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
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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—
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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.