VOL. XXIX. Some Things Yon Never Knew: A W ££ J W f % "vM lifYou never heard of Top Buggies selling as low as $43 till we named that price"^cjj| You never heard of Koad Wagons selling for $35 till we named the price" J igeja Jig o 'You never heard of good team work bridles selling for $1 till we told you~¥£fll J®*You never heard of horse collars, both team and buggy, selling for $1 till we named it"©ft J®"*You never heard of spring wagons selling for S4O till we offered # them"S*Sl never heard of Kramer wagons selling for the price we sell them at till we brought the price down"t£ft |9*You never heard of sweat pads selling below 50 cents till we started itl^jft never heard of a gopd top half platform spring wagon sell ing for $75 —we have never heard of single buggy harness selling for $6 till we started it"T&ft never heard of team work harness with breeching and collars selling for $lB until this minute —we have them W fort We did this all for your benefit, and have everything connected with a driving or team outfit. We advertise for you to call in and see us in our new quarters at 128 E. Jefferson St., above the Hotel Lowry. Don't stay away because you don't know us, we are very common men and want to get acquainted with every person in But ler county and elsewhere. We will show you what we have whether you want to buy or not. Come in and sec us, we have a larger stock of a better grade at less money than has ever been offered by us or any other firm. Yours Very Truly, S. B. MARTIN COURT CO. S. B. MARTINCOURT. J. M. LEIGHNER IT'S A HOODO! It never hurts a caatomer, but it knock* " " Competition endwise. The monster if £® nt ' e t0 our customers and they can handle it with perfect safety. Tht- JBC' " Rreat ' What iu it," that is what every * odv wants to kt.ow; by our illustration you can see that it is not like to any-1 oAl||r) thing upon tbe earth, or the water under \L the earth, but more wonderful than any- Jw 11 thing ever exhibited by Barnam or jlllj Orangoutang, ourunout and stick your the age. "What is it?*—wbv its Heck's mimm >tb stock of fine clothing. Hats, C Shirts, Pants, tluderwear, Collnrs, CulTd, Neckwear, Smp-tnda."*. Umbrellm. Tru'ik-t, Saw hels, Parses, Bill and Pocket-books, Clothes, Hair and Tooth-brushes, Watches, Obaias, Charms, Ladies' and (lenta* Rings, Piai, C >lUr and Cuff Buttons and hundreds of articles too tedious to mention which wa hive for sale, and you rnav need Cill and see our ma-nmoth stock of bj miiful spring at tractions and you will certainly say it-» aHo vio. W *ll. we are not looking for those who do trade with us bat for those who do not. We don't b«lieve there are many who do not, bat there ought not to be one parson iu Bntler or adjoining counties left who does not kuow that the place to -<ave money, to get big values, is at Heck's Store. 121 X. Main Si Wuy is it that you miss your chance and waste your money ? Don't you know better? We bear you 00 ill will, why should we ? This is not our funeral, we are jam he same merry merchant aa of old. We are rollickiuir, jolly fallow-t; we are Mproaring, Up top sellers, and when ii comes to bargains we can suit you to aT. If yon think we are a honey, come buy your clothes and drop your money, and we'll treat yoa like a little sonny, for wa have got the energy and the will; we made up oar mind to be the LEADER IN OUR LINE and the result is that we lead and the band plays Anny Rooney, and there is no mistake about it. The world stands aghast at the realization of tbe fact that tbe high quality and low prices of oar goods is a reality and not a fictionary legend to those who have never dealt with us. We would be glad to see yon and pleased to put in yonr bands a real money savtr, a bargain with a great big B If you are not on onr list of customers, com» and be convinced that we are right at tbe front doing big business, on the best basis, a square deal and a rolling dollar We are going to get up a train load for the World's Fair at Chicago in 1893. and we want y.,u to come in and go along. We will fnrnish yoa with a Round Trip Ticket, free tbe only conditions that you bay yoar goods off us. For further particu lars call in and see as about it. With kindest regards for your liberal patronage and yonr remembrance of us to your many friends, we shall in the future endeavor to merit yonr 0 onfidenoe. Yoars Very Respectfully, D. A. HECK, Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher, 121 N. Mair\ St., BUTLER, : : : : PA EVERYBODY will tell you that Ritter & Ralston's wraps are the best made and the best fitting wraps in the market, and if you want umslin underwear that at Ritter & Ralston's you can secure full size garments, well-made and at about the same cost as the material. But to cut the story short, it a well known fact that you cjm get all kinds of dry goods, carpets, wraps, furnishings and trimmings a't the most satisfactory prices at RITTER & RALSTON'S All Kinds of .Job Work done at the "Citizen" Office. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Mi sa 'Lett I e HuntU y, Is the sister of Mr. W. S. Huntley, of Cortland, N. Y., a well known car penter and builder. Her frank state ment below gives only the absolute truth concerning her illness and mar velous recovery by the aid of Hood's Sarsaparilla. She says: "C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: "D«ar Bir: Twelve years ago I began to have hemorrhages and four years ago became so low that the physicians told me There Was No Hope and I should soon die. I could not bo moved from my bed. Under my face were napkins continually reddened with blood from my mouth. ■ could eat nothing and had no action of the bowels for a week. The doctors said the cause was ulcers in the stomach. At this time my mother said she wanted to make one more trial, and asked if I would take Hood's Sarsaparilla. I told her it would be A Waste of Money bat finding It would comfort her, 1 began tak ing it. Iu a few days the bloating began to subside. I seemed to feel a little stronger, but thought It only fancy. Iwas so weak I could only take ten drops of Sarsaparilla at first. Iu two weeks I was able to sit up a few min utes every day. In a month I roul«l walk ■ rrw the roam. One day I asked what they were to have for diuner, and said 1 wanted something hearty. My mother was so happy she cried. It was Mie First Time I had Felt Hun gry for Two Years I kept on with Hood's Sarsaparilla and in six months was as well as ever in my life. It is now four years since I recovered, and I have not had a day's sickness since, nor any hemor rhage. If ever a human being thanked the good Lord on bended knees it was I. I know that Hood's Harsaparilla, and that alone, unquestionably Bavrd iny l.ife." Mtjssri.* Sawyer & Jenuings. the well known druggtstaof Cortland, say tb.it Mus Huntley "l» a highly reipected lady; her »tatement of what Hood's Sarsaparilla H*t done for her Is worthy the highest confi dence." Hood's Pills cure Liver Ills. C. & D. Ready for All. WK HAVE THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN gTHIS COUNTY. Everything that in new in Stiff Hats. Our $1.50 and $2.00 are wonders for the money. ii; new ,in Soft llats, ranging in price from 25 cts. to $5.00. All tbe new blocks in Silk Hats. Greatest line of Furnishing Goods we etrer bad. An inspection will bean advantage to any one. Colbert & Dale, Hatters'and Furnishers, 242 S. Main street, Butler, Pa, Grand Pianos for Sale. Now Is your time to select a.good"Plano; you do not want to buy but one Piano In your fire time. So while selecting one it is the best and cheapest to buy a good one. PROP. MAIERB, of Boston has opened a Piano and Organ Parlor at No. 218. Kast North St., where he has on extbltlon a new Invoice of Pianos troin the very best of makers of Host Oil, they haw a full rich and mellow tune, the action is light, quick and powerful; they will stay hi tune longer than any other Piano on account of a new device of tuning pins, that 1 will be triad to show and explain. Pleas call and examine be rore buyng elsewhere. You can save money by purchasing a Plauo of inc. and get an instrument that you can rely upon, and one that I will warrant or parantee to give entire satisfaction. 1 have made and tuned Pianos and Organs orover n yet's.jt herefor know how to select erfect Plauo. PIANOS AND ORGANS TUNED. 218 E. North St., BUTLEIt, I'^l. Gen tlein e i\ TO ATTIKIf YOURSELVES ' * Ef\l N NEAT AND EI T TING Ap. FARAL, L E"'A V E IYQURj MEASURE ;at j Aland's. LARGE STOCK.I BEST FACILITIES. A RARE BARGAIN. FOR SALE.—-One of the finest farms in Butler county, containing 186 acres; large brick house, large fram* barn, carriage shed and various other building, all in good repair; well watered; has a largo orchard, good market adjoining premises for all farm products. Convenient to echoola and churches. To a quick buyer will sell this farm for much less than the cost of the buildings and on very reasonable term#. L. S. Mc.TuNKfN, 12G L. Jefl'eraoo St., Jiutler, Pa, TFLAT U¥TLE HAND. So soft an' helplesa an' purty, a holdln" on te me. That little hand's about the nicest tiling level see: An' the young one hangln' baok'ards fhe's such a little one), An' makia' mc stoop to hia questions bout every thing under the sua An' time, wuth so much to a fsrmor, goin' lick ety split I 1 An' I lazin' 'round with a baby! How foolish a man can git I Them little fingers, slick an' pink as the roses out in the bed. Make me tingle an' creep all over, an' glad to be druv round an' led. They hold onto me so trustln', as if I'd alius do j right; I tell you I'm on my honor when that little chap's In sight It's a temptln' world, but whatever a man might do alone, The love of right sprouts in him when he has a child of his own. : Why, when I'm up to the awearin' pint, them lingers on my check ' Stroke down the ugly temper till I'm blamed If I can speak There's somethin' euros in 'em. an' in his big blue eyes: They makeTi)" kinder pity folks I use' ter hate j an' despise. I How they stretch out of a 'inorniu', afore you can fairly see, : In search of poppy's whiakors for a little early spree: To bo started up when a man's so tired he don't know what he's about | Would raako anyone but a dad as mad as all pitout. i An' then at night they go creepin' Into my big. rough Bst. j An' the fair little face is put up to be patted an' cuddled an' klst; j An' the purty shoulders slip out o' the frock—ho hain't no mother, you see; { It's nigh three years slnoo she died an' loft him to mc. An' when I grit round to turn In, there he lies asleep in his nest." 1 can't help drawin' him clost an' huggin' him up to my breast. An' he wakes just enough to say "poppy, ' an' slip his hand Into mine, An' his touch poes through my veins like a drink o' strong drink. —Mary Prances Butts, in Harper's Weekly. MAUD'S ADVENTURE. A. Little Child's Wonderful Deliver ance from a Bear. [Original j ft M guess jf I'll not take my ■ . I R dinner with me fj [J th i s morniu'. n I'm goin' to •, . south clearin'; it's only 'bout V a mile from th' ■t Jh\ house, an' you lA't can Maud ■ "?' P I '■& over with it K * ; V 'bout noon. She TO knows th' way » n ' nothinll 01 1 harm her. Then you can send „ • r$L-'long th' little / jug full o' hot coffee. 'Twill taste good after a hard forenoon's work," and John Ovel glanced across tho table at his wife who was just turning out his last cup of steaming coffee. "Well, if you think it's safe, John. Maud's rather young yet to go so far alone; though, as you say, I don't a'pose nothin'll harm her an' I can send 'lemg eomc hot biscuits an' you can have al most as good an' warm a meal as though it came right off th' hot stove," replied Mrs. Ovel, as she handed her husband the coffeo. John Ovel and his wife had now been living in the plnos of northern Wisconsin for over two years. They had one child, a little six-year-old, and it was to her the father referred as Maud. Mr. Ovel finished eating his break fast, and then, pulling .his coon-skin sap down over his shaggy hair, shoul dered his ax and strode away toward the scene of his day's labor. Mrs. Orel, softly humming a tune sh« had learned in her eastern home, busied herself about her household duties. Tho Ovel family were industrious peo ple and the hands of the father or moth er were never idle. With swift deft ness she put away tho breakfast dishes, tidied up a little and had just placed a great chunk of dough upon a broad pino board preparatory to k -leading it, tvhen tho bedroom door swung softly open and a little white-robed figure stood on the threshold calling: "Ma, ma, I want to be dressed!" "All right, pet. Wait 'til ma washes her hands," and Mrs. Ovel turned to a basin of water and carefully removed the adhering flour and dough before dressing the child. "Did you know, Maud," she said, a few moments later, as she seated the little girl at the tablo before a generous bowl of wholesome bread and milk, "that you are to take your pa his din ner to-day? He's choppin' in th' south ulcarin' an' wants his Maud to bring him • nice warm dinner. You'll go, won't pou, pet?" "Yes, L'll go, if you'll let me take Sarah Ann with me. She never seed any pa chop wood," replied Maud, as she glanced with a look of maternal fond- Bess toward the rude lounge where Sa rah Ann, u very much dilapidated rub ber doll, was reposing * Mrs. Ovel smilwl, and promised her (hut Sarah Ann should go. Maud could hardly wait to finish her breakfast, so ;agcr was she to tell Sarah Ann all about their expected journey and the wonderful sights she would then see. At half past eleven Mrs. Ovel filled the dinner basket, not forgetting to put In the hot Msoults and the little jug of bot, coffee, and then, tying a stmbonnet aver Maud's sunny hair, kissed the roses on her cheeks, and giving her tbe basket, bade her t» be sure to go !#raight to papa, and not to stop a moment on the -way. * Maud felt very important, as with the rloll on one awn and the well-loaded basket on the other, she returned her mother's kisses and set ont down tho path which led to the "south clearin'." About half way from the house tflthe clearing the path ran by a great oak tree. When Maud reached this place the arm which carried the basket was very tired; BO she put the basket down at the foot of the tree and seated herself in its r,' to rsst. "Don't s'pose you ever dreamed trees growed so big, Sarah Ann, did you?" she inquired, holding tho doll up so that its rubber eyes might have an un obstructed view of the scene. Maud's own bright, blue eyes, at the same time, looked out from between her upraised arms and saw, just at this moment, a large, black bear walk slowly into sight and come down tho path toward her, lazily swinging his head from side to side. "Oh, Sarah Ann, did you ever see such a great, big, black doggie?" she cried out joyfully the moment she caught sight of the bear. At the sound of her voice bruin stopped and lixjked at the little girl curiously. He could not remtfmber of ever having seen or heard just such an animal as that before. He wondered If it would taste good and determined to find out at once, so bo put himself again iu motion and slowly trotted up toward the girl. Maud, who was very fondof dpgs and not one bit afraid of them, was over joyed when she saw the bear approach ing; for sho did not dream that the great animal was auything but a very large dog. "Oh, doggie, you'll let my Sarah Ann ride on your back, won't you? An' we'll B'prlse my pa," sbo cried, jumping to her feet and tightly hugging Sarah Ann to her bosom in an ecstacy of delight The bear, which by this time was l>Hiy a few ftiafrXrgrtt Maild. biWilif OjMK) BUTLER, PA., MAY 13, again looked at the rime gtri inquis itively, as if doubting whether or not it would be best to approach nearer to this strange-looking little anlmaL Hut a delicious scent, which now assailed his nostrils, soot-"convinced him th at it would be wise to cultivate a closer ac quaintance. So the great beast trotted up to the little girl and cautiously pressed his cold black nose against her warm, red cheek. Maud, who though t the beas meant this for a kiss of welcome and who could never endure to see Sarah Ann slighted in-the least, at once held tbe doll up In front of his bearship, exclaim ing: 'here's Sarah Ann, kiss her, too." The bear, as If he understood the words, pressed his ncse to the face of the rubber doll, but quickly took it away again with a grunt «f disgust. As he did so his eyes caught sight of the lunch basket. In an instant he had poked his nose into it and, with a grunt of delight, began to devour its contents. Ilere, at last, he had found just what he was searching for. Maud was too much excited over the "big doggie" and Sarah Ann's expected ride to notice for a time what the bear was up to. But the moment she caught sight of her father's fast vanishing din ner, she made a grab for the basket, crying out angrily: "Stop, stop, you big, naughty dog! Stop, th aUs my pa's dinner! You sha'n't have it!" But bruin paid no attention what ever to the words of the angry girl. He held the basket firmly between his huge forepaws, with his head bent close down to it, while his great,, red jaws, full of long, sharp teeth, made quick work of the generous lunch within. In vain little Maud pulled and tugged at his long, shaggy hair in her endeav ors to get his head ont of the basket. In vain she threatened and cried. She was as helpless as a leaf in a whirl wind. The bear cared not at all for her pulling, her threatening, nor her cry ing. He was having a glorious feast, and never for a moment did he pause until the last morsel of Mr. Ovel's din ner had vanished down his capacious red throat Then with a contented grunt be stretched himself out on the ground for a nap. Doubtless he had Deen on a long Journey and was very tired. Maud by this time had pulled and tugged until Uer arms and legs ached, and bad cried aad scolded aud threat ened until she oould hardly speak for weariness. So what did she do when the bear stretched him- "'HERE'S IJLBIH ANN." teli out to go to sleep but throw her teli wearily down by his side, say ing: "You big, naughty dog, I'm goto' to stay right here 'til my pa comes an' tell him on you an' he'll whip you. Won't he, Sarah Ann?" and closely hugging tjie doll to her bosom the curly head of thft tired girl sank down, even as she Uttered the last words, upon the shaggy side of the great, black bear. In the meantime, Mr. Orel was busily at work in the "south clearin'." The Goon hour came and went, but it did not bring his little girl with the ex pected warm dinner. Mr. Ovel had worked very hard and was very hungry. At last he seated himself on the trunk of a tree which he liad jnst felled and, wiping the perspiration from bis brow, muttered: "I swun, I guess if (Bother knew how hungry I was she'd hustle up a little more." Then he took out his watch and glanced at it. "One o'clock an' Maud not here yet. Somo tbin' must have happened. I'd better go to th' house an" see what's the mat ter; besides I'm all-fired hungry an' I can get my dinner then," and the man, with :in anxious look upon his rugged face, picked up hi* ax and hastened down the path which led to his home. lie had almost re ached the oak tree when, r.uddenly, he stopped stock still and stared straight before him. while his face became as white as milk. lie saw a sight 'that would make any father's face pale. At the foot of the tree lay a large bear sound asleep and by his side, with her golden curls mingling with his rough, black hair, lay Maud, asleep or dead, the horrified father could not tell which from where he stood. What to do the poor man knew not! lie dared not wake the bear for fear, If his child yet lived, the monster would harm her; and he feared to leave her in her present perilous sit uation long enough to go to the house after his rifle. Mr. Ovel was a brave man with nerves of iron; but the scene before him taxed his bravery and coolness to the utter most. He stood for a moment gripping the handle of his ax, as if he would crush the hard wood between his fingers, and then, with a determined look upon his face, he began cautiously to approach the bear, from sueli a di rection that the trunk of the tree con cealed him from the sharp eyes of bruin, Should they chance to open. His plan THE AX BWISB NOISELESSLY, was a desperate one and should it fall, only his sharp ax would stand between him and death to himself and child. Slowly and so carefully that not even a twig snapped to betray his presence, the strong-armed woodsman neared the tree. At last he drew himself up directly behind it and listened intently. From the noise made by the bear's deep breathings he knew that tbo beast was still sleeping soundly. A softer sound fell also upon the father's ears and nerved him with redoubled strength and courage. It was the low, gentle breathings of his sleeping child. ■ With a fervent prayer to God for help, Mr. Oval stepped cautiously out from be hind the shelter of the tree and in a moment more stood at the head of tbe bear. The sharp ax swung noiselessly into the air and hung for a second, poised high above his right shoulder, while the piercing eyes noted the exact spot on the hairy head where the keen blade was to fall; then, like a Hash of ifriitfltwaiiß ttn.rtraswflsfl crash biffled itself In the head ot tne bear. Mr. Ovel did not wait to see what tbe effect of his blow was; but catching Maud up in his arms ran as fast as his stroßfr legs eonld carry him for the house. When he returned.shortly afterwards, with his rifle, he found the bear dead. The huge animal had hardly moved after the ax crashed into his skull and death must have Wen almost instan taneous. Mr. Ovel skinned the bear and used the pelt as a rug: and ever after this, when friends came to visit the Ovel family, little Maud would explain the presence of tbe bearskin rug to them in these words: "This is th' hor'id bear who stoled my pa's dinner an' my pa chopped his head open with an ax." and then she would add, with a merry laugh: "I an' .Sarah Ann thought he was a doggie an' we went to sleep right in his arms. 1 guess you never seed a little ffirl who Went to sleep in a l>ear's arms before, did you?" and. with a look which told how proud she was of this rare distinction, she would turn to Sarah Ann and for the thousandth time pour into her sympathetic rubber ears the story of their wonderful ad venture with the black bear. ALWIX JOVEXIL. HOW TO SMUGGLE BRANDY. The Ingenlou* Device Recently Discov ered by French Custom* Officer#. The French customs officers who are stationed at the gates of Paris to guard against exciseable goods entering with out paying the duty have occasionally to deal with very ingenious attempts at smuggling. An attempted fraud was laid bare which goes to show how fer tile the contrabandists are in expedi ents. At the Menilmontant gate a man in charge of a pony cart, in which were three large wooden boxes, attempted to pass the barriers. "Have you anything to declare?" asked one of the officials. "Nothing," said the man, "unless government has put a tax on cemetery wreaths," and as he spoke he drew the lid oft one of the boxes, revealing a number of the wreaths and crosses of artificial flowers 60 common in French burying grounds. The man was about to pass on when something about him aroused the suspicions of the chief offi cial. He took the cover off one of the boxes and admired the beauty of the flowers and their remarkable fidelity to nature. Lifting one casually in his hand, he found it was remarkably beavy, and closer examination showed that when stripped of flowers and moss it was a zinc case filled with the finest brandy. The rest of the contents of the boxes were of the same nature, and were at once confiscated. As frauds of the kind are severely punished by the Parisian authorities, the ingenious in ventor of the trick will probably be al lowed leisure enough in Mazas to de sign something novel.—Chicago Herald. —"Remember, my child, kind words can never die." "Maybe so," sajs the suffering woman; "but they can go off and stay for years and be given up for lost." —He—"Upon my word, I think I've gone through every experience except aanging."—She—"Cheer up; that may some yet."—Judy. Aunty Couldn't Guns Aunty—What became of the kittea you had when I was here before? Little Niece (in surprise)— Why, don't fou know? "I haven't heard a word Was she poisoned?" "No'm." "Drowned?" "Oh, no." "Stolen?" "No, indeed." "Hurt in any way?" "No'm." "Well, I can't guess. What became of her?" "She growed into a cat." Good News. Trjrlnj to Make l'p. Mrs. Muggs—What are you drinking whisky for? Mr. Muggs—Th' grip, m' dear. Mrs. Muggs—You got over the grip a month ago. Mr. Muggs—Yes, m' dear; but I didi: t know about whisky bein' good fur the grip then, m' dear.—N. Y. Weekly. And Now They're Kngaged. Charlie Youngnoodle—Do you know. Miss Alice, that you have sapphire eyes, ruby lips, and golden hair? Alice —Go wayl But there is one thing I haven't got. C. Y.—What's that? Alice —A diamond ring.—Jewelers' Circular. ••ALL IN Ills EYE." A t'ruktleai Appeal. "I think it's enough for me to lose all my marbles,'' pleaided Willie, " 'thout having to be punished for play in' keeps." "Trying to draw on my sympathy, are you", young man?" said his father, reach ing up to the top of the bookcase for the rawhide. "Your account in that bank, my son, [whack], has been already [whack! whack!] considerably over drawn." [Whackl Whack! WhacklJ — Chicago Tribuno. Gone, But Not Forgotten. Featherstone —What's become of that mule of yours, uncle? Uncle Ebony—Dat mule, sah, has gone de way ob all good mules. Featherstone —You don't mean to say he's dead? Uncle Ebony—No, sah. Dat mule rep resents, sah, de las' payment ob alimony to my divorced wife, sah.—Truth. The Indolent Gardener. Mrs. Suburb—No more milk? What's the matter? Gardener —The cow has stopped giv ln' milk, mum. "Goodness me! Why?" "Because she's dry, inurn." "Then why in the world don't you give her a drink?" —N. Y. Weekly. Determined Not to Ue Ilcaten. Dawson—l've seen divers go do\Vn and stay under water an hour. • Jawson—Pooh! I've seen'em go down and stay an hour and a half and smoke all the time. Dawson—l saw one go down a year ago and he has not eome up since! — Harper's Weekly. Fatfilon Note. "Don't you think this bonnet is a lit tle too young for mc?" inquired Mrs. Peterby of her husband. "Never mind if it is. You will not wear It more than six weeks before it will be too old and you'll want a new one."—Texas Sifting*. \ Mutter of W.»ffe%. *1 observe, James," said the Itostnn employer, ' that you say eetber' and 'neother.' Are you not aware that such is notour pr. munriat! >nof those urorfr*" "It doesn't seem to me." r.-plied the boy from New York, despondently, "that you ought to expect mie t<> say 'eyether' and 'nvther' on a salary of sixteen dollars a month."—Chiea» - - Trib une. Didn't Know Him. Mrs. Inqu-Sitive—What win young saying to you awhile ago? Miss Kiune I>e Seakle—Nothing. Mrs. I. On surprise I —Nothing? Why he's been talking for an hour. Ue must have said something. Miss F. (carelessly)—l guess you don't know Dudleiifh. —Detroit Free lYoss. Might Have FalUn IU-fore. His Wife's Mother (in terrible flatten —Oh dear! Oh my! That heavy Louis XIV. clock upstairs just fell off the wall with a terrible crash on the very spot I stood on but a moment before. Her Daughter's Husband (absent* mindedly)—l always said that clock was slow.—Judge. The Advantage of Method. Mistress—l never saw such a fearful looking kitchen. How do you manage to accumulate so many dirty dishes? Cook—Sure, mum, the young 1 eddies was just after showing me as how they roasts a potato at their cooking schools. •—Harper's Bazar. Ju«it What He Wanted. Jeweler —These paste diamonds look just as beautiful as tho real ones, but they only last a short time. Young Man—Well. This engagement is only going to last a short tiiuu j Life. Hlll Boy Talks- Mrs. Gaddaboutt—Has your ma called ■ on those new neighbors yet? j Boy—No, an' sbo won't neither. She says they wouldn't 'a' returned your call ef they'd been anybody worth knowing.—Good News. Wor®e for the Nephew. Returned Traveler—ls that rich old bachelor uncle Of yours dead yet? Host (dejectedly)— Worse, a thousand times worse. He's married and got a baby.—N. Y. Weekly. The Cr»-Bal>y. "Our baby cries over awful little things," said Willie. "Why, even a thing so small as the point of a pin will make him holler."—Harper's Young People. I p In the World. Pipkin—When I first knew that man he was an ordinary oyster opener. Potts —What is he now? Pipkin—The champion.—Truth. A LOVEK'S QI ARKKL A. I. a 4i V 4b J —Judge. Keeping a Secret- Mr. Straitnp—Ethel, I wonld like to have your sister. Won't you give her'to me? Ethel—No, sir. I caught her kissing Dick Short thoothur night, and she told oiu not to give her away, so I won't either.—Ju4ge. II liar loin Fun. Traveler—lf New York society con sists of only four hundred people, what do the million or so of others do for pleasure or recreation? Mrs. Foreundred —They read about what we do.—N. Y. Weekly. Presidential Pointer. American Youth —Father, can't any man get to be president if he works for It? Father —No, my son. It's the man who doesn't work for it that gets there. —Good News. How They Regard It. Stranger—Do Chicago people regard marriage as a lottery? Resident —Oh, no. They don't regard it at all, as a rule. —Detroit Free Pre**. But Clarence Stayed. Clarence (after a call of three hours) ; Docs that clock go, Angelina? Angelina (with emphasis)— Yes, th« 1 >ck goes. —Life. Conversation Analyzed. Nephew—That's not the morninjr par per you hav«?there, uncle, is it? Uncle (testily;— What a disgraceful | young booby you are, John. I irst y< >u tell a stupid lie and then you ask an id iotic question. —Texas Siftings. A Canne for Grievance. Mrs. Quln —Yls, Missis Shea, an' as I was a sayln'. It's arris ted he is for ba tin his otrr, mother, molnd yon! Mrs. Shea —Shore an' thing's is come to a foinc shtate whin a man can't do he loikes wid his own! Life. One of the Science*. She—l notice that some Texas inan says kissing is one of the natural sci ences. lit!— Sort of an applied science, eh? Then he proceeded to apply it. De troit Free Press. Probably. "Papa, what is patrimony?" "It is what is Inherited from a father, my dear." "Oh; and then is matrimony some thing inherited from the mother?" — Brooklyn Life. A Kon*e»tloii. Old sayings arc all well enough In thdr wav And yet there Is room for Improvement. 1 take 1L Twould Is* trur r to say, wben w« q-j..te It t»-l»y "Where thcrc'a a will there a a way to break It." —Truth. | THE PEAR-LEAP MITE iJfr IIK'or; <•( a BMnirUn liimt flaw l» tltlernaUMii* It. Tl — . ir te. shown in tii- IJoatra'ioa IHMII<-' inies cauw< serious biutertof ad lli-- Tea*. Os of pear trees. which gtvee thciu a Jivinril appearance «>n the upper surface the blister* apfiear a* yellow or reddish convex sw«;llin2s. white beneath the surface usually ap pear* dead, aud in th<- center of the dis eased spot will be seen a minute open ing through which the mites mar be se« n to pa--ji in and out. f. r while they appear to lire and breed main'v within the cavitv formed in the lenf they mar be frequently found traveling over the under surface, doubtless searrl.ing for a location to start a new blister Th«- manner in which they spend the winter was for a longtime a complete mv*tery. but it has beeu found that they |>u> the winter in the buds. and the miles can lie found in the latter partofttie summer or in autumn traveling tkrwn the petiole of the leaf to the boda. where they locate for winter ta the buds they remain ia a semi-torpid coa dition during winter, but sufficiently active to move about if taken into a H.AU TIUIK Mnr AM) ULUTr.XIII I-KAVBS. 1 warm room Doubtless many of the , individuals which are belated in their trip from the leaves to tin twig* am | carried a>vay with the falling leatva to perish, or possibly to (fain a foothold |on other trees. This sccim to l>e the prtucipal means of distribution from : place to place, except as they are car ried with the cnttings of trees fr..m one locality to another. With the expan sion of the leaves in spring, the mites which survive need only to fasten themselves to the i-urface to be carried out with its growth ami find their food l at hand and conditions favorable for their further development Ihiring aumiuer, eggs are developed In the bod ics of these adults, a new generation ! (probably several of them) are pro duced and the young Individuals spread themselves over the leaf to extend tiie work begun by the tirst brooti of sprtn< Mr. Graham suggests cutting off the twigs showing the blistered bark; but as most of the mites, at least, will be found in the buds, blisters on the twigs are no indication, and It night be nee es.sary to trim the affected trees very severely to receive much advantage It frequently happens that certain trees are severely affected while others near by are free. This is doubtless because of the slight facilities the mites have for traveling In such cases it might be profitable to destroy the badly af fected trees. It was thought at Ames, in the horticultural department, that trees treated with fungicide solutions were noticeably more free from mites: and it is quite possible that spraying with the copper solutions will be useful. —Cor. Orange Judd Farmer. FACTS FOR FARMERS. TIIIKTY-OXE bushels of corn and four bushels of potatoes for every man. woman and child in the country were grown last year. A ORKAT many kicking cows mght be cured and more prevented by simply trimming the finger-nails often enough to keep them from cutting the teats of the cow. LANCASTER county. Pa. grow more tobacco than any other county ir the Cni'.ed States. The crop irr. wn there In 18»V amounted to 10,217. S| o pounds. THE fat In the milk is the most potent factor in determining the yield and quality of cheese, and the quality of cheese is largely affected by the amount of fat contained in it. IlrMovtsu the loose bark and swab bing the feces with a solution of e *- centratcd lye will aid in preventing the attacks of bark lice and other insects that work under the bark. AERATIOS of milk Is excellent, but unless the aeration is done in a pure atmosphere it is of no advantage. The quality of the air has something to do with preventing fermentation. THE wonderful development of the orange Industry of California is seen from the fact, that In si* counties there are already 1,000,000 trees bearing, sad ove 3,000.000 trees on the way to pro ductiveness Some fanners seem to fear todipdeep enough in the feed box, keeping their young stock, dry cows and such other stock as are not bringing in an immedi ate profit, on rations so low as to be of no profit to the feeder. AM old clover sod, plowed under now, aud the soil given an application of wood ashes, is one of the best locations for late potatoes or corn. It is also the best ground for late cabbage, as the cut worms will then be lesa injurious. Tnn:K-!.EA VED plants, such as olean der, orange, ivy. etc., should be watched for the first appearance of scale insecta, which should be brushed off with a toothbrush, taking care to remove every scale. If possible, for if any are left they will multiply. ■letter Highway*. The importance of better highways 'a often overlooked. We get used te bad roads and blame the weather and trudge along As a people we can rightly lay the responsiblity at our owr doors. We have not demanded it. We have not worked for It, and we will not havo good roads until we do. of the Oott. How doth the busy little girl. In*- prove each passing hour, By chewing slabs of tulu tfum. With all her jawful power. liow cunningly she wads it up: How quickly she turns it o'er; Shifts it trrjra port to startioard. Then she ehewa It more and more. Who taught tha little girl'the way to work her busy chin'.' Who show#-,I Iwr how to twist "her jaws. Such weird grim aces in? Who taught her deft prehensile tongue The lasso's work to do? To corral the elusive gum. And chew, and chew, and chew? Ah me, she learned the art at school. Matriculation day. And hadn't Icarnad a great deal more. What time she aai« away. Then let ns all. with heart and will. Keep gum on hand to chew. And find some occupation stili. For Idle jaws to do.—l.adies' Home Journal. Tr.rlnx to !'>•«« Kqiployer*. Mistress—l am surprised Yon toy yon were married six months ago. di vorced three months ago, and remarried to your husband last night. Domestic—Yes'm. You see, at the first place he had they wanted a mar ried man. so we got married, but the next place they wanted a single man. ao we got divorced, and I came here. he's found a place where they want a man for gardening and wife to cook, so we got married again, and I'm going i tjtgre vrlth him-~N. Y. Wttddv. > VO. 27 MACADAM IN KANSAS. T%m ■i. x t rum. s»- ■» n i ■' >■ "' mm The pmrtp ti street* of W*irt fieato ar>- a»a Haw h*n far ;wi» an . it I-»T- A HI >at nothing to HWP (Sea in r-pur. laitheaffh it is • eitr of !•• Tl*f» is >IM a m r. a*. r« »! two mile* long—fraon the l.mi t» the northern whu h miTlnnart ud also n**ni with a <•.>•» of gravel It feaa been eosa pie- i - rear*. Mil so far eoato not'- 'ic t wit In Mtkiag far n palrx while i' • . a wond -rtnl !«nrr aad » lief to »« 13 ft. in MDtfMI wHh th* diT r*> ids in a rn'»«My time. Of umiw ma«- *;ti wiil ie.-ar out ia the loaf ran. as iasolva < \.penae for nwnu. 'ir Gilbert m;v bat tlw on*- lij will Ix much lesa tana la keep to repair oar present mud nada ito IW re-.nl! c**«l r '.aatoad of the qua.- •> «.> .-ornmnn now Foe a dar able «ad t rock not ha fcrohea t>»» fin.-. it it la, wag>n-whee!s roaring mi it uov red w .th inad will stick to tha small |> ims aad ..ft them oat of piace. tbus h ■*•*•* will be <lag. aad Way to ba Cite I ir> TMn would be apt to >enr ' on a >r- .ve! vriwi but in that ease it ivjfi'il v>t bit little to n-psir I When t:« roil waa btoit thf* wh > h.vi it in rUarg* taaiateO. to opt>. ition to advice of experienced men. upt-n breaking tha material too fine Tiie r.-s-iH waa tiiat wMla amr streets irrnj -4 <m-«>th the rcskd was s-nn fnil of ho.'a iwl was then covered With gravel Hit tUe ifivrnaim ogt cials (too apt to know .ttti* of their bnmre si , m their opinions, attribute tiie wear to the loaded wag ons irist-a-1 •>? the t":>ene*« - A the reek, an.l reqo'.;ed city to prohibit their traveling on it A man waa atatioaed f.w awhile to warn tliem off bat that fotli was soon (riven up The beat Ma terial is irra.iit-". b»it limestone or any other rock, if n->C ">n»ken too ttae. will answ-fr a g-jort urpuea. Oar city keeps Us convicts streaking faek: far erfcase m mat. ia sentenced to ao laaay days "sa the rocpileso it always ham asaUrial rtlj t.i repair its streets. Why eoald not the labor of »tate prisons he thaa ntili/c Man ifa. ;uren objeet to eoaa petlt...nof prison labor in their hast n-us bit conva-is siioeU not to kept idle. Why is n>>t tutothe way oat oi the difßcalty?—Rev. J. it Sa*c. n3. Y. Tribune. GOOD SCHLINO CHOPS. Oats int rem* a* a ~miyl«— at ta IM- I wonbl like to say a word about the imj> r! lire of usin r .oata aas| peaa aa a soiling crop to sa|»picti»-al the paetwes from the middle of July oa aati) the aftergrowth on the mown laad has started up. as p-rhaps s. une are situated the sim- as I am - tiding the torn years' course -and do itot hesitate to peatore the meadow By nsing oata aad peaa last year I ken* tbo hotter yield from my herd almost ap to the saoae aa the month before oa the beet of peat are. I sow the peas on the fresh-plowed laad until I think I have euotqrh for a crop and harrow once; then sow on a boat the same amount of oata and harrow all | yon wish If anroae has any Idea that be Is 7»ing to he short of feed let him try oats and peas.. He will ha surprised to see the amount of feed to ha obtained from a »iaai! amount of ground, aad should he have any left to thraeh he will firul the mixture th« best of stock feed. Commence to cot as sooa as the onto are headed. The deeper the peaa are put In the longer they will beep green. About tiie time they get too hard far green fee.) have some early sweet earn ready and do not be afraid to toed ears and all. the more ears the bettor. By ' commencing with clover, then oata aad peas, then sweet corn ■ begiaatog with the earliest variety aad then the later ksi K but. not plant iag or drilling oeer eight or nine quarts per acre if the seed is good), the success ion of green feed can he kept op sntil fteexiag | weather eomes. As sooa aa the first • frost i-otnes cut and pat m kaf shocks what corn is left and it will harp ia good shape a ng time far toad, aad v >ur stoek goes into winter quarters ia : dn- shape. Then you want a silo filled with soaee of the ilrnt varieties and yua are ail right to hav- a 10l of milk far the win ter, esp. .-lally if the cows come in fresh in Ihe fall. —A. &. Usher, ia Breeders* (ijtstte. AN OLD HANDSAW. Raw On* Wan Ms.le fl Serve a fwhtv rf f took the handle off and piseeated M to a carpenter I then had a black smith cut the blade cronewuse iate three I parts. Of the first and widest piece. T>4 [I fl II I | LA * \./ r' L W arter *AI* rwrt ean.et'% inches long, I ma<le a - «l-a*e. ee seen in the central figure «the second «W middle piece. l«>< mehee king. I made a strawberry-path cutter, shown at the left: ami the remaining piece. iachea long, was tnuisformed into a strawher ry pmner. aa seen at the right of illae trat ion. The U»t ia Mil tor cutting «>ff runners in the early part of the sea ->n. It saves st s>ping aad iasek - ache, and h usefnt also for cutting off the roots of large weeds «n»tlm»s toned in strawberrv-be«fs. These Ua plemcnts were all aa<le sharp en the grindstone! —J Hayes, ia American Bar lis a. M<«i<iral stteaee. I He I a;n _• r.j tn make yon ap» rnt of d'weii *n*ponss toe yone Mj th lay. Which do yon prefer, gold or di ver? She is silent. "Weil, which do yon want Fanny"*" She is silent * me more. •Why '!<ni tyou talk up? I aak yon ' which d you prefer, silver or ••Itrni't yi t know, yon fool. tha« «pe • h s silver and silencn m gotd?"— Tesas Sifting*. Rest gar the W«w». "Mr Heavy be a«l~ said hie wife, re : pros*:Ufully. "It waa a shaat foe yne ta go to sleep la church thie ssorntag. ■Such a ah -t vrw* Dr Wanword cnor's 'nannscx.pt only f o»wd two sheets. '* "Jlist what I alwa| t go ts» «i«ep ' tweeii. '" Heavy head, with ".h« t. ne of a r. an who ha.! Urivea a eUprh er l.adies Tf.»me J mrnat »k> H» I First Wakeful (in sleeping can— What s that old njoster eoofl-hiag m vi«e lentiT alsmt? Seeotxl Wakeful—Ue'a ackal low ik«n lua » nxlptpe. I pi'eaoie Truth. a u*s *tw set He—How chilly it ia to-night. I eoald hag a stove. I feel so cold. She—ls that so? Why. I'm so em i I faji Wllpn*
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