VOL. XXIX.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JOSEPH w. MILLEK, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence at 338 ?. Main St. Bntler,
Pa.
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
I*7 E. Wayne St.. office hours, 10 to 12 M. and
I to 3 V. *l.
L. M. REINSEL, M. D ,
PHYSICIiS AND SCBO*OX.
Office and residence at 127 E. Cunningham Si,
L. BLACKj
PHTBICI AH A*l> SI'HOBOM,
New Troutman Building. Butler, Pa.
K. JJ. ! EaKK. M. D. J- E. MANN. M. D.
Spe. titles Specialties:
0/nan olc«y and Sur- Eye. Ea^ j N_ ofce and
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pa.
G. ZIMMERMAN.
r aY3ICIA.M AND nr»a«OH.
office at No. 15. S. Stain street, over Frank *
OO'H I>l u>C Store. Butler, Pa.
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
f.O. 22 East Jefferson Ht„ Bi.tler, Pa.
V. McALPINE,
Dentist,
Is now permanently located at 1«> South Main
Street Butler. Pa., in rooms formerly occupied
by Dr. IValdron.
j, j. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.
< rtiL<.ial TeetU Inserted i a the latest l»n
--i wved plan, tiold Pilling a specialty. Offlce
ovtr SctauTs clcUiing Store.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST, ~ - BUTLER, PA.
All work pertaining to tUe profession exacut
e V^ewlt n i^^oW l Kiuinp, and Pal.desaEx
trluou'jfTeeth. Vit ilizeJAlr adminiatered.
o«-.ie t r fI .o. u « r t l: o.e^t.ru,wa
prompt attention,
X. B.- The only Dentist In Butler using the
be»i mutes of teeth.
c. F. L. McQUISTION,
engineer AND SURVEYOR,
(WFIC* MCAK DIAMOND. BCTLKR. I'A.
A. B. McFARLAND.
AU'v at l.aw and Notary Pul^lc—omce on H.
Dian,on,! St - opposite the court Jouse—stc
ond tloor.
H. Q. WAL KER,
AU' I > -;T* -I.HW— Office in Diamond liloc*
P.n !ei •'..
j M. PAINTER,
Attot ney-at-Law.
Olticfr Between Pwtofflce and Diamond, But
ler. Pa.
A. T. SCOTT,
ATTORN UY-AT-LAW.
Office at No. (>. South Diamond, Butler. Pa.
A. M. CHRISTLEY,
ATiOBNBY AT LAW.
Office second rtoor. Anderson HI k. Main M.,
ueur Ccult House, Butler. Pa.
J.W HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office 011 »t cond floor ot the Huselton block.
Diamond, Butler, Pa.. Koom No. t.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Atlnrnev at l.aw. Office at No. IT, .leOer
gon St.. Butler, Pa.;
W. C. FINDLEY,
Attorney at 1 rvt and Heal Estate Ancnt. Of
tlce rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office on north sld<
of Diamond, Butler, Pa.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attorney-at-law. office on second lloor ot
Anderson building, near Court llouse. Butlsr.
Pa.
NEWTON BLACK.
Att'y at Law—omce.on Souili side of Dlamon'i
Butlsr. Pa.
L iS. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate Ag'l
IT EAST JEFEERSON.BT.
BUTLER, - PA.
lunli covlsfy
mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Office Cor. Main & Cunningham *stj.
3 C. ROESSING, PEBHID*NT.
11 (J
pi HECTORS:
.• c Rne«l'iir Henderson Oliver,
j ' I I' rvi, James Stephenson,
A.Troutman, "•
K ifr.'» i wtrk N. Weitzel,
I»r W lrvln Br Rl WenhacU.
J. W Burkliart. iD.T. Norrls.
LOYAL S. M'.iUhKIK, Agent.
BTTTJIi^-R, T=» A
aTe. gable,
"V" etennary Surgeon.
Graduate oi the Ontario Veterinary
Gotk-ir*. Toronto. Catmila.
I)r. Gahle treats all diffawee of the
animals, and mokes
ridalinflr, cawtration and borne d«n
tigtrv a Bpeeialty. Castration per
formed wi'hoot ciams, and all otfier
fureipiil operations performed in the
raoxt wientific manner.
Calls to any part- of the country
promptly responded to.
Office and Infirmary in CrawfordV
Liverv. 132 West Jefferson Street,
lin'ter Pa
G. D. HARVE '.,
rontractor and builder In brick work, grate
anil mantel wiling mid all Klndnof tirick-laying
aepec' ilty. Also dealer In barrel lime. Wam
pum loo.e lline. cHni^nt l .. Naildnal. Portland
and all lies' grades in 'lie market, calcined
idastcr, pl.wtcr hair. Kind's cement, tire brick.
• tie, wlillc sand and river aund. Main office 31S
N Main ••rreet. and allordens lettat ware bouse
will receive prompt delivery. Terms reasonable.
Good Farm for Sale.
Containing 106 acre* and 87 perches. To acres
cleared ami under fence. Balance standing In
goiid white oak tlml'er. ' onifortablc dwelling
bou.se, gixjd bam. wagon shed, sprlngliouse ol
t)est kind, bog pen and itl'fep houw. Never
fallln* srnngn over whole place: n good or
i-hard Possession uiveu April I !*!«. Tit I'.
ti>od in t'enn nvp. Butler couutv,
Pa atxna six miles irf Rlrtler.
Kmiuire iiICniZKN office. Butler. p».. or the
owner. DAVID DIXON.
BrovnuakUe, BuU«r UU.,P»
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
CAPTURED.
"v Once upon a time a young man named
•//)A ) Cobb met a beautiful young lady named
7T ( Webb, and it is lelated thn' be fell in lore
ft t ' af> so°n as he Spiedher Our tale is told.
IVO-*ll V J We've caught yoor eve Do too catch
W J: J on? Well; just follow along a little
further. That "birds of a feather (lock
together" in little droves by themselves >s
,■**- no more truly verified than at our Ptore.
**"' * Those who are pood Judges of goods in
our lire, and who wish to get the best
Jf gcods ID the market for the ni'-nev. c«n
gregate at our Ptore daily. There is ni
wavs room for one more; so don't be back
V ijUf ward, but call in and see us.
I did not tbiok of advertising this fall, but I met a man who a.-ked me
who I was. I told him
Heck, Tlie Champion Clothier & Furnisher.
And strange to pay, he informed me that he had never beard of me. Well!
it is jopt pucb people we are after, and if this should catch their eye, tve
hope human curiosity will lead them to read it for it is one of the commonest
traits of the race. It was curiosity that led Eve to taste the forbidden Irnit;
and her offspring have their curiosity excited every day as a hereditary
temptation, from ibe small boy everlastingly peeping into boxes to the
hired girl with her eye to the key bole. Eveybody wonders wbat is in it.
Properly directed, th'B curiositv often leads to satisfactory results, and D.
A Ueck invites all carious people to make a voyage of discovery to bis store
and see the largest store, the largest stock of clothing—in Overeats and
Suits for men, boys and children, Hats, Cups, Gloves. Mitts. Shirts. I uder
wear, Cordigau-Jackets, Leather Coats and Pants, Overall-Jackets, Trunk.-.
Yalises, Umbiellas, Rubber Coats, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Hdkfs, Mufflers
Brushes, Purses, Bill and Pocket Books, Ladies and Gents' Watches, Chain
Charms, Rings, Pins, Sleeve and Coilar Buttons, Silver C ard-L'ar-es, and a
full line of Noxious—at remarkably low prices; no matter how low you have
been offered goods we have them still lower and for quality we never tike e
back seat. It will be to your personal advantage to give us an early CMII
and get our prices, and you are sure to give us a large share ot your pat
ronage hereafter.
Thanking our many friends for their very liberal patronage.
We remain, yours to please.
T>. JV. HEC K,
Champion Clothier, Furnisher aiul 1 latter.
121 ]N.!Maiii St. Butler, Pa.
Closing out Sale
OF WINTER
BOOTS, SHOES
RUBBERS
Regardless of Cost.
II vou are let king for harpi-in- to
jailN BICKKL'S.
A lively fate h now c;.>ing o:j in i.ll kinds of f-iotwear. Price no ohj. i •
the principal tbiug is to redi*e stock. I find tuva-lf with a v.-rv large Mi <•
of winter goodn which I will not carrv over li low figure* on tb• ru will h»v
anj effect.
All Kinds of Stoga Boots cm.
I sold Boots low at the beginnine of the >-en«»oii Now I sni e.lni"-
giving them away. Meus BOOH $1 50; Boyi* Boots, $1.'25; V utli-> Co -t
--$1 00; Cbilds Boots, 75 ctfl.
Ladies, Misses and Childrens Shoes Go
Sboddy nhoes are dear at auy price. Thene good* are all fresh, desir
able goods and are iro : ;Dg to be sola very cheap My stock of children'*
school shoes are very desirable and selling lower than ever bef re
Felt Boots are iu tlie Pusli with Rubber
Goods.
These goods are just in season and now is the time to see them, LOW ll
when yon want them and you can buy them cheap
Coots and Shoes Made to Order
Holiday Slippers in Great
Variety.
Repairing neatly and promptly done.
Ask for 1892 Calander.
JOHN BICKEL.
BUTLER, ------ - PENN'.«
WOOL BOOTS
ANI)
Perfection Heel & Tap Overs
$2.00 $2.00
FOR THE COMBINATION.
Wo offer the Farmers of Butler Co. this season the greatest value lot
the money they I'ave ever had.
The Boots are ibe heaviest aud best made and wre 6tted with joint and
back stay of leather. They are all wool und seamless, made munmo'h sizi
and then fulled down to the proper dimensions Tliev combine S iltnes-
Plisbilitv and Durability and will k—p you- fe t wirra ih <;. 1--t Uf.
CANDEE BUCKLE OVERS.
This well known brand of overs., which forms over one hull of tin
grrat combination needs no comment as to their quality Evrrv one k- ow -
that tbey are one of the b»-st makes of rubber i?oorl» on the market to dm
Tbeir style is that of a buck e ankle boot. The buckle is a patent, clase.
Tbey have solid Her Is and Taps. The taps over extra thick at the ba 1
when- the most wear conies.
We will se'l either part of the combination separately for SI.OO pi r pair.
This will give those who have boots hut. no shoes a chance to buj tb. W;
shoes at lees than wholesale prices and vice versa
A last word. Don't delay in bavioir We hive lots of these foods
now but uo teliiug how long they will last at these prices.
A-L. R-U-F-F.
114 Soutli Main Street. Butler,
MERTISE 111 CITIZM
WHEN MA MADE SUNDAY P.E.
I mlod me or those Saturdays
When life was young and fair,
And tears and troubles vanished
Like bubbles blown in air;
I tnind me of the little things
That made t e days dance by
On wings of butterflies and bees.
When ma made Sunday pie.
No school, no books, no switches.
No basket, bag and slate;
No hurrying through my breakfast
For fear I would be late;
But snoozing in my attic,
Till Sol was two hours high.
Then creeping down the kitchen stairs
Where ma made Sunday pie.
Myl 1 can smell those apples
A-stewing in the pot,
A-blubber*ng and steaming.
So sirup-y and hot.
With cinnamon ar.d sugar.
And butter piled up high;
All on the clean pine rolling-board,
Where ma made Sunday pie.
I S3e the dough so flakey—
A toss, a roll, a pat—
A flopping It up this way.
Then flopping it down that-
Then slap' into the pie-tin
It fits Just like a die—
And prinked around the edges—yum!
That luscious Sunday pic!
Oh dear! to bo a youngster.
And free again, once more—
A-roliing on my stomach
On that clean kitchen floor-
Life's all a bunch of bothers.
And fame rides on a sigh.
And glory is not 'in it." with
My mother's Sunday pie!
-Belle Hunt, in N. Y. Worid.
THE INDIAN CROW.
A Reprobate Without One Re
deeming Trait of Character.
Hl* thief Purpose Seems to Be to Fur
nish a Synonym for Wickedness and
Canning—Well Able to Take
Care of Himself.
fie wears the outward semblance ol
the common jackdaw, and his disposi
tion is somewhat similar; but the most
abandoned iackdaw that ever flew is
a model of probity and virtue by com
parison with the gray-headed reprobate
we call a crow The English bird has
defective ideas regarding ownership,
and is admitted on all hands to be a
noisy and undesirable neighbor; but
his shortcomings and faults are as
nothing in the eyes of him whose fate
it has been to mjjke acquaintance with
the Indian crow.
A kleptomaniac by birth, that crow
makes theft his profession frotn the
hour he leaves the untidy nest in the
mango tree, wherein his parcnts reared
him on stolen goods. From the hour
he can use his wings he pursues a ca
reer of audacious wickedness which
would shock a jackdaw into honesty,
llis character is blacker than his wing,
lie lives by peculation and larceny,
purloining from man and beast alike.
He revels in cannibalism, stealing the
fledglings of other birds and tearing
them lira)) from limb to devour whilo
the blood runs warm., He has not a
friend in the world; every hand, every
tooth and every beak is against him,
and he glories in it.; comporting him
self with a brazen sprightliness that the
guileless robin would blush to sec. In
the boundless jungles he might dwell
in peace and earn an honest livelihood,
so lie does not live there. He prefers a
life of dissipation in town and rears his
family in the trees lining the busy bar
zaar, conscious that the mild Hindu
will not only leave him undisturbed,
but find, unintentionally, a living for
him He never strays far from the
haunts of mankind: the poor black
man's rice and chupatti are sweeter to
him than the growing fruit and grain;
and he does not disdain to swindle the
pariah dog out of his iul erit
ance of garbage He is rmnivorouf
and insatiable, com! ining the appctiic
of the vulture with tlie tastes of the
ostrich; nothing comes amiss to him;
one minute be steals the toaft oil youi
breakfast table, and the next is one ot
a party discussing a dead rat.
Look at him as he perches there OB
the veranda railing liis legs are bent,
his wings are half open, and his body
thrust forward in readiness to take the
in lant flight lor which his uneasy con
science warns him always to bo pre
pared. He carries his head on one side
and his beak agape; his wicked eye is
restlessly rolling; he looks exactly
what we know him to be—to wit, a
bad, bold, evilly-disposed bird. He is
on the railing for no good purpose; he
never went anywhere yet on an honor
able errand, and he never will, lie is
waiting until your back is turned to
drop nois' lc:, l.v in at thoopen window,
thence feloniously to steal and carry
away your p"n. uhirt stud-,, money or
penknife, no matter what, so long as
it is something loose and portable,
which you want, and he does not. He
purloins from sheer superfluity of
nauglitinet.'. for in nine cases out of
ten he leaves his booty on the most in
accessible part of the bungalow roof,
fcfter subjecting it. to a cursory examin
ation. and in the tenth case he drops it
down the well, pretending to so by
ardent. As soon aa he has thus dis
posed of your property, he comes back
to the veranda for the express purpose
of hearing you scold your "boy" for
losing an article he never touched
The black servant hates the crow
with a deep undying hate not unnuxcd
with awe . for he regards him as the
abiding place of an evil spirit Cyn
ical persons of broad views have been
known to say that dishonest nokkurs
become crews when thc3' die, and cer- -
tainly the bird's close intimacy with
the minutiiß of Anglo-Indian house
keeping gives this theory plausibility.
This, by the way I was about to re
fer to the boy's practice of saddling his
own misdoings upon the crow Any
thing bright or shining, like u silver
spoon or a gold stud, has an irresistible
attraction for the crow, and the boy
knows it; indeed, what a native servant
does not know is not worth learning.
Hence, when such an article mysteri
ously disappears, as things do disap
pear in the east, the boy always "saw
crow done come took it." A crow once
took away four of my tablespoons in
this fashion; but very kindly brought
them Back and laid them in a drawer of
the table in the back veranda, when he
discovered they were electrotypes of
inferior manufacture, I mention this as
an exceptional case. Both the khitmu
gar and mesalchee recollected seeing
the crow carry off those spoons, but
could not rcmemlier seeing them
brought back, though they agreed with
me that it must have taken the bird
some time to open the drawer and shut
it again. Needless to say, the crow
never goes to the trouble of restoring
anything that is convertible into annas
and pice in the bazaar.
Hut inasmuch as the hard-hearted
European skeptic insists on holding his
poor black s Tvant responsible for tho
crow's misdeeds and docks his monthly
wages in accordance with this princi
ple native ingenuity is ever on the rack
to devise means of circumventing tho
enemy The bird's cunning is so ex
traordinary that no ordinary trap de
ceives him, and the boy lias recourse
to all kinds of dodges to accomplish tho
desired end Sometimes he makes a
few strong paper cones, and smearing
them inside with birdlime drops a mor
sel of juicy raw meat into each and
throws the snares down on the rubbish
heap behind the cookhouse where
crows do mostly congregate. Down
comes a crow to investigate. Ho turns
over a cone thoughtfully and applies
his eye to tlie interior. Meat, by all
that's edible! In goes his beak and he
is securely "boruiete 1." ttefore he can
claw off the encumbrance the wily
native is upon him and he is borne
struggling uud squawking into the
BUTLER, PA., FR I DAY, DECEMBER 18. 1891.
smoky coounouse i nere me u«i
squats on the floor and holds him tight,
while the bobachcc fastens a cork upon
his nose with a bit of wire from a soda
water bottle, and thus adorned he is
released, to wear a l>«dg« of shame for
the rest of his days. Ileinp caught by
the superior craft of a man is the only
thing a crow is ashamed of. Hut he
does not live long if there happen to be
a "griffin" in the district; the new ar
rival recognizes in the strange excres
cence the distinctive mark of a new
and curious species, hitherto unknown
to natural history; and, fired with sci
entific zeal, shoots him accordingly. It
is an expensive mistake —for the crow.
Hut so admirably is the crow ''lntel
ligence Department" organized, that
the most subtly designed trap soon fails
to delude. The corked example, for
instance, goes about, a melancholy
warning against the allurements of
paper cones, and tells every fellow he
meets how he came by the decoration.
Thenceforth, those instruments are
doomed to failure and derision; you m ay
spend a lifetime making paper cones
and charging them with the choicest
dainties, and the crows will come and
sit round, squarking sarcastic remarks.
If you leave the snares long enough,
the birds will calmly set to work and
take out the bait from the apex and in
safety; but no appeal to crow palate
will induce them to fall in with your
scheme.
The intelligence of an elderly crow
is exasperatingly human. Point your
gun at him and he seems to vanish into
thin air; in reality he has dived behind
the nearest cover like a flash of black
lightning. Threaten him with the un
mounted barrels, and without stirring
a feather, he croaks back a jeering
"squark." lie regards a hand-thrown
missile with utter contempt; waiting
until it is fairly launched, he calculates
its course with mathematical precision,
steps aside to let it pass, and resumes
his old perch, yawning.
Crows are intensely clannish. If you
are consumed with a morbid curiosity
to ascertain how many reside within a
radius of five miles round your bunga
low; or if you conceive a philanthropic
wish to relieve your neighbors of their
share of the crow population, it is very
easy, once you have caught a member
of the race. That, I admit, is difficult.
But, assuming that you have succeeded,
all you need do is tie a red rag to his
leg and let him go. In three minutes
all the crows in the district have heard
of the outrage, and the air over youi
compound is darkened by thousands oi
angrily protesting birds —all crows.
Other feathered creatures ignore the
carryings-on of this disreputable fami
ly. It is an indignation meeting, called
to condemn you; and the crows, flying
just out of gunshot, hurl down unani
mous and deafening votes of censure
with all the power of their lungs. If
you appear outside for a moment the
uproar becomes positively bewildering.
All you can do is to remain quiet in
doors and wait. Presently there is a
lull; this denotes that a committee has
been appointed to examine your vic
tim, and that the business is in prog
ress on the top of a high tree. It is a
crow supreme court of judicature, and
only two methods of procedure are
known to it—if the rag can be pecked
off the committee crows remove it; if
it can't they lose their temper, swear
that the rag-adorned crow has himself
to blame for his misfortune, and kill
him out of h.-'nd. This done, the meet
ing, which has hovered in waiting,
bursts forth in votes of still more vo
ciferous censure and breaks up. Then
you venture forth, feeling like a man
who has passed through an ludian
thunderstorm and an earthquake
rolled into one.
I have already mentioned the crow's
taste for young birds; and there is in
this nothing very remarkable. A haif
fledged sparrow is a tend jr and succu
lent morsel no carnivorous bird need
despise. Ilut what, in the name of
gastronomy, is there to recommend the
scorpion as an article of diet, even to
the depraved appetite of a crow? And
yet his fondness for this ugly reptile
amounts to a passion. If you see half
a dozen crows standing silently in a
circle on the road, you may be sure
there is a scorpion in the middle, lash
ing out on all sides with tliat danger
ous curved spur which forms the ex
tremity of his tail. Stand still and
watch the one-sided strife. One crow
takes his place in front of the reptile,
to engage his attention; the rest hop
round, seizing every opportunity of
giving the ever-moving tail a vicious
dig. The scorpion is scaly an 3 tough
and surprisingly active, so it takes
some time to disarm him; but hia
strokes grow fainter and fewer, and
the crows' digs harder and more fre
quent. At last a well-aimed peck
strikes home between the overlapping
armor, and the tail is severed. It's all
over; as the spur and its underlying
sac of poison fall off, every beak closes
ou some portion of the scorpion's anat
omy, and a tug of war ensues, "all
against all;" it is torn to pieces and
•wallowed on the spot.
1 saw, early one morning, a very
curious contest between a number of
crows and a bandicoot rat. The rat
had obviously been out all night, and
was making his way home along a shal
low open drain, when the crows caught
sight of him. He was a sorry speci
men of his kind, mangy and decrepit;
so the crows "went for him." A ban
dicoot's teeth are long and sharp, and
the birds were not inclined to come to
close quarters in the open; they formed
up in single lilo on either edge of the
drain, and escorted the now hurrying
rat till he reached his hole. Then they
began operations; the instant the ban
dicoot's head disappeared they fell
upon him pellmell, and drove their iron
bills into every tender spot they could
reach, while one of the flock held on to
his tail, seemingly bent on dragging
the owner out. Whether the strain on
his caudal appendage overcame him, or
whether prompted bv motives of ven
geance, 1 cannot say, but after a few
seconds' struggle, the bandicoot backed
out and snapped fiercely at his foes,
who retreated a step or two and waited.
The crow at his tail was the first to re
tire; and giving it a defiant waggle, to
make suro it was free, the rat made
another rush for his burrow. The very
moment hi.-, head was out of sight, a
crow pounced upon his tail again, and
the others resumed the attack, draw
ing blood at every peck. I began to
understand the modus operandi, and
grew interested; the crows' plan of ac
tion, in detail, was to assault only when
the rat could not bite back; and the
general idea to worry him until he suc
cumbed to exhaustion and weakness.
It took the birds just twelve minutes
to achieve a victory; the bandicoot
grew weary, and presently the crows
confined themselves tosimply dragging
him out whenever he got half-way into
his hole. As soon as it appeared safe,
they pounced upon him en masse,
pecked out his eyes, and literally
stabbed him to death. Then, in half
the time it had taken to kill him, they
ate him and flew away happy.
People who don't know tho crow
may find difficulty in believing the
following anecdote, though Anglo-
Indians will accept it without hesita
tion. A dog of my acquaintance—a
fox terrier of long eastern experience
—was one morning eating a chicken
bone on the veranda, when two crows
happened to pass, and, observing tho
dog and his bone, wheeled down and
alighted on the veranda railing,
whence they set to work croaking to
induce liiiu to drop his breakfast-
Under ordinary circumstances an
Lnglish dog will fly at a crow the
moment he appears: but on this oc
casion "Jack" simply looked up,
growled, and continued gnawimr. The
crows ceased croaking, ana consult?n
together for a momeut; then one of the
pair dropped into the veranda a few
yards behind the dog and croaked at
him again; once more obtaining no
answer but a growL After strolling
casually round the veranda for a
minute, to let Jack settle down, the
bird hopped up silently and swiftly and
gave the dog's tail a cruel nip That
was too much; with a howl of pain.
Jack turned upon his tormenter, and
crow No. 2, who had -i>een patiently
awaiting this opportunity, swooped
down upon the bone and carried it off.
You never saw a dog wear a look of
such abject humiliation as did Jack
when he recognized how he had been
fooled.
When nature organized, her great
scheme of administration, she ap
pointed the crow to the sanitary de
partment, with the jackal, pariah,
vulture and kite. These fcyir are con
scientious and painstaking officials,
whose utility no one denies; but after
all I have said about the crow, it
seems idle to add that he never does
any work, or only when it happens to
suit his private ends. So far his chief
purpose has been to supply us with a
synonym for wickedness and cunning,
and our servants with a scapegoat; but
he is scarcely worth preserving for
these uses. Not that he stands in
need of preservation or in any way
owes his flourishing condition to pro
tective effort on the part of man. He
is only too well able to take care of
himself; indeed, if there be anything
in the doctrine of the "survival of the
fittest," a time should come when the
crow, and the crow only, will populate
the world.—Chambers' Journal
ILL-FOUNDED FAITH.
An Experiment That Cott a Valuable Dec's
Life.
A certain Chicago man doesn't be
lieve in the hoodoo business. An agent
attempted to sell him a patent concern
the other day, for which wonderful
things were claimed. This recalled a
circumstance to the inspector's mind
which took place during the war.
"I came up from the south," be said,
"and found that the son of an old
friend of mine had run away and en
listed in the army. My friend told me
that he had written his son a letter
which would prevent-liim from ever be
ing wounded. The letter called on the
saints to protect the son from all dan
ger. 'Why, it will protect my dog
even,' said my friend. 1 challenged
him to prove it He had a dog which
he valued very highly. lie wrote his
letter and fastened it to the dog's neck.
1 got out my double barreled shotgun
and turned loose at the dog. When
the smoke cleared away the dog's head
and the letter were nowhere to be
found."
"What did your friend say?"
"lie came near fainting. His boy
came home from the war wounded
both in the body and leg and is now in
a soldiers' home in Wisconsin." —Chi-
cago Post.
His Heaven.—Maud (after the pri>
posal, reproachfully) "You didn't
•.*0 .1 very eager to get me, Harry 1
thought you intended never to pro
pose." Harry—"Yes; I determined to
go about it carefully and slowly, not
all at once, you know Heaven is not
reached at a singli; bound." Lighi.3
low—more kisses. Yankee. Blade.
Bringing Mini Bound.
Fond but Bashful Youth—Julie, is
there any—cr —constraint placed on you
in regard to—to letting me come to see
you so often?
Julie—No, and there doe.-.n't seem to
be much —er—constraint placed on me
when you do come.
[He immediately constrains her.]—
Chicago Tribune.
A Natural Delay.
Mr. Eator—Waiter, can't you do
something to hurry up that lunch of
mine?
Waiter—lt's all ready, sir, except
dressing the salad.
Mr. Eator —H'm! One would think
that salad was a woman, from the time
its dressing takes' —Jury.
lUtlier E fJy.
She —This is a pretty hour of the night
for you to come home after promising
me to be in at a quarter to twelve. You
are the biggest liar in the city.
He (pointing to the clock) —Well,
ain't three a quarter of tweive? Tt
ain't my fault that you don't know
arithmetic. —Texas Siftings.
Beyond Rep ach.
Mr. Ducatts —I have my doubts about
that young Paul Knight who comes to
Eee you so often. Do you consider him
a steady young man?
Diana Ducatts—Why, yes; seven
nights in the week is prcUy steady,
isn't it, papa?— Puck.
Bribery.
"Henry," she said, "papa asked rae
last night if you smoked."
"Yes," he replied, wondering.
"Well," she continued, "I think it
would be a good thing if you should
offer him a cigar occasionally."—N. Y
Truth.
An Afrvriaent of Opinion.
"How Mr Gabble talks! and how
cheerful he is—always bubbling over
with spirits. He reminds me of the
phrase, a sound mind in a sound body."
"Yes, Pve always thought he was all
sound." —N. Y. Press.
Theory and i'racUce.
Jawkins —I saw you tip the waiter. I
thought you believed in "not one penny
for tribute."
Hogg—That's the idea, exactly- I'd
be ashamed to offer anything less than
silver! —Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
"For Kxainple, Thin?
Editor (to assistant) —When you
mads up last night you put a .ioke at
the end of the obituary column.
Assistant —Yes; but then I picked
out the poorest joke.—Brooklyn Life.
AN OBJECT IN VIEW.
—Life".
Started on Architect'* Fi|ture».
"Well, does your new house come np
to your expectations?"
"Yes. It s a beauty But I'm going
to move."
"Why?"
"I can't afford to live ill it."—Puck.
Kurprislnc liberality.
"Is that c:iglc thoroughbred?"
"Yes." .
"How mi'.ch do you want for him?"
"Five dollars."
"Why, do you sell a who.e eagle for V
half eagle?**—Harper's Bazar.
Bn.tnes. Caution.
Grocei Hid you charge Mr. Heysoo
with that pound of tea?
Clerk — Yes, I'm sure I did.
Grocer—Well, charge him over again;
you can't be too sure of a thing. Lite.
She I'r r->l Tli it Mie Wu.
"And she said that I w:is no lady."
"The i'! .1 And wiiat did yon do?"
"I just slapped her face and scratched
her eyet» almost out. ''—Boa tou.News.
MISS WILLARD HONORED.
Touching Tribute Paid by a Poem Dedi
cated to the Lady.
At the W C. T D convention in
mont temple. Boston, a short time ago.
Mrs. Louise A. Purrington, of lioston.
read a poem written by Miss Ella G
FRANCES E WII.LARD
Ives and dedicated to President Wil
lard, as follows.
00 D SAVX OCR QCKES
Ihdletttd to France* K H'l llurd, tyuten a/Ik*
WAitt /fiiios Kingdom
No rank or title she.
No royal pedigree.
Our uncrowned Queen;
And yet o'er every heart,
With love's persuasive art
Sbe rules und reigns apart.
Anointed Queen.
Long may she live to know
AH that .eve can bestow.
Our peerless Queen.
All that trust can inspire.
Fanning God's aitar tire
Till It burn high and higher
In our dear Queen
God keep her pure as snow.
Growing as lilies grow.
Our gracious Queen.
Let angels camp around
When danger signals sound.
Under God's wing be found
Our loyal Queen.
When poisoned arrows fly,
Faith's shield be lifted high
By our good Queen.
Trusting in God alone
To heed each human moan
TUI foes are overthrown.
God save our Queen
0 God, who lovest best
Hearts gentle, love possessed.
Subject though Queen.
Fearless to do and dare.
Gentlest to be and boar.
Fairest when all are fair,
God love our Quern
Miss Willard said that when she
hadn't money enough to pay her car ;
fare Mrs. Purrington's purse was al
ways at her disposal, and this tribute
was doubly sweet The following tele
gram was received and read from Mme
Willard, President Willard's aged
mother, in Evanston, 111.
"To the World's VV C. T C.: Your message
gratefu.ly received.
" 'As one who stands cpois the shore,
And sees the lifeboat speed to save.
And all too weak to take an oar,
I send a cheer across the wave."
'MART T H WOAAItD."
Lady Somerset asked that this tele
gram might be given her to keep
THE CORK ELECTION.
The Besult Declared t'ndcr Decidedly
Peculiar Circumstances.
The result of the polling in Cork for
th« vacancy in the parliamentary rep
resentation caused by the death of Mr
Parnell was declared a.s follows.
Alderman Flavin <n *ionalist> 3 <V9 ,
Mr. Jobn R rt dm nd i l'.i ■ tellite) ».!*»• j
Capt. Sarsllctd (uui »u. »t) ... 1.00 l I
A singular spect'*"le the view of \
those who accompanied the high sheriff
to the front of the building where the
poll was to be declared in public Half
a regiment of infantry were drawn up
on the opposite side of the street with
fixed bayonets, while near at hand
stood a couple of ambulance wagons.
Immediately in front of the assembly
rooms was a strong force of the royal
Irish constabulary, some mounted and
others on foot. Between these two
forces was a vast concourse of people
When the sheriff in declaring the poll
mentioned the successful candidate's
JOHN REDMOND. THE DEFEATED PARWKIX
ITS LEADER
name there was a great outburst of
cheering mingled with groans. The
new member, Mr Flavin, is a local
butter -merchant, who is highly es
teemed in the business world Mr.
Flavin has long been a staunch nation
alist, and in the past has materially
contributed to the funds of the party.
•• Go to Halifax."
The evil repute of HaJJ£ax implied in
this adage came to it by inheritance
from Halifax in Yorkshire, England
Halifax law, as may be gathered from
a letter of Lord Leicester quoted by
Motley in his "History of the United
States," was that criminals should be
"condemned first and inquired upon
afterward," a law which in that one
particular at least resembled 'Jedburg
Justice." Halifax lay within the for
est of Hardwick, where the law was
that if a felon was taken with 13X
pence worth of stolen goods he should
be tried by four firth burgers from four
of the precinct towns, and if condemned
by them be hanged the next day
After this proceeding had been carried
out to the letter the case might be sent
to u jury! Ilnhfax is also credited with
being the home of the guillotine which
the regent. Earl Morton, introduced into
Scotland only to have his own head
chopped off with it
Authorities on Ages.
Prof. Greatmind Yes, Mr, this earth
is 100,01)0,000 years okl, not a day less.
Visitor— Wonderful! wonderful!
Little Girl (entering) Oh, papa, sec
my new doll
Visitor—Your child, I presume, pro
fessor How old is she?
Prof Greatmind Urn er—my dear,
iro ask your mother how oid you are. —
N. Y Weekly
Didn't 111.4 Him.
Miis. Jocelyn—Don't you miss your
husband very much, now that he is
away?
Mrs. Golightly—Oh, not at all. You
see he left me plenty of money, and at
breakfast 1 just stand a newspaper up
in front of his plate and half the time
forget that he really isn't there. —
Puck.
Ue IM No i'urn ur.
Mrs. Gargoyle lasher husband enters
at two a. tn.) —George, I have a suspi
cion that you have been drinking.
Gargoyle M'dcar, you should be
likesh Caesar's wife.
"How was that?"
"She was above suspicion, m'dear." —
Brooklyn Life.
I'orrljn l.i initiations.
Miss Murray Hill —What were you
most impressed with during vour trav
els abroad?
Miss Ueacon Street—Wit!, the fact
that so few of the people I had met bad
ever beta in liubtou.— Puck.
CLASSIFICATION OF WOOL.
How Ik* Dlffereat la Eaofe
rioeeo An Divided.
Short staple domestic wool is divided
into eight grades, namely. Picklock,
which is the finest; prime, choice,
super, head, seconds, abu and breech.
Worsted wool is classed downward
from the blue neat, brown, breech,
downright, seconds to abb The dia
gram shows the manner in which the
different qualities in each fleece are
divided.
The best wool is from (I) the shoul
ders and aides of the animal, that
from the withers (2) is irregular and
filled with burrs: from the loin (S) is
shorter and coarser; still shorter and
coarser on the hind quarters (4); the
belly wool (5) is short, worn ad dirty;
that on the front of throat (•) has the
same defects, and the wool from the
head and shins is short, stiff and
straight.
A further classification is into lamb's
wool, Loggett and wether wooL A'ool
that has never been cut tapers regu
larly from base to end and is fine and
silky in texture, the tapering end es- ,
pecially having these qualities in high
est perfection. The first clip from a :
sheep not more than eight months of !
age is of the highest quality, and is 1
called lamb's wool. If permitted to re
main uncut until the age of twelve or
fourteen is reached, the staple becomes
much longer and somewhat eoarser,
but retains the silkiness due to the thin
tapering ends. All subsequent clips
are classed as wether wool, and are
coarser and stiffer, cutting the fiber
causing it to thicken at the end.—Mer
cer.
CLOVER SEED MOTH.
Observations Just Completed at the lows
Experiment Station.
Observations upon the clover-seed
caterpillar and the moth into which it ■
develops have been in progress at the |
lowa experiment station during the I
past season, and the conclusions
reached are recorded in bulletin
14. The moths, which are about
one-third of an inch a cross when
the wings are spread, are dark
brown or nearly black, with two
small, curved, silver? lines along the
hind border, with eight white, silky
lines along the fore border of the fore
wirigs, which in common with the hind
wings are delicately fringed as shown
in the engraving. The under side of
the wings are shining and silky and
have a greenish tinge in certain lights.
The moths were noticed flying from
CLOVER BKED MOTH, CATERPILLAR AS!. ,
PUP *.
blsssom to blossom in the latter part
of May. an<l in the early part of Jun .-
they were pairing freely. Au exami
nation of the clover blossoms abort
the '2sth of June showed that over one
half of the heads examined were in
fested. The 1 irv® are greenish-white
caterpillars, less than one-third of an
inch long,which near the base of
the blossom and eat their way upward
destroying the florets as they go. From
the rate of growth it appears that
there are at least three broods yearly.
Examinations of hay cut early in June
showed that all the larvae were killed
by the heat and pressure resulting
from storing it. This fact suggests
that the remedy for this insect is to cut
and store the hay and all patches of
clover at this time. (The Urv» live
Kime time in bote bunches of cut
clover). This will effectually prevent
the appearance of later broods and is
also found to be protective against the
depredations of clover seed midge.
POULTRY PICKINGS.
FTJESU water, renewed daily, is es
sential to the health of chicks. Foul
water, sick fowL
Ir turkeys knew as much as the des
pised geese they would fly very far
south in the falL
A POULTRY writer avers that for
keeping up health and producing eggs
nothing equals "good sound grain."
IT is a habit more than hunger that
makes fowls run between meals to the
feedbox, or to those who feed them.
Feed only at certain hours as much as
they can eat up clean.
Do NOT neglect to take the ailing
fowl away from the rest of the flock,
even if you do not know that she has a
contagious disease. No chance should
be taken on letting an epidemic get the
start in the flock.
IT is not always the finest looking
hens that lay the best. You can gen
erally count on eggs front one whose
coinb is large and bright red and the
egg bag large and hanging down. She
! is also musically inclined.
Raising l'ork In Wletor.
Kail pigs can be fattened in winter
by giving them summer conditions
about as well and cheaply as they can
be fattened in summer. Double board
i the pen and fill in with sawdust or
; straw. Let the earth come up flush
| with the sills and then lay the flooring.
Keep a thermometer inside and the
temperature at sixty degrees. Wheat
bran, mill feed, vegetables, cut clover
and corn, the last few weeks, will do
the rest Fresh pork brings most in
spring, and this excess usually is suffi
cient to pay the extra cure. And then
the work occurs when the farmers have
the most time to spare.
(ifiiutun, oi toorif.
Bella —Estelle is such a lucky girl.
She was !>oni with a gold spoon in her
mouth.
I Nell—Yes. and it must have beeu a
1 tablespoon, too, I should judge.— Som
! erville Journal.
The Hear Old Sonl.
Miss SL Cry was talking to old Lady
Ooldfoil about her heart affairs, and
during the course of her conversation
she said:
"Even your own son Harold, Mrs. Gold
foil, was a quondam lover of mine."
The old lady almost bounced out of
her chair, but laughed it off. and when
she had gone to her room she spoke to
ber husband.
"Well," she said, indignantly, "there
may be some excuse for fashionable
young woman talking about their
various sweethearts, but profanity it
utterly unpardonable."—Detroit Free
Press.
Knowledge Is Power.
Doctor—You notice a marked increase
in your appetite?
Patient —Yes.
Doctor— Sleep longer and more hcavilj
than usual?
Patient —Yes.
Doctor—Feci very fatigued after much
exercise?
Patients Yes
Ooct llin' Very grave case Hut
the researches of science, sir. enable ui
to cope with your malady, and 1 think I
1 can pull you through.—Harper's Uuar.
1
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REFRIGERATOR HOffefO.
■•V 1 ffouai Mad« N«**l Vm eff a
I arc* Old lw Box.
"A hotbed!" was the great -cry la
early «—» ~ a ° ■■> rn
couldn't Lo thought of, we hauled out
of the cellar a large old ice box, placed
it under a chamber window, fastening
a strong' string to the lid, and the othe?
end to the blind. A busbel of fresh
manure was placed in the box, with
•oft meadow soil on top. The IMtl
were planted and seemed to like their
quarters as much as if they were In •
real hotbed made by a carpenter. In
three or four days most of thea Wart
up and fit to transplant before tht
rarden was ready. The lid ooold bf
raised or lowered from the window
above. One night it came on to powt
I was awakened by the thunder, and
feared my poor seedlings would bo
drowned. But it was only the work 00
a moment to dash to the window, lower
the lid. and make all tnug and Hit
REFRIGERATOR HOTBED.
After the seedlings had been trans
ferred to the beds, the box proved con
venient for things for the window
(Tardea On some accounts it was bet
ter than a real hotbed, for there was
no tiresome stooping. I've learned
that If one wants a tool or some con
venience for the garden, and the money
is not handy, by looking around ono
may find right under her nose some
thing that will serve the purpose verjr
well.—Sister Gracious, in American
Garden.
PRUNING IN WINTER.
The Operation Will Not Injur* Trati Ol
tht Hariljr Kind.
Trees of hardy kinds may be safely
pruned in winter, if but a moderate
amount is to be cut away. Heavy
pruning always renders a tree tenderer
and more liable to injury or check in
growth, if followed by intense cold.
But it rarely happens that such severe
pruning is required. If the operator
always has a distinct and definite ob
ject in view, he need not cut away a
•ingle shoot unless needed. A bearing
tree may hare too thick a head, and
want a slight thinning, or a small
crooked branch may be in the way, re
quiring only the clipping of a pocket
knife. There is a special advantage in
doing the work now —all ttie branches
and shape of the head may be easily
seen while the leaves are off.
When the owner of an orchard has to
give the business to a hired hand, he
may avoid all dansr.*r of having the
work wrongly done by marking with a
piece of chalk the place There he want*
the pocket-knife or light saw to do the
cutting, directing the operator to fol
low the chalk icark. Very little cut
ting need thus be made, and no mutila
tion.
A modification or improvement may
be made at any time in winter, if the
weather happens to be too cold, or
hands scarce for doing the labor till
spring. Take a smali brush or pencil
with white paint, pass through the
orchard, and wherover a branch is to
be pruned, mark with the brush a white
line where the cut is to be made. Di
rect the operator to cut nowhere but
on this line. The chalk would be
washed off by raiw the streak of white
paint will remain for months. The
piece of chalk may be attached to thfc
end of a rod or pole, and be used to
reach any part of the tree; and if de
sired, the owner may pass through his
orchard on horseback, and rapidly
mark as many trees in an hour as the
operator will prune in a day.— Country
Gentleman.
FARM AND ORCHARD.
WHY some of the pears on the
same tree, and even on the same
branch, should be so large and well
shaped while other specimens are so
small and knotty, is a mystery. What
ever it is, it is the same principle that
makes large and small ears of com
grow on the same hill, and even the
same stalk, and some pigs in a litter
more or less thrifty than others.
A CONTBOVEBBT is agitating the
cheese-making world, the bone of con»
tention being whether it is advisable
to allow a part of the cream to be
taken from the milk when the per cent
age of butter-fat is so great that the
rennet cannot "grasp" all of it. It
might do to partly skim the milk in
certain cases, were it not for the fact
that ordinary human nature Is not to
bn trusted.
A WHITER defines the "genoral pur
pose horse" that the farmer wants.
They are horses that can plow two
a half acres a day and ktep it up, and
the same pair, taken from the plow or
harrow on a hot day. would answer to
drive four or five miles for the doctor
or machine repairer at the rate of a
mile la si* or seven minutes or even a
little faster without danger of loes.
Turnip# for Cattle
Turnips arc not a very valuable feed
for cattle, but they are easily and
cheaply produced and help out largely.
They are "good for a change," and we
•re told by scientists that they asaist
in the*digestion of othsr foods. Turnips
fed to milk cows in moderate quanti
ties, just after milking, will not flavor
the milk.
Her Own Fault.
"John, you've been eating cabbage."
"I haven't been doing anything oi
the sort, toy dear wife- I've been
smoking one of those cigars you gave
me. That sail "—Brooklyn Lite.
Not Kqa.l to It.
North Side Mother—Oacar, why can*
you be a good boy?
Wayward Four-Year-Old—Manama, H
makes me so tired'. —Chisago Tribus#.
A HASK BALL, TSBN>
i -taught at the elate.*—