VOL. XXIX
H USELTON'S SHOES!
j Worth Looking
Out > nri Shoet< waking
< ' . *- Li»r »viil wear well that dtx-B
not fit properly. There i.s e i »Uj?b trouble and ptia ia this lite without
increasing it by wearing ill fitting *boes
All oar footwear is Bfleeted e.refuily from the nui-t improved last* as
well as quality ot »iock etc
We keep tb<-. kind that will fit coaifr.rtably und wear, we k»ep the
best at the IC>WP>! prices.
We don't k<-»-p h Ladies Shoe* at SI.OO ard sav it in wi.rth $2.00 that i.«
an old. old chestaiu, but we d«» pay we 1 ave a Ladies fin* Shoe at $1 00
thi-t i:iunot bn mulched either for Stylf < r wear, we say tbe t-eme of on- -
Ladies entire line from $1 25, $1.50. $2.00. $2 50, snd $3 00 a.'id uptos4,o<>
and $4 50
Don't you get tired of reading some fellows advertisements when
the* *ay gvods are being Slaughtered at aDv price to clean up etc.. that
thih <T that Boy* R>. tis selling at $1 00 worth $2.00 Now ihrre is just
one i t two tbiiig*, either '«he» made a bier profit before or no* felling the
truth, recollect the*** liberal f<-Howr< don't lose any money, goodn are per
hap> dear at The low piees named after you see them and more especially
after you wear them
It seems useless to quote a long list of prices as you cannot judge unless
you see the goods, but it you want the best Boys Boots at SI.OO. sizes I to
5 you ever saw you can pet it here, a Man's Boot at sl.so,Children'* Sjioes
at 25, 50 and 75 cis.. Boy's fine Shoos at 85 cts., these are straight prices no
humbug to puil you in. neither are tbey sold at
SO CEMTS O i\i TH: DOLLaa.
Have a lot Mist-es Rul bers at 10 cts. a pair and tbey are not worth 30
ctß. either, recollect we have the stock to select from, best goods and
lowest prices, we den't handle i-ny old jobs, sold ch'ap on account of some
imperft cti CLP, let tdid, ntw and desirable liuesat ibe lowest price.
. C. HUSELL'ON, - _ 102 Y. \IAIV ST. BUTLER, I'A
The Price Broken
Rubber Goods Forced to go!
The greatest rubber sale ever known
In Progress at Bickel'f !
, Men's Rubber s>. !. 00.
Rubber Boots $1 40,
Youths' Rubber Boots SI.OO.
Child's Rubber Boot 90 ctn.
Read and Wonder! Come and Buy!
Men's Rubbers 40 and 50 cts.
Ladies' Bobbers 25 cts.
MINES' Rubbers 15 cts.
Child's Rubbers 10 ct*.
Customers Delighted!
Competitors Depressed!
Ladies' Buckle arctics Go cts.
Ladies-' < lotli nlnskas 40 cts.
Men'* rioth alaskas 50 cts.
Perfection overs for felt Bo >ts 60 cts.
Rich and Poor Alike are Benefited.
Men'." Kip Boots SI 35.
BOYS' Kip Boots SI.OO.
Child's Kip Boots 5 (lets.
MT n's Working Shoes 85 cts.
Boys High Cut Button Shoes 75 cts.
No "Cobwebs on my Goods. I Sell
Ladies' Button Shoes 90, SI.OO and $1.20.
Misses' Shoes fine 75 and SI.OO.
Child's Shoes pat-tip 50 cts.
Bady's Shoes 10, 25 and 50 cts.
Remember the old saying "The ear'<y bird catches the worm."
Come to this Sale Quickly. It can't last long.
Boots and Shoes Made to Order.
JOHN BICKEI,
BUTLER, - -- --- - - - PENN'A
Overstocked!
GREAT BARGAIN SAIE
For »30 days only.
BOOTS, SHOES AND
RUBBERS.
At less than wholesale prices.
Stock must be reduced at at once,
Big Line of Xmas Slippers,
Come and see us.
Remember the place.
GRIEB&
VOGELEY.
g47 S. MAIN ST., Opp. Willard House,
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Of PnTMcace, B. 1.,
Widely known as proprietor of Deny's Water
> proof Harness Oil, tells below of his terrible
•offerings from Eczema and bis cure by
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
" Gentlemen: Fifteen years ago I had an at
tack of Inflammatory rheumatism, which was
followed by eczema or salt rheum, breaking
out on my right leg. The humor spread all
over my legs, back and arms,
A Foul Mass of Sores,
(wollen and Itching terribly, causing Intense
pain if the skin was broken by scratching,
and discharging constantly. It Is impossible
to describe my suffering in those years of
agony and torture. I spent
Thousands of Dollars
in futile efforts to get well, and was discour
aged and ready to die. At this time I was
unable to lie down in bed, had to sit up all the
time, and was unable to walk without
crutches. I had to hold my arms away from
my body, and had to have my arms, back and
legs bandaged by my failhf ul wife twice a day.
r ' Finally a friend who was visiting at our
house, urged me to take Hood's Sarsaparilla.
I began by taking half a teaspooiiful. 41 y
Stomach Was All Out of Order
But the medicine soon corrected this, and in
six weeks I could see a change in the con
dition of the humor which nearly covered my
body. It was driven to the surface by the
Sarsaparilla, the sores soon healed, and the
scales fell off. I was soon able to give up
bandages and crutches, and a happy man I
was. I had been taking Hood's Sarsaparilla
for seven months; and since that time, nearly
two years. I have worn no bandages whatever
and my legs and arms are sound and well.
The Delloht
of myself and wife at my recovery It Is im
f>ossible to tell. To all my business friends
n Boston and over the couutry, I recommend
Hood's Sarsaparilla
from personal experience." S. G. Derby, 45
Bradford street, Providence, R. I.
If you are Bilious, take Hood'* Pills,
PROFESSION A L ( AKD-.
JOSEPH W. MILLEK, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
Pjofllce and residence at 338 S. Main St. Butler,
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
IST K. Wayne St., offlje li"urs, in to 1-' M. an;
l to 3 P. >l.
L. M. P.EINSEL, M. D ,
rUYSK'IAJC AN 11 SUIt'.KON.
OfP.ce i-.nd residence at 127 K. Cunningham Si.
L BL-CK,
PBVSIUIIN \Nl> StltUiKON.
r* Troutmau Untitling-, liutler. t'a.
K. N. ( EAKK. M. D. •' I" MANN. M. I'.
Specialties: Specialties:
iJ/uiecolotrv And Sur- Kye, Ivir. N.is-e and
gery. Tliroai.
DRS. LEAKED VIANN,
Butler, Pa.
\i. -1 M !v1 ft. KM A f».
-li r-';I'IAN A Nil
OBlce .il No. lis. fc-. Main ••• ■"• >'i- nk '
Cu'S iMUg (Store. Ilutl'-r, i» i
SAMUEL ?»U BIPPUS.
Physician ana Surgeon.
pfc. 22 E»? JefiernoO Si. h 'ler Pa.
V. McALPINE,
Denti.-t,
IK now permanently located at 120 South Mali.
Street Butler, fa., in rooms formerly occupier!
by l)r. Walilron.
DK. S. A. JOl N>l ON
. ENTIST, - BUTLER P.
Gold Killing l'alnle*s EMricttjn ol Teeth
aixl Artlti M.il reeth without I'laies-t
Mtia is Oxide or Vlt i Ue.l \!r or i.o.- !'
Mia'stLietleb useil.
Olllce o er Millers Grocery '*ast 01 l.oivry
House.
Ofllce closed Wednesdajs and Thursdiys.
.1. J. DONALD-OK. ;
Butler, Peii'. 'a.
ArnHcii'l TfetU inserted n H.i- U'-M »li*
li ved plan, tioid rllllnir . -
vt r Scliuul'si lptlmiii
1-. L. McQUISTIOW,
K.MiIM'KK AMI SI in tent.
L)FHI> SKAK :>!»MHN"I> HRRF.IK
A- B. . Mel ARLA\ D.
Att'J at l.aw Hid Nol r\ I'Ullllc—Ofllce ou S
Diamond St —O; 'ii'Slte the idull iloUM —i-ee-
ond iloor.
H. Q. W^-Kft-R,
Attorney-at-Law- nfflce in Diamond Hloek,
Butler, t'a.
J. M. PAINTER,
Altoi ney-at-Law.
Office—Between and Dlamtiud. ..
ler, J'a.
A. T. S< O I T,
ATT (J H.N i Y ■ - \\v.
- 81 No. : II • laioond. " 11-r
A. M. C.HRIsTLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office second tloor. AEdeßon B1 k, Mai.. St.
near rouit House. Duller, I'a.
J. W HUTCHISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office on second iloor ol the Uaselton block
Diamond. Butler, I'a.. Room No l.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at Law. Office at No. 17. Kast lelter
son St.. Butler. Pa.;
W. C. FINDLEY,
Attornev at T.a* and Renl Estnte A(:Piit Ol
flee rear of 1.. Z. Mitchell's ofllce nn north side
of Diamond. Butler. Pa.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attorney-nt-law. Office on second floor o
Anderson buildlns. near Court House. Butler-
Pa.
NEWTON BLACK.
Att'y at Law—offl South «!de;of Diamond
Butler. Pa.
G. D. HARVEY,
Contractor and builder in hiick work, itrate
and mantel setting and ull klmis of lirlck-lat ini."
a specialty. Also dealer In barrel Iluie, Wam
pum loo«e lime, cements. National, Portland
and all best grades iu the market. Calcined
ulaster. planter hair. Kind's cement. Ore brick
tile, white saud and river sand. Main nfil - tis
N. Mam street, and all orders left ai ware bouse
will receive prompt delivery. Terma reasonable.
IN THE FLUE.
Harry Baker's Danserous Experi
ence in a Smaltiuar Furnace.
stream stan tl
MIW' '- ''*3' works of THE
Denby Mining'
JPI Company. A n
unusual th in P
IM i ■( " works is that
one sees neither
' / J SMOKE nor
Sl 'J SMOKE stacks
T™ above the flam
— J in (J furnaces.
But up on the
hill, a quarter of a mile away, a HUGE
iron chimney rises seventy-five feet
above the ground; and to this chimney,
through an undorcroumi passage, is
conducted the smoke from the lead
furnaces.
There is a good reason for this
method of conducting the smoke away.
If the smoke from a lead furnace i»
carried directly upwards to the air it
settles rapidly to the ground, leaving a
grayish sediment where it touches.
More than three-quarters of this sedi
ment IB pure lead, which ordinarily
goes to waste.
After much experiment to save the
waste, the Denby company hit upon
\ the plan of conducting the smoke from
the furnaces through an underground
passage. In this way the lead which
had escaped in the smoke by evapora
tion was given time to cool and to be
condensed before passing through the
chimney
The tunnel was near the surface of
the ground, and was lined on the in
side with U thick wall of brick. Near
tbe furnaces an iron door opened into
the tunnel, through which the lead
was removed.
A few years ago the Denby company
had among its employes a boy named
Harry Baker, a stout young feilow, six
keen years old. He did odd jobs about
the works, and assisted wherever he
J was needed.
1 One day Harry was sent to help the
men who were removing the lead from
the tunnel. Of course the smelting
; works had to be shut down during the
time set apart for this work; and for
I this reason, and in order that the fur
naces might be started up again as
quickly as possible, the work was
- done hastily.
It was late in the afternoon when
• the job was finished. There was noth
ing more for him to do that day, and
Harry was sent home. Just as he came
Into the villape he met Peters, the fore
man of the gan.- of men who had taken
the lead out of the tunneL
"Hullo, Harry," said Peters, "yon
are just the fellow I want to see.
There was a shovel left in the tunnel
where we were at work this afternoon.
I wish you would go down and bring
; it out, I just happened to think of it,
and if you will do the errand for me it
will save me quite a walk. You can
leave the shovel in the tool-room."
"All right," said Harry. He walked
• briskly back to the smelting works,
and found the place deserted by all
save the bookkeeper, who was prepar
ing to go hoaie.
"Please give me the key to the tun
nel-door," said Harry. "We left a
shovel where we were at work this
(lllf
UK BLAT UPON TIIE DOOR.
afternoon, and Mr. Peters has sent nse
to fetch it out."
"The superintendent has the key,"
said the bookkeeper, "and he's gone
away "
"I think there is a key hanging up
In the office." said Harry "Anyway,
Mr Peters left one there this evening.'*
"So there is." said the bookkeeper,
after looking. "You can keep it til)
morning, or give it to Peters."
Harry procured a lamp from the tool
; room, lighted it, unlocked the padloob
1 on the outside of the iron door, put th«
j key in his pocket, and entered the
dark tunnel. Before he had entered,
: the bookkeeper had gone away.
I He found that the shovel had beeD
| left at the farther end of the passage,
| and it was a quarter of aii hour before
he could get it and return to the en-
J trance.
Wheu he returned to the door, h«
found, to his horror, that it had bees
closed and locked. He shouted and
beat upon the door, but no answei
came. Then he stood in silence, hard
ly knowing what to da
i Who had shut the door? As he pon
dered upon it he came to the conclu
sion that the superintendent had not
left the works when the bookkeepei
supposed; that he had been in som<
other part of the buildings, and, return
ing to the neighborhood of the tunnel
door, had found it open. Then, sup
posing that the workmen had forgot
ten to close it, the superintendent had
shut and locked it, without suspecting
that anyone was within.
Harry pounded upon the door again,
hoping that the superintendent was
not far away But no respouse came.
No one was within hearing. His key
was useless, for the door could only be
opened from the outside.
He sat down and pondered again.
What would happen? lie knew that
• within a short time after the clearing
of the tunnel tha furnaces were "fired
up" again; and, as soon as the fires
I were started, he would be suffocated
by tbe smoke and gases, and would die
a dreadful death.
The thought filled him with alarm.
Again and again he beat upon the door
with the shovel, but no one came to
: his assistance. Could he climb down
through one of the furnaces and es
■ cape that way before the fires were
lighted?
NO; he knew well enough that the
way toward the furnaces was barred
by a huge iron grate that extended
across the tunnel. Nevertheless, ho
rushed to the gratings as if hoping that
l by some accident there might be a pas
sage way.
The gratings were impassable, of
i course! He knelt upon them, his
lighted lamp in his hand, peering
down into the darkness below, and
wondering if he could make the fire-
I men hear through the flues by shout
ing. He called again and again. It was
quite useless; the distance was too
1 great, and the flues did not readily
! convey the sound.
As he knelt there he fancied that he I
smellcd smoke. Could it be from his
. lamp? Certainly not. It was the smell
■ of burning wood, which now came dis
, tinctly to his nostrils. The fires were
1 - already being lighted.
| Harry turned and walked up the tun
: j nel. It was useless to hurry. He was (
■ ' la » traq and must be suffocated in ft
BUTLER, FRIDAY, MA R( H 11.
few minutes.
As he walked along, he suddenly re
membered that within the chimney
there was an iron ladder, running to
the top, which had beer placed there
by the builders to affcrd t. footing for
the men who cleaned out the chimney.
Why could he not dimb.th* ladder and
reach the outside in that way? It was
a long distance to climb, but it was his
| only way out
He ran now as fast us he could. The
smell of the smoke grew stronger and
stronger. He knew that if the smoke
did not come too fast, he could climb to
! the top of the ladder; but how was he
to get down? Never mind about that
; now, he thought; he would rather be
dashed to pieces on the ground below
the chimney, than suffocated in this
horrible tunnel. Besides, he could
call for help if he once reached the top
of the chimney.
Soon he gained the foot of the ladder,
and placing the lamp in his hat began
the ascent. Already the white smoke
was beginning to till the chimney. He
must climb for his life. The clouds of
smoke grew thicker and thicker about
him as he made his way desperately
up the slender ladder. With every step
his breathing became more difficult.
Could he hold out till he reached the
top?
Half stifled, with a sickening, dizzy
feeliug stealing over him, he at last
reached the top of the chimney and
drew himself up upon its rim. Bend
ing quickly over the side, he managed
to get a breath of fresh air. That re
vived him. lie glanced hastily about
Darkness was fast settling over the
hill, but there was still light enough to
show him that no OZJ? ~«ts in sight.
Far below in the valley he saw the
red lights gleaming from the open
doors of the smelting works, and now
and then caught the dark forms of the
workmen, but he knew they were be
yond the sound of his voice. It was
almost useless to expect help
Looking downwards, he saw what
might be a means of escape. Several
feet below him were the large stay
wires that held the great chimney in
place. IF he could get down to these
wires he might slip to the ground.
But how could ho be certain that if he
dropped he could catch one of the
wires? If he missed it he would go to
the ground, seventy-five feet be ow,
and be dashed to pieces.
It would be better to remain perched
upon the edge of the chimney and try
to keep his head out of the volume of
smoke until help should come. But
the smoke, growing denser every mo
ment, swirled about the top of the
chimney, now and then completely en
veloping him.
He knew that now the smoke was
only that which came from the burn
ing wood, but the charges of ore would
soon be placed ia the furnaces, and
then the poisonous gas which would
rise must render his situation ten
times more perilous.
He looked down once more in the
hope of seeing some one whom he
might summon to his assistance. He
saw only the bare waste of the deso
late hilL But, glanding down into the
little valley towards the town, he
presently discerned the forms of twe
men walking in the direction of the
furnaces. If they should look up they
must have him in view. He shouted
to them, with all the strength he
could command, again and again. But
the men continued their course down
the valley.
Harry was a brave boy, but his heart
sank as he realized that his last chance
of escape was passing. Suddenly he
remembered the lamp which he had
placed in his hat. Quickly taking it in
his hand, he began to wave it in a cir
cle about his head. Several times he
repeated this, shouting at the top of
his voice as he did so
Presently he saw one of the men
stop. He seemed to be looking in the
direction of the chimney. Then his
companion followed his example, and
a moment later Harry saw the m both
hurrying up the hilL
He took new courage from their
coming, though he saw no way ia
which they could help him. It was all
he could do now to keep his face out of
the huge clouds of smoke that were
pouring out of the *liimney and curling
about him; but, leaning downward as
far as possible, he called to the men to
hurry to his assistance. In a few mo
ments they were within speaking dis
tance.
"Quick!" shouted Harry. "Run for
ladders and ropes! I can't hold on
here much longer!"
' 'How did you get up there?" one of
them called.
"Never minct— l tell you I'll be dead
soon if you i.oa't Kelp me!" Harry
Bhouted.
The men turned about and ran in tbe
direction of the town. It was now al
most dark. They vere soon lost t<
sight in the sha lows or the valley. Ii
seemed an age to Harry, though il
could not have been more than ten
minutes, before he caught sight of hali
a dozen lanterns mov.ng swiftly
across the valley, fallowed by scores
of dark forms. Two minutes later at
excited crowd of men came running up
the slope, and were soon gathered
al out the base of the ehimuey gazinj;
helplessly upward.
"Take courage and hold fast!" shout
ed one of the men. "The ladders wil
be here in a few minutes to help yot
down."
"I can't hold on much longer," an
swered Harry, leaning far over the
chimney, while the smoke whirled
a!.out him. "I can breathe here but s
few minutes more. It's suiTocating me!''
The people helow hurried helplessly
back and forth. Some of them at
tached a stone to a rope, and tried
vainly to throw it to the top of the
chimney.
Meantime a hot, sickening blast oi
g s came up, frota which narry re
coiled desperate y. Men had gone to
the works to drag the fire from the
furnaces, but the tunnel and flues were
now charged with gas. It was but an
affuir of minutes before Harry muat
be asphyxiated and lo>-e his grasp.
The firemen rushed lip to the base of
the chimney and rau their ladders
aloft lint the highest point they could
reach was thirty feet below the top.
A groan of disappointment went up
from the crowd. Harry realized that
now but one thing remained to be
done, and that must be done instantly.
SWINGING I.IKE A PENDULUM.
He could not be reached; he must drop
to the stay wires.
The excited crowd below, looking
upward, saw him first fling his hat and
lantern clear of the crowd and then
swing himself down the edge of the
chimney. Then cries of horror went
up as he was seen to leap downward :
into space.
Not one in the wowd but thought be I
; would be dashed to pieces on the
ground But descending swiftly, he
struck the stay-wire. The next mo
ment he had caught it in his hands and
for an instant hung suspended, swing
ing like a pendulum beneath.
Then he threw his legs over the
wires, slid slowly to the ground, and
fell faint'ng in the ARMI of one of the
tnen who had rushed forward to assist
him. — Yankee Blade.
HOW TO TELL THE JAY.
Infallible Sipm Whereby the Breed
Alw*y« i> Known.
Signs of the jay abroad: lie has a
quarrel with the ticket agent before
getting his ticket; he says a gooj-by to
everyone in hailing distance before
getting on the train, and then says the
same thing through the car window;
he leaves his final instructions with
the solemnity and importance of mak
ing a will; he asks the conductor and
ALL the passengers around him tw enty
different times if they are sure he is on
the right train; he puts up the window,
only to put it down nguin and then to
hoist it up again; he finds out all about
his neighbor's business; he piles his
valises around hiin like a barricade; he
prepares to take a nap, but can't go to
j sleep for fear some one will rob him;
he begins to collect h s baggage and
sits nervously on the edge of the seat,
f»r fear he will not have time to get
I out, haif an hour before the train
! reaches his station, and finally, at the
j end of an hour's journey, when he
reaches his destination and gets out,
he rushes back after the train has
started to pick up something he had
forgotten. The jay is a great trav
eler. — lngleside.
Realistic Imitation.
"Bill Dryfacc," the squire said, "w&s
i the life and dread of the town. He
I could mimic any man that ever lived.
| He'd sit here in the store, night after
night, and make fun of people, taking
'em off to the very life, until we was
just sore laughing at him, and every
man scart for fear his turn would
come next. But one night, right in
the middle of the fun, when Bill was
giving us imitations of the now Baptist
preacher, a fellrr happened along and
seemed attracted by the noise. He
stood at the door and watched and
listened for about ten minutes, and
then he up and took Bill off himself;
right to the very life; beat anything I
ever saw in my born DA3 - S."
"Show man?" queried the tourist.
"No," said the squire, "deputy sher
iff; took him off so completely he ain't
never come back since; won't either,
for about two years yet."
And then there was heard in the
dusty office the voice of a man laugh
ing long and loud, and with repeated
cadences of infectious mirth, like unto
the laughter of a man who enjoys a
good thing when he hears it, and who
can't hear it too often It was the
squire. Burdette, in Philadelphia
Press.
— Perdita— "What do you think of
j his being so infatuated with me?"
Penelope— "l think it is A waste of
time." Perdita (delifihted)—"Because
you think I would not have him?"
Penelope —"No; because I know you
would take him without his being in
fatuated with you." — Brooklyn Life.
"MAKING A FOOL OF UIMSELF."
—Puck.
A Horrible Kzumple.
"Always working, never taking any
rest," said the wise man to his journal
istic friend; "your fate'LL be like the
fly's."
"And that was?"
"Well, he got on the paper and stuck
there till he died."—Philadelphia Times.
A Polite Tonnjt M«n.
Tramp — Please, ma'am, give me some
thing to eat?
Lady —l am all out of bread. I'll
give you a snap
Tramp— No, thank you. I just de
clined one the dog offered me an<4 1 do
not wish to offend him. —N. Y Herald.
An Agreeable (T) Surprise.
The other day a Harlem man thought
he would surprise -his wife by cutting O ft
his beard. So, delighted with the idea,
he came home that night clean shaven.
His wife herself opened the door, and
at once threw her arms around his
neck and began to kiss and hug him
violently.
"You like the change, do you, my
dear?" he gasped, as soon as he could
catch his breath.
"Oh, heavens, George! Is it you!" —N.
Y. Herald.
Remarkable Children.
Mrs. Minks — Mrs. Blinks has the
most wonderfully good children I ever
saw. They are perfect angels.
Mrs. Winks — So I've heard.
Mrs. Minks — It's true, too. She
trimmed their Christmas tree entirely
with candy and told the children not to
touch a bit of it. Well, you mayn't be
lieve it, but by night more than half of
it was still there. — Good News.
He'd Noticed It, Too.
"By George," said Smithers, angrily,
about a week after he had moved into
the country, "every blessed thing I
meet seems to have a bill for some
thing."
"Yes," said little Johnny Smithers,
"there was a rooster here this morning
with a bill for corn." — Truth.
She Was Kifflit.
"Seems to me I smell rags burning,"
observed one of the ladies in the wait
ing-room of the railway passenger sta
tion.
"Yes'M," cheerfully spoke up Rusty
Rufus, who had come in ahead of the
train and taken up a position on the
other side of the hot stove. "It's me."
— Chicago Tribune.
Conclusive Evidence.
Young Lawyer —l claim the release of
my client on the ground of idiocy. Ho
is a stupid fool, and is not responsible
for any act lie may have committed.
Judge — He doesn't appear stupid to
me.
Prisoner (interrupting)— Your honor,
look at the lawyer I've hired. — Life.
An AlTectlomtte Daughter.
Sweet Girl (affectionately) —Papa,
you wouldn't like me to leave you,
would you?
Papa (fondly)— lndeed I would not,
my darling.
Sweet Oirl — Well, then, I'll marry j
Mr. I'oorchap. He's willing to live !
here. —N. Y. Weekly.
Educational.
Billkins — Some able writer says a man
who trusts a friend educates him.
Sillkins — Yes, and he educates him
self, too.
"How?"
"Teaches himself to know better
next time." — Detroit Free Press.
The I)onir»tte Compromise.
"Gns de Smith, I'm having a wretched
;lne with my wife We wrangle fear
fully. and she's so wordy that she over
weltus me every time," said Gilhooly,
recently .
"Well, (Ji'.hooly, these little pleas
antries are not to be avoided, it seema.
My wife and I have reduced them to
science Siie demands but two worda
ind I gixid-naturedlv let her have them.
It's a small concession, you see."
"I should think it was. I envy you,
3us. 'pen my soul. I do. Oh. by the
way, what are the two words?"
"The first an.l lu-st."— Texas Siftings.
Trial* of suburban I.ife.
Mrs. Suburb--Oh. my dear, that inag
nificent watcli dog you brought home
yesterday i.s gone!
Mr. Suburb—Eli? Did he brealt the
chain?
"No; but an ugly-lix>king tramp came
around and acted so terribly that I let
the dog loose, but instead of tearing
the tramp to pieces he went off with
him."
"Great snakes! It must have been the
same tramp I bought him of." —N. Y.
Weekly.
How lie C-\mr to Know About It.
"Witness, were you present when
the fight took place?"
"I was."
"Will you please explain how it hap
pened?"
"1 was sitting quietly at a table
drinking beer when, without my seeing
him, a fellow came up behind me and
smashed a beer mug all to flinders on
the top of my h-. ud I hat's what called
my attention to the affair." —Texas
Siftings
A transitu; f«»r a -p <• ly Trip.
LfOcturor (t > hackmi'.n) Now you're
sure your horses art* in .•».! condition?
llackman--Oh. yes. sir Tr...-,t me for
that.
"It's only proper for you to know
that when I get through my lecture I
like to leave iu a hurry "
"What time shall I expect you. sir?"
"I'm! ah—well that will dcjK-nd a
good deal on tii«- audience." —Texas
Siftings
Th.- Oilt's -.galiwt I!lm.
"I don't feel right about going in
there," said t'hillson i'eevor. in front of
a physician's I'.oncc
"Pshaw! lie's one rf the best doctors
in the city." replied ('•.•Sin Coles.
"I know; but look at his sign—"Nine
' to one.' "
"Well?"
"Well, I don't take any such chances
as that." —Puck.
rull of I!u*lneAA.
"What's the matter with you two fel
lows?" said a patrolman to two tramps.
"Why don't yon wash yourselves?"
"We's too busy." explained one.
"Busy at what?"
"Scourin' the country," said the
other, with a broad grin.—Cleveland
Voice.
Gladionie Times.
"Four times in my life I have been
glad that I lived."
"Only four?"
"Yes; once when I was married and
the other three times when I got my
divorce.'' —Judge.
A Auspicious Circumstance.
Father—What's that noise in tlienert
room?
Mother—lt's Bobby singing "I want
to be an angel," dear little fellow.
Father—Well, you better go and see
what he is up to. —Texas Siftings.
Sirertncu.
Miss Askin—What kind of a sack is
that which Miss Dasher is wearing now?
Miss Sweete—l doiVt know what ani
mal it comes from, but she calls it seal.
—N. Y. Press
An Eoitaph.
Here lies all wc found of Larry McGan,
Whom we called Podunk's best all-around man;
And an ail-around man we call bim still.
For he was blown up in a powder-mill.
—Chicago Tribune.
CAN YOP TELL?
Was she stout —or was he affection
ate?— Puck.
No Keatrlctlon*.
Little City Boy—Don't you wish yon
was Mrs. Brownston?
Mamma— Why?
Little City Boy—She don't have to
live in a flat She's got a whole house
to herself, and she can have just aa
many children as she wants. —Dem-
orest's Magazine.
A Reflective Mind.
Prof. Greatman —Have you ever re
flected on the mysterious wonders of
electricity?
Sweet Girl—lndeed I have, and I don't
know yet why my bangs come out of
curl during a thunderstorm. Good
News.
After the Honeymoon.
"How are the Spiggins getting on
since their marriage?"
"The old way. You might say they
actually still kept up the engagement."
"So loving as that?"
"No; always fighting."—Philadelphia
T.'—.«
EnclUli As She Is I'mlerstood.
Doctor (10 a. m.) —The* best thing for
your dyspepsia is to drink hot water an
hour before dinner.
Patient (rushing into doctor's) —
Doctor, I've been drinking hot water
ten minutes straight, and I can't
swallow another drop. —Brooklyn Life.
A Shorthand Report.
Helen—What did papa say wheu you
told him we wanted to get married?
Fred—l wouldn't like to tell you; but
if the recording angel took down the re
marks verbatim he must be an expert
stenographer.—Life.
Too Many*
"What would you do if I gave you a
pretty little kitten?" asked Tommy's
neighbor.
"Nothin'," replied Tommy; "we've
already got six at home." —Harper's
Y®ung People.
Those Somber Shades.
Brobson—lt wouldn't do for a medium
to be color blind.
Craik—Why not?
Brobson—Because then she couldnt
match her shades. —N. Y Herald.
A Mistake Somewhere.
"Is it true. Miss Gertie," be said, j
"that there are just two things a worn- j
an will jump at—a conclusion and a
mouse?"
"No," she answered. "There's a
third, Mr. Philip."
After thinking the matter over a few
moments he tremblingly made her an
offer, but she didn't jump at it. He was
not the right man. —Chicago Tribune.
The Maiden's Choice.
"I can assure you tl»t I am a bach
elor from choice."
"So I suppose; but viiOM choice?"—
Puck.
PRIZE POULTRV HOUSE.
II Contains Many Coo<l Points and Will
Merit Close Inspection.
This simple yet very complete poul
try house, described in the Ohio Farm
er, is constructed of frame, and faces
the south A glance at the general
principle and arrangement oI the dif
ferent parts will convince the fane'er
or common poultry-raiser that it o >n
i tains many superior points and will
] merit a close inspection.
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of
I the building, the main part l>eing 14"-js
' 345 feet in the clear, aad is divided into
four apartments, the east one being
FIG. 1. PERSPECTIVE VIEW.
used for sitting bens. etc. Fonr large
windows are placed in the front, and a
• door and window at each end A lean
to 4 feet wide extends the entire
length in front, used for dusting-rootiss
and having a large window above cash
1 apartment The annex at rear is
feet, having a window at each end and
a door and window at rear. The build
ing is ventilated by two ventilators,
arranged so that they may be opened
and closed at wilL
Fig. 2 represents the general arrange
ments. Passages for fowls to yards
and the windows are not shown.
D D D, passages for fowls from one
apartment to another, V is the main
passage, 2%xSd feet, and 15 inches
above ground floor and having a row
of nests (F F) undeypeatli, 1 foot from
back wall and facing alternately right
and left, a space being left near the
middle to allow fowls to pass to the
other side. The nests are reached
I through the passage floor by having
boards just above, on hinges or loose.
Additional nests may be placed along
apartment divisions. O G are troughs
for soft feed and milk. By having a
board jnst above, on hinges at top,
both troughs may be filled from one
side. H1! are boxes for shells, etc.
111 are water vessels. JJ J are
ia-ttjjffil ' J
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•lb ,
/Tfy ML C X-—L
Sits
I * *
FIG. 3.—ARRANGEMENT.
roosts, 2X feet above ground and 1
foot above platforms (K K), from
which the droppings are removed frytn
the passage by having a board on
hinges and are immediately placed in
a box under the trap door (L), which
is on runners and is removed by way
of a small door at rear of annex.
A row of nests I foot from wall and
facing alternately right and left is
placed in the apartment for setting
hens. The yard for the setting hens
being in the rear of the building and
to the right of annex, is reached by
fowls passing under passages through
a hole in wall. M M are yards for
chicks and N N the coops for the
hens. Coops for the yards to right of
short passage (0) are placed under the
feed and egg chests, P and Q, the
bottoms of which are on the level with
passage floor; the tops, being solid,
can be used for slaughtering or work
bench or storage shelf. The yards (M*
to the right of passage (O) are 2x4\s
feet; those to the left, 2x5. N N are
2x2. The large apartments arc 10x12;
the passage way (W), 0x12; Y, the
yard for setting hens, is 6x13; dusting
rooms (S S) are 4xlo, except corner
one, 4x6; egg chest (Q), 2x2; feed chest
(P), 2x4.
A chimney is plafied at R, a stove to
cook feed and warm house in cold
weather at S, and a coal bin at T U
is a trap door leading to sand bin un
der raised floor of annex, where sand
and dirt is stored in early fall, to be
used for dusting boxes and covering
floors afid platforms. The divisions
between dusting-rooms and main part
are close boards, 18 inches high; other
divisions are of wire poultry netting
with 2 or 3 feet of boards at the bot
tom, except along passage. Following
are estimates:
1,050 feet weather boarding (12 00
4 M Bhiuglts 8 00
175 feet flooring for floors and platforms.- I6i
3JO feet pine for lower part of divisions.
etc... 4 50
B outside doors and frames 6 00
1,300 foet mixed lumbcV Iter nests, rafters.
studding, etc. 12 00
150 feet of pine for tlnishin 8 i»
square feet wire poultry netting 4 25
Chimney complete 4 00
Stove 5 0)
13 windows complete 25 00
Hardware and other small ardeles 9 GO
Labor and painting 2o 00
Total *lio 00
Plastering of celling 30 00
Complete . painted, plastered or celled.. 1150 UJ
ALL ABOUT SHEEP.
GIVE your ewes about to lamb com
fortable quarters.
A SHEEP can be well fattened in 6ixty
days, and it takes twice that time to
fatten a steer.
A SHEEP with a square, blocky frame,
with short legs and neck is the best
kind for a mutton.
VENTILATION of the sheep pens must
be well looked after. Confined, poison
ous air is fatai to sheep.
THE six woolen mills of Lawrence,
Mass., used during the past year over
twenty-one million pounds of wooL
THE consumption of mutton is rapid
ly increasing in the United States, and
that fact is the golden promise of sheep
husbandry here.
UNLESS with old ewes, it is usually
not necessary to supply with ground
grain. Shelled corn, whole wheat,
bran or middlings make good feeds.
So LONG as mutton and wool are im
ported every year, there is certainly
no good reason for thinking that sheep
raising is overdone. —Colman's Rural
World
Wanted t6 Look Well.
Husband— What on earth did you get
that new gown for?
Wife —1 expect a new servant girl
to-day, and of course, my dear, 1 must
receive her properly. —Cloak Review.
A Successful Show.
First Circus Man —How do you man
age to fill your show with only six per
formers?
Second Circus Man—l carry twelve
bill posters.—N. Y. Weekly.
Ills Desire.
Trotter—l don't owe you five dollars,
do I?
Barlow—No.
Trotter—Well. I say, old man, I'd like
to. —Judge.
A Suggestion.
If "music hath charms to sootbe the savage
breast"
Is found to be a rule that seldom varies.
Why can we not do good, r.n l get a rest,
liy sending org;m grindt n off as missionaries
—Puck
Itanjcernu* Proximity.
"Is your father in immediate dan
ger?"
"Indeed he is. There is a doctor up
stairs, now " ISrooklvn Life
He Pailetl to "Get There."
Mr Fort Greene—l have never loved
before; why, I've never even kissed a
girl before; I swear it.
Miss Grace Court—There isn't the
slightest necessity for swearing, Mr. i
Greene; 1 knew it as boon as you triud |
to kiss me.—Brooklyn Eagle.
XO. 19
SUPERS AND FRAMES.
two IVtlees Which to PMMM
■front Advantages.
There irv many different kinds of
supers or devices fur holding sections,
and nearly every beekeeper has a cer
tain kind which he prefers above all
others. It may be adapted to usiQff
separators, or a single crate to hold the
sections togcth -r, or wide frames which
keep the sections nice and clean. A
very simple super, and one that any
farmer who keeps bees can make, is
shown in Fig. I. The crossbars for the
sections to rest on, are let into tha
lower edge of the sideboards. The
is made of poplar lumber.
If tha standnid section, 4K{x4K inches
square is used, the super must be 4}{
inches deep, and as long and wide as it
most convenient to suit the sections
and the size of hive.
The e.-ossbars arc J< inch thick by I
inch wide. It is important that tha
crossbar be the proper thickness. It
FIG. 1.
much more than M or an inch thick there
will be likely to be numerous brace
combs between the super and braod
frames. The latter should have thick
top bars and spaced properly in the
hive. If more convenient, the cross
bars can be run lengthwise of super.
I prefer to have the sections parallel
with the brood frames, but If more
convenient for them to be cross
wise, I shou ! d not hesitate to have
them that way. It Is a difficult job to
make a super the proper size to hold a
; certain number of sections, and have
them fit as tight as they should. To
overcome this difficulty I use the
"follower," which is a board just as
wide as the sections are deep, and the
proper length to fit inside of the super
nicely. It is placed against the side of
the sections, and a wedge driven be
tween it and the side of the super.
This keys the sections together tightly
and prevents the bees from propolizlng
them so much. All the material for
this super is found in the farmer's
workshop, an 1 it is easily made.
Fig. 2 is a wide frame, and is an ex
celcnt arrangement to keep the outside
surface of sections clean. It is also
very convenient for using separators,
as they can be tacked on the aide, and
they are always permanent, and are not
likely to be getting lost It is also
convenient for contracting the supers,
_ *
CJ
FIG. 2.
■towards the end of the season, when it
is not profitable to put on a full crate
of sections, and honey can be taken
from the hive as fast as capped with
out much trouble. It is made of half
inch lumber; should be just, as wide as
the sections, and is made to hang
loosely in a crate. The bottom strip is
made with the bee-space the same as in
sections. As many frames can be used
in a crate as desired. It is an excellent
way to have honey put np in a first
class shape, but is much more trouble
to make them than the crate. He sure
to have all lumber thoroughly dry for
crates, or much te-ouble will result
from shrinkage.—E. S. Mead, in Ohio
Farmer.
FARM AND ORCHARD.
As old rail fence with a nice lot of
dry soft grass makes a splend.d home
for mice and rabbits, and if near
a young orchard they will have a sweet
feust this winter and you a sorry-look
ing orchard next spring. Clean out the
fence corners in the fall, or, better
stili, hare no fence corners or as few as
possible.
IF milk cannot be sold profitably, try
selling fresh, delicious articles made
from it A Massachusetts man has
been selling bis milk for fourteen
years from his wagon to private cus
tomers in two-ounce creamery cheeses.
Any person L.sting one invariably
wants more, •J nd it pays to supply
them. This Is legitimate and progres
sive.
THE peach and plum are nearly
enough related so that one can be suc
cessfully budded on the other. Peach
stocks have no advantage worth not
ing, but the prevalence of yellows may
make it advisable to bud the peach or
plum stocks. This is especially recom
mended for places where the soil is too
heavy for successful growing of the
peach on its own roots.
BEFORE transplanting young trees
cut away all the limbs buta few at the
top, first cutting back the head. Peach
trees are usually trimmed close, having
the appearance of a straight stick. In
jured roots will also require cutting.
Use no manure, but a few weeks after
the young shoots begin to appear apply
a light covering of wood ashes on the
ground around the trees.
CURRANTS have been neglected of
recent years, owing to the ravages of
enemies, yet the enemies can be kept
in check by proper remedies and care.
As many as two thousand bushes can
be planted on an acre, and a good
thrift'' bushs can be made to produce
as many as five pounds of currants.
The soil requires being kept clean and
plenty of manure should be applied.
PROF. BCDD says: "No fact is now
better established than that the ashes
ure the one thing needful on our soils
for the production of a high grade of
the grape. This is not surprising in
view of the statement made by chem
ists that a crop of four tons of grapes
to the acre removes from the soil forty
pounds of potash, thirteen pounds of
nitrogen and twelve pounds of phos
phoric acid."
w Stating His Wishes
"Well, sir, what can I do for you this
morning?" said old Mr. Scadds as young
Dollcy entered his counting-room.
"I want yonr consent to our engage
ment, sir," replied Dolley. "Your
daughter and I love each other and
want to marry."
"Indeed!" snorted the father. "Any
thing else?"
"Well, sir, I might mention before I
go that Austin Corbin gave his daugh
ter five million dollars as a wedding
present."—Judge.
Important Information.
A professor in the medical depart
ment of Columbia college asked one of
the more advanced students:
"What is the name of the teeth that a
human being gets last?"
"False teeth, of course." Texas
Siftings. __________
Popular Subject*.
Professor—Mr Smartman. you may
name some of the more prominent olo
gies.
Mr Smartman— Biology, sociology,
geology, astrology and doxology.—
Judge.
The C*ual Kind.
Mrs. Wait—What kind of a surprise
party was it, John?
Mr. Wait—Oh, the usual kind The
"surprised" person said he was sur
prised. but he lied like thunder.—Yan
kee Blade.