XVOL. XXVIII. HOME, 35 North McKean Street, BuUer, Pa. Meals at all boars. Open all Night. Breakfast 2o ct*. Dinner 35 ct*. Sapper 25 cts. Lodging 25 eta. SIMEON NIXON, - - Pfopr : Hotel Waverly. S. McKEAN ST., - - BUTLEB, PA. Opposite School House. This elegant new hotel is now open to the public; it is a new house, with new furniture throughout and all modern con veniences; is within easy reach of the de pots and business bouses of the town, and has a splendid view of the eastern part of the town. Rates Reasonable. Give me a call when in Bntler. CHESS STONER, Prop'r. Hotel W. H. REIHING, Prop'r BUTLER, - PA. BTABLD6 IBCOKinCCTtOH. BAIPLK BOO* far COIIBICIAL TBATOII Mifflin Street Livery. BIEHL & HEPLER Prop'rs. One square west of Mala St., on Mifflin St. All good, safe horses; new baggies and carriages. Landaus ior weddings and funerals. Open day and night. Telephone No. 24. New Livery Stable. New Stock, New Rigs. —OPEN DAY AND NIGHT— Horses fed and boarded. PETER KRAMER, Prop'r 39. W Jefferson 8t Bntler, Pa. Hotels and Depots, W. S. Oregg is now running a line of carriages between the hotels and depots of the town. Charges reasonable. Telephone No. 17, or leave orders at Hotel Yogeley. Good Livery Jo Connection CRAWFORD & KENNEDY. The well known liveryman, Wm. Kennedy, has bought an interest in tbe above barn and will be pleased to have his friends call at his new place of business. Tbe Best Horses, Buggies and Car riages In Butler at tbe most reasonable rates. Tbe place is easily remember ed. Tbe first stable west of the Lowrr House. L. O- WICK DKALKE I» Rough and Worked Lumber OP*ALL KIJIDB Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath . 'Always in Stock. LIME. HAIR AND PLASTER. Office opposite P. A W. Depot, BUTLER. - - PA Planing Mill —A W>— ljumber Yard J : . PU KVIP L. «>. PUVVIta. S.G.Purvis&Co. MAKUFACTCBJCRB AND DEALKBB 111 Rongji and Planed Lumber OF KV€KV SHINGLES, LATH & SEWER PIPE. Butler, Pa. LUMBER YARD. L. m. HEwrrr Dealers in all kinds of Rough and Worked Lumber. DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC. We hare a large stock of all kinds of Lum ber, Oil Well Rigs, Etc. Call and g<:t oar prices and seo our stock. Mailorders Promptly Attended To. Office and yard on MONROK ST., NKAR WEST 'PEKN DEPOT, BUTLEK. PA. A. J. FRANK k "ciT" VBALSM M DRUGS, MEDICINES, AKD CHEMICALS FANCY AKD TOILET ARTICES, SPONGES, BRUSHES. PERFUMERY, AC twi-hysicuus' rreMrlpriont carefully coin pounded. 5 S. Male Street, Butler. Pa. G. D. HABVEY, Contractor and builder In brick work, grate and mantel setting and all kinds of brick-laving a specialty. Also dealer In barrel lime. Wam pum low lime, cement*. National, Portland and all best grades In tbe market, calcined plaster, plaster hair. King's oeuient, are brick, tile, wlilie sand and rlrer sand. Main office 313 If. Main street, and all order* left at waro bouse win receive prompt delivery. Terms reasonable, 'BVWCHJL Ul 01 Kr.mioo 4u;«n.iuAfl JDdtiusj»o<i <, - 'm2 , VaAOld i.fnMf* »uq AJditlNU INV BSi?i3lflnr PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JOSEPH W. MILLER, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, Office and residence at 338 3. Main St. Bntler, Pa. Dr. N. M. HOOVER, 137 E. Wayne,St., oOlce hour). 10 to 12 M. and 1 to 3 P. M. L. M. REINSEL, M. D , PHYSICIAN AND SCRGROX. Offlce and residence at 127 E. Cunntagliam St, L. BLACK, PHYSICIAN AND SI'BOKON, New Troutmaii Building, Butler. Pa. E. H. LEAKE. M. D. J. E. MANN. M. U. Specialties: .Specialties; Gynaecology and Sur- Eye. Ear. Nose and gery. Throat. DRS. LEAKE & MANN, Buller, Pa. G. M. ZIMMERMAN. IMITSICIAN AND BCBOaON. Office at No. 45, S. Main Btrcet, over Frank & Co's Drug- Store. Butler, Pa, SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. AO. 22 East Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. W. R. TITZEL. PHYSICIAN ANU SURGEON. 8. W. Corner Main awl North bta., Butler, Pa. V. McALPINE, Dentist, Is now permanently located at 120 South Main Street BuUer, Pa., in rooms formerly occupied by Dr. Waldron. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a. Artificial Teeth inserted cn the latest im proved plan. Gold Filling a specialty. Office over Scnaul's Clothing Store. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. AIL work pertaining to the profession; execut ed in the neatest manner. Specialties —Gold Fillings, and Painless Ex traction of Teeth, Vitalized Air administered. Olßc* Jiftnoi Street, oa« door East »f Lowrj HOIK, L'p Stair*. Office open dally, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. Communications by mail receive prompt attention. H. B.—The only Dentist In BuUer using the test makes of teeth. C. F. L. McQUISTION, ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, Orrics NKAR DIAMOND, Burure, Pa. A. B. C. McFARLAND. AU*y at Law and Notary Public—Offlce on 8. Diamond St.—opposite the Court House—sec ond floor. H. Q. WALKER, Attorney-at-Law—Office In Diamond Block. Butler, Pa. J. M. PAINTER, Attorney-at-Law. Office—Between Postoffice and Diamond, But ler, Pa. A. T. SCOTT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Offlce at No. 8, South Diamond, Butler. Pa. A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATIORNEY AT LAW. Offlce second floor, Anderson B1 k. Main St., near Court House, Butler, Pa. J. w. HUTCHISON, I ATTORNEY AT LA W.I ■ Offlce on second floor of the llusolton block. Diamond, Bntler, Pa., Boom No. 1. JAMES N. MOORE, ATTOENZT-AT-Law AND NOTAKT PUBLIC. Office In Boom No. l, second floor of Huseltou Block, eutrance on Diamond. IRA McJUNKIN, Attorney at I.aw. office at No. 17, East Jeffer •ton St., Hurler. Pa.; VV. C. FIN OLEY, Attorney at If v. »i,i| Heal Estate Agent. Of' flee rear of L Z. Mitchell s office on north side ol Diamond. Butler. Pa. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorney-at-law. Offlce on second floor of Andenon building, near Court House, Butler, Pa. J. K. BRITTAIN. Att'y at Law—Office at 8. K. Cor. Main St. and Diamond, Butler, Pa. NEWTON BLACK. Att'y at Law—Offlce.on South side of Diamond Butler. Pa. L. S. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Ag'l 17 EAST jeffersonjst. BUTLER, - PA. KIiTLEK 001 JSTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Ots. G. C. KOESSINU, Palawan. H. C. IIEINEMAN, Skcrktakt. DIRECTORS: O. C. Roesslng, . Henderson Oliver,K* J, L Purvis, .fame* Htepheuson," A. Trout man, 11. O. lielnemau, Alfred Wick, |N. WeitzeL Dr. W. Irvln, Dr. Klckeiibach. J. W. Burkhart, |D. T. N orris, fr ' LOYAL S. M'JUNKIN, Agent. BITTLKH., A. E. GABLE) Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, Canuda. Dr, Gable treatfl ali diseases of the domesticated animals, aod makes riddling, castration and horse den ttitry a apeeiaity. 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 io Crawford's Li very, 132 West Jefferson Butler, Pa THE BUTLER CITIZEN. OUR GREAT FALL CLEARANCE Sale is Now Going on in A Farm Wagons, Spring Wagons, Delivery Wagons. Bug gies, Surries, Carts, fcleiglis, Bob-Sleds, Buck-wagons, Slat wagons, Spindle-wagon?, Buggy wheels, painted; Buggy wheels, not painted, Shafts and Poles, finished; Shafts and Poles, unfinished, Buggy Curtains and Lazy-backs, Buggy Tops and Wagon Tops, Buggy Dashes and Wrenches, Cart Wheels, finished. Harness of all kinds from the Cheapest Machine to the very best Hand Ma«l<', Wori: Harness and Buggy Harness, Horee Collars, all kinds and sizes, Sweat Pads and Collar Pads, Back Pads and Interfering Pads. Hobos 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 Tree:*, Neck Yokes, Horse Brushes, Curry Combs, Springs tor Wagons, Buggies and Carts, Hoof Ointment. Top Dressing & Harness Oil Hitching straps, Hame straps, Riding 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 not put you oil' with a manufacturer's guarantee whom you do not know. We are here to make good all our own contracts Our reputation is established —it took us years to make it. We intend to retain it. It is that v-'hich enables us to buy more, cell more; buy 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. fi. MARHCOIIRT k CO. 216 W. Cunningham St S. B. Martincourt, - J. M. Lieghner HENRY BIEHL 122 NORTH MAIN STREET, BUTLER - IP.TIJJM 2ST 7 A DEALER IN Hardware and House Furnishing Goods. ——mmm o Washing Machines; the H Standard Rotary Shuttle JLJV Sewing Machine, 2500 the No. 7 American W? Singer and Empress; Lansing farm wagons; New Sunshine & Howard ranges, K CMty iU Stoves, table and pocket m 1 cutlery, hanging lamps; jjH rnanulacturer of tinware, tin llv roofing anil spouting a spec ia>lty; the Johnston mowers, reaper and steel frame binder, Warren ready mixed paint, warrented; screen doors and windows, refrigerators and lawn mowers. No better place in the city to trade. Come and see my large store room full of goods, 130 i feet long. WHERE A CHILD CAN BUY AS CHEAP AS A MAN STOCK ENTIRELY Iffll Fine Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware and' Spectacles At lowest cash prices at J. R. Cm R IjjE 1* 9 No. 125 N. Main St., - Duffy Block. Sign of Electric Hell and Clock. Pittsburgh, Pa. * * o . a .. r . , ' i,ar J. f " Institution has prepared thousands of you*.- men ami womf-n fertile a r "g 01 want or a useful. practical education, c&uUr!. willV «nton BUTLER. PA., FRIDAY, OCTOHKI t '23. 181)1. A MAN OF SENSE. There Is a man of plate ideas— I know not where lis lives, But I have felt the thrill of joy A meeting with him gives; He Is not grand as men are called Who have a fine physique. He's but a plain anil simple soul With bearing mild and meek. Sometimes I meet him on the car That runs my way along. And sometimes in a public placo Amidst a motley throng; Or it may bo that him I spy While out upon the street. No matter where, I always feel His presence is o treat. He is the one who never yells, While half a mile away: "Ah there: old chap, you're looking fin* How is your nobs to-day I" He never slaps you on tho back * When meeting you by stealth, Nor grabs your fingers in a vise And damages your health. In conversation 1.0 displays A sound and clever mind. And to deception or conceit Is not the least inclined; He never blows about his wealth Nor brags about lils brains, In tact his merits to conceal He takes the greatest pains. Unlike most people nowadays He does not know it all; There are some things too deep for him Whatever may befall; Ho cannot run a newspaper Nor engineer a bank. While matters on the < ther spheres Are all to him a blank. But If by chance you question him On everyday affairs, You'll find it rather difficult To catch him unawares; On questions of the greatest weight He also has the call. Yet by his bearing one would think He was not wise at aIL In short this man of quiet ways Is very little known. For in his unpretentious style No forwardness Is shown; But when the judgment day has como And reckoned In his score, This man will get a crown of life And reign forever more. —Frank B. Welch, iu Chicago Saturday Even ing Herald. « (hptuna iw PI& A GREAT many boys who i*ji\jnS x isiar know nothing TMCHIP about it prac lULjr —V WT\ tically, imag wj inc, no doubt, great thing ' JVjW, a distance tho life appears cinating, and especially so to boys of an adventurous disposition. But this is one of the instances where "distance lends enchantment." Once I had the highest conception of "cowboy" life, and when at the age of fourteen I was informed that I should go west and join my elder brother on his ranch I felt that I had suddenly reached the consummation of all earth ly desire. I was to bt a "cowboy" and race over tho broad sunny plains on the back of a sleek, spirited pony, wearing jingling spurs, a wide-brimmed hat and fringed leather leggings. I felt that I could ask for nothing more, and it was with impatience that I counted the hours that elp.psed before I reached ray brother's ranch. For a short time I found my new oc cupation all I could <1 'sire, but when 1 grew more used to it, and the novelty began to wear oft, I discovered that it was far from what I had conceived. I found that there was plenty of hard work attached to it, and that the du ties were manifold and often quite dis agreeable. The long days spent alono out 0:1 the great prairie became sadly monotonous, and many of the sunny days of my fancy gave place to stormy ones. Frequently I came in at night thoroughly drenched from head to foot or shivering with cold. Before I had been a month on tho range I began to think lovingly of my home in the east and to have yearnings for the village life which 1 had once thought entirely too tame. 1 was tie coming discouraged and homesick. But hard work, loneliness and ex posure were not the only disagreeable / --\ TWO BBOAD-HATTKD MKV BODE UP. features of a herder's existence, as 1 soon discovered. Thero were dangers attending the occupation of which I had never dreamed, and an account of au experience 1 underwent will give some idea of what I suffered in that way. One morning at breakfast my broth er announced his intention of goinjf to town for the purpose of securing some supplies. The town was thirty miles distant and that meant lie would not return before late at night. The ranch was not an extensive one, and the herd was not so large but that I could man age it easily enough alone. In fact J had done so to a large extent of late. "You hail better take tho cattlo to the lower range to-day," my brother remarked, "for there la a scarcity of watcr»on the upjier range. Keep them down there until near night and then work them back this way, so as to gel them corralled by night." t "All right," 1 replied, cheerfully, "You'll get back to-night, won't you?'' "Yes, sometime to-night. I'll try t<J get back before dark, but it's a lons ride and I'll liavo my trad in/ to do, altogether I'll have a busy day of it* But I'll get here as early as I can, anq if I'm not here before dark I will bfl Boon after. Just hold the rattle wolj together and don't let any of then) Stray from tho herd and you'll gel along all right" "Oh, I can manage the cattle," I said, "You needn't havo no fears for them. ' "All right then," Jim replied. you fetch my pony while I make pre paration to go." I arose from the table and went tq get Jim's pony, saying nothing more. I felt a restlessness and uncosinesj that was far from pleasant. I liac pever been to tho lower range, but i knew it was a secluded spot and I wal displeased with the idea of goluj there alone. It was a long way froi< the ranch and far removed from anj other herd. I resolved, however, t< keep my feelings a secret iu my owl breast, and not let Jim know what thought Within a few minutes Jim rod' away, and after watching him out u sight 1 saddled my pony and turnin) the cattle out headed them to th: south. Iu due time I brought into I narrow strip of bottom prairie whicl l&y Fctod iu Vctvyccu two aklrta a umoer. inc land was low and rathe swampy, and the grazing was excel lent. Some one had evidently attempt ed to preempt a "claim"' there ii times past, for down by the timber ti the west was an old tumble dowi adobe house, and near it was a hole which, no doubt, hail been dug for t well. This hole was about ten fee deep, unwalled, and containing a ver; little water. I speak thus particularly' of the well because my t.ile has inuci to do with it. The lower range proved to be as iso lated as possible, and to me the lonj hours of the forenoon passed witl dreadful slowness. The herd demand ed but little attention, so I had nothing to do but 101 l about on the grass be neath the shade of a tree. Finally the noon hour came and I sa down to eat my lunch. I devoted near ly an hour to that duty thinking it • goo 1 way to kill a little of my surplu time. After that I rode over to the ol< cabin and prospected about it for sonn time. Thus I wore the Hours away and at last saw the sun sinking low ij the west. I was preparing to mount my pony t< head the cattle homeward, greatly re lieved that the long day was approach ing its close, when I saw two broad hatted men galloping across the prairi< in my direction. They wore the "cow boy" attire and I judged they were cat tlemen irom some of the neighboring ranches. Seeing me in the act of mount ing, they motioned me to stop, and having no suspicion of anything wrong I obeyed willingly enough. I was glad of an opportunity to converse with some one. "Are those your cattle?'' one of the men said as they came up, pointing carelessly to the herd with his whip. "I have charge of them," I replied. "They belong to my brother." "Who is your brother?" the man asked. "James Harton." "Ah. So those are Harton's cattle. eh?" "Yes, sir," said I. "Let's see; Harton's ranch is up to the north, isn't it?" "Yes, sir." "Is Harton there?'' I replied that he was not. "Will he bo home this evening?" the man questioned. "Yes, sir," I said. "At what time?" I disliked the idea of being too free with information, so I hesitated a little in answering this last question. The man uotieed my hesitancy, and con tinued: "We're buying cattle and would like to sec Mr. Harton in regard to his." "lie went to town this morning," I said, "and may not get back until late. It will be dark at least before he re turns." The two men exchanged a quick glance, smiled and nodded their heads, and then the one who had addressed me remarked to the other: "What do you think, Jake? Is it all right, you reckon?" "1 guess," replied the other, "we won't strike a better chance soon." "Wo can get the cattle all right enough," sa'u tho first, "but what about the boy I It won't do to let him go, for he'd report us at the ranches and have a pack of cowboys on our trail in less than an hour." "That's a fact," Jake admitted. "Then what's to be done about him?" the other asked. Jake shook his head at first, but di rectly came nearer to his companion, and,-sinking his voice almost to a whis per, said: "Kill him." "I'd hate to do that, Jake," replied the other. "Yes, but it's safest, Bill." Then the two men talked together in low tones, and though I could not un derstand all they said, I knew they were discussing the advisability of making way with me so they might steal the cattle without the danger of being detected You may rest assured my thoughts were far from pleasant while I stood there, waiting in dread ful suspense for those men to settle my fate. I realized that my life was in tho balance with tho chances against me. I could not run away, for the men kept their eyes on mo and their hands on their pistols and I knew they would shoot mo if I made auy attempt to move. So I waited and watched every movement they made, trying to read something of their thoughts in their features. Finally, after the lapse of five min utes, one of the men pointed to the old well and said: "How will that answer?" "Tho very trick," replied the other. "He'll be safe there, and it's better than killing him" "Then leave tho pony and como with us," J alto commanded, turning to mc. "Where?" I asked, tooth chattering and my limbs trembling. "Never mind where, but do as I say." I went quietly with them and a few steps brought us to the well. Ono of the men took mo by the arms without a word, and giving me a quick swing lowered mo into tho hole before I was fully aware of his intentions. "Now we're all right," Jalce re marked, "for he'll never get out of there alone and there's no danger of any body finding him for twenty-four hours." That was the last I saw of the cattle thieves, for they left me immediately, and a littlo biter I heard the cattle re treatng across the prairie to the south. I waited a short time, then began making efforts to extricate myself from the hole, but my efforts wcro futile. The distance to the top was short, but the wall was soft and sandy and itcrumblcd away when I attempted to climb up. "Well," thought I, at last giving up, "here I am and here I shall die. Sg JIM rVIXID MB OUT. No one will ever think of looking for mo in this place." When the afternoon hail passed it grew intensely dark, and the sky was overcast with clouds. Pretty soon there was a low rumble, which I knew to bo thunder. Soon it was re peated, and for an hour it continued, ever growing ucarer and stronger. Tho lightning played overhead. Di rectly it began to rain; lirst in great scattering drops, and then in sheets and torrents, and for a long time it continued to pour down. 1 thought 1 should surely be drowned before the rain ceased. Think what that night must have been to me, a helpless prisoner, away off there on the plains, miles from any human being. Imagine its terrors as you will and you cannot begin to con ceive what I suffered. But the worst la nn t. vat. tilTd The soil in the bottom land being loose and sandy, absorbed the water rapidly, so that within an hour after the rainfall the well l>egan to lilL At first the rise was slow, but soon It in creased. and in less than two hours the water was 11 early to iny waist, an.l be fore morning it had crawled up about my shoulders. "'A few more minutes," I thought, "and it will be OVCJT." It would b3 impossible to describe how anxiously I coun ted the moments and watched the rise of the water. Slowly, it seemed, but steadily it crept up to my neck, then up to my chin, then up to my month. I knew that five minutes more must bring the end. I could not possibly survive longer than that. Hoping that someone might be with in hearing of my voice, I called time end again, but there was no response. The water had crept up until I was forced to stand on tip-toe to preserve myself from drowning. I gave up all hope then and waited for the end. A numbness began to steal over me and I felt inclined to sleep. So strong did this feeling become that I resolved to make no further effort to prolong my life, but to give up and die. At most, death would soon ensue, and then the struggle would be over. At that instant I heard the clatter of a horse's feet o.i thj wet svl. and in stantly hope revived. Raising myself to my full lfeight I again called yut, and a moment later a man was at the well. It was Jim. It took him but a moment to lower a halter strap and draw me out I was too overjoyed at iuj - sudden re lease from the very jaws of death to utter a word, but if J'm had permitted mo I would have then and there fallen upon my knees and kissed the ground. A little exercise in the warm sun shine soon set the chilled blood to coursing through my veins, and in a short time 1 was able to ride behind my brother to the ranch. Jim had »een out all night in search of me. and found mc just in time to save my life. A party of "cowboys" from a neighboring ranch had gone in pursuit of the cattle thieves, and soon after our return to the ranch they came in with the cattle. I asked if they found the thieves, and one of them said: "Them fellers won't never steal no more cattle, I reckon." I never had any desire for "cowboy" life after that, and 1 was terribly glad to board the train for home the follow ing week. P. MONTFOKT. Two Queer Epitaph#. This unique epitaph is found in Call fornia: "Here lies the body of Jcemes Ilambriek, who was accidentally shot on the banks of the Pecos river by a young man. lie was accidentally shot with one of the larger Colt's revolvers with no stopper for the cock to rest on. It was one of the old-fashioned kind— brass mounted. And of such is the kingdom of Heaven." The following epitaph i 3 in Lanesboro, S. C.: "Hero lies Jane Smith, wife of Thomas Smith, marble cutter. This monument was erected by her husband as a tribute to her memory and a specimen of his work. Monuments of this same style, two hundred and fifty dollars."— Toledo Blade. Two IHflVrent Kind* of Tfmbanrts. Two females made each other's ac quaintance on !l Washington city street. Said one of them, whose husband was a government official: "He is so honest and so conscientious, that if he dreams that he stole anything from anybody ho runs himself over to the sheriff right off. •* "That's just the way my husband Joes. When 1113' husband is picked up by the sheriff for taking anything he always says he must have done it in a dream," replied the other one, whose husband was probably only a burglar.— Texas Sittings. Goodnosa It* Own Reward. Mrs. Tonsonby—Why, my dear, what has become of all the jewelry you used to wear so much? Mrs. Popinjay—l have given them up to save the heathens. Mrs. Ponsonby—How good of you! Mrs. Popinjay—Yes, but I will get my reward. Harold will buy me a new set of the latest style. Jeweler's Circular. Heavenly Thoughts. Johnnie (who has on his lirst pair of knickerbockers) —Annabel, will 1 wear knickerbockers like these in Heaven? Annabel (aged six and an "observant" child) —Why, Johnnie, don't you know angels always wear night-gowns?— Jury. A Mother's Heart. Mrs. Brink —Mrs. IClink! Mrs. Klinkl Your little boy is in our yard stoning our chickens. Mrs. Klink —Horrors! He'll get his feet wet in your big, ugly, damp grass. I don't see why you can't keep your lawn mowed, Mrs. Brink. —Good News. \Vnnte«l Ili* Welcome to Last. Spatts—Miss Elder is much older than I thought. Hunker—lmpossible! "Well, I asked her if she had read •iEsop's Fables,' and she said she read them when they first came out."— Truth. At a Oulet Country Hotel. Maid of all Work—Tli' gent says as how he'd ruther have bacon an' meal cakes than chicken. The Landlady—What made him change his mind? Maid—He seen th* ole man goin' t'th' hen coop with a buck-saw. —Judge. Sublime Assurance. It was during their honeymoon that Anffelo and Sophia were overtaken by a thunderstorm. Angelo—And was his little pet afraid of the thunder? Sophia— Oh.no, Angelo; by your side (kiss) I am afraid of nothing!— Life The American Sovereign. Policeman —Here, move out of thisl You can't use this here park for a lodg ing place. Tramp (with dignity)— Sir, arc you aware that you are a public servant and that I am one of your employers?— Judge. If* orten So. "Why, Jingleton, I have not seen you for twenty years. And how is that sev enteen-year-old wife you had just mar ried when we parted?" "I have her yet. She's about twenty now." —Truth. Which Was Wlsor? Pond Father—Children, if the clock struck fourteen, what time would it be? Logical Louise —Two o'clock, papa. Clever Charlie —Time to get the clock fixed.- I-if.-. HOW COI'LU lIE l>o LESS? Lady—Why have you blinded him? Boy —So he wouldn't run away, mein, when he seed you.—N. Y. llcralU. A PIGS REFLECTION. Tbe Pathetic Little Storjr Told by the I'et of the llojc i'en. The pig has no l«etter friend in the northwest than Mr. Cliven, editor of the Farm, Stock and Home, published at Minneapolis, who in a recent issue tells the following pat'ietic pig story: "My master gave me but little atten tion when I was nursing, forgot that the best way to make mo grow was to feed my mother well, and now I am a poor, scrawny little fellow, and the time to make me grow the fastest and the cheapest is gone forever. I won der why men can't learn to raise pigs right. Humph! the most of 'cm can't even raise a boy right Guess I'll go and write thu> on my pea so my master can see it: 'The well-fed sow is tho boss feeding machine for the young pig. and the cheapest pork-maker known,' then maybe he'll do better next time. "My master lives in sight of a flour mill and a grain elevator, and. oh, what lots of good stuff I see going out of them that my mother tells me pigs hundreds of miles away get to eat, and it makes them fat aud happy. If it pays other pig's masters to buy that stuff and ship it hundreds of iniles to feed to their pigs, I don't why my master can't afford to buy it; and it would taste so good, and I would feel better, too, if 1 couid have some of it in place of this hard corn all the time. "Tlierc is a hole iu the trough I cat out of; uiy master thought lie stopped it up with a corn-cob, but he didn't, aud so the swill runs out and I guess the rats under our floor get more of it than we do. Sometimes I wish I was a rat. "My mother tells me great pains was taken to get me a large, fat father; and he was nice, too, she says, aud I looked like him when I was a baby, but she thinks I won't be much such a hog when I am grown up. She says my papa told her that what made him so large and round and nice was lots of good things to eat when he was young, not just one thing all the time, but that stuff from the mill, and such things. My mother says it dou't make any difference what kind of a papa a pig has, if he isnt fed right, and don't have a good pen and is sort o' well taken care of he won't amount to much. She says, of course 'blood will tell,' but it won't tell half so much to a half-starved pig as it will to one with a belly full of good stuff, and my mother .knows what she is talking about." A SECURE LATCH. This Device Will l'rove of Great Interest to Many Farmers. An Illinois subscriber sends us this description of a gate latch with a lock therefor. The latch is by no means new, but, though simply made and very convenient has not been much used because animals soon learn to lift the latch with their noses. This suli scriber locks it by means of the block A, which fits closely into the mortise B. With the blocks so placed the latch cannot be raised, and the animals can not move the block. For greater con venience a stout cord is fastened to each end of the latch, and passes over a pulley above as the block is drawn ? * SECURE LATCH. from the mortise, bringing it a little farther raises the latch. A large spool will answer for a pulley, as shown in the illustration. Another gate fasten er commonly used In the western states is merely a piece of one-quarter or one half inch iron rod about a foot long, which is inserted in a hole bored for the purpose through the gate post and adjoining the end piece of the gate. It is bimply withdrawn like an ordinary wooden pin when tho gate is to be opened, and pushed through when it is to be closed Cows and horses rarely learn to withdraw this pin since the weight of the gate rests more or less heavily, holding it firmly in place until the gate Is slightly raised.— American Agriculturist. CARE OF HORSES. Elbonr Grease Cheaper Thau the Servlces or u Veterinary Surgeon. Elbow grease is much cheaper than grain and it is vastly cheaper than the services of a veterinary surgeon. But it is a fact that many of us feed grain to do what a little elbow grease would do better, and pay our money to veter inarians that a little labor would save. We are all familiar with the treatment given to rucc horses. They arc rubbed, after exercise, until every hair is dry. They are made clean as water and rub bing can make them. Ilow long would a race horse last if lie was treated as wo often treat the team. We bring it to the stable in a perspiration; perhaps with muddy feet and legs. We water the animals, aud put them into the stable to eat and dry off the best they may. The mud on legs and feet is in jurious. The perspiration, with the dirt and dust that has accumulated on tho skin dries, stopping up the pores and throwing more labor upon tho in ternal organs. The horse cannot do as well, under such conditions, as it would if better cared for, and it will consume more grain then it otherwise would and still not be iu the condition that it ought to be. These little de tails of horse management may seem irksome, but it will pay to attend to them. —Western Rural. THE seed bed that produces weeds for the entire farm is the stubblo field. JCecesslty of llaviaf Confidence. "You can't be too careful about buy ing bedclothes, ma'am," said the accom modating salesman. "Now, in select ing comforts, for instance, you've got to depend on the judgment of the firm that bought them in the first place. You can't open 'em, you know, to see what kind of material they're stuffed with. You've got to take our word for that. Now, here's one of our best comforts, ma'am. We know just where these come from und what they're filled with. If there was any way to show—put that one back, Rogers!" he exclaimed in a hurried whisper to his fellow sales man. "Can't you see it's got a little torn place in it, you blame fool?" —Chi- cago Tribune. Loto H Illlnd. ••Ugh, I don't M*O how a woman can let a man kiss her that chews tobacco," exclaimed the pretty housemaid to the coachman as he threw a quid over the back fence. "No, don't yez, iudade, Kitty, dar lint," he said, with a plavering smile, "plaze shut yoor pritty eyes for a min ute, and Oi'll show yez." And it came to puss.—Detroit Free Press. The Tailor Turn*. Chollle (exacting)— But this coat is crooked as the very deuce, Snip. Snip (in despair) —I might have known that you wanted a straight jacket.—J udge. NO. 50 A COLD WELL BOX. Ilow to Make «.no<l Butter In Sunnir mm Wrll u* In Winter. Our pTanJ mothers thought it impos sible to make good butter during the hot weather of late summer, and found the cause of the failure in the baneful influence of the dog days. But it was proved long ago that good butter can be produced during this season. Keep ing it good and solid seems to be the difficulty. Where a constant stream of cold spring water -an be made to flow through a trough arranged for tho pur pose. perfection is attained. Few can hare this, and mrut substitute a trough FIO. I.—COT.T> WELL BOX. through which water is pumped daily.. In hot weather the water soon becomes' warm and of little use. A Mr. 8., of this place, has adopted a plan which secures an even tempera ture of about 00 degrees, riis welt is an ordinary dug one, several feet in di ameter and walled up with stone. ' Butter, cream, etc , are placed in a box and lowered in it nearly to the water. The accompanying drawings give a pretty clear idea of the necessary ap paratus. A post is set firmly into the ground just outside tho well and a hor izontal beam at the top extends over it. Where there is a pump house or pro jecting roof a beam may be fastened to • ft FIO. 2.- FLOOB ABOVE THE WELL. its timbers in such .a manner as to serve the same purpose. Mortises cut through this hold pulleys over which the rope passes. At A, Fig. 2, two pul leys are placed on the same shaft di rectly abovo the center of the well. At B there is but one pullfey. Between the upright and brace a small windlass is constructed, as shown at C in Fig. 8. The frame is formed of four pieces nailed to the post and brace. A 8-inch cylinder, 10 inches long, with a 6-inch head at each end forms a "spool" of about the right size for a well 30 to 40 feet deep, the rope being half-inch. The pump is set as far as possible to one side of tho well, and a Uvp door is placed in tho floor, aa in Fig. 2. A notch cut out of the floor nt the side of this door holds the rope when the door is closed, aud a hook on the pump above (not shown in the drawing) holds it back out of tho way when not in use. The frame beneath the floor is shown at Fig. 1. At each corner two boards pailed together at a right angle cxtcad •flown into the welL A frame below keeps them in proper positiod, and pre vents serious loss should the rope break. A box, Dof Fig. 3, fits loosely into this descending shaft. Cleats in- r— / v FIO. 3.—WELL BOX AND WINDLASS. jide with movable shelves fit it fop holding any size of cans, jars. etc. A 3oor closes the front, and a three rope pulley is securely bolted to the top The rope is first tied to the ring above this pulley, taken up over one of the pulleys at A. Fig. 2, down beneath tho pulley on the box, up over the second pulley at A, back over pulley B, and down to the windlass. Mrs. B. says it is an excellent device for keeping butter solid, and for cool ing cream previous to churning. The only objection is that the box must be thoroughly cleaned and scalded once or twice a week to keep it sweet, and care must be taken that tho water in the well does not become foul. With this precaution it is a success and worth trying.—James M. Shull, in Rural New Yorker. The Color of Bee IIlve». The color of the hive hat- a great bearing upon the necessity for shade. Black, or a dark color, absorbs heat, while it is reflected or repelled by white. 1 have seen the combs melt down in an old weather-beaten hive that stood iu the sun, but I novcr saw thein melt in hives painted white, even if standing in the sun. I have read of combs melting down in hives standing in shade so dense that the sun never shone upon them. The trouble was that growing corn on one side, and dense brush upon the other, rnado it so close that no air circulated —Western Rural. ONE advantage in feeding the scraps from the table to poultry is that it sup plies them with a variety. A CBI'SDER. City Niece Fnclo Haystack, don't make so much noise. Yon will wake Fido up! Uncle Havstack—Great turnip! i guess not —for 1 reckon I've been sit ting on it! I thort it was liaud-painted. Horn to the Tripod. Jinkers—l sec there is a split in the National American l*ress association, and the little fellows are goingfor each other hot und heavy, tooth and tocnaiL Winkers —Well! Well! Thoso boys will be editor ■ vet. —(iiwxl News. Hard on tho Momkeya. "Do you believe monkeys talk?" "No. They chatter." "Hut they see in to understand each other." "Oh, well! What of it? So do dude*."— Jury.
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