VOL. XXIX. This Is The Lowest Price Ever given on a Bed Room Suite Solid, Polished Oak, glass 26x30, hoveled plate, FOR $33.00, We offer ihls suite for 30 days only. Our Bed Room Suite for sl9 Y< >ii can't get elsewhere for less than $23 to $25. We don't only offer the above goods at low prices, but anything in our store • way down In price. All we ask you to do is to examine our stoc'< and you will say as we do—best goods for least money of FURNITURE store In the country. - ■ —g ■■ —* Campbell & Templeton, 136 N. Main St., - - Butler, Pa. WILL—" YOU— LOOK"— AT OUR | BOOTS AND SHOES | «I»IPPERS | IAIVTPI | OXFORDS .A.ll the "Latest Spring and Summer KOOTWE^R AT Vogeley & Bancroft's Artistic in Style, Reasonable in Price, Reliable in. Quality. See oar Ben's fine shoe, congress and lace at $1.25. See oar ladies fine kid button shoe at f 1.00. See oar ladies fine oxford tie, pat. leather tip at 15 eta, See our cblldrens shftea from 25 to 50 centa. See our other Popular Price Linea. 4 Plow Shoes, Working Shoes, Fine Dress Shoes of all Styles and qualities at the LOWEST PRICES. Base Ball and Tennis Shoes Visit our store and we will please you. YOGELEY ■■VMMI BANCROFT No. 347 South Main Street, OPPOSITE WII.LARD HOUSE, BUTLER, - PA. , RINGS, Di amonds j 'studs, f GENTS GOLD, Wfltr-lIPQ \ LADIES gold, VY ( GENTS SILVER LADIES CHATLAIN, Tf*'WplT r I 7' J Gold'Pina, Ear-rings, tit; WCliy ( Rings, Chains, Bracelets, Etc, {Tea set*, castors, butter dishes and everything that can be found in a first class store RODGER BROS. 1847 {T^rk* 0 *"- Sl>no,w - E. GRIEB, THE JE WELER N0.[139, North! Main St., BUTLER, PA., THE BUTLER CITIZEN. PRO FESSK)N A L < A RDg. Dr. N. M. HOOVER, 1-7 j_ no^r..flirt- hours, in to i; M. and I n. :: I'. M. L. M. REINSEL, M. D , I'IIVSU'IAH AND brnOKON. Ofllre :i11«! r*sl«»ence at 127 K. r»miitn«liaiii St, L. BLACK, mvsiciAN »m» rvriicon. New YK>utin;ui Building. Butler. I'A. K. N. I.KAKK. M. I> K. MANN. M. I>. Specialties: Specialties Uyn;ic.lOKj and Stir Kje. Ear. N«H» ami gery. Throat. DRS. I.KAKE& MANN, Bulicr, Pa. ti. M. .'-IM MKHMAN. PHYSICIAN ANI» 8i:»UlM)K. omce at No. 45, S. Main street. over frank t Co's DiugStorv. Butler. I'* SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. So 22 I'" 1 -! JifferM.lt Ht., lit tier. Pa. V. Mi ALPINt., Dentist, Is now permanently 10.-al.il at ia» Soulli Main Street Butler. I'a., In rooms fonnei ly occupied 1.5 l>r. (V.ddron. DH. S. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. Cold Killing rainless Kxtraetlon »l Teetli an.l Art lllcial Teelli without Plates a specialty Nitrous Okide or Vitalized Atr or Ixx-al An.estlictics used. iifllce over Millers (Jrocery east of I,owry House. Office closed Wednesdays ami rbursd»ys. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a. Arllttcial Teetli inserted en tlie luu-st im proved plan, UoUl rilling a specially. Ollloe over Seuaul's nothing Store. C. F. L. McQU ISTION, KMiIXEKU AND SURVEYOR, Okhck nkak Diamond. Hcti.sb, I'a. A. B. C. McKARLAND. Atl'y at I.aw an.l Notary I'tlhllc oniee on S. diamond St. opjioslle Hie Court Mouse sec ond Hour. 11. Q. WALKER, Attomey-at-Law—Office in Diamond Block, Butler, I'a. J M. PAINTER, Attorncy-at-La w. office Between PostoOlco aiul Diamond, Bul ler, I'a. A. T. SCOTT, ATTOItN KY-AT-LAW. Office at No. K, South Diamond, Butler. I'a. A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATIOItNKYJAT I.AW. Office seooml floor. Antlersoii HI k, M.ilu St., near court House, Butler, I*sl. NEWTON BLACK. Atl'yatl.aw -office on South side of Diainoud But ler. Pa. J. W HUTCHISON, A'rrouN by ;at uw. office on second 11..0r of tin? Iluselton block. Diamond. Itutler, I'a.. Room No. I. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at I«aw, Office at No. 17, Kasr Jeffer son St., Butler, Pa. W. C. FINDLEY, Attorney at Law and Ileal Estate Agent. Of floe rear or l>. Mitchell's omee on north side ol Diamond, Butler, I'a. H. 11. GOUCHER. Attorney at-mw. Office on seeond floor of Anderson building, near Court House, Butler. Ha. L. 8, McJUNKIiN, Insurance and Real Estate As'l 17 east jeffkrhon ht. BUTLER, - PA. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham P»ts, 11. lIKINKMAN, y*CRETARY. DITiICCroUS: Alfreil Wick, Henderson Oliver, l)r. W. Irvin, .lames Stephenson, W. W. Blackmore, N. Wcitzel. F. Bowman. D. T. Norns, tieo. Ketterer, ( has. Itcbhiin, John (irohman. John Kooning. LOYAL S, M'JUNKIN, Agent. BTTTLjIiJIR., PA„ DR. JOHNSTON'S IMPROVEMENT IN DENTAL PLAI ES. Patented February 25, 1890. This Improvement A Idocs away with the large suction plate In conimon use. The plates are very small, only about one-eighth to one-rourth the usual size, and btlng con structed on true mechanical principles, lit the mouth with perfect accuracy. Any number of tcelh can be put in without extracting any good teeth yon may have, and no plate in at roor of the mouth. The patent plate Is specially adapts ed to partial lower dentures, since it is wel known that the dental profession have nothing succesgtul to otter In that line: and further more , partial lower plates have not nor cannot he successfully tnaue by known metlUKl. This is an important mat RVHHVk ter when we take Into^TT consideration that lower » • .C_DE. teeih are as necessary as upper. For nirthcr Information, call at Hooms 114 Kant .|<'lTi'n.,>n strrrt, BItTI.KU, I'A. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. m It Oim Golds, Couirh*. Sore Throat, Croup. Influ ißia, Whoopinf Couch, Bronchitis and Aithmi. JL oertnxn euro for Contamption in first aUfet. I»i a sure relief in advanced atafei. Tou will IM the exeelleat effect after taking the first doee. Bold hy dealers ercrywhere. Larpo botUce, M «Ut4 aad SI.OO. WHO KNOWS? Who knows we have not lived before In forms that felt dellrlit anil paint If fieath is not the open door Through which we pass to life a?alfcl The fruitful seed beneath the sod In Infant bud and bloom may rise; But by the eternal laws of God It Is not quickened till it dies. The leaves that trembled on the tree. Pall 'neath the stroke of autumn storm* But by some mighty mystery, With spring return in other forms. As currents of the surging sea. From undiscovered sources flow. So what we were and yet may be In this brief life we may not know. But oft some unexpected gleams Of past and unremembered years Break through the doorway of our dreams, And some familiar face appears. A gentle sptrit lost awhilo,. Amid the change from death to birth. Whose beaming eye and loving smllo Recall some former scenes of earth. And thus unconscious of the tie - Tlie mystic link which love creates — Perhaps we see our own who die In newer forms and other states. Perhaps with every cycle passed In all the ages yet to be, Our loved will come to us at last As parted waters find the sea. Not wholly clad as they were seen Wh< n death unbound their robes of clsy; But with seraphic face and mein, And souls that cannot pans away. —Da\ id B. Sickels, In Chicago Saturday Even ing Herald. RUDY'S LESSON. Hor Hftflty Words, and What Came of Thorn. [Original.] RE YOU quite M I sure, ray dear, I that you will I never regret tho V .jafejtfJT you are 1. ■ about to take?" JjEr i' llaM asked Aunt /rffi ' 1 '>l*3 Rachel, anx njbC from the white If garments and / orange bios- V soms strewn jjt over the dainty blushing face of Hamilton. "Such a question to ask on the very eve of my bridal day," laughed Ruby. "I sincerely hope you do not think me that fickle, my dear conscientious aunt." "I never thought you fickle, Ruby; but the question with me is, do you love this man you are going to wed well enough to give up all the comforts and pleasures of your father's house for his sake? In my eyes it is no small sacri fice to forsake the companionship of tried friends and go off hundreds of miles to make a home for a stranger in the wilderness," replied Aunt Rachel, in a despondent voice. "But, Aunt Rachel, you must remem ber that Dick Walton is no stranger to me. We have known each other all our lives," Ruby returned, brightly. "When you are acquainted with him you will not wonder that I count it no sacrifice to give up so much for his sake. Ho is the best man in the world." "It is right that you should think so, at least," laughed her aunt. "But, Ru by, it will require a great deal of love to make up for all the comforts an.l conveniences of your pleasant home. You have not been accustomed to tho hardships of frontier life, and it will require more courage than you antici pate to bogin housekeeping as yuur grandmother did more than half a cen tury ago." "Any place where Dick lives will be home to me," insisted Ruby, a little pet ulantly. "What will you do with all these fine things in a little two-roomed cabin?" questioned Aunt Rachel, with a wave of the hand in the direction of the table loaded with handsome wedding pres ents. "Pack thein away in the closet until we arc able to build a house suitable for their display," was Ruby's quick response. "The truth is, aunt, people maiie a great mistake in giving such presents. Why don't they show good common sense in selecting suitable gifts for a western bride?" "People do many foolish things in connection with weddings," admitted "YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOCKED THE SNOW FROM YOCR FEET." Aunt Rachel, with a meaning look at tlie display of ribbons and lace heaped upon the bed. "Of course every girl wishes to look her best on her wedding day," said Ruby, following the direction of her aunt's eye. "You know that important event is supposed to come but once in a lifetime." "Much allowance is always to be made on these occasions, und if people are able to afford so much extravagance just for the purpose of gratifying their vauity for a single hour, I do not know that anyone has a right to ob ject," returned the aunt, charitably. "It is the after-living that is most im portant, and I hope that your love will prove deep enough and broad enough and lasting enough to outlive all the discomforts and inconveniences of a home in the wilderness." "I am certain it will." resoonded Ruby, gayly. "Love in a cottage—with Dick as its object—will be as enduring as life itself." "I trust you will not be disappointed," sighed Aunt Rachel, "but there is so much difference between the lover and the husband that it is not safe to meas ure married life by courtship." "You are speaking from general ob servation, aunt. You must take into consideration the fact that Dick is not like other men," urged Ruby. "He will never lay aside his lovcr-like attentions, lam sure. He is too tender and true to neglect me." "And are you enough unlike other girls to make the honeymoon last through life?" insisted Aunt Rachel. "We shall see, aunt. Come and visit me this time next year and see what a model wife and housekeeper I make," laughed Ruby as she tripped merrily downstairs to meet her lover. Dick Walton was a thrifty young me chanic, a member of a large family of honest, industrious boys, who, several years before, had drifted out into the far west to earn a homo for tho little Ohio girl who had promised to be his wife. Ho had succeeded in paying for his land and building a little house in which to begin housekeeping, and now he had come back toclaim his bride and carry her off—a willing captive—to the tiny home awaiting her. "It shall be my duty to bring money into the house, and yours to see that none goes out unnecessarily," said lUclfc nfter were cozllv settled in BUTLER, J XE 1 89^. the little blrd's-nest ot a name. mir>v ag-reed with hira, anil faithfully did she keep her part of the compact. Dick proved a kind, considerate hus band, and, true to her convictions of duty. Ruby kept herself tidy an.l the house a» bright as a new pin, and yet it must be acknowledged that her tonjfue was sometimes sharper than the exigency of the cas« ileman.led. Still, their home was fairly happy and the clouds that obscured their domestic bliss were so fleeting as to leave no perceptible shadow on their lives. Sometimes Ruby's heart would well nigh break for a sight of the dear old home and the loving faces back among the Muskingum hills, but she was a brave little woman, and for Dick's sake kept '-he dreadful homesickness locked out of sight in her own heart. It was on Christmas that the solemn words making them husband and wife had been spoken, and the first anni versary of their wedding day was cel ebrated by the arrival of a new inmate —a precious Christmas gift in the form of a beautiful little boy whom Ruby at once named Dick. "lie must never hear a or un kind word from his mother s lips," Ruby said to herself as she clasped her treasnre to her heart the first time. "A mother must lie the embodiment of all that is pure and lovely, and I mean that little Dick shall grow up surrounded by influences out of which all the bitter ness of life has been extracted." She fully uicaut to keep this compact, made with her own soul while she lay weak and white upon her bed, but she was only human, and the worries and cares that weighed heavily upon her when she was again able to look after the house and attend to the demands of the exacting baby, often made her irritable and impatient. One cold, stormy day near the close of March, Dick came into the cheery little room where his wife sat fashion ing a dainty garment for the inhabitant of the crib. In his hands he carried sev eral sticks of wood which he had been seasoning for the fancy work that he managed to do on his scroll saw when the weather was too inclement to work out of doors. Usually Ruby was glad of his company, but she had not slept well on account of the baby's restless ness the night before, and consequent ly was easily vexed to-day. Besides, Dick had left a trail of snow behind him, and if there was anything that Ruby particularly detested it was stains on the pretty, bright carpet of which she was so proud. "I think you might have knocked the snow from your feet before eoming in, " she said, tartly, glancing at the foot prints pla inly visible between the door and fireplace. "One would need to keep the broom in motion constantly where you are. You never think of any thing but your own convenience." "That is rather a sweeping asser tion," answered Dick, pleasantly enough. "I'll acknowledge I am a care - less fellow, though I think you do me injustice when you make an exception of my own convenience." "There is no exception to my work, however," snapped Ruby, brandishing her broom, vigorously. "I am sorry I made you extra work, Ruby, but there is no use in being so particular about:a little bit of snow," argued Dick. "It is clean dirt, and like the old woman's grease will rub off when it gets dry. Why, mother used to sprinkle snow all over her carpet before sweeping, and she was one of the best of housekeepers." "I am tired hearing that old song about your mother. No doubt she is a paragon of excellence, but this thing of drawing unfavorable wmptHjoni be tween mother and wife has become un bearable," Ruby said, spitefully. "What do you mean by unfavorable comparisons? Come, now. Ruby, don't be childish. There is no use in making mountains out of mole-lillls," Dick an swered, in a persuasive voice. "That Is tho way you always talk. You have not the least bit of sympathy for me," sobbed Ruby. "Aunt Rachel was right when she said that I was running a great risk to give up my hap py home for a cabin in the wilder ness." "Ruby!" exclaimed Dick, sternly. "You care nothing for me or you would not speak to me in that tone. 1 wish I had never left my father's house," cried Ruby, breaking down en tirely. Tears always angered Dick, so with out a word he gathered up his wood and went out, shutting the door behind him with a bang. He did not come in again until supper time, and then he made his way round to the back door and took pains to sweep the snow from his shoes before entering the kitchen. The meal nassed in silence—neither of the ;wain being courageous enough to ipeak the first healing word. "I am off to the post office," said Dick, sullenly, as he rose from the :able and proceeded to draw on his over load The next minute ho was out in the storm wading through the snow lown the drifted lane. A great lump seemed to rise in Ruby's throat, almost choking her. They had never before parted in anger, and it almost broke her heart to see Dick go away in that spirit. She ran to the front door, in tending to call him back and ask him to forgive her, but he was far down the lane, and went on with rapid strides —never once turning his head in the direction of the open door. "There is no use in one's being so spunky," she said, testily, as she went back to her work in the kitchen, but notwithstanding lier words her heart was heavy and the evening seemed more tedious than ever before. Towards night a fierce blizzard from the north swept down the valley, shak ing the windows in their case ments and rocking the little house on Its foundation. Almost paralyzed with feat, Ruby crouched down by the crib, expecting every new blast of wind to wrench the frail building to pieces. JL CALLING WILDLY TOR HIM TO COME BACK. Several hours passed before there was any abatement in the storm, and then when Dick did not make his appearance, her anxiety about the safety of herself and baby gave way to dread concern ing his fate. While the wind shrieked and the snow fell in blinding sheets, she comforted herself that he was snug ly housed iu the village beyond, but when lie did not come in a reasonable length of time after the storm had sub sided she became greatly alarmed, and over and over again wandered down the drifted lane calling wildly for him to come back. At last, almost iu despair, slio made lier way to the cabin of her nearest neighbor, who, with quick western sympathy, went at once to rouse some of the villagers to aid in the search. He found out that Dick had started for homo some time be fore tho blizzard struck the town, bence muat bare been logt ne entered tlie" long lane lead ing to his own house. It was not long until many lights were glimmer ing in sight of the cabin, among the 6now-driftS in the narrow lane, and half-an-hour later, almost in range with the light Ruby had placed in the window, one of the men stumbled over a dark object which proved to l>e Dick's half-frozen body. He was not dead, but it took hours of patient rub bing and bathing to coax back the heart-throbs that at first seemed to have stopped forever. During those hours of terrible suspense, Ruby had plenty of time to review the stormy scene of the afternoon, and in deep re morse to weep over the estrangement which her hasty words had caused. Over and over on bended knees she be sought the dear Lord to give back the precious life trembling in the balance and when, at last, the doctor said he would live, she accepted tho gift with a vow that in the future the doors of her lips should be kept with all dili gence. It was weeks before Dick was able to go about his daily work again, but these days of pain and waiting were not lost, for out of them grew an un derstanding between the young couple, which enabled them to keep their lives from drifting apart by faithfully ob serving the little home courtcsie* which have so. much to do with keep ing the fire of love burning brightly in the bosoms of those who day after day gat'jer around the same hearthstone. BELLE V. CHISBOLM. Th« World > Coruftiiut Shell. The savage islanders of the south Pacific believe that the world is a co coanut shell of enormous dimensions, at the top of which is a single aperture communicating with the upper air, where human beings dwell. At the very botton of this imaginary shell is a stem gradually tapering to a point which represents the beginning of all things. This point is a spirit or demon without human form, whose name is "Root of All Existence." By him the entire fabric of creation is sustained. In the interior of the cocoanut shell, at its very bottom, lives a female demon. So narrow is the space into which she is crowded that she is obliged to sit for ever with knees and chin touching. Her name is "The Very Beginning," and from her are sprung numerous spirits. They inhabit five different floors, into which the great cocoanut is divided; From certain of these spirits mankind is descended. The islanders, regarding themselves as the only real men and women, were formerly accus tomed to regard strangers as evil spir its in the guise of humanity, whom they killed when they could, offering them as sacrifices.—Washington Star. —A new cure for hydrophobia has been tried by Prof. Murri at the Pas teur institute in Milan. Hydrophobia developed on a man who had undergone the Pasteur treatment, with paralysis from the waist downward, and Prof. Murri made a subcutaneous injection of the virus in its "fixed form." A com plete cure followed. —Speaking of missing things, a needle in a haystack is nothing to a railroad time-table in a country house. VENTILATION OF ROOMS. The NeceMltjr of Supplying a Constant Change of Air. To offset the constant exhalation of organic matter from tho skin, as well as from the lungs, occupied rooms should be so arranged as to allow a constant change of tho air contained in thc-m. To meet this condition properly, an exit |, n »;», im, <»o uu iulcb, JLtoul.l La provided. A fireplace is perhaps an ideal outlet, as it has a constant draught which as sures an outgo of considerable power. As for a test of the quality of air—its purity or impurity—nature has pro vided us with a most useful one, and in all ordinary cases tho only necessary one, in the sense of smell. If this sense is offended by the characteristic "stale" odor of an ill-ventilated room there is no appeal from Its verdict, no matter how many ventilators may be in opera tion. This test, it should be stated, can bo applied only by the olfactories of one just entering a room from tho out side. We have heard from the lecture plat form advice delivered to an intelligent body of students in a preparatory school as to just how far the windows of the sleeping apartment should be raised each night to assure a wholesome air to the occupant The distance given was exact, no allowance being made for variations of temperature, wind or weather. A single window opened at both top and bottom, but at distances varying according to the temperature, the presence or absence of winds, etc., is a suitable provision for ventilation. It ia safe to say that if the air -in any room seems as pure to a person enter ing it from out of doors as the out-door air itself, that air is well fitted for breathing; such, at any rate, it should always be, and such should be the test applied by an intelligent observer. With such an ideal before us, no hard and fast rule is called for. With this ideal in view, and with the homely quality of common sense in exercise, it is well also to remember tho follow ing facts: A room is best for most of us at a temperature ranging from sixty-five to seventy degrees; a guard, be it of the most primitive construction, should l>e between a draught and ourselves; the air is not necessarily impure when warm, nor pure when cold; the smaller a room is, and the more occupants it has, the oftener should the air be re newed. In places of crowded assembly, such as theaters, churches, schools, it is the exception to find a proper system of ventilation, and hence attendance upon such gathering should bo offset by plenty of out-door exercise.—Youth's Companion. FECUNDITY OF PLANTS. Womlrrii Which llut Few Have Even Thought Possible. English experimenters have probably done more in the line of testing the fecundity of vegetables and useful plants than the Americans have, the reasons for this being obvious. They must figure to economize space, where as the American farmer can scatter a little grain over his many broad acres. Recent tests made under the auspices of the Royal Philosophical society with a single barley stalk unfolded wonders which but few have ever thought even possible. lty steeping and watering that one plant with saltpeter dissolved in rain water they managed to produce 249 stalks and over 18,000 grains. It lias also been shown that the white elm of our bottom lands and groves yields, one year with another, at a veVy moderate estimate, too, 329,000 seeds. Now, an elm ordinarily lives at least a full hundred years, and, conse quently, in the course of that compara tively short life, produces nearly 3,000,- 000 grains, all coming from one original sceiL A single seed of an Asiatic pemperion planted on Trevesy grounds, llerlin, propagated a vine as large as a man's : body, which in nine weeks grew to a total length of nearly 300 feet and. ! ripened more than 800,oi()0 seeds. A single plant of Turkey corn l>ear» il 8,000 seeds; tho sunflower, 4,000; th® ! poppy, 32,000, and tobacco, 70,300! —St ; Louis Republic. A Thing Apart. Miss A.—l find your friend quite en tertaining—when he forgets himself. Is ho an American or an Englishman? Miss B.— Neither. lie's a llostouian. —Brooklyn Life. CONVENIENT FLATS. A Doable flat lluildlus That tan Re Krerlrd for •i.lHn*. The size on lot Is 22 feet by C J feet. It ia of frame construction ami has six nximson the first floor and sev. n n»>m* on the second floor. The height of stories Is 10 feet with a basement ? feet. The vestibule is 0 by S feet C inches. From it there is a door leading to the hall of first flat, the hall being 4 by 8 feet C inches and opening into the parlor nnd into a halt The library is 7 feet C inches by "5 f.-et 6 inches. The parlor is 12 by 15 feet and contains a fireplace with tile fac ing and a wood mantel. The sitting-room is 12 by 15 feet. It has one door leading to hall and library r; 5 I i •fT" I S i is, »rp3i 1 TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR FLATS. and one door leading to the chamber which is 8 feet 6 inches by 12 feeL From this chamber there is a door lead ing to the bathroom and rear passage through a closet. The dining-room is 12 by 14 feet, and is provided with a china closet. From the dining-room you enter the kitchen through the rear passage, which is 5 feet 6 inches by 9 feet, and a door leads "rom this passage to a pantry 4 feet 0 Tir /- - 4/s* V/r ■ . « »"* • - it"*4 ir=* 2FT *VTf r fans" 4 J .ll \ 4 4 1 ' •'* ■ J \ "fair v in I*' 3e "zr = VHP ' >* I •:' FIRST FLAT. inches by 8 feet. Between the china closet and thia passage there is a slide. The rear chamber is 10 feet 3 inches by 10 feet 0 inches. Tho kitchen is 10 feet 8 inches by 10 feet 0 inches and has all the modern conveniences, such as a fuel gas outlet, porcelain-lined sink, 1 oiler, f-r\ -f-E v. -w o >>lwSi &s>jyyTb,w y* j , IJak """" - * £i it* j* f4»M rtS Op SECOND FLAT, maple floor, wainscoting and a large rear porch. Tho bathroom is 4 feet*C inches by 8 feet and is fitted with the latest im proved fixtures. The second story flat is the same as the first story flat with tlie exception of one room, a chamber 8 feet* fl inches by 12 fCet. The studs arc 2x4 inches, placed 16 inches on centers; roof rafters, 2x4 inches, placed 20 inches on centers; floor joists, 2xlo inches, placed 10 inches on centers; ceiling joists, 2xß inchif?. 18 inches on centers; beams of Bxlo inches; cedar posts, 8 inches in diameter, placed 8 feet apart and let 3 feet 0 inches into the ground, and will rest upon two pieces of plank 2x12 inches by 3 feet long. Tho siding on front to bo 4-inch O. G., and all siding on rear and sides to l»e 0-inch O. G-, mitered corners. Use star a star shingles for roof, and round butt California redwood shingles for the belt course. Tbe gable of the front porch will have :i panel of compo sition carving. The interior finish to l>e of pine, painted, color to suit owner. Mantels to cost t»"5 each. Stained glass, $1.50 per square foot, all glass to bo American. Red pressed brick for the chimney, and the brick must l>c laid in good cement-mortar and capped with a smooth stone. I'aint tho exterior of the house a lemon color, with white trimmings, and stain the root with carmine creosote stain. Furnish and put in place all hardware, of a good make, properly fitted, etc. Do not lay finished floors until all plastering- is done. Two-coat work for plastering 1 , one coat the brown or rough coat atnd the second ci>at the plaster of paris finish. Put up center pieces in parlors, halls, sitting-rooms juwl dininif-ruuini. All floors in bltti- rooms, pautrics. halls*aiwl \ .-stil.fH'' to be of red oak. All doors of |>rrici]|M to be 2 f.-ct S Inehcx by T feet - I*4 :ncb.-s thick; front door ? f«-e> inches by T feet and -'« iiwhes all eloaet doors 2 feet II inches by T f"d an«i I 1 * inches thick. t»h«ath the hoofcc with H fencing, gnsived, over >\likli place buQ.!tiy jiaper. The entire houso will be p ;sil for gas, anil them will l< avli -e ] from the tire-places to t'SAeuicnt (im. A. W. Kistx. HOUSE FOR POULTRY. On* Thai Haa Haa; id>ai>ta(r< inn i laaa Ordluiir) Mrarlnpr. Tl»e house illustrated In this Lswiw may b»5 of any si*e preferred. T- l* front and rear views ari' given, so a* ho show the conveniences and advantage and the slant of the roof and *ljo «i window may be ehjnp-.! to suit iia» builder. < Fig. 1, the front view, shows a ht uhe eight feet high in front and six feet J* the rear. It is eight by twelve with a paper or tin roof. The t:«* floor should be of boards, covered w*| leaves or cnt straw, so as to »IWI scratching. The nest* are at the a box being prepared for that purp. so as to allow the bens all the room possible. A small step or Klar i, at the right, allows the liens to as»*^#» x ri«. 1. to the second floor for rooating. a door being in the second floor for purpose, whioh ia cioaed at night. Tkv door for the uppeir room, with stog*. k shown at the left- The entrancaa t»» the nests are plainly seen at the rea» of the under floor, and the end of tis box is shown at the rear of tkK house, to the left. Fig. 2, the roar view, shows the i*9o box. tlie entrances to the nests and tSf nests, and also shows the box cl. «dl against rain. This arrangement ;<«»■ mits of collecting the eggs without fry ing inside of the house. On the uppw floor is shown a drawer, under tl|| roost, the dropping* from the rooat ing in tlie drawer and removed by emptying the drawer, which can tb pulled out' without going inside th# poultry honse for that purjK*<-. This plan does necessitates gotqg into the upper apartment but very litt*a» and the lower floor affords ample ksr from storms and allows jilebty of light and air, aa that apartment is opoci in front. The upper floor is three f.x* from the ground, and ia simply a ing-place, the hens ocrtipying the iowVr part during tlie day, while the can be done on the outaide of the lipuM for an entire year. When this is ttanp the farmer will And that he can to sell eggs at a very low price; Imt S he will seek some market that demauafip his articles, he will seldom fail to *» ceive remunerative prices for both po*<. try and eggs. Considering the prices obtained bw eggs in some sections it is doubttul B anything produced on the farm give* q# no. 3 large protits as the product of the hrao. It is not always that the hens will lay many eggs in winter, bnt if a lien ook provides one egg each week she will pay well for her board and lodging, and though eggs may not be numerous #n winter the prices compensate for tlw scarcity. What the farmer should A is to iniluce his hens to lay by fcc.liurm variety of food. In addition to whe*» and corn he should provide milk, ground meat and bone, and flnely-choppud clover. It is the variety of food that promotes egg production, and not kill# of grain. If the quarters arc warm the hens should lay. Give them the oppo* tunities to produce eggs and they tvfll not disappoint you.— Farm and F!ro> aide. DAIRY SUGGESTIONS. l)o XOT overfeed the calf. If you do you will soon have a calf that wilh%4 eat at all. Thk habit of holding up the mifc ti a heifer is sometimes fostered by tfio unkindness of the milker. Cows THAT are the moat nervous urtd feel or seem to feel pain, when mHlr ing, the most readily are the best niifck ers. TUE Pennsylvania Experiment st*» tiou found that cottonseed ineal pro duced a greater yield and more t.Crttiw fat than brau would. THE reason that the character of 0i» ration impresses itself in such a tnark.sj degree upon milk is because the very rapidly converted into milk. IF a farmer is determined to ke?l>ftt kicking cow, and follows the plan of letting the calves suck the cows, put u2f the calves on the kicking cow that *hw will sustain. Th* neglected scratch or wound >•» the udder should receive attention. It ma) be sorer than you think. Apply some healing lotion. Vaseline is go'd Butter will do. OLD COWS are often difficult to fi.tt.'a because their teeth are poor. If thO teeth arc good an old cow will loakr quite as good beef as a good deal tliit is now sold in the market Is Missouri the hotel, boarding liyu.s* or restaurant keeper who serves l*igt» butter must serve it in a disli plainly marked with the announcen.ent thu* the seeming butter is au imitation. NOBODY who lias studied tl»e sulijoc*. we would say to a subscriber, doubt* that cob meal has some nutritive value But it is so small that it is not worth while to consider it. But, as we have frequently said, for furnishing milk com meal is valuable. Farmers' Vc4c« Convenient Uoat-Hatha. The best dust-bath is d place on tlw ground that has lieen spaded, and tl* stones and gravel sifte.l out. After each rain (which solidities them) th« dusting- pi aces should be spaded again, so as to keep them fine, dry and looso. The liens will take advantage of th*ak and enjoy them very much A HOKKOWrtX PARTING. Tramp—Sorry I have to tear myviH away.—Life. Pre-Olaelal. There Uvcd In the a«e called pliocene. When the atr waa warm and the earth waa green, A pessimist fellow, who wrote sad rhymes A buut "Uicwe defenersta modem time a." X 0.33 «Hsons on r*urr. *»•« « Vpfl U-.I tm rna »■ ur i:« 4 Reaaita. •* 'Varw* uiuut tbe aw >f taiir> it*- Hat. ■!» nprngwit imtai .ttfdnqiiMl to uwrtait tW -INS. Ana -rK» P. ring •« frail*. »<< se »T.>f irri(»"« of ten pounds •%*k> •>« j vines «[>rajml with tho K r a«a-m mature ti i-ughont the ara «* J»1 srbi.'i was wfy bultT ' with the Rordeaux aii- U*si •" V... in i« Idle of Jun» th*o *"Ull of the ta • >mw aa aar'-cnat* >.f ropprr, >n4 «s«s«p «%-t in the >»»t -h»fljrir- > .%*< f the two sample* wm mj>i' Mt M»r experiment station, hi fJi." tin* there *u r.Mtn.l .>«ly 1 ffferit .»f oswie >vt eop» (««. au sa» small that on* «••»* rasal to rat frooa half a ton to a too ■ tin* least injurious iOiI; K«I Rot* ,;i»umliD( the fact that (k- Wi wore selected from tknw tir>Otuc' Ur.. sarjp-st .1 mount of the c«p j> r )faiw atl hcrin* to thrnt sample not a tr»» of •ncvv* •4r L f»*»nd It wowld seena InAl t re that even nodrr tk* nw of the copper aui»- •* tjj iriiHis 'lfi-i t* and Iw |UU"V srrh't- at when properly ipplird CF-a» pax "be a trace of .-opper Wfh - i— Ibit a* ' *'"if ASKCW-ir iW im. on t of copper beA >#■. to the warfare •* Jg#* "k V had been vprtfn) three r Utiv-+*% *£* ILxsieanx mixture and pv (fr«iv to apples. measwr ng one ir**k *■»•* B»kt*n to the state e t pen nartltiln » ; anali v» The uaxiat •<* «&x\V* f>>an«io« these apple* m»« Ar»«# v; .mwths of an .mino- to V *pe. men* selected ft»r ■na V * were thorn with the «1 faaaa. V- which wo«M adhere of Oa Hint ton of parts (freea tw tu apples. >' < a trace a 4 mV'x <.«•>'. be detected in thia anaiy rfc- rv prn*i* (frrn (aicitfc samples c 4 par* frtvi. c>n tain a boat 33 part* of tifti d — i nillinf l» Itara t help Mix. M M< 9 1 ia too thick and hia f»l*fcc- to* am l.hr. I hare no aae for tim R« irho an not eaatml kis own Winfw ho* shall he .-ontml the heaata? a* .tail ••r.rrerb; "If jot would hnr< am* fcorsc 'to «ert» you on the day of tWU H /on ilaitre him to be a horsa offrtiiti. sober and inaceni -1 lifit to f'SHN " 1 remember sach a borar. Ffb -eirrest nri>." says the Arab airain, "and when a nurse be will be simple, docile, faith ful an VmM I.really m the te loadlan of lie*. A bandy tfc.' made contritraaee w hick \*Hi nmv* (m*3tlj at the anloadiaff of | durky the busy afternoons of hay limi twue » «r>thin|f more nor less than t atuli ttjp«s eaeh 10 feet luaf. A strung Vk; f>w4 b»t.piieed in each en.l of each rrrpo. Puirtoi* to putting on the load ta Che tle?4 Ikcse ropes must be laid, ouo acrnfcs tlw forward end and the OlTurr kwlf I- i ~ between the middle ami >B«fk «*»d at tbo rijfjrinK- The ropea are n1l»-v9tl to !mnjf looaely outaide of the Oa dririnjr the loa.l into the t'Tvm. Hjr on the side neat the »V» the hay ia to be placed are rtUKlrt h.-ary hooka in the aide erf 4h» Eopes and blocks ha&ffinff >*k—■ 1 j m W- -Y U> «Hb pkSc, over the mow are next locMQiO Ud carried over the load and rtttuc4w- kAd %a* #?specta.lly beary, a second ttouk «.Ui to akl the men. Ffevb deep bays can be filled .a fraeklf mlh hia appliance as with ! 41k mora «trr» n*ive commercial horae > U. t Kpauldniff. in Karen and In jin Orraw oa Chicks. Ik prase chicks if it can be BNuKfctfcu»tcr. ranch grease ia Injurious, adt«i«r Hf< r..al-oil. It the large lice an (Hgad «« far.! or sweet-oil. the oil pennyrr>'. tie a.U le.l to a larjre ta- Wew«x»nf*st .-f the oil. and with the flower rub rfn» or tw- • drops only of the oil trell into th.' down of the neck ami hmH af^^'-W.-k.—Fsrm and Fireside Br 1 H.ln't W»*ry Mtea you feel a hearjr : drauffht? Wr 7» Mbs-ii.'-.y)—No; I let it fo to prwtrsk WaT* still There. ■fVil> jpo escnplnir." «aW Buatla*. vrtfinr ttafair. repHe-1 Ijirkin, also taking a -r.fftj to be here yet-—Judge. T«t la l j«kl»s. ■ visitor from the oNWtry "J d"0 * Wfr'W," he answeretl, rather abw»4*-V %i'» kinder stmrk me that i tW ' ,T "5j wmrtn' 'en any ak*». j f*nr*> a _ The H«m Pair. V' mr telle me ke ea ' od hhnßefl in Mexico m->re than any \ whe rv elsa «»n his wetUling tour Ihd ytnf? STie—l? Oh, I was taken sick la Chi ratr"3Tt