VOL. XXIX. Reduced Prices OISJ Clothing. For the next sixty days we will sell our large stock of clothing at greatly reduced prices. Men's suits worth #2O will go for sl6, " " " #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 get o'ir prices before purchasing else where. R. Barnhart & Son, General Merchants. Connoquenessing P. 0„ Petersville, Pa. Bickel's Great Oct. Sale OF Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. Are ycu a close cash buyer? If you are don't fail to Attend this sale. To The "Wise Is Sufficient. I Am Loaded To My Ftmoel Capacity Apd Tb e Qooda Must Go, First Week Of This Great Sale I will open the fall reason 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 in the country, hare them in bright and oil frain, high cut eta. to tl-OQ, fine aqtin calf high cut 90, 100 and 1.10, •very pair warranted waterproof and prices gaataqteed to be ija per pant cheaper than elsewhere. Second Week Of This Greit Sale I will place on sale a line of ladies' fine, medium and heavy shoes at prices (0 sgit the times, money is a little scarce and you must make a dollar go as (or *8 possible. ( tbinjf J pan help you out. Ladies' fine Don. button shoes tip or plain toe 1.00, same shoes lit fine grade 125 and 1.50, have reduced the 8.50 cloth tops eboes to 1.?5. Sec }t and you will bqv U either tip pr plain toe. Ladies' bright grain shoes button and lace 1.00. Ladies' oil grain shoes button or laoe 75 and 1.00. Lftdfeft' grain slippers 50 cts. Ladies' velvet slippers 50 cts. Ladies' brussel slippers 60 cts. Ladies' serge gaiters plain 50 cts, foxed 06 ets Third Week Of This Great Sa e J will commence to sell men's and boys' stogy boots, and if you need them Sooner you can have them at the following low prices. Men's stoge boots J. 25, 1.50 and 1.15. A foil line of hand made Jamestown boots in men's Md boys' from 175 to 3 50. Men's good calf hoot for 300 a pair. Fourth Week Of This Great Sale. In addition to the goods named I will offer an e?tra 1 iqe of Ladies' warm shoes Ladies looking for solid comlort should be interested in these t>oods, they are dnrable comfortable and cheap. Prices on Ladies' warm ined shoes are 1 00, 125 and 1.50. Come in and look over our line of fine Oxfords, Viewports end slippers pH V erv cheap. Any Time During ©ct. I Will sel) Boots, shoes and robbers cheaper than anv other bouse in Butler, I have the goods and they were bought right and will be sold oq % small margin of profit We Take The Lead in Felt Boots. Jnst received from the largest folt boot factory in the world, 50 cases of their best and closest mads felt boot, and they will be gold at 2.QQ a pair including a pair of good heavy overs of the following brands: Lycoming, Candee, Woonsocket, Boston. See That Your Rubber Boots are Branded Bpsion, Candee Woonsocket or Lycoming an Then Buy Them at My Price $2.25. Including a heavy pair of sllpp°rs Bay any of the above males and you will havs a good boot. Buy tbo'w at my price 225 and you will have the price right. All Rubber Goods Reduced. Boots and Shoes Made to Order. Repairing Done Same Day Received Leather and Findings, Blacksmith's aprons, etc. Wbeq in need of footwear Call at Butler's Leading Shoe House. JOHN BICKEL. No. 128 South Mo}n Street Butler, Pa. TAIL AND WINTER BOOTS and SHOES. We now have ready for your inspection the largest and most complete stock of first class boots, shoes and robbers io Butler county. If you want to fit out your family with WATERPROOF Boots and shoes that will last tbem all winter RIJFF'S is the place yoa are looking for. We may not sell the cheapest truck sold io Butler, but we at least have the reputation of giving more real value for your money than can be bad elsewhere. Our kip, calf, oil grhin, goat, etc., boots and shoes are made not only to sell but for HARD WEAR. We have not room here to quote enough prioes to give you an idea of bow cheap we are selling goods adapted to your special need, but rest as. sored tbat no dealer in Butler shall undersell oa, but that we will positively SAVE YOU MONEY. Oor RUBBER, FELT and BEAVER GOODS tre a " of lho t>uat 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 gird a baud tome school bag with every pair. AL RUFF, 114 South Main street,. Butler, Pa. MONTHLY MADE I vJ) Vr W t t WORKING POS + ♦ I THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION ILLUSTRATED U An Authentic, Muttrattd, Historical encyclopedia of tba Great Exposition of 1803. Tbl« <*rint rwti lofth j uro a % VorJcT* fair of l&M. rh j elocution of Uio work has b««» «: last. It 14 luditpcnnaMn ta nil viaitlux tlt o Fair, Ihtiiw'jp It will bo » roni:»lrte culde to nil fho it-piHiu 'nti n»» I all th« rtttraetloim. ItUiavidu able t<> tho-** who cannot vtsdt th* Ex » »?lUo ». »i it Will bo tho %Vorltl*» Fair «*» l*a|»«r."> It will bo handed down to »* ;th.*va wt boiutiiul and rellabto hu*torr of the EiiKHttlnn. It wll! contain Photograph I<* i t bfi I'UJfnl half-ton®, of tho Rxhlbli«, Attraction*. no'oJ visit •« fmn h m-» notl abroad, an I in It will bo found Phot*>craph« and B'iotrhoi of th » OfTl-'ialfl of tho Fair. It tn gotten m p re *ard !«*•»« of rost, and una work «'f arte:-»• 'Hut u\* without a p»*or. Fort upon fortune will r.irr!o I- v iod u«*t rloms asrrnta. Ezdutlvo tnr rltory; 1 -ral coatmlwion; no cipital retju.. 1. {, ".0 a ;»«nt took artxtjr orders in five days; profit, Addre«t for territory and toriu.. . H. CAMPftKM.. Frealdent, # V* L ltd Adaxtifl St., CHICAGO, ILL. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. CHAPTER V. WHAT THRU MONTHS BRING FORTH. It wonld be Idle to attempt to de scribe the effect produced at San Dieg'o by this double catastrophe—the drown ing of ltttle Walt, the insanity of the captain's wife The »eader already knows of the deep sympathy felt for the Allaire family by the residents of the city and of the lively interest which they took in the welfare of the young captain. Although scarcely a fortnight since he had sailed, a terrible calamity had robbed him of his infant son and his wife of her reason. Upon his re turn he would search his forlorn home In vain for little Walt's smiling face, and there would be no wife to welcome him joyfully and tenderly. Molly would not even know that it was he. And as the Dreadnaught raentered the harbor no cheer would go up. She would be received in dead silence. But it would not do to await the re tvpn of John Allaire befope telling hi»n of the dread misfortune which had overtaken him. Mr. Hollister could not for a moment think of leaving 1 the young captain in ignorance of what had happened, at the risk of his coming ac cidentally upon some fact or circum ftanco which might make known the terrlWle truth to him. The only course for the merchant to pursue was to send a dispatch to his correspondent at Singapore. In this way Capt would be informed o#the awful calami ty before his arrival in the Indies. yet Andrew Hollister desired $0 delay the sending of this dispatch for a brief period. Poseibly Molly's reason i was not Irrevocably lost Who could | say that the tender care lavished upon her might not restore her shattered in tellect? Why strike John a double felovy by informing him of the death of his child and the insanity of his wifo If this insanity was not to bo of long continuance? After a consultation with Lew and Kate Barker, Mr. Hollister resolved to delay action until the physicians should make a definite statement in regard to Holly's mental condition. In all cases Of 6udden loss of reason there is more hope of a cure than when the mental alienation is due to a gradual unfixing of the mind. Hemce a delay of several days, possibly several weeks, was de termined upon. The first definite report of the physi cians waa to the effect that Molly's in sanity would be likely to take the form of a mild and gentle melancholy. | Every remembrance of her terrible misfortune had faded from her mind. Her eyes were tearless, her gaze dull and listless. She seemed to see noth ing, to hear nothing. She was qo longer of this world. ner life was mere physical existence. Such was the condition of Mrs. Allaire during the first month follow- i lng the accident. The question now arose whether it was expedient to place her in a private hospital where she ' could have special treatment. Mr. I Uollistcr took this view of the matter and it would have been done had not j Lew Barker intervened with another proposition. Seeking oift Mr. Hollister in his private office, Lew Barker thus ad dressed him: "It seems to be agreed now that Molly's insanity is not of a dangerous character, calling for her confinement, and since she has no other family excepting us we ask that she be confided to our care. Molly was de votedly attached to my wife, and, who possibly Kato'a tupoj-viaiou pi her may be productive of better re sults than that of total strangers. Should any symptoms of a critical na ture show themselves it woukl be time enough then to take any necessary steps. Don't you think so, Mr. Hollis ter?" There was a certain hesitation in the latyiner of tho honest shipper us be made reply, for there existed but little sympathy between him and Lew Bar ker, although he knew nothing at this time of the man's entangled aiTairs, and had no ground to suspect his honesty. "Since you are willing to assume this responsibility," replied Mr. Hollister, "1 doa't see any objection, Mr. Barker, to Molly's being intrusted to the care of her cousin, whose devotion cannot for a moment be called into question." •♦A devotion," added Lew Barker, "which will never be found wanting." But as the man uttered these words the listener caught that cold, unpleasant, matter-of-fact impression which Barker found it impossible to rid himself of. "YOur proposition does you credit," resumed Mr. Hollister. "However, one thing occurs to me. I question whether rur house in Fleet street, situated as it In the center of the noisy commercial quarter,would present conditions favor able for poor Molly's recovery. What aho Meeds is perfect quiet, pure air—" "And therefore," interrupted Barker, "our Intention is to remove her to Pros pect cottage and to take up our resi dence with her. She is accustomed to this villa and the Bight of objects famil iar to her may exercise a salutary influ ence upon her mind. Mr. Hollister, wo must leave undone nothing that might in any way tend to have a wholesome effect upon the mind of our unfortunate relative." A kindly feeling had evidently prompted this reply. But why was It that the words of this man seemed powerless to inspire confidence? How- i ever, his proposition under the circum stances called for immediate acceptance, and Mr. Hollister could not do less than express his thanks to Barker, adding that John would be profoundly grate ful to him. On April 37 Mrs. Allaire was removed to Prospect cottage, where Kate and Lew Barker took up their residence that same day, which action on their part called forth general approval. It is easy to guess what motive was actuating Lew Barker. The fact should not be lost sight of that on the very day of the disaster he had intended to confer with Molly concerning a certain business matter, which was nothing more or less than a proposition for her to loan him a certain sum of money. But since then the situation had changed completely. It was more than Hkely that Barker would in his capacity as guardian of the person and estate of his relative have full control of her property, and in that caso he would be able to provide himself with funds— illegally, it is true, but it would enable him to gain time. Kate had already bad a presentiment that such would be his course, and while she rejoiced at be ing able to devote herself wholly to her j cousin, she trembled at thought of the projects which her husband, under oover of benevolence and humanity, ' would attempt to carry out Such were the conditions under which a new existence now began at Prospect cottage. From now on Lew Barker re tained his customary business habits, going down to his office every morning and applying himself to schemes in hand; but a close observer might have noted that he never failed to return to Pros pect cottage for the evening, and that j BUTLER, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 189'2. i it was not long before his absences from the city became rarer and rarer | and briefer and briefer. It need hardly be added that Nanny, ' the mulattress, had followed her master I to his new home, where she was des j tined to become, what she had been ' everywhere and at all times, to wit, a ! creature upon whoso devotion he could ! depend in the most absolute sense of j the word. Little Walt's nurse had been discharged although she had offered to l devote herself to the care of Mrs. Al laire. The other servant was provis ionally retained at the cottage, for Nan ny would have found it quite out of the question to do all the work of the house hold. Lew Barker no doubt had In mind the fact that all those who were interested in Mrs. Allaire's condition would con sider it a most fortunate thing that she should be in her cousin's care- Mr. An drew H°Uister himself was forced to acknowledge that she could not be in better hands. Whenever he called he was careful to note whether there was any tendency to improvement, for he still indulged the hope that he might not be called upon to announce to Capt. John by cable to Singapore or to Calcutta the double misfortune—the death of his child and of—for was she not dead,too? And yet five weeks had now gone by and there had not flashed a single glim mer of intelligence through that men tal gloom. In the presence of this calm, mild, indifferent condition, unvaried by any physiological disturbance, the phy sicians seemed to lose all hope, and it was not long before they discontinued their visits. Whenever Lew Barker for some rea son or other waa obliged to he absent for a day, fhe mulattress had orders to keep a close watch upon Mrs. Allaire. Without appearing in any way to inter fere with Kate, she took good care to leave her rarely or never alone with Molly, and to report faithfully to her master whatever she had observed in Molly's condition. She showed great ingenuity in getting rid of people who came to inquire about thp captain's wifo. bho assured them that the doc tors had ordered that no callers should be admitted, that absolute quiet was necessary, that the 6ound of a strange voice might bring on a fit of violence. And Mm. Barker het»el| was inclined to side with Nanny when the latter thus got rid of callers Whom possibly nothing but idle curiosity brought to Prospect cottage. In this way the captain's wife gradually became isolated from the world. "Poor Molly," thought Kate. condition grows worse, if her lunacy loses its mild character and she becomes subject to outbursts, they will take her away from me, they will shut her up in an asylum and she will be lost to me! Oh, no. God grant that this may not happen. Who could possibly care for her with the sante dasotion as I?" During the third week of May Kate proposed that they should try an oc casional walk in the neighborhood, hop ing that her cousin would gain some benefit from them. Lew Barker made no objection, merely directing that Nanny should go along with them. Mrs. Allaire therefore left the cottage one day, Kate's arm being affectionately entwined in hers. She permitted her self to be led forth like a person without wish or will, going whither she was conducted without taking any interest in anything. At the outset th&sa walks had no ap preciable effect upon the patient. How ever, the mulattress soon began to ob serve that Molly's emotion gave pyi (leut signs of modification. Her habit ual composure was Interrupted by symptoms of mental excitation, which might be productive of harmful results. On several occasions the sight of little children whom she met in tho street threw her into a state of violent nerv ous excitement. Did they not awaken in her a recollection of the one she had lost? Did not a thought of little Walt flash across her mind? However thi# may be and admitting that it was natural to regard this change as a fav orable one, yet the fact is that it pre cipitated a cerebral disturbance calcu lated to aggravate the malady. In one of those walks M?«- Barker and Nanny had conducted Molly to tho summit of Knob hill. She had taken a seat with her face turned seaward, but it seemed as if her mind was as empty of thought as her eyes were full of va cancy. Suddenly her faoe brightened, a tremor shot through her form, her eyes lighted up with a strange glow, and, raising her trembling hand, she pointed at a white spot away out to sea. "Look! Look!" she cried. It was a sail standing out sharp and clear against tho sky, as the sun's rays clothed it with a dazzling whiteness. "Look! Look!" repeated Molly in tones so strange as to seem scarcely to have fallen from human lips. Kate's eyes followed her cousin's movements with a startled look In them and the mulattress with a censuring shako of the head reached quickly out and laid hold of Molly's arm. "Come, come!" she cried. But the words didn't seem to reach Molly's ears. "Come, dear Molly, come!" pleaded Kate. And with these words she tried to lead her away, to turn her gaze away from that sail, hung like a glisten ing white curtain on the far western sky. Molly resisted. "No. no!" she cried, pushing Nanny aside with a startling vigor. But this mental excitation ended sud denly. The sun passed under a cloud and the white and glistening vision faded Into nothingness. Once more Molly's arms dropped listlessly by her side, tho vacant stare camo back to her eyes and all consciousness of the situa tion ceased. Then Kate took her by the hand and she allowed herself to be led quietly back to Prospect cottage. From now on, by Lew Barker's direc tions, Molly was not to be taken for a walk outside of the villa grounds. It was at this juncture that Andrew Hollister decided to Inform Capt. John of everything that had happened, the mental aberration of Mrs. Allaire hav ing now taken on all the symptoms of a chronic disorder. It was not to Singapore whence the Dreadnaught must already have sailed, after putting in there as had been contemplated; It was to Cal cutta that ho cabled a long message which John would find upon reaching that port in the Indies. But, although Mr. Hollister had given up all hope with regard to Molly, still, in the opin ion of the physicians, it was possi ble that her mental condition might undergo some change in tho event of her experiencing some violent shock —as for example, the return of her hus band and her coming suddenly face to face with him. This chance, it is true, was the only remaining one, and al though its promise of success was very slight, Mr. Hollister was unwilling that it should bo neglected. Hence in his dispatch to Capt. John, after, conjuring not to give himself over to despair, he directed him to turn the command of the Dreadnaught over to his first mate. Rod Shelton, and to return to San Diego as quickly as possible. This [ worthy man would not have stopped at • any sacrifice in order to have this last SHE TRIED TO LEAD UER AWAT. experiment made upon Molly, and he requested the young captain to reply by cable as to the course he would pur sue. When Lew Barker learned of the tenor of this dispatch which, by the way, Mr. Hollister thought expedient to make known to him, he approved of it thoroughly, but took care to express his doubts that Capt. John's return would produce any change in the patient's mental condition of a charac ter qualified to bring about improve ment. But Kate clung to the hope that the sight of John might lift the clouds from Molly's reason and Lew Barker promised to write to him to this effect, so that he might return homo at once, a promise, however, which he failed to keep. By the first of June it would be two months and a half since the Dread naught left the port of San Diego. There had been no news frem her since she fell in with the Flying Cloud. By this time, allowing for her stoppage at Singapore, she ought to be, in the ab sence of accidents, upon the point of arriving at Calcutta. There had not been either from the Pacific or Indian ocean any report of exceptionally bad weather which would be likely to inter fere with the speed of such a fine clip per ship. Therefore, Mr- H°lUster conld not conceal his surprise at not re ceiving any news. He oouldn't explain why his correspondent at Singapore should not have advised him of the ar rival of the Dreadnaught. How could he suppose that the Dreadnaught would not touch at Singapore when Capt. John was expressly ordered to do mi? Anyway, it would all come out in {k few days, for tho Droadnaugltt must soon reach Calcutta. A week went by. June 15 came and there was no news yet. A dispatch was now sent to the correspondent of the firm of Hollister & Co. asking for an immediate reyly concerning Capt- John Allaire ana the Dread naught. The reply came two days later. Nothing had been heard of the Dreadnaught at Calcutta. The Ameri can three-master had not been fallen in with up to date, within the latitude the gulf of Bengal Andrew Hollister 1 * surprise now changed to anxiety and as it was Im possible to keep the contents of the tel egram from becoming known, the re port was soon spread about the city that the Dreadnaught had neither reached Calcutta nor Singapore. The Allaire family, so it seemed, was about to be stricken with another cal amity, a calamity that would reach other Hau Diego families to which the crew belonged. About this time it was that a change was made in the service of the cottage. Without any apparent motive, Lew Barker discharged the servant who had been retained until now, and whose work had not given any cause for com plaint- The mulattress was now left In sole charge of the domestic arrange ments of the house. At the end of June Audt«w Hollister dispatch from Calcutta. The maritime agencies had no news of the Dreadnaught's touching at any port of the course which she would be obliged to take in traversing the latitude of the Phillipiues, the Celebes, the Java sea and the Indian ocean. Now, as it was three months since this vessel had left the port of San Diego, it was but fair to assume that she had been lost with every soul on board of her, either through a collision or by shipwreck be fore she had reached Singapore. CHAPTER VI, ran or a sap r*Aa This aeries of misfortunes to which the Allaire family had fallen victim placed Lew Barker in such a peculiar position that it becomes necessary to draw attention to it It will not be forgotten that while Mrs. Allaire's own property figured up but a modest total, yet she was the sole heir of her rich uncle, Edward Manson, still leading a life of retirement on his vast estate of uncleared land, banished, so to speak, to the most inaccessible portion of the state of Tennessee. This eccentric character was still under the self-imposed ban of a life cut off from the rest of the world. As he was not quite ninety years of age it might bo necessary to wait a long while for his money. Nay, possibly he might modify the testamentary disposition of his property should he learn that Mrs. Allaire, the sole relative left to him in the direct line, had lost her reason since the death of her child. But the news of this double calamity had not reached him; in fact. It was not possi ble for it to reach him, so firmly re solved was he neither to write nor to receive any letters. True, it would have been possible for Lew Barker to over-ride this interdiction on the ground of unforeseen changes in Molly's civil status and Kate had given him to understand that he was in duty bound to communicate with Edward Manson; but he had enjoined silence upon her and taken good care not to follow her advice. The condition of things was really very simple. If Mrs. Allaire should die childless this property would descend to her cousin Kate, sole relative qualified to take from her by inheritance. Hence Lew Barker recognized the fact that by the death of little Walt his wife's chances of succeeding to the property of Edward Manson had been materially increased, and his wife's chances were his own. In truth, it did seem as if the stars had sought to turn the tide of this enormous fortune toward him. Not only was Molly's child dead, not only had Molly lost her mind, but in the judgment of the physicians nothing save tho return of Capt. John would be able to work any chango in her men tal condition. For the fate of the Dreadnaught now seemed almost sealed, ft the next few weeks should bring no tidings of her, of John Allaire, it would seem to mean an eternal farewell to the Dreadnaught and every soul on board of her. In that event, there would be no one but poor Molly, robbed of her reason, standing between the fortune she was to inherit and Lew Barker. But in order that Mrs. Allaire should inherit, it was necessary that she should survive her uncle. It therefore became Lew Barker's interest that the life of this unfortunate woman should be pro longed until the estate of Edward Man son had vested in her. There were now but two chances against him: Molly's death l>efore that of the testator, or the return of Capt. John, which latter event was always possible in view of the fact that he might have been wrecked on some desert isle; and yet very re mofj»lv possible, for it seemed but via . ionary not to regard art certain the total ) loss of the Dreadnaught. Such was the position of Lew Barker. Such the outlook for him and that, too, at a moment when he saw himself re ! duced to desperate expedients. Anyway, there were as yet no signs , of any failure of supplies at j cottage. And for this reason: After ; Molly's lunacy had been judicially e»- tahushWT Tt ass eecome neeessarV TIT ! the absence of her husband, to name a | committee of her person and estate. ■ Lew Barker, on the ground of pro- I pinquity, seemed to be the natural | guardian and had consequently been j chosen, and in his capacity as such com mittee was vested with full control of her estate. The money which Capt. John had deposited to cover the ex penses of the house was at Barker's disposal and he had made use of it for personal needs. It was, of course, an inconsiderable sum, as the Dread naught was only to be absent for fivo or six months; but there was also Mol ly's separate estate, and although it only amounted to a few thousand dol lars Lew Barker, by making use of it to fight off pressing claims, would be able to gain time, and this waa an essential point for him. Therefore this dishonest man didn't hesitate to take advantage of his posi tion as guardian and appropriate the property of his ward and relative to his own use. Thanks to these trust funds he was enabled to secure a brief respite and to launch new schemes not a whit less disreputable. Having once set foot upon the highway which leads to crime. Lew Barker would if necessary follow It to the end. Moreover, the return of Capt. John was now less and less to be feared. Week after week went by and Hollister A Co. received no news of the missing ship. But how had she perished? Opin ions differed but little, although It could be only a matter of conjecture. True it was that since the sailing of the Dreadnaught several merchantmen bound for the same port had necessarily gone over the same course. Now. as none of these had found any trace of her, there was nothing left but to ac cept the most reasonable hypothesis, which was this; Overtaken by one of those dangerous hurricanes, those irre sistible typhoons which often burst upon the waters of the Celebes, or Java sea, the Dreadnaught had gone down with every soul on board. On October IS, 1875, it would be seven maaiths since the Dreadnought had sailed out of the port of San Diego, and the conclusion was irresistible that she would never en ter it again. Andrew Hollister looked upon it as a matter of duty to see that Mrs. Allaire, now she was robbed of her mental feo. ulties, should have all her material ne cessities wall provided for. He was aware that Capi. John had before his departure set aside a sum, based upon an absence of six or seven months, quite sufficient to cover all the expenses of the house. But realizing now that this provision must be pretty nearly exhausted, and not heiug willing that Molly should fall a burden to har rela tives! he resolved to have an interview with Lew Barker on this subject. On the afternoon of October 17, al though not yet in the very best of health, the shipping merchant set out for Prospect cottage, and having reached the heights of this quarter of the city In due time, entered the front fate of the villa. So far as the eye went there was ne change, except that the window blinds of the ground floor and first story were tightly closed. It had the air of an unoccupied house, Hi lent and mysterious looking. Mr. Hollister rang the bell of ths outer door and waited patiently for some one to appear; but no one came. In fact, it seemed as if the caller had neither been seen nor heard. Could it be that there really was no one at home? A second pull at the bell was followed Dy the noise of opening a side door. The mulattress came in sight and an exclamation of irritation escaped her the moment her eye had fallen upon Mr. Hollister, which, however, was un noticed by him. The girl now walked towards him, but gave no sign of any intention of ad mitting him. "Is Mrs, Allaire not at home?" he asked. "She has gone out, Mr. Hollister," answered Nanny, with a peculiar hesi tation in which there was a visible ad mixture of fright. "Why, where is Molly?" cried Mr. Hollister in a tone of insistence. "She has gone out walking with Mrs. Barker." "I thought they had given up thoee walks which only seemed to excite her and bring on nervous attacks." "Yes, that's so," replied Nanny, "but for several days past we have com menced them again— they seem to do Mrs. Allaire good now." "I'm sorry that they should not have notified me of this," said Andrew Hol lister. "Is Mr. Barker at home?" "I don't know—'' "Go and see; and if he is, say to him that I wish to speak to him." Before Nanny could think of what sort of an answer she should make, for she suddenly realized the difficulties of her position, the front door was opened. Lew Barker stepped out upon the veranda and came down the path to meet the merchant. "Please walk in, Mr. Hollister," said he, with a frigid attempt at cordiality. "In the absence of Kate, who has gone out for a stroll with Molly, I shall have to do the honors myself." "How long before Molly will return?" asked Andrew Hollister. "Not before dinner time, I think," an swered Barker. Mr. Hollister was evidently much dis appointed, for it was absolutely neces sary that he should get back to the office before the mails closed. Then again, Lew Barker made no suggestion that he should await Molly's return. "You have not noticed any change for the better in Molly's condition?" asked the merchant. "Unfortunately none, Mr. Hollister, and I'm inclined to believe that this is one of those cases beyond the reach of all remedies." "That no one can say, Mr. Barker. What may seem utterly impossible to man is easily possible to flod." Barker gave one of those dubious shakes of the head so common with men who scout the idea of any inter ference of Providence in the affairs of men. "And the most distressing part of it all Is," continued Mr. Hollister, "that we must now give up all hopes of ever seeing Capt. John again. His return would, I feel confident, have produced a most happy effect upon poor Molly's mental condition. I suppose you are aware, Mr. Barker, that we have given up all hope of ever setting eyes on the Dreadnaught again?" "1 was aware of it, Mr. Hollister, and it is still another and greater calamity added to those that have gone before. And yet even without looking to Prov idence to lend a hand In the matter," he added in a tone of irony sadly out of place at such a moment, "there would be, to my mind, nothing extraordinary in Capt John's turning up again." "After seven months have passed without any tidings of the ship and in the face of the fact that all my investi gations have proven fruitless?" "But there is nothing to show that the Dreadnaught went do%vn in the open sea," resumed Barker. "May she not have been wrecked on some of the reefs which arc so plentiful in those latitudes? Who knows that John and his crew have not taken refuge on some desert island? And if that is the case such sturdy and stout-hearted men will flod some way of getting back home again. Might they not build a boat with the fragments of their Teasel? Would not their signals be seen by any ships pav ing near the island? And all these things will take time, too. Na I for one don't despair of ever seeing John again—if not in several from now,why, then, in several months. How many times have o the wall about fire feet. At each ter minal point strike a Rluipb line from ceiling to floor, it plainly an that boards can be accurately matched to it Tact to the floog a sqaars edged cleat, running from the line cm one wall to that 00 the 'ther. Measure tha desire. 1 width of a door ia the .-enter 'it the cleat aaa two light upright*, reaching from the floor to the ceiling, nsinir matched lumber. Saw it in lengths to reach from door easing to oat side corners, sawing the farther rods beveling to fit neatly agalnat tha stall wall. A bore the door fall length boards caneootinue to the cadia*. aad, with a door hung, fhe rloaet U nearly eomplete. All that remains ia to faaten the pegs or wooden hooka to the wall inside, whereon are to be htmg the har nesses. The whole ia a simple jofct which aof farmer with a saw and ham mer can do ia half a dap." FARM PHILOSOPHY. Wtal a New Tor* Datryssa* Waata aai What Ha Dwi k Sfkat. I want my cowa to ha milked at regu lar hours each day. I want the same milker to m.iw tha same eows each time aad ta tha aame order. That the milk ahall ba toroed into the pails on milk bench after flxtfcfeiag each cow. That aa soon aa puaaibla the ssiih shall be carried to the dairy house aad strained That the cows shall not ba -~ A< ~g while being milked bat stafid with eyes closed chewing their (ma ami thinking of nothing bat letting the milk eome fall head That if a milker Is ta whistia, ba should whistle a good Uwly tune, aad milk in tima to hia muaie. That «T»rj tow in the dairy shall I know the man that milks htrb'% eritod. That all extra food fed shall txa at night. when the co«s are at paatuia. That when I pasa thruagh the COW* In yard or field. 1 shall haW to fc around tba tow ratW than hare her Art off to (•! oat of my way. 1 want to kouw jast what eaeh eow can do in amout of milk and hatter. To raise my own cowa ao 1 (ran ban the pleaaore of M«la( thm ilmliw and hare the pleaaore of stadying the possibilities of breeding for a parpeee. To have the privilege ot bain* left to make batter alter that piiimi that ia beat totted to the cireassetaacee under which I am obUgad to work, and ! not be eml]||l an "old fogy." To ahoot the neat man who eomm aa ap igvat for Time thing that I coald not poaaihiy use tn my dairy, aad. be eauae ! will not piiwtww or giwe a testimonial, tella thp ne*t man ha meeta that "that old haytoed baafc there ia a fueaii aad moat ha a 4 Bfoah'* time." And I Un't want any c£her wan todo as I doif ha eao ba mora saeeeeafai by som-j other rrxthnd*—Cor. Cbantry Gen tleman FOR FINDING LEVELS. a Chm wia run i , Take handle or similar sttek and tack na a small stralgSttedg* aear the top, as the cat ahOsra, braced by a square of tia batwan the two The straightedge mat ha lawaL as the instrument hangs on • loop ot card through a assail hoi# la ha tipper <*ad On a a till day yoa whl lien havw a pdr 'fact road grader ear! IrrwL ftrgln a* the top or bottom of the hill, aa yoa ebooee. bat heap the same grade throughout by sighting the same die stanre each time. Sappoee yoa begin at the top; yoa stick the stake aad take, for example. 10 feet (Jpwn ia the direction of yoor pmpoaad road Stand erts:t Place the lerel to yoar eye aad , zIL sj Y— yoa at once see whetlter yoa mhoarid more to the left or right to sight the point where yoa ptatiuealy stood Again mora down whatever nam bar of steps yon at flrat decide apoa aad re peat the aighta to the bottom. Naah heavier load* can be drawn upon aoah roads than where the rrads la variable. Loada will often go 'rotrad points la stead of orer them, tor the pot-bail la ao longwr when lying down than whan standing up —G IX Sweat, to Fana aad Boas Jmmt tv TMsf. VWtor—We're raising a sobeortptloa for poor Scribhe, the playwright softening of the brain, yoa know mind almost entirely griaa and a family dependent >r the heathen Little Dot—Will the Srathen get it" Little Dick—Yea. The heathens wot makes fire crackers wilL—tioud News. ijSMt Thin» AW.I IklMrw Husband— That next door neighbor* children are very stupid Wife— Don't be too sure about that I never saw children so stupid that they couldn't understand everything you didn't want them to.—N. Y. Weakly. XO. 48 ClmM. ParTtßgSC*. Ot. 1 ijp Ucaaa, m " in—< tha [<-hn>*kl o t the iutf ud naHpa. safcf: The TW -rats caadh>fM M IMi T*l—i. ft* *Ja#7 bare aa«lM^£taMw# f.«»l>ahly wwt to tae mtty with • m featad r-aadidaCa. in.! rWr eaxtava rw ct>rer ik* prii a.teai i Oaeatead «M defeated Willi tIM federal |- -■ behrnd him ami av-re -tea :•- *3v. holder*. of whom «(M |t> £s« mm with Cleveland. hot they war* ta ■>» majority a*oinet nta, ml fltrtiM otow arm ml %a:a ti tM tk«r largely vut«d for Hhartaoa. TWb % bat on# logical of the puhttcal -utiook, and thai M What eao < let-eland «|o wiMoot 'W federal parr iaaga fa IMS «ha ha ooatM not wta with it in Itmt Cleveland. who vctoyi jnsgjar aa* gmtesqce ta k-.a > anadi ef peamaaa j vetoes to the poo* tzeiu* Midhn will never be f"rjrrasL. Ha Jyoee :-.aS} nails w hta parti r.cal. dRa whaa ham*ae thoae retoaa. 5o oaaM ail ttla oMsny »w h-ard be foca <*t a caadMata to the people aa a anain far a great oCre mains* tha «paai .nahJ and te(ta of mviagna aho espaade#*S Etth aowr to iar» Me f*>a» ilinj j d-legatee to tha 'l>lnafw J These cuae Himm pa .a Rhode 'r 11 iff canswd tae defeat of tha 'tnn 1 ia||| party in Uua state ia (he laat April siea I tioa. POWOERLf FO#» PWOTtCTIOM | —* A Wiftes | ware and H-iueun railroad! ififgyHl far s tins iLuraißK. Mr. Stack waa tal* ui« tha tram for hta iaume m Ttarfc, Pa.. after attending the irtfal ixamM of the Detn -* ratic clnhe hi Arrant. taU ymm." "I tall yoa what.* a RapaMjraa thsa chw'* Tha ataod Pfi adeety tafeaa will czaata a aenaatioa in tahar e trciaa Sa has at araya bean a Democrat. n« Cle»»laa< MiiviaieinMißa a 0 me MdMi IklM •pflMB aff «# iflhdMMP MM# ■iM "Til Trftiim talw PmMaM in ilwa'i ■<—»»!—■ »■ m«»U j. Tike p I»■■■! kw MM r*Mte J-M at mm a ■■ «a» mi pi • eUlke Mian • ana ** 1 11 - --ta .tltee Wmmmm »«■ lak liT*ci(itinaiofl.:oa beia* hetwaaa tha yaam til* and MM: Th«r* aaa been aw .arriaai ta Ihi 1 ttal taraatad. There has been aa iim wa— m the atoM ae»->t m aManfactara. There haa heea mm ■iifniiaai a M* raine of the prtsHoct. There baa been aa uiimiaai tm Ma aamber of per»H» awn at e4 *«llk m 4 '.rm WrMate. rll ■—) aad rr 1 a mm *i ■< rielgnl k> rr-tn I—. raay a»»» m m hma.l tm ■■ ■— f. tier hew Ika arii r •»f ilia iav- Tea* w mtmmm mm Tbm Ba—wraa ranr «iav la eßae^a mi Iha irraMrr I !■> I. frmm mi Mane. «a 'prf nattaaal I—ll" Ihfwgliaal th> tam«rr •Hl.ttt TH TM> la taee ee iaral ay »• MartlM aielalalialaa to ai j.aaa.f ra. .-j iW a'flaa IH» tee «» iaalUa la tfca tamaal kaartaf aartaaial 4a»L __ DaaairilW rat a tart fce Ika fclilarii Are tha Dmnrnhe laiißai grrtag fe> rota for ChrrUaJ 11 an— Ma char? *pob»wian of tha lain icrath'i Mt t platform, tha L-auaeißa Ctiwitri Jimraal, maeee tneaa aad their winded, aa *. helpleae. a«ad aad taftna criairades aa— Lnotara. i*»rjwnk ( VdPee cooler*. rt ibhan. Camp foUowara. Airanaaa. Bad noaed patnota. rhlaaaa, Uafrn.' -Maittw Omar kaaaral «awar. tka r»a >laa part. Jaaal lha raayal|B ta tks ■ aata laaan ■ a( Ika rahllr lataUa k* aai la wMa ra till li. »e«a a tklac kaa eaaee kappewMi aa4 taali aei kaipia la a ■ pakMin i «»a«i ii Ma nkatOaaaa aa aaa feeer ■We >e aketaa ay ■■»!■■ at kip ajaai •itmrm ta imiaij OiaataJ tahai. r*a