 line, they nre lesuties. Men's fine i»m , u tber shoeH* byciele shoes, hue ball shoes. Infants shoes at 2Ac , ftOc. and 75c. Misses line sho.s h.. I or M .rini/ at sl, extra fine at $1.25, $1 50, $1.75 and $2, sizes 11 t., 2; chilrir. t 7, 8 al 50c to $1; youth's shoes, button or lace, strong and du'rub o si U ;i| T, aud $1.60, II to 2; boy's button, lace or Congress at $1 j| f | :,n plain or tipped, solid to the core. Lawn Tennis shoes at f.ti.r », u Mail orders for above shoes filled promptly and careful I \ [ B. y. HVSELTON, 102 N. Ml n S'., Butler A NOVEL DEFENSE. KLooping a Jaguar at Bay with a Hand Mirror. >ccome J* "Well, it was a mighty foolish thing to do in these parts, without his rule, and I see he has left that behind. When did he go?" rejoined the captain. "Don't know, cap, but I gues3 he never took a snooze at all. I waked up first of the crowd, and he was gone | then," Austin somewhat anxiously an swered. Charlie Blake, whom we had elected captain of the expedition, out of defer ence to his longer experience in the country, turned to the party, with a serious expression on his handsome face, and said: "Boys, it is now two o'clock. We've been sleeping for over an hour and a half, and Grant may have been gone all that time. lie is quite unarmed, and the brakes and thickets about here are full of jaguars, panthers, palmcats and wildhogs; and, worst of all the ter rible treeboa is by no means rare. Most of these creatures lie close hidden dur ing the heat of the day, but Tom is just as likely as not to run right into their lairs, or, by his single prc3S nee, temp' some of them from cover, and if he does well, we had better lose no time in hunting him up." We were a party of six; five of us young fellows from Boston, who had. lately graduated and were now, before settling down to the serious business of life, spending a few months in Bra zil, on a botanizing, entomological and hunting trip. The sixth man, Charlie Blake, was a thirty-year-old Xcw Yorker, whom we hail fortunately run against at Valverde, where he had been for some time engaged in trade, and who had very kindly consented to join us for a week or two, thus supplying to the rather light-headed a much needed modicum of ballast- Of late we.had mad* 1 Valverde our headquarters, but we were now out on a tonr of exploration, and it was on tho second day after leaving the old town that we found ourselves, at noon, in that prolific stretch of country which lies above the junction of and between the Tocantins and Itio del Tigre river. A wonderful land, indeed! whose amaz ing richness of tropical vegetation, gorgeous bloom of endless flowers, myriad birds of brilliant plumage and incredible wealth of scarcely less bril liant insects, on every side delight the eye; but whose groves and swamps, dark forests and deep-grassed plains teem, alas! with noxious, venomous life, and in the green-scummed waters of whose stagnant lagoons deadly ma laria forever lurks. . We had lain down beneath the shade of a clump of vine-clad cypress and gum-trees to sleep away the hot noontide hours, and discovered, only on awaking, that Tom Grant, a never tiring entomologist, had disappeared, but had it not been lor Blake's warn ing words, none of us would have felt the least misgiving as to his safety. Now, however, all were anxious to start out at once on the search; and extending our -.elves Into a line, with an interval of about fifty yards be tween each two m -n, we set off up stream, knowing '.hat our. comrade must have taken that route, as the rivers' junction lay immediately lie low us. livery now suid then as wo pushed laboriously along through the almost impenetrable woods, one or another of us discharged a signal shot, in hope of hearing an answering halloo; but the « ri.AMIIKD THE LIGHT INTO THE J A O tT A Il'fi K YEH. only effect of our fire was to scare froin their hiding-places or to drive to deeper cover hundreds of screaming parrot*, chattering monkeys and the thousand and one flying and creeping denizens of the forest wilds. No human voice responded to our summons, and yet we felt assured of being on the right trail, for three sev eral times we had found half-burnt matches, and oneo had picked up a fragment of drawing paper which wo knew to be Tom's We had spent fully two Jfours in going. perhaps, as many miles, and not having lately coino across further signs of our friend, Charlie Make gave It as his opinion that, if still alive, he had lost himself and was probably wandering in a circle somewhere in the labyrinthine depths, where the sun, bis only guide, could not penetrate. "And, boys," he concluded, "if wo «V> not lind him before nightfall wo shall never a;aln sen him In this world." It was now past four o'clock, and al ready the gloom about us was sensibly deepening, and prowling beasts of prey began occasionally to cross our path. Joe liurkc kn icked over a slink ing wolf, and Crank Austin brought down a wildcat from the top of a lofty gum; but neither of these shots brought bail or shout from our absent friend. We were still advancing in a toler ably straight line, always keeping within speaking distance of each other, when suddenly wo broke out of tho dark forest into a large, trocless savan na, where the sun shone gloriously and tho rank grass was breast high. Im mediately on reaching this, Kim bull culle I out: "I say, i .ya, something has passed along h re >ot long ago. Look at this narrow path whore tho grass has been parted." We all hurried to the spot, and lllako at onc.o said: "We're on Tom's track, auro enough! You seo the trail is widest at top, whereas If made by a wild beast crawl ing along. It wi uld l>e widest at tho bottom." We now tin luce shot t in,rapid succession, ai iftcr waiting a mo ment, were a' ' l'> shoot a '.iln, when Austin held • Ms hand with a "Whisht!" Itn one strained his cars to liste i "ro wa i no mis taking i>; fr • i --in toward the declining t > ■ i tin*.halloo, once, twice, thric • r it - "1 flvo lusty throats se .1 up cheer a. > uvrns wo reali/. d the Joyful fact that our com* raile was indce<f found. HUTLKR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 4, 18JU. Dashing along, no-.v wa ling, tearing, scrambling through the long, wiry stems as best we could, we made our way for a half-mile, seeing nothing as ' yet, but ever more distinctly hearing the same "Halloo! llalloo! Hallo--)!" al ■ ways promptly answer «d by our own encouraging shouts. At last we caught sight of a broad sombrero and the shoulders of a man above the tall herb age. lucking slowly toward us. "Hush, boys, hush!" cautioned Charlie Blake, "there's something unusual here—" and, being now within easy j speaking distance, he softly hailed ' Grant, and asked: "What is up, Tom?" The young fellow never turned his head, but, while his right arm seemed j to be gently moving up and down, and strange, flashing, dazzling gleams of blinding light played fitfully beyond him, answered in a curiously restrained voice: "Boys, there's a thundering big jaguar following me up, not twenty feet away! I've been standing him off for the last half-hour by flashing the rays from my pocket-mirror in his eyes, Dnori'KD I.VSKXSIHI.E IXTO FRASK AUS TIN'S ARMS. but lie's getting used to the game now, and you've got here just in time. Don't let us lose him! One of you come slow ly up straight behind me. and the other four Siveep around and get in rear of the brute, but don't waste a moment, for he begi.is to look mighty ugly." As we heard Tom's startling explana tion, a thrill of hardly repressed ex citement ran through the little party. Frank Austin, carrying his own and his chum's rifle, advanced cautiously toward him, and the rest of us made a detour and crept, silently as possible, through the grass until we reached a point directly in line with the actors in this singular drama. Then we rose to our feet, and, peering over the toy of the rank growth, saw a most curious sight, indeed. Crouching low on his belly an 1 creeping stealthily along lay a full-grown and beautifully spotted jaguar, while, a few yards beyond him, Tom, gradually backing away, held be tween his fingers a common little mir ror, such as prospectors carry, and, as he faced the sun, continually flashed the reflected rays into the eyes of the brute, w ho, on each repetition of the trick, recoiled in momentary terror, snarling and showing his great fangs, and then resumiag his course until again checked in the same way. The hungry, bloodthirsty monster was so intent upon his expected prey, and, I suppose, so puzzled by the extraordi nary defense, that he appeared to have eyes and ears for nothing else, and it was only when our simultaneously raised gun hammers came into full po sition with a sharp click that he turned his head and saw us. Then, the spell of his absorbing pursuit being brok«*i, he gave a hoarse, savage cry of rage or fear, and for one-half second, stand ing at bay, seemed undecided whether to fight or fly. That instant sealed his fate. Four rifles cracked together and each one sent a heavy conical bullet crashing through his huge, round skull, and without so much as a tremor he sujik stone dead to the ground. With a shout of triumph we brushed past the carcass and rushed over to Tom, who, now that tin.' fearful tension was re laxed, had dropped -anil little wonder —insensible into Frank Austin's arms. Tom, however, was made of good stuff and• soon revived, when, after empty ing the contents of two or three water flasks down his parched throat, he told the story of his unprecedented adven ture in a few words. "When you fellows lay down to sleep," said he, "1 took my net and set out for a little hunt, intending to be back by the time you should awake, but I met with sueh success that I went on and on to the edge of this savanna and then across it nearly to the further side. I heard all your shots, but of tourse you did not hear ine •h< nit In return until you got into the open. "I secured lots of rare specimens here, and hud just picked up a fine svarlct beetle when I noticed a little way off a slowly-advancing, trembling wave in the long grass, as if some mon strous serpent were crawling through it. lat first supposed that this really was the case and stood carefully watching, prepared for a run. But I very quickly found that retreat was out of the question when in a minute or so I caught a glimpse of this dangerous beast's head as he wormed himself flat along tho ground, and ' am not ashamed to confess that I /(lirly shook with fright at the sight, being, as you know, utti-rly unarmed. "I had read somewhere that beasts of prey will fly at the sound of tin- human ▼olee; and so I tried to frighten this fellow off bv a series of wild yells. "Perhaps he did not recognize these as 'human' at all; but, anyhow, he did not searc worth a cent. On the eon tray, lie crept steadily on until within fifteen feet, when he humped up his back and his horrible green eyes glowed like emerald flames as he evi dently made ready to pounce u|ion me. I had now scarcely a hope of escape, but a sort of merciful numbness came over my senses, and I did not much seem to care "It appears almost miraculous, but at this moment, in my half-unconsclous State, expecting instant death, I hap pened to think of one of our schoolboy games, And why I hardly knew Jerked this tiny mirror from my vest pocket, nnd, standing with my own face to tho sun, flashed the focused lijjht into the jaguar's eyes; and, to my great delight and astonishm' ut, the surprised brute, at a single bound, sprang fully twenty feet to eiie side. Then, finding that he was not hurt, he came on again to be scared time after time In the same manner. So, for over half an hour, the strange fight was kept up, I, with my face glwuys to the sun, backing toward camp and he persistently following and gradually getting more and more bold as be became accustomed to the trick. I could plainly sec, just as you came up, that a catastrophe was imminent, and 1 have 110 doubt that, if you had been ten minutes later, I should have perished. ISut all's well that ends well, and we shall liavo this magnifi cent pelt to add to our collection." W. Thompson, In N. Y. Ledger. tin Hurt. Laura—l don't know, George. It seems such a solemn thing to marry. Have you counted the cost? George - Tho cost, Laura? The cost? Shucks! I've got a preacher cousin that'll marry us for nothing! < liieago OMtmne . Dlltlpatn'N Slorjr. Doll pate (proudly) livery ono laughed when I told that funn.v story at the table. Miss Itrightcyc V», it win. real mean of tlicm to laugh at you. -Good HOW ESQUIMAUX LIVE All Their Means of Existence Combined in Ooe Auimil. While you are reading this paper the snow flakes are falling noiselessly over the vast white wastes of the frozen north. In that bleak and deso late country live the Esquimaux. A people who live neither by agri culture nor the pasturage of sheep and cattle, nor yet, properly speaking, by the ehase as the chase is ordinarily understood; a people who have for food neither beef, mutton nor pork, neither fruit, bread nor vegetables, neither sugar nor who have for drink neither tea, coffee, wine, beer nor spirits of any kind; for clothing, neither silk, cotton, llaxen nor woolen stuffs; who have neither ifrrn nor steel nor lead nor copper nor gold nor pottery, who have for fuel neither wood nor coal nor peat —such a people are the Esquimaux, or, as they call them selves, the "Innuits" of the arctic. It seems at first sight impossible that men should live amid such condi tions. The things enumerated appear to include all the possibilities of food, clothing and fire found on the earth; and the question unconsciously arises to our lips: "Can a people, then, live without either of these three first necessities of life —food, clothing and fire?" Hut the Innuits, deprived literally of everything' which in our clime makes life possible have nevertheless found in the world they have chosen, or into which they have been driven, the means of existence in a very different shape from that in which they abound in our southern dim \ They have found them all—food, fire, light, clothing', arms, implements, everything—combined in one single an imal. —Interior. America'* (ire.it Inland Ocean. Did you ever compare Hudson bay with other and lesser bodies of water and land? If you never did,and will take the trouble to do so, you cannot help uttering exclamations of amazement when the immensity of this preat in land ocean dawns upon your under standing. From Fury strait on the north to the most southern indentation at the mouth of Abbitibbc river it is exactly 1,380 miles, while the width from Button's bay to the mouth of the Whale river is but little under seven hundred miles. It is as long as the first Atlantic cable and nearly as wide as the combined lengths of lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario. It extends over twelve degrees of latitude and covers not less than half a million square miles, including more territory within its limits than can bo found within the borders of Great Itritian and Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Greece, Switzerland, Denmark. The Netherlands and Bel gium combined. It drains three mil lion square miles of territory, receives rivers from the Rocky mountains, Labrador, the Arctic regions and some which have their source almost within the limits of the Unitod States. —St. Louis Republic. Important Kul.'» of Action. Never be influenced by external ap pearances in forming your judgment of a person's worth. This is an important rule, for many a noble spirit is covered by habiliments of poverty, while not unfrequently a showy exterior con ceals a villain of the basest kind. Dean Swift said that nature had given every man a capacity of being agree able, though not shining in company; and "there are a hundred men sußi clently quail fie 1 for both who, by a very few faults that they may correct in half an honi, ,uu uutDQuiucti m tol erable." The world would be more happy if persons gave up more time to an intercourse of friendship.—N. Y Ledger. ■A , «'ini».r Hffurtvd Man. "I'm afraid, unele," said one of the clerks in a real estate office to the jan itor of the building, "that you have been dallying with poultry again. I see your name in the police court record to-day." "Yessor; but it's my kyind hearted ness. Did ye 'spose I wus gwine to see dem chickens cooped up (lis kin' obwed dalt an' not len 'em er hnlpiu* han'?"— Washington Post. Wlinen They Go. "What becomes of men who steal?" asked a Philadelphia Sunday-school teacher of a sharp little boy. "They go to Canada." "No, little boy, that is not the right answer. They ultimately go to the wicked place." "Oh, yes; you inc{tn Chicago."—Texas Sifting*. A Hcproof. Mrs. Heyday (to orchestra leader at summer hotel)— What was that long, dreary thing you just played? Leader —IXjt vas vroin Vogner. Mrs. Heyday—lt was not beautiful at all. Leader —Id vas nod Indended to be.— Life. I'npu'ii lltrtlitluy. I'apa's birthday and George Washing ton's birthday camo the same day. "We will have no school to-morrow," said the teacher; "can anyone tell mo why?" "Uecausc it's papa's birthday," an swered Mildred, llarpcjr's Young Peo ple. Itr«.ikli>i: ll«r Record. "Chicago is trylnff to eclipse all pre vious performances In the line of di vorces." "Indeed!" "Yes. Mayor Washburiie is deter mined to divorce the police department from politics." Munsoy's Weekly lllil l.lltln I»oil|fr. Cutely Here comes Cyulcus! See mi- get a eipar from him! (Lights a cigarette.) Cynicus (as Cutely pull's the smoke in his face) Whew! How can you smoke those things? Her# take a cigar and throw that away. Puck. style vs. Comfort. Mrs. De Style (first day on a farm) — Horrors! Our lioet is going to eat din ner In his shirt sleeves. Mr. De Style (mopping his forehead) —Thank Heaven! Then I can, too.— N. Y. Weekly. A <looU Fellow. "You know liill Savory, don't you?" "Yes, I know him." "Good fellow, isn't he?" "Maybe so; l»it there is more fellow than there is good about him." Texas Hlftlnifs Womun'i ('apni'lljr. A couple of schoolboys were coming slung Jefferson avenue the other day talking about their teacher and wheth er or not women or men were lietter In that capacity. "Women arc till ripht," said the older me scntcntlously, "In some of the branches, but a woman can't handle mathematics." "Can't S'IC?" exclaimed the younger one with extreme Interest. "Can't she! Well, you ought to have seen Miss ltlank throw an arithmetic al me one day, and you'd change your uiiiid." — Detroit Free Press. M...1.T11 Met lioil*. "Klu I 'splunify de Vurancc doin's? 1 I klu, Mr. Willis. Ycr pays de company a few cents si week on yer win's life, an' w'en lie dies dcy pays yer a hundred dollars fer ile kyarcass." "Am dat p'uitedly a fae'V Hen I s'|>ose dcy keeps de kyarcass?" "No, salt; dat am do curl'us part of it. Dcy pays yer for do kyarcass, but dcy lets ycr keep it ycrsclf. It uiu a very lib'ral 'rangemont."— Munsey s Weekly. SOCIETY COCKFIGHTS. A Fad Among Certain Chicago Circles. Parlors unit Billiard iloonw Turned Into Pits Where the <>ucftts Are En tertained t>y liuttllog Otttneblrd*. "Couchy, where are you going with the rooster?" asUed a man the other evening, 011 the corner of Mi.-higan avenue and Twenty-third street, of a cocknej- coachman who was hurrying along with a sack under his arm. The officer showed his bad;re, and the coach man opened the suck and showed two game roosters, which were returned to their roost by the officer "That coachman was going out on Wabash avenue with those birds to have a main at some private residence," said the officer of the humane society to a Chicago Times reporter. "It is a fad #or millionaires to have private cocking mains in their dining-rooms, or billiard room >. Board of tr.i le men are espe cially given to this form of sport. Of course these mains are conducted very quietly, for, as a rule, these people do not wish it generally known that their tastes run that way. "When a main is to take place, the word is quietly passed around to a se lect few and there i.-i a gathering of a dozen or perha;.s more in tlio dining room at the mansion designated. Some times they arc invited to dinner, as was the case on Wabash avenue, not far from Twenty-fifth street, a few even ings ago. After dinner the ladies ad journed to the parlor. The gentlemen remained below in evening costume. The dining-table was cleared, the guests ranged around the room in circles, and the master of ceremonies summoned the coachman, who carried two fine game roosters. They were placed on the mahogany diain.f-table, and when one of them llapped hi. wing and crowed his defiance a round of applause shook the room. "The butler, an English cockney with mutton-chop whiskers and an unspeak able accent, wore a steel-pen coat, knee breeches, and low-quarter shoes with silver buckles. The coachinan wore the regulation pantaloons, high top boots, etc. There were no galTj used. Now, lam telling you this as it was told to me, for 1 know nothing about it of my personal knowledge," said the officer, in explanation. "Well, as I understand it. after a few small bets the butler took one of the birds and the coachinan the other, and the 'feathers began to lly.' Whenever a bird got in a licit, or rather a kick, on his opponent, lie would receive a gen erous burst of applau . • from his ctiam pions. The h>- t sto >d ;:t the head of the table and acted u timer, or umpire or judge, and as earnestly anil as sol emnly as if he were about bulling wheat or selling October lard short. "Three or four rounds had been fought and neither bird knocked out, and tho interest in tiie light was grow ing intense, when the ho.it tooU the buth:r's place at the table saying: 'Let me light this bird Mr , take tho other bird, and we will have a light to the finish.' The other gentleman is a millionaire and lias acres of real es tate and ndVnerous blocks of buildings in Chicago. "The real estaV owner offered tho host a bet of one thousand dollars and a champagne supper for the party that his bird would win. Tho wager was snapped up by the host, who declined to let u»certain large railway shareholder in tho 'deal.' At it the birds went. The host proved to the satisfaction of ull Ills giu su. iliat lio «u.i no uovice in tho business—in fact, he muanged his bird so well as to prove that ho had had considerable experience in affairs of this sort. His however, was not quite so game, or, rather, less 'scientific,' than tho other, and the real chtato gentle man's rooster was victorious after seven well-fought rounds —knocking his op ponent off the table. The butler called 'time,' for he was now timer In place of his master, and the victory was given to the real estate aristocrat. "Private cocking-mains," continued the officer, "aro very jsipular, and be coming quite frequent with some of tho wealthy class. There are .several aris tocratic mansion.. in Chicago which at times are private palatial cockpits. The owners are not even suspected be cause of their high social and financial standing. They, each In turn, glvo a main just as socials are held ut tho dif ferent houses of those of a 'set.' fiy this means this select coterie of lovers of cocking-mains have a half-dozen or more during tho season. Each host trains his own birds, and sometimes there are two or inoro mains of un even ing. The butler and the coachman do tho training, and frequently they aro selected with a special view to their qualifications In this line. These serv ants train the birds in tho stable, barn loft, carriage-house, or yard, and often test the mettle of the birds, and con tribute to their own amusement by having mains of their own, and perhaps betting their wages on the result."' Captured llir li»l«rr. The story is told that while the young German kaiser was watching a sham battle between Russian cavalry he asked tho czar for permission to take Chargo of one side. It was granted, and tho kaiser proposed to show tho Rus sians what a real soldier who was not a shopkeeper or a tailor could do. While he was following rule :i:i in ids Ixvik on tactics the Russians surrounded his sup posed army nnd he was captured. It is said he went to his tent and would not come out for the rest of the day. Tha Simuiunilmllit. The record of somnambulistic feats bus lieen broken by Henry Lynn, a Llv ertnoro farmer. Mr. Lynn arose In n somnambulistic trance at an early hour one morning and walked eighteen miles before he awoke, ft was well along toward noon when the sleeper came to himself and found that he was phsldlng along tho highway near Algona. Sev eral neighlxirs met the man during his long-tramp and exchanged greeting* with him without arousing him. .Vtillrit Witness lie citnic towards me and wanted ter kick me on de leg six tilnes. Judge Mow dn you know li® had the Intention of kicking you six times? Witness ISeksse dat's jess the num ber ob black and blue spots I've got on my leg. Texas Sift lugs. A I'arson Hi Mormon. May So K«*v. Mr. Thirdly wan pr<>- I losing to you, was he? itelle Oh, no; he was just preaching a personal sermon. May Indeed! What was his text? Relic <lon. ii, is "It is not good for man to lie alone." N. Y. Herald. Wlm-ii lli.-r Sprinkle. fuck* Josh What's that thing? City Nephew That's a sprinkling ffart. Cncle Josh —lt don't seem to be hprinklln' much. City Nephew Wait till it gels to a crossing. Good News. Why Tliay ipplmul. Critleus I see that Mr. Mansforde advertises that "Incessant applause" greets Ins 4lew play Man About Town Yes, the audleiic > fat afraid that If it lets up a bit they'll hear some of the lines.—N. Y. Tele gram An Adapt. Gentlemun I never hail such a per fect polish on these boots as you have given them. Western llotel I'Orter (modestly)- I used to lie a private soldier In the regu lar army. -N. Y. Weekly. A BEAUTIFUL PLANT. Trioitraiu, or Fever lU>ot, \Vhrre ftnc llow i: crow*. The name of this interesting plant is derived from two Greek words meaning three bones. (The drupe coutains three bony seeds.) Two species only are found in the United States —T. augustifolium, a rarer and more southern form, and T. perforatum which is widely distributed, and, though seldom abundant, is still not rare. The plant is her baeeous. growing from three to four feet high without branches. The leaves are large, perfoliate, anil as well as tho stems are clothed with soft somewhat sticky or clammy hairs. Flowers, dusky purple, growing in clusters of five or more closely around the stem at the basis of the leaves: tbes.» are fol lowed by orange-color.?.!, three-seeded drupes crowned by the persistent ealvx segments. These drupes are said to bo used sometimes as a substitute for cof- TItIOSTECM, OR FEVKH HOOT. fee. The large root is much esteemed in medicine, its properties being ca thartic or in large doses emetie. It is often used in place of ipecacuanha. In June, its season of bloom, the coarse, dark herbage and curious, sus picious looking, dusky or brownish purple flowers can scarcely fail to draw attention even from the least observ ant Its original habit is given as "rocky woods," but through the agency probably of birds it has ex tended its domains to hedges and road sides where it rarely forms patches of small extent —more commonly grow ing singly or In group i of three or four. The order to which this plant be longs the caprifoliaee-.o lncludes about 220 species, 47 of which are North American. Among Its rela tives of note we might name the honeysuckles, snowberry, elder, cran berry, snowball and black haw. With few exceptions this is an order of shrubs many of them being of rare beauty but few, if auy, destitute of that quality or deserving of the epi thets "bush or weeds." Prairie Farmer. FARM AND GARDEN. Tiiin out your early beets by using the large ones for tho table, or, if necessary, thin them out and throw the surplus beets and leaves to the pigs. Tn-n dairyman who knows how to handle Ills milk anii butter during tho warm season will know how to savo expenses, avoid loss and ald to his profits. Fe UTILIZER at the stem of a plant is not as valuable as if mlugled in the »oil around It, a foot away or more, according to the size of the growing plant above ground. For trees It should extend even further than the largest branches. AM, stimulants fchonUl be applied with care, liegonlas are particularly lensltivc to thcin, and they should bo used but seldom On geraniums, but to roses, fuchsias, carnations, heliotropes and others thoy may bo given with more safety. IK the droppings from the cows in a small pasture become'very aotlccable It will pay to have tho heaps scattered over Che ground. If left, a major part J of the fertility sinks directly into the ( Boil and gels down below tho root* of the grass. TIIK coat of keeping a cow ha« been shown to l»e aboot lo*cents pel* day, or sac per year. Any variation farom this Is probably offset by the differ ence in value of products. If ft cow will not pay this por year She In worse than no cow. • Is order to lessen tho number of in sects next season make It a point to rake up all the fallen fruits, as they will mako excellent food for the pigs If cooked. It ii in the fallen apples, peaches and pears that many of the insects are bred. A FAKstKU should first And out whether or not his cow is capable of producing a profit, before beginning to feed her on scientific principles. Thera arc thousands of cows that could not produce a cent's worth of profit on tho best feed on earth. The Kind of I'o* to Iluy. Iteware of the cow or heifer with a masculine head, as well as the cow sus piciously fat Tho latter is probably fat because she Is a shy breeder and has a calf only once in awhile, Iluy tho cow with the motherly look. We can not describe It In words, but every man who has his eyes open knows the ex pre anion of maternity or motherlluesa. She may bo thin In flosh, not half so good-looking as others, but it Is simply because she h»» been duplicating her self regularly, and thus fulfilling her mission. If she has tho form and tho breeding and good, lusty calves to her credit, buy her. Don't buy tho long legged. thin-chested, consumptive looking animal under any circum stances, no matter what tho breeding —lowa Homestead. WHoomr V Flint Little (lirl- Aunt Maud and Aunt Clara visited us yesterday, and they brought me a doll. Second Little liirl Aunts are nobody. J >o<ih I Any Is sly can have aunts visit 'em. We have angels, real angels, visit our house. Some were there last night. "Angels! Did you see them?" "No, I was aaloep, but this morn ing I saw the baby they brought."—N. Y. Weekly. ' i" ,*r«. Long I know an artist who painted a runaway horse. It was so natural that the lieholder* Jumped out of the way. Downing- Humph! My friend Mr. flllp painted a |>ortralt of a lady that Was so natural that he had to sue her for his bill. Life. often runny. Caller Want any Jokes? Kditor Comic Weekly If they are g*vnl ones. "Well. I've got sonic of the f' things yon ever read." "What are they?" "Verdicts of coroners' lurlca."- tiissl News. Went llsrk on lllin. Dash awuy See here, uncle; I gave you a dollar the other day on the plea that one of your children was dead, and I saw the little imp yesterday as lively an a cricket. Uncle .Jasper— Yes, sah; dat chile Is de mis' dlsappointln' chile you el<ersee. TSTO. 43 PROTECT THE PIGS. Bow Many from iking Yonng Anlmili Alt Kulnctl by Their Owner*. When only the scrub hog was bred upon our farms wo did not give th® care that the improved pig must hare, because he did not seem to require it. Nor did he, bee:»use he had a thick hide :uid over this a heavy coat of hair. But, in carrying on our improvements, we have thi.iue 1 the l«de and in some' eases aim is' e.u'.r-ely bred the hair off, breeding in fat in -tead. When we add! to these changes the artificial habits' under which we keep our breeding stock—art; ilclal as compared to the habit.s of the Mvine of forty years ago —it will be wis- to consider the young pigs—the pro Suet of this artificial state—as r.< t uiring special care and protection fro-n the time they are far rowed till t»i y are pretty well grown. It is an er ■ • U> .appose that a sum mer rain is uot tr.aful to pigs. Many fanner.-, acting under this error permit their we .tiling to nest in the fence corners upon the bare earth—very wet earth after a rainstorm. No matter what season of the year this is in, even midsummer, pi ;. will pile upon each other under such circumstances, get overheated, take cokl, cough, and wheezo as though it were December or March. This irritation of the air pas sages being commenced during the summer and fall, paves the way for a continued irritation of the air passages during the winter, barring out all hopes of thrift. The summer and fall seasons arc especially well calculated for build ing the system up to meet the trials of the cold season close at hand; but neg lect of the kind pointed out bars all chance for hardiness and healthy growth. The weanling that contracts a severe cold in summer had better bo dispatched and put under tho sod, as the chances will be against his paying for the feed and nursing he will re quire during the winter. In addition to trouble in the breath* inj? apparutu:, stiffnessof muscles may set in accompanied by rheumatic pain. The breeder of experience Is presumed to have often enough seen the various re sults that come of exposure to wet and chilly nights ncTt to require any word of rnutian as he has 10n,7 since learned that the high bred pig is not so hardy as the more recent descendant of the wild woods hog of history. Not only do we meet with lung trouble and rheumatic pains as stated, but inflam mation of tho eyes is engendered by exposure in summer. Especially is this true when pigs are permitted to sleep upon a manure pile. Ammonia engendered in manure is particularly Irritating to the eyes. Its power may be better understood when we consider its effects upon the glass windows of" stables where manure and urine hare accumulated. The writer remembers the entire destruction of a valuable herd of lterkshires from sleeping upon a manure pile. If allowed to select for. himself, no pig will select a wet nest, but he will, on the other hand, carry straw or other dry litter quite a dls-' tanee, that he may be kept above even the dampness of ordinary earth.—Pral-, rie Farmer. SHADE IN THE YXRD. A Choap Contrivance That HtkM Ctlokn' Life Worth Living. During the very warm days the hens often suffer in shadeless yards. The illustration Is intended to show how a] cheap and simple contrivance may be; arranged to provide shade, as well as protect partially against showers. A piece of muslin u yard or more wide, SHADE IV TilK POULTRY YARIJ. and of any length, may bo fast«de!&-'td| posts across the yard. Tho muslin (A)l has a cross-piece at each end (which! may be a lath) to which the muslin is" tackci or wrapped and sewed, a piece of strong twine being used to attach the lath to tho fence-post As the il lustration shows the method at >• a glance, any exteuded explanation • 'id unnecessary. —Farm and Fireside. limn »< Poultry Food. , A mess of bran is always benefictll>J Ilran contains inoro phosphates anil mineral matter than ground grain,'"and' it also assists in regulating the bow els, espoclally when a small of linseed ineal is given with It, but' In tho summer season n mesa threoi times a week may bj allowed only. It may bo fed by scalding It and feodlng. It lit a trough, or it may bo sprinkled over potato.'s or turnips, cooked. 'No othergrain food UC.NI ba given If bran l» i used In tho summer season, If the fowls have a rung.'. In fact, no grain Is neces sary at all; but should such food bo given let it bo bran. Tho Silo for Poultry. liens will oat ensilage. That fact i» well known to those who have used It for their poultry. If they will oat corn ensilage they will also eat that made from groas. In storing ensilage the wants of tho hens should not bo overlooked. A largj hogshead with green food pressed down with a pres sure sulUsient to excluda tho air, has Itcon pronounced an exeallont method by those who tauvo trl.-.l It, but In using ■ucli materials tk j l>est results are ob tained by cuttln r tho green food wlion It is nearly mature. Instead of using that which is young *nd watery.—Farm aud Fireside. DKSTIIOV all weba In trees and do so while the caterpillars are small, as it will then bo a much easier job Dtir to the Went her. Hamlet Jones So your new play was n failure! What was tho matter—was the audience cold? Woodby 1 tooth No—that was just the trouble. The thermometer in the house Stood at a hundred degrees.— Munsey's Weekly. New York ll»n<llesp|ie<l. llostonlan—! see the Orant monument Isn't up yet. Such a lack >.( public spirit is disgraceful. Why don't you hold a town meeting and ralao the funds? New Yorker It Is n>t a lack of pub lic spirit thul prevents us. "Then what is It?" "We don't know one an«jthor'n lan guage."- N. Y. Weekly. A to Illiterate nnirml. A stranger on the platform of a New York elevated road was leaning out, looking for an approaching train, when the man who turns tho crank of tho ticket IK»X called out: "Hello, there! You'll tumble down Into the direct, and then there will be another Infernal fuss in tho papers alsiut it." Texas Sifting*. Dubious Comparison. Tompkins - What do you think of Charley Talkington? Miss Do Smith —I rather admire him.' He Is quite a young Samson. Tompkins—Perhaps you are right Samson, you know, wart the man who slew his enemies with the jawbone ot an ass. —Munsey's Weekly.
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