VOL. XXX. Reduced Prices 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 #lO, " " " #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 our prices before purchasing else where. R. Barnhart & Son, General Merchants. Connoquenessing P. 0„ Petersville, Pa. T>A\T'T I/W 1 \ I cause we have the finest and most reliable drug store in this part of the State that you have to pay more for your medicines. We dispense only Pure and Fresh Drugs at all times and at reasonable prices. WULLER'S MODEL PHARMACY, 229 Centre Ave., South Side, Butler, Pa. Bickers Great Oct. Sale OF Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. Are you a close cash buyer ? If you are don't fail to Attend this sale. A Word To The "Wise Is Sufficient. I Am Loaded To My Utmost Capacity And The Good* Must Go. First Week Of This Great Sale I will open the fall season by placing on sain the test line of children's school shoes made, I bare an extra large stock of tbcm bought for spot cash from the largest manufacturer in the country, have them io bright and oil grain, high cat 75 cts. to SI.OO, fine satin calf high cnt 90, 1.00 and 1.10 •very pair warranted waterproof and prices guaranteed to be 25 per ceot cheaper tban elsewhere. Second Week Of This Greit Sale I will place on sale a line of ladies' fine, medinm and heavy shoes ot prices to salt the times, money is a little scarce and you mast make a dollar go as (or as possible. I think I can help yon out. Ladies' fir e Don. button shoe? tip or plain toe 1.00, same ahoes in fine grade 1.25 and 1.50, bave reduced the 5.60 cloth tops shoes to 1.75. See it and you will buy it either tip or plain toe Ladies' bright grain shoes button and lace 1.00. Ladies' oil grain shoes button or lace 75 and 1.00. Ladies' grain slippers 50 sts. Ladies' rslret slippers 50 cts. Ladies' brnssel slippers 50 cts. Ladies' serge gaiters plain 50 cts, foxed 60 cts Third Week Of This Great Sa-e I will commence to sell men's and boys' stogy boots, and if you need them sooner yon can hare them at the following low prices. Men's etoge boots 1.36, 1.50 and 1.75. A full line of hand made Jamestown boots in men's and boys' from 1.75 to 3.50. Men's good calf boot for 2.00 a pair. Fourth Week Of This Great Sale. In addition to the goods named I will offer an extra line of Ladies' warm shoes. Ladies looking for solid comfort shoald be interested in these floods, they are dnrsble 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, Newports and slippers all very cheap. Any Time During Oct. I Will Sell Boots, shoes and robbers cheaper tban any other house in Ruder, I have the goods and they were boogbt right and will be sold on a small margin of profit. We Take The Lead in Felt Boots Just received from the largest felt boot factory 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 brands: Lv coming, Oandee, Woonsocket, Boston. See That Your Pubber Boots are Branded tiosion, Cande<- Woocsocketor Lycoming an Then Buy Them at My Price $2.25. Including a heavy pair of slippers. Bay any of the above mai-es and you will hare a good boot. Buy 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 Leather and Findings, Blacksmith's aprons, etc. When in need of Footwear Call at Butler's Leading Shoe House. JOHN BICKEL. No. 128 South Main Street Butler, Pa. "TALL AND WINTER BOOTS and SHOES. We now bave ready for your inspection the largest and most complete stock of first class boots, shoes and rubbers in Butler county. If yon want to fit oat yoar family with WATERPROOF Boots and shoes that will last them all winter J is the plase you are looking for. We may not sell the cheapest truck sold in Butler, but we at least bave the reputation of giving more real vuluo for Toor money tban can be bad elsewhere. Oar kip, calf, oil grain, goat, etc., boots and shoes are made not only to eell bat for HARD WEAR We hays not room here to quote enoag h prices to give you an idea of how cheap we are selling goods adapted to you special need, but rest as sured that no dealer in Butler shall undersell us, but that we will positively SAVE YOU MONEY. RUBBER. FELT and BEAVER CjrOOJLzti •" °f to® teat makes and at prices lower than the lowest. Call and see for your self. We take special pride in onr line of BOYS AND GIKLB BCHOOL SHOES ~ y©r style, fit and srrvice they are nnequaled. We are selling them as cheap as other dealers sell ioferior grades. We give a handsome tcbool bag with •Tory pair. AL RUFF, 114 South Main street, Butler, Pa. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. CHAPTER X. PREPARATIONS. A new life was about to dawn for Mrs. John Allaire. While there was absolute certainty as regards the death of her child, this was not so in the case of her husband. Might not John and his companions have survived the wreck of their ship and have taken refuge on one of the numerous islands of the Philippine, the Celebes or the Java seas? Could it not be possible that they had been restrained of their liberty by ome native tribe and were without any means of escape? This was the hope to which Mrs. Allaire was henceforth to cling with a tenacity so extraordinary as to bring about in San Diego and else where a change of opinion as regards the Dreadnaught There were frequent consultations at Prospect cottage, which, rich as she now was, Molly had not been willing to leave. Capt. John had left her there on sailing away—he should find her there on his return. She resolved to make not the least change in her mode of life until her husband was once more back in San Diego. She was determined that the same simplicity should charac terize her style of living: that she would spend nothing additional except as called for by her expeditions and her charities. The important task to which Hollis ter and Capt. Willis first turned their attention when in consultation with Mrs. Allaire was to fix upon the course which had been followed by the Dread naught. It was necessary to establish this with the greatest exactitude possi ble. The house of Hollister & Co. had shipped goods by this vessel to the Indies with instructions to touch at Singapore, for which port she also car ried a consignment of merchandise. Now after getting away from the Amer ican coast the probabilities were that Capi. John had passed in the neighbor hood of the Hawaiin archipelago or Sandwich islands. After leaving the Anson archipelago the Dreadnaught had no doubt taken the direction of tho Mariana and the Philippine islands, thence through Celebes sea and Macas sar strait to the Java sea, which is bounded on the south by the Sunda islands, in order to reach Singapore. The strait of Molucca, which is formed by the Malay peninsula and the island of Sumatra, opens on the west into the bay of Bengal, in which, outside of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, there was no place where the .Trecked crew could have found refuge. Beyond all doubt, John Allaire had not reached the bay of Bengal, for inasmuch as he had not touched at Singapore, and this was now known to be the case, it must be that he had been unable to get l>e yond the limits of the Java sea and the Sunda islands. As for supposing that the Dread naught instead of following tho May lasian route had attempted to reach Calcutta by threading her way through the difficult passes of Torres strait along the north coast of the Australian continent, no good seaman would have dreamed of such a thing. Capt. Willis Insisted that Capt. John would never have taken such a rash and uncalled for step as to expose his ship to the dan gers of this route. The idea was not to be indulged for a moment, and it was resolved to confine the search solely to the route already marked out as the one most likely followed by Allaire. The fact is that the Caroline, Celobes and Java seas are filled with thousands of islands of all size 3, and there it was that the crew of the Dreadnaught, if they had survived the wreck of their vessel, might be living on some desert isle or be held in bondage by some tribe. Having agreed upon these points, It was resolved to send an expedition to the Malaysian seas. Mrs. Allaire then made a proposition which to her mind was of greatest importance. She asked Capt. Willis if he were inclined to take command of the expedition. As the Flying Cloud had been laid up by Hollister & Co., Willis was on the waiting list, and therefore, although taken unawares by this proposition of Mrs. Allaire, ho didn't hesitate to place himself at her disposal, condi tioned upon the consent of Mr. Hollis ter, who gladly accorded It, and thanked Willis for accepting. "I'm only doing my duty," replied Willis, "and everything in my power to find the survivors of the Dreadnaught shall be done. If Capt. John is alive—" "John is alive!" exclaimed Mrs. Al laire, in a tone positive enough to si lence the most incredulous. Capt. Willis now began the discussion of several points calling for settlement. To ship a crew worthy of this expedi tion would not be a difficult matter. But there was the question of a vessel. Of course for such an expedition as this the Flying Cloud was in no wise suited. It was not a sailing vessel which a wise navigator would choose in order to un dertake such a task, but a steamer. At tha* moment there were lying in the bay of San Diego several steamers suitable for such an enterprise. Mrs. Allaire commissioned Capt. Willis to ac quire title to the swiftest one of the lot and placed the necessary funds at his disposal. A few days sufficed for this transaction. Mrs. John Allaire be came the owner of the Davitt, the name «f which was at once changed to the Molly's liope, a most appropriate name under the circumstances and one of good augury. It was a screw steamer of nine hun dred tons burden and constructed with very commodious coal bunkers, which would enable her to run long distances without recoaling. Rigged like a three masted brig and carrying a largo spread of canvas, her twelve-hundred-horse power engines would easily enable her to attain a speed of fifteen knots an hour. Under these conditions of speed and tonnage the Molly's llope, which was a (food sailer and easily handled, answered all the requirements of a pas sage through confined seas, filled with islands, islets and reefs. It need hardly be said that Mrs. Allaire did not remain inactive while these preparations were making. She cooperated with Capt. Willis in work ing out every detail, using her fortune with a free hand, not being willing to neglect the smallest matter which might contribute to the success of the expedition. By July 17 the Molly's Hope was ready to put to sea. Mrs. Allaire went on board in the morning in order to exact a last promise from Capt. Willis to do everything in his power to discover traces of the lost ship. She had no doubt in her own mind that he would succeed. They would bring John, they would bring his crew back with them. In a tone of such profound conviction did she repeat these words that the crew broke out in applause. Every man on board was infected with her deep faith, as were the friends and relative* who had come to bco the Molly's ilop« RTTTLTCR, PA., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1 Turning to Mr*. Allaire and Andrew Hollister, who stood by her side, Capt. Willis cried out: J "In your presence, madam, and in yours, Mr. Hollister, in the naffe of my • officers and my crew, I make solemn oath not to be discouraged by any dan ger or any fatigue in my search for Capt. John and the men of the Dread naught. This vessel which you, madam, have fitted out, bears the name of Mol ly's Hope. I shall take care that she deserves it." "With the aid of God and of the de votion of those who put their faith in Him!" exclaimed Mrs. Allaire. "Hurrah! Hurrah! for John and Mol ly Allaire!" These cheers were taken up and re peated by the vast assemblage gathered on the wharf. The lines were now cast off and the Molly's Hope, under the pressure of the first revolutions of her screw, moved off away from her moorings and headed for the narrows. She soon left the cape on the southwest and steaming boldly out to sea disappeared from the gaze of the thousands who had collected to wish her Godspeed! CHAPTER XL THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO rtND CAPT. JOBS. After a run of twenty-two hundred miles, the Molly's Hope came in sight of Mount Kea towering fifteen hundred feet above the islands of Hawaii, which is the most southerly of the Sandwich islands. In addition to five large islands and three small ones, this group contains a number of islets upon which there was no need of searching for traces of the Dread naught It is quite evident that this shipwreck would have been known long ago if it had taken place on any one of the numerous reefs of this archi pelago, not even excepting those of MedoManon which are only inhabited by countless numbers of sea fowls. The Sandwich islands are in reality THE STAUKCH STEAMEII MOLLY'S norE SIGHTED THE MARATOUBAS ISLANDS. quite densely populated, Hawaii alone having a hundred thousand inhabitants, and had the Dreadnaught be" i wrecked on these coasts the news of the disaster would most surely hava been sent to Washington by the American commer cial agents resident on the islands. Anyway, four years before this, when Capt. Willis spoke the Dread naught, the two ships met to the west ward of the Sandwich group. Molly's Hope now continued her course to the southwest across this wonderful ocean which well merits its name during the several months of the warm season. Six days later the fast steamer had crossed that imaginary line running north and south by which geographers separate Polynesia and Micronesia. Capt. Willis had no reason to search this western portion of the Polynesian waters, but beyond them, the Micro nesian seas swarmed with islands, islets and reefs which it now became the perilous duty of the Molly's Hope to search for traces of a wreck. On August 22 they touched at Odia, the largest of the Marshall group, vis ited by Kotzebue and the Itussians in 1817. This group is spread out over a space thirty miles east and west by thirteen miles north and south and doesn't contain fewer than sixty-five islets or attolons. Although the Mol ly's Hope might have taken on a supply of fresh water in a few hours from this island, yet she prolonged her stay for five days. Lowering his steam launch Capt. Willis was able to convince himself that no ship had been lost on these reefs during the four years just past. They noticed some drift wood along the shore of the Mulgrave islands, but it was only the trunks of fir trees, palms and bamboos used by the natives in building their pirogues, and had no doubt been caught in the ocean cur rents. Willis learned from tho chief of Odia island that since 1872 there had only been a report of one wreck on the eastern attoolns and that was an Eng lishbrig, the crew of which had later been taken off. Once outside of the Marshall archi pelago the Molly's Hope turned her head towards the Caroline islands. On his way, by means of his steam launch, Willis made the circuit of Ualan island but without any results. On Septem ber 3 he entered that vast archipelago known as the Caroline islands, taking for tho headquarters of his operations tho island of Yap which is one of the five hundred islands making up the Car oline group. From this point the cap tain pushed his investigations in all directions. The devotion of his men was beyond praise. Not a murmur was heard on account of the dangers and fatigues connected with the task of exploring these countless reefs and passing through these narrow channels, the bottoms of which bristled with coral laceous growths. Besides, the pleasant season was now over, and there were already reminders of those terrible gales which send so many ships to the bottom. Every day the ship's boats searched for creeks and coves Into which tho currents might have cast soma bit of the wreck. In all these ex sursions the men were well armed, for it was far different work from the search for Sir John Franklin which took place on the uninhabited shores of tho Arctic regions. Most of these islands were inhabited, and Capt. Willis in variably made strenuous efforts to es tablish friendly relations with the na tives, but, in spite of his overtures, he lometimes met with hostile demonstra- Hons, in which several of his men were wounded. It was from this point that Capt. Willis made his first report to Mrs. Allaire, but as all his labors had pro duced no results it was resolved to con tinue the search further west. On the second day of December the Molly's Hope reached the Philippines, seven hundred miles to the westward of the Caroline group. Those islands were discovered by Magellan In 1521 and are the most important of the Malaysian archipelago. Capt. Willis did not touch at any point on the coast of Luzon island, llow could it be pos sible that the Dreodnaught ever got so far north in the China sea when she was sailing for Singapore? For this reason Willis preferred to make the island of Mindanao the center of his operations, which island, lying in the southern part of the archipelago, must necessarily have been passed by Capt. Jqha In order to rpqeh thy J&yajetK _ Molly's steamer was now anchored in the port of Zamboanga, the residence of the governor, to whom and to whose subordinates Capt. Willis first applied for information of any vessel wrecked on the coast of Mindanao, but so far as the Spanish authorities were concerned they reported that no such disaster had tal&>n place within five years. Bui these reports did not cover the independent portions of the island in habited by savages against whom the charge of cannibalism had been sub stantiated and who would naturally make every effort to conceal the facts 1 of any such disaster on their coast. Many of these Malays follow the avoca tion of corsairs, and are ready to pursue any luckless merchantman driven into i their waters to escape the galea. Whom they capture they destroy, and whether sucu baa been the terrible fate of Capt. John and his companions was some : thing which would never come to the ! ear of the governor. Capt Willis didn't j hesitate to penetrate into these won j derful forests of tamarind, bamboo, | mangrove, ebony, mahogany and iron j wood in order to reach the interior vil i lages in the hope of finding some bit or ; shred of proof that the Dreadnaught | had gone to pieces on these reefs or I that some one or more of her crew had I fallen into the hands of these islanders. The exploration of the Philippine archipelago lasted two months and a half, after which Willis made a search through tL«! Bassilan group to the south of Zamboanga, and then sailed for the Sool'X) archipelago, which he reached Febrj\ry 25, 1880. This is a veritable nest of pirates, and the jungles of the many islands lying between Mindanao and Borneo are alive with savages. But one port is ever fre quented bv vessels crossing the China sea and Malaysian basins, and that is the port of Bevoan. Here the Molly's Hope cast anchor. Willis scattered presents with a lavish hand among the inhab itants of these Islands, but nothing that was brought to light served in the slightest to clear up the mystery of the Dreadnaught. Although the steamer had coaled at Mindanao, yet at the end of this cruise her bunkers were pretty well emptied. However, there was ap parently enough left to enable her to cross the Celebes sea and make the port of Banjermassin in the southern part of Borneo. In spite of the fact that the Celebes sea is shut in like a lake, it is visited by terrible wind storms, and in the night of February 23 to 29 a gale of great im petuosity overtook the steamer, rolling up a violent sea and emptying hundreds of tons of water upon her deck and flooding her hold, but her compart ments resisted the strain and kept the water from reaching her engine rooms, a piece of great good fortune, for her fires once extinguished and screw ren dered useless she would have been pow erless to make head against the gale. Neither captain or crew lost their self-possession for a moment during the long hours of this terrible night. On the morning of March 2 the staunch steamer, Molly's Hope, sighted the Mar atoubas islands off the coast of Borneo. A fortnight was devoted to ransack ing these waters for some proof that the Dreadnaught had perished in just such a gale as had overtaken the steam er; but although rich presents were dis tributed among the chiefs nothing was forthcoming. "It is very possible," said Capt. Willis to his mate one day, "that the destruc tion of the Dreadnaught was due to a sudden attack of a number of piratical craft, and this would account for our not having been able to discover any trace of her. These pirates make no beast of their exploits, and when a ves sel disappears they have but to lay it to the fury of the gale." "You are right, captain," replied the mate. "These waters swarm with pirates, and we must redouble our vig ilance in passing through Macassar strait." "Very true," answered Willis, "but there's no chance of their being able to overtake us. Not so P sailing vessel. With irregular and shifting winds a sailing vessel is more or less at their mercy. But so long as our engines are in working order we shall have nothing to fear. Still we can't be too careful." For two months, from March 15 to May 15, Capt. Willis busied himself making a close search of the eastern coast of Celebes island. The fantastic outlines of this island have led some geographers to compare It to a huge tarantula, but the very fact of this bent and twisted coast line makes it a favor ite refuge for pirates. Whenever the ship's boats were occu pied in searching the coves and inlets, Capt. Willis lay to as near the coast as possible with steam up, ready at a mo ment's notice to cover their retreat. Having once traversed the strait, all danger was at an end, for the southern part of Celebes Is under Dutch rule. Macassar being the capital city, and here under the guns of Fort Rotterdam the Molly's Hope came to anchor on May 17. If Capt. Willis had thus far discov ered no trace of John Allaire and his crew of the Dreadnaught, he was now destined to get at last some positive in formation on the subject of the route which the Dreadnaught had followed. It was this: On May 3, 1875, that clipper ship had been signaled ten miles out from Macassar, heading towards the Java sea. One thing was now certain: shc had not perished in tho terrible waters of Malaysia. It was beyond Celebes and Borneo, that Is in the Java sea, that Capt. Willis was called upon to continue his search, not relaxing his efforts until Singapore had been reached. In a report sent to Mrs. Allaire from this extreme point of Celebes island. Wil lis communicated to her this important piece of information, at tho saino time promising to keep her posted as to the results of the search which would now be confined to the Java sea and the Sun da islands. Willi.< had fixed the meridian of Sing apore as the western limit of tho ex pedition, and on his way home intended to explore the western shores of Javu sea, and mako search among the chap let of islands which shut it in on that side, then after passing in umong the Moluccas regain the Pacific and re turn to America. The Molly's Hope left Macassar on May 28, and .crossing the strait at its lower end, made the port of Banjer massin. This is the official residence of the governor of Borneo. Most scrupu lous examination was made of the ship ping records, but no mention of the Dreadnaught could be found There was but one explanation. Capt. John had kept out to sea in crossing this body of water. Ten days later Capt Willis cast an chor in the port of Batavia at tho west erly end of the island of Java This is the capital of the Dutch possessions in Oceanica. The governor general was not able to give Capt. Willis a glimmer of light on the possible fate of the Dreadnaught In the opinion of the marine authorities at Batavia, tho American three-master had been over taken by a tornado which had caught her with all her sails set and sent her to the bottom with every soul on board. In support of this opinion they cited a number of like cases, in which no tid ings had come from tho doomed vessels, and no bit of the wreck hail ever been cast ashore. In leaving Batavia the Molly's llope put the strait of Sunda on her port side and soon sighted the islands of Kllliton and llanka. Formerly the approaches to these islands were infested with pi rates, who frequently attacked vessels touching hero for cargoes-of iron and tin; but the marine police have succced iiUS Pes? J2. there was no roaeon to conclude that the Dreadnaught and her crew had fallen victims to sea robbers at this point. Continuing her course toward the northwest, the steamer kept up her search among the islands along the coast of Sumatra. On June CO the southerly end of the Malay peninsula was sighted, and the Molly's Hope short ly afterwards put in at the port of Sin gapore. As the engines called for repairs, Capt Willis waa obliged to make a stay of two weeks in this port, which is situat ed on the southerly side of the small island of the .same name. This little island, however, aince the English first selected it as a naval and commercial station in 1818, has steadily increased in importance, a fact due to its admirable situation on the line of trade between America and the Indies. It will be remembered that it was at this port that the Dreadnaught was to land a portion of her cargo before pro ceeding to Calcutta. It will also be remembered that the American clipper ■hip never entered this port. However, Capt. Willis profited by his forced so journ here to investigate the circum stances of every wreck that had been reported within late years. From the very fact that the Dread naught had been signaled off the port of Macassar and that she had never reached Singapore, It became necessary to assume that she had been wrecked somewhere between these two points. True, there was another position to take, and it was that Capt John had left the Java sea ana run out into the Indian ocean through the strait of Lombok or strait of Sunda. And yet why should he have done this, in asmuch as he was bound for Singapore? Such a supposition hail nothing to sup port it. By August 25 the steamer was ready for sea, and Capt. Willis, by coasting along the Simoa islands, left no point unvisited. One after the other he made thorough search on Madura, Bally, Lombok and Sumbawa islands. The Molly's Hope had great difficulty at times to keep herself from being caught in the violent currents flowing through the different straits opening into the Indian ocean, currents so strong that a ship is carried along even in the teeth of the monsoon. It will be readily un derstood that a sailing vessel would find It almost impossible to escape fro:n one of these impetuous swirls to the southward. After leaving Flores island Capt. Willis continued to skirt along the chain of islands shutting in the Flores and Banda seas on tho south, but no tidings of Capt. John and his com panions, no trace of the beautiful clip per ship, rewarded their efforts. Nat urally the crew of the Molly's Hope felt the depressing effect of this long and fruitless cruise. But, however, it was too soon to give up all hope, as the search was really not yet completed. It was possible that Capt John, instead of entering Macassar strait after leav ing Mindanao, hat! chosen the Molucca passage and had entered the Java sea through the Banda and Flores seas. But the time was running down and the logbook of the Molly's Hope con tinued to make no mention of any trace or tidings of the lost vessel. Neither at Timor nor among the three groups which make up tho Molucca archipela go did Capt. Willis come upon any bit or shred of information which might point to the fact that the ill-fated clip per had been lost in these waters. When the search steamer had reached the island of Gllolo the circle was com plete. Capt. Willis had made the rounds of tho eastern archipelago, he had ended the task which had been as signed him. Havincr taken on the necessary sup plies of provisions and coal, the Molly's Hope on January 0 was headed for home. Thus ended the year ISBI, the sixth since the Dreadnaught had last been heard from. It was not until January 23 that the steamer was sighted at the signal station of San Diego. The Malaysian campaign had lasted nineteen months and in spite of the prodigious efforts of Capt. Willis, sec onded by the admirable devotion of his officers and crew, the mystery of the Dreadnaught remained as dark and deep as ever. CHAPTER XII. BTIT.I. ASOTHEH TEAR. There had been nothing in the letters received from time to time by Mrs. Al laire to give her any encouragement that the expedition would be crowned with success, and even the receipt of the letter announcing the search about to be made among the Moluccas did not serve to raise her hopes. The moment she learned that Capt. Willis had arrived, she proceeded on board accompanied by Mr Hollister. A glance at Willis' face told her that the concluding portion of the search among the Moluccas had not been pro ductive of any results. Having given a cordial grasp of the hand to the cap tain, she advanced toward the crew which stood respectfully awaiting her appearance on deck. "I thank you, Capt. Willis," she said, calmly and buoyantly, "and I thank you, my friends. Your devotion touches me. You have done all that I could expect. You have not been successful and perhaps you despair of ever being so; but Ido not. No, I feel confident that I shall yet see Capt. Allaire and his companions. My trust is in God. He will not let it come to naught."* There was a wonderful tone of as surance in these words. They bespoke an extraordinary energy; they expressed so eloquently the firm conviction of tho speaker that her husband would yet be found that their effect was startling; and yet, while every person present listened with respect bordering upon veneration to this rare woman, he could none the less bring himself to think that her soul's yearning would ever b« satisfied. And yet perhaps her audience would have done better to throw itself with m firm reliance upon that instinctive knowledge with which nature often en dows woman. While man is unable or at least unwilling to form deductions un til he has first subjected facts to actual . and logical examination, woman,thanks to her powers of intuition, is often en abled to make astonishing forecasts of the future. It is some kindly instinct which acts as her guide and imparts un to her prophetic lore. Who could say that the captain's wife would not some day be right and &11 the world wrong? She and Andrew Hollister were now conducted to the cabin of the Molly's Hope, where Capt. Willis gave them a detailed account of the expedition. CAPT. WILI.IS GAVE TIIUM A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION. Maps of Polynesia and Malaysia were unrolled upon the table and he was thus enabled to trace out step by step, frx>ia island to island and port to port, tho route followed by the steamer. "Permit me, Mrs. Allaire," said Wil lis, "to draw your attention to this j rewl Tho Prtwiaawrht wsa atca ivr 1 the last time off the Motherly end if Celebes island on Mar 3. 1*75, that is about seven weeks after leasing San Diego. Since than we have had no tidings of her. Therefore, as she reached Singapore, we are to the conclusion that she was lost in the Java sea. How? There are two theories: The first is that she went down in a gale or after a collision, leaving no trace of her existence: the second is that she went ashore on the rvefs and was completely destroyed by the pir-vtes to cover up their crime And vet, a either of these last two cases it is ia possible that there shouM not have been some debris, some S- isut. *• nw bit of scrap of her cargo to survive her; but in spite of oar efforts we have cot been able to find any actual proof of her destruction." Hence Capt. Willis inclined to the opinion that the Dreadnaught had been struck ami destroyed by oae of those tornadoes so often let loose in irresist ible fury upon those waters, for. as re ganls the theory of collision, it was very rare that both vessels g<> down— one survives to tell the storv Capt. Willis* conclusion was. although he didn't express it. that all hope must be abandoned. So thought Andrew Hollister. too, He bent his hrtd, he wra!d not bear the inquiring look which Molly fi<«ed upon him. "No! Nof she exclaimed. "the Dread naught did not go to the bott ra. John and his men hare not perished:"" And Molly con tinned to question Wil lis concerning the minutes' details of the search, encouraging, discussing, combatting. It was not nntil after a session of three hours that she rise to take her leave. "Shall I proceed to put the Molly's Ilope out of commission?" asked Willis. "By no means, captain," was the an swer. "I hare no intention to discharge you or your crew. Who can say that another cruise will be as barren of re sults as this has been? Will yon retain command of the steamer?" "1 would do so willingly, Mrs. AW laire. but I belong to the Hollister con cern; possibly they may need my serv ices." "Don't let that stand In your way. my dear Willis," said Mr. Hollister "I am only too happy to place you nnder Mm Allaire's orders.™ "Be it so then, Mr. Hollister. My crew and I will stick to the Molly's Dope." "And, Capt. Willis," said Molly, "hold yourself in readinem to sail at any mo ment." (TO NE ro>Ti:*t-*i>.) A Philosophical f.lttla Head. Young Wife—Dear me! I put that plaster of paris In an old baking-pow der can; and now I don't know which is the baking-powder and which la the plaster. Husband—What do yon want to do? "I want to meat! a lamp." "Well, yon can only tell by ex perience.™ "Of course. Why didn't I think of that? I will make two sponge cake*, and put one in one and the other in the other."—Fuck. Knew the Julgr. Magistrate—What is your age? Rummy Moll —Well, jidge, I don't rightly know, but mebby I kin giveyo* an idear. Magistrate—Give us the idea, then. Rummy Moll—Well, yon was a grown man wen I was a little girl, an' now you air court in' a lady wat was a little girl wen 1 was a grown woman. —S. Y. Weekly. Didn't Know the Condition*. Jonesy—You women are awfully timid creatures. Miss Summers wing—What Is It nowT Jonesy—Why, to think so small a person as you should be afraid this hammock would break. Miss Summerswing—Yes; bnt yoo haven't seen Mr. Heavyweight. —Chi cago News. Not ponihlf. "I'm going to write a book on 'How To Lire On Nothing A Year."* "It can't be done." "It can; I have the recipe." "What Is itr "Marry a rich girl."—Jury. A small UrfMt. bene is fair sad tail And beautiful and 70004: Well might her graces all In poetry be sung: But then her mouth's so small It cannot hold her tongue. I wlga A Striking l.lkeaem. "Did Mrs. Sowerby hare her photo' graph taken yesterday?" "Yes." "Good likeness?" "Yes, must have been, for she rfused to take them of the photographer."— Boston Commercial Bulletin. Doliif Well. Mrs. Bingley—How is your Jaughtet getting along with her new musk teacher? Mrs. Pinkerly—Splendidly. She has only known him three weeks aud h« has already proposed three times. —De troit Free Press. Hard and Kaajr Uvea. Little Girl—My papa has to get uf awful earl}-, so as to get to the oftic* and see if his clerks is there attendin to business. Little Boy—My papa don't hare ta He's one of the clerks.—Good News. I'ertmltj' of the »*i. When a woman asks you for advice Don't (eel a bit elated: Don't thluk that you're the .'boeen coo And get your head inflated. It's Just a little way she has (The tantalizing elf.) The asks you for vour counsel—then She does to pleaie herself. —Mittens WlUett, In Jun t n nw'e | yourself on my account; your baby w «1I not annqy mo in the least.—Fuck. HOW WE GET oua TEETH An I'Biorni Itntkl MUM -mrt taM> It won Id take too toa* to inrrikr tha foratati -a of the t**th fmt H may to> t*re«t yoa to kanw rftat th* man*t m dnirrd in tike grat plaee tr-m th# fpitk*tia» or tragi akia. Mnlk of tkr tt»-th ia. • sa pieett. » d*rir*d tr> m th* nw«* taywr b*k>w th* • pithei;am Litn* «a.t* are alowty d*p>>ait*d. w! th* tooth pait' or "ner»*.~ t* Th* last remains f what waa one* a pn.py maa of th. - -.ape -f th* future t.wth. ami eeen th*- t. *h palp in th* old peopi# ami, *:ta#» r«t* qnit* obliterated by th* .m->-ar -■ mm d#- p.-s:t«. The thirty-two prrtiaiwßl teeth. sars th* rVUatWlphiit Taaea. »i* prw*tie«l by twenty to*p»>rary d*> *:» one or aiilk teeth. TS*— u» s. 1 fally rrnpter! at abnat tw •» t«> iw • i»i a ...» f years old. and at aS~Tit fjes. Th* r>w ret of th* f.T;i.*i. haTinjf n> >app> r\ be come loo#* ami fWI away. Oa* w »n'd naturally «uppta* that th* advaaeta# permanent tooth wm a powerful f.#-t. -r in th* ahsorptitm of Us temporary pn deeesiior. Nit we ha** many farts to prore it ha* no iafhaeace what****-, in deed. th* interesting phenomena rary ta*eth h *in its jaws, either eroptetl ••r n«i»- mipt L t*o leaa tliaa 4/ty-two teeth tt> re . r s f. rami THE -LOWERING BROOM. A Rmre UIL RimilM NUT LlN*k| *» ttorfMea. The plant known od*r this nam*, fJentata rinrata. at K*w, » nni> ©f *a* iartrest ant! #n*«t members t*e ansiona t.. *el#ct th» beat of our har>i> flowering *hrnb#i It fbraw a frtoy branehed bash of rrtnmW mit'.in* 'hat rearhea a height of t*n f<»t -■«* aor*. and nboat th* raj of Jan* ft » «•> thtrk ly In-'-n with it* go' i*n Mimn'm an t.» prfvn' a tna*» of that Hit*, whiah. •sp in'.Ty at that s*a*->a, »nartirolariy attnn;tiTe, tyr though th* bu'k of "ir harly !csrumin<>a» pr<«in«-* y*llow W«w ■onv*. naxat of tb*m are o**r b*f»»r* thin ap*rries commences to mifiH it* few- Though It ha» b*tn such a eonepk-t»- ous fea'are during each sew so n at Kew for many year*. ft -.ppear* to be bat little knnre, »n>! m»T be •ought for in *ain In th» flit«!..fiw» of many of onr n-irwrymcn. at Iras" ar.J-.-r the specific name of virgata. Thcee if certainly a good .leal of coofwl-n with regard to Ita correct MlMrtitiif, f ynor>yi»o«.* with fi aphy'la. an Inhabitant of the >lberian desert*, of at»rat the vine height aa the pre reding. bnt with rkdet flower*. The Kev* plant is certainly neither of these; Indeed, it waa there tor a loaf time frown under the name >f O. flu'a. tmt within the last few years this has been •nperseded by the naiv it now bears. rnuiiiinml Tea. Tablet tea is mamttscrifwl at Han kow rn fart* ries to Rnaian Arms there, ft fa made«f the Snest tea dust pmnjraWe. The selection off the dust is tlx* work off sMfleH eapert tg the eoet lihei fr> m twelve eewta a rewind upward Thfa dnst fa nwanfartnml into tablet* by steam machinery IWt two ounces and a half off dost are p.»nred Into a steel mold on a «te>-l ry' n/ier The dost fa poured in .fry without steaming and the prueuri. to bear is two toss per tablet. *Srent ear* fa required m the mamifhrtirw and packing off tablet tea md the eoet fa comparatively high. The taMeta are wrapped first In tinfoil, then hi expen irire and attractive pap- r w rappers, and Anally packed in tin lined raaes f r ea port to Russia. Th» tea. it fa stated, loses none off Its flavor by befog pn wd into tablets, and, as taWet tea fa oal; one sixth off the bulk of leaff tea, it fa most c«»nvenient fur travelers and alac for importing Into the remoter region* of K j««i;v. A Han 1T»o tie fire. IY««n the foUvwfeg account, taken from ilvyln'a diary, macro it appears under data of "W mo, »th. 147 J,™ it aj»- pears that tire—ating freaks are not al together nmlita innovations: "I tuok leave of my La>)y Sonderlaad. who ww going to Paris to my . >tss 'fire eater." Before us he devour-d brim stone on glowing coals, .»be <• .ng an< swallowing them, lie then melted a beer-glass and ate it finite up. then taking a live coal on his ttmga* ha pat on it a raw oyster; the cooJ waa [then] blown with a hand bellows until it flamed and sparklet 1 in his mouth ami ■<> remained until the oyster waa done Then he melted pitch with sulphur an>i drank it while it flowed. I saw it flam ing in his mouth." A Mmul fne Tlaaa re. A young husband, say* the Sew York Trilmne, finding that his pretty but extravagant wife was eonsiderably ex. ceding their income, brought her home one evening a neat Httle ace- unt book, nicely bound an'l looking very at tractive. This he presented to her, t>- gether with one hundred d.-liars. "Sow, my dear." he *a*t, "I want Jn the other write .lowa the way It goes, ami in a fortnight I wtil give yon another nopply." A emtple off weeks later he asked for the bonk. "Oh. I have kept the aceonnt all riirht." said his wife, producing the Httle leath er volume; "see. here it is."* and on one pa IT" waa hi scribed: "Received from Algy, one hundred dollars." and no the one opposite, the comprehensive little summary: '"'pent it all-"" H»4« Iter Look Writ Clara—Uov» wail you looked on the street yesterday. Maude iimmensely Haltered! —Do yon really think so? lam awfuliy glad- Clara — i es, you had on »ucii a becom ing veil.—Cloak Review. Kapeetatton. Mrs. Dla—l wonder what present husband will bring me to-night? Mrs. llicka— What make* yon expect one? la it your birthday? Mrs, Dix— So- o; we .juarrclcd thia morning.—N. T. Herald. «a End »«• ft. "Poes Burrtpwi qtiaiwl with hfa -.wife aa much an he did?"* "Oh, no. They stopped their rows a year ago." "FI -w did they eome to *> It?*" "She died.""—Truth. % IMttlnt She —Ue haf deceived n* shamefully. | Her Father—Hl horaewhip the v.>wng | raiH-iU. How has he deceived y«» She—Boo-hoo—be let me de-'ine bia hrfore lie t- Id anyone he waa rich.—3- V. Herald. Jsvealle lanMH. Mamma— Aren't Ton good ftr.enda with that tittle girl any mow" Small Daughter— Yna "Then why didn't you bow to her?*" "" Cause I'm all dressed up."—t«-*>d Ncwa NO.I a jowkcv i«• 9«frr& " M f*»w TT »r*t» ihwM VNuMi fVMMHMtfI "naa't aivtmaarty to runt.' *mM mtfbrr Uttia abwtt nan a . a.lianaai*f to th# ..toaB«-»»* aai'iaala w**h»a« *hM ttm w .ii.t And :.f* amir half *-rth *€■ *hii* ♦!»* to-bww ,i»f ». risrttt cr"*4#f. *ith*r swwn»"«ti*a»ad tororf tfe*ar •.n'.aaalK mmtrr .-*# -» acw —a fUftji M tto «to Ato0» »toih stocht to 4" a* tor tb- ~ t« •'h* - Taaw a# a litti* r»* «*» u»a»T; »r. thto to • «t i*a w* CT-TOmftT- that am* latt oat o# -as ynahßag tha mm/httm a Haadrw-'.foki. f j »> j way. to atot better mtet of Ac inirnaf i Th* a"iiarfaar I Bf tofrt waa m lik arar BranHk 31 X rto aaiaial IN pants aapK :• -«jr •*M«4tatr t(» u» «to!hjr*a »f a X** TorW witt a *ha ehilrHwa •« tto ».«. —i ia to* ?*#• aa*nta.a. aad tnnw»l «ae 5.,» «Mtor J«a i*wa*ii ia th* l*rit ,if cicw*. frwt fl na an Itoian and §n»t btew -4'«-« «4 th* J>fii» ta>-«ait«n»OL If by •Han."* a wiawrd past jaca ap th* tmmmrr .«« » ataaia «r ta» a# tto«tow« hoof dia-udCM •i a«f id ar. l tw.t.iia« *a-» unaiy pratoat all nthar •• apnard part*. Tbt* pnan .um «arh »by aa waa a ""«*K iw-fi't.njt miii•»# ta ti»# hady. sa>t -t> -aa * w«m n» rasra i aaa.ie not to a tap*rto* width to Cba haahhaa*; by topn ami baatoan *to *ad ar- 1 *fttea*t I aer< ma tha baafc. Tha •tab aid* .nwrtm la arada pvarcs*!y aa a additi*iaal >nl tha ruaaft-Tt of tot Wearer, whiah ia be tab ta aad by tfto "JOtoaCad look in toa animal*a *yaa n ha lastly twltchaa hia toay * *ra. 'toi cty a tot to 'iruaa aoald to mdif aalt ap tor th* oaa aow aad oaa bora* nt tba caß farmer %ir "»wi of a«naa*ry hotaaaad to worth *d it asat* —Ctoapt 2. Kaapp ia !Unl Saw T >*h*r. AN £*f»€.HS»VE LUXMT. The boani of trade in • IVawat a town to a r«w*nt mm mortal to toa iagto Uaor*> !*ta- iw ratal tha* bad ail wara -*«ttasr tha paavtoa of that aa aaoa--.-a.th »ora thaa mm aaaUy. Prof. ». W. »f tha CaN**a«ty af T*aai. aw a. aftor eaaatot to***thratloe ft -oad tha a*eraee -aa* to haaiinar * > *ha En> mi> sartor* by way« t.i Vr 30 p*rt>>a—a®rr*«aciaf H.W.M* a year aa th# total taaaana haai-ri Be Baiatoia I toa* tto haaitof •aald haa* to* doa* for half Aa aa awr r»d tUrt riada. aad tea aa «iach of it or*r fond raarartam road* atriag 9t.eoo.Mil anaiaaßy fr- t K.»-harti T. Ely. of the J hna 3- ptrtas ol» racy and **er-tary if tha Aaa*r-«raiß E. i an.l le aaao*iatioa. % Anaed that pear mad* aoat thia o*w?r Sb® a aatf Ptwt Jeatok of Knoa ■ lUeto l ' Kt. think* fl *. a bona a ioaa irifaax toa tha loaa Mr Qovd. a hraf --oaaeto d«wr »f ajjr aitnr* tor th* 4to af T«so**m». f*'lant*l tto a Thar at bora**. laoias and a##*a to ti'uat *Cato to t»» a* The itaiaher to to ariaeaii *tne* toa ;itiai«i. bat tsirtav th» aaoaber- and the toweat eitiaaatod loaa per bora*. *»ra r. V aa wgiaf loan of yr. laa.MO a year tor oae atata it shown. Fro® papers -»ii iT ttod by PVot Tartna S* aa apioritarai *aperl mrgt stati- a it la sbowa toat 'ta /*»** a aorae w O draw -a** sad t iuif :~smrt th* L>ad he -an draw oaa a «u.-t mad Uf ecxtrae there ia ifreat „•*•>*' my at urawiac powar ia tha r-atiin* of roads, and tortfaul of thto toe* ha* araatei Lanpa hradto dias- Ua*aa the *f tha grade —Al bert Sotorta. u* Emfiiw-ertatg .>§*«»■ mmr _ _ ___ _ If a farmer la aaa .aad thaa ha nil enltirate or saii. ha wail pat it tc grosi .ta* by groariag timber ait II ia aot wise to Wt tha laad r i ip J any kivl of t.moer Uaa* tta ap p*araae-. hat yiaac aart i. aaiil to a*t oat. or tto -teeti as diatauees. ao as to recetoa eoltirattoa It-• a rear >r twtx sot trrea will pay aoczaetbiac ia *h#ir crops, aad a told of hlack will ha arort.t a aaa ifT fortune by tto lim# a yoaaag faraae* to ouoet minidle-agad. CKaJt graaa haa »«ry larga aad apr\-s»iiaif ro.tta. When it g»ta a atart it takes poaaasslon of -aerr »|-Jacv tn*h of the *>il. awl ia .«iffl.-i t lu -e-wteaw yet it ta oae ■ >f th* easiest plaa«a tu tali when t* is yoaag. K**p th* ctttivamr aaoair; f wtore crab grwas nt .laflto to appear, aa it will aot ' ariaa aha* yuoag ia a wtoaa. dryaoti. It rifcisi • a«a* Jaaa I don** toliaaa • Happto hiaowa *n g' aad •at oa tb« barb and help ium—Ttath lawr Walt wi • V m ire pia*- inif that part toa IrnatL fcansr « Mau.lrn~-4.tb. tioa't worry about that, p* daant* The pton«.i> b> a rented 'taai— tit.wni htrws tmpm »liy. She I ma aj mpmt.ium with pa*. I was oar ret» . a>-< ay «-it H«- K«at yoa aa«aa t uarHad t» a w ei >n—jtary n illaMi. tt I osM a tr- ■ <. tail aaa-«ay slwa. *■;"• laaaa blbi Maid Jl ■.t-*o~t\*mpmmc Wdlowtoy toi. ng hatha i'reaaclafc? Ma«.. Mwr—tiettoia—wheaweer ha toa ««a -M_ —Irato.