VOL. XXIX.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JOSEPH w. MILLEK, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence at 338 -s. Main St. Butler,
f ft. •
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
l»7 E. Wayne .St., office hours, 10 to 12 M. and
l to 3 P. M.
L. M. REINSEL, M. D,
PHYSICIAN AND SCKUEOX.
office iind residence at 12T K. Cunningham St,
L. BLACK,
MYSICIAN AND ECBOKOK.
New Troutman Bnllding. Butler, Pa.
E. S. LKAKK. M. D. J. E* MAUN. M. D.
Specialties: .Specialties:
Gynaecology and Sur- Eye, an
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pa.
G. ZIMMERMAN.
ru VSICIAN AKJ> SURGEON.
Ofice »->.0.«6, S. Main street, over Prank &
(V! l.tiw store. Bp tier. Fa. ___
bAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
£sn. 22 Eftfct Jefferson bt., Butler, Pa.
V. McALPINE,
Dentist,
Is now permanently located at ISO South Main
Street Butler. ra„ In rooms formerly occupied
by Hr. Waliiron.
j.J. DONALDSON, Dentist,
butter, Penn'a.
AittiU-iiil Teeth inserted cn the latest im
..rovea -uL coM Killing a specialty. Office
over Senaul'a CtoUiing Store.
DR. S. A. JOKNSVON.
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
All work pertaining to the profession ex.uut
ed iu the manner. painless Ex
tracUouoV Teeth. VlUltaiAif adnnui.itered.
o. ~
PI H.' h!—The only Dentist In BuUer using tie
heni* makes of teeth.
C. F. L. McQUISTION,
ENGINEER AND SURVEY 08,
OvriCE NKAS PIAXONP. BDTLKB. PA. 3
A. B. C. McFARLAND.
, w _„ Notarv Public —office on S.
court House-sec
on ft floor
H. Q. WALKER,
A ttor ney-at- Law—Office in Diamond Block,
Butler. Pa.
Jf. M. PAINTER,
Attorney-at-LaW-
Office--Between rcstoffice und Diamond, But
ler, Pa.
A. T. SCOTT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office at No. f. South Diamond, Butler. Pa.
A. M. CHRISTLEY,
ATIOBNEV AT LAW.
Offlce «erocd floor. Anderson Bi k, Malu St.,
near t oint ticuse, BuUer, Pa.
J. w. HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY AT H w ;
Hfee on neeonU B»«r of the Huaelton block,
Ptemond, BuUer. Pa.. Itf-om No. 1.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at Law. Office at No. 17. East Jeffer
son nt.,Butter. Pa..
W. C. FINDLEY,
Auoroey at l#w »nrt Beat EsteW Agent Ot
Oce rear JL. Z. Mitchell's offlce on north aide
of Pi:uuond, Butler, Pa.
H. H. GOUCIIER.
a »trt»n*v.at.ia.w Office on second floor ot
Antlersouluildlng, near Court House, Butlar,
Pa.
(iEWTON BLACK.
Alt'y at Law —Office.on South side.of Oiamond
Butler. Pa.
i s. McJUNKIN,
insurance and Real Estate Ag't
17 EAST JEFFEBSON,ST.
BUTLER, - PA.
a i uTi'jp corarv
mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Hts.
.1. c. ROESSING, PEBSID*NT.
ft. C HKINEMAN, SEOKBTARY.
DIRECTORS:
rs n llocsslnK. 1 Henderson Oliver,
J I. Purvis. James Bteph«n<wn,
A. "troutman, n. 0. Helnemw.
Aifrfi Wick. N. Weitzel,
ftr 'W Irvln. Dr Rlekenbach,
] w Burkhart, D. T. Norrla.
LOYAL S. M'JUNKIN, Agent.
JBTTTEJTTTR. . TP A
A. E. GABLE,
Veterinary Surgeon.
Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary
Colleffp, Toronto, Canada,
Dr. Gable treats all diseases of the
domesticated animals, and
ridulinp. castration and horse den
tistry a specialty. Castration per
formed wi'hnnt clams, and all other
surgical operations performed in the
paout scientific manner.
Calls to any part of the country
promptly responded to.
Office and Infirmary in Crawford's
Livery, 132 West Jefferson Street,
Bntler Pa
G. D. HARVEY,
C<nitrai-tor nod builder In Urlck work, grjte
and ruiiniel sotting and all kinds of brlck-lttylng
a SOL ,ally. Also dealer In band lime. \S am
mnn loo*e lime, cements National. I'orllanii
find all best grades m Hie market. Calcined
idaster pla-iter luitr. King's cement, lire brlck^
ale white sand and river wind. Main office 315
Mum street, and all orders left at w are house
will receive prompt delivery. Terms reasonable.
Good Farm for Sale.
Contalfllnsr tuires ftnd 97 perches. 7o acres
cleared aod wider leuce. Balance standing lu
irood while oak foinfortaDle dwemuK
bouse, good barn, wagon shed, sprinKhouae ol
best kind, liojc pen and alieeu house. Never
failiiiK sprlLita over whole place: a good or
chard. Possesion Ktvrn April 1 . lr*»S. Title
cood Siinu'" in 11-nu iwp.. Buiier cotiu'v,
I»a-. "bout >ix mile* south ul Hutler.
KnQuire al CTIIZEN offlce. Butler. I**., or thi
owner. DAVID DIXON,
BrowoMaie, nuclei Off,, Pa
THE- BTTI ER CITIZEN.
CAPTURES-
\ Once upon a time » yoimg man named
.-K yr J o o hh met a beautiful young lady named
s*/fllr\S ( Webb, and it is lelated tl at he fell in love
ft . /- '// »as soon 88 be Spied-ber Our tale it l told.
S /|M) J We've eaupbt your eye Do von catch
Vy JZ—[ [fyjLs' — on? Well; just follow along a little
further. That ' birds of a feather flock
F- together" in little drove? by themselves is
; uo more truly verified than nt our store.
Those who Judges of good? in
~ ■. our line, and who wish to get the bo*.
? 4 . m Jr ]| goods iii the market for the money, c»n
j| gregate at onr store daily. There is at
'ways room for one more; so don't be back-
X" ward, but call in and see us.
I did not think of advertising this fall, but I met a man who at?ked me
who 1 was. I told bim
Heck, The Champion Clotliier & Furnisher.
And strange to say, he informed me that he bad never heard of rue Well!
it is jost such people we are after, and if this should catch their eye, we
hope bamaD curiosity will lead them to read it for it is one of tbe commonest
traits of the race. It was curiosity that led Eve to taste the forbidden fruit;
and her offspring have their curiosity excited every day as a hereditary
temptation, from the small boy everlastingly peeping into boxes to the
hired-girl with her eye to the key bole. Eveybody wonders what IS IU it.
Properly directed, this curiosity often leads to satisfactory results, * •
A Heck invites all curious people to make a voyage of discovery to bis storo
and see the largest store, the largest stock of clothing—in Overcoats. and
Suits for men, boys and children, Hats, Ops, Gloves, Miits. Shirts, uuoer
wear, Cordigan-Jackets, Leather Coats and Pants, Over^il-Jackets, Irunk?*.
Valises, Umbrellas. Rubber Coats, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Hdkfs, Mufflers
Brushes, Purses, Bill and Pocket-Books, Ladies and Gents' Watches, Ctiain
Charms, Rings, Pins, Sleeve and Collar Buttons, Silver Card-Cases, arid a
full line of Notions—at remarkably low prices; no matter how low you have
been offered goods we have them still lower and for quality we never tuk u
backseat. It will be to jour personal advantage to give us au early call
and get our prices, and you are sure to give us a large share of jour pat
ronage hereafter.
Thanking our many friends for their very liberal patronage-
We remain, yours to phase.
T>. HEC K,
Champion Clothier, and llatter.
121 TV.jVTaiii St. IButlex*, Pa,
Closing out Sale
OF WINTER
BOOTS. SHOES &
RUBBERS.
Regardless. of Cost.
If vou are looking for bargains go to
■ JOHN BICKEL'S
A lively sale is now going on in al' kitids of footwear. Price no object
the principal thing is to reduce stock. I fiad ruys j lf with a very larir" -toi
of winter goods which I will not carry over il low figures on tbem will hav
any effect.
All Kinds of Stoga Boots go.
I sold Boots low at the beginning of tho season Now I am almost
giving tbem away. Mens Boots. $1 50; Boys Boots, $1.25; \ ouths Boot
f 1 00; Cbilds Boots, 75 cis.
Ladies, Misses and Childrens Shoes Go
Shoddy shoos are dear at any price Thesa goods are all fresh, dps" l
able goods and are troing to be sold very cheap My stock of chiidren'-
echool shoes aie very desirable and selling lower than ever before
Felt Boots are in the Push with Rubber
Goods.
These goods are just in season and now is the to sep them, now i
when you want them and you cun buy cae;»p
Boots and Shoes' IVlade to Ordei
Holiday Slippers in Great
Variety.
Repairing ueatly uud promptly done.
Ask for 1892 Calander.
JOHN BICKEL.
BUTLER, ------ - PENN'A
WOOL BOOTS
AND
Perfection Heel & Tap Overs
$2.00 $2.00
FOR THE COMBINATION!
We offer the Farmers of Butler Co., this season the greatest value for
tbe money they have ever had.
The Boots are the heaviest and best made and are fitted with joint and
back stav of leather. They are all wool and seamless, made m-immoth size
aod then fulled down to the proper dimensions They combine Soilness
Pliability and Durability and will keep your fe t wtrm th-- oldest d ty.
C AND EE BUCKLE OVERS.
This well known brand of overs., which forms over one half of the
great combination needs no comment as to their quality. E.verv one knows
that they are one of tbe best makes of rubber unod* on the market to day
Their style is that of a buek'e ankle boot. The buckle is a patent clasp.
Tbey have solid IJeels aud Taps. Tbe taps over extra thick at the ba;l
where the most wear eomes.
We will se'l either part of the combination separately for SI.OO p< r pair.
This will give those who baye boots but uo shoes a chance to buy the best
shoes at les-s than wholesale prices aud vice versa
A last word. Don't delay in buying We have lots of these f/oods
now but no telling how long they will last at ttese prices.
A-L. R-U-F-F.
114: South Street. Butler, l^u
MVEEIIII HflZffl
COLUMBIA'S FLOWER.
Upon a day in merry May,
Among tho bud 3 of ppring.
Our bonnie la's. Columbia,
Went lightly wandering.
And flrst she plucUod a wind flower.
And gravely shook her head:
"Too pale you are, too frail you are,
For what 1 want,*' she said.
And next she found a shady nook
Where purple violets grew.
"I never spk'd a flower," siio cried,
" That could compare with yr.u.
How neat you are' How sweet you are,
You modest little dear!
But, oh. so diffident 1 1 guess
I'd better leave you here."
And so she roamed from flower to flower.
But carried none away;
One was too grave to suit her taste.
Another was too gay.
The daisy and tho buttercup
Smiled in her face in vain:
"Too trim you are. too prim you arc,"
She laughed in her disdain.
Nor would she heed one lovely weed
That through the summer grows;
She tossed asido the purple flag.
She flouted tho wild rose:
And was so hard to suit, indeed.
It seemed she'd never find—
This little lass, Columbia—
A blossom to her mind.
But one day through the autumn flelda
With nimble feot she trod.
And dalo and height were all bedlght
With splendid golden rod.
Then merrily she clapped her hands:
"This is the thins for me;
Type of the gold my broad lands hold.
To which the world is free
"Oh! mine you arc, for fine yon are.
And beautiful and strong;
You are the flower that shall be set
To sermon and to song!"
And through the land Columbia,
The fa!r?3t child of God,
Went, smiilDK, with hr golden hair
All crowned with golden rod.
—Mary Bradley, in Harper's Weekly.
jP fig i n a IJ
/\ PS* " N the year 1533
L J -"'yl! Black Hawk,
£/, j the cele bra ted
f, (/ m /~m4l .i'S Indian chief
t jfc. r!f: . tain, began
his bloody
With a large
following of his
jff jf 1 dusky braves
» he re-crossed
the Mississippi river from lowa to
which country they had peaceably re
raovvl a short while before, and. sepa
rating into sqnads, they ravaged the
white settlements far to the north.
The red men concealed themselves
along every frontier road, an l boldly
attacked every party of travelers or
settlers that came their way. Their
acts of atrocity were horrible, and the
destruction wrought by them was ap
palling beyond description.
This state of affairs lasted several
weeks, obliging the settlers, in many
instances, to gather several families at
one cabin, which was made to serve as
a blockhouse for their common protec
tion.
At last, however, troops were called
out to subdue the red forces.
But while lllacU Hawk warred it was
a dangerous time on the Illinois border
and in the territory of Wisconsin, and
settlers far and near were in the wild
est state of alarm.
There was one family, however, who,
at the beginning of the war, was total
ly ignorant that the Sacs and Foxes
were committing hostilities all around
them.
Very early in the spring of that year
Milton Rogers had put his wife and
only child, Alice, a lovely, dark-eyed
girl of seventeen, into a large, covered
wagon, and, with their few househo'd
effects, had left Ohio and journeyed
into the wilderness of Illinois.
The Rogers family took a claim on
the banks of an unsettled part of the
Illinois river. Here they built a rude
log cabin far from any of the neighbor
ing settlements. Mr. Rogers Iroke up
the fertile sod, while Mrs. Rogers and
Alice followed him, planting corn and
garden seeds which their old friends in
Ohio had supplied them with on start
ing for the new country.
They were many miles from their
nearest neighbors, and the busy spring
season allowed them no time in which
to cultivate acquaintances.
In fact they had had but one caller
since settling there. That was Bruce
Howell, a handsome, robust young fel
ffMur
f
* "
ALICE SPRANG INTO TUE DUGOUT.
low, whose father's claim was twenty
five miles distant.
Bruce Howell had helped Mr. Rogers
erect his cabin, and as ho ussisted in
laying the great logs the sight of
Alice's wondrous dark eyes had worked
a marvelous spell in the heart of the
young Illinoi -an.
The charm had been so potent that
the young man had been wooed back
to the little cabin on the river more
than once that spring. But his love,
though half guessed by the parents of
the girl, was still undeclared.
It was a bright spring day that Alice
Rogers left the cabin to wander
through the woods in search of wild
flowers. She was alone, her parents
having gone that morning to purchase
ft few necessary supplies at the coun
try store about twenty miles distant
Alice had not proceeded a quarter Ot
a mile from her home, when, on enter
ing an open space in tho woods, she
caught sight of a half score «f Indians
hurrying along across the prairie.
They were coming toward her, and
something in their very manner told
tho girl their intentions were not
friendly. •
Before she was detected by the In
dians, she turned and ran swiftly back
toward the cabin.
What was her horror, as she drew
near her home, to find it already sur
rounded by a squad of savagen!
Screened from observation herself,
within a little thicket, she watched
them make hasty preparations to fire
the building.
For the moment she forgot her dan
ger, if she should be discovered, and
stood there in the wood as if transfixed.
What fate had befallen her parents,
if they had been met on the prairie by
that band of red fiends? she thought.
The imagination was almost madden
ing to her.
Suddenly she was aroused to the fact
that the cabin was burning and that
she must make an effort to escape.
But wli re should she go?
She dared not turn back into the
woods again, for she would be sure to
encounter the party from whom she
had iliO. Ucaittta rao-JB thu.prairie
BUTLER, PA..FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1891.
on the other side, she could be easily
seen and captured.
What should she do? •
Suddenly she thought of the river.
If she could but reach that some ave
nue of escape might present itself.
She must make an attempt to gain
the river at all hazards.
Darting from tiee to tree, Alice
started in the direction of the river,
keeping along the margin of the woods.
About a hundred yards before her
was a deep, rocky gully leading to the
river. If she could only reach this
without being seen by the Indians, she
might hope to escape.
But to reach the gully it was
necessary for her to cross a small
"clearing." where the logs use 1 in the
construction of the cabin had been se
cured. While crossing the "clearing"
she would be exposed to the view of
any savages who might have their eyes
directed that way.
The rocky gully opened the only way
of escape. Kvcry moment was pre
cious.
Hoping . the Indians might be too
greatly diverted by the burning cabin
and rifling its contents to observe her,
Alice ran with all her speed toward
the hollow.
She had just reached the brow of the
gully, when a fiendish yell from the
wood announced the discovery of her
flight
She darted one swift g'lanee over her
shoulder and counted six ugly warriors
dash out of the woods in pursuit, then
she like a hunted fawn, down the
rocky hollow.
Escape now seemed hopeless. But
Alice Rogers was a brave girl, and de
termined not to give up before she was
forced to do so.
Iler face was white with wild appre
hension, and her heart beat fiercely,
but she ran on, the yells of the red
skins ringing hideously in her ears.
Her presence of mind did not once
desert her, and her excitement only
served to render her speed more rapid
Great rocks obstructed her path here
and there, but she surmounted them
all and gained the river well ahead ol
her pursuers.
She did not hesitate long as to her
method of escape. Indeed, thi Indians
gave her little time for contemplation.
Fastened to a sapling on the shore
was an old log dugout which Mr. Rogr
ers had used for a boat.
The dugout was deep and wide, hav
ing been hollowed out of a large log.
It was the work of a second for Alica
to untie the rope from the sapling and
spring into the dugout
The river was high, and as the girl
sank exhausted to the bottom of tho
6trange craft a strong current caught
it, carrying it from shore with a dizzy
swiftness.
When the Indians came rushing
down the river bank their surprise was
most overwhelming. The girl they
had thought to capture so easily was
nowhere in sight.
Exclamations of wonder and disap
pointment broke from the red kins,
and they began hunting among the
bushes in hopes of finding their victim
there.
The floating log down the river a few
roils did not suggest to them the least
hint of Alice's place of concealment
and refuge.
The dugout was borne rapidly along
on the swift current At first Alice
could hear the Indians' voices distinct
ly as they made thorough search for
her along the river bank, and she
feared they would follow on down the
stream and discover her at last.
But gradually. the savage tones be
came more indistinct, and finally in
audible. and she knew they had turned
another way.
llow long she drifted on the current
of the river she did not know. She
was afraid to raise her head to look
about her lest some savage lurking
near might discover her retreat
She lay in the bottom of the dugout
with the hot sun pouring down upon
her in pitiless power. She was a prey
to torturing thoughts.
She thought of the destruction of
the r pioneer home, where they had all
worked so hard; then she wondered
if her parents were alive, and tried to
pray that they might be spared. Last,
she thought of the settlers beyond
them, and her mind drew a horrible
picture of an attack in which she saw
Bruce Howell's manly form fall under
the blow of a tomahawk.
The hideous imagination stupefied
her and she drifted on, not realizing
any danger to herself.
Suddenly a great log, sweeping down
the river, llung itself with tremendous
force against the dugout, and before
Alice could comprehend her peril, she
was struggling in the water.
At last she managed to grasp the
edge of the dugout and cling wildly to
it, while trying to draw herself up.
But her heavy skirts dragged her
back, and the turbulent water gurgled
about her as if seeking to draw her
forcibly from her frail hold
"Hold on, Alice!"
It was liruce Howell's voice that
called clearly to her from the wooded
shore.
Could she cling there till he reached
her?
She felt strangely weak, but the wa
ter kept her from losing consciousness.
Just as she felt her hands slippiug
away from the edge of the dugout,
Brace's strong arms caught her and
bore her carefully to land.
As she sat, wet and exhausted, on
the woody bluff where liruce had
placed her, he said:
"Thank God, Alice! I was in time to
save you. - '
"How did you happen to be here,
Bruce?" she asked.
"Providence must have guided me
this way," he returned. "News of
Black Hawk's raids has just reached
the settlement, and I was hurrying to
your father's cabin to warn you when
my attention happened to be drawn
- r
HIS DAUBHTEK STOOD BEFORE HIM.
toward the dugout drifting' on tho
river. It must have been a glimpse of
your dress that caught my eye, but be
fore I had time to look more closely
the log had upset the dugout and you
were struggling in the water. But tell
me, Alice, how you happened to be in
the dugout."
"I was chased by the Indians."
"Chased by the Indians! 3ly God!"
"Yes, and I sought refur ,JLi the old
dugout."
"Your parents?" f A
Tears sprang into th Brl's lovely
eyes. ■ H
"Oh, ISruce! I fear l r what
may be their fate. to
Updike's store this n leariyg
me alone at tho cabin.,
Then she briclly r -■K,
anc ■ of the ladians. 7 < f the
cabin and her own u
Brute iiqweJl.taeß
anxiety and bade her hope for the best
They were twenty-two miles from
the settlement and it would be neces
sary to exercise the ut most caution in
trying to reach it that day.
The country seemed alive with dusky
warriors and any moment they might
become the prey of a savage foe lurk
ing near.
As they made a slow, cautious march
across rugged bluffs and among the
trees on the bank of the river, Bruce's
sharp eyes more than once caught a
glimpse of Indians skulking along out
on the prairie and beyond them in the
woods.
By hiding often among the bushes
and rocks, or making long, irregular
detours. Bruce and Alice were able to
avoid meeting them.
It was not until after sunset that the
young pair, hungry and exhausted,
reached the large cabin of old Jerry
Grimes, which had been hastily turned
into a blockhouse.
Imagine Alice's joy to find among
those who had gathered at old Jerry's
cabin for common proceStion her own
parents.
They had been chased to the settle
ment by a small party of Indians, and
during the greater part of the day Mr.
Rogers had helped defend the cabin
against a stubborn attack. Toward
night, however, the red besiegers had
withdrawn to the woods for consulta
tion, and the anxious settler had just
succeeded in organizing a party of
brave fellows to accompany him to his
own cabin, when, to his great surprise
and joy, his daughter, leaning on Bruce
Howell's arm. stood before him.
Several other settlers joined those
at old Jerry's cabin, and though
the Indians made more than one
attempt to destroy the blockhouse,
they were driven back with heavy
losses. Most of the Indians had
gone farther north, and not being
able to muster sufficient forces to take
the cabin, they finally abandoned the
attack.
When Black Ilawk was at last sub
daed and settlers went back to their
peaceful pursuits,, Bruce and Alice had
a quiet marriage.
AD. H. GIBSON.
nit the Ex-Kin s Ilur.i.
A good joke on ex-Kiug Milan during
his recent sojourn at Carlsbad. By his
nonchalant manners toward ladies,
Milan had become greatly disliked
among the visitors, and one day he ad
dressed two pretty young girls whom
he met out walking, and to whom he
had never been Introduced, in his usual
free and easy manner. Naturally they
did not respond; but as they could not
get r.d of him. the elder turned ..nd
said, with great severity: "Monsieur,
our principle is not to speak to ex
kings unless introduced to them." This
had the desired effect—Chicago Jour
nal.
—Treatment of Fish and Sick Peo
ple.—Visitor —"When you catch some
thing, how do you cure it?* Fisherman
"We clean 'em, .-.alt 'cm and then
pack'cm in boxes." Visitor —"I don't
mean fish, but if yon catch a sickness
what do you do, being, as you are, so
far from help?" Fisherman —"Wedoes
percisely der fame." Visitor —"I do
not comprehend. What doyou mean?"
Fisherman—"Why, we cleans 'cm with
salts and then pa-jk 'vva !.n boxes." —
Pharmaceutical Era.
Thi:is» SH« Won't Confess.
That she laces tig-ht.
That lvr shoes aro too .-.mall for her.
That she is ever tired at a ball.
That she paints.
That she is as old as she looks.
That she has been more than five
minutes dressing.
That she has k»pt you waiting.
That she blushes when a certain per
son's name is mentioned.
That she ever says a thing she doesn't
moan.
That she is fond of scandal.
That she—she of all persons in the
world —is in love. —Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Bright Prospect.!.
"Doetor, how am I coming l on? Do
you think there is any hope?" said a
very sick man to Dr. mister.
"Your chances are the best in the
world. The statistics show that one
person in ten recovers," replied the
dot* or.
"Then there is not much hope for me?"
"Oh, yes there is. You are the tenth
case that I have treated, and the other
nine are dead. I don't see how you can
help getting well if the statistics are to
be relied on."—Texas Sittings.
Thorough.
Farmer—Well, Pat, I ain going away
to-day, and you had better trim those
trees over yonder.
Pat—All rijfht, sor.
Farmer (on his return) —Did you get
the trees all trimmed, Pat?
Pat—Oi did not. Oi got them all cut
down, and will thrim them out in the
mornin'.—Judge.
A Living Generally.
"What is the easiest way to learn the
habit of self-denial?" asked a husband
of a philosopher, and the philosopher
replied promptly:
"Watch your wife." Somerville
Journal.
Grpitor Tlmn th© President.
"Is that the president of the bank?"
"Which one?"
"That stylish looking fellow who
says '1 and the board of directors' so
much."
"No, that's the janitor." —Jury.
Tli© Thing.
Bunsby—l hear the bakers are all
going to strike.
Pnnsby—Well, what's the difference,
they will only make one big loaf in
stead of a lot of small ones. —Brooklyn
Eagle.
Not Good at Guexslng.
Miss Passee (sweetly)—Do you think
you could guess my age?
Mr. Uoodfello (houestly)—-I'm not
good at guessing ages. 1 couldn't come
within forty years of it. —N. Y. Weekly.
Little Pitcher* flav© Big- Mars.
Papa—Bobby, don't be so boisterous.
I wish 1 could teach ycra to talk in
a whisper.
Bobby—Then, papa, I wish you would
learn not to sleep out loud.—Judge.
The Waiter's Apology.
Hungry Guest (impatiently)— You
have forgotten several things.
Waiter —Very sorry, sah, but you
know it's a good while since I took your
order, sah. —Good News.
Ilcr Look of Admiration.
Big Brother- I should like to kDOW
what you've been flirting with that fool
Saphead for?
Pretty Sister (indignantly) —I haven't.
"Yes, you have He told a friend you
stood before him ten minutes as if en
tranced, and you looked straight into
his eyes as if you would read lus very
soul, and he said if ever ardent admira
tion shone in a human face, it did in
you rs."
"Huh! The foolt I was looking at my
own reflection in his eye-glasses."—N
Y Weekly
Wlp <1 Out ot I'u.tineHS.
McGarricle— It's all up with me, ole
man
Hounstetter— What's th' trouble?
MeGarrigle— You know th museum
ketehed fire an' 1 lost all my curios.
Hounstetter-- Yes
Metiarngle--Well. tlw>D th' bearded
woman an th tattoed man eloped, til
fat woman licked th gla*s cuter an got
arrested un now comes th iaa.l fctraw
Hounstetter Wliill « tbaf
MeGarrigle l'h' livin skelton's fatr
tin' upi—Ju^lge.
RULER OF THE DANES.
King Cbr ; stia.n IX- and His Illus
trious Connections.
In Ills Vouth lie Was a Dntrln; Master
an<l Now He I* What Would Hy
Soino 110 Called a Very
'•Small Potato."
Christian IX., king of Denmark,
while ruler of the smallest kingdom in
the world, has more royal connections
probably than any crowned or un
crowned head in existence. Over fifty
years ago ho was a suitor for the hand
of Queen Victoria, and though rejected
for a worthier prince has lived to be
come the father-in-law of 11. R. II the
prince of Wales. After marrying his
daughter Alexandra to that personage.
King Christian disposed of another child,
Maria, to the eldest son of Alexander
11. of Russia. Now she is an empress.
Christian's son George is now monarch
of Greece, and increased the number of
his family's royal relations by marry
ing the grand duchess of Russia a year
after he ascended the throne.
Compared with his present splendid
circumstances. Christian's early days
look mean indeed lie was born in 1818,
the son of a prince of Glucksburg, who,
notwithstanding noble connections,
like many a count of to-day was poor
and proud His ancestors were gentle
men of fortune, who looked to tho
crown and their wits for their liveli
hood Christian, however, though en
titled to the title of duke, condescended
to eke out his scanty income by giving
drawing lessons Twenty years later
he was called to the throne of Den
mark.
Christian lost no flesh after Queen
Victoria declined his proposal, and it is
no disparagement to her to say that he
secured as good a woman as she for a
KING CHRISTIAN OF DENMAPK.
wife. That was Princess Louise of
Hesse. It was through his wife's con
nections that Christian reached the
throne, and it is due largely to her wis
dom and tact that his reign has been
prosperous, for it cannot be denied that
Christian possesses few kingly attri
butes. His most obsequious courtiers
can scarcely call him bright, and his
consciousness of his dullness ha.- made
him suspicious and stubborn ne re
gards his ministers, who by their wise
administration have gained the popu
larity which he has failed to acquire,
with dislike.
Christian's accession to the throne
came about in a somewhat peculiar
way In recognition of military serv
ices somewhat vague, in truth.
Princess Louise's father was made com
mander in chief of the Danish army,
and subsequently allied himself with
the royal house by marrying the sister
of King Christian VIII. As the royal
line of Oldenburg threatened to become
extinct the London protocol of 1853
settled the succession on Princess
Louise. Duke Christian's wife. In 18(54
she was ealled to the throne, and the
reign of Christian IX began His title
to the crown was made more perfect
by the Danish people electing him on
the condition that he guarantee them
the integrity of their political constitu
tion. Further than that, the grand
powers guaranteed the legality of the
monarchy But both pledges were
broken into fragments.
Before Christian had ruled a year tho
armies of Prussia and Austria invaded
the dimnutive territory and carved away
two-fifths of Denmark The duchies of
Holstein aud Schleswig were the prin-
cipalities wrested away after a cam
paign which was most disastrous for
the Danish army The territory was
never regained The othci guaranty,
made to the people by the king, was
nullified ten years afterward when
Christian attempted to fly in the face of
the constitution by governing the king
dom by provisory laws. He has never
succeeded in persuading the represent
atives of the people to legalize such
action.
Curious Hubltn of Authors.
Paesiello did most of his composing
while lying in bed wrapped up to the
ears in the bed covers. Cimerosa is
said to have received the inspiration of
his most beautiful operas while in tjie
midst of mirth and the bustle of the
street. Mezerai worked on his histories
only in the daytime, but always by the
aid of lighted wax candles. Ampere
declared that he was only inspired
while standing and in motion; Des
cartes required perfect stillness; Cujas
studied most satisfactorily while lying
at full length, face downward, on the
floor Milton always composed with
his head thrown far back, generally
with closed eyes Guido Reni was in
capable of inspiration unless magnifi
cently dressed; llaydn never attempted
composition without first putting on
the valuable ring given him by Fred
erick II.; the poet Mathurin always
stuck a wafer on his forehead, just be
tween his eyebrows, before taking up
his pen.
Big Slosqaito.
A Virginia mosquito measured from
the tip of his beak to the end of his tail
one and one-half inches, while his
wings from tip to tip covered two
inches. His legs were each fully an
inch long.
Arithmetic and Dresses
Teacher—lf your mother had twen
ty-five yards of stuff, and made a dress
requiring but eighteen yards, how much
would she have left?
Little Girl —Mamma can't make her
own dresses She ha<f tried often, aud
they are always either too —
. Teacher —Suppose !»he sent it to a
dressmaker, how much* would the dress
maker send back?
i Little Girl Depend* on which dress
maker she sent it to Some wouldn t
send back any
Teacher (impatiently)— Suppose she
sent it to an honest one?
Little Girl—Some of the honestest
ones cut things to waste so that there
is never anything left, no matter how
much you send 'em. —Good News
Vengmncet
"And now," whispered the dying
wife, "when 1 am gone. John dear
don't grieve at m.v loss, but get married
again, for the children need some one
to look after them, and —"
"O. don't May don't " pleaded the
sorrowful hiiGfcand. "don't speak of it!
"But I must." said she "And if you
get married, marry Miss Mayberly
"I will. May. if you think she would
make me a gutxl wife "
"That's not it.' she said, and her
breath cam** fast and faint but when
she won the foi making the best
bread. 1 ivwore I'd get even with her and
make her life unhappy and- and you
can (ft) it> Jtfhn;"—Boston Mews.
TO EXTERMINATE RATS.
Flrit Feed Them, Then Let Thtni I'ifhl
and Drown Thvnuelre*.
The best course to take when the ex
termination of a colony of rats be
comes a necessity, is to make them
help to destroy one another in the fol
lowing manner: A number of tabs,
proportionate to the quantity of rats
in the place which it is desired to rid
of them, should be placed about, and
in the middle of each put a brick
standing- on end. The bottom of these
tubs should be covered with water to
such a depth that about an inch of the
brick projects above it The top of the
tubs should be covered with stout
brown paper, upon which a dainty
meal of bacon rind and other scraps
dear to the rat palate, figures—a slop
ing board giving the rodents facilities
for partaking of it The feast should
be renewed for several nights so that
all the rats in the neighborhood may
get to know of the good food vhich is
placed within such easy reach. When
it is judged that this policy has been
pursued long enough, the center of the
brown paper should be cut in such a
manner that any rat venturing upon it
will be precipitated into the cold water
below.
It might be thought that the result of
this would be to capture a rat, or at
the most two, for every tub prepared;
but no such meager reward for the
trouble that had been taken need be
feared. The first rat to find his trust
abused and himself struggling in the
water at the bottom of a tub soon re
covers sufficiently from the sfiock to
ascertain that there is a little island of
refuge, on to which he clambers and
squeals his loudest for help. Now tho
squeal of a rat in trouble attracts every
one of his kind within hearing, and
very few moments will elapse before
the victim of misplaced confidence is
joined by one of his friends. The new
comer is as quick to discover the
chance of escape from a watery grave
that the brick offers as was the orig
inal victim, but when he attempts to
avail himself of its presence it becomes
apparent that there is not room for
more than one upon it. The first
comer resists with tooth and nail the
efforts of his companion in trouble to
dispossess him of his coign of vantage,
and the squeals which form an accom
paniment to the Sght for a footing
upon the brick attract more rats to
the scene of tho tragedy. The conflict
waxes more and more furious as rat
after rat topples into the water, and by
morn'ng bedraggled corpses in plenty
will gladden the eyes of the man whose
losses at the teeth of rats have induced
him to adopt this means of thinning
their numbers. Soma years ago the
p an dc jr.bed above was tried in a city
warehouse, with the result that more
than throe thousand rats were de
stroyed in a single night.—Orange Judd
Farmer.
FOR DRAWING WATER.
An Arrangement That la Quite aa Satis
factory a* a Windmill.
I am fully persuaded that a great
many farmers throughout the country
can have their stock water furnished
without labor or machinery by tho
simple use of a siphon, running the
water from a well, fiom which water
has been drawn, or pumped, for the
last thirty years, no one ever dreamed
it could be made to do itself. My well
is thirty feet deep, with twelve feet of
water. The pipe (one-half inch galvan
ized) is laid two and a half feet in the
ground, and l.y going five hundred
feet I can draw tho well dry. The
"a"
DEVICE FOB DRAWING WATKR.
A, top of well. B, surface of water. C, pipe
lending into trough D. The month E la
lower than surface B, thus making siphon
power.
flow Is continuous, and is regulated by
means of a faucet, not shown in cut
Waste water is carried by a large pipe,
below into a tile. All joints should b«-
put together in lead, as it is very im
portant it should be air-tight
The cost of my arrangement was lei *
than one-third the cost of a win Imill,
and is very much more satisfactory
From the tank a pipe conveys water
to a hog trough, which is locate! far
enough up the slope, so that when the
trough is sunk into the ground it is
stili one inch higher than the tank.
This is also a great convenience and a
success in every way when it is not too
cold.— Arthur Ware, in Ohio Farmer.
SaTlng and Buying Heed.
We are asked a question that is fre
quently put to us: Is it better to save
cr purchase seed? We cannot answer
the question for anyone with whose
habits we are not familiar. If we save
our own seed we know jnst what wo
have. We can save, too, "the very best
of seed if we have produced it Hut
if after gathering tho seed we do not
take the proper care of it, it is far
better to purchase our seed. Produc
ing and saviug seed of tho very best
varieties is a profession. It is a fact
that the habits of some are so imper
fect that they would not preserve the
best seed even if they have produced
it. Sometimes this is the result of
habit We get accustomed to growing
some old, inferior variety and think it
best Under such circumstances it is
a blessing to have the seedsman lead
us into better ways. Hut if we attempt
to save seed we must keep them In a
cool dry place.—Western Rural.
Seml-Starvatlon Doesn't Pay.
One of the commonest and most
stupid faults seen In stock-raising is
the semi-starvation of your animals,
calves and colts particularly. With
good care their growth is more cheaply
obtained than at any other ti:na <•!
life, and yet young anima's r.r • almost
sure, with ignorant farm ?:•*. l • 1 c
raised on a diet that ;:• iv-v.
dwarfs them for lif*. And it i- '
the most difficult stu, ' - - ■
of an ignor.i:it mnr' • •
(light. After All.
Codling—Look here. Mawler, you
pretend to be a realistic painter and yet
in this picture you have a stream in oil
colors instead of putting it in water
colors.
Mawler—That's all rights Codling
The stream in that picture is Oil creek,
in Venango county. Pa.—Brooklyn
Life.
In the Snake Ward.
Dr. Burridge—now do you feel this
morning'/
Snoozer (the tramp)— Pretty com
ftable, doc.; but I wisht you'd let
science have a rap at me.
Dr Burridge— How?
Snoozer -Jest try that oppyration for
th' transfusion of beer —Judge
llerlzontal Longevity.
"Are boa-constrictors remarkable for
longevity?"
"Indeed they are. Some of them
grow to be thirty or forty fe«t long **
Brooklyn Life.
"Comrades! Comrades! "
"Comrades Comrades '••—he saag U> the eve®-
tide.
The lights were low—l dealt him a blow
Auu "be died rlgbt by my ilOfc"
-Puck
Faithful Unto Death.
She—lla» she treated you falsely and
broken off the engagement'
He No. that * the trouble She
keeps her engagement*--ofl 0* them,
you know. —JtltiUfe.
TSTO. 6
THE COW IN WINTER.
lifow She Can lie Had* to Vl#'** •
factory In- »me.
The quantity • i milk and butter
can be scoured during the winter (im
pends largely upon the management
and care given the flows. Both milk
and butter sell at better prices daring
the winter, aud iot' this reason if proper
ly managed a bctier profit can be real
ized. In many localities more profit
could be realized by having some of
the calves come in the fall rather than
all in the spring as is so generally
done.
One of the principal items in baving
a good supply of milk economically is
to provide comfortable shelter. With
all animals a certain quantity of food
is required to maintain animal life and
heat, and where no shelter is provided
m<>re will bo needed to supply beat
than with good shelter. The excess
over and above what is necessary to
maintain life and heat goes into mQk.
A good milch cow is rarely a fat one,
at least while she is giving milk, and
both the quality and quantity are af
fected by the kind and quantity of feed
as well as the conditions under which
it is supplied The difference in feed
ing a cow through the winter, whether
she is dry or is giving a good flow of
milk is small if she is fed so as to keep
in good thrifty condition, while if she
can be managed so as to secure a lib
eral flow of milk there will be a very
considerable difference in the profit
Clover or millet hay is better than
timothy hay or corn fodder. Wheafc
bran is good to increase the quantity,
but the cows need com meal or oil meal
to make it a good feed for both quality
aud quantity.
Untlirashed oats with Wheat bran
make a good ration for milk. A good
plan of feeding is to run it through a
feed cutter and then add the bran,
dampening the whole and mixing that
thoroughly together. Bran and oil
meal can nearly always be used to
good advantage in feeding the milch
cows, whether in winter or in summer;
but in nearly all cases in order to se
cure the best results it will be neces
sary to feed it in connection with
something else. It pays to feed oows
liberally; give what they will eat up
clean. This applies to rough feed as
well as grain.
Cows need little if any exercise dur
ing the winter. U'hen the weather is
mild and pleasant it may be well
enough to turn them out for a few
hours during the day, but when the
weather is cold or atormy it will be
better to keep them confined under
shelter. They must be watered regu
larly at least twice a day, but in bad
weather this shouid be uone with as
little exposure us possible.
Where it is an object to secure the
largest quantity cf ni.lk many find it
profitable to warm tiw water, as taking
into the system a considerable quantity
of cold water chills and causes a de
crease in the quantity of milk. Plenty
of bedding should be provided in order
to keep the cows clean and comforta
ble. Feed each cow according to her
needs; furnish variety enough to keep
them in good appetite. In this way
cows can be mude more profitable in
winter than in summer.— bt Louis Re
public.
A SERVICEABLE HOE.
A Tool of This Kind'siioulri Be Owned by
livery I'nrmcr.
In many cases the jjardener feels the
need of a tool more powerful thar the
ordinary light hoe. Cur illustration
shows tho implement tiiat u.ay till the
bill. It is found in qu.to general use
ainonT German gardeners in sections
of we: tern New York.
(Jr;:pe growers in western New York,
especially the Germans, fil~o use such
a hoe, under the name "grafx! uoe." for
working among ;rrapc ••irr'3, and to dig
u{i the ground in row* ,v -.-ra the plow
and cultivator cannot reaciit while hop
growers use it as "grubbiag hoe" for
: <C
A SEIUnCEABUE HOB.
digging around the hop hills, and In
their search for cutworms.
Such a hoe is especially handy and
serviceable in working aud digging
among roots, stumps, stones, etc., and
in hard and stony soil generally. You •
cau use it pretty much like a pick. Its
advantages are these: First, the tinea
enter with ease, even ground that li
quite hard; second, the handle affords
a strong lever for turning up the clod
or sod; lastly, the head is easily ap
plied to knocking the soil to piecea
A tool of this kind should be in the
possession of every soil tiller. If the
hardware man does not keep it in
st*>ck, the nearest blacksmith can make
one. Surely it is a serviceable tool;
one which once possessed, would not
be parted with for several times its
cost —Popular Gardening.
Tatting Salt In Cream.
A well-known western dairyman, C.
S. Arnold, is on record as saying that
he salts his cream as fast as taken from
the milk at the rati of two ounces of
salt to the gallon of cream, and is get
ting gratifying resplts. The cream
ripens better, and with no disposition
to excessive fermentation. Th® churn
gets more butter from tho cream and
quicker than when no salt is used
All this may be so, and as Mr. Arnold
says, but the amount of salt seems ex
cessive. So far as the churning and
getting all the butter, we think that
adding some fair, strengthened brine, a
quart to the gallon of cream when the
churn is started, wouid be better than
just salt alone. It is only another
6ign that dairymen are after that laat
ounce of butter, and are bound to hare
It—for profit —Practical Farmer.
R«t. Pllnk flunk on Don»tl«a«.
If de membahs of dis congregashun
who are so liberal in donatin' buttons
to de basket, deah breadera, would
only change de program a little by
droppin' in a needle an' thread once in
awhile fo' de purpose ob eewin' on dose
buttons de pastor would feel deeply
grateful for dere thoughtfulneas. —
Y. Herald. _
Pour of a Kind*
A thief prlgßlng psntaioons. caught
By a cop. the old sergeant »PP#U*
By saying 'Put In your r port:
I'm one ol lUut cop's over haula"
Thai thler In the cooler be plant*
Preceding the act by a pun—
•<Yoo copper run after the pants;
The culprit pan la after tbe rtta.*"
—
No Ona U Identify Hlaa*
"I can't give you the money on this
check unless you get some one to identi
fy you. ' said the paying teller.
The stranger took back the check
and went out without a word lie
•knew it was a hopeless case. IJe bad
once been vice president of t4» United
States. Life.
Privilege* Curtailed.
"What's the matter?" asked a tabby*
cat of her oltiest kitten, who wu UW*
ing piteously
"We are shamefully gjtsused- I heard
a man say a cat may look at a king,
and then- is uu king tejfe Itfir OA (b)kAI
at." —Juutfe-