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