VOL. XXX.
Reduced Prices
ON
Clothing.
For the next sixty days we will sell our
large stock of clothing at greatly reduced
prices.
Mens suits worth #2O will go for #lO,
" " " #lB " " " #l4,
And Boys 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.
TiA\PT
I/i r1 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.
t
Bickel's 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 Goods Must Qo.
First Week Of This Great Sale
I will open the fall season by placing on sale tie Vest line of children'?
school shoes made, I have an extra large stock of tbi-m bought for spot cash
from tbe largest manufacturer io the country, have them in bright and oil
grain, high cat 75 eta. to SI.OO, fine sstiu caif high cut 90. 1 00 and 1.10,
•very pair warranted waterproof and prices guaranteed to be 25 per cent
cheaper tban elsewhere.
Second Week Of This Great Sale
I will place on sale a line of ladies' fine, medium and heavy shoes at pticet
to suit the times, money is a little scarce and you must ir«ke a dollar go as
for M possible. I think I can help you out. Ladies' fine Don. button shoet
tip or plain toe I.GO, same shoes in fine grade 1.25 and 1.50, have reduced
the 3.50 cloth topß 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 bntton or lace 75 and 1.00.
Ladies' grain slippers 50 «ts.
Ladies' velvet slippers 50 cts.
Ladies' brossel 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 tbem
sooner yon can bare tbem at the following low prices. Men's stoge boot.-
1.86, 1.50 and 1.75. A fnll line of band made Jamestown boots in men'r
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 shoe*. Ladies looking for solid comfort should be interested in these
floods, they are durable 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
O xfcrds, New ports and slippers all very cheap.
Any Time During Oct. I Will Sell
Boots, shoes and rubbers cheaper tban any other bouse in Butler, I have
the goods and they were booght right and will be sold on a small margin o)
profit
We Take The Lead In Felt Boots
Just received from tbe largest felt boot factory in the world, 50 eases
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: Lycoming,
Candee, W oonsocket, Boston.
See That Your Fubber Boots are Branded Boston, Cande;
Woonsocketor Lycoming an Then Buy Them at My Price $2.25.
Including a Wrj pair of slippers Bay any of the above makes and you
will bare a good boot. . Bay them at my price 225 and you will have the
price right.
All Rubber Goods Reduced. Boots and Shots 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.
FALL AND WINTER
BOOTS and SHOES.
We now have ready lor your inspection the largest aud most cnmple te
stock of first class boots, shoes and rubbers in Butler county
If yoa want to fit out your family with
W ATERPROO K
Boots and shoes that will last them ail winter RUFF'S
is the plase yon are looking for. We may not sell the cheapest truck sold
in Butler, but we at least have the reputation of giving more real value for
▼oor money than can be bad elsewhere. Our kip, calf, oil grhin, goat, etc.,
boots and shoes are made not only to sell bat for
HARD WEAR.
We not room here to quote enough prices to give you an of
how cheap we are selling goods adapted to you special need, hut rest an
sored that no dealer in Botler shall undersell as, bat that we will positively
SAVE YOU MONEY.
.n B^^ ET and BEAVER
GOODB are alio! the best makes and at prices lower tban the
lowest. Call and see for your self.
We take special pride in our line of
BOYS AND GIRLS SCHOOL SHOES
Tot style, fit and serrice they are ucequaled. We are gelling them as cteap
as other dealers sail inferior gradep. We give a handsome tchool ta" with
•tery pair.
AL RUFF,
114 South Main street, Butler, Pa.
THE BUTLE]
In giving his consent the shipping
merchant haul had no other thought
than to defer to Molly's wishes.
Both heandCapt- Willis had imagined
that she would (five up all ideas of a
second expedition after the absolute
failure of the first. If time was never
to weaken her remembrance of her
husband, at, least it would in the end
destroy every shred of hope of ever see
ing him again. In accordance with
Molly's wishes the steamer was not laid
up. Capt- Willis and his crew remained
In charge of her and their pay went on
just the same. But there were exten
sive repairs to be made. She must go
Into dry dock, her rigging must be
overhauled, new boilers put into her
and her engines looked after. After all
this had been accomplished, the Molly's
Dope was thoroughly provisioned and
coaled.
Mrs. Allaire's life at Prospect cottage
had long since taken on its old-time
methods, but, with the exception of
Andrew Hollister and Capt. Willis, no
one was admitted to her int'.macy. She
lived entirely in the atmosphere of the
past, save as her unfailing hope tem
pered its awful darkness. The dead
was always with her the lost forever
beside her. Little Walt would have
been seven years old now, an age when
the young and impressionable mind
feels the quickening touch of reason,
but Walt was gone forever! Molly's
thoughts would often revert to him
who had been so devoted to her, to that
sailor, Zach French by name, whom she
was so anxious to know personally, but
who had not yet returned from his
cruise. It could not last much longer,
however, for the shipping reports had
on several occasions made mention of
the Golden Gate, and, no doubt, he
vtould be back home before 1881 had
passed. The moment he arrived Molly
was resolved to send for Zach French
and make good to him her indebtedness
by providing for him in the future.
In the meantime, Mrs. Allaire did not
cease to look after the families who had
been affected by the loss of the Dread
naught. It was solely for the purpose
of visiting their humble homes, of pro
viding for their wants that she now and
then left Prospect cottage and went
down into the lower town. Her gener
osity showed itself in many ways, busy
ing itself with the moral as well as the
material needs of her proteges. It was
during the first part of this year that
she consulted Andrew Hollister con
cerning a project which she was anx
ious to carry out. She was resolved to
establish and endow a home for the
care and custody of abandoned and
orphaned children.
"Mr. Hollister," said she, "it's as a
memorial of our child that I desire to
erect and endow this institution. I'm
sure John will approve of it when he
returns, for to what better use could we
put our fortune?"
Andrew nollister admirably seconded
Mrs. Allaire in the execution of her
plans. A hundred and fifty thousand
dollars were to be set aside for the pur
chase of a suitable property and for
the payment of its running expenses.
The project was quickly carried into
execution, thanks to the assistance af
forded by the city government. There
was no necessity to erect a building.
Purchase was made of a large resilience
situated in a most healthful" location
near the Old Town. A skillful archi
tect was employed to make the necessa
ry changes, so that the building was
soon in a condition to accommodate
fifty children, together with a corps of
nurses and teachers, large enough to
take charge of them. As the building
was surrounded by a large garden full
of shade trees and provided with run
ning water, there could be no question
that the place would prove a most
healthful resort.
On May 19 this foundling hospital,
upon which the name of The Walter
Home had been bestowed, was inaugu
rated mid the plaudits of the whole
city, which rejoiced to have an oppor
tunity of testifying its sympathy for
Mrs. Allaire, who, however, to the in
tense regTet of all, was not present at
the inauguration. She had not been
able to bring herself to leave Prospect
cottage on this occasion, liut the mo
ment a number of children had been
installed in the home, she went every
day to pay them a visit, as if they real
ly belonged to her. These children
were to be permitted to remain at the
home -until they were twelve years of
age, and as soon as practicable they
were to be taught to read and write,
their religious and moral education was
to be looked after, und at the same time
they were to be taught such a trade as
their particular aptitudes might justify.
Such ones as belonged toihe families of
sailors were to be trained for the sea and
shipped as cabin boys or apprentices. It
really seemed as if Molly had a special
affection for this class in tender remem
brance of Capt. John.
The end of 1881 came, but with it no
tidings of the lost ship or of any soul
that had been on board of her when she
sailed, and although large rewards had
been offered for the slightest trace of
the long-lost vessel thero had been no
grounds for dispatching the Molly's
Hope on a second voyage. But Mrs.
Allaire was still buoyant and liopefuL
Possibly 1883 might bring about what
1881 had been powerless to effect. And
the Barkers, too. What had become of
them? Where had Lew Barker taken
refuge to keep clear of requisition
for his arrest? As the police authorities
had given up looking for him, Mrs Al
laire found herself constrained to aban
don the thought of discovering Kate's
whereabouts.
In truth, this was a great sorrow for
Molly, who was deeply interested in the
lot of her unfortunate relative. It was
a matter of astonishment to her never
to receive a letter from Kate, for how
easily could the latter have communi
cated with her cousiu without in any
way imperiling her husband's safety.
Oould they both be ignorant of the facts
that Molly had recovered her reason,
that she had fitted out a vessel to search
for Capt. John, that the expedition had
ended in naught? It could not be pos
sible. Had not the newspapers of both
worlds followed the movements of the
Molly's Hope, and how could it be pos
sible that Lew and Kate Barker had
not noticed any of these accounts? They
must also know that Mrs. Allaire had
been enriched by the death of her
uncle, Edward Manson, and that she
was now in a position to help them.
And yet neither one of them had made
any attempt to open correspondence
with Molly, although their situation
could not be otherwise than precarious.
January, February, March had gone
by, and it began to look as if ISS3 would
slip away without bringing any change
in the situation, when something hap
pened which really seemed likely to
throw light upon the mysterious disap
pearance of the clipper ship. On March
27 the steamer Golden Gate, on which
Zaeh French had shipped ns a common
seaman, entered the bay of San Fran
cisco after a cruise of several years in
liTTTLER,
.European waters. The moment rara.
Allaire heard of this arrival she wrote
to Zach Fronoh, who had been pro
moted to boatswain, requesting him to
call upon her at San Diego. As French
was contemplating a trip to his native
town for the purpose of enjoying a few
months' rest, he replied that he would
start for San Diego as soon as he could
procure leave and would upon reaching
that city at once present himself at
Prospect cottage. It would possibly be
a matter of several days.
In the meantime, a rumor became
current, which, should it meet with
confirmation, was qualified to create a
sensation throughout the length and
breadth of the land. It was alleged
that the Golden Gate had picked up a
bit of wreck which in all likelihood be
longed to the ill-fated Dreadnaught. A
San Francisco paper reported that the
Golden Gate had come upon this frag
ment to the north of Australia in lati
tudes lying between the Timor sea and
the sea of Arafoora off the island of
Melville to the west of Torres strait
The moment this news had been re
ceived at San Diego, Mr. Hollister and
Capt. Willis, whom it had reached by
telegraph, hastened to Prospect cot
tage. At the first mention of the sub
ject, Mrs. Allaire turned very pale, but
she recovered herself in a moment.
"Xow, that we have come upon this
trace," she cried out, in a tone of abso
lute conviction, "we shall find the
Dreadnaught, and after the ship has
been found we shall find John and his
companions."
The truth is the finding of this bit of
the wreck was a matter of great im
portance. It was the first time that a
fragment of the lost vessel had
come to light. Now. when Mrs. Allaire
betook herself to the region in which
the disaster had been located, she
would have in her possession a ring of
that chain which held the past bound
to the present.
A map of Oceanica was at once sent
for, and Mr. Hollister and Capt. Willis
were requested to enter upon the con
sideration of a new route to be followed
by the Molly's Hope on her next cruise.
"Then you incline to think, captain,''
said Mr. Hollister, "that the Dread
naught did not endeavor to reach Singa
pore by crossing the Philippines and
Malaysia?"
"I do," replied Willis; "to my mind,
it's improbable; yes, impossible."
"But assuming that she did take that
route," pursued Hollister, "how comes
it that this piece of the wreck should
have been found in the Arafoora sea to
the north of Melville island?"
"I can't understand it. I can't ex
plain it," answered Willis. "All that I
can say is that the Dreadnought was
seen off the southwest coast of Celebes
island, after she had passed the strait
of Macassar. Now, if she entered this
strait she did so from the north and not
from the east, and hence could not have
come in through Torres strait."
This question was discussed at con
siderable length, and it ended in the ac
ceptance of Capt. Willis' views.
Mrs. Allaire had listened in silence to
this discussion; but her knitted brows
indicated with what tenacity, what
persistency she clung to her belief that
John and his companions were still
among the living. No; she was deter
mined to stand steadfast until actual
proofs of their death should be fur
nished her.
"I agree with you, my dear Willis,"
cried Andrew Hollister, "that the
Dreadnaught on her way to Singapore
crossed the Java sea."
"Part of the way at least, Mr. Hollis
ter, for it was between Singapore and
Celebes island that the vessel was
wrecked."
"That's so, but still how was it possi
ble for this piece of the wreck to drift
as far as the Australian coast if the
Dreadnaught went to pieces on some
reef in the Java sea?"
"There is only one way to explain it,"
replied Capt. Willis, "and that is by as
suming that this fragment of the ship
was drawn through Lombok or some
other one of the straits which connect
the waters north of these islands with
the Timor and Arafoora seas."
"Do the currents set in that way?"
"Yes, Mr. Hollister, and I would go
so far as to say that the Dreadnaught
after having been dismantled in a tor
nado may have been sucked into one of
these straits and finally been cast on
some reef north of the Australian
coast."
"You're right, my dear Willis," cried
Andrew Ilollistec, "it's the only reason
able hypothesis, and the conclusion is
irresistible that if a fragment of the
wreck has been picked up to the north
of Melville island six years after the
disaster it must have been recently de
tached from the reefs on which the clip
per ship went to pieces."
This explanation was qualified to carry
conviction to the mind of any intelli
gent seaman.
"Since it is more than likely," added
Mr. Allaire, whose gaze still remained
riveted upon the map unrolled before
her, "that the Dreadnaught was driven
ashore on the coast of Australia, and
since none of the shipwrecked crew
have made their appearance here .or
elsewhere, it follows that they are heW
prisoners—"
"That is not impossible, Molly," in
terrupted Mr. Ilollister.
Mrs. Allaire was on the point of pro
testing vigorously against the implica>
tion contained in this answer, when
Capt. Willis broke in with:
"We have yet to determine that thii
fragment of wreck picked up by the
Golden Gate really belonged to C'apt.
John's ship."
"Have you any doubt of it?" inquired
Molly.
"We shall soon be able to solve that
question," cried the merchant, "for ]
have ordered the fragment to be for
warded to us."
"And I have given orders," added Mrs.
Allaire, "that the Molly's Hope be kept
in readiness to sail at any moment."
Three days after this conversation
Zach French, the boatswain, reached
San Diego and presented himself at
Prospect cottage. Thirty-seven years of
age, strongly built, with a face browned
by exposure and eyes full of determine
tion, this man had something frank and
pleasing about him. You felt that he
belonged to the kind that never shrinks
back nor hesitates, but goes straight to
the place where he is told to go. The
welcome that he received from Mrs.
Allaire was so full of gratitude that
the honest sailor quite lost the use ol
his tongue.
"My friend," she exclaimed, after hei
feelings had somewhat quieted down,
"it was you who saved my life, you
who did all in your power to save my
poor babe, what can I do for you?"
French insisted that he had only done
his duty. A sailor who wouldn't dc j
what he had done would be no sailor at j
all —he'd be a mere hireling. His only ;
regret had been that he was not able to
save her child. But he couldn't accept ,
anything from her for what he had
done. Ho thanked her for her fcipd I
FRIDAY.
wishes, and with her permission he
would call to see her while he was
ashore.
"I've been looking forward to seeing
yon for a number of years, Zach," said
51m. Allaire, "and I hope that you'll be
with me the day Capt. Allaire returns —'
"The day Capt. Allaire returns?"
"Zach, can yon bring yourself to
think —•**
"That Capt. John har Perished? Not
by any means!" cried tli^fcoatswaln.
"Then —you have hope—"
"More than hope, Mrs. Allaire! I have
a firm and solid conviction. Would a
captain like your husband permit him
self to be whisked away on the skirts ot
a gale? Not he! Such a thing was
never known!"
The sailor's words and the manner in
whLh they hid been spoken sent a
thrill through Molly s heart. It was
such a comfort to know that she would
no longer be the only one to think that
Capt. John was not lost, and that this
other person was one to whom she her
self owed her life. She saw something
providential in all this.
"Thanks. Many thanks. Zach, yoc
little know how happy you make me.
Tell me, oh, tell me again that you be
lieve that Capt- John was not lost in
this wreck."
"Yes, Mrs. Allaire, yes! And the prool
that he is itill alive is that he will b«
found some day or other. And if that'i
not a proof—"
Hereupon Zach French entered into a
number of details with regard to the
finding of the fragment of wreck by
the Golden Gate. As he concluded Mrs.
Allaire said:
"Zach, I'm resolved to institute a new
search at once."
"Good! It will succeed this time;
and if you'll allow me, madam, I'll
take part in it."
"You will ship under Capt. Willis?"
"That I will, madam."
"Oh, thanks, Zach. With you on
board the Molly's Hope it will seem to
me like one more chance in my favor."
"I believe it, Mrs. Allaire," replied
the boatswain, with a kindly light
beaming from his honest eyes. "I'm
ready to sail any moment!"
Molly had taken hold of the sailor's
hand. She felt that it belonged to a
true friend of hers. Her feelings got
the better of her and she was now con
vinced that the boatswain was des
tined to succeed where others had
failed.
However, although Molly had no
doubts on the subject, yet as Capt.
Willis had suggested it now became
necessary to determine positively
whether the fragment of wreck picked
up by the Golden Gate had really be
longed to the Dreadnaught. This
piece of the wreck had been forwarded
to Hollister & Co. by express from San
Francisco and been sent to the superin
tendent of the ship yard, by whom it
had been submitted to the examination
of the builders and their foremen.
The fragment of wreck which had
been picked up by the Golden Gate off
Melville island about ten miles out
from shore, was a piece of a ship's
stern, or rather of that carved cutwater
which is commonly attached to the
prow of sailing vessels. This piece of
wood had undergone considerable
change cf texture, not from lying in the
water for a long while but from ex
posure to the inclemency of the
weather, nence the conclusion that it
have remained for a long time on
this reef on which the clipper ship had
struck, then in some way or other been
detached, possibly by the action of a
strong current, and tossed about in the
water for several months or possibly
weeks, when it was picked up by the
Golden Gate. But did it come from
Capt. John's vessel? Yes, for the
carving on this piece of wood matched
that which had ornamented the prow
of the Dreadnaught. This was the con
clusion reached by the builders at San
Diego. The teakwood, for such was the
fragment, was positively recognized as
identical with the stock on hand. They
even discovered the mark of the iron
brace which clamped the cutwater to
the ship's prow, and also the remnants
of a coat of red paint with tracery of
foliage in gold line.
Therefore, the fragment of wreck
picked up by the Golden Gate once be
longed to the good ship Dreadnaught;
of this there was absolutely no doubt.
This point established, it became quite
possible to accept Capt. Willis' theory
that«fmce the Dreadnaught had been
signaled in the Java sea to the south
east ot Celebes island, she must have
been, a few days later, carried through
Lombok or some other passage open
into the Timor or Arafoora sea and
hurled upon the reefs of the Australian
coast. And hence it was perfectly rea
sonable and justifiable to send a craft
to explore the waters lyingbetween tho
Sunda islands and the north coast of
Australia. But would this expedition
succeed any better than the one which
had included the Philippines, the Cel
ebes and the Moluccas? Yes, the pros
pect was brighter.
This time Mrs. Allaire was quite de
termined to accompany the expedition
and it required the combined appeal of
Andrew Hollister, Capt. Willis and Zach
French to dissuade her from so doing.
A cruise of this sort, which would of a
necessity last a long while, might be
hampered by the presence of a woman
on board.
It need hardly be stated that Zach
French was shipped as boatswain of the
Molly's Hope which wafT now reported
by Capt. Willis as ready to saiL
CHAPTER xnx.
carts* or THE MOIXT'9 HOPK rs THE TIXOR
SEA.
Capt. Willis sailed from San Diego at
ten o'clock on the morning of April 8,
1882, following a southeasterly 'course,
with the intention of proceeding by as
direct a route as possible to the Torres
strait and so into Arafoora sea.
The Molly's Hope not having any
reason for touching at the Gilbert or
Salmon islands, after an uneventful
voyage of three weeks, sighted first the
high land of the New Guinea coast and
then the most northerly point of Aus
tralia known as Capo York.
Torres strait, lying between this
point and the New Guinea coast, enjoys
the repute of being an extremely dan
gerous passage, partly due to the vio
lent current which sets in from east to
west and partly to the shoal water.
Only for a certain part of the day while
the sun is in such a position as to make
the breakers plainly visible, is it at all
safe to venture into this narrow water
lane.
"Was it quite as far up a# Melville
island that the Golden Gate picked up
the fragment of the wreck?" asked
Capt. Willis of Boatswain French.
"Quite," replied Zach.
"It must be five hundred miles be
yond the strait."
"At least, captain," replied Zach,
"and I can understand your surprise.
For, knowing as we do the existence of
these strong westerly currents, it would
seem from having found the piece of
"wreck off Melville island that the
Dreadnaught must have been lost at
the entrance to Torres strait."
"Precisely, Zach, and we would be I
forced to conclude that Capt. John had '
made choice of this dangerous passage '
to reach Singapore. Now, that I never
can admit! Unless something happens
to change my opinion I shall stick to j
my belief that he crossed the eastern
archipelago, as we did in our first ex
pedition, for the last time he was seen i
was to the south of Celebes island."
"And as there is no other conclusion i
possible for us to reach," remarked the
mate, "it follows that if Capt. Allaire
entered Timor sea he did so through
one of the straits separating the Sunda
islands." ... _ .. 1
ward the eastward. Now either was
dismantled or he was not- If he was
dismantled he should hare been carried
hundreds of miles to the west of Torre*
strait. If he was not, why should he
have returned towards this strait, when
Singapore, his port of destination, lay
in the opposite-direction?"
"I don't know what to think," an
swered the mate. 4 'lf the piece of
wreck had been found in the Indian
ocean it might be explained by assum
ing that the clipper ship had been
wrecked on the Sunda islands or on the
west coast of Australia."
"While the fact is," replied Capt. Wil
lis, "that the bit of wreck was found as
far up as Melville island, which would
go to prove that the Dreadnaught had
been lost in Arafoora sea near Torres
strait or in the strait itself."
"It may be," said French, "that there
are counter currents along the Austra
lian coast which nay have carried the
piece of wreck towards the strait. In
that case the ship may have gone to
pieces in the western portion of Ara
foora sea."
"It will come out in good time," an
swered Captain Willis; "meanwhile, let
us work our ship as if the Dreadnaught
had gone to pieces on the reefs of Torres
strait."
"And if we work her well," added
Zach, "we shall And Capt. John."
This was the best thing that could
be done, and this was what thev did do.
Torres strait is about thirty miles
wide and swarms with reefs and inlets,
nine hundred or more, and most of
them on a level with the water. The
natives are very skillful in the manage
ment of their light pirogues and have
no difficulty in crossing from one 6hore
to another. Therefore, if Capt. John
and his companions had taken refuge
on one of these inlets it would have
been easy enough for them to reach
the Australian coast and then make
their way to some little settlement on
the gulf of Carpentaria or on the
peninsula of Cape York, whence they
would have had no great difficulty in
reaching home. On the other hand. tk«
moment it was assumed that Capt.
John had never entered Torres strait
then arose the question of the fragment
of wreck and how to explain its presence
off Melville island.
Cap t. Willis ran the Molly's Hope
boldly into this dangerous passage,
keeping close to the Australian coast.
Upon nearing Murray inland the ap
proach of a number of dugouts was sig
naled, but the natives who manned
them as well as those who gathered on
the shores as the Molly's Hope steamed
slowly by contented themselves with
uttering wild war whoops and brandish
ing their battle spears.
For a whole month, up to June 10,
Willis and his indefatigable searcher*
continued to ransack the coaeta of the
islands lyfcig between the gulf of Car
pentaria and New Guinea. Not a bit
or shred of rigging, not a broken spar
or piece of wood was picked up by Capt.
Willis to lead him to think that the
Dreadnaught had gone to pieces on
these reefs.
After another month spent in coast
ing along from Arnheim bay to Van
Diemen's gulf the Molly's Hope on July
11 sighted Melville island. It was ten
miles to the north of this coast that the
fragment of the wrecked l>readnaught
had been picked up. As it had got no
farther than this point it became
necessary to assume that it had only
been detached from the wreck a short
time prior to the arrival of the Golden
Gate. It was therefore possible that
they were at that moment in close
proximity to the scene of the wreck.
With the coming of November, Willis
asked himself whether he was to con
sider that the campaign was at an end,
at least so far as the Australian coast
and islands lying off it were considered.
Should he return home after he hail
made search among the Sunda islands
lying in the southern part of Timor
sea? In plain words, was he conscious
of having done everything that it was
possible for a man to do?
The brave sailor hesitated to look
upon his task as ended even after he
had scoured the Australian coast.
Something happened to rescue him from
this state of indecision.
On the morning of November 4 he
was engaged in conversation with Zach
Frenoh when the boatswain pointed at
some objects floating in the water
about half a mile from the steamer.
They were neither pieces of wood, frag
ments of planking or trunks of trees;
they were huge bunches of grass, sort
of yellowish gulf weed torn from the
bottom of the sea and drifting along
the main land.
"Well, that's strange'." said French,
"hang me if that grass isn't coming
from the west; yes, from the southwest:
There must be a current which is carry
ing it toward the strait."
"That's so," replied Capt. Willis,
"and it must be a local current with an
easterly course unless it be the effect of
the tide."
"I don't think so, captain," answered
French, "for I recollect now that early
this morning I noticed bunches of this
grass drifting in the same direction."
"Zach, are you certain of it?"
"As certain as I am that we shall
find Capt. John some day."
"Well," replied Capt. Willis, "if such
a current exists it may be that that
piece of the wrecked Dreadnaught came
from the west following the Australian
coast."
"That's exactly my opinion, captain."
"Then there is but one course for us
to take. We must continue our search
across Timor sea as far the west
Australian coast."
"I was never more convinced of it,
captain, since beyond all doubt there is
a coast current which runs in the di
rection of Melville island. By assum
ing that Capt. John was lost in western
waters, we have now an explanation
how It was possible that a piece of his
wreck should have been picked up
where it was."
Capt. Willis sent for his mate and
consulted with him as to the expediency
of continuing the expedition towards
the west. The mate was of the opinion
that it now became absolutely necessa
ry to do so, At least until the source of
the current had been reached.
"To the westward then!" cried Capt.
Willis; "we must not go back to San
Diego with possibilities but with cer
tainties—the certainty that if the
Dreadnaught went to pieces on the
Australian coast there is not a plank or
a spar of her left in existence."
In consequence of this—under the cir
cumstances—very jus-tifiable determina
tion, the Molly's Hope crossed to Ti
mor island in order to take on provis
ions and fill her coal bankers, and then,
after a stay of forty-eight hours, re
crossed to Cape Londonderry. Upon
leaving Queen's channel, Capt Willis
determined to follow as closely as pos
sible the outline of the Australian coast
above Turtle point. At this location
the direction of the current towards the
east was very perceptible.
Upon making Cambridge gulf, the
waters of which bathe the foot ot
Mount Cockburn, Capt. Willis resolved
not to risk his vessel in this deep fun
nel bristling with reefs, so he ordered
the steam launch to be lowered and put
in command of Zach French, with or
ders to make a thorough search of the
interior of this gulf.
"Evidently," said Capt Willis to Zach,
"if John Allaire and his crew fell into
the hands of the natives of this coast,
it would be folly to imagine that a sin
gle soul of them Is still alive. But n hat
we are after is to learn whether there
are any remains of the Dreadnaught in
casq tjie natives should feave sgnt-
to had done
so!" replied Zach
French made the tmir of the gn f
without coming up< >n any traces >f th •
lost ship and thereupon returned to the
steamer.
Capt. Willis now weighed anchor,
rounded Dussejour cape and hea.; 1f .r
the northwest double Cap" Lond. inderry
Continuing her now southwesterly
course, the Molly's Hope rro*»il Hnrrj
ncer urchipe'ago and entered King
sound, and by the end of Jancar,-. »ft r
a fruitless search in this long irm f
the sea for some trace of the Dread
naught, Capt. Willis determined to end
the expedition at this point, to wit. At
the eighteenth parallel of south lati
tude.
Besides, the coal supply was running
low and hence it was considered ad
visable to sail for Ratavia, then, after
coaling, to coast along the Sunda isl
ands, cross Timor sea and so <ret ont
into the Pacific once miff.
(TO BE cosmsrco.)
WEANING OF CALVES.
How to I'repar# the Voatif < rraturr* for
th* « Unagr.
In a majority of eases the best time
to wean calves is as soon as they are
born. On the average farm the calf
should not be allowed to sock the cow.
and. of course, if this plan is followed
the calf will not have to he weaned
If, however, it is allowed to suck, it
will, of course, be neee-.*»arj to wean.
With nearly all young stuck it is best
to prepare them somewhat for ti ■
change and to do so gradually, rat
than all at once. Young stock of . j
kinds will make a thriftier, healthut
growth if they are allowed the run of
a good pasture, ami ten days or two
weak* before weaning dry feeding
with bran, corn meal, chopped oats or
something of this kind should be cotu-
me need. giving a small quantity at
first and gradually inctMaiair until
they are given a reasonably full ra:. vs.
In neaniug. tlveyshou.il have ;.«xl
pasturage in connect ion with tlx- dry
feed. When it can he done, separate
BO that not only will they be ©ot of
sight, but also out of bearing of the
dams.
It is often best to let sack two days
apart two or three time-, or even more
rather than to shut off at once. With
the dams, with the exception of the
milch cows, the better pUn « to put on
dry, rather Mjant feed for two or three
days; it will add materially in drying
up the milk. With ewes and mares it
is often best to examine the udder
daily and milk out if necessary; some ■
prefer this to allowing the nff-wlni t.
sock after th«y are taken away to
wean. Ordinarily with the cows It u
an item to keep them giving milk as !
long as possible, and hence no change
of feed is necessary.
It pays to give the young stock es
pecial care at this time in order t«
maintain a steady growth. The change
should be made so that it w ill be tail
as little as possible. In a majority ot j
cases it will be beat to wean reason a
biy early, while there is plenty of grass,
as the young stock will feel the <-nang«
lc*s than when they must depend large
ly upon dry feed. —N. J. Sae.iarrJ, in
Farm, Field and Stockman.
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Ir you have a ?mall spraying machine
use it to : pray the hen house with ker
osene.
CORNCOBS are rich in potash. Do not
throw the m away, but burn them and i
save the ashes.
MORF. birds aro destroyed and th<-
J'ouug killed in tue ne-t and «>u the
ground by family cats than from any
other cause.
THE best of all insecticides, and per
haps the most expensive, however, is
made by filtering one gallon of kero
sene through one and one-half pounds
of pyre thrum (insect powder*. It is I
death to all kinds of insects and para
sites.
MANY fruits ripen best where they {
grow, but not so with pears, and par- ;
ticulariy summer pears. They attain i
their richest colors and their finest
flavor by being gathered while yet j
hard and laid away in the house for a
weed or ten days.
Cons fodder is a valuable crop, al- j
though neglected, much of it being al
lowed to waste in the fields. An a.-r.-
of corn fodder contains twice as much j
digestible matter as an acre of cl 'i-e: i
or timothy, and it will give excellent j
results if kept in a bright and cleau
condition.
THE eggs of the ox-pot are attached
so the hair, particularly to the flank-*
and to the legs near the heels. They !
are then taken into the stomach by the ;
cattle when they lick themselves, and j
here they are hatched into larvw or
grubs, which fasten themselves to the
walls of the stomach.
HANDY POULTRY CROOK.
UtrlilaK a >'owl Without l.wltrmfH of
Injury to the Blril.
C. Jarscen, Philadelphia county. Pa.,
sends the following description and
sketch of a crojk designed for catching
poultry: The pole is round, tea feet
long, with a piece of quarter-inch iron,
nineteen inches long, driven three j
inches into the end. This iron is a. j
bent as to form a hook five inches in
length. The crook is then ready for
use. Its operation is simple. Step
quietly towards the fowl, and, with th<
pole advanced and close to the ground,
CROOK FOR CATCHING rot T.TRT.
put the hook under the fowl so as tc
catch its legs, then draw the pole gen
tly, disengage the birds feet from the
crook and the deed is done withovt ox
citement or injury to the bird —Arser
ican Agriculturist.
First Dog—Well be tied up every
Thursday and Saturday nights now.
Second Dog—What's up?
First Dog—That new dude that, omes
to see Miss Susie has money.—N. Y.
Weekly.
The FUh; or. The Story?
Kiljordan (with ten-pound pickerel)—
Grindstone, ain't this a beauty? Caught
it myself. What do you think of it ?
Grind atone —Looks fishy, Kiljordan.
Looks fishy.—Chicago Tribune.
gnotcd Too t.ow.
Alas' For though X lorfd Miss Flo,
I cannot tbtnii of ranting
l'y looked It up and, at,' Xknow
What is her father's rating.
—C&leaco News ReoorA
Ills Ia to rp rotation■
Johnny—Mamma thinks I shouM live
among deaf people.
Papa—ls that so?
Johnny—Yes. She thinks I should
be seen, not heard. —N. Y. Herald.
A Throat.
"I hear bandits are holding your boy
Peter for ransom."
"No," returned the banker. ' Tbej
threaten to send him back if I don 1
pay. I shall pay." —Puck.
Btaarre
"How very badly Mrs. Flash is over
dressed:'*
"Yes; she presents quite a bazar ap
appearance! —Puck.
An Arbtag VoM.
Cholly—Bah Jove, I've a dreadful
pain in my head: Can you suggest a
remedy? t
Sinnikers —Yes, have it filled. —Truth.
The ton».»«atloo» of WatrtmooT.
She—l suppose you would have been
happier if you had not married me?
He—Yes, darling, but I wouldn't have j
known it.—Life-
'• fttdrwl TW« •• m l» Ima
ft»» N«|« a* tfrMn!>.
Barb- wire trace* ks*» K»n .-.a rae«*
tin* of grr-mt impnr' m'- t» fanem
lltllinni < f dollar* Im*» Wn
in con«"mf:j!i( W*?n ia>< ih*i ftae»
»tfd mill ns to farmer . .a iwashll II
rheap m l fficient bwrifn bM»Mn
their grain and •*!! •• ti.-. Is. Rot ■se
riMB objection has arwg at the uio
tirn-. tn the *nao<h C>« lii i|
in* barbs inflict on the aaiatals whwah
carelessly dash 4.i.nl them. TVir
•Irr?-?? araaes directly *be.r
Tilmt Wire-* without harln mttl uot
inflict any w.winds. and they would aot
retard *troof aoj fure-us io:bia To
prevent the w»l f :n<ttaf by tW
barb wires some hare streaaaowdy
urged by law 'he prou.biti.i of their
ii>t altogether tor fen.-es. but they do
no. L
not insist on the prohibition of rail
roads. titbosfh these cause more than
a hundred time* aa many accidents of a
more formidable -haracter
Barb fences may be mullallJno
at to avoid the (lanrrr of arridroK
ao! at the <aae time retain ther effi
ciency
Fig I representa the moat danj~*r»»os
form .if the fence. consist:ng of several
w.rca stretched from puat to poet aad
r »l*ible from the .evel of
the und upward*. Ammait, aot
set ao * lender an object. *mU he
in danger, when raanmg, f .iashtag
directly uaimt the sharp point* with
sufficient force to tear the Ilrsh and n
•kt formidable wmindt ■*•«»» own
ers cla.m that they can re ruler it an
na. X
tireiv safe by first leading the horses
or other animal*. an.! pressing their
noae* igsistt the point* of the harb\
and can that teach them per-naaent
respect for the fence. whieh they will
carefully avoid in the future. There i*
no doubt that this preventive will ha
entirety sueeesafa'. if the owner will
taae the pain* to be sufficiently careful
with all his animal*, if he happen* to
hare fifty or a hundred. to hare them
thoroughly (Tone through with, bat
there would danger of its partial or
large •misaioa.
Fig i i* the moat efficient uae atf the
barb wire where bat a single wire i*
no. 3.
used on a prrTwualj constructed board
feece. It is placed along the top. Mag
fastened at each poet. As unruly an
imalt usually pn-aa from the topd>rwa
in inakimr their ioroada, they qmek'y
make themselves acquainted with
what appears to be to them a eery
formidable barrier, and we never «e»
younir h--rse* resting their heads oe
ne -ks on this kind of fence, aa we often
see them renting <» smoother f-ares.
Board fence* which have become weak
ened i»y age haee been thus r-n.iered
Impregnable to the wiltlm horses.
A common way f.»r rendering barb
rw. 4
fences more safe by erect.a* a visible
barrier, is to place a single board at
the top, as shown in Fig * !' requires
a larger number of post*, aa they must
be set nearer together. Some animals
of smaller size, not seeing the w res,
sometimes attempt to pasa under thus
upper board, and thus become badly
lacerated, but tht* i* rarely attempted.
The arrangement may he rendered
safer hy placing the top board below
the top wire The hoard is then sttil a
risible barrier, and tier will nt at
tempt to go above or below it (Fig »
Another form of safety consists la
" * I HilW, if. , •
no i.
placing the risible barrier at the bot
tom This may be a board, a ban'.* and
ditch, or a stone waiL The objection
to the bard is **iat it is ao low <towna<»
to be nearly out of sight, or. if *»ea.
the animal would at once attempt to
leap it. and thus the danger be in
creased by leaping into the wires.
A bank and ditch is a good a<>de Uvr
construction. A hone rarely attempt*
nfl 8.
to leap a ditch: and where there to one
on each side of the line, with a hank :a
the eeater, a horse or other animal will
rarely or ivever attempt it The ditctaea
are opened with several furrows of the
plow, an.l the earth from these fur-rrwa
thrown tip by hand between them. Prints
are set in the line at suitable distances,
an 1 the* wires stretched over the line at
suitable he: "a and distances to make
• good fence I Fig. S). Among the
mativ instances of the construction of
such fen --. none when well made ha.
Bern known to fall.
When there are many -*m». tt,m«s
scattered over the fields which *He
owner desires to clear off. a bev *t oe
wail may take the place of the kst <
and ditches. Both these hare the ob
jection of occupying more land than
the other*, but thee re are certain lo
calities where they may be employed
without inconvenience; or where the
ditches may be usefut for open dra a*
which I being along the swic of a fence*
will be bat little in the way of the cul
tivation of the fields.
A nc.it and handsome f >rm of the
barb fence with its eootpieaaw aiae. is
mad" bv ill"' iig it in an . momenta,
hedge. Stretch the gatvaisiaad wire
length wise a! -nj the center of the
hedge when it is half grown, aiada.r» ! «
in subsequent years successively til' it
is completed i Fig. 6 The hedge ■».»>-
be of some plant not fo-ainy a suffi
cient fence of itaelf. bat rrndere.;
amply so to resist any anima! t irc ;gh
the additional aid of the bar® wire, a
small deciduous tree that has a h*<lg7
growtli, like the bu* kthoru. privet,
hawthorn or Japan quiuce: . r it may
be of any evergreen that will bear cut
ting back.and which will thicken uoder
the operation. Three wires, u-ound
which the hedge will grow ant) hold it
ta its place, would ma- a stro nj c-.ni
bised fence, through which
animals will not attempt to oaas.—
Country t»enticman.
—e"*t» a*r « if#
n*g r>us
WWu »ae« !«-i •* . tt'tar- rut
the e*m w!|)i a waehiee .»m
Sn * r ~ a F-g !. •. 'i-mm- * lade
» '•* aefces «Mer«ba«» tm . —|
*o "be htad ead ia fas-eae-t a aa; •at
■ whee.s *a>t Id tae inrsir! - w
*id«oa Toeaa sea brait**! at t a tad
the aotrle mmy o* d >y a. .
the bratt«. Th* Jrafves abeu : ! V
tWtt «ttd Step* ♦bar** •***. a*eg
atf ba wi| ta place a# **■.»
:t tr»-» h T» e-~ - -n- at
us badlet try-m «i* t» "ea a- -es par
< ; i
PMk t.
day. Lay tba buen.es ka reat una
ieat 'or ~ia*ft*r and j»t them '.mf ttm
twesty-fkmr to t'atr»v-s-a i urs ta silt
aad dry to aouae eateaf. lia*r» m * ue*e
* aavuig »f 'jkb.tr o <a>es in. tor tUidar
m if take* tp at the right stage,
will aot wekfh aearty as awrh as *ha«
giow a. -■«wsequaat!v in taarh etniJer
haadl-ed aad maiars swetar "*si
Cat th* enea m half >r • irpe-t»uitlt
iaeh ta length aad ose at «a*y *aaaaa
am aaea—ary to 'keep she aaacatae -iway.
Coaatraet a piatf'..«rm at the ns liiaa
ta anioad fodder aa fhr «am *nce d
I I! II !
Hf A =s=l
|y7llVl[n
<?<:
u
luj (•». I
»m i
fWder A feddrr -*A showM ha aaarf
* t> the wagoa vuii a oasr a# »fpa aa
itonp aa the grcwad whue :.oadiag md
] <r:s; sr a transit, ft -an be *ttarl»ad
! ta haei. ead e4 rad* am see* ta fig J
and w U «aes both ran aad kMbar. -X
tL. Boww "aail
FARM AMO GAftOCP*.
Wnum» the I naillt I iaa are im ar
able for the r tt.iuf atf oiacr. Uurca .t
ia quite ptmabia toe tisa saka 'lai-ag ta
rot auto 4 the iaiag ha <f anaA
A sua. autf retain pntaah aad phi I a
ahoru- of avgataMe m*>
tar. bat aitr->vea aa tialy fiard by tte
1 as" large head ilea see the ami <to
atr>act!va <*• .Ittle cmcaa .»f way at ad.
aad rt m quita peolwbie that the miy
way to deaar>y thaaa ia with g-'.'aasi,
War* the hura< have hissatoad the
heavy work of the saaaoa tiaa baat
aodr of - :r ng sore toat m to
their shoes aad tart* tbeaa >a the pa»
tore.
K««r the ate cartes atf r—pharriaa
and htauisherriea cut ->ach if they i— >
atade haa» * /nrath. which wiU athaca
them to thro-w oat awn is. hmmmm
stocky aad neudaos hatter ftsiM seat
Tn beat ptace toe a
ing a Uen with a brood >f e-hieha m .aa
the aaparatfus patch. The ■••hieha dUSr
gentiy saareh the «tailcs aad i<* »»
the aaparagua beet la. wasch Isiaan'i a
the piaata ia » aa- .oeaiitaea
Sai-r ia reenmaa»nrtirst sa am ewaileac
fertioaer arooaad the ti uaha -d qmaea
trees. The salt prtim ites the gruarth
of the treea, laeteaaes the si ma aad
q iality of toe fruit, and ahn -isiatiofi
worms oe aeaiarows us Use -■<*.
& F. SCOTT, of Sew Turk. ta*s ke
haa triad all ways ~f apfwyiag paeia
green «> potatoes, aad baa «e»tiad aa
natng it with wheat asMhtoags aad ap
i piyiag w-th a star*. If fine aafce* are
I a* ac t -n pert it -hiaa Jaat ae we.lL
Taa root aaot m a ■ tiasaa if
prevalent a-aeug t-je waiautL
chaatnut and mm other trees. Tbh
fat*, should to borae :a an ad aha se
lecting trees toe tnaaepianttag; reject
Caoaa tbat have itaota oa their rmaa
hr ia baat aot to ret y en if t*eee
I hack a"ia« tmA. bwt pilsa the work
la the sertag. If eat bsik SM»W the
trees *iu r-quire asotiev pruaaog a
the spvtag »uua*l any yiulius atf tbe
trees be winter kniad. wtora aa
to aappea every season.
The yrnang fartaar who th naa ae -aa
farm as d..! iua grandfather aad «aa
eeed aits an edae-ataoa uat eoaera a
oseager linektdge -it rejpuaat. -pei.iagt
writing aad anthaaetic iau whaa
too iato that ha hea ma>ic aa error tha*
will readier as iito wed air", -aaeiesa
The farmer of the ae*t * —otr Sve
yijaars will be a thiolwr !t twi.l ~m
the dominant actne ia g ' -inseat. 1..
i papers wut to the a»it.ea aad .;a aau
| wui he tleileered to baa hotaaei ii®
' business w'X he afstema -c and aa
Must aeep ace«met# that aeill -•> e
a uat traps and etoek are Tr- fitai»«e
The msi .f sueeeesfhi fa-mer aaat ao,
taly be edtaeated la toe ornfctary Sng-
Uah branches, bat ha mttse hate a groat
practt -a. bun.aeaa training tfearik am
aatocat-.oa ia sa asaentas. %* the farawa
aa to tUe aaa ia tbe acetataag-*®®*.—
Cedar I-.-tod* <.aaatta
nsgtt ae Ke*w.
•"The Pail * Bread ia a g •* panee m
enr 1 ! oe. en t said the M-ptew
' ts Ith the rto- tersi tr"e^s
-frnm.' r>a* - i the repertae with the
load watch .'I ilia, "bu* »« peesataar
Just aa s«r«- ae a ssasa get* ♦.. H- >*ag
grand work sod w f-'i • W
thing It In. hi an Tre been -tat tfca*
peper aiigtify near tea >"«*«»"* ha
whied. r~*r-»»«w" ive?y "aaa! i aeeer
Itare It to keep a fc '*nr »bet eaa
worth a -sTntlaeafal inrsee tban abaiast
sis laoath* That la, B f ■" CM
ratf" Tnhnp#
Ma *»+ ft «■§.
"Are yea fellevs grrn* to ->iay beae
bal! ak»>u ae-tt »ea«aan»r* aaJaee' r- mail
to 7.
••yas." replied *he Tfher.
"fee |nt a naaar trr ver clash. *
"Whatr
"f.aar-httta*
"What torT
tea yer eeeh boa* throwers."—Waaato
htgtou !*tar.
Mare let.
"What hae happene I to yoaa? Tsa
lrsik vetted. "*
"1 rV»- 1 «ay »o This -noentag I
wa* joas *^ to **• '"Jf ahaah
ao3E-t tag wb-a smae aae ajrdw to ate.
and I have >-» a tryiag the whole day
a* think what I was f*da« to he angry
a boat aad I -aaj't do It."—T sas
tags.