VOL. XXVIII
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JOSEPH W. MILLER. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
Offlce and residence at 338 '. Main St. Batler,
In.
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
137 E. ofliee hours, 10 to 12 M. and
1 to 3 P. M.
L. M. REINSEL, M. D ,
PfIYMCIAH AND SCRGEON.
Offlce and residence at 12T E. Cunningham Bt,
L. BLACK,
PHYSICIAN AND ILLOTO*,
New Trout man Hnlldingr. Butler, I'a.
K. N. LEAKE, JI. D. J. E. MA>N, M. D.
Specialties: Specialties:
1;, 11 <1- ~logy and Sur- Eye, Ear. Nose and
b -ery. Throat
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pa.
G - ZIMMERMAN.
rsYSICIAN AND SOEOEON.
Office at No. 45, S. Main street, over Frank *
cVs Ut u# Store. Butler. Pa.
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
AO. 22 Ea*t Jefferson St., Butler, Pa.
W. R. TITZEL.
PHYSICIAN ASD iJURGEON.
8. W. corner Maiii and North sts.. Butler, Pa.
V. McALPINE,
Dentist,
is Dov. j.timar.cntlj- located at 120 Soutli Main
Street Lll tier, l a.. In rooms formerly occupied
by Dr. Waldrcn.
J.J. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.
/■uncial Teeth inserted tn the latest im
iirijved plan, fiold Killing a specialty. Offlce
ovtr Eeliat'l's ClcthiDK Store.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
All work pertaining to the profession execut
"l&SM and Painle» Ex
trarliouof Teeth, Vitalized Air administered.
OBI« on Jeffertoa Street, one door Cut ofLowr)
UOBse. t'p Ktain.
onwe open dally, except Wednesdays anJ
Thursdays. Communications by inatl receive
piemp-attention,
N. It.— The only Dentist In BuUer using the
L#~.l makes of teeth.
C. F. L. McQUISTION,
E.NUIKEEB AND SURVEYOR,
O mc« NEAR DIAMOND. I'.CTLEB, PA.
A. B. McFARLAND.
Att'y at Law and Notary Public—Office on S.
Diamond St.-opposite the Court douse—sec
ond floor.
H. Q. WALKER,
Attorney-at-Law-Offlce In Diamond Bloc*.
Duller. Pa-
J. M. PAINTER,
Attorney-at-Law.
Office- Between Postoffice and Diamond, But
ler, Pa.
A. T. SCOTT,
ATTOKNEV-AT-LAW.
Office at No. 8. South Diamond, Butler. Pa.
A. M. CHRISTLEY,
ATIOIENETi AT LAW.
Office seccijd floor, Anderson Bl k. Main BL,
nm < 1 uit lioufe. Htiiler. Pa.
J. W HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.-*
Office on second floor ol the iluselton block,
I lamond, BuUer, Pa. Boom No. 1.
JAMES N. MOORE,
ATTOBNET-AT-LAW AND NOTART PCBLIC.
Oflico in Koom No. 1, second floor of Iluselton
Bloek. entrance on Diamond.
-IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at Law, Office at No. 11, East Jeffer
son St . Butler, Pa.;
W. C. FINDLEY,
■: 01 .-1 yut I r.w and Benl Estate Agent. Of
f. ~ 1, ;.r of L. Z. Mitchell's office on north side
01 iiiHuiond. Butler. PA.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attorney-at-lafr. Office on second floor ol
Anderson building, near Court House, Butler,
Pa.
J. if . BUITTAIN.
Att'y at l^iw—offlce at S. E. Cor. Main St, and
Diamond, BuUer, Pa.
NEWTON BLACK.
Att'y at Law—office.on South side of Diamond
liutler. Pa.
I tS MeJiiNKLV,
Insurance and Real Estate Ag'l
17 F.AST JEFFKRSONjBT,
HUTLER, - PA.
V-i'uWt COUNTS
. itua* Fire i»Bura.ice 00.
»co Cor. (flahi & Ufiimingftam Jits.
>•. C. KOEBbIN(i, I'BESIDEHR.
.. (. IIKINEMAft, SkcfUHAKv.
DIHE<JTOKS:
iine.ixliw, Henderson Olirer,
.1, L Purvis, .rames Stephenson,
Ti.mtioan, H. C. Helneinau,
Alfred Wick, IN. WeiUel,
t>r. W. lrvln, Or RtckcnbhCli,
.1. W. Uurkhart, ID. T. Norrls.
I,OYAL S. NVjUNRIN, Agent.
. xfJ'lT'P Li SR, PA.
A. E. GABLE, .
Veterinary Surgeon.
Graduate of the Ontario
C ToroDto, Canada.
Dr. Gable treat* all di«ci»se« of the
JoiucHticated aoirrialv, and mv.kea
ridkliiiff, castration arid borso den
tistry a specialty. Castration per
formed wi'hout clamt*, and all otber
eorgical operatiood performed in tbe
most scientific manner.
Calls to any par' of tbe country
promptly responded to.
Office and Infirmary in Crawford's
Llrerj, 132 West Jefferson Street,
Batler, Pa.
4 A / r AY Ar> —77
C/LxO y '
OUR GREAT FALL
CLEARANCE
Sale is Now Going" on in
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Farm Wagons, spring Wagons, Delivery Wagons, Bug
gies, Surries, Carts, hleighs, Bob-S : eds, Buck-wagons, Slat
wagons, Spindle-wagons, Buggy wheels, painted; Buggy
wheels, not painted, Shafts and Poles, finished; Shafts and
Poles, unfinished, Buggy Curtains and Lazy-backs, Buggy 'l ops
and W agon Tops, Buggy Dashes and Wrenches, Cart v. heels,
finished. Harness of all kinds from the Cheapest Machine to
the very best Iland Mad.-, Work Harness and Buggy Harness,
Horse Collars, all kinds and sizes, Sweat Pads and C'ollar ['ads,
Back Pads and Interfering Pads. I'obes of all kinds and blank
ets to fit any horse at any price, Buggy Whips and Wagon
Whips. All parts of Harness—Hames. Tugs and Traces; Halt
ers of all kinds. Fly Nets and Lap Dusters, Buggy Paint,
the best make Single Trees, Double Trees, Neck Yokes, Horse
Brushes, Curry Combs, Springs tor Wagons, Buggies and
Carts, Hoof Ointment. Tup Dressing & Harness Oil
Hitching straps, Hame straps, Hiding saddles. Bridles; and
Harness Saddles, Buggy-washers, Snaps, Bridle bits. Hoisting
jacks, Anti-rattlers and everything—at Wholesale or Retail.
We have all our stock made to order. We give our own
guarantee so that when you buy of us you know just what
you are getting, We do nut put you off with a manufacturer's
guarantee whom you do not knew. We are here to make good
all our own contracts Our reputation is establish *d —it look
us years to make it. We intend to retain it. It is that which
enables us to buy more, sell more; cheaper, and sell cheap
er than any other firm in the State and you who buy of us re
ceive the benefit. Come and see us. If you deal here once
you will deal here always. Yours &c
S. B. MARTINCOORT k CO.
216 W. Cunningham St
S. B. Martin court, - J, M. Lieghner
HENRY BIEHL
122 NORTH MAIN STRKET,
BU I.LBR ZPIBJNJ IST'A
DEALER IN
Hardware and House Furnishing Goods.
reaper and steel frame binder, Warren ready mixed paint,
warrented; screen doors and windows, refrigerators and lawn
mowers.
No better ph'ce in the city to tr.ulc.
Come and see my large store room full of goods, L5J6i leet
long.
WHERE A CHILD CAN BUY AS CHEAP AS A MAN
, RINGS, .
Diamonds EAR-RINGS.
UlrtlllUIUlf? j SCARF PINS.
I STUD %
( GENTS GOLD,
i LADIhS -»OLD,
. (GENTS SILVER
LADIES CIIATLUN.
.TPWPIW 1 >ins ' ! « r -rif'gH>
uCYVCII \ ( Rings Chains, Bracelets, Etc
{Tea sets, castors, butter dishes
and «verything that can be
found in a first class ston?
BOD6IB Ms. llfl a * -
E. GRIEB,
THE JEWELER
No. 19, North Main St., BUTLER, PA.,
THE SIZE OF IT.
tf we were rich, lilje some, you know,
Had acre of wealth tcan we could usa,
We'd sow it broadcast, so and so.
And Cot a needv man refuse;
We'll fill our pockets every morn
And sow it broadcast. 'ln a horn.)
We'd send precocious lads to Vale,
And bui'.d a school for common fry.
And scores of nice deed? promptly nail
The minute they should catch our eye;
We'd ke"p them peeled, too, right and morn.
To do some good thicp. <ln a horn.)
We'd send the heathens, every one.
A preacher for his own to keep,
And 3hip Bibles by the ton,
And never rest, or cat or sleep.
Till they darkness had be'n torn.
No doubt we'd do this, fin a horn.)
And every few days would wo build
A hospital with newest ?ears,
Apd give a million, now and then,
To "found" a home for bank cashiers;
We'd srofT the average scheme to scorn.
We'd b" no flush like, fin a horn.)
We'd build a palac ■ on a plan
Full grand enough for any king.
And in it all * 'nould dwell the man
Who t'. -ver wrote an o:1 to spring;
Pt rchancf ue may not yet be born.
We would n't build this! (In a horn.)
About the size of all is this.
If we were rich as folks wc know,
We'd our souls in seiflsli bliss-
Do just the same as others do;
We'd live for p"casure night and morn.
And die repentant. (In a horn.)
—S. ]}. McManus. in Puck.
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vill piay not
E .7 von note more,
i \ i not von ' cct '°
tm 4 i J IJ note." There
'vf; \Ji ! 1 I ' had been a
m-li I )//, strike at San
"fe" tjj/m ford's dunce
!M,LL] f W///, hull, or, as he
j 'iWjW' r j'/ill' termed it, thea-
V.WBMH( i/j ter. the only
fyjsgp § { place of the
'tf>*i3LSy kind in E—
city, a small rain tag town not far from
that of Leadviile. In one end of a low,
rambling building had bee n erected a
rude stage, the sides boarded off to
serve as dressing rooms. At the other
end was a bar whtwe Sanford himself
presided, and with tlt« assistance of an
over-grown, red-headed l>oy dispensed
liquors. There wef e a f« w rooms above,
the only ones in the town strangers
might have for a night's lodging, so
that the building was also termed the
hotel.
Uusiness had been dull owing to the
failure of the Little Giant mine to pan
out, consequently the men of the place
had little money to put into Sanford's
coffers. With proverbial obstinacy
things had been going from bad to
worse with the proprietor, and his late
stage attractions had been succeeded
by others still lower in grade and with
a consequent reduction in "popular
prices."
This week, to amuse his twenty or
thirty steady patrons, he had been
able to secure but three people—two
actors and a musician who drove si
lence froru the place through the
medium of a miserable excuse for a pi
uno. The two first mentioned traveled
as man and wife, and the programme
they presented' included such attrac
tions as the following: Song ami dance
by an antiquated black face comedian,
one of the "old school," whose jokes
and dances were received with as
sober faces as those of the artists (?)
them:,elves. After thi , futile attempt
toarou the audiencj from their apa
thy came a singer of the feminine per
suasion, who had certainly attained
that age at which the I n neh govern
ment pension:; her ballet dancers.
Following tlii, came an Irish song
and (lance by an artist whose figure
and mannerism-, re'mindetl one of our
minstrel friend",. iSowever, Sanford
had said there were thr"' actor.; in the
cote j eny, and as he hail the reputation
of i •i'.i'.r a bad man an ! a dead shot, his
word went unquestioned. One evening
half an hour earlier than that set for
the i rfon.iance thr re was trouble be
hind the scenes. There had been no
money coming from the manager's
pockets for two weeks, and Signor and
Mine. Do C.'ona, as the two sty led them
selves, refused to appear. For ten min
""j , j"
'I \ j /1\
HilfrSn
" YOU WILI. rr.AY IF I SAY SO."
utes there were hot words between the
proprietor of the theater and his com
pany when a compromise was effected
by Sanford pledging his people the re
ceipts of that evening. It was at this
juncture that the sole representative of
the orchestra in this templo of art
spoke, up; "I vill play not von note
mure 'til 1 haf 1113' money. Not von
lectle note."
The speaker was a German, of that
type that misleads one in believing
them Spanish or Sicilian until their
tongue is heard. Tall nnd slender with
curly black hair, anil with eyes to
match behind gold-rimmed spectacles,
he appeared in strange contrast to
both performers and audience here.
He looked to be about thirty years of
age, and was always dressed like a
gentleman, which fact alone hail given
him no little annoyance. No one knew
from whero ho had come; but two
\* celts lie fore the occurrence of the
scene described in this narrative, ho
tad applied to Sanford for hi.-, present
position, and, as it was then vacant, ho
ha«,l been immediately installed. 110
had made friends with 110 one about
Jho place, remaining in his room near
ly all of tho time. The name he had
given was Otto Hcimer, and hi* bag
gage consisted of a small valise and a
black leather case containing a violin.
No one bad heard him play this in
strument, however, and its existence
had slipped from thi memory of the
few idle, curious miners who wero
lounging about the entrance of tho
tavern when he ha I alighted from the
stage two weeks before. The red
headed boy, before alluded to as the
assistant dispenser at the bar, had
asked our hero why he didn't "bring
his fiddle out and play," but the. answer
had been:
"My violin is a lady; this place is not
fit for her."
That a refusal to work on the occa
sion referred to at the opening of this
story should come from the musician
proved a complete surprise to Sanford.
There was an ominous look in his eyes,
and when the statement was repeated
he drew a revolver and putting it to
lleitner's head said with an oath: "You
will play if I say so."
It was no time for argument and tho
performance passed off as usual. Jsut
the pianist looked gloomy, and anyone
with an car for the music must have
.felt that a smothering volcano was
'ttCXt-UW_in:jtrutflciit, business re-
RUTLER, T J A.. KHrDAY. OCTOHIiR, 2. 1891.
vived a little tnat evening ana wnen
the place was cleared Sanford invited
his assistants to "come up and have
something." The two vocalists did not
need a second bidding, but Hcimer,
pleading illness, retired to his room.'
The "something" amounted to a
great deal. The two actors and mine
host beeame hilarious, and au hour
after the close of the performance in
the hall one would have supposed a
German saengerfest was being held
the+e. All three were singing and
shouting, and to those who had wit
nessed the disturbance in the ''green
room" early in tho evening it appeared
that tho matter had been amicably
settled. This, in fact, was the impres
sion Sanford most desired to give, and
was really his object in effecting a
temporary reconciliation.
There was a great uproar in camp
the next morning. Sanford had been
found dead with a knife in his heart,
and, though the man was little liked,
still, on the frontier murder does not
go unpunished. The fundamental law,
"A life for a life," is always enforced.
So the first question the excited men
asked each other was: "Who did it?"
A coroner's jury was hurriedly organ
ized, with old Jim Reeves at the head.
That morning when the bartender had
opened the shutters of the room he
had found Sanford's body lying out on
the floor in a pool of blood. lie testi
fied that he had left the barroom late
the night before, but didn't lcuow the
exact time. Everyone had gone to bed
but Sanford, himself and the two actors,
as he termed the man and woman who
had amused the crowd the previous
evening. He had thought that Sanford
was trying to "make up" with them
after the quarrel that had occurred.and
he said that all three were intoxicated.
This testimony cast suspicion on one of
the two, and forthwith a posse of men
went in search of the husband to learn
what ho had to say for himself.
The knife on the body was one no
one in the camp had seen before. It
was of curious workmanship, and evi
dently of foreign manufacture, having
the mark of a Vienna cutlery firm en
graven on the blade. Our comic man
was brought in between his two captors
in a very pitiable plight. Not yet sob
ered from the night's debauch, he
looked about the crowd of men in a
dazed sort of way. Questions were put
to him several times before he could
answer them, and even then his replies
were sententlou , and inuendoic. After
much questioning and beating about it
was learned that the knife belonged to
"the Dutchman," which turned the
search in the direction of the violirrt.-at.
Two minutes later tho self-appointed
officers rushed in with the news that
the German had "skipped with all his
belongings." No proof of a man's
guilt could be more convincing.
Jim detailed three or four men to
keep an eye on the other suspect, and
five minutes afterward he with a dozen
others were searching the whole coun
try round for the missing man. I*hc
few men left in camp gathered in
groups and discu.--.ed the exciting
event. As the afternoon advanced, one
by one of the searching party returned
bearing no news, nnd it was not until
the beams of the western sun lay like
a ribbon of yellow gold on the ridge of
hills skirting the town, that Jim
Reeves and his followers at last bore
their prisoner in triumph into the
camp. Jim said they hat! found their
man at Q unconcernedly talking to
a hotel man there with whom he had
made arrangements to pass the night
"He was a cool one," they said, not
a nerve quivered when they showed
him the knife, although he promptly
acknowledged its ownership. Upon
learning that he was "wanted" for tho
murder of Sanford he had paled a
little, but had strongly protested his
innocence. To Vie surrounded as ho
was tlfen by a crowd of excited, rough
men accusing him of murder was
certainly not calculated to make any
man cheerful, however innocent he
might feel himself to be. Taking
their prisoner to tho dance hall, which
on this evening was made to do service
as a justice court, tlicy gave him an
opportunity to tell his story. He hail,
he said, packed his valise the night be
fore and immediately after the per
formance left a place in which he had
been compelled to work at the risk of
his life. Ho had missed his knife,
which he had treasured as a memento
of his native land, but as ho couldn't
account for it being out of his posses
sion had given it up as lost or stolen.
He could make 110 further defense
except, to again reiterate that lie had
known nothing of the murder until ar
rested that day. There was a eonsulta
tion for a few moments among the
men, followed by a speech by Jim
Reeves: "Hero's a man blips out tho
same night his boss is murdered. Tho
knife found on tho body he doesn't deny
being his; there had been a quarrel be
tween them the night before, and to his
thinking this was the man who did the
deed. 110 can't say anything for him
self, only I -11 a very flimsy story about
leaving 'cause lie wasn't treated square.
Hut no ;t man leaves his place in
the middle of tho night, so they had
decided to hang him. Wc will give
you ten minutes to leave any message
and say ycr prayers," lie .said For a
moment there was perfect quiet; then
the condemned man spoke:
"I haf not done this murder. Soma
day you will know who did it. 1 haf
no message to leave only that some one
send my violin to Carl Holmes in
Vienna. My name is Otto Hiemcr. I
haf no friends."
That was ull except that he asked for
his violin. The man who handed it to
him wondered that a condemned man
could fidd!e. He took tho instrument
from its case with loving hands, anil
one of the "!>oys" nearest him.saw a tear
glisten on the varnish. Then he played
—strains the like of which had never
been heard in those parts before were
drawn forth by his magic bow. Strange,
wild music, weird—almost uncanny at
times, and again soft, tender, pleading'
—a chain of melody—voices of Spain
and Russia, Italy and Hungary united
into one by free improvisation in which
the popular melody and tho personal
1
THEN lIK I'LAVEH
creation wero so closely intermingled
as to make it difficult for the listener
to distinguish the original from the ac
quired.
What rebellion against sorrow, pain
und despair was breathed forth by tho
musical ifi'tiius of the player. What
longing for sweetheart, mother—the
overwhelming longing for home!
Judges and executioner* were turned
into a spell-bound audience. What
memories of his native land, old friends,
all lost to him, as ho had said, were
shadowed forth in that music. The
ten minutes hail extemleil to :i halt |
hour, and not a word had been spoken.
The snapping of a string at la=>t broke
the spell. There was a confused mur
mur. Jim said: "Time's up;"'but sev
eral of the men protested. "A guilty
man can't play like that," said one i
rough customer, to whom the music
had awakened memories of a better •
day, leaving traces on his cheeks.
There was a dispute for a moment or
two, but Reeves' faction prevailed. The
prisoner sat motionless. The break
ing of the string had brought him back
to the realization that his dreams were .
of the past, and his life also soon to be
cut off.
Just as violent hands were about be
ing laid on him, there rushed into the j
room a boy who frantically cried: "The
fiddler must not be hanged. The wom
an in the next room says so. She is
sick and wants to saj- something to a
priest."
"Wait a minute, boys," Reeves ex- :
claimed; "I'll sec what this means."
lie and two others followed the boy
into the rough chamber, where the j
woman lay a mere wreck with the
deathly traces of drink and con
sumption plainly written on her coun
tenance.
When Reeves emerged from the
death chamber he related to the ex
pectant crowd the story he had learn<«d
from the sick woman. In substance it
was this:
Sanford had insulted the woman,
who through all her vicious life had j
kept some shreds of modesty about her. |
In their drunken row all three had |
come to blows, and in a moment of S
frenzy the woman had stabbed Sanford |
to the heart with the knife she had •
stolen from lleimer the day before. |
Stupefied by liquor and fright, she did |
not then realize tho enormity of her ,
deed, and had gone to her room, only I
to fall into a drunken sleep, from
which she was aroused many hours af
ter by the noise of the "trial" in the i
room below. On learning from the boy
the meaning of the uproar the whole
scene of the night before came back to
her with painful vividness —the row, ;
then the crime unseen by anyone, (her j
husband having fallen senseless from a |
blow Sanford had given him.) She was
first tempted to keep silence, but |
strains of music had come to her ears |
like the wail of a man protesting his i
innocence. Remorse was soon followed j
by repentance, and it was her messen
ger who had saved the man's life.
"Now," said Jim, "I want to apolo- i
gi/.e to this 'ere man for the way we've
j handled him. Pard, will you take my
hand? I've heard heaps o' preachin' in
i my day, though we don't get much in
t these parts; but I never knew a prayer
to go so straight to the heart as this
'ere musiciancr's. I'oys, we'll take up
a collection for «him, and he can stay
; here; and we will give liiin a 'rake off'
if he will play for us now and then."
Now that the strain was removed the
violinist broke down completely. "I
thank you, friends," he said, "but I
jimist go home to my own country."
"l'hat same night the sick woman died
And the next morning when the stage
pulled out with the one passenger a
crowd of rough miners stood at the
"hotel" corner and gave three hearty
cheers for the "tnusieianer." \V E
Another Me Nalicd.
F. Parmenter Pyne, 'ill —This talk
about college graduates not being able
to cope with the stern realities of life is
all bosh. Why, two of our men are
street car conductors, one is a waiter in
a restaurant, one is a letter carrier, and
I could name lots of other cases, too.—
Life.
Culinary Item.
She—What shall I cook for dinner?
You know the cook lias left, and I'll
have to do the cooking myself.
lie —Well, just cook me sonic dish
that I don't like, something that I
wouldn't cat anyhow, even if it was
properly cooked. —Texas Siftings.
Iluppy Mail.
"Alii Joncsj-, old man," said Hicks,
as he and Jones walked home from tho
club; "there's a light in your window
for you. You married men—"
"By George, so there is!" returned
Jones. "Let's go back to the club." —
Puck.
A I'roverb of Witli* Application.
"I never thought of the application
before," said the professor as he
wrestled with a section of spring
chicken; "but it is true in regard to
poultry that it is the good die young."—
Judge.
Correct.
Teacher —You may answer, Tommy
Jones. Why do birds fly?
Tommy Jones—'Cause they ain't such
fools as ter walk when they don't he v
ter. —Judge.
"UKIt FIRST HAWL."
/"ivSl
—Pall Mall Itudgct.
lluil Hail Experience.
Merchant You want a place in my
store, j r ou say?
Applicant—Yes, sir.
"Ever worked in a store before?"
"Yes, sir."
"Let me try you. Suppose a lady
should come in with a piece of cloth,
and want to get a number of yards to
match it, what would you do?"
"I'd send lier to the next counter."
"I guess you've had experience."—
Munsey's Weekly.
LainVti Tulvn. !
Fond Uncle (to favorite niece just
lorin- from fashionable boarding-school)
—Well, iny dear, which of your studies |
lid you enjoy most? t
"On the whole, I liked my English t
iterature the best, only the teaeher ilid (
five us such funny topics sometimes."
"What, for instance?" I
"Why, one day she wanted tne to fiud c
ant about lmnl»' toil*! J spent the whole '
afternoon going through tin; encyclo
paedias, and couldn't lind a single thing
about them!"— Harper's ICuzar
1
After Them. f
Excited Citizen—l)o you know that
the tiraliall hank has closed, and not an ,
official can be found? Do you know j
we suspect they have run t
Police Officer —Y-c-s, wc know all t
about it.
"Oh, you do, eh? Well, what have
you done?"
"Oh, we're after 'em, hot uu' heavy.
We've already caup-ht the janitor."—N. '
Y Weekly. c
I mll*|iuial>lr. i
Stranger Digging a grave, eh? Do
people die often in this village?
Sexton iNo, boss, dry nebber di«*s
bat once.—Munsey's Weekly. '
In t!U> (IEOFFMPLIY CIOM.
Teacher —Where i.; the state of Illi
nois?
Smart Scholar- Near the center of
the city of Chicago. .Munsey's Weekly. :
DeUitetl. (
"Papa, what i; luck?"
"It is a finality, my son, that wc de- I
&pisc the more the less rre have of it." >.
An Apolojry for an Apolofjr Wantetl.
Papa -My daughter Minnie here tell*
me. sir, that you kissed her forcibly
last night. Do you apologize?
llarry—Yes. I'm ,-ure nobody re*
grets the occurrence more than I.
Minnie ( Sir!— Judge.
A N>\v Fxiwrl^nci*.
Xew Arrival (in barber's chair) —Ro*
gorra, phwat stliat y'r doiu' now?
Rarber —I've begun shaving your
ncek. sir.
Xew Arrival - Moy! moy! Do yci
shave a mon ull over in this country?—
X. Y. Weekly.
Thi- Itruad Hint.
She—l am afraid tlmt bell ringing
means another caller.
lie (imploringly)— You know there is
such a thing as your not being at home.
Siie—Yes: and there is such a thing
iu, ray be in r engaged.—ltrooklyn Life
FKO.H TiiK COLLECTION UOX.
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"I iiavi; more buttons on my string
than you have."
"Yes: but your papa is a minister." —
—Judge.
Reflected Wealth.
"Would you mind my h tving a word
with you?"
"Certainh not," said the ieemsn.
"What is it?"
"Well. I expect my girl's father along
| in a minute or two, and he has an idea
f have no wealthy or powerful ac
! (|uaintances, so if you'd just let me bask
j in the golden sunshine of your company
' till he goes by it might improve my
| chances."—Philadelphia Times.
An Article "f Necessity.
A Louisiana gentleman was discuss
ing tho tariff question with a gentle
man from Kentucky.
"Sugar," said the Lonisianian, "is as
much an article of necessity as flour
and meat."
"A great deal more so, my dear fel
low," responded the Kcntuckian.
"Without sugar you cant make a
whisky toddy."—Texas Siftings.
Beat thr Dentist.
"I saw old Pi Itpcnni come from the
dentist's this morning."
"Yes; he had a roaring toothache, but
when the doctor told him it would cost
him a dollar to have it pulled it stopped
aching at once. I tell you, it's a mighty
smart man that gets anything out of
old l'inchpenni—even an old tooth."—
Detroit Free Press.
All Neciled.
Foreigner—Zay tell me you haf near
ly dree hundred tousand words in your
langwich. How effer can you use so
many?
American (attorney at law) —Iluh!
We use all of 'em my friend, every
time wc draw up an indictment.—Chi
cago Tribune. *■
The Matter Settled.
Mr. Oldboy MV dear, that new cook
of yours is homely enough to crack tho
kitchen plastering,
Mrs. Oldboy (with much decision) —
I'll attend to keeping the plastering in
repair, my dear. You won't have to
iook after it. She's going to stay.—
Chicago Tribune.
U*ed tho Same Sign.
Einstein (the clothier)—Ah, Simon
s-.hn, vy don't you have a sign up so
your gustomers gan vind yon?
Sitnonsohn (the broker) —Vy should I
be so extravagant? My office is sliust
back of a barber shop vot has "Shaving
Done Here" on der sign alretty.— Amer
ican Clubman.
1114 Explanation.
Victim—"What? Two dollars for draw
ing»that tooth? Why, tho dentist across
the street only charges a dollar.
Dentist Yes, but I take twice as
much time about it as he does.—Mun
sey's Weekly.
•Not Uncommon.
"Do you employ your man Rastus by
the month or day?"
"Well, with Rastus it's sort of both.
I employ him to do a day's work now
and then, but it always takes him a
month to do It."— Harper's Bazar.
Uancball lt*m.
*A young 1 lady watching' a baseball
paint; asked her escort:
"Why does he call those balls foul?"
' I don't know," lie replied, "unless
it is because they arc flying over tho
fen ce."—Texas Si ftin gs.
\ Trifle Too I.nfcs
Insurance Agent—What is your pleas
ure, ma'am?
Joiner's Wife—Oh! my dear sir,l have
only come about an insurance, as the
work-shop i>» on tire. —Dahcini Kalen
der.
The I'ower of Gold.
Miss Midas—Do you expect to go to
college next year?
Young Cruosus —Not much. Father is
going to have them bring it to me.—
Puolc.
out of Stock.
"You do not love me as you once did.
If you do you do not suy so."
"It is not that I love you auy less,
dear, but the fact is I have run out of
phrases."—lndianapolis Journal.
lie staid.
Ethel—They do say that Lcighton
Layter wears stays.
Maud—l don't know about that; but
his stays wear me. —Puck.
In No Danger.
"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
disease germs."
"Thoy won't hurt me much." said
Mrs. Skrimp, shortly. "It's mighty sel
dom I'm exposed to 'em." —Chicago
Tribune.
Xo Time for lilloaein.
Retired Uusiness Mau —I am rich at
last, and now I'm going to find a per
fect climate to live in.
(ireat Traveler —Good idea! I've al
wavs held that when a man retires
from business he should immediately
take up something that will keep him
occupied for the rest of his life.—N. Y.
Weekly.
Itupld Trantit.
Mr. Stammer (who has just boarded
cars at I'hiladclphui. for New York, to
conductor) -S-S-S-Say, c-c-c-captaiu,
w-w-w-wliat t-t-t-tunc w-w-w-will
w-w-w-we g-g-g-get t-t-t-to —
itrakeman —New York!
Mr. Stammer (to braketnan)—Tli-Th-
Th-Thanks.— Puck.
Not a Good Recommendation.
Old Lady—ls this good fly paper?
Hoy - Yes, ma'am; best there is.
Old Lady —Will it catch flics?
Boy—lt'll catch 'cm letter than tho
center fielder of the Rochcsters.
Old Lady (who reads the papers)—
I'll look at some other kind, young man. j
>—J udge.
AN ECONOMICAL SILO.
Valuable Silkier*tlo". fr .1:1 the New
Hampahlre rjcperiinmt station.
Hie day of costly silos is past, says
Director Whitcher, of the New Hamp
shire station, and it is this fact alone
which enables tlie rapid extension of
this system of storage. A wooden silo
keeps its contents with less loss than a
stone or cement one, chiefly because of
the pent rat ion of air through mortar
and cement. A silo built independent
of the barn can be built for 51 per
ton of capacity, if the capacity is above
75 tons. If built in the corner of a
barn, the cost of labor and material
will be about half that sum. A silo
16xlrtx25 feet will hold 100 tons.
As stated in a bulletin of the station
above mentioned, if built in the corner
of ,i barn, it will require forty pieces
studding. -xS, twenty-five feet long—
-680 feet; four pieces basement sills BxS.
seventeen feet long—3oo feet; boards
for inside walls, 3,500. The boards
should not be over seven inches wide,
planed on one side, and the inside
course made to break joints with the
outside course. Matching the boards
is useless. Common covering boards,
free from loose knot 11 , arc good enough,
and in many eases the barn frame and
studding can be partly utilized, and
the above quantity of lumber be con
siderably reduced. A cement bottom,
though not necessary, is desirable.
Among the advantages enumerated
for the silo are the following: Moro
actual food material can be produced
i from an acre of corn than from any
' other of our common farm crops.
Three times as much dry substance
may be produced from a given area of
corn as from a like area of grass. The
objection sometimes made that ensi
lage is too watery is met with the
statement that it is not as watery as
pasture grass in June.
The farmer who has a silo is about
I as independent of the weather as a
1 man can be. Aside from heavy rains
! nothing interrupts this kind of harvest-
J ing. Light rain and showers, while
making the work disagreeable, do not
I stop it, and when once properly in the
; silo, all danger of imperfect curing is
' past. The early date at which the
land can be cleared makes it possible
j to either seed down to grass or winter
grain a month before corn in the shock
would be dry enough to husk. Another
advantage in the north is that varie
ties of larger and later growth may be
planted for this purpose that will not
fully ripen before frost.
HANDY DRIVING CART.
With It One Mau Can I>i> More Than Two
with an Ordinary Outfit.
Those who have u%ed a wagon to
drive posts in and have found it incon
venient should carefully examine the
post driving cart which is shown. Take
a common low wheel cart and remove
the sides and ends. On the floor that is
left build a stout chest on which you
can stand the drive posts, which are
held erect by two steel arms that arc
firmly secured to the side of the cart.
These arms are constructed as shown
in A. Hinge a door to the roar end of
the chest, as you will desire to carry
your ax, spade, sledge, wire, stretcher
and hammer with you. On the side of
the chest nail a small box of two com
partments, one for nails and one for
,< d§Qii¥
staples. On the end side of the cart
can be carried a few boards and posts.
Of course this is only for repairing,
and if a man repairs twice a year it
will not take long and but few posts
and boards will have to bo taken along.
Hut if the fence is old and wants much
repairing load your wagon with posts
aud boards and string them out where
wanted, letting your man follow with
the cart Then the team can be taken
to the house and put to work. By so
doing a man and a team is gained, for
with this cart one man can do as much
and do it as well as two men with a
team with a lbtfd of material. —M. LaF.
Raney, in Farm and Home.
A RAT-PROOF ROOST.
An Ingenious Device Invented Uy 11 Ml»-
nourl I'"uruier.
A roost pole proof against rats that
attack chicks on the roost is sent to
Farm and Fireside by Mr. Robert Os
terhoru, Missouri. The stakes are 2x2
inches, and three feet long, driven into
thejfround alio lit one foot deep. The
moral plates, A A, ara ten inches in di
ameter (any old wash-basin or large pie
plate inverted, will answer), and they
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VS/
arc placed centrally over the stakes;
the pole, which is one inch thick and
four inches wide, lieing nailed over
them. The end pole (B) shown on one
end, is used where the end of the pole
comes near a wall tiiat rats can climb.
The end plate should be six inches
wide, seveu inches high and sixteen
inches from the wall.
Sharp <*rlt.
Kven on stony ground the liens may,
by daily foraging over the same space,
use up all tho available material that
is serviceable as grit. Smooth, round
gravel is not suitable. Mens require
something sharjj ari l cutting; or they
will bo unable t< properly mastivate
their foo l The broken china and
crockery may be utilized with advan
tage for grit by pounili'.ig ii, into small
pieces (about the size of l> •' '• -ed).
anil sealL-rin ,' it whrvrr t!i • he-.s
for:.;;.-. ,v« th-y will -.v. ch for i-.d fin !
t.iec ■ —Farm arid Fire- io. ,
A Crawl.
C'ul Somlne (rising)—Gen'lemen, 1
kain't continue in dis game; dar's
cheat in' go in' on. (Three razors nrc
instantly drawn.) lluli—ah—! Hut,
as 1 was savin', I'se oulj- made two
dollars 'll' a qnawtali by hit, w'ich I
I>egs t' refund, and wivdraw!—Fuck.
Another Boom.
Eastern Man—How is Cosmppolo
City, the "Occidental Wonder of the
Western World," and "Hello of the
Plains," prospering?
Western Man Finely! Finely! We're
got two stores and a blacksmith shop
In full blast now.- -Good News.
After the Proposal.
She (hesitatingly) —This is very sud
den, Mr.—er er Smith, is it not? We
only met last night, and—
He lint reflect. I've only a week to
stay here, and there are forty other
girls at the hotel and about two men.
—Judge.
A rromiueot I'lace.
Young Lady— What a delightful
scene! How prominent that massive
r<x;k stands out.
Soap Manufacturer—Yes; very line.
I'll have a man come down here to
morrow and paint a sign on it.—Judge.
lie Had u < holer.
Ben—l don't think much of girls.
However, I'd rather be a girl than a
goose.
Tom Probably, but I think It im
possible for )uu to accomplish the
transformation.--Lif«.
CONVENIENT RACK.
A Simple i): vl. :- 1 hat Is C.ood for Botk
st:ii»l.- and I arm.
AI»sorl cnt for the stable are univer
sally c->.. idervl important because of
the i.art they playja. taking up odors
and liquids tli-t afterward enrich the
land. A convenient rack the length of
the stable may be made V shape beside
the stable wall back of the cows as
shown. It Ibe three feet wide at
the top and but nine inches wide at the
bottom, which is left open and is three
inches from the floor. This allows
easy access to the contents with the
stable shovel, working °n a smooth
surface, and u:. fast as the dry earth is
removed nv re . Is down. The rack
or bin is nn:u. -r <1 "A" in the cut. It
must not IK; IS- nough to strike the_
hips of the C.KVS as they are being
driven in an.l out of the stable. If tho
manure is throw .1 out of the windows
t'.v bin should have a drop lid. It may
be filk d from the windows, but a
cheaper way i - to draw the absorbents
onto the floor above and dump them
into the bin ftirough trap doors. Bis
L 1
the drop or gutter back of the corn, C
and D the floor where the cows stand
and E the stanchions or tie posts. It
will be noticed that the forward part
of the floor is boxed in and filled with
earth. This saves planking and pre
vents injury to the cows* knees. It
al--o acts as a purifier of the stable.
Three or four months after filling in it
will be found dry enough to use in the
drops, when it should be shoveled into
the bin and replaced with fresh ear f h.
A stable kept dry with dry soil and
having two storage places for loam
near the drops may be expected to
keep healthy cows and not contaminate
milk. Such conveniences also encour
age the saving of rnanuro and so enrich
the owner, soon more than returning
their cost. —Ilollister Sage, in N. E.
Homestead.
FACTS FOR FARMERS
It is very desirable to keep the breed
ing stock in a good thrifty condition.
A failure to do this will show in the
offspring.
Too close breeding should be avoided
with sheep full}' as much as with any
other class of stock. Change the same
every two years at le^sL
Thf.he is an opening for some enter
prising individual to introduce lat<?
strawberries that will not ripen until
our present well-known varieties art'
Dut of season.
Onf. cubic foot of silage is estimated
as the allowance for one cow per day.
On this basis the size of the silo re
quired for a certain number of cattle
may be easily calculated.
Theke is no loss of any material that
is applied to the soil if the ground is
plowed and ready for a crop when the
manure is spread unless the soil is very
porous or subject to being "washed."
TiiAse who have used paris green as
an insecticide should not apply it to
cabbage as a remedy against the cab
bage worm, as tho poison will remain
and harm those who consume the cab
bage.
If the sheep are turned into the corn
field care should lie taken to see that
they have access to plenty of water. It
is hardly good economy to turn sheep
into any place where thero are cockle
burrs.
Too MUCU live stock is quite as bad
for the farmer as too much land. Do
not crowd the stock, and do not keep
more than can be fed well,. pastured
well and housed well. If you have
more than this sell off the surplus
speedily.
A solution of crude carbolic acid
will be found excellent for destroying
odors, but to destroy an odor does not
get rid of the cause of the odor, only
disguising it by substituting one more
powerful; hence clean away the sub
stance that produces the annoyance.
Rust in wheat may be prevented by
destroying the spores in the seed Dis
solve a pound of sulphate of copper in
ten gallons of water and soak the seed
in the solution for twenty-fonr hours,
and then dry the seed by dusting or
rolling in land plaster, sowing the seed
as soon as it is dry.
A I'INT of linseed meal, and the same
of cornmeal, mixed and scalded with
boiling water, if given to an animal at
night will sometimes prove more ben
eficial than any medicine that can bo
given. Linseed meal 'regulates the
bowels and relieves constipation, as
well as preventing scours.
APPLES FOR ANIMALS.
It In un Error to Supptwe That Acid* Art
Not I'neful as Food.
Apples of any kind, ripe and sound,
are much liked by all animals. \
horse will come across a ten-acre field
for an apple, while a cow or a
will be equally pleased. Sour apples
arc no less nutritious than sweet
ones. It is an error to suppose that
ueids arc not useful as food. Some, as
the citric and malic acid of fruits and
the lactic acid of vegetables, are in
dispensable to health, and that com
mon disease of sailors, scurvy, is caused
by want of these vegetable acids and
is cured by them. Other animal dis
eases caused by accumulation of alka
line matter in the blood, chiefly soda
and lime, are prevented by using fruits
which all contain ucids; and, as what
ever contributes to health hastens the
fattening process or the yield of milk,
sound, ripe apples arc useful for
fattening pigs and for milch cows.
Being easily and completely digestible,
as roots also are, there is no need to
cook apples, but potatoes differ in this
respect and nro better cooked than
raw. Sound teeth are not Injured by
the acid of apples. Apples may well
be grown as a feeding crop for thcli
usefulness. —N. Y. Tribune.
A Correction.
Editor—We printed a likeness of you
in the Daily Kazoo this morning. Did
you see it?
Victim— l did not I saw a portrait
of myself, though.—Munsey's Weekly.
The Amiable Younger Sinter.
Young Sappy—Do you think Miss Amy
will come down soon?
Effie—l'm sure I hope so, for really I
find you an awfully hard man to enter
tain.—Munsey's Weekly.
He lllin.clf 11 lift Said It.
Mr. Bloobumocr There's nothing
egotistical about Goslin.
Miss Dollie (sarcastically)—No?
Mr. B—l heard him say yesterday that
he hated a fool.—Jury.
Curbing ller Elpecf Hoi
Bishop Gullem—So you think Ilcavcn
is like Boston, do you?
Mrs. B. (from the llub) —Oh, of
course not exactly; fc don't expect too
much. —Life.
Worthy of Imitation.
Miss Trill—l lovo to hear the bird® .
»ing.
Jack Mallet (warmly)—So do I. Thy
never attempt a piece beyond their
abilty.—l'uck.
A Scriptural Instance.
Jack—Well, after all, there never was
a mau who never committed youthful
follies.
Tom—How about Adam'.'—Munscy'*
Weekly.