VOL. XXIX. What Draws the Trade, What Holds the Trade, What Increases the Trade AT BICKEL'S Low Prices and Good Goods Does the Work- A Great Effort to Close Out all odds and ends will made, and If low prices will move goods they will certainly go. The season being far advanced all summer goods must go at once. Read Our High Price Killer, It Makes Our Customers Happy and Competition Depressed. The Like Was Never Known. Met'* good solid plow shoes $ 75 Men's baud-pegged, 3-buckle, shoes 1 00 Men's high cat Creedmoor's Up sole 1 00 Men's oil grsin shoes, hackle or congress 1 15 Men's fine satin buff shoes, Ince or eongress 1 25 Men's fine enlt end kengsroo shoes 2 00 IMS LIST 111 l BUR CLOSE INSPECTION. Ladies' fine dongola button, patent tips, $1 15 " " " shoes, plain 1 05 " grain button shoes 100 " walking shoes, tips 75 " patent leather oxfords 100 " Southern ties 1 20 A Car Load of Samples at Half Price. All Pat. Leather Goods Must Go. n in order to close all my pat. leather shoes and oxfords I have placed them on sale below cost. When you are in ask to see them. Will You Attend this Sale? It Means Money to You. 11l Mill ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY. Remember the Place. JOHN BTCKEL. No. 128 South Main Street Butler, Pa. HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE GREAT BARGAINS THAT Vogeley & Bancroft Are Giving the People For Two Weeks Only. Everybody Wears Shoes. Now is you chance to buy them. Don't wait and lose a chance That will save you money. Remember we are offering our complete line at a sacrifice--We are not fooling. Give us a call and be convinced. The Popular Shoe Store. VOGELEY AND BANCROFT No. 347 South Main Street, OPPOSITE WILLARD HOUSE, BUTLER .RINGS, Diamonds ) EAR-RINGS, LJi ttlllUlU < SCARF PINS, 'STUDS, f GENTS GOLD, XXf i LADIES SOLD, (GENTS SILVER LADIES CHATLAIN, .TpWpltV J GolcPPins, Ear-rings, J ( Rings, Chains, Bracelets, Etc, {Tea sets, castors, butter dishes and everything that can be found in a first clahs stove, RODGER BROS. 1847 {&J orks ' Sf — E. GRIEB, THE JEWELER 80.>139, North.Main St, BUTLEB, PA., THE BUTLER CITIZEN. PROFESSIONAL CARDs SAMUEL. M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. WO West Cunningham St. Dr. N. M. HOOVER, 13? K. Wayne St., ollice hours. 10 to li M. au<l l to 3 I'. M. * L. M. REINSEL, M. D , fHVSICIAK AND »l Office and residence at 12" E. Cunningham St. L. BLACK, PHYSICIAN iMD SL'KCJKON, New Troutman Ilullciiug, Butter, Pa. E. N. LEAKE, M. a J- K MANN, M. D. Specialties:, Specialties: Gyna-oology and Sur- Eye. and DRS. LEAKE & MANN, Butler, Pa. G. .V. ZIMMERMAN. I'iiYblClAlf AND BUKOION, Office at No. 15. S. Main street, over Frank & Cos Diug b I/O re. Butler. Pa, V. McALPINE, Dentist, Is now permanently located at iw) South Main Street Butler, Pa., in rooms formerly occupied by Dr. Waldron. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Perm's.! Artnicial Teeth Inserted on the latest im proved plan. Oold Filling a specialCy. Ofllc. over Sehaul's clothlnc Store. DR. s. A. JOHNSTON. DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA. oold Filling Painless Extraction of Teeth and Artiiicial Teeth without Plates a specialty Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air or Local Anajstheties used. ... omee over Millers Grocery east of Lowry H Office closed Wednesdays and Thursdays. C. f. L. McQUISTION, ENIU.VKEK AND SI'RVEYOK, OPFICK NHAK DIAMOND. Butlxh. Pa. A. B. C. McFARLAND. A try at Law and Notary Public—Office on S. diamond St.—opposite the Court House—sec ond iloor. H. Q. WALKER, 1 Attorney-at-Law—office Jin Diamond Block, Butler, Pa. J. M. PAINTER, [Attorney-at-Law. Office—Between Postofficc and Diamond, But ler. Pa. A. T. SCOTT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office at No. 8, South Diamond, Butler. Pa. A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATIOUNKYJAT LAW. Office second Iloor, Anderson B1 li. Main St., near Court House. Butler, Pa. NEWTON BLACK. Att'y at Law—Offlce on South side of Diamond Butler. Pa. J. w. HUTCHISON, ATTORNEY:AT LAW. Offlce on second floor of the Huselton block. Diamond, Butler, Pa.. Room No. 1. IRA McJUNKIN. Attorney at Law, Office at No. 17, East Jeffer son St.. Butler, Pa, w. C. FINDLEY, Attorney at LAW and Real Estate Agent. Of Hce rear of L. Z. Mitchell's office on north side of Diamond, Butler, Pa. H. H. GOUCHER. Attorney-at-law. Office on second lioor of Anderson building, near Court llouse. Butler, Pa. HI TLER COUNTY Mutual Fire insurance r Jt>. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham »>U. H. C. IIKINKMAN, SECRETARY. DIRECTORS: Alfred Wick, Henderson Oliver, Dr. W. frvln. .lames Stephenson, W. W. Blackinore, N. Weitzel, F. Bowman. D. T. Norris, Geo. Ketterer. Chas. Rebhun, John Grobmau, John Kooning. LOYAL S. M'JUNKIN, Agent. BTJTL.ER-, TP.A. DR. JOHNSTON'S IMPROVEMENT IN DENTAL PLATES. Patented February 25, 1890. This improvement & Idoes away with the large suction plate In common plates are very small, only about one-eighth to one-fourth the usual W size, and being con structed on true mechanical principles, !U the mouUi with perfect accuracy. Any number of teeth can be put in without extracting any good teetli you may have, and no plate in the roof of the mouth. The patent plate Is specially adapts ed to partial lower dentures, since It is wel known thai the dental profession have nothing successful to offer In that line; and further more , partial lower plates have not nor cannot be successfully made by any other known method, This Is an Important ter when we take iutoXT consideration that lower teeth are as necessary as upper. For further Information, call at Bttoms 114 E»«t Jeffen.oll Strut, lUTI.KU, PA. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. L. & McJUNKIiN, Insurance and Real Estate Ag't 17 EAST JEFFERSON ST. BUTLER, - PA. It Oinc C«l<U, Co nek*. Ban Threat Croup. InSa aoaa, WhoopiDf Coach, Bronchia* aad Asthma. A wrtaia curt for Coaaumption la first lUfti, aad a *oro relief ia adraaced etarea. You will MO tho excellent effect after takiac tho fint dooa. Bold Vj dealers everywhere. Larfo bottles, M •oaU and f 1.00, - CHAPTER V. rscXE purs's DAGGER. For a moment poor Axthur, who knew nothing of boats, and had never been on one before, unless it was a New York ferry boat, stood irresolute and fright ened without the slightest idea of what had happened or what he ought to da The cry that he heard had not sounded a bit like Uncle Phin's voice, and if it was his, what had become of him? fie was not on tho boat, nor, so far as Ar thur could discover, was ho in the water. Upon seeing tho bridge overhead the boy readily comprehended that the shock that had flung him to the floor was Caused by thA boat drifting? one of its gre.it stone piers; but this did not explain Uncle Phin's disappearance. In his fear and distress of mind he be gan to call wildly: "Uncle Phinl Oh dear Uncle Phln! where are you?" "Hyar I is, honey," came a feeble voice from tho other ena of tho boat, and Ar thur sprang joyfully in that direction. As the boat had swung around on striking the bridge pier, its after end now pointed down stream, and Arthur had been standing at the bow, gazing back on tho place where he was afraid Uncle Thin had been left. Now, as ho reached the other end of tho boat, ho saw tho old man's white head and black face, just on tho surface of tho water but a short distanco from where ho stood. He seemed to bo sitting astrido of some object, to which ho clung des perately. Every now and then it would sink, and poor Uncle Phin would disap pear completely, only to reappear a mo ment later, sputtering, choking and exhibiting every sign of tho utmost ter 'ror. For a moment Arthur did not In tho least comprehend tho situation, and could not imagin© what it was to which Uncle Phln was olinging. When it sud denly occurred to him that it was tho long steering sweep, the other end of v.-hich projected above his head up over the roof of tho cabin, his first impulse, and the ono on which he acted, was to spring to this inboard end, and throw his weight upon it, with the idea of lifting tho old negro clear of the water. As tho steering sweep was a very nicely bal anced sce-saw, and as Uncle Phin's body, in the water, weighed less than Arthur's out of It, tho boy's effort was crowned UK LOST HIS BALANCE; TOK'LED OVER with complete sucoess, though its re sult was not exactly what ho had antici pated. To be sure, as Arthur flung himself upon ono end of the long pole, the old man astride tho bit of plank fastened to Its other end was lifted into the air. It was, however, so suddenly and unex pectedly that he lost his balance, top pled over and again disappeared, head foremost, beneath the water. At the same time tho boy, at the inner end of the see-saw, was bumped down on tho cabin roof. Then Uncle Phin's end again descended into tho water, just in time for tho old man to grasp it as ho camo to the surface. With great difficulty be struggled into his former position, and, turning a re proachful gaze on Arthur, said: "Don't you do it agin, honey. I'se no doubt you means all right, but anoddcr fling like dat ar would drown do 010 man, shuah.'' "1 didn't mean to, Uncle Phln! In deed I didn't!" cried poor Arthur, in great distress. "I only meant to try and help you and lift you from tho water." "Well, you done it, honey, shuah nuff, but I wouldn't try no more sich experiments. If you'll frow me do end ob de ropo wljat's lyln' jes inside do do, and tie do Odaey end to dat ar pos', I reckin I can pull mysef up outen do water." Arthur quickly did as directed, and in a few minutes more had the satisfac tion of seeing his dear old friend res oued from his perilous position, and seated safely oh the deck. As the water-soaked man sat thore, recovering from his exhaustion, and grateful for the warmth of tho hot morning sun, he shook his head and said: "I alius heerd tell dat sailorin' was a resky bizness, an' dat dem what goes down into do sea in ships sees wonder ful tings; but I never speoted 010 Phin Dalo ebber sperienco it all fer his own sef." After his strength was somewhat restored. Undo Phln Instructed Arthur to keep a sharp lookout for any more bridges, and went into tho cabin to light a firo and prepare break fast. A good supply of dry wood and a bo* • t matches having been provided, ho quiokly bad a cheerful blazo crack ling in his rude hearth. While it was burning down to a bed of red coals ho mixed the meal, salt and wator that he intended should be transformed into a corn pone, set tho coffee water on to boll and cut two slices of bacon. The smoko of tho firo found its way out of tho cabin through a square hatch that Brace Barlow had cut in tho roof direct ly above it. In less than an hour the bed of coals had dono its duty. The corn pono had been baked on a flat stone previously rubbed with a bacon rind, and set up at a sharp angle la the hottest corner of the fire-place. Tho slices of bacon were done to a turn and four fresh eggs had been fried with them. The coffee was hot and strong, and there was maplo sugar to sweeten it. Taken altogether, it was a breakfast that would have pleased a much more fastidious person than hungry littlo Arthur Dalo Dustin, and he enjoyed it as, it seemed to him, ho never had enjoyed a meal before. Uncle Phin's uollght at seeing his "lil marso" eat so heartily was un bounded, and they both found so much pleasure in their novel housekeeping that the mishap of an hour before was forgotten and they would willingly have agreed to drift along in this happy way for the rest of their lives. After every scrap of food had been eaten and only grounds remained In tbe coffee-pot, Uncle Phin began to clear the table, which was an empty packing box, shake the table-cloth, which was a newspaper, aqd tho dishes. BUTLER, PA.,AUGT'ST 5, 1893. wtiue Artnur set to worn w nuy up mo i cabin. He made the beds, which only ! took about ono minute each, placed his precious book carefully on one of the shelves and then looked about for a broom with which to sweep the floor. There was none. "Why, Uncle Thin!" exclaimed the | boy. "If we haven't como off and for . gotten the broom!" "So wo has, honey! so we has!" re plied the old man, pausing in his work and assuming an expression of mock dismay. "I rickollec' now, when de furnichure man patten in dem elergent brack walnut bedstids he say: "Misto Thin Dale, doan' you fergit somefin?' An'l say: 'No, Misto' Furnichure Man. I rccltln not.' Sow, be mus' or been meanin' de broom all de time, an' now we is come off an lef it behin'." "You are making fun of me.you know you are,"laughed Arthur; "but really. I do need a broom very much, for I can't make this place look tidy without one." "You must have one, of co9e," said Uncle Phin, "an* we'll jes' run inter de sho', and fln' somo white birch trees, an' Uncle Phin make you a twig broom jes' de fines' you ebber seen." They were both glad of an excuse to stop and make a landing, for they were enjoying their voyage so much, that they feared it might come to a*: end more quickly than they wished it to. So they went on deck, and watched for a good opportunity to run ashore. At last they drifted close in to a grassy bank, above which were a number, of huge oil tanks, a brick building, and a neat white cottage. It was a pumping station on one of tho great pipe lines through which crude petroleum is con veyed from the wells of the oil region to the distant seaboard refineries. At that timo it was thought necessary to have relay stations of tanks, and pumps to force the oil along from one to another every five or six miles. Of late years, however, the pumps have , grown larger and stronger, until, on a ! recently-constructed pipo lino leading into Chicago, ono immense pumping en gine forces tho oil along the entire dis tance of two hundred and fifty miles. As the ark drifted slowly along in front of thi3 pleasant-looking place, Uncle Phin, directing Arthur how to steer, loosened tho side sweep that was furthest from shore, and by rowing with it, headed their craft in toward tho bank. In a minute more she was so closo to it that active little Arthur could spring to the narrow beach, carrying with him the end of a rope that ho mado fast to a tree. When the boat was properly secured, 'Uncle Phin, leaving Arthur to look out for it, shouldered his axe and went in search of a birch tree. Within half an hour he returned, bringing a great bun dle of twig's and tho interesting infor mation that there was a little boy and a little girl up in the bushes picking blackberries. ,T Oh! can't I go up tboro and pick some, too?" asked Arthur. "They would bo so good for dmnor, and if I got enough you might make a pie, you know." lie was fully in earnest, for he had such firm faith in Uncle Phin's cul inary skill that ho believed he could make any thing good to cat that any body else could. Tho old man only laughed at this; but said he might go if be wanted to, and the boy, taking a tin cup in which to hold the berries, ran off, happily enough, to find tho children. When ho dis covered them, they were both standing still, bashfully looking at him, tho littid girl, in a pink sunbonnet that reminded him of Cynthia's, half hidden behind her brother and evidently just ready to run away. The new comer at once opened conver sation by saying: "How do you do? I am very glad to see you,because I have'nt very many friends. My name is Arthur Dale Dustin. What is yours?" Tho boy said his was Bert and his sis ter's was Sue, and thatboth their names ■were Chapman, ne added that their father was enginoerof the pumping sta tion, and that nobody else lived any where near there. Within five minutes thoy were thoroughly well acquainted, and wore all busily picking the luscious ber ries that abounded in that vicinity. Arthur said it reminded him of a fairy story, and littlo Sue Chapman said she loved fairy tales, only she had not heard very many. So Arthur began to tell them the story of the "Mermaid," which was onethat he had read to Cynthia; but ho could not remember it very well, and said if they would go down with him to where ho lived, ho would read it to them out of his book. They readily agreed to this, and were so perfected delighted with tho little house-boat and all that they saw on it, that it was some timo before thoy wore ready to listen to the story of the mer maid. When it was finished they said they must go home now; but invited Arthur to como up to the house and seo them after dinner. That afternoon he met Mr. Chapman and Mrs. Chapman, and saw tho great pumping-ongine at work, and was al lowod to climb up and look into ono of tho huge tanks that held thousands of barrels of oil, and had altogether a most interesting and happy time. The best of all, though, was playing with the dogS, of which there were three, a mother and two half-grown pups, all thoroughbred bull-terriers. The boy enjoyed these so much, and was so fascinated with their playfulness and intelligence, and Mr. Chapman took such a fancy to him that he told Bert and Sue they might make their new friend a present of ono of the pups if they wished. As Arthur had never owned a real livo pet in his life, this seemed a most gen erous offer, and ho thanked tho Chap mans warmly. They gave him his choice of the two pups, and each showed so many good points that it was a long time before ho could make up his mind which to take. At length he chose one that was brindled and had a white tip to his tail. Ilis name was "Russet,'* but as the little Chapmans called him "Rusty," Arthur decided that ho wvuld j call him so too. He carried the pup In his arms down to tho boat, but all the way It cried! piteously at being taken from its home, ; and struggled hard to get free. Arthur ■ made a bed for it at tho foot of his own ! bunk and tried to feed it, but the pup refused to accept his kindness, and only cried and whined and begged to bo let out at one of tho closed doors. Finally even erood-natured Uncle Phin lost his patience, and said tho pup needed a good whipping to make him keep quiet. "Oh no, indeed, Uncle Phln!" ex claimed Arthur, reproachfully; "I wouldn't whip him for any thing. How would you like to be whipped because you cried at being taken away from your mamma? l'vo made up my mind that I won't make him unhappy any TIIE NEXT INSTANT TIIE WHOLE SKV WAS LIGHTED CP BY A VAST COLUMN OF FLAME. longer; and so, though I should love dearly to keep him if he wanted to stay, I shall just carry him back to his home." True to this resolve, the tender hearted little fellow did carry poor "Rusty" back, up tho hill, and was made even happier by witnessing the extravagant joy of the pup and the mother dog at once more seeing each other, than he had been by receiving the Chanipans' gift. They made him Stay to supper, after which the »*hole family said they would escort him down to the boat, of which Bert and Sue had talked so much, that their parents were curious to see it. So, taking a lantern with them, for it was growing dark, they started down the slope, at the bottom of which they met Uncle Phin, just coming to look for his "111 marse," at whose long absence he had grown anxious. Mr. Chapman, who was much inter ested in this voyage of tho old negro and his littlo master, had brought down a small lamp and a gallon of oil for it, as a present to them: for Arthur had told him that they had no light on board. Mrs. Chapman brought a loaf of hread. Bert brought half a dozen eggs laid by his own hen, and little Sue, who could think of nothing else, brought a bunch of flowers from her own garden. They had a very merry time on the pre sentation of thesegifts.for each of which Undo Phin returned thanks in his own funny, earnest, way. When Arthur said bo wished he had something to givo in return, for them to remember him by, Mrs. Chapman said that if he would only read to them ono of tho stories out of his fairy book, that the children had told her of, it would be ono of the most acceptable presents ho could make them. This tho boy was willing enough, to do, and when tho new lamp was lighted and placed on tho packing box that served as a table, and they had all found seats, he read to them the story of "Little Klaus," who mado bushels of money by every thing that he undertook. When he finished they all thanked him, and Bert said if he had a bushel of money he would buy a pony. Littlo Sue said sho would get a great big doll, as big as a livo baby, that would talk; and her mother said If they only had money enough, they would live near a town where they would have neighbors, and where tho children could go to A FlKltt'E TOKUENT OF FLAME CAMB RUSHING DOWN THE SI-OrE. school. Mr. Chapman said It would be very nice to have a bushel of money and a fine houso; but that they should bo very thankful for tho ono they had, especially when such a storm was com ing up, as was about to burst over them at that moment. Sure enough it was thundering, and tho guests of tho evening had not been gone from tho ark many minutes, beforo great drops of rain began to fall. Nearer and nearer swept tho storm, and blacker and blacker grew tho night, un til the awful glare of tho lightning was almost continuous, and the crash of tho thunder was deafening. Silently, hand in hand, tho two occupants of tho house-boat sat and watched it. Suddenly there fell a blinding, daz zling ball of Are, accompanied by such an awful burst of thunder as shook the solid earth. The next instant tho whole sky was lighted by a vast column of flame that seemed to spring from tho hillside directly above tho place where the ark lay moored. One of the great oil tanks had beet struck by the light ning, and now a raging, roaring mass of flamo shot up fifty feet into tho air abovo it, lighting tho river and the whole storm-swept country for miles around, with its fierce, lurid trlare. It was a grand, but fearful sight, and tho boy cluntr closer to tho old man, as he gazrd upon it with an eager fascination. They could not at first understand the deep, booming sounds that they began to hear above tho roar of the storm soon after tho fire broke out, and which were repeated at regular Intervals of a few minutes each. Then Arthur remem bered what Braco Barlow had told him about firing cannon balls into burning oil tanks, that tho oil might run out through tho holes thus made, and tho danger of an explosion be lessoned. Mr. Chapman was shooting at this tank with a small cannon that ho kept on hand for just such an emergen cy. All at onco the contents of the tank seemed to boil over. A huge fountain of blazing oil burst up from it and poured down its sides. Tho oil running from tho shot holes near its base took fire, and, in another instant, a fierce torrent of flame came rushing down the slope, directly toward tho littlo house boat moored at its foot. Poor Uncle Phin dropped on his knees in an agony of fear, crying: "Oh, Lawdt Oh, do good Lawd, hab mussy on us an' deliber us frum do fiery funness," while to Arthur it seemed as though they were in most imminent periL Continued next trcck. it Was Encrasit. "Only one word, Gladys!" lie pleaded. "One little word!" The young woman looked at the slender-shanked youth on liia knees be fore her, and she opened her beautiful lips and softly said: "Rats!"— Chicago Tribune. A Useful Mirror. Little Nell—What does the organist at our church have a lookin'-glass fixed over his head on the organ for? Little Dick—l guess that's so he can tell the choir when tho minister is lookin'. —Good News. Cause and Effect. lie owed Buckskin Pete three dollar* And afterward denied It. That's why tho coroner's Jury YTM ia te4ecSse ju AGRICULTURAL HINTS. SHEEP cannot stand much liampties*, either on their backs or mukr their feet, and thrive welL WBEX young chicks become droopy ami appear drowsy tho cause is usually , the large gray lic<a on the bead*. Anoint with a few drops of swei't oil. • FEW things equal wood ashes for fruit and garden crops. The unleached article and bone meal go well together, and thus they make a complete mi ! nure. SrEAKixo of the nasty habit of allow \ ing poultry to roost in the toolhouse, , the Rural New Yorker remarks: "Yon might just as well invite the hens in to roost on your wife's sewing machir.e " Two CROPS may be grown on the same land, but no farmer should attempt to do so unless he is willing to double the amount of manure applied. Land can not produce something from nothing. It must be fed or it will soon become exhausted of fertility. Ax educated young man in Indiana last year was managing his father's farm and giving half; but by the im proved methods employed the father received just about as much as he made when he did all the work himself. This is the result of education oc the farm. As SOME one remarks, peas are rapid j ly coming into favor as food for milch ' cows, especially in the winter produc* tion of milk, as they are easily gTOwn, and art* worth twie* and » V. —»»• r* i. i.n field ; pea. Sow two and c. , ~rter 1 ushels I per acre. C OA I. oil is tho best article to use on : rusty implements. It not only removes rust, but will prevent the difficulty if it is frequently used. All tools should be kept under shelter, however, as there is nothing that can prevent rust when implements aro exposed to rain r.nd dampness. Too MUCH hilling up around the plants is not an advantage. Nearly all experi ments made to determine the effects of hilling and level culture are favorr.bls to level cultivation of nearly all kinds of plants, not even excepting squaahes, cucumbers and melons, especially on sandy soils. THERE is a saving of labor by per forming it at the proper time. The use of a light garden rake will kill weeds when they first appear, but "it may re quire a plow and two horses to clear the land after the weeds get well under way, and the labor may liavo to be ap plied during a busy period. DOOR FASTENING. Its Inventor Think* It li lucaeelletl bj> Any Other llavlcc. I send a sketch of my door fastening. Where doors are required to be fastened at top and bottom, I have yet seen nothing that excels it When the doors are closed they cannot possibly open of themselves by either wind or storm, and when open there is nothing to catch should they blow shut. The cost is comparatively smalL It consists of two seven-eighths inch lath, of elm or other light lumber, 3 inches wide at (A A),* 2X inches wide at (B B), and 2 inchos wide at (C C). An iron clip slightly larger thau the lath al tflmm M' m - \.| I u V il 81 i I 1 I-1 li DQOR FASTEN ISO. point of contact holds them in posV •tion on each arm of door. The middlq clip is Biightly more than 4% inches wide. The cnt (Fig. 1) represents po sition of lath when doors are closed. To open, pull up the lower lath till notch (C) catches and holds on Jinid die clip, then push the upper lath to the left and let it drop down on (B). To close, vice versa. The point of ex cellence is that the lath must be raised up before they can either be opened or Closed.—S. J. Arnold, in Ohio Farmer. DO BEES INJURE FRUIT? Tii# Proposition Emphatically Denied by a Weil-Known Authority. The idea that bees injure crops is only a silly prejudice. A gentleman ia France, several years ago, established a green house and stocked it with a great variety of choice fruit trees. Time passed, and every year there was a super-abundance of blossoms, with very little fruit. Various plans were devised and adopted to bring the trees into bearing, but without success until it was suggested that the trees needed fertilization, and that bees were needed for this. A colony was introduced the next season and there was no longer any difficulty in producing crops. The bees distributed the pollen, and the set ting of fruit followed naturally. In stead of being an injury to the crop, they are an advantage. The atamens and pistils of flowers are the male and female organs. The btameu is the male, which furnishes the pollen; the pistil is the female, which must be im pregnated by this dust or pollen from the stamen, or no fruit will be pro duced. This fertilization is aocom lished by the bees moving from one j flower to another aud carrying the i pollen, sticking to their legs and wings, to the next flower, and impregnating ; its pistils, says American Bee JournaL j The all-wise Creator created the bee : for the flower, and the flower for the ! bee; endowed the plant with the power . of secreting the liquid sweet, and gave j the honey bee the instinct to search | after it and treasure it for its own as well as for man's wants. A Scientist'* Abstraction. A French gentleman, engaged upon • profound scientific work, ru.ng for his valet. Then ho sat down at his table and wrote a note: "Kindly send some one to arrest the cook. She has stolen my purse." This he directed to tho chief of police. The valet appeared, and while wait ing for his master to finish writing, ho picked up something that was lying under the table. As he took the note he said: "Monsieur, here is your purse. I found it under the table." "Ah, just in time. Give me tho note, Jean." He addttd this postscript: "1 have found my purse. It is unnecessary to send anyone," and handed the letter to the valet, saying: "Deliver this at once. It is important." Then he went back I to his work.—Youth's Companion. .In*t the Same. Miss Sinilax—Good morning, Mrs. I MeGinty, and how are all your family? ] Mrs. MeGinty—An' shoor, mum, they j be all adoin well but nie little Jamie: an' he has the rheuinatiz that bad lie ; can hardly crawl, at all. Miss Sinilax—Poor little fellow; does | he stay in bed? Mrs. MeGinty—Och, bless ye, mum. ! he kapes right on wid bis wurruk. Miss Sinilax —And how ran that be possible? What does he do? Mrs. MeGinty—lie's a missinger bye. i —Boston Courier. HOUSE-SHOE PATTER*. l« <Ml4r»n to Be Warn •« All of the Tear. This Is the diagram of a house ilvk for children. Tine Lsdy tvlv> jirt ir.e the diagram mod ftattern saj'sc "My ©w* little lad wt»r* th. m In the house with great camfort to htmseif and I dH scarcely add to his mother like wise." The pattern will not. of rnanr. fit ereij child of the «*rao age; one may nce<l a higher instep, another a mors Blender ankle. For everyday vc«r make them of thick, beaty cloth and line with cloth suitable for the wwun; in winter with woolen or canton rtan nel; in summer with lighter material Measure the child's foot and rot and baste a shoe ant of any cloth and fit it before cutting the goods Frnt yv the seams 1 and 3; nest sew*3 and 4 from the instep to the toe; n»w f Id ao the seam will come exactly in the mid dle of the to« and sew acmaa the toe. Cnt the lining a little smaller »> It will, when the outside Is turned, slip Into tt easily. 1 f one doea not rare if the wum show on the inside the outside nad fin ing may be l-asted together and aaered in one seain. Sew on the nMbrhine so the seams may be firm and the stitching even. Bind the trrp and opening with braid or ribbon, work eyelets each si.le of the < opening and lace with cord or ribbon. Very dainty little shoes can be made of velvet or silk and ornamented with embroidery. Cut fmtn bine velvet and line with bull or gold-colored canton flannel or silk; bind the edges with rib bon the shade of the lining; work the eyelets with the nme shade of sillf and la. o with gold-colored cord and tassets; finish with a tiny msette of the bind ing ribbon at the toes. For a bnby they may be made of satin and etnkflrddasred at the toes, around the top and »*■—«!» side of the opening. MY frtend suggests rose-colored satin or velvet Hoed with flannel, embroidered with a pattern of tiny green fern leaves, eyelets worked In preen, the edges buttonholed with green and laced with a green silk cord having a tiny silver bell on each end. —6. E. Welch, in Ohio Farmer. SWEEPING A ROOM. Valuable Hint* for II arose keeper* frnw Maria Parioa. The preparation of a room for sweep ing and the arrangement of the fur niture after the room has been cleaned are by far the greater part of the work, writes Maria Parioa in the Ladies' Borne Journal. The first step is to dust all the ornaments and place '.hem on a firm table in another room. Next, dust all the plain furniture, using a soft cloth and removing the lighter pieces from the room. Now beat and brush all the stuffed articles, using a brush to clean the tufting and creanes. When everything movable has been taken from the room and all the large pieces covered dust the pictures with a feather duster or a cloth; the© ■over the pictures. Brush the ceiling and walls with a long feather dustje- or a soft cloth fastened on a broom. Brush all dust from the tops of the doors and windows. Have fho windows open all the while If there be portiwi* and window draperies that can b» taken down put them on the clothesline and shako them welL Take up all the rugs, and, if y»u have grass in the yard, lay them it, right side down, and beat well-with a switch or rattan; then shake. If you have no place where you can spread them, hang them on the line and beat them welL Have a good broom, not too heavy, for tho carpets. Sweep in one direction only, taking short Sffkes. Take up the dirt with a dustpin and corn brootn. When the dust settles, go over the carpet once more, having first freed your broom of all lint, thre4d, etc. When the dust has again settlAl. dust the room with a soft cloth. l*ut three quarts of warm water and three tablespoonfuia of househiid am monia in a pail. Wring a clean piece of old flannel out of this, anl Wipe every part of the carpet, wringing the cloth as It l>ecomes soiled. Now wash the windows, and wipe off any marks there may be on the paint Remove the coverings from the picture* and furni ture, being careful not scatter the dust. Bring back the rugs and hang ings, and arrange them. Filially, put tho furniture aod omar men ts in place. If one has proper covers for the pictures and heavy pieces of furniture in the room, a great amount of trouble can be saved on the sweeping d.iv. Buy cheap print cloth for the furniture. Have three breadths ill the cover, and have it yards long. It should be he mined, and the work 'an be done quickly on a sewing machine. I find six cloths a convenient number, although we do not always need so many How to Fart the Ilftir. A fancy has arisen for a parting in j the hair. Few women can stand one I just in the center of the head, for that i requires a good forehead, a perfectly j outlined pair of eyebrow » an«i a straight nose. However, the hair can be parted on the top of the head a little to one side, or indeed, if it is becoming, very much to one side, and the parting OJt allowed to come through the short fringe which is just over the forehead, and which produces a softening effect. Few women can afford to do without ! the bang, which Is, when properly cat j and becomingly arranged, decidedly the | most universally becoming mode that j has ever been known. Ladies' Horns J Journal. A Plata «'awe. Collector —Can I see Mr. Wiggles? Office Boy (promptly)—No, sir. Collector (sharply)— Why can't 17 Office Boy (looking around the other wise vacant office) —That's a pretty sort of a question for a grown man like you to be asking a boy like me, ain't it? Collector stands corrected. Oetroit Free Press. she Knew > Thloj or Two. "There is one tiling I like about your j husband; he never hurries you When | getting ready for a walk." "Precious little credit due him f r j that, my dear. Whenever I see that I i am not likely to be ready in time I sim- j ply hitU' his hat or his gloves out of the i way and let him hunt for them up and . down until I have finished dressings- Boston News, Tho Sad Troth. Cncle Jack (driving with his Boston j niece through the suburbs of Chicago There, Margaret! There's a fine piaoe • —Mrs. Bornstein lives there—Just mar ! ried to her sixth husband- Margaret £me*A husband, Uarle Jack! Oh, I know so many girls at home that are pining for their Jiro. Life. The Oaly Way. "I wonder how Hawkins got his In vitation to the Van S teen burgs recep tion?" "Robbed the mails, I guess."—Pa k. j *" - - NXX3B '1 SOME VALUABLE MINT* 800 v> r»t l>naa Qui* Wmttf Every n-maa kaowt Mm* rsrfkas. folds, facings, £•, stand. ait srarh bet ter when cnt o« the ems*, aotwHfc. star., hay H to her MM to est than straight—a habit burn at tks Mtaf /A ■pf 11 r'' »' / .s / I 11 ' J / M *' / / //A that "-ntting Mas" to m suftlsg onto «fc!e the *< 111sinn|| of ■npiiiil—ill—l shears. Therein she to all wring fton as* twenty quick and easy ways to % it The ma::, thin* to to set shunt tt rigtoL A perfect h«ns runs diiMnto srmm the squares mpde by warp and wnoi. Here is the way to rat It from soft rm •f*' the*' ' r —• '*"*** _______ acmes, fiat on table sr begin folding aa in V%. L Vnaaw te folded fe'---t!(fs lies straight wMk Mm woof thread. Keep ewer tmi oeer along the In»%d Wn—. toMtaf mm not to wrinkle the Imm» Tt *i— and «|- Ways keeping selvadg* straight srMto toot Continue till all year toiantof •tuff to in a long flat Ml aa to Vlg. h And oow double «w the pnint and at an exact right aagta to Oka «Maa, umt cut It off. along ttoa teiato tokantpT' fectly sqaart end. Then lag apt* l|to long told a cardboard Maw*, the Width your trfauning mat ha. Mark its depth In the cloth wfth a ttnyi'im, m abowo by dotted Unea In V% SUf ft i\l \ K !\> rr g i up and mark again—eepeattog tQI Eton is a mark tor eaarh btaa breadth rm qr.fmt Then, with the shar>wt of shears, cut throagh the lollt# etotk along each mark. If pan toaa*4aa* your work proparly, each saatkan wfll unfold a itnifst and aeeaaly Mml If the marks have not been made at n per fect right angle to the edgas the ruaatt will be as shojrn In Flgnre X the end*piere first cut. II H ahiina tt tigxag profile, trim the and |i«ilaitto square before laying an thn peatitinaei While folding tot the stuff Ha ft* DM the table. This method to capaataltjr to be recommended for soft gf*ey r.loito ss once properly folded It eaaaot or wtreteh as it doea when cut liajfta The fold may ha any srtdth pastomft— the wider the tower tfcfehMMM psn will have to eut through, ft* aodaaa yoar hand to eery steady to to tonfe to make it just wide —nugh to oat 1 through at on* stroke of the shawls thus avoiding the chanea ai a rough place in the cut edges. For heavy staffs —cloth, velvet asd ao on—your motto mast tor ' "HI ■ lifts anil conquer." To explato: Oat thn toagdk required by fhux* or anas adHfl> thereof. Say. for example, wt nsai eight breadths; first eut an andsf jam stuff to a true bias, which to a start at «5 degrees, or half a right anaris, Itos measure the whnla eight hiraadttoi <town the longest selvedge, and aaafts n notch there. Then anasuse ttoa assas depth the other eatoedge, notch at the end, told Mas aoram to the first notch and ent att The resultis shown tn fig. % a, which you wQI ibid aiong the dotted line. Fig. ♦—b. and eat In hal»aa. Fold and divide each half the aasae bias edges lay exaetly tmm wflft the ottoan Divide eai'h resultant fourth (ha same way and you have eight breadths of V 7 V \ w cK -rjr ruffle fold or fedng. Thto nstted aanan no rotting, but much trouble to aaaa»- oring beddes making I'Mirislw that larh breadth shall be exactly as wida an tfcs other. if ynu have a head tor ttguras It ft easy to estimate the amount of atodK a given trimming will raqnton Thspw portion of straight length In tlw teas depth to as fire to four. That to n rudto « inches deep wGQ a,i sasars $ ta»m„has along the selvedge edge or the wnaft s 2-Inch told will measnre tH iarhsn Laotly, take heed when .-uttteg teas from xld bits or different tongthSi that your warp and woof thvsnda run tfcs same way in each, or yon will nrinfy strive to make them set tha saaas wag when yoar work is flniahed—dt Ls«to Repablie. (teltvtoaa L>U mt Take two pounds of apple* yarn and eore them, slice them late a pan, adt one pound of loaf sugar and the juira of three lemons; Ist them hail aba at two hours, turn Into a -fish and ssrus with thick cream. tn LMmw» There waa a certain dtaad-rantegn tn his passenger in the knowledge wMeh a Parisian cab-drfeer had at Kagttoh lite rata re In Paris—where taatiy streets are named after fsjaoue Rtecnry men. French and ft>reign—a passenger called s cabuias and sshed to ha takoa to the Rue Milton. The cahiaan drove a k>ng •listaaea, and then daysaftad hie pas!»enger, who found apna alighting that he was In the Koe tot mas—a* the opposite ettretnitv of Hkm etoyt The passenger expressed his mind »tgiw« , ii«s ly as to the stupidity of eaNnsnln gaw era. and of the one whom he addrassad in particular. "Just a littl. mistake to the post. air. tiu&c's all,"* said tha catenas, calntiy, an<l duet th. pasaengsrhnek to ttoa ftsa Milton.—Youth's " Mgsnlim SaSkaf I>ruwtng Teacher 'dia|iiiindimft;l That thing you're <Unms Veto amen like a tajw than it atosa lihe a hssan Fair PupU ( -rightly)—Why^edsmnss. professor, it to a cow.—Ousd Nam* m« I a «aa» tses—s. Wee Pet— Kitty dajssnt Hhs my daHto Mamma-Why do yew think aad Wee Pet—Won I pnt *ar In atoMto a lap, she dosan't purr shft. 6aad ikea r«»»l« C nlaaWi One-half the world doesn't know how the other half lives; but Iks wesson are trying tasir bast to remedy itol Puok. ,
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