VOL. XXIX.
Reduced Prices
Clothing.
For the next sixty days*we will sell our
large stock of clothing at greatly reduced
n c o »'
prices.
Mens suits worth #2O will go for #l6,
" " " #lB " " " #l4,
And Boy's suits at the same reduction.
We are now ready with our Fall and
Winter Footwear.
Give us a call and see our goods, and
ret o'ir prices before purchasing else
where.
R. Barnhart & Son,
General Merchants.
Coflno(juenessing P. of,0 f , Petersville ? Pa.
Bickel's Great Oct. Sale
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers.
Are ycu a close cash buyer? If you are don't fail to
v Attend this sale.
.A. Word To The "Wise Is Sufficient.
I Am Loaded To My Utmost Capacity And The Qooda Mast Go.
First Week Of This Great Sale
I will open the fall season by placing on sale the best line of children's
school shoes made, I have an extra large stock of them bought for spot cash
from the largest manufacturer io the country, have them in bright and oil
graio, high cat 75 cts. to SI.OO, fine satin calf high cat 90, 1.00 and 1.10,
every pair warranted vyaterproof and price? guaranteed to be 25 per cent
oheaper tbao elsewhere.
Second Week Of This Great Sale
I will place on sate a line of ladies' fine, medium and heavy shoes at prices
to suit the times, money is a little scarce and you must make a dollar go as
for as possible. I think 1 can b9lp you out. Ladies' fine Don. button shoes
tip or plain toe 1.00, same shoes in fine grade 1.25 and 1.50, have reduced
t)>e 8.50 cloth tops .'}]•>?« to 1.75. See it and you will buy it either tip or
plain toe.
Ladies' bright grain shoes button and lace l.uu.
Ladies' oil grain shoes button or lace 75 and 1.00.
Ladies' grain slippers 50 cts.
Ladies' velvet slippers 50 cts.
Ladies' brussel slippers 50 cts.
Jjadies' serge gaiters plain 50 cts, foxed 60 cts
Third Week Of This Great Sa-e
J wilt commence to sell men's and boys' stogy boots, and if you need them
pooner yon can have them at the following low prices. Men's stoge boots
\.2h, 1.60 and 1.75 A Oil! lino of hand made Jamestown boots in men's
|nd bpys' from 175t0 3 50. Men's good calf boot for 200 a pair.
fpurth Week Of This Great Sale.
In addition to the goods nad)e4 I will offer an extra line of Ladies'
yurio shoes Ladies looking for solid comfort should be interested in these
toods, they are dprable comfortable and cheap. Prices on Ladies' warm
ined shoes are } 00, J 26 and Com-; in and loot; ov< r our line of fine
Pzfords, Newports ond fclippers all very cheap.
Tto e During Oct. I Will Sell
Boots shoei and robbers oheaper Other hoqse in Bailer, I have
the goods and they were bought right and will be sold on a small margin of
proQt ,
WP Take The Lead in Felt Boots
Joßt received from the largest (elt boot ftjotqry in the world, 50 cases
of their best and closest made felt boot, and they will be sold at 2.00 a pair
including a pair of good heavy overs of the following brande: Lycoming,
Candee, Woonsocket, Bostoa.
See That Your Pubber Boots are Branded Boston, Candee
Woon socket or Lycoming an Then Buy Them at My Price $2.25.
Jpclading a heavy pair of slippers. Boy any of the above makes and you
will bare a good boot. Boy them at my price 2.25 and you will have the
price right,
All Rubber Goods Reduced. Boots and Shoes; Made to Order.
Repairing Done Same Day Received
and Findings, Blacksmith's aprons, etc.
When la need pf Footwear Call at Butler's Leading Shoe House.
JOHN BICKEL.
tio. 128 South Main Street Butler, Pa.
FALL AM) WINTER
BOOTS and SHOES.
We now have ready for yoor inspeotlon the largest and most complete
Stock of first class boots, shoes and rubbers in Butler county.
If you want to flt ont your family with
WATERPROOF
Boots and shoes that will last them all winter RUFF'S
is the pla:e yon are looking for. We may not sell the cheapest track sold
io Butler, bat we at least have the reputation of giving more real value for
yoor money than can be had elsewhere. Our kip, calf, oil grain, goat, etc.,
boots and shoes are made not only to sell but for
HARD WEAR
We have not room here to quote enough prices to give you au idea of
how cheap we are selling gGods adapted to your special need, bnt rest as.
sored that bo dealer in Butler shall undersell us, but that we will positively
SAVE YOU MONEY.
Out RUBBER, FELT and BEAVER
GOODS are a H °f the best makes and at prices lower than the
lowest. Call and see for your self.
We take special pride in our line of
BOYS AND GIRLS SCHOOL SHOES
For style, fit and service they are ucequaled. We are selling them as cheap
as other dealers sell inferior grades. We give a handsome school bag with
every pair.
AL RUFF,
114 South Main street, Butler, Pa.
A MONTHLY MADE
f V * f UORKINO POR > *
THE WORLD'S 00L0IBIU EXPOSITION ILLOSTMTED
A* Aothtntic, Illustrated, Historical Enerci#p»dlt ol ths Orsst Exposition ot INS.
This cuand work will be composed of flye rolumed. Inn quarto. Hearty 1,800 page*, about
2,000 Illustration!!, beautiful ana exquisite, and will treat of over 3,000 imbjsct* oonnected with
too great Exposition. It* complete pace* form the only complete and Authentic lUsterlea t
record of thegrtut World'* Pair of IMB. Tho execution of the work has been «doned by
the National Commission and highest official, of the Fair. It is printed on .ream-tint
paper ot the moat beautiful and costly kind, and the lllaitratlons are In rich half-tone copper
plat. the most expensive and sclenti&o procesa known. lta ®W«eS la to lUutrmtoaa*
espial* every important feature of the World's Columbian Kxpo.itlea fro at
•ret to last. It la ladl.peueable to all visiting the IT air. because It will bo
a complete nlde to all the departments and all the attractions. Ilia I*valu
able to those who cannot visit the Exposition, ns it will be the *•World/a ITalr mPapjr."
M will ha handed down to generations to come u the moat beautiful and reliable history of tha
Exposition. It will contain Photographic Views. In beautiful half-tone, of the ■xalhlta,
Salldlnn, Attractions, noted visitors from home and abroad, and In it will be found
Photographs and Biographical Sketches of the Officials of the Fair. It Is gotten ap re
lafdHM of coat, and as s work of art alone It stands without a peer.
Fortune npon fortune will be made by Industrious amnts. Exclusive ter
ritory; ll>>oral commission; no capital required. One agent took sixty orders In Ave days;
profit, I9U. Address for territory and terms. J. B. ( AJirBILL. president,
ISO &161 Adama St., CHICAGO, TI.I.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
CHAPTER IIL
PROSPSCT COTTAOE.
Thirty years ago there were not more
than thirty-five thousand Inhabitants •
in the southerly third of California, a j
section of the state which to-day con
tains one hundred and fifty thousand.
At tha't rate bat a very small portion of
the vast area of this extreme western
state was under cultivation; in fact
most of it seemed only fit for cattle
raising- Who could have imagined that i
sitb a brilliant destiny awaited this
faffcway region, whose only communica
tion with the world was by the wagon
trains of overland routes and the sin
gle line of coasters touching at its prin
cipal seaports? And yet as far back as
17G9 there was a little nucleus of a town
a few miles back from tho coast north
of the bay of Ban Diego. Ilence the city
of that name may justly claim the honor
of being the oldest settlement on Cali
fornian soiL The bay of San Diego is
a superb one. Twelve milpE long by
two wida U not only affords necessary
anchorage for merchantmen but suffi
cient accommodation for a squadron,
the port ranking as a naval station.
Oval In form and having a narrow en
trance opening to the west between
|sland point and Loma or Corando
point the harbor is shut iu 014 all sfd«?3-
Tho oif-coast gales don't reach It &ntf
- * - - %•» »j»"I or ii« ' ' "
There's no trouble getting out or in,
there being a minimum depth of twen
ty-three feet. ~
In 1885 San Diego had a population
of fifteen thousand; to-day it has 1
thirty-five thousand. Its first railroad |
dates from 1881. Now the Atlantic &
Pacific, the Southern California and
the Southern Pacific roads make it
part and parcel of the great continental '
railway system, while the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company brings it in fre
quent communication with San Fran
cisco. It is a handsome and agreeable
city, healthful in location and with a
climate in praise of which language j
has already been exhausted.
Like most American cities, San 1
Diego is full of life and activity and
very methodical withal in the hurly
burly of its business affairs. If move
ment be a manifestation of life it ex
ists here is to am intense degree. The
day is hardly long enough for busi
ness transactions. But if this was the
case with those whose instinct® and In
clinations hurled them into this whirl
pool, it did not apply to those lives
which were drawn out into intermin
able rounds of leisure. When things
come to a standstill time becomes a
great laggard.
And this was Mrs. Allaire's experi
ence after the sailing of the Dread
naught. Since her marriage her hus
band's labors had entered mote or less
into her life. Even when he was not
absent on a trip, Capt John's rela
tions with the house of Ilollister & Co.
kept him busy. Besides the part
which he took in the business affairs of
the firm, he had been commissioned to
watch the construction of the clipper
fhip of which he was destlnod to be
the commander. With what zeal, ytjs,
almost affection did he supervise the
work even to its smallest details. It
was like the loving care of the man
who is engaged iu building a home in
which to end his days. But it was
even moro than this, for a ship Is not
only a house, it is not only an instru
ment of fortune, it is a fabric oi wood
and Iron to which precious human
lives are to be intrusted. Moreover,
it is were, a detached frag
ment of native soil, which is borne
back home by wind and wave only to
be carried away again, and which in
the end destiny unfortunately does not
always permit to return to ths port
out of Which it first drifted.
Molly had very frequently accom- I
panied Captain John to the shipyard
Thesetimbsrs resting upon the Inclined
keel, these ribs so like the skeleton of
some vast marine mammal, this plank
ing already in position, this hull with
its complex outlines, this deck pierced
by the broad hatches for loadihg and
unloading, these masts lying on the
ground biding their time to be placed
in position, the interior arrangements,
the crew's quarters, the quarter deck
and its cabins —was not all this suf
ficient to interest her? Was it not her
husband's life and the life of his com
panions which the Dreadnaught would
Bhield from and defend against the gales
of the Pacifls? Hence there was not a
single plank which In Molly's imagina
tion John might not in some emergency
stand in need of for tho safety of his
life; nor did a blow of a haminer re
sound amidst all the noise and turmoil
of that shipyard which did not find an
echo in her heart.
John took pleasure in initiating her
'in the mysteries of the work, pointing
out the destination of each piece of
metal, explaining to her the vessel's
rd as indicated; by the plan of con
ction. Molly learned to love this
ship of which her husband was to be the
soul and next to God the master!
The house occupied by John Allaire
stood upon one of tho loftiest terraces
of the heights which shut In the north
side of the bay. It was a sort of Swiss
oottage,surrounded by a garden contain
ing orange and olive trees and shut in
by a plain wooden fence. A ground floor
with a veranda in front, upon which
opened the front door and the -windows
at the parlor and dining-room, a second
story with a balcony extending its en
tire length, and above this the gable
end, the sloping rafters of which were
richly carved—such was this very sim
ple but very attractive habitation. The
parlor and dining-room, modestly fur
nished, occupied the ground floor, above
them were two rooms, Mrs. Allaire's
and one devoted to the comfort of little
Walt; in the rear there was a small an
nex used for the kitchen and the serv
ants. This was the home in which the
captain's wife must now face the long
hours of absence. Tho baby's nurse
and one servant were its only other oc
cupants. The only visitors were Mr.
and Mrs. Barker, the husband rarely,
the wife frequently.
Mr. Andrew Holllster, as he had
promised, often called to see the young
wife, being anxious to carry her any
news of the Dreadnaught which might
reach him directly or indirectly. Before
any letters can reach their destination
the maritime journals contain lists of
vessels spoken, their touching at this
port or that or any other happenings at
sea which might be of interest to ship
pers. Molly would therefore be kept
well posted
The first few days were specially
heavy and sad Molly could not bring
herself to leave the house. Kate Barker
went daily to visit her, and the two
women lavished their attentions on lit
tle Walt and talked about Capt. John.
Ordinarily, when she was alone, Molly
passed part of the day on the balcony
of her cottage. Her gaze was turned
seaward over tho bay and far beyond j
the Coronado islands. The line of the j
horizon did not_limit her vision; she I
BUTLER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1892.
! saw beyond it. fur had not the Dread
: naught already ; issed far beyond it? In
thought she passed on board the ship,
• she stood by her husband's side. At
| this moment a vessel appeared in the
offing and stood in towards the bay
and Molly thought to herself how the
Dreadnaught would be sighted in this
way some day and how she would loom
up as she neared land, and how John
would be standing by the ship's side,
glass in hand.
The time now came when little Walt's
health might suffer from his being kept
cooped up too much indoors. The
weather became particularly fine the
second week after Capt. John's depar
ture, and a cool breeze tempered the in
creasing heat. Mrs. Allaire brought
herself to emerge from her retirement,
and on these little excursions was ac
companied by 'lie nurse carrying the
baby.
In this way on one occasion tbey made
an excursion to Knob hill, the site of
many villas, from which point one may
look out to sea far beyond the islands.
At another time they betook themselves
to Coronado beach, where the sea rolls
in angrily and breaks on the shore with
ths noise thunder, and "here they vis
ited the mussel beds, where at high tide
the spray covers the beautiful rocky
"formations of the coast at this point.
Molly set tier foot in the way of a wave
that crept bubbling and ripi>Uu£ uj> 00
oje beach; she touched thk mysterious
ocean that seemed to whisper to her c>{
distant waters wW c h Johu wan sail
ing, this ocean whose billows were at
that moment beating against the Dread
naught now wafted thousands of miles
away. She stood there motionless, the
young captain's ship plainly visible to
her wrought-up imagination, while her
husband's name trembled on her lips.
Towards ten o'clock on the morning
of March 80, while seated upon the bal
cony of Prospect cottage, Mrs. Allaire
saw her cousin approaching the hone*.
Kate quickened h« pact anA wayedhej
hand in' a friendly way as i| to assure
the captain's wife that she was pot the
hearer of any bad news. Molly hastened
down to the door.
"What is it, Kate?" she asked.
"Dear Molly," replied Mrs. Barker,
"you'll be rejoiced when you hear the
news that I bring. Mr. Hollister sends
jno to fell you that the Flying Cloud
yrhich entered the bay this morning
ppoke the Dreadnaught."
"The Dreadnaught!"
"Yes. Mr. Hollister had just re
ceived the information when he met me
in Fleet street and as ho would noi be
to call until afternoon, I hurried
here as fast as possible."
"Then there if really iiom
John?"
"Yes, dear Molly! A week ago the
Dreadnaught and the Flying Cloud fell
in with each other and exchanged
greetings." * »
"And they were all well on board?"
"Yes, dear Molly. The two captainq
conversed together &nc\ the last word
that reached the «ars of those on board
the Flying Cloud was your name!"
"My poor John!" cried Mrs. Allaire as
the tears gathered in her eyes.
"How happy ] Mwi-
Barker, 'tyo bo the first to bring you
this good news."
"And, oh, how I thank you," replied
the captain's wife. "If you only knew
how happy it maizes me. Ah, if 1 could
only hear every day. Then the captain
of the Flying Cloud really saw my dear
boy, really spoke Kiiq? Oh, it's like
receiving another good-by from him!"
"So it is, dear Molly, and then to
hear too that everything was going qg
well on board the DT^dnqught."
"Kate," cried Mrs. Allaire, "I must
see the captain of the Flying Cloud He
will give -•» all the particulars,
OST LE AVISO HKB COVSJS BEFB4TBB
THAT SUB WQULH EXPKCI HER THS
JCKXT MORNING AT NINE.
was it that they fell in with each
other?*'
"I didn't learn that, Molly," replied
Kate, "but the log book will answer
that question and the captain of the
Flying Cloud will be able to give you
all the details."
"So he will, Kate, and soon as I can
dress myself we'll go together, at
once."
"No, not to-day, Molly," replied Mrs.
Barker. "We wouldn't be allowed to
go on board the Flying Cloud to-day."
"And why not?"
"Because she only arrived this morn
ing and is still.in quarantine."
"How long will it last?"
"Oh, only twenty-four hours; it's only
a formality, but still no one can go on
board.'"
"And how did Mr. Hollister learn
that the two ships had spoken each
other?"
"The custom house officer brought
him a message from the captain. Dear
Molly, calm yourself. There can be no
doubt as to the truth of this report.
To-morrow it will be fully confirmed.
I entreat you to be patient for a single
day."
"Well then, Kate, until to-morrow,"
answered Mrs. Allaire. "To-morrow
morning I'll be at your house by nine
and you'll go with me on board the Fly
ing Cloud, won't you?"
"Willingly, my dear Molly. I shall
expect you to-morrow, and as the vessel
will then be out of quarantine, we shall
be able to see the captain."
"Isn't it Capt. Willis, John's friend?"
inquire.! Mrs. Allaire.
"Yes, Molly, uad the Flying Cloud be
longs to the Hollister fleet."
"Very well, it's agreed then, Kate.
I'll be at your house at the hour named
Oh, how heavily the time will liang on
my hands! Will you stop and take
luncheon with me?"
"If you like, dear Molly. My hus
band will be absent until evening and
I can give you my afternoon."
"Thanks, thanks, Kate, and then we
may talk of John, always of him, you
know."
"And little Walt? How does our
baby get on?"' asked Mrs. Barker.
"He's fat and rosy," replied Molly,
happy as a bird. "What a glad day
that'll be when his father sees him
again! Kate, I have half a mind to
[ take him and his nurse with us to-
I morrow. You know I don't like to
I leave him even for a few hours. I
1 should fee worried the rpopnent. ha »• •
out oi my sig&t, the moment I had left
him behind!"
"You're right, Molly#" said Mrs.
Barker; "It's a good Idea. Little Walt
will pe greatly benefited by the trip.
The weather will be fine and the bay
smooth. It will be the first sail he
has ever taken. Well, then, everything
is arranged."
"Everything, dear Kate," replied
Mrs. Allaire.
Kate remained at Prospect cottage
until five o'clock. On leaving her cousin
she repeated that she would expect her
the next morning at nine to go and
visit the Flying Cloud
CHAPTER IV.
OS BOARD TBI rLTIBG CLOTO
Half-past eight was Just striking In
the belfries of San Diego as Mrs.
Allaire and the nurse, who was carry
ing little Walt, left Prospect cottage.
She passed quickly through the broad
avenues of the upper city, bordered
with villas having gardens inclosed by
ornamental fences, and soon reached
the narrow and more built-up streets
of the business portion. It was in Fleet
street that Lewis Barker resided, not far
from the wharf belonging to the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company. All in all,
it was a pretty long walk, and it was
nine o'clock when Kate opened the door
for Mrs. Allaire.
It was a residence plain almost to
gloominess. The blinds of the front
windows were almost always closed, as
Lew Barker received only business ac
quaintances and maintained no friend
ly relations with his neighbors. Peo
ple knew the man very slightly, even
In Fleet street, as his business affairs
kept him away from the from
morning till night. Besides he was out
of town a great deal, going most fre
quently to San Francisco in pursuit of
schemes of which he s#id nothing to his
•vjf*
This particular morning he was not
in his office when Mrs. Allaire reached
the house. Kate made excuses for her
husband's not being able to accompany
them on board the Flying Cloud, adding
that he would (plainly join them tt
luncheon.
ready, my dear Molly," said she,
after having kissed the baby; "but
don't you want to rest for a moment?"
"I'm not tired,'* replied Mrs. Allaire.
"You don't need anything?"
"Nothing, Kate. J long lo meet Capt
Willis. Pray let's start at o»ce,"
Mrs. Barker's only servant was an old
mulattress, whom her husband had
brought from New York with him
This woman, whose name was Nanny,
had been Barker's tiursa Never hav
ing setfved iu any other family except
ing his, she was completely devoted to
him and stUl him by his first
Hftttie aa she had done when he was a
child. This creature, gruff and dicta
torial, was the only one who ever
seemed to exercise any influence ovej
Lew Barker, ar\d he Intrusted her abso
lutely with the management of bis
house. How often had Kate been made
to feel the weight of this domineering
sway, which was pushed at times to
disrespect But she bowed to this
tyranny on Nanny's part as she did to
that exercised by her husband. In her
resignation, which was but another
name for weakness, she let things go as
they might, and Nanny tuok no counsel
with her in volation to the management
of house affairs.
As Kate turned to leave tfye house the
mulattress enjoined upon her the ne
cessity of reaching home before midday,
as Lcto would y>on return, and it would
not do to keep ld(n waiting. Besides,
there was an important matter of
which he wished to speak to Mrs. Al
laire.
"What does she r?fer to?" asked
Molly of her cousin.
"How should } replied Mrs.
Barkef. ''Oome, MoUy, let's be off."
There was no time to be lost Mrs.
Allaire and Kate Barker, accompanied
by the nurse and child, turned their steps
toward the wbwf which they reached
In less than ten minutes.
The Flying Cloud which had now,
passed through the formalities of quar
antine, had not yet been docked, but lay
at anchor at the farther end of bay,
a cable's length InsidP oi Loma point
It wovtld, therefore, be necessary to
cross the bay to go on board the vessel,
which would not be hauled up to the
dock until later. It was about two
mllos across and the passage was effect
ed by means of steam launches, which
made half-hourly trips.
Molly Allaire and Kate Barker tosk
seats in the steam launch along with a
dozen other passeUger% Most of them
w?ro friends or relatives of tho crew of
the Flying Cloud, who wished to avail
themselves of the first opportunity of
fered \o visit the ship. The launch cast
off its lines, gotclear of the wharf, and,
under the action of its screw, took an
oblique, course across the bay, puffing
steapi at every stroke of its piston.
With Its placid surface mirroring the
fleecy clouds and blue sky, the bay was
now visible its entire length, with the
houses of San Diego rising amphithea
ter like up the heights, and the old city
at the bottom of the narrows lying be
tween Island point and Point Loma;
the huge Coronado hotel standing out
boldly with its palace-like architecture,
and the lighthouse whose lantern sheds
its broad glow over the sea after night
fall.
There were a number of vessels an
ohorcd hero and there, of which the
launch skillfully steered clear, as she
did of the boats coming towards her,
and of the fishing smacks that were
hugging the wind to lengthen their
tack
Mrs. Allaire, with her cousin next her,
was seated on one of the deck benches
while on the other side of her sat the
nurse holding little Walt, who, under
the influence of the fresh sea air, was
In the best of spirits, and followed
with wondering eyes the movements of
the sea gulls as they sailed over his
head, uttering their shrill cries. His
mother was delighted with the look of
perfect health stamped upon that sweet
little face, and bent over several times
to kiss it, being each time rewarded
with a smile.
But Molly's attention was soon at
tracted by catching sight of the Flying
Cloud Lying somewhat away from
the other vessels, the threemaster
loomed up in full view at the other end
of the bay with her colors radiant in
the morning sunlight She was swing
ing with the tide, her head turned to
the westward, and the subsiding wates
of the ocean swell were breaking against
her tantly stretched chain.
Molly's whole soul went out in that
long, silent look. She was thinking of
John, who had been borne away on a
ship which one might say was the
brother of this one, so much did they
resemble each other. Were they not
the children of the same house of Hoi
lister? Was not their home port the
same? Nad their keels not been laid in
the same ship yard?
Yielding to the fascination of an illu
sion, which her imagination under the
stimulus of recollection conjured up
' for her, Molly was about to meet her
husband, he was there on board, await
ing her, he would wave his hand to her
the moment he caught sight of her and
she would throw herself into his arms.
With this, his name trembled on her
lips, she called him, he replied, repeat
ing her name again and again.
A slight outcry from her child broke
the spell, and she looked to see that it
was really tho Flying Cloud they were
approaching, and not the Dreadnaught,
between her and which the broad Pacific
was rolling its many, many leagues.
"Another ship will be there in place
£>f this, some day!" she murmured, turn-
ing her (raze upon Mrs. Barker.
"Yes, dear Molly," replied Kate, "and
It will be John who will bo standing on
deck to receive us."
Mrs. Barker understood very well
that a vague anxiety oppressed her
cousin's heart when she Interrogated
the future.
It had taken the steam launch a quar
ter of an hour to cover the two miles be
tween the wharf at San L.ego and
Point Loma. The passengers made
their way to the landing from which
the Flying Cloud was lying scarcely a
cable's length away.
There was one of the ship's boats !y
--in<r at the foot of the stairway in charge
of two jailors. Mrs. Allaire made her
self known to them, and the men an
nounced themselves in readiness to row
her over to the ship. A few strokes
were sufficient to do this, and Capt
Willis having recognized Mrs. Allaire
stepped to the gangway to receive her.
The captain conducted his guests to
the quarter deck while the mate con
tinued the necessary preparations to
get the Flying Cloud at her dock in the
city.
"Capt. Willis," said Mrs. Allaire, 'Tm
informed that you spoke the Dread
naught."
"Yea, madam," replied the captain,
"and I'm able to assure you that she
was in good trim, as I have already re
ported to Mr. Holllster. **
"And you saw him, you saw John?"
"The Dreadnaught and the Flying
Cloud passed each other close enough
for Capt. Allaire and me to exchange a
few words."
"Yes! You have seen him!" said
Mrs. Allaire in an undertone to hernelf,
as if the keen eyes of love had seen a
vision of the Dreadnaught projected
from the captain's face.
Mrs. Baker then asked several ques
tions, to the reply to which Mollie lis
tened attentively, although her eyes
were turned seaward—toward the
distant horizon.
"On that day,'* oonttnued Capt WU
lls, ' the weather seemed to be very
favorable, and the Dreadnaught was
seeding along with every sail set
Capt John was on the quarter deck,
glass in hand. He had shifted his helm
to come alongside of me, for I c<r,Ud«»'l
change my course, bejng already so
close to the wind that my sails were al
most flapping.' 1
H was evident that Mrs. Allaire did
not understand the precise meaning of
these terms made use of by Capt
Willis, but she was sure of opo thing—
that the man standing in front of her
had seen Johu, had conversed with him,
tor one instant
"A# we passed each other," said the
eaptain, "your husband waved his hand
to me and shouted: "Everything is going
all right, Willis; the moment you reach
San Diego give my lore my dear wife.'
Then the two ships separated and soon
passud out of each other's sight' *
"What day wns It that you fell in with
thv Dreadnaught?" asked Mrs. Allaire,
"March 23," replied Captain Willis,
"at twenty-five minutes pjv«t eleven
a. m."
Mrs. Allaire -was so particular about
these details that the captain sent for
the chart aud designated the exact
point ftl which the two vessels had
passed each other. It was 143 degrees
longitude west from Greenwich, and 20
degrees north latitude. In other words,
seventeen hundred miles west of San
Diego. If the weather should continue
favorable, and there was every reason
to believe that It would at this season
of tho year, Capt John would surely
make a quick and agreeable passage
across the waters of the North Pacific.
And, further, as he was to find a cargo
awaiting him at Calcutta, his sojourn
In the capital of the Indies would be
very brief, and his return to America
would be accomplished without any
delay.
At this moment the mate made his
appearance on the quarterdeck and In
formed the captain that they were
ready to get under way. The sailors
standing on the forecastle were only
awaiting the signal to break anchor.
Capt Willis offered to send Mrs. Al
laire ashore unless she preferred to re
main on board. In that case she could
cross the bay on the Flying Cloud and
so reach tho city. It would take about
two hours for the ship to make her
docks.
Mrs. Allaire would have been very
glad to accept the captain's Invitation,
but she was expected at luncheon at
twelve. She felt confident that Kate,
after what the mulattress had said,
would be very anxious tofreach home
by the time her husband did, and she
therefore requested Capt Willis to put
them ashore so that they might be in
time to catch the steam launch.
The necessary orders were given, and
Mrs. Allaire and her cousin took their
leave of the captain, who kissed both of
littte Walt's rosy cheeks.
While waiting for the steam launch to
start, Molly sat watching with deep in
terest the movement* of the Flying
Cloud. Keeping time with the rude
song of the boatswain, the sailors be
gan to break anchor, and the chain to
creak on the hawse, while the mate or
dered enough sail to be set to carry
the vessel, with the help of the tide, to
her dock
The steam launch was now about to
cast off, and gave a shrill whistle to call
in her passengers, two or three of
whom quickened their pace, coming up
the point in front of Coronado hotel. .
Mrs. Allaire, Kate Barker and the
nurse took seats on one of the star
board benches, while the other passen
gers, about twenty In all, rambled about
the deck A final blow of the whistle
was sounded, the screw began to move,
and the launch put out across the bay.
It was only half-past eleven, and Mrs.
Allaire would reach the house in Fleet
street in time, for a quarter of an hour
was all that waa required to make the
trip across the bay.
As the launch steamed away Molly's
gaze remained riveted upon the Flying
Cloud The anchor was up, the sails
caught the breeze, and the ship began
to move ahead. Once in her place
alongside tho wharf Molly would be
able to pay as many visits to Capt
Willis as she might choose.
The steam launch shot along rapidly.
The houses of the city perched upon
the different terraces of the picturesque
amphitheater stood out more and more
plainly. It was only a quarter of a mile
further to the wharf.
"Look out!" suddenly cried one of the
hands posted at the bow of the launch,
as he turned to the man at the wheel
who was standing on the little bridge
in front of the smokestack
As she heard this cry Mrs. Allaire
looked toward the port side of the
launch, where they were running ont
a vessel which was also attracting the
attention of the other passengers, most
of whom had gone forward A large
schooner-brig, which had pulled out
from the line of vessels lying at the
docks was making ready to go to sea
with her bow turned toward Island
point She had been taken in tow by
a tug, and was already pretty well
under headway. This schooner-brig
was right in front of the steam launch,
and so near that it became absolutely
necessary to let her pass, and for this
reason the man at the bow had warned
the helmsman.
A grave anxiety now came upon th*
passengers, an anxiety the more Justi
fiable in that the bay was filled with
vessels anchored here and there, and
hence it was very natural that there
should be a rush made toward the stern
of the launch. Everyone saw thst It
would be necessary for the steam launch
to come to a standstill In order to let
the tug and the brig get by, the course
being »lao.cpc-umfrered by a number ot
fishing smacks darting hither and
thither in the stiff breeze
"Look out.'" repeated the man at th*
bow.
"AU rifrht.'" answered the man at the
helm; "there's no danger. I hare rvxxa
enough!"
But hampered by the appear
ance of a large sfraraer in her wake,
the tn<r unexpectedly changed her
course, veering round to tic port.
There waa a load outcry, tn which tho
crew of the brig joined, for they were
trying to be of assistance to the tug by
steering in the same direction. The
tug and the steam launch were not
twenty feet apart.
Greatly alarmed. Mrs. Barker had
sprung to her feet, while Molly had in
stinctively reached out for little Walt,
whom she held tightly pressed to her
bosom
"Starboard, starboard your helm
cried the captain of the tug to the
on the bridge of the steam launch, but
this officer needed not directions: he un
derstood what was necessary to do, and
in order to keep out of the tug's way he
threw the head of the steam launch
around with considerable violence, for
the brig was already under good head
way and hence the tug would bave been
in danger of being run down If tt had
slacked its pace.
So suddenly and vigorously had the
helm of the launch been put to the star
board that the craft nre a violent
lurch, and as an inevitable result many
of the passengers were thrown off their
feet.
The cries that ncm went up were
those of terror, krr It seemed as if th*
steam launch were about to capsize.
At this Instant Mrs. Allaire, who was
standing near the railing, not being abla
to recover her balance was Uuuws
overboard with her child. The brig
grazed the steam launch in passing her
and thus ended all tears of a collision.
"Molly} Molly- shrieked Kate,
around whom one of the p-rngrn
itorew her arms, as she was shout to
spring after her cousin.
Suddenly one of tho sailors of Um
launch lesped overboard and struck out
for Mrs. Allaire, wbx\ hstoyed up by her
clothing, was floating a few yards
away. WKh her babe clasped tightly
h» her arms she was on the p. in'. <Jf
sinking, however, when the
reached her.
As the launch had boon stopped im
mediately it was act a difficult task for
this sailor, a strong man and an excel
lent swimmer, to rescue Mrs. Al'aire.
Unfortunately at the very moment the
man reached out to lay hold of the cap.
tain's wife her strength failed her, hep
hold upon her child relaxed, and little
Walt slipped o«t of hor anas snd dis
appeared.
tn su utterly nnoonseious
Molly tv as lifted on board the launch
and tenderly cared for. Again the (tar
less sailor—he was a man a boot thirty,
Zach French by name disappeared
over the side of the launch and dived
repeatedly hi search of the child It
was all in vain, however. Little Walt's
body had been swept away by son*
lower current
All this time, the passengers, aided by
Kate and the nurse, both of them wild
with grief, were making every possible
effort to bring Molly back to conscious
ness. They were successful at last
Her lips moved, she murmured the
name of Walt, as her eyes opened and
her bewildered gaze rested upon the
strange faces.
"My child!" ah* gasped Then she
recognized Za«h French, who had just
clambered up the side of the launch.
His arms were empty.
"My child?" she burst out in a piteous
tone. Then, with a sudden movement.
she sprang up, repulsed those who en
deavored to restrain her, and darted
toward the stern. She would certainly
have thrown herself overboard had not
a number of strong hands been
stretched out to prevent It became
necessary to restrain the unfortunate
woman by main force as the steam
launch resumed her course toward her
wharf.
With distorted features and clenched
hands, Mrs. Allaire now sank back mo
tionless into her cousin's arms. A few
minutes later the launch reached the
wharf and MoUy was taken up quickly
but tenderly snd transported to her
cousin's house. Lew Barker had just
reached home. He ordered the servant
to summon a physician.
Although the latter answered the
summons at once, it was not until after
prolonged efforts that he succeeded in
restoring Molly to consciousness.
Looking about her with a wild stare,
she exclaimed:
"What is it? What has happened?
Ah, yes—l know," snd then, as a sweet
smile spread over her face, she sdded:
"It's John! He's coming, he's coming!
TOT CAPTAIN'S WIFK II AD BECOME ISSANX.
He's coming back to his wife snd his
child John, John is here!"
The captain's wife had become insane.
(TO PK COXTIVCED. )
Ou the Bank* of the Mississippi.
Stranger—What do you have the
wires on that barbed wire fence so closs
together for?
Mississippi Farmer—So that when the
river rises we can use it for a fish net-
Judge.
Her Tenth Seaaoa.
Grace—Miss Passe will catch cold If
she sits on the piazza much longer.
Rosalie—No she won't She's been
trying for years to catch something.—
Judge.
At Loa<c 11 ranch.
Irate Father—You have been paying
marked attention to my daughter. I
want to inform you she Is engaged.
Mr. Fascinating Youngman—That's
nothing. I'm married.—Texas Siftings.
Home, Sweet Home.
She bought some (owns, expei-tin* thst
In Europe she would roam;
But when her husband paid for them
They had to stay at home.
•—Detroit Free Press.
They Get I seil to It.
Old Gentleman— Don't you know It Is
cruel to shut up a bird in a little cage
like that?
Little Girl—Oh, I don't know. I have
a pretty good time and I live in a flat
N. Y Weekly.
Comparatively Tender Now.
Exasperated Patron Waiter, this
steak's tough
Waiter—Oh. but you ought to have
seen it three months sgo.— Chicago
News
A riy Tins.
Now doth the rtddy Uttle fly
Be«?in to learn to skate.
And tlnds his choicest rink upon
A glassy, glabrous pate.
—Push.
Chance to B*(la.
Sub-Editor—Here is an article favor
ing a simplified spelling of the English
language.
Editor—Who wrote it?
Sub-Editor—A man named -Smy the.—
Puck
The Philosopher's Stoae.
Wiggins—Old Goodfello seems to take
the world very philosophically.
Hardup—Well, you see, he can afford
to wear diamonds.—Truth.
PREEZING BUTTER
B*mry Uiffn MnU ran a. t
The great problem to be euived br
the producers Utu Su! --n method
by wtitch the products of the farm "it
be put opi>a the EwrkrU when the e*»a
sumers are reaiy to receive Om ft»r ac
tus. m*. In reran! to the butter market
* writer in the I'macrr Jotinti sava.
As m well kim l» >veiy om con
nected w.th tike Srvitm-w the built t
the butter pr-ajact of the eo«ky sa
made in the summer ami fall m<icUH.
ami if the rut.re sanpi r wan u>r>wn
onW th« stancel at tw time f uie
production -be prices realised would he
firr iuw, ioww, indeed. t*an we have
anj idea it. acd la order to pemtttt the
>Ter-p'.u-t, eoid storage
have been erected and largn quantities
of batter held in then aach year f r
the past twenty odd years. Mow there
are a tfrvat raaay men wbo do not koid
their butter and who Ooa t beiieve in
it> hut somebody most t» ■».<
therefore the fact reuxaina that one >f
the mofct important subjects fur coasnl
c rat ion hj the men i-oaaected with th»
ttusiaesg I* the proper holding —' car-
Ting '»f simmer and fall batter, carry
ing it in such a manner that it will
come . -ut of storage later la the season
showing a good flavor and bring clean
and sweet
Various experiments have haaa triad
•ad constant Improvements have been
made in refrigeration We are now far
ahead of what we Ware even two years
*C°- With Am improvements yt re
frigeration aad the abflrty to produce
a eery low temperature at a minim im
coal w« are now able to fesese batter
aad hold H at a eery Jose tamperatare
at s aoel aa low or lower tm iiirly
paid for ordinary cold storage After
experiments nwrtsf a range if the
paat tire rears it baa been tkomoftlly
iemonstrsted that this hi the only
proper way to bold batter Batter
mn-in laat J ana. fmnen solid aad hold
until May, earn* oat la etggnnt condi
tion. Not a tab oily aad ail of a eery
line flavor. Odiaary goods bold taetr
osm and deteriorate very little. Freea
mg has cua* to stay, aad we think
every shipper will do weU to fire it hia
e-ae deration. Repeated experiments
hare shown as that battar froaea will
stand up longer after being taken oat
of the freeaer *han that hold in the eoid
storage. A certain aaaoaat of feruwnt
ation takea plaee In tha eoid storage
butter thai la prerentad by tha freesmg
proaaaa. and when the hatter ta takea
from the freeaer it has batter keeping
qualities than bntter haid ia ordinary
sold storage.
MARKETING POOL TRY.
The rraper Way ef Kilting sad Dnataf
a Ftwt
It ia not dMkalt to kill iad seald a
fowl, but tha market dassands dry
picked p> >ultry, Umeaaaiia of >amh of
scalded poultry beiag atao sold, how
erer, bat at lower prices Tha dry
picking gives the careaaaaa a More at
tractive appearance. otherwise there Is
no advantage ia the B«Uwd. The skin
should not be broken, or show surface
blemishes in any manner. All fowl*
should be fat. bat choald not be fed for
thirty-aim hours before killing, in order
that the crop and intestines may be
smptv. Harp a slip-nooee of strong
cord, suspending the bird by the legs,
with sawdust or a pail to receive the
blood Hold tha hand with the left
band, open the beak, and with a sharp
knife sever file arteries and vertebra
near the baae of tha brain. All the
work should be dooe rapidly, and aa
toon aa the first convulsive struggle ia
over pluck the <|Bfll feathers, so as ta
do so while the body It warn. Then
carefully pick off ail the nail feathers,
and especially the pin feathers. Throw
Ihe careaaa in ire-water, and allow It to
10 remain for twelve hoars. Hothing ta
removed but the feathers.
In some markets the fowls ara st be
Irawn. the entrails and the crope being
removed (after first catting off the
head) and the akin drawn over the
neck and tied. The wings shoaki be
folded across the back, and the rarraae
made to have a clean appearance.
Pack in clean bosea, and have uni
form sizea aad appearance of the car
saaaes. by assorting them. The best
prices are paid mors lor appearance
than for quality, and twoorthree centa
a pound on a box of fowls amounts to
a large sum, compared with the small
extra labor req aired to make the buds
reach the market In a eooditioa to sat
iafy the ruatotneru —Farm aad Firaaide.
HOC ATTACHMENT.
a Blade That Is CaaUy AQ—l« W tka
ONlasrv Culltialsi.
The blade hererwtth illustrated can be
adjusted to an ordinary wooden culti
vator, and ia useful in cutting up red
raspberry sprouts, troublesome weeds
and thistles. The ratters an steel
2V inches. 4 os 8 inches balosr the beam.
ITTICNM TO mo*.
The horizontal catting blade la 8 Inches
The groove ia fitted to the beam, to
which it Is iccured by the bolt, the cot
ting edge shvptiMd and receding at the
point. In the absence of a cultivator
to which to attach them, a frmm can
be improvised witi» wm til ntliny
and with an ordinary regulating wheal
at the point—American Garden.
To feed chick* ao C* to prevent the
fowla from securing the Coed, make a
coop of lath, about two feet wide, fcmr
feet long and eight iaehei high. A ft*
openings aho aid be made lor the to
greu and egress of the oh if ha When
the food ia placed under the eoop the
chicks will be able to go under at will
to secure their food, while the admits
will be compelled to look on from the
outside.
A of R*lW.
The Dilettante —Ton ought to aee
Mrs. Thomson's jpagnificent hoaee! ft'a
just full of Corots and Millet*.
Th.- Parvenu—Terilblei Whydoesat
•he try insect power*—Chicago Sewn.
The Wkar SMe at la
Travers— The other day I wae lueky
enough to pick up a pocketbook, and do
you know I i-oultia"! find the owner
Dashaway—Could he find yim?—f. t.
Dec aid.
As Earl? Mr*
Employer—Ton are not worth jow
*alt t.-flar. What is the matter*
Clerk I sleepily)—l fothere on tima—
Ji. Y. Weekly
Temple Kr»rtwright (her affianced i—
'And while I am slaving here in town,
you will <w>metimes think of me"
Mary Clausem 'leaving town f r the
summer ) —Tea, Tempy. darling When
I take a moonlight drive or a stmt*
alonir the beach with the -»ther men, I
shall imagine each one is yon. I'm sore
no firl could do more then thai' Pnck
Peathaerstoae—Well, old man. 1 am
glad to hear that yon are engaged to he
married. Failing in lore. «tr, brings
out qua Sties a a man that b«
never *uapecUd.
Ring way—l agree with ytwa I never
knew before taadlyt that i had the ca
pacity tor » pending' ao mneh mo®ey*—
frw
N"0. 47
r_—«*vi attlw ea a* - - m - a«
< general MeMas m atiU evensafe
evident!* aot •;.:*raled.*
b-dy toked hun tn 51- w fork tka
iny if be en g> «a the eiata Sa
rvplied aw»-ser:ca.l» -Why Mali ff
Bm rw ' mi
'CVwlaod ia stt rtgnt. «g coaan.
with, rat \Vw York. He loseat -
New York. Vr TQns a < ta 'Tr* ■
Wiarenein. Mr EMrktania m
carry Mjahfan. Mr Hamtyarkglt
going tnenrry Massnrhnwcfe. Thvnte
n» aecwaWy fhr New wttt all
then* statsa gr>int <** *li"" 11— t and. aff
«<una, Ike Bill am aa* in in—j
Him MtccwMk Tlmm fk>, w ftMsJUk
I or My A 3tr. «K
OW the eiacgiaa: Tkay aatd m mi. mat
wi ta aitktng at WVr dtaald
were ra the parade do ttel ZtiS
voea fur Heesdmedr the gaaetM aas
asked.
"Vary few." answewd tha ißma iu
of tha old Third map* wrth a datke «t
hia head. ~va«y few
PauMCRS s»RAVIIt
TW lamMMft HympMky MMNMte |N*
wonld br uanhle ta srteail cka€k A. B.
encaaipmeat at Waakiagaaa. eing la
the «erioaa ulaean of Mrs. H*r*w-n
(miaander in rktsf PWma —ml -ha
feHunlMl
grsat reunion of tka
inguia in deeply miimi hp aB hm
comrades m si ins,, tg paßy
lie waa a parttrtpaag tn tka grand «a
view ,4 tile -srna la VB sad baa ain
a deep wti-raaa la the wing -ammp.
not aaiy pnrinpaia m tka aMaaß. wkarh
pminate to be the grant cakaaMCtoa og
the great .i:>nagi of the fat mat
an». bat tn aO the fweneitfea <t tka week.
The crttiml tllneaa jf Ma beloved srtfe
haa oompei'e.l ana tu —by fee
bedside. •*; naktwg oat of tka daptk <#
my wart, and v ic-ag tka feaßaga f ail
hw r«*nrai!ea, ww fray that Ma who
deat strength and !>n dtadin ta bear hai
*rea: .t£hct» a, and that tka partner of
hm life may be ruen rsd ta haaltk.
tl»«p ea Fee
the aotee hearing its taw an jaa as
▼nlnnhle as tboae biartag the naaae jf
w the result of the alaaabk BapahMa
an systeua of natouaai banßiag. and
this ia tha «.i ittat whtak •* Cktrago
thrown. The eraay teiiaratina «i tkat
body tn feur at a retata ta Aa aheat
innhle system of banktag kt engaa ba>
fnra the war. m aa taaalt to Ma Bfedli
ger.ee of tha people aad a aaaaoafetba
teanres «rf the <uaulij. Baaty was
with the Densxcrata or with Ma Faapfe s
party means a return fe tka aitlMf
nneed mtilmtui of laOaaa laaa ta fer
did system 14 ak aad taßaMaaanaaay
waa k i teed.
The aenieliji Ml M B
Tkadadaioa «t tka eoaapaay kuaau
at Salt * Sons, Ma owners of BbMMi'll
near Bradford, Fnglaad. ta wtai ap
their affairs » attrfbowd by Massaps
rnO>n lUaif to tha Mcffhafey laaa. The
the maaafectnra of pfeaaaa JOT the
American market, bat aaaa Ma McJLm
lay law wne - nactad tka aa
of ita former propetlfeaa.— Ma» Tart
Praaa
raet lliiiii la tnie laOTlij JaOTaas
m«lH»Hi«iil la • i ian aa ■ a kMas
ant Step- me eeM ts te isMa «a
aad la tike Mttal m* Mae andu sa a at
Wae Klhlaa.
The report of (" jainiissi net Pack aa
to tacraaaed wagaa in See Taak ttder
the McKtnley Snw in .aetained by the
report of the labor naaasand Man
sachnertta. whe» report show* aa i»
creaee of wages kt ewer M par cant, off
Ike ♦.*» mnnnfacrnrtng Wiiif illitiaa
reported apoa.
There is one panpar in few Hade Sag
land to ea-ry thirty mtoa people, tm
Anenrs there is oae to every MB Lew
aragee. poor livtag aad m dM age tka
poor farm. If tka ftee trade party tn
America ia smvtng lu -nUrga tka aaaa
ber of paaprrs, it a advocating tkartght
policy to brwt; about anch a gsaait
oi the*3feh June Ma isaiftaatf
agr»etaetti with Brnail J^^hsaaJa^r
Mow that the uapurta feoai tkOT.-> aaarn
into the United 'Jtalim inuimil pt.-
Wi ltr aad tkrenpoaW torn* ska Cntani
Slntaa ta that conatry C1.7M.M8 Tka
total enports tt> Brnatl fnrmg *hnt parai i
amounted ta haMg aa M
with the Affeea at ntki all I Mwlß
IMOO.TM: cottoa maaafkrtnrea. |IP
TT7; chemjcnia. J rage, dyen ami m»"
cktaa. fl.tMt.TMh woa^gji
tng mtnerai oils.
tit; Ittmber. fl.dtßßMi aB irtfeat ■Milin
185 M.70-
,V:r *ka in
porta n net iairaaaa M wgm fc* M»
u«« 1M of naagi y |M*MM M *
tacrtaai in prudarßna fer MM otot V
m atxty-etght jg|lii|l ,
«8-
j Tort Tribaae.
SSJi^SkwTafcfen