VOL. XXX PENN'A White-Sand Oil Co. [A. STEELSMITH, Manager, Butler, Pa.] Dealers in Illuminating, Lubricating, Cylinder and Dynamo Oils—all free from Lima Oil. This Oil is made and handled by Independent Producers not con nected with the Standard Oil Co., as reported. All orders will be promptly filled. Warehouse in rear ot Nicho las & Hewitt's planing mill, near West Penn depot, Butler, Pa. Refinery at Coraopolis, Pa., near P. & L. E. R. R. This oil can be secured at McCrea's Feed Store on E. Jefferson St. TMIAT'T — r »' I W I I cause we have - M - / W the finest and most reliable drug store in this part ol 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. The Best Place To get your Fall and Winter outfit of DRES GOODS, CLOAKS, UNDER WEAR' FLANNELS, BLANKETS, YARNS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, COR SETS, etc., is at They keep the largest stock, best goods and, above all, the lowest prices. CARPET, OIL CLOTHS, RUGS, LACE CURTAINS, PORTIERS, CURTAIN POLES, »IN DOW SHADES: We can sell you the above named goods cheaper than you can get them elsewhere A. TROUTMAN & SON., The leading Dry Goods and Carpet House, Butler, Pa. Select Your Holiday Presents from this List: , RINGS, Diamonds fa'S, f STUD>, (GENTS GOLD, Wnt ch p<* 1 LADIKS ttOLD ' yy aiuitb (GENTS SILVER LADIES CH A TLA IN, T i»ir j Gold I ins, fir-rings, tlt/W"II y "i Rings Chains, Bracelets, Etc> ( Tea sets, castors, butter dishes Qilvprwarp \ and ev . er y tllin g that Ran be fc-J" » W dIC j found in a first class stce ItMfll MIS. Illfl s, ~— E. GRIEB, THE JEWELER No. 139, North Main St., BUTIEB, PA., 1 j 11 - ■»— SELLING OUT Our entire stock of drugs, medicines, patent medicines, perfumery, toilet articles, etc. Must be sold in the next 60 davs, as we must leave our present location and quit business. SAVE MONEY. You can save 20 to 25 per cent. 011 everything in the store. Spectacles, eye glasses, trusses etc., sold at cost. Yours Respectfully, J. A. FRANK & CO., 213 S- jVlairi St-, - - Hn+ler, Pa FOR SIXTY DAYS. WE NEED MONEY, YOU NEED SHOES, And lor tbe next 60 days we will make great reduction* on all fine good?. LOOK! All $5.50 and $6.00 Cordovan Welts go at #5 00, all $4.50 and $5 00 Welt* go $4.00, all $3.75 and $4.00 go at $3.25, Ladies' fine Wi lts aud torna $4.50 and $5 00 go at $4.00, all $3.50 acd $4.00 go at $3 25, and Ac, remember these are oar best goods, Strong <fc Carrell, II >• ward & Foster's, and Eddy & Webster's. We warn money und must have it there on tbia great sacrifice. ROBINS BROS., ft E. Corner of Diamond. ... _ Butler, Pa. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Mr. Harvey need LaceyviHe, O. Catarrh, Heart Failure, Pa ralysis of the Throat "I Titanic God and Hood's Sarsa parllla for Perfect Health." " Gentlemen: For U»« benefit of suffering hu manity I Wiih to state a few facts: For several years I have suffered from catarrh an<l heart failure, getting so bad I could not work and Could Scarcely Walk I had a very bad spell of paralysis of the throat some time ago. My throat seemed closed and I could not Hwalluw. The doctors said it was caused by he.irt failure, and invc medicine which I took according to <lir--ctions, but it did not seem to do me any good. My wife urged me to try Hood's Sarsapanlla, telling me of Mr. Joseph C. Smith, who had been At Death's Door but was entirely cured by Hood'- Sarsaparill.t. After talking with Mr. Smith. I concluded to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. When I had taken two bottle* f felt very much better. I have continued taking it. anil am now feeling excel lent. I thank God, and Hood's Sarsaparilla and my wife for my restoration to perfect health.'' HAKVEY HKED, Laceyrtlle, O. HOOD'S PILLS «lo not purge, j.ain or gripe, bat act promptly, easily and efficiently. 25c. Salt River Sale. Ap I Lave been elected to "I' Suit River" it will he necessary for uie to close cot my ptock before leav | ipg as I do not a;iy use in my taking it alontr. I j '>ave laid in a very large stock of •lotbioe for men, boys and thildret. consisty of o'coats. sails, | -birts of every description, bats, caps, j gloves, collars, enfls. tics, handker i ■biefs, mufflers, bosif-ry, brushes, | •tombs, pocket and bill books, um ! •irellas, and an immense slock ol jewelry,ladies and gents #oid aud sil ver watches, chains and charms, spec, tele-!, collars nnd cufTs, battons, lace ud scarf pins and over 1000 plain •.nd set riujrs each aud every article -uitable for a Cbristmas gift. Well, the country is safe in spite of election. Tbank-giviog dinners and the cold nap that's sure to follow because Heck in on Deck with the hoe of Holiday's goods to select Iroui. j Our « u«tomcrs will tind that tho good ; •Id days are once more here in effect I f not in deed. Ail can now be f .uppv by d?aliu-' ai. tbe oid reliable •louse of D. A. Heck. Now kind friends while s<nie business men are <»ff<-rinir 50 and 100 oer cent discounts, we can Dot do u we try to be jus'.ii* well us generou*, wo sell our goods so low they cannot »>e sold any lower, that is why we have not got rich, but us is our usual i)6tom we are prepared to trive to very customer during the Holiday * beautiful souveoir. Stiow us the man who said there is always room -it tho top Leadiug the uude, stun'! ug above all competition, we find the crowd is still witb us Yet *e cry for more,our stock is immense, ur bargains untouched, we will olease you once in quantity, twice in quality and three times in price t/'ome everybody and for oneo in vour li!e see what quality, quantity ■tnd style really mean Wishing you r. Merry Christmas aud a liuppy New Vear I remain as ever your bumble servant U. HECK, Champion Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher, 121 X. Main St.. Butler. DURE DRUGS U LOW I PRICES is the motto at our 1 X sto re. If you are sick and need medicine r<-u want the BEST. This you can always depend upon getting from us, as we use nothing but strictlv Pure Drugs in our Prescription Depart ment. You can get the best of every thing in tbe drug line from ue. Uur store is also headquarters for PAINTS OILS, VARNISHES, Kalsomine, Alabastine k Get our prices before von buy Paints, aud see what we have to offer. We can nave you dulhrs on your paiut bill Respectfully J. C. KEDICK, Main St., next to Hotel Lowry, BUTLEH, PA. -o:o- IT IS A PLEASURE TO VV EAR GAR MENTS THA r ARE CORRECT LY DESIGNED AND PEREECT FITTING. --o :o- THIS SATISEAC TION YOU CAN DEPEND ON SHOULD YOU HO O K YO U R ORDER AT Aland's. I Display 'of Hands'.me I'.ibrcs for | FALL AND WINTER. | 11FTLKH, PA., FRIDAY. .lAXI'AHV LORD OF RAGS AND TATTERS. A SpanUii f.effead. Once on a time a king of Spain * batClng with the toe. When an arrow from Use Moorish host his gal lant steed laid low; He almost wish«l himself had felt Its mortal hurt and pain Ere he had seen that noble teast stretched, dy ng, on the p'ala. Small litn" for frievln? v s-i the ».ng; the bat tle must he won; Afoot he presnsd towards Ox fos, S3 he before had dons: Dut a brave young trooper marked his plight, and, spurring in his course, Cried: "Stay: my lleg-th-n, leaping down, "I pray thee, take my horse " "N'ay. friend," tho genarjus king replied, • though fortune frown on me. 11l front tin- Mcor e'en as I stand; nor would 1 peril thee;" But answered him the trooper: "By all our country's might I swear, if tl . oa foot wi'.t e°. bes:de thee 1 Kill light." "No more:" the erateful monarch said; "I take thy gift for Spain. And should the conflict spare us both, thou'll hear from me again;'* The soldier bowed, and to his lips the roya] robe he pressed; From it a shred he deftly tore ami hid it in his breast The victory won, rejoicings o'er, it came to the king's mind That no attempt he yet had made the faithfu: youth to tlnd; So forth the proclamation went that be. the sovereign lord, Command-d him whose horse he rode to claim his lit reward. Soon through the palace courtyard the high contention ran Of eager, angry voices, each crying: "I'm the man," Till roared the putzled chamberlain: "Ye brawling crew, hare done: Why prate of horses by the score? the king rode only one." At last the rightful claimant came, before th{ very throne, Nor long the king remained in doubt when li the shred had shown: " 'Twas shrewuly done, to tear my robe U mane thy witness sure; With subjects apt and brave as thoe, long should nay realm endure: "Lords of Rags and Tatters be thyself and al thy lino, Ard many a good estate I'll add to make th< title shine;" The merry monarch kept his word, and still, in that proud land. The noble name of Jiron may with the proudes stand. —Harper's Young Poople. j BATTLE OF BUFFALOES- Pierce Fight for Supremacy Be tween Rival Leaders. Notable Contest Witnessed from a IlUl top by Interested lianters— How the Bufly of the Herd Settled a l*re*nmptuons Rival. T was after- j | noon of a day ir I I early summer, ip along in 1859. when we fount? M ourselves drift down the Mis- | souri,"remarked j tleman, whose hair was sprin kled with gray. He was a citizen of the enterpris ing metropolis of IX-Liver. The sun was just touching the mountain peaks of the west and sending back over the fair city its last rays when this story was begun. Resuming, he said: "The morning broke with a drizzling rain, out of a night that had been tem pestuous, with a fierce gale, heavy thunder, and unusually terrific light ning. Gradually the rain stopped. Jack Lyqian and myself pot in the boat, and we had gone but a short dis tance when the clouds broke away, the sun shone forth, and the earth appeared glistening with a new beauty. Ours was an aimless trip. We had enough of hunting. We had a vague idea that we might meet some emigrants, newly from the east, at the ford some miles below, which, in the present swollen condition of the river, would be impas sable. There they would be compelled to wait for the river to subside. Ahead of us appeared, high up on the bluffs, a clump of trees and bushes. As we drew near a sudden caprice seized us, and, shooting our boat up the shelving bank, we secured it and then climbed the steep embankment. We intended to knock around in tho brush a little while and then resume our trip. A fine specimen of an eagle caught oui eye perched high up on the dead bougt of a tree. "Movingaround to get agood position to pick him off with my rifle so thai bis "body would not be torn, I caught sight through an opening of tho trees of un immense herd of buffaloes brows ing and moving slowly in our direction. We moved forward a little to get a bet ter view of the herd when the eagle, unaware to us, spread his pinions, and when we looked again- for him he wa« soaring at a safe distance from our ritles. We were on the leeward side ol the herd and so safe from discovery if we took ord nary precaution among the trees. It was a fir.o spectacle which they preseuted, and what was more we were in iust the mood to watch thein. The land undulated but was covered for many acres with minuter undula tion .of dark brown shoulders slowly drifting toward us. We could hear the rasping sound wliieh innumerable mouths made chopping the crisp grass. As we looked our cars caught u low, faint, rhythmical sound borne to ua from afar. We listened intently. The sound grew more distinct, until we could recognize the tread of anothet herd of buffaloes coming from an oppo site direction. "VYc skulked low through the under growth and came to the edge of the wooded patch just In time to see the van of this new herd surmounting a hill. The herd was evidently spend ing its force, having- already run fot miles. It came with a lessened speed, until it settled down to a comfortable walk. About tho same time the twe herds discovered each other. One herd was at first a little startled. Isut after a brief inspection of the approaohing mass the work of clipping the grass of the prairie was resumed. The fresh arrivals came to a standstill and gazed at the thousands of their fellows, who evidently had preempted those sec tions. Apparently they rcaelieJ the conclusion that that region was common property, for they sooti low ered their heads and began to shave the face of the earth of its green growths. The space separating the herds slowly lessened. Tho outermost fringes touched but a short distance from our point of observation. It was not like the fringes of a lady's dress coming In contact with the lace drapery of a window, I can assure you. Noth ing so soft and silibant as that. It was more like the fringes of freight en gines coming in contact with each other wheu they approach with some momentum on the same track. "Two powerful bulls had unwitting ly found themselves in close proximity to each other, coming from either herd. Suddenly, shooting up from the sides of the one whose herd was on the ground first, flumes of dirt made graceful cui/es in the air. They were the sig nals for hostilities to commence. The hoofs of the powerful beast were as- I kisted by his small horns, which dug the sod and tossed bunches that set- j tied out of the air in his shaggy mane. ' These lielligerent demonstrations were i responded to in quite as defiant a fashion by the late arrival, lie, too, j waa an enqrmous affair. JVe fiptifiesi his unusual proportions of head. But his shoulders, with their great manes, ! ■were w*rth displaying' to excite admi ration and awe at their possibilities, if the* could do nothing more. "Unquestionably the two fellows re- j gard-d themselves as representative of their different herds, the one first on the gTound viewing the other as an in terloper, and he In his turn looking ( upon the former as reigning because no one had the spirit to contest his su- ! premacy and show him where he be- 1 longed. They sidled up nearer each other, their heads all the while kept low to the ground, and their eyes, red with anger, rolling in fine fury. This display of the preliminaries of battle drew the attention of an increasing 1 number from either herd. At first they would look up, then recommence the : r eating, and thin direct tlieir at- ; tention more intensely as the combat ants began to measure their strength 1 more closely. And when the fight was I on they became quite absorbed in the varying fortunes of the struggle. "At last the two huge fellows, after a good deal of circumlocution, made the grand rush. I reckon it would be your everlasting fortune if one of you college fellows who play football had the force to make the great rush which either one of these animals presented. The collision was straight and square. A crasli of horns, a heavy, dull thud of heads We thought surely the skull of one or the other or possibly both was crushed in. But evidently they were not even hurt. Didn't they puf.h then? Well. I guess! The force would have shoved ail old-fashioned barn from its foundations. The muscles swelled upon the thighs, the hoofs sank into the earth. But they were evenly matched. "For an instant there vras a mutual cessation of hostilities to get breath. Then they came together with a more resounding crash than before. In stantly we perceived that the meeting of heads was not square. The new | champion had the b«st position. Like a flash he recognized it and redoubled his efforts to take its full advantage. The other appeared to quadruple his efforts to maintain himself in position, and his muscles bulged out, but his an tagonist made a sudden move which wrenched his head still farther off the line, when he went down upon his knees. That settled the contest, f»r his enemy was upon hitn before he could recover. He was thrown aside and his flanks were raked by several ugly, upward thrusts of his foe, which left him torn and bruised all in a heap. As soon as he could get on his feet he limped crestfallen away. "The victorious iellow lashed his Email tail, tossed his head, and moved in all the pride of his conquest up and down through the ran us of his adver sary's herd. Ilow exultant he was! THE CHALLENGE We took it to be rank impuder.ee, and though he had exhibited some heroic qualities of strength and daring it dis pleased us to see him take on so mauy airs on account of his victory. "But his conquest of the field was not yet entirely complete. As be strode proudly along his progress was stopped by a loud snort and looking aside he saw a fresh challenge. There, stand ing out in full view, was unother bull, a monster of a fellow, belonging to his late enemy's herd. He pawed the earth with great strokes and sent rockets of turf curving high in the air, some of which sifted its fine soil down upon the nose of the victor. "As we looked at this new chal lenger and took in his immense form we chuckled with the assurance that the haughty fellow would now have some decent humility imposed upon him. The conqueror himself must have been impressed with the formidablencss of his new antagonist, for there was a change in his demeanor at once. Of course, according to a well-established buffalo code, he could do nothing but accept the challenge. "Space was cleared as the two mon sters went tnrough their gyrations, their tossings of earth, their lashings of tail, their snorts and low bellows. This appeared to them a more serious contest than the former, if we could judge from the length of the introduc tory part They took more time be fore they settled down to business. Wo were of the opinion that the delay was caused by the champion, who re sorted to small arts to prolong the pre liminaries. We watched it-all with the most excited interest It had all the thrilling features of a Spanish bull fight without the latter's degradation of man. Here was the level of na ture. Here the true buffalo instincts with their native temper were exhib iting themselves in their most em phatic and vigorous fashion. It was thi buffalo's trial of nerve, strength and skilL Numberless as must have been these tournaments, in which the cham pions of different herds met to decide which was superior, in the long ages during which the buffalo kingdom reigned supreme over the vast western prairies of the United States, yet few had ever been witnessed by man. We were looking upon a spectacle exceed ingly rare to human eyes, and 1 confess that I never was more excited than when this last trial reached its climax. It was a question now whether the champion should still hold his position. It stimulates one more when he thinks of losing what he lias seized than when he thinks of failing to grasp that which he has never possessed. Un doubtedly both of these animals had this same feeling, for as we looked at this latest arrival in the arena we i about concluded that he was the real leader, and not the other that limped away vanquished. "While these and other thoughts wore passing through our minds the two mighty contestants squared and made a tremendous plunge for each J other. What a shock was that! What a report rolled on the air! The earth j fairly shook with the terrific concus sion of buffalo brains, and both burly fellows went down on their knees. \ A CKASII OF IIORNS. Both, too, were on their feet the same instant, and locked tyarns with tke L I same swiftness and skill, an : each | bore down on the other with all the power he could summon. The cords i' stood out like great ropes on their necks. The muscles on thighs and hips rose in huge welts. We were quite , near these fellows an i could see the j roll of their blood-red fiery eyes. They j braced and shoved with perfectly ter- I rible force. The froth began to drip in i long strings from their mouths. The erstwhile victor slipped with one hind ' foot slightly. His antagonist felt it and instantly ewung a couple of inches ! forward, which raised the unfortunate buffalo's back, and we expected every : instant that he would go down. But he had a firm hold and he swung his antagonist back to his former position, where they both were held panting, i their tongues lolling out "There was a slight relaxation for breath. Then the contest was re newed. Deep into new sod their hoofs sunk, neither getting the advantage of the other. Liko the crack of a tree broken asunder came a report on the air and one of the legs of the first fighter sank into the earth. The other buffalo thought he saw his chance and made a furious lunge toward his op ponent The earth trembled beneath us. The monsters there fighting began to reel. We beheld an awful rent in the sod. For an instant the ground swayed, then nearly an acre dropped out of sight "We started back with horror. Then becoming reassured we slowly ap proached the brink of the new precipice and looked over. This battle of the buffaloes had been fought near the edge of this high bluff. Their great weight—each one was over a ton—and their tremendous struggles had loos ened the fibers which kept the upper part of the bluff together, and the foundations having been undermined by the current, all were precipitated far below. "As we gazed downward we detected two moving masses quite a distance apart and soon the shaggy fronts of these buffaloes were seen. One got into the current of tho river and was I swept down stream. The other soon was caught by the t des and swept on ward toward his foe. Probably they resumed the contest when, after gain ing a good footing farther down the banks of the Missouri, they were fully rested. "But more probably, if they were sensible animals—-and In some respects buffaloes have good sense —they con cluded after such a providential inter ference in their terrific fight that they should live together in fraternal amity. So no doubt on the lower waters of the Missouri two splendid buffaloes have been seen by later hunters paying each other mutual respect anil standing on a perfect equality as chief leaders Of a great herd."—Chicago Tribune —Times Have Changed.—Oid l>.<etor —"Want me to name the baby, do you? Hum—let me sec! Well, a smooth, musical name occurs to me mo ment —a name borne by a grout and good man, who never disgraced it We will call the baby Lorenzo Dow- - Lorenzo Dow McCurdy." Young l'ar ent—"Who's Lorenzo Dow?" Oil Dos tor (with a sigh)—" Never mind Let It drop Call the baby Oscar Wilde McCurdy."—Chicago Tribune The t'nrellable Sex. Gus De Smith —The young ladies ol the present day are nogo.nl. They can'' be relied on. Kosciusko Jones—What mak<*s y think so? Gus— I am engaged to three young ladies, and they all flirt with other inon —Texas Sittings. She Thought There Would lie. "Are you coming when I call you. ot is there going to be trouble?" said paps to his four-year-old daughter. "I t'ink dere's going to be trouble papa," replied the tot, keeping out o! reach. —Truth. Not Quite Free. New Arrival—Oi wax towld this waz a frej country. Friend WeU, isn't it? New Arrival —Indade it is not. O had to sthay at Sandy Hook foive day? an' then bo fumygatcd In-far Oi end ge' on the police fooree.—N. Y. Weekly. School Ventilation. Mamma —Is your new school well ven tilated? Little Girl—Our room isn't, but the room next to ours is. "How do you know?"' "The childrens in that room all ha* colds in their heads." —Good News. A l atter Kay Proverb. " Be sure you're right, then go ahead," Is what old Davy Crockett said, But this will beat that out of sight- Just g't ahead, anil you'll be right —Brooklyn Life. The llnllng i'asttiui. "Come, Kthel! come quick! The hotel Is on fire and tho balls are crowded with people." "My gracious! Is my hat on straight?" —Chicago News Record. Ilf-r Curriculum. Maud—Going to start to college next week? That will be delightful. What do you expect to take for the first year? Daisy—Seven trunks and one study. —Chicago Tribune. An Kxeeptlon. Miss Spinsterre—The women In our family have always died young. Jack Dashing —Then you inust l>e the exception that proves the rule.—Brook lyn Life. Dltln't See It. He—lsn't that a new door mat you have? Strange 1 didu't notice it before. She—You were standing on it before —Truth. Natural. "What did his wife do when she found the hair on his coat?" "She combed him down " —Puck. Why lie Thought So. Mr. Staylate—ls your sister expecting me to-night? Tommy—l guess so. She's been sleep ing all day.—Jury. Still Hope. Winks—ls it tru» that Mr. Bullion'* doctors have given him tit* 0 Jinks- N<>. ot one >. >t Ho has [ plenty of m ■ ffwkl No Sprctarlcs; I'.rjjo No WUcloin. Miss Rusaellina Dorchester (of Bos ton) —Solomon could not have p< isaeMed the wisdom with which he is usually j accredited. Miss Penelope lilddlu (of Philadel ] phia)—Do telll Miss Ktissellina Dorchester—No; be cause spectacles were not even invented in Solomon's time.—Jewelers' Circular. A (iood Investment. Morris Rosenberg—Vhat do you think, uncle? I'm goin' ter get married. She's a beauty. Hair like jet, lips like rubies, teeth liko pearls, und eyes like dia monds. Uncle—Mein gracious, Morris! you've vun a brize.—Judge. Explained. The Veteran—Speakin' of bravery; why, durin' tho wilderness campaign, | single-handed, I made forty confeder ates run. His Hearers —How was that? The Veteran—Well, they chased ine j —Harper's Weekly. A Homc-I.lkc I'lare. Little Dick—Mamma, may 1 go over to Johnnie Black's to play? Mamma—Why do you spend all your time at Johnnie Black's? Little Dick—llls mamma hasn't any ucw carpets.—Govd News LE.VE.L GROUND BAHN la t.%ery Detail and Tet Very f-xp.mlv«, Tiiis t-arn is 4o\'V4 feet, with sbel at tache i. 2©x'iO Fig 1 sh- ws an ec-u view of the main bam an : shed. Fi -3 contains th# tmrv stable. S: a* f right -f the stairway. N; cow (table, S; sheep or calf sialic In the c< rner. at the r.giit of cuw stable, l*a2-». in this stable. R is the feed racks and W water tank. B is a box stall in the hors.-> stable, I'ixlA T?iesta--s leading above are made tiirht. tie top an-J bot tom steps be ig hung n hing- sto lift / \ sir m I I f I 1 I J ft ? . i IF * fe. Flti. I. —END VIEW OT BARN. up and f m a recertaele for oats. The barn fioor, P, Is I**4 • with a water tank. W in one corn"", hav.nar a hing*-! lid to keep out chaff, dust etc. The cow stables contain 10 stalls, entered by two outside doors, also a manure • -r at the end. not shown in cut G t granary. 11x16. The water tank. n F?V < i c H - t r-i D P _J I — ■*> — * >-> Vi B m M Ba I I in ~~T' tul lezu— .. 'H, y F H i mi -K i'i'B j Ml 1 sheep stable, is made suitable for dip ping sheep. The shed part contains a hayinow. ! shop, tool house, wagon shed, watering ; place, corn-crib an-1 harness room. Mis , the wagou shed. C, harness room. : 4x7U, corn-crib, 4x13; W. water j trough. Fig. 3is the second story of sbed. T. ! 10x20, is for storing away rakes. h<-*s. picks and other farm implement* The i other part, also 10x20. is the -.hop j , | I R V : i P . c l( fv. I . !1 w i p 1^11! no. .1 Cis a tool chest. K. work bench. W. < windows. D. below (Fig 1) is simply i> hallway from horse stable to watering ' trough. Horses can be watered an.: taken through to *v agon shed. i»r oui j doors, very conveniently. The coat o: i this barn is estimated at 52.000. —J. Col lins, in Ohio Farmer. Th« Profit In Ashe*. Ashe* used as a fertilizer are gen erallv very profitable. They potash to stimulate the nerve* .-f the growing l plants and are thus a true ma nure. In contact with clay soil the} liberate the phosphate of lime, with manure they hasten <lec->mp»iti -n. Il does not pay a farmer to produce lesj on his land than it is capable of pr<* 1 ducing. A large crop exhausts its fer tility more than a small one, but the cost of harvesting the large one is very ' little more than it costs to harvest s small crop. Part of the profits fron. the larger crop can be used in restoring the fertility of the land. It is onlj when there is a profit from crops to re store fertility that failure in farming can be averted. To get immediate re turn*, potash is no<*eM»ry in form. and. if properly use I. it will en able the farmer to have a aocces>i-»a of iarco crops, thereby leaving him profit able returns, apart of which can b« used in restoring the soil. W itb *mal! crops au-1 no returns, the end is fail tire, and ashes help to supply a -tron; and quick growth N. K Homestead Foul r»«t In a C»w. Cows and horses subject to a dis ease of the f--e» similar to scratches :e horses. Diseased g-anulatiooa, similai in appearauce to the heart of a cauli flower, break out and excrete a thu acrid matter. The treatment shouM be to dress tike diseased part witl caustics, such as powdered sulphate of copper (blue vitriol) or sulphate zinc (white vitriol), rubbed up sin-s*th ly with clean, sweet lard, and t'ive th« animal repeated dimes of one otme« hyposulphite of soda as an alterative The soda should be given every ot he day for a week or ten clays.—tarmerj Voice. A Modeat Sam Tantry, a clerk on Harlem are nu<\ is a young mnn who suff- r- fron defective cyesiirht and a long t'-ngu« Not long since, in consequence . f ax unrestrained use of his unruly member he received a challenge from a frien<L "I accept the challenge,"said Ilantry "but as I am short-sighted I have one condition to demand." "What is that?" "As I can't see as far as my opponent I demand that he IK- |>!.i ■1 at ! 't- i feet nearer me than I am to him. Texas Sittings. Mystery of » Night. First Pullman Porter Golly, chile, but I had a time las' night. Second Pullman Porter —What's de mattoh? "Thought I loa' a shoe. I/wkel f<>' it high and low, den gub it up an' waited for the passenger ter kick." "An' did he?" "Huh! Reckon he didn't. I --me out atter while, stump ii' roun* wi.ioue leg —Chicago News Record. I'rlrit-lly AM• llootetter McGinnLs went to a Harie n> doctor for advice. "What Is the matter with yon?" "I am as hungry as a wolf and w-»rV like a horse but I can't sleep." "I guess you had bettor see a veter luary surgeon," said the doctor, sarra*- tically. "What do I want to see him for? 1 aui no veteran."—Texas siftiugs. KEEP A FEW SHEEP. t*»f rmf »nm TkM itibOT t taw mt r>m Aatnals. A writer who tpprtiaM ir tcj who succeeds tn taa*iog a good profit on them. writes the W :wwn«in Farmor, J»J "»»* t with to unpi t»> opoa my 1 rother ? water*, tt.r«ugh tW eciuma* <-f t " ir valuable pape- the importance of at least a few ft* several rranom Oast la 'hi* rhrr are »w!i «a»ra(j*n that tWr readilr *at the see«| of the vile.t weed* and they Are n>t like other farm Both g grow* aJt. r pa.x» U a_h !..en Anynne Infrliit tie dunatrf an tell at a (ran** the (arm* tl ,*t hnv* a fl vie <<f sbeej* «»tt them, by their Beat appearance: no raff wee-!, the wnrf* of ahno<st all oar ra.tujte.! land. a seen I msght go on and teli ,»f other had weeds, for their name is !egton: bat the sheep will in »r .o<*aiw« annihilate them. One other if od reaaon » that tbey par better for the food consumed than any other fa-ra animal. iml I amt •speak without fear of .■> aTjilv-tioa Xo kind of -•ock w d par sac h pi Btm on the «oat as a A-«k of well- i* l r* sbeci. To HI oat rate Two year# «#o in buy taw s> >m*- feeder* I got among them a rather snaall-siaed ewe. and ;n sorting them oat in the !ate foil I thorwht ! would keep and breed her. 1 for there was something about ber that ! liked. Her coat price wm two dollars; the net t spring • she br-.usrht me two 'sala which -be raised splendi-iiv <h* then met with an accident aad had to he fat- I tened. webbed I"30 pounds. f< r which I f l fi ur and - ae-haif i-rnts or tr. su >' tr 1 ha * sold to an lowa man the two yearling ewes with «ijtt nthm a* I per head. >o her increase brought iue Sit. lusk.Bf in ail. 51 at I t.,.0h that the three fleeces of w.vd amply pai»! m<- for their keep t never got a char.ee to get mneh edncat on and don't pre*nme to know what per-enSag* I ! realized oo th# investment. Another reason, th* sheen farmer ha* more time for recreation than th* maa who follows dainr.ng. for ao matter what happens ratn or shia*. that miik most be delivered m scbndni* time or there is a rumpus. \anther reason is they are so doeite and hara l less, requiring iass Ik a lag and if pre char. -e the* should break into the tors , they are not such r'-ottcna and will j not. like -attle, eat till they Will them selves. an is oftaa the case. Anot ner j re as n is that no stock tf properly bed- j ded will make aa much -aluab:.- ma nure and eeeryone knows thai manor* j from sheep is of the best. I might get | on an.! state other adTMta(nk hat these will suffice fV>n't m.ferstand me that the sheep ia everything aad It needs no care. There ia nutatac to bt ma>:<- without close attention, an I sh**|> breeding ami feeding are ao exception to the rale. THE FARM BUILDINGS. Rradrr TWa C »ahrtsM« »■>>» t» irnw f*M Mi la. A farmer shoald oarer attempt tr winter mora stock than .ie can !iinuh with comfortable she Star Many farm ers hare large farm buildings bat thay soon gvt oat of repair, a board oS. a door hanging by one hinge, or ieafcj roofs. Such baildiaga are not fo» fort a Me. The ope mags allow snow to continually sift in. or ri»« free and ua interrupted acreaa t.) frafta >f old air In such cases a pound of nails aad a few Uov.rs time ia repairing often sares a ton ot hay in one w inter A build ing which is simply bearded up shoald hare the cracks battened aad thus made as tight aad elose aa ponatbln. l"se steel wire nails ioag enough to b* • clinched. Thia taken a ltttie longer but th.- batten will then always re main clone fitting, which rneaoa a warmer room aad stock in better era dition with lesa fodder. The bnthiiag shoald not be made so cioae aa to b# uncomfortable tnnng the pleasant days of »priag. but there shoald be free and thoroagh rentilatioa whea the higher temperature may repair* it. Kod.ier may be cheap, but nails aad boartls are cheaper, whereaa facd ia gone in a sing!* season, while btuld ings are a ivraaartt inr<rstas«nt. Pri>ride suitable racka an-1 mang*ra to feed the stock from, and do not f**d from the ground «>r snow bank. Keen the liifferent kinda of stock ia a sep arate inclo*ure. Feed regularly, aad provide an a>le<iuate supply .>f fresh water. —American Agricnltarial. AN EFFECTIVE TRAP. *bt i.atne 1M WUI Tsa. Itals fmm mm « »dghe •Uh It. Here in a trap for catching any game that will take bait. For the bottom a*e a board sixt**n inches long. Th* side* should b* twelve inches !.«ag and oailed or screwed to th* bottom so that .. ' V *r.Z.^ it will project two inches for th* f>«* to rest oa while setting the tropi I'M two stan lar .ssisteen <meighteen inch** loag. which are screwed to oa* end of the hex. Th* middle piece is a round stick of hard wood to which is attaehad a coiling spring. The fork may b* made of wood or iron aad ia for catch ing the k'unf when th* trap is sprang A piece of reasoned hickory is used to attach the bait on. aa show a In th* cat This bol>ls the trap up ■ hen set aad lets it down when th* bait » taken. Underneath th* fork are fastened a number of ikes or pointed irons to inawe ->ur* of iioldiag the fame. Ardaa Degarmo. in Farm and Horn*. Pack the turnips and bceta in sandin bins, under shelter, instead of in mount!-, outside, and tbey wdl aot onlr keep well but be always convenient for use. instead of being fro*en and scale-! up In the grouiul A IMlnssts la IMsMa. He iafter th* Introductionl don't •oppose yo«i remember tn*. bat I think we used to b* in th* same Sunday •chool claw together. She I don't think ao. When I • little girl in Sunday school, I waa nl ways in a girla* claaa. Ue — Bat this waa wh*n yoa wrra » teacher. —Truth. IU4 saAnsr* H»rs»lf Mrs. Nettletoa— Who ia the little, sad faced woman across th* room? Mm I.iterly—lt la Mrs H n*yd*w She has never rrevered from the ahoch of her hnsWnd » death, two years ago Mrs Nettletoa —Poor darting; I kn-w how to ayuapathia*. 1 waa a widow myself for thror months —Chicago Inter Ocean. A Haslwi iMtnawl Tin Peddler (who ha* met with aa ao'idmt —What vill Ido now? Effery wheel off my wagon ia broke. Summer Hoarder (conaol- aglyi- the Una in tha wag»in juat aa It is and perhaps you can sell It to on* of the boarding house keepers for a p*ao»x. 3». Y. Weekly. rk« ( hill AatuasMl t»o "We might as well canawler our en gagement aa br*ken. Reginald •I ii- >n't see why! Your father «aid p«tp>ne(l." "l%«tpone»l until yr>u arrlvol at year* of iliscretion. And lu y ur case. i.cfO i dear, you know what that mc««a W A A 15 ETBOHL riw Prawmt Artnml Pom* •■■■§ Whether • h*r» arf.il .pwmttly inn wMT In Enr»<pe a ** whirh no answer m mttk th* paynr W which it ia wr-.'sro. sap 3*a ■fLaJjJp ehrre in th* N nh AiavHm SnaflK At ao period sin** th* «m nt lha N»p.-*eon have >h*r* h**a «M* armies ia Europe, aad ainfcar th* nam ne-ral ><w —s ant ri ifw* Aid rr they will swa, <a* aai jf£ S mrned "Hi* richest irmmtty % but Both t'.ism* aad nanj aw asraM ativety po.-r- SmaA llißl to 4A to bar in bnada; Italy n bankrupt already aad. iag tha*. all the** tuotrta in an it«sb» -tr-iggle «a '~a»pn«ns^B eneh 'hir In smawaiig iTw mawWw W-Ige a snri- saaftil war If war i|ri*a «m it vj afts w probabtltr be -nteresl »«a as* -lesiga. -km ftnlth * jfd w<T W «p« -en, thm mil lead a* • 11 Th* p asM.'aa Wti -sxae -T>a* piag nnk will be al'»aa-*d n> -h* MnyaadK t- n tiers >t tw . states, tham ItaH *■ be a snUhaa. and th* what* «* Jh enntinent w!T! be in Samnn ia i-ertnin th* jrwa*at armed p«Mr -naao* e-eraolly e-ctat. Mtv « •-» a-meat mM brtng it te an mi IJ| ■v % -at pniiry W«» tiaara n -onOsa tnAIH I A anr* ►' i an i aad Ttnty *a the latter v->n"ld . 'mi nl An Th* FmidiartßT a - ho< • mghiy se-ma ■aad. and tit* Fwnt seMfswn properly smamnaMftod, am d>* lint rasrrr- fhm which tn <hßn aad th* Snsaiaoa ha** am «<nainif power than th* Oersaan On th* -9mm hand, if we are to jwilp by s ipii U nn bat pnor soldi*-* and th* '<«nMm ak th. igh probably their a mm mm Wf pel *WI vtessad a* alT'aarp wMnt than any stfcrr Earop* an** tank mnnr .:■» integration of th* now rsetnon am te- ant. ami aa ««fnmn by th* a# ibat If ww fliMlpil ot Piinblsuaa an refnattatSnrnHa^lbi thin yunth th* illuatm ia* tnkna % lorai that h* b placed bp PvarMknon n the aflanraof thateonaf*T. bn»o#An*» thr* world. ll* In fld%*v ad n^dl* n> an eatrartdiamrr tampan aSt maa of pear* la ttat bn n ftnar. paar* !mp*ws*«l apoa 3# asb ituHX 78MII A 4MHHBOHHK htg that b* wtn '* I" a 0 w*n ts -'.in* t> asunpt Mn »i*»n. aad n> mtf momaa* h* -s -opabie .» ti aaa*a#»ia » srorda tna* h«da and diagylua Ma* Who hn** h**n Ay >noag<> in W■■ • hla alllaa into wnr Tha Ffsmeh will j«nr p*ram uatl" amat th* loan of Aisar* and a»a but '-hay are not lilndy » pi»sl»<tn«. » struggl* ten the r»a.-r|ulMtti l m fl# !hani» ptovtann without th* aid d vr*a ■thar txisw. and th* only an a a Hah to help them ia Boaaia W th* on btmse'f in ao stmagiy -i'-y mni la paare that he woakl liami ai« long b*tan #tn broiling Eur-pr in wnr wtth Wpnnr* aa hi* ally Th* Fmneo-Kmadan ■i*»> saaading. towsm. will piuhabty lend th* «V-rmara emperor la amhnu h thought of setting >ot <m n art to Par's tn iuhr to pr**ant f^ania ftp* - *HI IWPt» 'lining ttt MP su expe««nn sraa peaatMn ban ymnl away, \untrln. nswin. dlfcoadl d» mt bn** ,i «a*l th* satpl* afnna i. will always Itni'oarngn n nnn tonaaan ami tn Italy thare ia goal— ap a* atrosig a fueling againat th* . numy bn lag a party to thia slTianri. than » la «t.-t.btfa: « b*thar any fttolan *lairthg aonid gtve 'ffeet to rtn ulp itlallMn. tT the aawa sine* the Itaitana bnan* '.nd that thay wttl >btn*a nn irnaai 'n> soppor* fhm aa sb*»hP». ara*! to th* tarth. any -DBthfßtd posrrr di »mla wnr. not eswtly a»»wtnf what mny oaa* ot »- TSer* sea, has# ever, -m *nanv there in such rt*niry and to twwn the .-■mtlnsmtnl p*s*mn—dtoto the strain >* a* gr at. and ih» an» d iilSralt to b*lte*e thnt saan* aarh wty no* b*ter* lean aat thin asltoni m m bt i at lea <n Sis Hon* Nielaaa of r oenhagen. tna bad the pmbably toss* eap*ri*ee* a# being sentenced to -tuatb tha** tiaaan. a-c >n 1 ing to th* Undn !h*s <nch h the leatty of Donah la*. <a rather the iadiapoastiDn «# th* anthantMni tn p*«« eW to eatreaa sueaaaraa. thnt tha Botortona -rianaal baa ilready ba*« -w pit ved twirn aad relegate*! to prbam f«*r a Un* term It wna tn priton Hat he msnMtrf hk» a*t »inni'. hn in ma*"*!- "e.| <n* of fc-s Jl'ie4**n began hia cna**r at th* ag* «# eight *n setting firn to a fcsrahoaan. and * b donb'fni wtothar h* hna **** eanned aa honest penny in th* wholn a—aa-«glfr e«i»t*tice H* waa fora*ty a toandina Sine* th* war l'' any 9mm iave een Sfteeo mii'uada thaan bnm •irerf aad ssjtty mght imUi*na a* fcaan .+ abont ts.tm.af.om Tha sun la «n --. twdfs of th* flv* ailjn* paid to ■nan,' a» an 'milmalty, of th* wna pea-led an the aa*y aad ot the ■ a anal aei to VsiUHag strategic to aad th* of mtlitnry tin aai una H-—"P-.at "rtend of y ara ia eery h m'.'iar He s;»im d aae rm th* to b and cai-'ed me " Jd man * she-*, b* told m*. M* saad ha bnd forr->tten your asm* —Lift* a tos* re Littl* Dot—nh. mamma Pa aittod the ca: s g>.t the hydmphotoa. Mamau Mercy ato Wtf Littl* tb»t—l threw sna want nn bar. ami ah* gave aa aarfol yawl. News. sem* TWs» Ibdley P»» yoa »vee hn*e nnah to poor boarding houae? Dumplia — Never-, bat wn an** -an. i e-,ettes every other .toy lfcroohipn I 'osrr Ma Tr4end I vith rvan»is*-rrp«•— i Matter ay If e t.ie bop* that thin pnato i srli S meet with y>. nr appeneni. CiHtxr- Vea. yon Sattor jnantt'*' ; Aies E. Sweat. "TVary. srUl you elope with aa^ a - ire trad* aii the arrnngw r.ien'a. « hi*-an » News RemrdL « b-Pf*T. fiaanto anna a* tha > " napudeace «m my tarbny. r^^^«n*ufwkaß^ NO. 9
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