"VOL. XXVIII
PR< )F ESSIONA L CARDS.
JOSEPH W MILLER, M- E>.
Physician and Surgeon,
Olllc« and residence at 3M . Mala St Bntler,
lb.
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
137 E. Wayne,!*!., offl:e hours, 10 to 12 M. and
I to 3 I*. M.
L. M. REINSEL M. D,
I'IIYHICIAN AND SrUOEO.V.
Office and residence at 127 E. Cunningham St,
L BLACK,
PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEOS.
New Troutman Bnlldicff, Butler, Pa.
t. N. I.KaKE, .M. I>. J. E. MANN. M. D.
Specialties; Specialties:
Gynas-ology and Sur- Eye, Ear. Nose and
-cry. Tnroat.
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pa.
t, x .IM MERMAN.
runnuK AKD iciuiKON.
Office li- N'o.«. S. Main wreet, over Hank ft
Co's l>! i: z Store. Butler. Pa
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
i-uysician and Surgeon.
. .. 22 E«bt Jc£trfc->n fc-t., Bt-tltr, Pa.
w. R. TITZEL.
Pf! YbiClAI 1 * ASV bURGEON.
v,. fewer Mhld and Nortb Sis.. Cutler. Pa.
V. McALPINE,
Dentist,
lb cow pciißor.en!l} located fct 120 South Main
Street Lutlcr. la. in rooms formerly occupied
by l>r. vVuUirou.
J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.
Aitiiiclul Teeth inserud cn the latest im
pii.it-d plan. Hold HllhiK a Hpeclally. Oftlce
oi 11 Siiaal's tlctlnng 8u re.
£)H. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
Ail work pertaining to the profession execut
«<i iu the neatest maimer.
vptesaltiei, :-<SoM FHlti'.e*. and I ;U|ilei>s Ex
traction el Teeth. Vitalized Air aoniiuliterc-d.
ÜBlre o« JtlTtivJit Street, one door Kj*tofLowrj
House, I'p t»Uir».
Of.lee open dally, except Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Communication!, by mall receive
prompt attention,
S. u.—The only DentUt Ui Butler using the
tot makes of teeth.
c. F. i- McQUISTION,
EMjLXEEB AND surveyor,
Ojticf. KFAK Diahoxo B'.TIKR. !'*
A. B. McFARLAND.
Att'y at Law and Notary iH.
Diamond St -opposite the court Jouse—sec
ond floor.
H. Q. WALKER,
Aitorney-at-I-aw-Offlce ID Diamond Block,
Butler, Hit.
J. M. PAINTER,
Altorney-at-Law.
(ilhce -Between Pc«toHlce and Diamond, But
ler, Pa.
A. T. SCOTT,
ATTORN E Y- AT-LA W.
Office at No. 8, South Diamond, Butler, l'a.
A. M. CHRISTLEY,
ATIOBNEV AT LAW.
oniee m con'l floor. Anderson B1 k. Main St.,
ncai Ctmt llotise, I'utler. l'a.
J. W HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY ATUVW/I
or, -i eon fecond floor of Ihe Iluselton block,
Diamond. Butler, Pa.. Boom No. 1.
JAMES N. MOORE,
ATTOKNtT-AT-LAW AND NOTARY PCBLIC.
onice lu Boom No. l. second Ooor of Iluselton
Klock. ontrance on Diamond.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at Uw. Office at No. IT. East leCer
son St , Butler. Pa.;
W. C. FINDLEY,
Auoiney at l:.w r.nd Ber-l K.Ntiite Ageiit. Of
Dee r» ar of U '/■ Mitchell's office on ?oith side
ol Dlar.ioni, Butler, r«.
H. 11. GOUCHER.
Attomssi-at-law. Office on «eeond :!oor of
Ander;jon bnlidlug, rv-ir Court House. Btitier.
Pa.
J. V. BRITTAIN.
Att'y at 1-iw—Oiflct- at S. K. ("or. Main S', and
Diamond, Batler, Pa.
NEWTON BLACK.
Att'y at law— Office or- South Kl'le ot Mlamond
ButU'r. Pa.
L S VlcJ!!\Kl\\
Insurance and Real Estate Ag't
17 KAST .IKFt'KRKON-ST.
lIIJTLER, - PA.
aUFlilfiH OOUNTV
Fire ineurancß C".
Cor. M&in & Cunningham
G. C. ROESSINU, Pp.aoiDEfn.
11. O. II KIN EM AN, SEO'taiAut.
DIRKC r()R«:
(I.e. Hoeiilnc, Henderson Oliver,
J. 1.1 .irvH, Jamea Stepheiwop,
A rn.ntinai:, H. r. Heineman,
Altn-'l Wick, N. WeiUel,
Dr. '.V. frvln. Dr. Itlcfccnbach,
J. W. I'.uxliiiart, ID. T. Norris. '
LOYAL S. M'iUHKIN, Agent.
BUTLi : RA
A. E. GABLE,
V oterinary Surgeon.
of the Ontario Veterinary
College, Toronto, Canada.
Dr. Gable treats all diseases of the
domesticated animal*, and mvkes
ridirling, castration and horse den
tistry a specialty. Castration per
formed without clams, and all other
surgical operations performed in the
most scientific manner.
Calls to any part of the country
promptly responded to.
Office and Infirmary in Crawford's
Lirery, 132 West Jefferson Street,
Batler, Pa.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
SOITB HEW.
And it pays you to read all advertise
ments when it makes you money to do
so.
When you can find out where to buy
the best Bed-room suit in the market for
m.
When you can find out where to buy
the best Parlor suit for #3B, best crush
plush.
A beautiful set of dishes, 11 4 pieces,
for #12.50.
Beautiful toilet set, 12 pieces, for
#4.99.
Then we say it doubly pays you to
see our adv. this week and next.
Don't forget to see our display at the
Fair, September 8, 9, 10 and 11 and
our store, 136 N. Main St., Butler, Pa.
Campbell &
Templeton.
AFTER HARVEST
you want NEW FURNITURE to re
place some of the old
We are headquarters for first-class
goods. Remember we have 110 mark
down sales; our prices are always 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.
HENRY BIEHL
122 NORTH MAIN STRKfcT,
BUTLER - - - - - FEJNI ISJ' A
DEALER IN
Hardware and House Furnishing Goods.
reaper and steel frame binder, Warren ready mixed paint,
warrented; sereen doors and windows, refrigerators and lawn
mowers.
No better plnce in the city to trade.
Come nnd see my large store room full of goods, I3oi teet
long.
WHERE A CHILD CAN MJY AS CHEAP AS A MAN
, RINGS,
I Yi'irrmnrlc J EAR-RINGS,
LFIcUTIOI 1( SCARF PINS,
<■ STUDS,
( GENTS GOLD,
Wntrdipsi 1 ladies GOLD,
rttUllCO (GENTS SILVER
LA DIES CHATLAIN,
Jpwplw 1 Pins, Ear-rings,
,7 | Rings Chains, Bracelets, Etc,
| Tea sets, castors, butter dishes
ftIIvPVWQT'O i <\crytbing that can be
RODGER BROS. 1847 {?ri;rha,f OTk "' Spoon "-
E. GRIEB,
THE JEWELER
No. 19, North Main St., BUTLER, PA.,
PORTMAN
F? 1 M I BROWN was a
prosperous, cl
* \ derly front lc
slfij/ ~Jm 4 man, of quiet
If \ U 1 * \ ways and fixed
W l>dv l*" / habits. A small
'< 3fry m I circle of famil
? % » W |U , iar friends sup
| i®. t| laAi V plied all his
fvL vOtmL n' social needs, he
• V TjSIU'A concerned him
'i|; I CJr self little with
the rest of hu
manity, belonging to the class who can
Lire side by side in the same street
with a fellow-creature all their lives
without so much as knowing them by
sight
Among Mr. Browa's fixed habits was
a yearly tour.
But he did not take it, like most peo
ple, in the summer months, but in the
early spi'vig. Regularly as the first
week in March came round, he went
abroad. A common place tour, in
| beaten tracks, following the usual
routine of travel in steamers and
trains, and lodging at palatial hotels.
: No adventure had ever broken the un
eventful record of these tours for fiver
a quarter of a century; no more exciting
' incident than an unusual overcharge at
some hotel had come within Portman
Brown's personal experience.
In IS —, when March came round, ho
made the usual preparations for his
I yearly tour in his usual way.
I On the evening before his departure,
'an old city friend, Mr. Goldsmith,
| dined with him at his house in Harley
street. When about to leave. Gold
smith drew a small case from his
pocket.
"I brought this with me on the
| chance that you were going to Cannes.
You will do me a great favor by giving
it into niy brother's hands there. It
contains a brilliant of such rare value
that I could trust it to few. It will give
you no trouble, being so small; there
will be no risk, as no one will know
you have such a thing with you."
"Anything to oblige a friend," said
Brown, lightly. "I wpuld take the
Koh-i-noor as a traveling companion
under the same circumstances."
The two men were standing at the
study window, the blind of which hap
pened to be up While in the act of
placing the case to his pocket Brown's
eyes wandered to the street. At the
moment the light from a lamp in front
of the door struck on the face of a man
who was passing—or had he been stand
ing there?—a peculiar dark face, with
straight black whiskers.
The man moved on.
Brown drew back hastily. •
"None of your people knew that you
were giving me this commission?" he
inquired of Goldsmith.
"Not a soul, my dear fellow; the
matter is entirely between you and
me. My head clerk alone knows of the
existence of the brilliant"
"What is he like?"
"Like you, like me. Respectability
itself I What are you thinking of?"
"Has he white whiskers?"
"Gray as a badger's—white, even!
But, bless my soul, what is the matter?
What do yon mean? Have you seen
anyone?"
"A man was standing there by the
lamp post as you handed me the jewel
case. He was apparently looking at
us, aud might have heard whp.t we
said."
"Then h ■ must be in the street still,"
said Gold: uiith,» throwing up the win
dow and putting his head out Brown
did the same The night was bright.
Not a soul was to be seen anywhere;
the street was quite deserted.
"A neighbor <:r a neighbor's butler,
lie has gone into some house." Gold
smith withdrew from the window. "In
any case, no one could have heard, nor,
I should think, have seen us. As for
my clerk. Tracers, 1 boast myself an
honest man, '".it 1 don't hesitate to
ccknowledge that he is the lionestcr of
the two. Your imagination is phiying
yon tricks I didn't know you were
given that way. Perhaps you would
rather not take charge of the bril
liant?"
Hut Brown would not hear of this.
Already shamefaced over his hasty
and somewhat ridiculous suspicions, ho
dismissed them abruptly.
"Not for worlds would I give up the
charge," he said. "I'm not such a fool
wJre
V'l'i! I j\ ;■ •"; l ! fr
TUEY WKISK. STANDING AT TIIE STUDV
WINDOW.
as 1 seem. The man probably is one
of the new neighbors; there are a good
many newcomers in the street"
Portman Drown set next morning
for Lucerne via Brussels and the Rhine,
staying a few days at Ostend on the
way. He took his place in the unde
niable comfort of a first-class carriage
in the express to Brussels with a mind
as free from care and uneasiness as an
elderly gentleman ever possessed. A
life of plain, undiluted prose had, up to
this, kept his imaginative faculties in
complete abeyance; lunatics, hyp
notists, murderers, etc., as possible fel
low-travelers, had never entered his
mind. As a rule, indeed, his fellow
travelers no more excited his interest
or notice than his near neighbors at
home. On this occasion he was just
fonscious, in leaving the station at Os
tend, that an elderly couple were the
other occupants of the carriage; ho
merely gave a passing glance from his
newspaper at the man, a stranger, who
got in at Bruges and sat down on the
opposite seat.
Nearly an hour had passed beforo
Brown laid down his newspaper, aud
when ho did he was horrified fo sec in
the traveler who got in at Bruges the
dark-faced man who had excited his
suspicion when he started from Lon
don.
At Brussels Brown dodged the dark
faced man.
Never within the whole course of his
experience in foreign ports had Brown
passed a more wretched night: the
morning found liis nerves in a sad
state, lie. who had never l>efore known
himself the possessor of nerves! The
fidgety man who made fussy arrange
ments about starting by the first train
for Lucerne, and whose eyes had a way
of casting furtive—not to say uppre
liensive—glances around, was strange
ly unlike the self-satisfied, phlegmatic
Brfton who had arrived the evening l>c
fore at the Three Kings.
The success of this maneuver iu leav
ing Brussels made him repeat it; be
sides he was in a perfect fever to get
to the end of his journey, and rid him
self of the charge of the diamond. Ilis
spirits rose considerably as the hour of
thv train's departure drew near with
out any aDDcarancu of the Vshadoweri.',
BFTLKR, PA.. FRIDAY, SKPTKAi IVIIR. iSOI.
in the station. Brown reraaiu d on the
platform ur.t'.l the t. ' moment, then,
with a urvenl sigh < f re:i ", he ent d
the railway carriage. Ihe train wa'-
j just muvini; off when tlio door was "V.u
--i deniy opened, a breathless port T
i dashed in a handle ar. !1: reel of rugs,
followed bv a still more breathless
' traveler. The door was shut, the engine
| shrieked the la»t departing signal, the
train moved from Bai ation. 111 one
j corner of the c: r.a e -at Brown: in
1 another—the farthest on the opp<> it.>
j side sat the man with the black
' whiskers!
How often—in fancy —we place our
selves in heroic sitnat. aand ther, 1 —
in fancy— act with 111 variable heroism.
It is quite different, however, when the
heroic situation i- a reality; our conse
quent actions are liable to bj quite dif
ferent, toa The sition in which
Brown now found himself might well
have appalled the bravest. He was
alone in a railway carriage with a
scoundrel who had followed him from
London: Brown h i utterly aban
doned surm: since la '. night and ac
cepted each idea as an absolute cer
tainty—the object in this scoundrel's
view was the cap ture of the valuable
diamond, which wa ,at that very mo
ment on Brown's person. A long jour
ney lay before them and Brown was
unarmed. At this review of the situa
tion his heart sank; he drew back in
stinctively into the corner. His eyes
suddenly met those of the other man: a
deep flush suffu ed his face, which
seemed to find reflection in the other'-.
Brown hastily took up Baedeker UIKI
affected to read, the man opposite
simultaneously did the same. A trans
parent unreality on both sides. Brown's
furtive glance-, invariably caught—
quickly withdrawn though they were -
those of the other man leveled on him.
While this went on, the slightest
change of position, the least movement
in the opposite corner made Brown
start. Mi<rht it not herald the approach
of danger? A spring, a rush, the at
tack !
The tension was terrible; to remain
inactive almost impossible. Brown
had an inspiration, as a man in ex
tremity sometimes has. Though lie
was not armed, lie would pretend to be.
That might do something; produce
hesitation or delay, at least. Accord
ingly, he deliberately assumed a bold,
even threatening demeanor. Casting
a truculent glance across the carriage,
he plunged his hand into his pocket,
affecting to grasp an imaginary revol
ver. To his intense delight the ruse
took immediate effect The man (Op
posite gave an unmistakable start, and
shrank back into his corner. So far,
so good. But how to keep up the pre
tense? What to do next? At this
crisis the whistling of the engine sud
denly distracted Brown. Good
heavens! He had forgotten the long
tunnel! They were coming to it now!
His eyes, with a quick, involuntary
movement, sought the lamp. It was
not lighted!
Entrapped! Doomed! The wildest
thoughts rushed confusedly to his
brain. With a shriek the train plunged
noisily into the tunnel, into darkness.
The din and rattle outside contrasted
sharply with the silence within the
carriage. Crouched in his corner,
Brown, his hearing sharpened to agoniz
ing aeutcness, listened for a stir, a
rustle, the sound of human breathing
drawing nearer to him. Every moment
fancy detected a step, a stealthy, cat
like movcmdVit. His imagination,
after the neglect of a lifetime, was now
taking ample revenge. Uncontrolled
and uncontrollable w re its wild flights.
Every railway murder of which he had
ever heart! Hashed upon him with all
the ghastly details. The spring upon
the victim, the struggle, the de;«th
stroke, the body thrown out on the
rails. How idly he hail read of these
things happening to other men! But
now to realize himself as the victim;
his, the body! Absolute panic seized
upon him; hardly knowing what he
was doing, he tried softly to open the
door. It was locked, however. His
movements must have been heard,
there was a stir at the other end of the
carriage. The fatal moment had
come, the assassin was advancing to
the attack. In the extremity of his
terror Brown sank swiftly on the floor
and crawled under the seat.
For what length of time he crouched
there, half stifled, scarcely daring to
breathe. Brown knew not. Agony can
not measure time. A sudden and ex
traordinary rush of air made his heart
first stand still, and then sent the blood
coursing wi'dly through his veins. The
far door was swinging open! .Some
thing had happened! And what?
His straining curs detected no sound
but the outside rattle and roar of tho
train through the tunnel; within all
Was silence, lie remained listening in
jntjnse excitement and aiatuetpent y/i
--lii the hope which had hardly dared to'
|tir in his breast grew intd vigorous
life. He was alone in tho carriage! He
was saved! Deliverance had come
miraculously—why and how he knew
not!
Tho tunnel was coming to an end;
light began to stream into the carriage.
Cautiously and slowly Brown peeped
from under the seq,t He was quite
alone. The man had disappeared.
The fact of his escape was, at the
time, enough for Brown. Afterward,
in thinking over the adventure, he sur
mised that the man, deceived by his
(Brown's) attempt to turn the handle
of the door, had followed in supposed
pursuit.
At the station, just outside the tun
nel, Brown —alighting almost before
the train had stopped—changed his
place for one in a crowded second-class
Compartment. A few hours later the
brilliant was safely transferred from
(lis charge into that of Goldsmith's
brother at Lucerne.
The rest of the tour was uneventful;
he neither heard of nor saw his perse
cutor again.
• ##»»»*
Brown's adventure made quite a sen
sation on his return to London. He
was the hero of the hour in his circle.
Whether or not he related the circum
stances exactly, as here set forth, need
not be mentioned. His friend Jones,
among others, gave a dinner party in
his honor. Brown, with his usual
punctuality, was the first ot the guests
to arrive.
"By the way," Jones said chafnngly
to him, as the two stood chatting to
gether on the hearth-rug, 'you must
look to your laurels to-night, Brown.
Do you know Leroy, your neighbor in
Harley street?"
"Never saw the man in my life.
What's the joke?"
••A rival adventure! In Switzerland,
to<i and culminating in a tunnel —not
sure that it wasn't the Olten one also!"
"Dear me! What ati extraordinary
coincidence!"
"In this case it was a lunatic, not a
robber, lie was shadowed at hotels
and trains. You must hear the story
from his own lips; he's dining here to
night. The climax is terrific. Shut
into a railway carriage alone with a
lunatic, aforesaid lunatic armed with a
revolver. A long tunnel, an extin
guished lamp, the lunatic crawling in
the darkness to tin: attack, an escape
by the skin of his teeth. Leroy has
sufficient presence of mind to open the
door and pretend to go out, in reality
crawling under the seat instead. The
ruse saved his life. ll* supposed that
he fainted in the stifling air, for, when
he was next conscious, the train had
left Olton and he was alone in the car
riage, from which all traces ot the
lunatic had disappeared."
Jones was so engrossed in telling the
story, he did not remark its curious
and rstartlimr effect 011 Brown.
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TUK RECOGNITION.
Just then the door was thrown open,
and the footman an none cad "Mr. Le
roy. "
Jones. springi:.;,' i irwar.l \v". e/ui
sion to gTcct the newcomer, led him
gushingly tip to Brown.
'■You two must know each other," lie
said.
And they did. The recognition was
instantaneous on Kith sides. With a
pa ,p, Brown stared in speechless won
der °n the man with the blac'; whiski rs,
while Lcroj- stared bu' 1 .: aghast on en
countering the gaze of the lunatic! —
London Truth.
Catching a Swordllsli.
A Fall River fisherman had an ad
venture with a swordfish which came
near being fatal to the man and re
sulted in the capture of the li.sh in a
most novel maun ■•. The fisherman in
question belonged t > the crew of the
Hattie Ellen, which frequently makes
trips forswordfish On this oeea-ion a
large fish was sighted and struck a few
miles oIT Brenton's reef light shin.
When ..truck it at one- darted off
through the water, carrying forty
fathoms of line and a large keg. For
a:i hour it raced on. A man in a row
boat followed, and v.hcu the fish
stopped, the man. believing it ready to
give up, began hauling in the line.
The fish came in all right for a time.
Suddenly, however, it started from the
bottom, came to the surface with a
rush, stuck its sword through the boat
and came near swamping it. The sailor
had a narrow escape from being im
paled on the sword; it grazed hia
pantaloons. Seeing that the sword fish
had obligingly come to him, however,
the sailor quickly resolved to hold it.
He took a halfhitch around the sword
sticking through the boat, and the
game w;t secure- Th soli >ll r :-oon
bore down upon the boat, and the
sailor with the fi-h was taken aboard.
The fish weighed two hundred and
fifty pounds.—Youth's Companion.
—Progress and Poverty.—.Mr. Bilgate
(entertaining a western friend at his
suburban home) —"I haven't much ele
gance to offer .you, but tliL modest lit
tle home is the result of y. ars of self
sacrifice and it is very dear to mo. '
liis Guest— "Oh, this is delightful! By
the way, who owns that el'gant man
sion across the way?" Bllgat "Oh,
that belongs to one of my traveling
men."—Clothier and Furnisher
TH£ FAN HI JAPAN.
An Article That Is Absolutely IndU
pcn*at>le.
The fan is an inseparable part of the
Japanese dress. A native is rarely
without a fan. It i. his shelter from
the sun. his notebook and his plaything.
The varieties of t;>. .c paper fans,
says the Paper Mill, would "form a
curious collection in respect to form as
well as quality. The highest priced
fan that was used in the days of se
clusion from the outer world was not
more than I've yen, or tii ; 'en sinkings;
but now they have been made to order
for foreigners as dear as two to three
pounds sterling.
The general prices of ordinary fans
range from two shillings to guineas per
hundred.
There are many curious uses for fans
in Japan. The umpire at wrestling and
fencing matches u es a h avy one,
shaped like a large butterfly, the
handle being the body and rendered
imposing by heavy cords of silk.
The various motions of the fan con
stitute a language which the wrestlers
fully understand and appreciate. For
merly, in time of war, the Japanese
commander used a large fan having a
frame of iron covered with thick paper.
In case of danger it could be shut, and
!*, blow from its iron liones was no light
affair.
One notable va ricty of fan is made of
waterproof paper which can be dipped
in water, and creates great coolness
by evaporation without wetting the
clothes.
WEBSTER'S SMALL INCOME.
Only I'lftcrn Thousand Dollir-j a Year
Made by tlie Great I-'xpoundcr of Law.
The legal profession of the present
lay will be surprised to learn that .Mr.
Webster, the greatest American lawyer
of liis time, made but fifte >i thousand
lollars a year by his practice. Bnt the
fees of counsel i- Iv len 1940 und 1850
were not what they have been since.
In IS4S 1 accompanied a client to Mr.
Webster's office in Boston, says a writer
in the New York Sun, and asked him to
name a retaining fee in an important
patent ea lie said he thought that a
;ouple of hundred dollars would do.
When the case was tried his fee was
.mly one thousand dollars. On another
occasion 1 paid him a retaining fee of
two thousand dollars for the proprie
tors of the Goodyear India rubber
patent.
His fee for arguing the great equity
?ause I>f Goodyear v . l)ay in the cir
cuit court of the United States for the
lisuriet of New Jersey, by which he es
tablished the validity of the Goodyear
patent, was five thousand dollars. This
was in the spring of IS.YJ, and was the
last ease he ever argued.
IIi» professional iucoine from 1818 to
1823, during which period he was out of
congress, averaged, I think, twenty
thousand dollars a year.
Identification Curds.
A novel and ingenious plan to enable
1 person to identify himself under all
sircumstances, as when cashing a
sheck or money or obtaining registered
letters or mail matter, has been in
vented. It is in the form of an "identi
fication card," which is inclosed In a
morroco case, so that it can be carried
around by the owner conveniently.
The card contains »1 one corner a
miniature photograph of the person to
whom it is issued, with his signature
below. Beneath this is the attestation
of a notary public to the genuineness of
the photograph and signature. On an
other division of the card is registered
the name, occupation, a . r e and citizen
ship of the possessor, together with an
accurate description of him and his
place of residence. Room is also left in
another column for signatures and ad
dresses of any references that tho
bearer may have.
A Brave Soldier.
CapU John Smith is the historic name
of an ex-soldier who lives down in 111-
diana. As the story goe . says the De
troit Free I're - ..(.'apt..! ohn had a dog and
the dog in turn had the rabies. The cap
tain, according to the report, was out
in the yard with his wife and children
when the dog began to rave. With
great presence of mind the valiant sol
dier made a break for the house and
shut himself in, : t the ame time shut
ting hi s wifi and < hildren out, leaving
them to battle with and be bitten by
the dog. Isn't it enough to make a dog
mad to have to associate with such a
man?
BLONDES AND SEASICKNESS.
[Jgtkt-Halrpil r- .;:le Pannit Stand a
I'. I'-J-fcU Sea-
Is ther ■ . mysterious region now
link: : ;-s why
people with t hair hould become
sea-.-U i v. 1'.... v.- with dark?
Yet, ITS th? Chicago Tribune, Charles
Yoang, eh rk of the steamer City of
Chicago. ■ ..is this is so.
"I can tell "cm," Clerk Young said,
"as so :< a> they come on the boat
whether tl y nre going to be sick or
not. When 1 - e a girl with light hair
and light blue eyes, v.-ho walks in with
a kind of uncertain gait, as if she did
not know exactly where she was step
ping, I say to myself: 'Young lady,
you'll be sick b fore we are an hour
out.' But v.'.r;a the blaek-eyed woman
comes, who walks a board the boat
ju>t as if '>e ha 1 business there, t
know that any . :ia.y a will not
affect her in th • let t.
"Thr e-qn . ; r.s . ;' the people who
become f- .. iek en this steamer arc de
cided blc: . Y 1 may laugh at this,
but I have made quite a .tudy of it, and
I will tellu 1 a-:> right. If we had a
long run 1 uppo .e it would fetch them
all. My observation has been eon
fined, cf coti- e. t the . ixty-tnile run
across to SL J. . -.' here the sea in the
summer time t. nee. .ruing to ray
opini. n, t • 1 •V. iek. But
these light-!... . 1 •v. ill keel over
and want t > tii • q-.: er t\an anybody.
Why is it?"
With tin t! ; '.• lo > pineal clerk told
the cabinu .:Ms to p epar fi.r a seasick
time. As the City of Chicago put her
nose outside the ' real: : ter it was
hoon proved that ■ precaution was
not in vain
A Mean Urate.
It was on a trail* and he was trying
to read. Th re was the usual variety
of pa.- -ng anion r t'l 111 a lady with
a very sprightly littie girl that had blue
-'yes, a head of glistening gold and an
Inquisitorial tongue. She plied him
with questions and toyed with his
watch chain. The mother, wise was a
widow, fairly beamed upon him. He
was becoming nervous, and turning to
the mother, said: ' Madam, what do
you call this sweet little darling?"
The widow smiled enehantingly and
replied with a sigh: "Ethel."
"Please call her, then."—Texas Sift
ings. _
A Suspicions drcamst nice.
'"Oh, yes, we are engaged, but I fear
she has not that utter confidence in me
that comes with perfect love."
"Why, so?"
"Well, when a bellow looks back—as
a fellow in love naturally will, you
know and - e.s her testing the diamond
inhcrei'g. jement ring on the window
pane, don't you think h has > i:l can e
to feel a little dubious?" —Indianapolis
Journal. _
On I .and ai»'.i Sea.
The Mann le-er What's tbis I
hear of trouble <;u your ship?
The Captain—Trouble enough. Half
the crew mutinied and tried to prevent
the rest from going to work. Fortu
nately, help came, and now the
wretches are in jail.
The Manufacturer —You call that mu
tiny? In my mill that would be noth
ing hut a strike.—Pittsburgh Bulletin.
Ilnd Got Hack.
Collector —Is Mr. Slowpay in?
Landlady—No, sir.
"I called five weeks ago," and _jou >
6aid lie had goue to Long Branch for n
month. Hasn't he got back yet?"
"Yes, sir, lie's back."
"Then where is lie?"
"in the poor house." —Good News.
Ifard "Work.
"Are you willing to work for your
living?" she asked of the two tramps
who were standing 011 the porch.
"Yes'm, we are." replied one of them,
earnestly, "an'yer kin bet we does it
digestin' the things the wimmin along
this route gives us ter eat."—Washing
ton Star.
Iler Heturn Ticket.
A young couple were hurrying to
catch the train out of Chicago when the
bride's mother said:
"Now, Clara, you're sure you've got
your return ticket."
"Oh, yes, mother; it is safe in the
hands of my lawyer."—Judge.
Compulsory Keslgnation.
"Can yon get along with one egg for
breakfast, sir?" asked the waiter of a
late arrival.
"I suppose I'll have to."
"But you can't have two, sir. There
is but one in the house." —Truth.
Important Revision.
De Art—l understand that Ward Mc-
Allister intends to revise his book
make some additions to it.
De Science —Ah! indeed! New dishes
or new drinks? —N. Y. Weekly.
Faint 1 raise.
"You seem to admire Miss Fortune.
I hear that you said she was pretty and
good."
"No. I said she was pretty good."—
Munsey's Weekly.
A KASKII tXr. MIRACI.K.
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—Puck.
Superannuated.
Jones—Those nickel in the slot ma
chines arc not a new thing after all.
This paper says that they are nearly a
hundred years old.
Smith —lndeed! Perhaps that is why
they so often fail to work. —Munsey s
Weekly. _
A Stationary Conversation.
"You have so much address I can
hardly be expected to compete with
you," said the letter to the envelope.
"Now, don't get excited," replied the
envelope, "because you know you can't
contain yourself." —Jury.
Too Much of a Clfestnut.
The Country Maid—Tell me some
thing inter-stiie;.
The City Youth—Let me tell you the
old, old story.
The Country Maid—Oh, 1 have heard
that before. —Jury.
In Maulstick's studio.
Mr. Leaflarde (of Chicago)— Thai
there picture of a pig is splendid, sir,
splendid- never saw anything so true
to life. 1 do believe you're the very
man to paint a portrait of me.—Mun
sey's Weekly.
Distances l ead, lite.
"Don't you like to hear some one
singing on the water far away.' she
asked.
"Yes," he murmured, "far away.
Life.
No I CM for Him.
understand that Dr. Prosy has
preached rvmin.st the SUUIUKJ* }firl»
lie doc: n't like her, because she
never usuries." — Life.
SHELTER FOR MACHINES.
Why nrcry Woll-R. ;. . ; ..••> »:««al4
llave a T- Wou
ufoc e er- of agr'.-- . ).-. ! .. r\
get rich. The owner r.. . ■ a ma. hi -.cry
would do vastly bo:: : • t.> ,-*» in debt for
means with which t > bu.l-1 a t<»l and
machine honse than t • get (rn' ted for
new imp; meats wi.'i which to work
his land aud then Je .r, them to nature's
mercies. Tho mdls;v>nsablt-s in a tooi
h >nse arc a tight roof and dry fl.wr. For
the former it Is don' tful if anything is
superior or in the long run cheaper
than shingles. For floor lumber will
do, but a well-drain si. slightly raised
floor made >f eoal ashes, engine cin
ders, clay or brick is preferable, being
more durable and stronger. But a floor
of this kind positively mast be well
drained or th > machines will be injured
by dampness from below. Where a
ite can be secured next lhe road and
sloping from it, the sills laid on low
walls caa be filled level with the floor
ing. This will pack down hard and
give great satisfaction. On level land
it is better to raise the ground in front
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of the tool house to the height of the
floor than to use an incline, as it is
easier to roil the stock in aud out. An
excellent building erected for this pur
pose I saw in Worcester county. Ma-*.
It is built like the drawing. Tho little
doors enter a shop feet wide aoross
one end. Rolling doors protect the re
mainder of the front. They are hung
so a to pass one another or the small
door-, and the convenience is perfect.
Wagons or machines out of order may
be taken bodily into the shop where
wrenches, etc., quickly put them to
rights wet days. The shed is JO feet
wide and may be made of any desired
length. A rolling platform Bxl2 feet
covers au aperture in the tipper floor
through which sleighs, rakes and other
light things are raised by pulleys for
storage. A piece of scantling fastened
to the wall near the floor will prevent
mowers aud wagons from marring it
with their hubs. Abundance of light
should be let in and the fowls kept out
th s same as snow and other destructive
agencies.—Hollister -Sage, in Farm and
liome.
CHEAPER THAN CORN.
CaU, Brail and Oilmeal the Mont Profita
ble ilation for Hog*.
It is commonly cheaper to feed oats,
'oraii and oikaeal than to feed corn to
hogs. The same amount of money in
vested in these foods will make a great
er gain than when invested in corn,
unless corn i i abnormally cheap. If a
pig is raised in this way all the food it
receives while fattening will return
more profit than if the animal had been
reared on corn slope. A neighbor who
is an excellent feeder and usually feeds
spring pigs for sale in tho fall or win
ter, found himself one summer with
50 pigs aud very little old corn. The
prospect for the new crop was poor. I
urged him to buy a ton of oilmeal and
two tons of bran, taking the trouble to
weigh out 1 pound of oilmeal and
show him that when it was stirred into
'2 gallons of boiling water thick slop
resulted 1 told liim that 840 invested
in bran and oilmeal would feed his pigs
liberally for 8 ) days or until his corn
was well matured and ready to feed,
lie was too cautious to borrow money
to do this and, up to the time new corn
was ready to feed, his pigs had a light
diet and were not thrifty. My pigs
were growing nicely. As a result mine,
though a month younger and sold 18
days earlier averaged Gt» pounds each
more than his, and he fed the most
corn. Ilis pigs hid taken on an un
thrifty habit and didn't feed well. lie
finally sold them a month earlier than
he intended because he found they
were not paying for their food. My
pigs at 0 1-3 months averaged 200
pounds and at the rate they were gain
ing when sold would have passed tfie
300 pound notch before they were nine
months old. When pigs arc to be fat
tened at eight to ten months old farm
ers would make money to sell corn and
buy oats, bran and linseed meal, pound
for pound. I practise what I preach in
this matter and ca?t heartily recom
mend the diet.—Waldo F. Brown, in
Farm aud Homo.
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.
. SKIMMED milk can lie kept sweet for
from twenty-four to forty-eight hoars
by beating it. It must be heated to 150
degrees.
THE odor o£ some churns, especially
the barrel churn, is enough to sicken
one of butter for a lifetime. Keep tho
churns clean.
WUKS the particles of butter are al
most the size of a grain of wheat, stop
churning, draw off the buttermilk and
turn in water to wash the butter.
•■KXCKKMNGI.V good buttermilk,"
said 9 gentleman who was recently
given a glass of that fluid. He was
right, for it was thick with butter.
Tin; milk of tho goat is rich, we
would say in answer to an inquiry, but
the at" is no animal for the farm.
V.'e v. ere never in love with a goat of
any kind.
I"; the licifcr calves well. It fixes
th ■ illicit of consumption and digestion
u eve! p. tho digestive organs.
' ' r • i • a •,'< od deal more in habit, in
han we sometimes think,
i., • od deal in letting the
r i.dlk the same cows right
i h • milker then knows the
e. . ••. i the eov. knows the milker.
i. n.•thing like being well ac
<: i under such circumstances.
m. i:i the full we invite the at
v ■• i tie. ■ who are still breed
i:i - . i "i i •.. ~ t other scrub stock to
; ~!{ -fitl!v at the improved breeds
• f ;;:vi compare them with the
• r is believing in such
c;> At it should bo. -Western
Rural.
A Crawl.
Cal Somine (rising)— Gen lemen, 1
kain't continue in dis game; dars
cheat in' goin' on. (Three razors are
instantly drawn.) Hull—ah—! But,
as I was savin". I'se onlj- made two
dollars n' a quawtab by hit, w'ich I
he rs t' refund, and »ivdraw'.—Puck.
Another llooui.
Eastern Man—How is CosmopQlo
City, the "Occidental Wonder of the
| Western World," and "Hello of the
j Plains," prospering?
Western Man—Finely: Finely: We've
I got two stores and a blacksmith shop
in full blast now.—Good News.
After the !'rsp«uiL
She (hesitatingly)— This is very sud
den. Mr.—er er—Smith, is it not? We
1 only met last night, and—
lie Hut reflect. I've only a week to
stay here, and there are forty other
| giris at the hotel and about two men.
—Judge.
A I'roininrot l'tac*.
Young Lady—What a delightful
scene! How prominent that massive
' rock stands out.
Soap Manufacturer Yes; very fine.
I'll have a man come down here to
j morrow mid paint a sign on it.—Judge.
lit- Had a < holre.
Hen—l don't think much of girls.
However, I'd lather be a girl than a
goose.
Tom—Prububly, but 1 think it im
' possible for jou to accomplish the
transformation.—Life.
X 0.40
A SERIOW^MISTAkfe,
Wl/ Ml PutJrlnj oi Modowl Ik K«t l'
Profitable Trmotlcr.
R is a common practice in many
part of tUo country to turn the cattle,
bur_,vo and sheep upon the hay fields
after the crop of hay has beengathered,
and the second crop, or "rowen," has
appeared in luxuriant growth. ThcrU
Ia a stronfr temptation t<S such a course,
because at this season of the year thi
pastures have bcirun to dry up. and the
stock has begun t"> look less thrifty,
while the yield of milk from the cqwd
has very materially diminished. But
like all temptations to do unwise things
for tho sake of temporary advantage,
this one should I>resisted. It is to bi
presumed that tho great majority whd
practice fall fe ling of meadow lands
do not com; rehe ad the extent oi the
injury that e-iixses from such a course.
They see only a little increase oi
growth, a lev.- im-re quarts of milk per
day, but fail to retsaa back from effect
to cause when succeeding' seasons show
n rapidly decreasing yield of hay, or
other crop upon these fields, some
Considerable part of which is surely
due to this fall pasturing.
Most plants require for vigorous
growth a .soil, not hard packed, but
fairly light and well drained, with
roots left undisturbed when once they
have begun to stretch out through the
soil in f > arcli of foofL Moreover, it is
i the habit of grass plants to form a
thick mat or carpet over the ground,
which serves as protection for the roots
j against tho washir -of heavy rains, the
, alternate thawing and freezing ot early
spring, and tho sc. ohing heat of lata
MI miner. When meadows are eropped
l>y cattle, many plants are torn out
right from the soil, the roots of others
broken or loosened and exposed to the
fri ;t. ra""i and heat. In addition to
this, ih feet of the stock are constant*
|lv Icing the soil solidly around the
; plants which hinders free drainage: or
making foot holes that become basins
for water anl ie >. Liut the actual in
jury t > ti.- grass plants is not all —by
fee-ihi--; ii tl. • second growth nature's
plans tor protecting the grass during
the cold of winter are thwarted, and
very much of "winter killing" is tho
result. V : .ei\ Allows lie deep and con
tinuous, this difficulty is not so ap
parent. but oven cold climates aro sub
ject to "open" winters, which are suffi
ciently trying to grass lands, even
when well protected.—American Agri
culturist
THE KITCHEN SEWER.
Proves «ive I'armcrs Everywhere Con»truot
One Nowadays.
It is always better to have sewer
pipes and drains too large than top
small. For the kitchen sink and the
washing, au earthen pipe at least 3
inches in diameter should be used, with
a lead pipe lrom the house not less than
1 '•, inches in diameter. The trap used
Ls an important matter, not only for its
effectiveness in preventing a back flow
of air, but for the purpose of cleaning
It occasionally to remove the grease
which will always collect in it, and in
time prevent its action. Besides this
grease, shreds and fibers of different
kinds will gather in it, and these must
be removed at intervals. A well-con
structed trap is therefore indispensa
ble. It is made as shown in the cut,
and is attached to every pipe in the
hou.se, the sink. wash-basins, etc. It
has a sewer opening, as shown, which
affords means for removing obstruc
tions. The trap may be kept free from
grease by filling it at night with a hot
solution of concentrated lye, which dis
solves the grease, and a llushing with
hot water in the morning clears out the
A COMMON SENSE TRAP.
dissolved matter. A trap of the same
material as the drain pipe is also fitted
half way down as an additional secur
ity. The drain may have its outlet in
a convenient place where the wasto
water may be absorbed by some suita
ble material, which r.hould be removed
at short intervals. It is often the case
that a drain like this, while it conven
iently removes the household wastes,
really makes tho nuisance worse by
making a collection of them that is
neglected under tho mistaken belief
that, not being ecu, they are effectual
ly disposed of, and thus the drain may
become av> or.. evil than that which it
is intended to r 'mo , unless this fact
is well considered au '. acted upon. In
laying tiie drain, the fall should be as
great as may be possible, and the out
let should be as far from the dwelling
as it can lc, even if the length of the
drain i • added to. ll. Stewart, in
Kural New Yorker.
Money in I ires and Poultry.
I am a farmer on a small scale, but
male# a livin ,\ :! 1 1 t*ie Ido not
plant cottou. nor ,ugar-cane, nor corn
nor oats, nor wheat, but I always
make a crop, rain or shine. Last year
I raised Gj bushels of potatoes, 200
tfcv.cn cabbage h a 1 400 dozen eggs,
000 spring chick • and nearly 3,000
pounds of honey. My principal crop
this year vv*ll be poultry and honey.
1 have sold twenty-two stands of bees
for which I rceeh e 1 €<Aand 3,440 pounds
of honey for whie.li 1 have realized 8
cents per poi nd, ori 195; up to July 1
I had sold >0 young fryers at au av
erage ot 15 «. at:, each and 304 dozen
eggs at 10 cents per dozen. 1 have
done all this ui«d tended to a pasture of
250 acres.—Farmer's World
The Manure Heap.
L*t the hen . work iu the manure
heap all they w. ,h. t licy will find a
large amount of valuable food, and
they will work the manure up into a
fine condition, by scratching over it,
that will render it the best that can bo
used for th ■ garden or for flowers.
There is ,i large proportion of food in
the manure of animals that will be of
service t> the hern, and they should
have the privil«g of securing it ns a
matter of economy.
I'vi.r fattening for early market
two feeds a day i, all that is necessary
no.v if th. fo'.v. ai-o allowed to run out.
In Mo l>.»ni;rr.
"You can't be too careful how you
handle paper money, Dorothy, ' re
marked Mr. Skrimp. "They've found
out that it's covered with microbes and
lisease germs."
"They won't hurt me much," said
Mns. Skrimp, shortly. "It's mighty sel
lorn I'm exposed to 'cm."—Chicago
Tribune.
\o Time lor lillrtic»».
Retired Business Man—l am rich at
Inst, and now I'm going to find a per
feet climate to live in.
Great Traveler (.tood idea! Ive al
ways held that when a man retires
I from business he should immediately
take up something that will keep him
' occupied for the rest of his life.—N. V
! Weekly.
Knphl Trannlt.
Mr. Stammer (who has just boarded
1 cars at Philadelphia for New \ork, to
conductor) S-S-S-Say, c-c-c-captain,
w-w-w-what t-t-t-tiine w-w-w-will
w-w-w-we g-g-g-get t-t-t-to
Brakcnian —New York!
Mr. .Stammer (to brakeman)—Th-Th-
I Th-Thanks. —Puck.
Not a <ioo«l Kecommcnilnttou.
Old Lady Is this good fly paper?
Boy —Yes, ma'am; ' >st there is.
Old Lady—Will it catch flies?
lJov - It 11 catch'cm better than the
center fielder of the Koehestcrs.
Old Lady (who reads the papers)—
I'll look at"some other kind, young man.
I —Judge. _