VOL. XXIX.
m A aa
Butler Fair.
The Kutler County A gricultural Associ
ation will hold its fifteenth annual exhibition
on its grounds in Butler
SEPT. 6,11U tttt
Liberal Premiums; an Interesting Race Program for Each
Day; Excursion Rates on ail Railroads to Butler; Special Pre
mium of SIOO for Herd of Seven Head of Either Holstein Her
fords or Durhams.
Entries for Horses and Cattle Close Monday Evening. Aug.
29, or one week before the Fair; Music by the Great Western
Band, Etc., Etc.
For Premium List and other information, address
Ira McJTunkin, Nec'y*
1 '2, Years Sentence.
Twelve year* experience for your benefit. For twelve years we have
been in the buggy business and in all that time not a single individual baa
accused as of misrepresenting tbe quality of a vehicle sold. It must be a
satisfaction for eyeryone to know tbat they have a firm that never misrep
resents—and that years of experience enables them io know tbe quality o!
work they sell. Our business has increased year by year until it is twice
that of any other similar concern in tbe Btate, and we feel BO good tbat we
have a notion to jump out of our 3d story window —but we won't—for now
just before the Fairs we want one great big busy month, and are ready foi
it. We have tbe goods and must make prices so as to induce customers to
boy quick. Remember we keep everything pertaining to a driving oi
team outfit.
Now look at a few prices: Leather baiters 50 cents, team work bridle:
90 cents, buggy whips 10 cents, 'a whole set ef buggy harness $4 75, a full
set of wagon harness, with breeching, for two borses $18; heavy leather fly
nets $1.50, wagon and buggy cushions T5 cents, top buggies $45, two seal
spring wagons S4O, etc.
Vehicles of all kinds; harness of all kinds, lap dusters and everything
used in connection with a driving and team outfit except the horse,
Now don't be backward, come in whether you want to buy or not
Walk in just as you would into your mother's room—you are just as wel
come. Take a ride on our Lew elevator, fret. Now do come. If you don't
seed anything come walking right in and say you don't want to buy but
look and you art welcome. If you have a package of any kind you can leave
It here until you are ready to go out of town without charge, our location is
central.
Remember tbe place and remember we are the first and only persons
who ever bad enough energy within themselves and confidence in their
fellow citizens to briag down theprice and depend on increased sales to
compensate them. We did it. You appreciated it and dealt liberally with
ns and now we want tbe crowning month of our life. Hurry, now come
along, get ready for tbe Fairs and drive thereto in just as good a rig as your
neighbor.
Respectfully,
S. B. MARTINCOURT & CO.
S. B. MARTINCOURT. J. M. LEIGHNER
This Is The Lowest Price
Ever given on a
Bed Room Suite
Solid, Polished Oak, glass 26x30, beveled plate,
FOR $23.00,
We ofTer this suite for 30 days only.
Our Bed Room Suite for $9
You can't get elsewhere for less than $23 to $25. We don't only
ofTer the above goods at low prices, but anything In our store
away down in price. All we ask you to do is to examine our
stock and you will say as we dc—best goods for least money of
any
FURNITURE
. store In the country.
nOTBQQQOI'Hi .
Campbell & Templetou,
136 N. Main St., - - Butler, Pa.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS ONLY
JEWELRY, CLOCKS,
SILVERWARE,
Purchasers can save from to per
cent by purchasing their watches, clocks
and spectacles of
J. R. GRIEB, The Jeweler,
No. 125 N. Main St., - Duffy Block
J
Sign of Electric Bell and Clock.
All arc Respectfully Invited
—"Remember our Repairing Department— 20 years Experience."—
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
Wefet CuiiiiUiiihitm St.
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
I 137 K. W'ujce St., office hours, lot.. 12 M. and
110 3 V. M.
L. M. KEINSEL, M. D,
PUYMCIAK A.Ni> SCRIiKG-V.
Office and residence at 127 E. Cunningham St,
L. BLACK,
rurSICIAS ASK StitUEON.
New Troutman Bnlldlug. Butler. H;i.
E. N. LEAKK. M. D. K MANN. V. r>.
Specialties: Specialties:
(ftriiawology a ' ,d " ar - 0,* T 'V'"'' a,,<l
3 tf «ry. Throat.
DRS. LEAKE & MANN,
Butler, Pit.
(. ZIMMERMAN.
i'litfiCtAV X3HV SCKOWIi.
Office at No. 4ft. S. Main street, otct KrftCk &
co'o 1)1 UtT Store. Butler, Pa,
V. McALPiNE.
Dentist,
Is now located In new ar.d elegant rooms ad
joining his lorm.-r ones. All kinds of clasp
plates and raoderen Bold work.
J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.l
ArlmiU Tettli inserted in 'lie laieit im
proved ;>lau. <-"ld Filling a specialty. Offlce—
over i ffcisie Btorp.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
Gold Filling Palni.s- Function o! Teeth
and Art inrial Teeth vulliout Plates a specialty
Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air or Local
Anesthetics used.
Office o*er Millers Grocery east ol lx«»r>
House.
Office closed Wednesdays and Thursdays.
C. F. L. McQUISTION,
RNtiI.VEKB AM) SI HYKYOIt,
Orricl KKAB DUUOHD. BUTI.KK, I A
A. a. c. McFARLAMD.
Atl'y at Law anil Notary Public—Office on B.
diamond St. opposite the Court ilou'^e—sec
ond iloor.
H. Q. WALKER,
AlU>ruey-at-Law- Ofllce ?in Dluminl Illoch,
Butler, r.i.
J. M. PAINTER,
|AUorney-at-Lavv.
Office Between PostolP.ee and Diamond, But
ler, Pa.
A, T. SCOTT,
ATTOBN K Y-AT- LAW.
Office at No. 8. South Diamond, Butler, Pa.
A. M. CHRISTLEY,
ATIOKNEYJAT LAW.
Office *econd floor, A nderson B1 k. Main St.,
near Court House. Butler, Pa.
NEWTON BLACK.
Att'y at Law—Office on South side of Diamond
Butter. Pa.
J. W HUTCHISON,
ATTOKNKY:AT LAW.
Office on second floor of the Huselton block.
Diamond, Butler. Pa., ltoorn No. 1.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at Law, Office at No. 17, Hut Jeffer
son St.. Butler, Pa.
W. C. FINDLEY,
Attorney at Lfiw and Itesl Kntate Agent. Of
flee rear of L. 7.. Mitchell's office oil oorth side
of Diamond, Butler, Pa.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attomey-at-law. Ofllce on second floor of
Anderson liulldliiff, near Court House. Buller.
Pa.
H S. MCJIJNKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate As't
17 KAHT JKFFKBHON HT.
BUTLER. - PA.
\\\ TLBR COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Cor. Main & CunninghamP».S.
M C IIKINEMAN, SECRETARY.
DIRECTORS:
Alfred Wick, llendersou Oliver,
t »r. W. Irvln. James Stephenson,
W. W. lilttckniore. N. WeiUel,
K. Bowman. 1). T. Morris,
(leo. Ketterer. (.'has. Hehhun,
John (irohman, John Koetilnn.
LOYAL S. M'JUNKIN, Agent.
BTT r r r .."K'R , PA.
DR. JOHNSTON'S IMPROVEMENT
IN DENTAL PLAI ES.
Patent ad February 25, 1890.
This Improvement
X ML Idocs away with the
larife Huctlon plate In
common The
plates are very Hinull,
only UIMMII one-eighth
to one-fourth the iimial
size, and btlhK con
structed on true mechanical principles, tit the
month with perfect accuracy. Any number of
fethcan be put In without extract Ink' any irood
teeth you may have, and no plaLe In the root of
the mouth. The patent plate In specially u<lapt»
ed to par'.lal lower denturex, ntneo It. In we I
known that the dental nrofenslon have nothing
HUcccsHful to offer in that line; and further
more , partial lower platen have not nor cannot
be successfully main- by
any other known method.
This Is an Imjiori ant
ter when we taki- lntoK*/
consideration that lower
teeth ar« as necessary an upper. Kor further
Information, call at
Kttiima 114 K»«t .lifTi-rumi Mtrret. HL'TI.KII, PA.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
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1 It Corn Cold., Cou(ko. Sort Throat. Croon, fnlla
uu, Wkoopi.f Oough, Broa.hitu ud A.thma.
T (trtali mi for Couamptioa in Ant IUIIL
u4 a in. relUf If Utun4 otafoo. Ton will
■oo tko oao.ll.at ofo* aftar taklog U. fir.t tooo.
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Mats sai tt.M.
CHAPTER VIL
ARTHUR'S FIGHT TO SAVE RCSTY.
In all his life Arthur had nevc-r be
fore found it necessary to fight, though
he had certainly received provocation
enough froin his cousin Dick to do so
more than once. His own father had
taught him to hato fighting, and to
avoid it if possible, as ho would any
thing else that was ungentlemanly and
wrong. At the same time llr. Dustin
had been too wise a man not to know
that occasions may arise in everybody's
life when it becomes absolutely neces
sary to fight. lie believed, for instance,
that It is right and proper to do so in
defense of the weak and helpless who
have claims upon us for protection,
provided that is the only way of defend
ing them, and this principle he had
thoroughly instilled into hid child's
mind.
Mr. Dustin also believed that every
boy should be taught to use the weapons
with which naturo has provided him —
namely his fists—for tho protection of
himself and others, just as lie should Ins
taught to read and write or do a thou
sand other things necessary to his BUC
ocss and happiness in life.
Thus believing, and having been
himself one of tho best boxers in his
college gymnasium, he had begun to in
struct his little son in tho art of self-do-
fense on the very day that the boy's moth
er began to teach him his letters. Now,
therefore, although Arthur had never
fought a battle with any other boy, ho
had a very fair knowledge of what ho
ought to do under the circumstances and
of how to do it.
All his father's talks upon the subject
flashed into his mind, and he seemed to
rwmetriber every word of thora. He could
almost hear tho dear voice say: "Never
fifflit if you can help It; but if the time
comes that you feel it to be your duty,
then pitch in with all your heart, with
all your strength and with all your
skill. Then fight just as long as you
can stand, or until you have won a vie- (
tory."
In the present instance, surrounded !
as he was by fierce-looking, hard-hearted
men who acknowledged no law but that
of brute force, and with poor little Rusty
crouching at his feet, so certain was the
boy of his duty that he prepared for tho
coming struggle with a bravo heart,
though with a very white face.
Tho boy called "Kid" was perfectly
willing to fight; in fact there was noth
ing ho enjoyed more, especially when,
as in this case, ho saw tho prospect of
an easy victory before him. So, as ho
stood up in front of Arthur, tho fire
light disclosed a broad grin on his dirty
face. He looked so much stronger and
heavier than his antagonist that somo
of the men were touched with pity for
the little fellow and murmured that it
wasn't a square deal.
'•That's all right, ' said tho big tramp,
who had taken charge of the affair. "Th«
little chap's got sandorelse he wouldn't
be here. He's been talking pretty big,
too, and now he's got the chance to
show whether he eon back up his words
or not."
To the amazement of the spectators
tho battle was a lontf and a hard one;
for the new-comer's pluck and skill
wero evenly matched against the oth
er's weight, and a dogged pride that for
bade him to yield to one younger and
imaller than himself. Still, ho was in
the wrong, and ho knew it; whilo
Arthur was in the right and knew that
niKT FISAI.LT WK.NT TO TIIE OKOUND
TOOKTilJflt WITH ABTHI/lt O.V TOP.
he was. The boy who was fighting in
defense of tho weak and tho helpless
never once thought of tfiviiiK in, and so
tho other had to. They finally went to
tho ground together, with Arthur on
top, and this ended the struggle. Tho
•'Kid" began to cry: "Lemme up! Lcmme
up! I don't want to light no more wid a
professional. Lemme up!"
Then Arthur left htm and walked
to where poor little Kusty was crouch
ing with his rope held by one of
tho tramps. Taking the rope in his
hand, and lifting his brave, flushed
face, blood-stained from a slight cut on
his forehead, to that of the big tramp
who had ordered tho pup to be beaten,
the boy asked: "Is he my dog now?"
"Of course he is, sonny! Of course he
is," answered the big man, promptly.
"You've fought the bulliest kind of a
fight, for him, and I'd like to see the
man a , would try to take him from you."
As he spoke the big tramp glared
about him, ai though wishing somebody
would i!:ir« dispute his words; but no
body di'i. Kvery one of those who now
crowded about the boy, anxious to
shake hands with him and congratulate
him on his victory, expressed the
heartiest approval of what tho big man
said. They all seemed to regard Arthur
as a hero and to feel highly honored by
his presence in their camp. Even hit
dog received a full share of praise and
potting, and was utterly bewildered by
the sudden turn in the tide of popular
opinion concerning him.
Seeing that tho young champion was
rendered uncomfortable by tho over
ofllclousness of those who crowded
about him, the big tramp, who seemed
to exercise au acknowledged authority
over them, ordered the rest to clear out
and leave tho little chap to him. Then
he took Arthur to tho brook and bathed
his face and hands and even his bare
feet, in its cool waters, with a degree of
tenderness surprising in one ho big ami
rough.
A few minutes later supper was an
nounced, and the big tramp made
Arthur sit beside him on tho ground, in
front of a kettle that contained a most
delicious-smelling stew <»f chicken, and
potatoes, and onions, and green corn,
and several other things. To be sure,
Arthur was obliged to «'at his portion
out of a hastily Improvised bowl of birch
bark, made for hiin by his big friend,
with a rude wooden spoon provided by
the same ingenious individual; but how
good it was! Ilow often that Imrk bowl
was refilled, and how proud the cooks
were to have the hero of the feast thus
compliment them so highly.
As for little ifviiity, who seemed to
jreeogiiize Arthur as his friend and pro
und t e.nl. cliisn bflflldo him, there
BUTLER, PA.,AU(xI'ST IJ>, 189*2.
never was a dog treated with greater
consideration. Everybody wanted to
feed him, and kept tos>in? choice mor
sels of food to him. lie ate every thing
thus offered, with perfect impartiality,
until at length he had no room for
another morsel, and even the daintiest
bits of chicken failed to tempt him.
After supper all tho tramps were anx
ious to learn something of Arthur's his
tory, and who had taught him to fight
so skillfully, and how ho happened to
visit their camp. So he told them about
his own dear father who had given him
boxing lessons, and about living with
Unc'o John and Aunt Nancy, and how
he and Uncle I'hin had decided to go to
his grandfather's in Virginia and wore
traveling in a boat, and how it had run
aground so that they couldn't got it off,
and Uncle I'hin had gone in search of
help, and how ho happened to get lost
In the woods, and finally, how ho dis
covered their canp; all of which *ll
listened to with absorbed interest.
When he finished, the big tramp spoko
up and said: "Well, fellers, from this
little chap's account of hisself, I don't
see but what him and his old Uucle I'hin
is traveling through tho country pretty
the same as we docs, like gontlo
men of leisure and independent moans,
as it were. In fact I should call 'em a
couple of honest tramps, as is making
their way through tho world without
asking no odds of nobody."
"That's so," assented several voices.
"Such being tho case," continued tho
big man, "it is clearly our dooty to help
'em out of the fix they got into, and I
move that wo all go down to tho river
first thing in the morning and set their
old scow afloat for them."
As this motion seemed to meet with
general approval, Arthur was cordially
invited to spend the night in the tramp's
camp, and was assured that they would
guide him to the ark, and that it should
bo started on its voyage tho very first
thing in the morning. As there really
Boomed nothing elso for him to do, the
little fellow accepted tho invitation,
though he wished he could get back to
tho boat that night, and thus relieve tho
anxiety that he knew Uncle I'hin must
be suffering on account of his unex»,
plained disappearance.
In the meantime ho had recovered his
book from the big tramp, who had held
it during tho fight, and it now lay on
the grass beside him. He had mentioned
that he sometimes read stories from this
book to Uncle I'hin, and now tho big
tramp said to him: "Look a-bere, sonny,
why won't you road a story to us out of
your book, just to pass away tho time?
If you will, I will give you some in
formation that may prove useful to you
in your travels, but which you can't find
in any book in tho world."
Arthur said ho would gladly read to
them if thoy carod to hear him, and at
tho same time ho wondered what valua
ble information tho man could possibly
give him.
Then all the tramps gathered as near
to him as they could, and Arthur, sit
ting where tho fire-light shone bright
est, with one hand laid protectingly on
little Rusty, opened his procious book,
and read the first story bo came to,
which happened to bo that of tho "Ugly
Duckling."
It was a striking picture, that of the
fair-haire<l, dolicate-featured child, sit
ting in the rod glow of the firelight, and
reading a fairy tale to the rough men
crowded about hi no, their uncouth figures
half disclosed and half hidden in the
dusky shadows. Close hchiud the big
tramp, who was his father, sat tho boy
with whom Arthur had fought, still
looking sullen and crestfallen over his
recent defeat, and occasionally casting
glances of mingled envy and hate at his
rival.
As the tale proceeded his hard, young
faco took on a softer expression, and
when it was finished he heaved a great
sigh.
"Well, Kid!" said tho big tramp, turn
ing to him at tho conclusion of the
story; "what do you think of that for a
yarn? You arc a pretty ugly sort of a
duck, yourself, and who knows but what
you may turn out to bo a swan after all,
some of these fine days."
"It'll be agoose, more like," muttered
one of the men; and Arthur, looking
pityingly at the lad, wondered which it
would be.
Now, it was tho big tramp's turn to
fulfill his part of the bargain. This bo
began to do by taking a bit of chalk
from his pocket and drawing with
it several rude figures like theso:
XX (|) —V - on a piece of birch bark.
Showing these to Arthur ho told him
that these wero signs understood by all
tho tramps of tho country, and that
whenever they saw these chalked on
gate-posts or fences or other conspic
uous places near houses they knew at
once what They meant. "This, for in
stance," ho said, pointing to one of the
signs, "means 'stingy people in this
house; won't give a poor tramp any
AM) 11KAU TIIK KlltST BTOBV UK CAMK TO.
thing.' This one means 'savage dog in
hero,' arid this, 'good people and plenty
to eat.' " Another meant, "man here
keeps a gun for tramps," and still an
other, "only women folks here, no dan
ger." Ho also said that tho older and
best-known tramps bad their private
marks or autographs, which were very
generally known and recognized by all
tho others along their particular lines
of travel.
Arthur was greatly interested in this
and made copies of several of the marks
thus shown him, so as to impress them
upon his memory, though at that time
he could not foresee that they would ever
bo of any uso. At tho close of this
novol lesson tho big tramp told him that
his name was Sandy Orlmes, ami showed
him his own private mark or autograph,
which was 9,.
Then Arthur said he was tired and
would like to go to sleep, whereupon
Sandy Grimes showed him a bod of dry
leaves In side a big log, near enough to
the fire to feel its warmth, and told him
he could lie down there. So there the
tired boy lay, with littlo Uusty nestled
close beside him, and watched the stars
twinkling until he fell asleep.
Although on this occasion Arthur
breathed groat quantities ot the
air that his Aunt Nancy had declared
to be poison, its injurious effects were
not apparent when ho awoke the next
morning looking as bright and fresh as
though he had slept in the downiest of
beds. To be sure he felt somewhat stiff
knd sore, but, after his encounter with
the young tramp, it would have been
most surprising if he had not.
The sun was just rising as he made
his way to the brook to dip his face in
its cool waters; but the camp was al
ready astir. Tramps are proverbially
lazy; but they are always among the
earliest of risers. From the cheap lodg
ing houses and police stations of the
city they are turned out at daylight.
The same thing happens in the country,
where the thrifty farmer routs them out
from the barn or haystacks, and hun
ger drives them from their camp at the
same early hour. A want of food was
what set this particular camp astir by
sunrise on this occasion; for its occu
pants had exhausted their entire supply
in the feast of the previous evening.
Now they were setting forth to beg. or
steal, something to eat at the nearest
farm-houses and villages.
Some of them, careless of their prom
ise mado the night before to go with
Arthur and help him and Uncle Phin
get their boat afloat, had already left,
while others sullenly refused to
keep their word, now that they were re-
IT WAS BUT A FEW MINUTES* JOII FOR
THE STRONG TRAMPS TO WORK
HER OFF THE SAND-BAR.
minded of it. However, five of them,
including tho big tramp and his boy,
said they were going that way anyhow,
and didn't mind giving tho youngster a
lift with his scow if it didn't take too long
and prove too hard work. So, in a few
minutes after leaving his bed by tho old'
log, Arthur found himself walking down
tho ravlno toward tho river in company
with Ave as disreputable and rascally
looking tramps as could bo found in the
country.
Ho had not forgotten poor little
Rusty. Oh no, indeed! Nor had the
dog forgotten him, but now followed
close at his heels without paying the
slightest attention to any other person
in the party. lie had been stolen by
ttio "Kid" from tho Chapmar.s' houso
during the excitement caused by the
burning oil tank, and had evidently suf
fered much at the hands of his captor;
for never after that day did ho see a
tramp without growling and showing
his tooth at him.
Tho tramps' camp was located but a
few hundred yards from tho road that
ran along the river bank, and the little
party had hardly turned into it before
Arthur, with a cry of joy, sprang for
ward and flung himself into the arms of
Unci© Phin, who, looking tho picture of
misery and utter dejection, was hob
bling toward them.
Tho old man was so overcome by joy
and bewilderment that for a few
moment* ho was utterly speechless.
Then ho broke out with: "Tank
do good Lawd, honoy, I Is foun'
you! yio Phin dio ob do heart-hroko
tihuali if ho didn' flno you pretty
quick, an' he's bin a sarchin'
fo' you all do night long."
This was said with such a heartfelt
earnestness that the boy realized in a
moment how greatly his old friend had
suffered.
Although Uncle Phin had found
several houses during bis absence of the
afternoon before, none of their inmates
had been willing to return and help
him got the ark afloat. He had not got
back to it until after sunset, and then,
to his dismay, had found it dark and
deserted.
Too greatly distressed to eat or sleep,
he had spent the night in wandering up
and down tho road, hunting and calling
for his dear "lil Marse;" and now, that'
he had found him, his joy was almost
too great for expression.
It was but a short distance to where'
the ark lay, aground, and it was but a
few minutes'job for those sturdy tramps
to work her off tho sand bur, and set her
once moro afloat.
Tho last thing Arthur did before
scrambling aboard was to shake hands
with the boy whom ho had fought tho
evening before, and, as ho bado him
good-bye, ho said: "I hope you won't be
an ugly duckling much longer."
Then, with its three passengers safely]
aboard, tho ark slowly drifted away,
with tho current, while the tramps
watched it, and waved their tattered
hats in farewell to the bravest twelve
year-old boy they Lad ever known.
('oHlinnnl nut in < I:.
Not to lie lUnmrtl.
She—Do you blame American girls
for marrying foreign noblemen?
Ho—Now \Vl.o else would marry tlx m?
—Brooklyn Life.
VERY .«i rH»TA-RA-lIA-HOOM-lJt;-AV."
A sketch >it tho West end, London.—
Pall Mall Budget
Qualified.
Dissatisfied Colonel—l expected, cup
tuin, that the general would send mo
men of experience for this expedition—
I wanted an officer to lend men who
have seen service—l dare say you never
led anything.
Cuptuln I led the german last sum
mer at Newport.—Brooklyn Life.
Not 'I I oillilrnoftii-.
Servant—This room will rented
only to an artist.
Room Hunter And why not to an
other man?
Servant—Because artists are less
troublesome they never want their
room put in order.—Once a Week.
Took the Wind Out ..I 111.
Waggs (to young matron with the
perambulator) Good morning, Mrs.
Fullbloom! Are you taking the son out
for an airing, or the heir out for a sun
ing?
Mr#, l ull Mix jiii - Neither, Mr Waggs.
Baby is a girl.—Life.
A WONDERFUL BIRD.
It L.ty* an Knormotii Kfc nrxl ttutl'U a
MouuUinoaa Nest.
There is a bird in New Guinea, says
the PittsburghTKspatch, called them, j
apodius, which, in the .size of its egg*
and its manner of hatching them, must
be reckoned with things outside the
bounds of the ordinary. This rara avis
is about the size of the common Ply
mouth Rock hen, yet Its eggs an- fotir
inches long by nearly threi inches in
diameter. These birds do not attempt
to sit upon their eggs in the ordinary
way. A colony of them will nest to
gether in a large mound, which is built
by the birds themselves of sticks, sand,
leaves, stones, grass, etc. When the
vegetable ma'.ter of this curious nest
mound decays the heat it generates, to
gether -with the sun's rays, hatches the (
eggs. Then again, these nest mounds
are of gigantic proportions compared
with the size of the birds which eon- !
struct them, being frequently as much
as twelve feet in height and sixty feet
in diameter at the base. When the
young birds are hatched they come out :
at a circular hole left in the apex of :
the nest f< >r that purpose. The nv >ther
birds wait around until their broods are
hatched, then each leads off with her
own farr\ily. Naturalists are unable to
decide the perplexing question as to
how each Instinctively selects her own
brood. While exploring one of these
mammoth nests in search of eggs a na
tive of Capo York was buried alive, lit
erally killed by a bird's nest falling upon
him.
THE RUSSIAN RULER.
A Monarch Wljo In rhy»lr»lly and Men
tally lueapnble.
A near kinsman of the czar who
visits Russia frequently and who is
well known for his frankness as well
as fairness told a writer for Harper's
Magazine recently that many of the
things clone by the alleged order of the
czar were repugnant to that ruler's
feelings. The prince's n vrsation
might Ik summarized in this war:
"Alexander has no idea of <l<>lag
wrong to anyone. Ills heart Is full of
kindness. Ho is happy only when sur
rounded by his family circle. It is true
that tlio foulest maladministration and
I persecution are going on all ab. >ut him.
but he, poor fellow, is incapable of
I seeing them. He hearsonly the report*
i of ministers, %vKo know that he d«*es
not like to btj worried. The poor man 1
Is so burdened with fat that he can
scarcely do any work; his temperament
Ls sluggish; ho lacks intelligence: when
he signs papers he has no idea that he
is doing more than an exorcise in pen
manship. He is physically and men
tally incapable of supervising any de
partment of the government not even
the military—and as a consequence the
country is left entirely to officials, who
- divide up power among themselves and
do what they can to remain in office."
LOYAL TO THEIR PAPERS.
EnKllihlnrn In AmAli'S Demand Old
Country Literature.
I atn Inclined to the opinion that
native-born Englishmen, and more es
pecially English women, are tho hard
est, or at least most loyal, readers in
existence, said a newsdealer to a St.
Louis Glolxj-Democrat reporter. (hie
of the first things an English immi
grant seems to do in locating in any
city Is to arrange with a news stand to
supply him or her with favorite old
country literature, and a most careful
note is taken of the date when the first
number is promised.
Then month after month, or week
after week, as the case may be, the sub
scrilier calls with marked punctuality
for his paper, and In the event of delay
in Hie mails will frequently come twice
a day, and will even produeo a copy of
a new sniper with a list of ship arrivals
t„t New York to prove that tho period
eal ought to be on hand.
Other foreigners sohietimes secure pa
pers from their native lands, but few
are so persevering in the matter as tho
English, some of whom go so far as to
refuse point blank to accept American
editions of their favorites, even when
such editions are printed simultaneous
ly with tho London edition and are fac
similes in every respect except the title
P«gt-
INDIAN TEMPLES.
Several llouiea of \%'or»hlp ChUeled from
Solid Stone.
Mayalipuram, India, is graced with
seven of the most remarkable temples in
the world, each of these unique places
of worship having liecn fashioned from
solid granite bowlders. Some idea of
their size may bo gleaned from the fact
that the smallest of the seven Is twenty
four feet liigli, seventeen feet long and
twelvo feet wide, and is divided into
upper and lower stories.
The "Hevasa-Goda-C'la," the largest
of the seven, ls three and a half stories
high, its outlines resembling those of
an Atlantic steamship. Tho inside of
tho bowlder has been chiseled away
until tho walls do not exceed eight
inches in thickness. Tho two floors
above that of tho foundation are each
about a foot in thickness and seem as
solid as tho rock of ages. The upper
stories are reached by a spiral stair
way carved from the same piece of
granite.
Tho second largt*>t of these single
stone temples has a j>ortico eleven feat
wide and seventeen feet long, ornament
ed with four crouching lions and two
elephants, all carved from the same
bowlder which goes to make up tH»i
main building.
Th« Lotomotlrt'i Vole#.
An engineer on one of the railroad*
running into the city says that persons
In his business can always judge of the
condition of their machinery by the
tone it gives out w liilu running. Every
engine, says tho Cincinnati Enquirer,
whether stationary or locomotive, has
a particular tone of its own. The en
gineer becomes accustomed to that and
any dej irture from it at once excites a
suspicion that all is not right. The en
gineer may not know wlmt is the mat
ter, he may have no car fi>r nmsie, but
the change in tone of his maeliine w ill
be instantly susceptible mid will st.irt
him on an immediate investigation.
The Modern Accnnpaiilmi nl.
"I think this will salt me," said Hun
ker to the jeweler after selecting an en
gagement ring.
"Very well, sir," replied the jeweler.
"Now let mo show you our Hue line of
proposal revolvers."—Judge.
Tho Kftert of Contra*!.
"I thought I was a wealthy young
man," said Simpson, "until I threw my
'fortune at tho feet of a ChJeuffo girl.
Then I discovered my pile apj>carcd
quite small."—Truth.
Tho I'roprr Thing.
Uncle Tom (shaving) Yo' C"loet
Fotch ino some o' dat babby powder to
amoof mah face.
Auut Cliloe (to her grandson)—*i liile,
Jest hau' yo' ole graitffadder dat pot »>'
chimbly soot Life.
A lirrul llrttl.
lk»b—ls there anything your fatltet
doesn't know?
Sam—Yes; ho doesn't know where 1
hid his slipper* last liighL HarjM'r's
Young People.
Ill* Only lure.
Totndik—Staggers Is freo from ilw
liquor habit at last,
i Hojack—lndeed? When did ho« Oto?
—Brooklyn Life.
None Wt« ite,|Ulred.
"Anil when yoitiasked In rU»«we<l, she
declined?"
"Yes; she dismissed me {without cere
mony."—Puck. j
PROFITABLE SELLING.
V* Important te .Iplrallnna »urf«» As
rii..r-.a»h « ulllnlkiD.
Selling of the various products iu<l
stock to th« best is of u
much importance as tfruwiim of them.
liften the farmer that sells well mil
be able to rualizo a profit wh<r» an
other will u<j|» s With quite a nusiber
of products tHe dlSert-DM of a few
cents per pound or bushel will cftea
. determine the question of profit or loss.
Of course, appearauce and •jaauity *r»
important items, and judgment as to
when It is best to sell must always he
used One can keep posted as to the
probable supply and demand by retail
ing the papers, and this will be a srreat
help in determining whether or n. >t it
is best to sell and when. In fact, an
, intelligent farmer cannot aiT <rd to
farm without a (food acwspapcr. so
, that he may keep posted not onl; as to
methods of farming but also aat<> the
condition of tha markets for his various
products. The risk of loss in selling !s
too much for the average farmer to
take, as there are many buyers always
ready to take advantage of a seller «
) ignorance, antl failure to get all that a
i product is worth in the market is a di
rect loss that should always be amMad. '
With the majority of products, whsther
farm or stock, the time to sell is when •
the products are fully ready. His only j
in exceptional cases that the average
farmer can afford to run the risk <<f
loss by holding or storing for an ad
vance in price. Yet, at the same time,
every farmer should I* able to sell
every product at the beat price obtain
able.
Grow the best and then bell for the
best price is the wa/ to get the vwirth
from the farm. Send the stuff to market
in the form that will command the Isest
price. Take every advantage to sell
welL I
If it is deemed best to store arrange ,
so that there be as little wast* as poe- ,
siblc in handling and in storing, to that
the risk of ioss as damage will be i
lessened as much as possible. In stor- !
ing. as in selling, judgment must be ex- ,
ereined. No roles can be laid down as
to the l<est times or manner of selling.
There are ao many conditions that
must be considered that the ownei
must r.se his own judgment, and It is
the exercise of this that determines the
ability to sell well.—St. Louis Republic.
WORTH KNOWING.
now to Prevsn* tattle fro» Thruvte) |
Rails or 1 tkmftftn( TIMS.
A simple arrangement to prevent cat
tle from throwing mils or molesting
fences trees, ete., is herewith illus
trated. Drill a hole in the end of each
horn and fasten a strong wire V> them
and not too taut. A leading ring, such
[ W'
as is held together with a spring, can
be used in the nose and a wire con
nected between this and the other wirv.
IV> not draw it so tight as to nw*.- any
Inconvenience in feeding, but have it
tight enough to hold the ring up. When
the animal goes to toss a rail he change*
his mind, as the ring pushes or palls on
hi.s nose. He will also stop ftghtipg and
other disagreeable tactics. Farm ami
Home.
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Wims and how to water the team i»
not well understood by all- Too much
water at one time and n<»t enough st
another is cruelty. The team shock!
be watered whenever the animals are
thirsty, especially during warm weath
er, and they will not drink to eaer«n
ONE of the chief leaks in atone fruits
is j • >tash in the soil. This is especially
, true of |>caches, which are supposed to
do better on sandy soils, where potash
t Is usually deficient. Liberal dressiugs
, with wood ashes or muriate •»# potash
t art- a preventive of, if not a remedy for.
, thw yellows.
f KntrtTioM among farmers K pn»
gressing rapidly. It is now known
that a farmer may be a scientist with
i plenty of room on his farm for olner
, vation and experiment. The best farin
, trs not only aim to make discoveries,
but they read with interest of the work
i done by others. .
[ I r has long been recognised that the
yield of milk is materially affected by
the nervous condition of the animal,
L but only within the last few year* lias
i it been demonstrated that the quality
i of the milk is more affected by nervon*
i changes than is the quantity given.—
p ! I'rof. H. M Habcock.
BII.I.KTI* Xo. 13 of the Utah station
f of I/ogan gives an account of experi
ments in feeding horses by I'rof. San
- j born, which show that cutting hay ami
I mixing grain with it has no sdvsntage
- | (irrr feeding them *eparately, and-tbat
> cutting hay for feeding has no advan
i tage over feeding whole.
, "• .
The »;»u» of font K««<la.
The evils which arise from the pres
ent r,y*t. m of country roads are greatly
• enlarged by the fact that the roads are
4 worst at the very time that the farmer
5 ' lias the time to supply the public de
s iriaiids. During the summer, when the
r ; roads are at their best, he is busy at the
• work of cultivation and reaping In the
, meantime he lias not marketed his sur
plus winter stock, because the roads
' were well-nigh impassable am! only
» the richest of them have belp.-n.ugh
• to keep the market wagons running
i while the summer work is on- 1 lie
• fall duties are only a degree less exact
' tug, aud with them eoese rain and early
' snow to change the road* into mud
hanks again.—lltiral WorliL
In Ik* Jnrf
-| First Juryman—Wc can't convict the
- higauiy.
Second—Why not?
having a wife made his
I hecuwl marriage null and void, lleuee
J,as but one wife, and as I under
stand bigamy it Is having two.—X. Y.
Hun.
A HpscMlr.
Oumincy—4 have nerer had a twinge
j of rheum ntisutjduce I was stung by s
bumble bee flv.vyear* ago.
Olandcra—lWJorou suffer much from
it before?
1 Gummcy -fcio. never had It at alt
1 Jury.
Kumawr
Tbe«M>t, perupVli* day» «•«hers
I >«s>f r. astst •*! sn<l T"'"Ht.
An<l u«(*4«uMßra l«»» «"*'«■
A >*l >«..** Wtll Stat «t»T bang
- Train
' « ao«hl Ulns,«M S|M»t.
•'llo you think. Miss OUage," «aid
young Mr lldlo. -that marriage is a
• fallurtt?" „ . M .
'Thank you, Mr. l'hllo," replied \l««
tilling.•, "I sliall be.glad indeed to pot
r the qu estion to a practical teat."—Ohi
cago New*.
' ,%t l olaaka 1
lirst t»ludent —You haven't got *")
Idea of what a contemptible opinion I
i | have of our professor.
Second Student —Humph! I g>«e*i
- | that's th 9i< anon you didn't answer »uj
| \of the qursUons be aaked you yesterda]
♦»t the U cHatlyu-—Tcaaa
XO. 40
TRY rr YOURSIL*.
r». rwi a* M 4 fur ISSr—» « M
n* tmr SOT*.
Ov -r£vc l.ii-.dred totr. ja(y*U|xiM
Ww signed a paper ■-■ -.,!einning tight
ehack-reiaa, as pamfttl to hoe«M and
f.r< !u.ttva of disease. - Titling iiiVr
t. n id the w LmFpine to nir> » Ugise
as to impede respiration. They men
tion pnrai vsts 'it the nxoseiM at UN
'see, apoplexy, com* and »
a«nautk>n as some of the results at its
use. The >v<»r-cheeli rein irllt often
«au>e a horse to h» nin ktst-^nag
■ It desiroT* the ielteate sensitrrunsaa Is
the bit whieh is moat .iestrabla m fold
ing a horse. Dr. Kitehtng unys: "If a
horse pulling a load has his head held
in tor a ehrch -rein, he <-amaot«krow hla
weight Into hi* collar, and ia hindered
fts -n giving his body that peattion
whieh is m *t natural and c Wuctlee."
lie on t> «nenk of the vaaeqsest
•train of hi.» lmtha and mwsciea. aad
the injurv .used by the n*fi sllnaJ
p>*uti.>n of the bead, where by the
hreathmg and eircaiatina ar» affbeted.
and the horse made restlesa irritable
ami uncomfortabta. U« says: "Thn
cheek-tain .aAu-ta mcri-mg aataie
upua the animal in another way. By
holding the lead it poMtfe*
! muaeies of tha neck am a aoariMl
•train. Thev t i -nai paiafaily aeap
ami tire-i If the burse neiiii4 bane M.
be rests the TVeighl of bis head apna
the rr*.. and his moath is rmhstty
stretched, rhaa he only exenangna oan
t'irment for another. To sam ay ia a
word, the check-rein lessens a home's
strength: brings on dleenae: ha* pa MM
in pnin; frets aad mteres hia awlh
and sptn's his temper. "
INTENSIVE FARMING.
! Th. Btod at I'allhMb. WWS %nII N n
Cmmml
As the agr- -tltirraU areas grufcaallr
grow less in propnrtioe to pi pnlaMnn,
not <ndy aa—* %>-taer seeaoats ha ap
plied, bat notM • horrmghnrse ia ntt
partmenta of land culture ta*obtain tha
beet results. This sronid impiy
ftnu with a larger pmporth* of
prufit A writer upon the snbjnct, re
-1 fcrring particularly to the aratk says,
I ail over the o untry we see fiarmers who
are cooaderinf tha adviaabsiity it rid.
• hag thrrneelves of the large farm aaad
ita attendant -area aad rxpanaand
devoting their energwo to the bettoa
cultivation >f fewer acrea
This ia a move ii) the right
I especially in the older and more thickly
settled regions of the eonatry. In thany
places farm lands hare reached a viae,
where it is extremely diAenit to auaian
the staple crops pay a net retora aa
acre that will •••jual the «n»swaa» np*
the investment. Sorb branehea as wtll
give a higher retnra an acre are bednp
looked to, sueh aa gardening and frait
farming, high-claaa dairying, etc. Tha
only troabie with this new movement
ia that some of tha men who go into ift
! think that these beanehaa ran be eoa
ducted on the same trial liaoa anrf
principles that they haee appMad m the
manatfementof the general farm Thta
is a grave ermf, am! si moat always
leads to disaster. If the fnrm*r who la
thua changing hia plana cannot malaa
' up his mini Mo change his _ nethnds and
' practure* also—ia fact, to" begin at tha
1 liegintdng ami stady the mrw *gi k ni
tttre which ia •rofß ill tIMI
' piiraso ' 'intensive <- a)tiratlon" —ha had
I better turn the manage meat of things
over to one of the near ftarrathh
j Semi the ohlaat boy to the
college, aad when he oaaes bane let
him take the helm.—Western EnrnL
LIGHT POULTRY HOUSE.
Vsvjr rkMrtsl a® (Ike rwa Damt toe
The design of a p»aitry hnnaa la thin
Issue a Aar a fl.«-k a 4 llfteea fowls, tha
house being ten fcet wide aad iiiateaa
feet king Bnt little eeplaanMoa in
necessary, as the ulueliation saphahaa
itself. It k* well known that the heaa
are very partial to pleaty of tight to
the poultry tunaaa. and tha dealga la to
A IM art rocMW aai*
| Show how easily a large poetina «i the
I h rise may be compnaed d wlsAiws
If such a ho'ise ia aaed In tha * mam nr.
the win.lows at the ends aad the h>wsi
window in front may be femoved aad
wire aettiog » ihatitnte«t Fog winter
the giaaa should be returned. Thin
house lavita eapeamve aa it appears,
and ia very «-heer#al to a Soeh dartog
winter, whea it may be' neeeaeary *"
confine the hens for mcmthn —fagm and
' Fireside.
Tom* tmr
' l.inaeed meal la one of the beet <t
f.jo.ls f<>r m>>uluag hena. It ia not «mly
rich ia nitrogen snd mineral «na«tee.
I.nt its od h salens the proersaof drop
-1 ping tlw obi festbava aad pr..motiavthe
growth of the new pleanaga. When
' moulting feathers the bene sawttaee
r
drain oo toeir b-«iiaa ia »>ipptytag aew
fear tiers. A gill of Unseed a>eaL "naa
a day, to five hea* wiU be tuaad at
f»u. h benefit to them iartng tha paaa>
rss i t ru< .ultfng.
( .1 resetme r«—.
Mm—l knew her Intimately ftw *e»
era I years am! «aw her In every '"adl
s tlon of life. She waa delightful—ah
„ *olut. !y without peeo!iartttea.
Another Sho—ls It pnsaiHleT Whahn
peculiar person she must be.*—Jarfgn.
t .|..<l>l« Ow*.
Hunting—l read fn the paper ahwat
• the fimling of a valuable deposit of steal
* ore In New Mexico
I.arkin l snppnae the next thing to
" be diacoverr.| will be a braaa mine Is
i Chicago.—Jury
i I*».I r-i»~»
Uaabaml- Why do you bny »oeh a lot
of traah every time yoo r» •*
Wife— Kecauaa theclerkaaaaanpidito.
They don t s» t a t*t like yon do mbnm*
It. —N. Y. Weekly.
KMiaa r*e«i»y.
I'erilita—Oh. Ten.. I'm g-riagte aanrvy
a iiot*!t'Tnftik.
" I'enelope—ThntT* nothing. I'm going
to marry a man.—Truth.
It , rmmw «!-»•
VVlnka— Minks haa been agtng eerf
rapidly during the peat few yenra.
Jinian— Yes. he anat be MwUlißg a
! house. —W. V. Weekly.
"| SaiiwoollMl iwn-
Teacher-What la anka wnqamHtf'
s i Vial Dealer's Boa What yon g»t
>y when you bay a ton of imaL—T*e»
>y) Mftlnga